BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

[jennwantslonghurr]

Lol thanks Froreal3. I'm looking for a new heat protectant and I'm looking for results like that haha.

 

[Froreal3]

I recommend the IC Fantasia Serum. I did use a cream press on top of that to get it sleeker than it probably would have without it. Nairobi Creme Press.

 

[Jace032000]

I wasn't asked but it's Green house effect. It's basically bagging the head with/without products to preserve or increase moisture. It works off the natural body temperature to mimic what a green house does for plants.

Many use oils as a heat less hot oil treatment. Spritz with water and apply the oil. There are many variations on this and many threads on it and even last year challenges. Not sure if one is going on for 2014.

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Thanks---I was just about to type all this but you beat me to it!

 

[Jace032000]

Update: 1 week post relaxer. My hair drops a little below my bra strap now.

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Wow---your hair looks very healthy!!!!!

 

[jennwantslonghurr]

Beamodel, gorgeous hair!

Omg everyone hair is so perfect, makes me want to work harder so my hair can grow up and look as nice as well. Plan on cutting sooner than later.

 

[Beamodel]

Wow---your hair looks very healthy!!!!!

Thank you Jace032000

 

[Beamodel]

Beamodel, gorgeous hair! Omg everyone hair is so perfect, makes me want to work harder so my hair can grow up and look as nice as well. Plan on cutting sooner than later.

Thank you jennwantslonghurr

You can do it. Patience and persistence is the key. I use to look at other ladies with beautiful long hair and felt like my shoulder length bob hair would never get there. But once I learned how to properly care for it, I started seeing retention galore

 

[Froreal3]

Beamodel, gorgeous hair!

Omg everyone hair is so perfect, makes me want to work harder so my hair can grow up and look as nice as well. Plan on cutting sooner than later.

Thank you jennwantslonghurr

You can do it. Patience and persistence is the key. I use to look at other ladies with beautiful long hair and felt like my shoulder length bob hair would never get there. But once I learned how to properly care for it, I started seeing retention galore

Beamodel is right. I was shoulder length this time last year and I used to be like at everyone else's hair. Now I know that mine can be that way too. As long as you learn what works for your hair...jennwantslonghurr

 

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Can I join?!
MBL is my goal. Just cut off another inch tonight, so I'm officially BSL again !

~Current hair length: BSL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd Transitioning
~Goal month April 2014
~Current reggie and styling choices Be Back to fill this in
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? Will fill this in later as well
~Post a beginning picture Taking a LC pic tomorrow

 

[Froreal3]

Yay! EnExitStageLeft we're in two length challenges together.

 

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Froreal3

IKR! We're going to rock this thing. I just need to learn to put the scissors DOWN! I'm scissor happy lol

 

[Guinan]

Is anyone in here doing the GHE to reach their goal this year?

Jace032000, I sometimes ghe my ponytails when I wear my hair straight. It really helps the moisture to get into my hair strands. Idk, maybe that's bagging?

 

[Guinan]

My first flat iron. I think it came out well for the first try. I like it but I am too lazy to be doing this more than maybe twice a year.

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Froreal3, you look fab! Did u blow dry b4 flat ironing?

 

[Guinan]

Update: 1 week post relaxer. My hair drops a little below my bra strap now.

Beamodel, u look like ur grazing mbl!! beautiful!!

 

[Jace032000]

Jace032000, I sometimes ghe my ponytails when I wear my hair straight. It really helps the moisture to get into my hair strands. Idk, maybe that's bagging?

pelohello--thanks! I've been bunning now for a week. How do you GHE your ponytails?

 

[Froreal3]

Froreal3, you look fab! Did u blow dry b4 flat ironing?

Thanks pelohello Yes, I air dried to about 50%, then blow dried using the tension method. My hair stretches very easily, so it didn't take me long.

 

[Guinan]

Thanks pelohello Yes, I air dried to about 50%, then blow dried using the tension method. My hair stretches very easily, so it didn't take me long.

Froreal3, I do the same thing! Except I use a comb attachment, but I blow dry on 90% percent airdry. Do u put the heat protectant on before u blow dry?

 

[Beamodel]

Beamodel, u look like ur grazing mbl!! beautiful!!

pelohello
Thank you

 

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Beamodel

Your hair looks so good! If I was you I'd claim MBL. Youre pretty much there. Maybe like a 1/4 of a inch off.

 

[Guinan]

pelohello--thanks! I've been bunning now for a week. How do you GHE your ponytails?

Jace032000, I put them in 2 pigtails & wrap two shower caps around them. Then in the morning I seal that moisture in with olive oil. My ends r moisturized w/o my scalp being a sweaty mess.

 

[Beamodel]

Beamodel Your hair looks so good! If I was you I'd claim MBL. Youre pretty much there. Maybe like a 1/4 of a inch off.

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Thanks girl. Yea I think it's pretty close to MBL

 

[Froreal3]

Froreal3, I do the same thing! Except I use a comb attachment, but I blow dry on 90% percent airdry. Do u put the heat protectant on before u blow dry?

pelohello Yup! I sprayed some Aphogee Green Tea & Keratin as a leave in for a protein boost and a little heat protectant. Then I sprayed a moisturizing leave in on top of that. I let all that air dry. I had some errands to do, so by the time I got back home it had been a couple hours and my hair was about 70% dry or so. Right before blow drying I sprayed some Tresemme Heat Tamer on each section. I blow dried on medium heat. Then I added a little IC Fantasia heat serum right before flat ironing each piece. I had a ton of heat protectant on.

 

[Angelbean]

My first flat iron. I think it came out well for the first try. I like it but I am too lazy to be doing this more than maybe twice a year.

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This looks great You did a great job girl!! And yes I feel you on it being a job lol

 

[Froreal3]

Thanks girl! Angelbean I'm not used to straight hair. I'm thinking about wrapping this up, but I want to do my typical which is to put it in a few twists bunned up.

 

[Angelbean]

I want join!
Current length: a little below bra strap but I have that v shape going on and I want my hair to be blunt mid back
Hair type: natural Boo boo lol
Goal month: April 2014 ~ birthday month!
Regimen: pre poo DC every two weeks heavy moisturizing & sealing
Starting pic: will upload this week

 

[Angelbean]

Thanks girl! Angelbean I'm not used to straight hair. I'm thinking about wrapping this up, but I want to do my typical which is to put it in a few twists bunned up.

I know what you mean whenever I flat iron which has only been once since being natural I wanted to do twists my go to style...really the only style I know how to do lol

 

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FroReal

Pincurl it! Thats how I preserve my straight styles. Its gives a nice body wave effect in the morning.

 

[Guinan]

^^^ I 2nd the pincurls or u can cross wrap Froreal3, instead of the reg wrap. I think the reg wrap has too much manipulation. With cross wraping I just take one side & bobbypin it & then do the same on the other side

 

[Froreal3]

Thanks pelohello. I will try that!

 

[ckisland]

Current hair length:APL-BSB (just did a length check erplexed), soon to be CBL

Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Relaxed

Goal month: December

Current reggie and styling choices:
Shampoo (sulfate-free), DC, and detangle 1x/week
Clarify, protein DC, and Roux Porosity Control 1x/month
Stretch relaxer 12-16 weeks

I'll be doing flexirod sets, rollersets, and braidouts, and either wearing my hair down, in a ponytail, or messy buns.

What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL?:
I made MBL like 3 times while natural, so I'm more focused on getting there as quickly and as smoothly as possible . I'm hoping that relaxing will eliminate the damage I used to get manipulating my kinky-curly/coily strands. I do plan to dust regularly (something I've never done) and keep up with DCing.

Post a beginning picture: I'll post one after my cut

Back to post end of the year/ starting pics. I'm CBL as predicted and I hope to hit APL by April and full BSL, grazing MBL by December 31st