BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

I'm In!
~Current hair length: BSB/BSL Purgatory
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Relaxed/Texlaxed
~Goal month: MBL by December 31, 2014
~Current reggie and styling choices M&S Daily, Scalp Serum Dailyish, Massage Scalp Dailyish, DC 2x's/week under a bonnet dryer for 20 min, Relax every 4ish months, Protective style, 95% of the time, Cover my hair nightly & sleep on a satin pillow case
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? Making sure I religiously DC with heat 2x's a week, in the summer it will be 1 co-wash & 1 DC a week
~Post a beginning picture: Will do Sunday 12/29 after I DC
 
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@pelohello - those curls are beyond beautiful. I like the first pic showing the soft pin-up.

@Froreal3- you did a great job, you and your hair are beautiful. I can't even imagine blowdrying and flat ironing the little hair I have on my head - so I know your hair was quite the job. I :lol: at all of the heat protectants you used. I don't blame you - we invest too much work on our heads of hair to not protect our investment.

@Beamodel - very nice and congratulations!

@EnExitStageLeft - yay - you are in here with us! But you'd better put those scissors down - @MileHighDiva - already don' told you "no". :yep: As a matter of fact is there a "scissor rehab challenge" you could possible join ? :lachen:

@ckisland - your hair is beautiful and I think you will reach BSL before the end of 2014.
 
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I wanna join!

Current length: I wanna say APL but I haven't straightened my hair since July.
Natural, somewhere in the 4's
Goal length: Hip Length Mbl by December 25, 2014
Reggie: Deep.Condition twice a week. Protective Styles (Marley twists) M&S daily. ACV rinse every month. Exercise and eat right. Lots of water!
No Changes just keep my regimen as simple as possible.
 
Yesterday, I did a mayo, egg, and honey treatment. Moisturized, sealed and I am now bunning for the rest of the week. This coming weekend, I will DC and henna.
 
Froreal3 said:
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. Sent from my Snow White Frost Galaxy S4
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this is exclty how my natural hair looked like after straightening it! exactly the same!

i was like "ooooh my natural hair" :-)
hair twîn almost or exactly? fine hair 4b ,with 4a at the back :-)

anyway: your hair is nice and looks healthy ;-)
 
~Current hair length Barely BSL and loving it
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd Natural
~Goal monthNovember 2014
~Current reggie and styling choices I will be weaving it up for most of next year, but keeping my scalp moisturized with a mixture of oils. Other than that Aphogee every other week and deep conditioning every week. I keep my hair in ceelie braids when i'm at home (until i'm ready to go out, then its a braiddout)
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? Nothing, if it aint broken don't fix it!
~Post a beginning picture SOON
 
ckisland said:
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 :pray:
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ckisland said:
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 :pray:
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i feel like cutting again. i see stupid splits still on my hair after doing search àd destroy this week.

i felt like taking those scissors and back to nl! ive been cutting a lot these last 4 weeks (since virgin relaxer)... im gonna end up ear length if i continue.

id love to be apl by april-june, then bsl in december too...

ive planned to work out , have more vegetables and fruits although i have a healthy diet... SLEEP MORE! reduce stress ( i guess that will only happen when i change my job,im going crazy where i am)..

so i hope we will be apl by spring!! ( if i dont cut too much)
 
Ok, here goes...

Current Length: Grazing APL

Relaxed, Natural, Tex-Lax'd: Natural

Goal Month: June BSL, December MBL

Current Reggie/Styling: Weekly co-wash, monthly clarify. GHE 3x week, spritzing/sealing w/ coconut oil daily. Bunning.

Changes to reach my goal: I have learned the hard way to change the location of my bun. I need to find other things to hold my hair and change bun locations often. I need to DC Weekly. Taking chlorella powder, 10,000mcg Biotin and trying the egg cocktail from another thread. :)
 

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coolsista-paris said:
i feel like cutting again. i see stupid splits still on my hair after doing search àd destroy this week.

i felt like taking those scissors and back to nl! ive been cutting a lot these last 4 weeks (since virgin relaxer)... im gonna end up ear length if i continue.

id love to be apl by april-june, then bsl in december too...

ive planned to work out , have more vegetables and fruits although i have a healthy diet... SLEEP MORE! reduce stress ( i guess that will only happen when i change my job,im going crazy where i am)..

so i hope we will be apl by spring!! ( if i dont cut too much)
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coolsista-paris - :pullhair: are you a candidate for "scissor rehab" too? Step away from the scissors - they are not good for you - step away. :lol:
 
bronxchick said:
Ok, here goes... Current Length: Grazing APL Relaxed, Natural, Tex-Lax'd: Natural Goal Month: June BSL, December MBL Current Reggie/Styling: Weekly co-wash, monthly clarify. GHE 3x week, sprit zing/sealing w/ coconut oil daily. Bunning. Changes to reach my goal: I have learned the hard way to change the location of my bun. I need to find other things to hold my hair and change bun locations often. I need to DC Weekly. Taking chlorella powder, 10,000mcg Biotin and trying the egg cocktail from another thread. :) I'm not sure why my pic is upside-down. Can someone tell me how to fix it?
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i also learned the hard way !
i had to cut my crown back to el at areas( the rest of my hair was bsb).... ridiculous ! i was so annoyed at myself!!!

the thing is t work our buns can not be on the sides, not to high,nor too low but all at the middle!! so i lost a lot of hair!!

im searching for new idea of protective styles..
 
ilong said:
coolsista-paris - :pullhair: are you a candidate for "scissor rehab" too? Step away from the scissors - they are not good for you - step away. :lol:
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i feel like its the only way to get rid of splits!! i cant stand seeing them! its so annoying lol.

ive been so much feeling like it again lately. i look at the scissors then rush out the bathroom quick!!!! lol
 
I think I understand now! I been thinking about this all night. Ok, so when Froreal3 said she uses Aphrogee green tea reconstructor I was like Ok yes I have that. I only use if my hair feels a little limp now. And then you said tresseme heat tamer and I'm like yea I own that... well really disowned it because it leaves my hair sticky and hard. Finally I'm like lightbulb! I have very COARSE hair yup very coarse. So that's why I don't get the same outcome.

Alright so in really life my ends aren't as bad. They are much smoother and do not crumble and break anymore. However, when I first started my hhj june 2012 my longest layer barely touching the base of my neck and was beyond damaged and layered. I was using ors relaxed bone straight heat every day like 405° no protectant and of course glue and sew-ins. I think my ends are from before I started to care for my hair. 3 inches left.

So you guys are right. And thank you too Beamodel. I need to be more patient and continue to learn my hair. I just balanced my hair after a serious protein overload. I used egg and conditioner lol. H#ll no! Its funny now but not at the time. I also was periodically cutting the dead hair randomly wherever I felt the damage. I know that is bad now too. I plan on cutting 1.5 inches off the end in March. And the rest about 1.5 inches the end of june. That makes me happy.
 
I am already so done with these braids and it hasn't even been two weeks.
I need to just woman up and keep them in for the remaining 6 weeks I've planned. Plus my mum did them, so I don't want to be disrespectful by taking them out so early! If I had done them, they would be gone!
Just gonna keep moisturising and wrapping at night, and get through these next weeks!
 
coolsista-paris said:
i feel like cutting again. i see stupid splits still on my hair after doing search àd destroy this week.

i felt like taking those scissors and back to nl! ive been cutting a lot these last 4 weeks (since virgin relaxer)... im gonna end up ear length if i continue.

id love to be apl by april-june, then bsl in december too...

ive planned to work out , have more vegetables and fruits although i have a healthy diet... SLEEP MORE! reduce stress ( i guess that will only happen when i change my job,im going crazy where i am)..

so i hope we will be apl by spring!! ( if i dont cut too much)
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STEP AWAY FROM THE SCISSORS! coolsista-paris. You about to get a beat down! :spank: :bat: :knight::swordfigh:computer::hammer: Your hair is fine. It's not gonna be perfectly free from splits. Ever! Just do micro trims/dusting every 8 weeks or so. You can't be obsessed with the splits girl! Leave your hair alone. It looked good after that relaxer (and honestly before imo as well) :nono:
 
coolsista-paris said:
this is exclty how my natural hair looked like after straightening it! exactly the same!

i was like "ooooh my natural hair" :-)
hair twîn almost or exactly? fine hair 4b ,with 4a at the back :-)

anyway: your hair is nice and looks healthy ;-)
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Thanks sis! Yes, it came out nicer than I expected. Last time I did a trial flat iron and it was poof city...like I blow dried it. :rolleyes: This time it is nice and sleek. Bone straight in one pass. :yep:

Exactly fine haired 4b with 4a in the back and sides. :) :hug2:
 
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coolsista-paris

Argh! It is so frustrating! I'm going to try a high bun for the next three months. Somebody mentioned using hosiery as my hair tie. I use ouchless bands but they still snag. Good luck to you and me :)
 
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coolsista-paris said:
i feel like cutting again. i see stupid splits still on my hair after doing search àd destroy this week. i felt like taking those scissors and back to nl! ive been cutting a lot these last 4 weeks (since virgin relaxer)... im gonna end up ear length if i continue. id love to be apl by april-june, then bsl in december too... ive planned to work out , have more vegetables and fruits although i have a healthy diet... SLEEP MORE! reduce stress ( i guess that will only happen when i change my job,im going crazy where i am).. so i hope we will be apl by spring!! ( if i dont cut too much)
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I have notice that I don't have anymore problem with splits ends since I have been incorporating Ayurvedic in my regimen. I used to use the oil from henasooq and the sukesh powder from them as well. Now I infused my own oil with the sukesh powder, I rarely, but rarely see splits ends and I have fine hair.
 
jennwantslonghurr

I moisturize and seal everyday
Keep protein/moisture in check
DC twice a week
Henna or protein rotating
Lightly dust my ends periodically
Protective style sometimes

It took a while but yes, you can do it. When you start seeing progression, you will be like aaahhh I see it now.

Good luck girl and keep us updated :-)
 
Froreal3 said:
Thanks sis! Yes, it came out nicer than I expected. Last time I did a trial flat iron and it was poof city...like I blow dried it. :rolleyes: This time it is nice and sleep. Bone straight in one pass. :yep: Exactly fine haired 4b with 4a in the back and sides. :) :hug2:
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hay my hair twin there!!!!!! lol
 
Froreal3 said:
STEP AWAY FROM THE SCISSORS! coolsista-paris. You about to get a beat down! :spank: :bat: :knight::swordfigh:computer::hammer: Your hair is fine. It's not gonna be perfectly free from splits. Ever! Just do micro trims/dusting every 8 weeks or so. You can't be obsessed with the splits girl! Leave your hair alone. It looked good after that relaxer (and honestly before imo as well) :nono:
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i was about to trim before coming în here again!

do you mean everyone always have some splits here and there no matter what??? if so... im then normal.

i retained when natural ,only when i started dusting. every 8-10 weeks. and only if my hair was tension blow dried. when left curly i had breakage.

ok so, i will then try to forget the scissors, and take them out for a dust every 8-10 weeks.

i need to calm down.

i want to make it to bsl next year. i will be gradualy correcting this hair bu dusts.

crossing fingers for 2014!
 
I want to try some ayurvedics to add into my regimen. Maybe some Brahmi oil or Amla oil. Anyone else uses Ayurvedics? If so, which ones and how do you use it?

OAN: I had a wonderful dream that I was MBL! My hair was thick and full of body. I looked in the mirror and was shocked. I was swanging and slanging that hair lol but then I awoke and realized I was still BSB smh oh well dreams are just that, dreams lol
 
I'm a little late I see, you turn your back for 5 minutes and the thread is already 13 pages long lol and thanks for tagging me Duchess007

~Current hair length
About an inch away from BSL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd
Relaxed
~Goal month
March for BSL June for MBL
~Current reggie and styling choices
Been off my game recently but should be co washing weekly before DC, hard protein every 4 - 6 weeks, clarify every 3 - 4 weeks, moisturise and seal daily
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL?
I've simplified my regi and product list which is where I wanted to be going into 2014. I spent the last 4 months doing what I classed as neglecting my hair but it seemed to have survived less is definitely more.
~Post a beginning picture
I will do this on my next wash day so watch this space :)
 
I'm in!

~Current hair length: About BSL (not full though)
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural
~Goal month: Dec 2014
~Current reggie and styling choices: I'm pretty hair lazy :yep: This year I will be better. I do DC weekly.
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? I need to find a regimen that works for me and be consistent with it
~Post a beginning picture
 
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