BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

[Froreal3]

@pellohello KiWiStyle jprayze

Yall stuntin up in here with this beautiful hair! I can't do a single braid or a single French braid, or have to face poof galore.

I might go ahead and mess with a braid out to add to the hair porn.

 

[Froreal3]

BronxJazzy you got your hair really sleek. Are you going to trim? If not, I'd say about 2 to 3 inches to BSB (which may or may not be BSL on you).

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

No I'm not trimming. My ends look pretty good. Plus I just had a trim in December.

With your estimation I will be bsl by summer. That's not long from now. I'm just going to keep bunning.

 

[growbaby]

A little over 3 weeks with these braids in. New growth already!

 

[Guinan]

I'm having another great hair day. I wash & DC yesterday with wen 613. I then m&s. I'm still using the raw shea butter as my sealant. I usually pin my braidouts up, but the curls were crying for me 2 wear them down. I slicked my edges down with some eco gel. I'm 5mths post & I was surprise that the gel was able to slick them down. I just hate that hard feeling. I might try a lighter gel.

I also did a light protein treatment yesterday. Yup, my hair def needed protein. I might use a heavier protein next weekend, cause I feel that the mild one wasn't enough.

 

[Froreal3]

Your hair looks amazing pelohello. :lovedrool: *sigh*

 

[trendsetta25]

Trying out a few new samples this morning on various strands and half/half for comparison. It's cool because it's wash day. I have an itch to straighten my hair but I've been retaining moisture so well with this new air dry technique I learned. I'll wait until Valentines Day.

I think I'll try inversion thanks to @trendsetta25 I didn't use the app yesterday and I could see your siggy for the first time. I visited your blog wow great come back and such fast growth.

I want to flat twist my hair back or braid it back and twist the ends for 2 wash days or 10 days but I don't want to ruin my ends. Once they're dry they're done and braid sprays are a no go.

Thanks girlie! I'm going to post my results from inverting for 3 months. I really can't wait to finally be MBL

 

[Houri]

Hello Ladies,
I've been lurking around this forum and I've finally subscribed. This is my first challenge. I'm hoping to reach MBL by September. I will be experimenting with rollersets. I'm texlaxed and I shampoo and condition once a week. I normally keep my hair in a low bun. I Moisturize and seal every other day and trim my ends when I flat-iron. I want to give the flat-iron a break and focus on retaining length.

 

[Froreal3]

Houri You'll like it here.

 

[Houri]

Thanks... I know I will.

 

[BraunSugar]

I'm going to start doing more braid & curls starting with my next wash.

 

[nagasbabi]

cannnnnnnnnnnnnnt wait im praying for mid back lenght by the end of this year so excited but ill settle for bsl lol

 

[Prettymetty]

Im so anxious about washing my hair in sections. I guess I just miss my hair. I might cowash tonight if im not too tired after putting the little ones in bed.

 

[Jace032000]

Cannot wait until my wash day (Monday). Now to figure out what to do with my hair afterwards

 

[Guinan]

Cannot wait until my wash day (Monday). Now to figure out what to do with my hair afterwards

Have you thought about braidouts or using curlformers

 

[Jace032000]

I think I'll try a braid out this time around. I've been watching some videos of some lovely styles and I think I want to try one of them.

 

[jprayze]

I want to bun for the next week or so and then I'm going to go back to roller sets. I'm going to try to wait to flat iron until I trim in March.

I've been using the SSI blueberry Cowash...it's ok, but not a repurchase for me. I can Cowash with V05 and my hair feels the same or better!

 

[BraunSugar]

My hair felt too gross to wait until Monday to wash it, so I clarified, deep conditioned, annnnnnnd gave myself a shaping hair cut. After the "damage" was done, my longest layer is still at bsl. I was a bit past that, but it'll grow back. I love the way my hair looks now.

 

[Froreal3]

My hair felt too gross to wait until Monday to wash it, so I clarified, deep conditioned, annnnnnnd gave myself a shaping hair cut. After the "damage" was done, my longest layer is still at bsl. I was a bit past that, but it'll grow back. I love the way my hair looks now.

BraunSugar You needed to trim or you just wanted a change?

Sent from my Snow White Frost Galaxy S4

 

[BraunSugar]

BraunSugar You needed to trim or you just wanted a change?

Sent from my Snow White Frost Galaxy S4

FroReal Both. I was supposed to trim at the end of December and never did it. I almost completely grew out my layers from my original shaping hair cut and my hair was overwhelming my face and losing volume, so I went ahead and shaped it up. Now I can just focus on it growing out to MBL this year.

 

[schely10]

I have been using JBCO on my ends religiously practically since the start of my hhj in April '13 & I have not had any split ends at all. I touch up every 16 wks. The last time I had a touch up, my stylist could not believe how great my ends looked! She said that she didnt need to trim them. I am going for my next touch in March & my ends still look great! No need for a trim this time either! However, I might just to even my hair up a bit because it grows unevenly. My left has always been the fastest to grow, then my right side. The middle is the slowest!

 

[schely10]

I hope these ends can make it for the duration of the winter.

Jace032000 I have been using JBCO on my ends religiously practically since the start of my hhj in April '13 & I have not had any split ends at all. I touch up every 16 wks. The last time I had a touch up, my stylist could not believe how great my ends looked! She said that she didnt need to trim them. I am going for my next touch in March & my ends still look great! No need for a trim this time either! However, I might just to even my hair up a bit because it grows unevenly. My left has always been the fastest to grow, then my right side. The middle is the slowest!

 

[Houri]

schely10 I had the same issue with the crown of my hair... But when I began lurking on this forum I started shampooing, conditioning, scalp massaging, and moisturizing and sealing in sections and my crown began to grow like a weed. Now that I think about it, scalp massages and aryuvveda treatments got me skimming bsl in a rather short amount of time. hmmmm

 

[Lami]

I'm about to end a 19 week (unintentionally long, it was supposed to be 12-15 but I'm lazy...) stretch! I had a few mishaps like breaking hair from wearing a too-tight hairband and I realised after measuring my new growth that I only have a growth rate of ~1/3" per month or 4inches per year... erplexed I was kind of upset about having below average growth rate because I don't know if I'll be able to go from SL to BSL this year now. Any words of encouragement (i.e. telling me to stop obsessing)?

 

[Froreal3]

Lami As long as you're retaining, please don't worry. Some ppls hair grow average to above average, and they are always stuck at the same length due to bad practices or doing things that are not meant for their hair. As long as you have a good regimen and stay consistent, you will attain your goals. For example, I may only grow 4-5 inches a year, but I retain it all, so I reach my goals. You may want to join us in the Slow Growers thread. I will bump it for you.

 

[jennwantslonghurr]

Lami
Personally, I think 1/3, 1/2, 2/3in a month are all normal growth rates. 1/2in is the average across the board meaning people who grow 1-1.5in a month are also factored into that statistic. But on this forum we all are wishing or expecting faster growth so I know how you feel.

I don't know if you tried any but there are growth aids and techniques all over the forum to help maximize your growth potential.

Try to stay positive! Try not to compare yourself with others but instead look to others as inspiration and determination. It really helps. My sister hair grew 3.5in since May 1st 2013 while my hair grew 4.5-5in. However, she has been protective styling like crazy and now she is grazing bsl and her ends look near perfect; great retention. While I've been experimenting for us and having to hack away damaged and/or thinning ends. Now my hair is layered crazily.

Like Froreal3 said retention is more important and also the conditon of your hair at the time you begin your challenge or journey.

 

[DivaJones]

*Current hair length - Below collar bone
*Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd - Natural for almost 16 months!
*Goal month - for full BSL - Dec 2014
*Current reggie and styling choices - low manipulation styles via twist outs/braidouts.
Shampoo and Condition once a week
Deep Condition once a week
Clarify once a month or when needed and oil rinse with every shampoo.
*What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? - Will protective style for the year.
*Post a beginning picture.

 

[jprayze]

I want to bun for the next week or so and then I'm going to go back to roller sets. I'm going to try to wait to flat iron until I trim in March. I've been using the SSI blueberry Cowash...it's ok, but not a repurchase for me. I can Cowash with V05 and my hair feels the same or better!

I bunned without my donut today! I also did a comparison from my little donut in April 2012. Love seeing progress.

 

[growbaby]

4 weeks in with these braids today

 

[schely10]

Houri - Yes, I think that I will have to start making smaller sections to concentrate more on the middle of my head & massaging that area a lot more than the sides.