BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

jprayze, you and your hair look AMAZING!!!! I might have to try some of the beauty schools in my area; especially if they can give me results like that w/o using direct heat.
 
I think I'll wash & DC my hair today. I'm trying to decide if I want to do a braidout or use my curl formers. I'm running out of raw shea butter and I love to seal with shea butter. I have a bottle of coconut oil. Maybe I'll try that and I'll try using my shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie, if I decide to use curlformers.
 
I'm doing an experiment until my next relaxer tu. My hairdresser told me I need to comb my hair daily and wrap at night to remove shed hairs and keep from having bad detangling sessions on wash day. I plan on rollersetting every wash until my next relaxer to see if I my detangling sessions improve. She also notice my hair was a tad thinner in the back from the last time she did my hair probably due to my bad detangling sessions, so I have to do something different.

I'm also committing myself to stop being a pj and stick to a few products and stop switching so much. I like shescentit so far so I think this will be my staple line as well as my brother's shampoo & conditioner line. Hopefully me being consistant with the same products will help too.
 
Man I miss LC with straight hair. I have short stubby arms, so trying 2do a pull test, while taking the pic by urself was alittle hard. I measured @ 13in in the back & 12in in the front. My bang measures @ 5in. I'm going 2 write these measurements down, so that I can see what is my monthly growth rate. Its crazy 2 think that I'm only 3inches from MBL.
 
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Hey mywinborne :hiya2:! It was getting to be too much the longer it got. It would take me forever to do my hair especially because its sooo coily. My two girls are natural (oldest is MBL and the youngest is WL) so I needed something easier for myself. Girl it felt like a weight had been lifted off when I relaxed. I'm not bone straight I'm more texlaxed.
 
I did a DC with EVOO and honey yesterday, rinsed out with Rosemary Oil then twisted my hair up with APB's Birthday Cake Hair Cream. Took my twists down this morning and my hair was incredibly moisturized which is a very rare thing for my low porosity hair.
 
Jace032000 Seems like APB's stuff works really well for the lo po ladies.

pelohello coming along nicely!

Today I cowashed and did a medium protein treatment with Shea Moisture Tahitian Noni & Monoi mask. Used SD Nourish oil on damp hair with APB's Pumpkin Spice Hair Cream on top. Hair is super soft, strong, and pliable. :lick:
 
hi ladies. ive not posted in here for a long time ( i just feel like im never gonna make it to bsl as my hair is weard)... i have fine hair and i had damaged crown im still trying to grow back.

today i used direct heat after 4 months post relaxer (stretching yup).

so i washed, conditionned, blow dried,flat ironed, dusted. the thing is as croNw is way shorter its giving this ugly thin look to my hair and i can not style it at all except wearing it up.
i wonder if j should just cut some more or chop to nl? im even thinking of transitionning again after just 4 months relaxed (ridiculous of me huh).?

i need some advice please , pics:
blow dried:


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flat ironned (just makes ir flat):

i hate the first pic:

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dusted

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here it looks better when strands close together

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ok so ive been trying to make thicken (it looks thicker because im stretching)... but i dont know... shoulf i chop off a lot? send le back go nl?
 
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coolsista-paris said:
flat ironned (just makes ir flat): i hate the first pic: dusted here it looks better when strands close together ok so ive been trying to make thicken (it looks thicker because im stretching)... but i dont know... shoulf i chop off a lot? send le back go nl?
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I'll post a picture later in RHT of my crown. Don't be defeated by it. It's really not the end of the world. And I say that with sincerity because I felt that way. I just flat ironed (it's in my siggie).

I washed, conditioned and blow dried on cool. What leave-ins did you use? Then I flat ironed on 320 but you should be using a temperature closer 220-250. You might want to use a spray heat protectant versus a serum (not sure which you are using).
 
naturalagain2. Hey Girl! Yeah, I know sometimes I feel like getting one too and I'm just doing one head! Can't imagine 3! I really want to cut my hair into a bob and grow it out again cuz I think my ends are heat damaged and split... But you know my Hubby... So we will see because I would like to reach a goal first before I do.
 
Everybody has such nice hair. I want to take a length shot tonight but I wear my hair in curls when I straighten it. I will probably try to just pull one curl down and call it a day.
 
Saludable84 said:
I'll post a picture later in RHT of my crown. Don't be defeated by it. It's really not the end of the world. And I say that with sincerity because I felt that way. I just flat ironed (it's in my siggie). I washed, conditioned and blow dried on cool. What leave-ins did you use? Then I flat ironed on 320 but you should be using a temperature closer 220-250. You might want to use a spray heat protectant versus a serum (not sure which you are using).
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i dont really ise leave ins because i never kno what to buy. my hair was soft yesterday though, and stilll soft today.
i co washed with apoghee 2 min. felt good.
dc with cholesterol + amla oil
rinsed, added apoghee green tea spray and ors oil moisturizer, plus ic fantatia serum.

my hair was soooft , no breakage while flat ironning, and it had bounce this morning.

i flat irronned on medium heat
 
Ladies, question!

I have a date tonight that I completely forgot about. Well, okay it was supposed to be a double date but the other couple is on the verge of breaking up, so me and the guy are going alone... this will be our first date.

My issue is that I'm experiencing breakage... I think it's because I need a trim which I'm getting on Friday. Should I flat iron my hair? It was straight when I first met him so I kinda feel like I should, or should I wear it as a wash and go, pulled up?

Ugh. I should have kept my hair appointment last week. :wallbash:

I put lots of moisturizer and oil on my ends last night to help with the breakage, I don't know if that'll do anything but I figured just in case. Thoughts? I'm gonna start getting ready at 5pm PST, fyi, lol. I dunno what to do with my hair! :nono:
 
isawstars, me personally I would flat iron it. But if you are experiencing(sp) breakage, that might not be a good idea. If you wear a Wng can you wear it out instead of a ponytail.

Have fun on your date!!!!!
 
isawstars said:
Ladies, question!

I have a date tonight that I completely forgot about. Well, okay it was supposed to be a double date but the other couple is on the verge of breaking up, so me and the guy are going alone... this will be our first date.

My issue is that I'm experiencing breakage... I think it's because I need a trim which I'm getting on Friday. Should I flat iron my hair? It was straight when I first met him so I kinda feel like I should, or should I wear it as a wash and go, pulled up?

Ugh. I should have kept my hair appointment last week. :wallbash:

I put lots of moisturizer and oil on my ends last night to help with the breakage, I don't know if that'll do anything but I figured just in case. Thoughts? I'm gonna start getting ready at 5pm PST, fyi, lol. I dunno what to do with my hair! :nono:
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Wishing you the best on your date tonight! Please let us know how it goes (I'm nosey lol). Anyhoo, I say wear it flat ironed--especially since that's how you looked when you met him.
 
Jace032000 said:
Wishing you the best on your date tonight! Please let us know how it goes (I'm nosey lol). Anyhoo, I say wear it flat ironed--especially since that's how you looked when you met him.
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pelohello said:
isawstars, me personally I would flat iron it. But if you are experiencing(sp) breakage, that might not be a good idea. If you wear a Wng can you wear it out instead of a ponytail.

Have fun on your date!!!!!
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Jace032000 pelohello Thanks ladies! Yeah, I'm leaning towards biting the bullet and flat ironing. Any tips on how to lessen breakage? I think I'm more worried about my hair than the actual date :drunk: Hopefully my ends won't look too chewed up. Any ideas on how to hide that? Should I roll the ends with my satin rollers? Hmm...

Well I think I'm going to spend one more hour working on my thesis and get a head start on my hair... that way I can move slowly so I can be twice as gentle to my ends. This guy better be worth it! :lol:
 
isawstars said:
Ladies, question!

I have a date tonight that I completely forgot about. Well, okay it was supposed to be a double date but the other couple is on the verge of breaking up, so me and the guy are going alone... this will be our first date.

My issue is that I'm experiencing breakage... I think it's because I need a trim which I'm getting on Friday. Should I flat iron my hair? It was straight when I first met him so I kinda feel like I should, or should I wear it as a wash and go, pulled up?

Ugh. I should have kept my hair appointment last week. :wallbash:

I put lots of moisturizer and oil on my ends last night to help with the breakage, I don't know if that'll do anything but I figured just in case. Thoughts? I'm gonna start getting ready at 5pm PST, fyi, lol. I dunno what to do with my hair! :nono:
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I would wear the wash n go. Keep it simple. Who cares if your hair was straightened when he first met you. It's still real.:spinning:
 
Froreal3 said:
I would wear the wash n go. Keep it simple. Who cares if your hair was straightened when he first met you. It's still real.:spinning:
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Froreal3 girl! you are FOREVER making me laugh :lachen:

coolsista-paris Okay, so you gave me an idea... how about this: I will wash my hair and style it as if I'm going to wear a wash n go. I will evaluate how it looks as it air dries... If it looks HAM, I will flat iron.
 
Hi guys! I'm checking in! I haven't been on in a while. Dealing with life. Nothing bad.

Anyway, I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to use some semi permanent purple on my hair to make my highlights purple. Well, I did that:



This is how it looked after my first wash. It fades a lot more quickly than red does. It's very light now and will probably be gone before the end of April. The results never fully translated to pictures, but it did come out very well.

I'm out of MSM. I'll prob order some this week. I am taking multivitamins currently. The back layer of my hair is grazing MBL which is great since I just did that shaping cut recently. I'm probably not going to do an official length check until June.

Now I'm gonna go back and try to get caught up in this thread. :lol:
 
Thanks to my consistent moisturizing and sealing, my hair was was ridiculously moisturized. Like... It has never felt so soft yet strong during a wash day so I decided to flat iron my hair for the date. Andddd it was totally worth it. Putting extra moisturizer and a heavy oil on my hair the night before helped A LOT.

I felt sexy and I could tell it definitely boosted my confidence and flirtiness. I'm still looking forward to getting a trim on Friday.

Jace032000 said:
Wishing you the best on your date tonight! Please let us know how it goes (I'm nosey lol). Anyhoo, I say wear it flat ironed--especially since that's how you looked when you met him.
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Jace032000 the date went extremely well! He took me to a really nice sushi restaurant and ordered SO MUCH FOOD--I guess he was trying to impress me. Afterwards we played pool (my suggestion) and we shared a steamy goodnight kiss :) He already asked me out ago for next Monday (it's his day off). Woohoo!
 
BraunSugar said:
Hi guys! I'm checking in! I haven't been on in a while. Dealing with life. Nothing bad.

Anyway, I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to use some semi permanent purple on my hair to make my highlights purple. Well, I did that:



This is how it looked after my first wash. It fades a lot more quickly than red does. It's very light now and will probably be gone before the end of April. The results never fully translated to pictures, but it did come out very well.

I'm out of MSM. I'll prob order some this week. I am taking multivitamins currently. The back layer of my hair is grazing MBL which is great since I just did that shaping cut recently. I'm probably not going to do an official length check until June.

Now I'm gonna go back and try to get caught up in this thread. :lol:
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