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BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

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pelohello said:
I'm getting the itch to straighten my hair. I'm on a personal goal to not use direct heat for 6mths. So far I've made it to a month. Only 5 more months to go. I desperately need to cowash. This twist out has left my hair soo dry. I think the next time I do it, I won't do it on complete air dry hair; maybe on damp hair.
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Ugh 6 months!!! I couldn't do it pelohello! It's been 7 weeks for me now since I straightened. Most I've done is 3 months.
 
Information overload. Maybe I'm over thinking everything. I'm going to chelate, deep condition and get my hair braided (with my own hair) until I figure some things out. I'm about 7 weeks post.

Will continue moisture and vitamin regimen.
 
Braids are out! Made it 5 weeks 4 days (I'm just gonna call it 6 weeks lol)

I unbraided, detangled , conditioned with Aussie 3 min for 30 mins, clarified, now baggying with mane N tail deep moisturizing condish (has little protein in it) overnight.

I just wanna take this time to compare my hair from about a year ago blow dried straight thickness & volume to freshly taken down braids NON DETANGLED thickness & volume :) it is growing

A year ago


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Now


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ETA: idek if I could handle what my natural hair would be like. Good golly
 
growbaby said:
Braids are out! Made it 5 weeks 4 days (I'm just gonna call it 6 weeks lol) I unbraided, detangled , conditioned with Aussie 3 min for 30 mins, clarified, now baggying with mane N tail deep moisturizing condish (has little protein in it) overnight. I just wanna take this time to compare my hair from about a year ago blow dried straight thickness & volume to freshly taken down braids NON DETANGLED thickness & volume :) it is growing A year ago Now ETA: idek if I could handle what my natural hair would be like. Good golly
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nice! and all that volulme!
 
I'll be straightening my hair on Sunday, and hopefully I can get my roots straight enough for a decent length check. I really can't believe I'm at 10 weeks. My hair is so dang easy!! The last time I was at 10 weeks post, my hair was shedding like crazy, so I gave up on transitioning and BC'd. But I was cowashing daily and blowdrying like I had lost my mind :lachen:.
 
I'm straightening my hair in a few minutes. I washed and DC'd and then stretched in twists. Most likely I'm going to steam my hair and then put it in medium sized twists because I get tired of my hair being out quickly. But we'll see. I'll post pics!
 
Well unfortunately I'm back to APL. I had a trip to a happy scissor stylist yesterday who turned a trim into a hair cut. I'm so upset right now...........months of hard work GONE!!
 
pelohello said:
Only a month:cry:
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Are you relaxed, tex, natural, transitioning? Because I'd say just stretch the hair. Do a flexi-rod set, no heat required, or a straw set, no heat required, or a two strand flat twist, no heat required...you get my point.

My hair was tired of being "set". And in order for me to combat anymore SSK's I needed to give it a break. So straightening was the way to go. I'm trying to grab some snap shots from my video to post, but will post good photos tomorrow when I have daylight.
 
Jace032000 said:
Well unfortunately I'm back to APL. I had a trip to a happy scissor stylist yesterday who turned a trim into a hair cut. I'm so upset right now...........months of hard work GONE!!
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:bighug: Jace032000. Sorry about the SHS. smh...they usually want your ends to be super perfect. :rolleyes: It will grow back stronger and thicker and you still have a long time left till the year is out to make BSL. That happened around this time last year to jprayze and she still made BSL in December. :yep:
 
ckisland said:
I'll be straightening my hair on Sunday, and hopefully I can get my roots straight enough for a decent length check. I really can't believe I'm at 10 weeks. My hair is so dang easy!! The last time I was at 10 weeks post, my hair was shedding like crazy, so I gave up on transitioning and BC'd. But I was cowashing daily and blowdrying like I had lost my mind :lachen:.
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im coming to 13 weeks post and its still kinda easy( i finger detangle). i can hold on until begining of april i guess, making it 16 weeks post. my first stretch ever!!!!
 
Jace032000 said:
Thank you so much. I'm trying to make the best of it while not putting heat on it. I've been watching a lot of my YouTube fave, naptural85...she's been giving me hope lol!
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Happened to me too. I went from APL to SL from a SHS.

From now on I go to super cuts, hair cuttery and any one of those places cause if you tell them 1/4 of an inch that's what they are cutting. I like my stylist but I do not let her trim/cut, "get rid of split ends" none of that!
 
RegaLady said:
I cut my hair into a bob! So I am out of this challenge.

Best if luck to you ladies! :)
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Any pics!! I'm jealous, I want to cut my hair into a bob soooo bad. But I really want to see if my hair can make it to WL, before I go back to my bobs.
 
SavannahNatural said:
Are you relaxed, tex, natural, transitioning? Because I'd say just stretch the hair. Do a flexi-rod set, no heat required, or a straw set, no heat required, or a two strand flat twist, no heat required...you get my point.

My hair was tired of being "set". And in order for me to combat anymore SSK's I needed to give it a break. So straightening was the way to go. I'm trying to grab some snap shots from my video to post, but will post good photos tomorrow when I have daylight.
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I'm texlax. I going to do some curlformers today. Naptural85, has some amazing non-heat styles that I cant wait to try.
 
Froreal3 said:
:bighug: Jace032000. Sorry about the SHS. smh...they usually want your ends to be super perfect. :rolleyes: It will grow back stronger and thicker and you still have a long time left till the year is out to make BSL. That happened around this time last year to jprayze and she still made BSL in December. :yep:
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Thanks Froreal3. I do like the fact that my hair looks healthy...but dang I said 1/4th of an inch...she cut off at least 3-4 months worth of growth. Lol!! Like you said though there is plenty of time for me to make it back to BSL...staying positive.
 
Jace032000 said:
Thanks Froreal3. I do like the fact that my hair looks healthy...but dang I said 1/4th of an inch...she cut off at least 3-4 months worth of growth. Lol!! Like you said though there is plenty of time for me to make it back to BSL...staying positive.
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smh...1/4 is nowhere near 4! You'll be past your previous length in no time.

Sent from my Snow White Frost Galaxy S4
 
pelohello said:
I'm texlax. I going to do some curlformers today. Naptural85, has some amazing non-heat styles that I cant wait to try.
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Froreal3 said:
What the what? @RegaLady you can't be coming up in here dropping bombs with no pics.

Sent from my Snow White Frost Galaxy S4
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I will have pics up in a minute. I am still natural and my hair is mostly in a braidout/twistout, so the cut is not really precise.

I would have liked to get to MBL but the longer my hair got, the thinner it looked.:ohwell: My hair is fine and thin and not dense, so it never really made sense to grow my hair out that long. My hair never looked IG worthy :look:. I like the cut and it suits me/my personality better.:)
 
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