From Locs to APL in 12 months!! Bluetopia's 1st Year Progress pics.(pic heavy)
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Blaque*Angel
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Beautiful story, you got me welling up 
Beautiful hair
And you are a Beautiful girl
Congrats
Beautiful hair
And you are a Beautiful girl
Congrats
Bluetopia
New Member
Been meaning to respond to this for weeks. Since we're snowed in and I just washed my hair yesterday this seems like a good a time as any.
First off I have 4a/b hair that prefers to only be washed every 2 weeks or so....and right now low manipulation and high moisture are the cornerstone of my K.I.S.S regimen
Blue's Winter 2010 Regimen
1. I section my dry hair in 6 parts, apply deep conditioner and then steam it using the hot towel steam method for about 30 mins.
(if you want to know how to steam without a steamer check out this quick tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et17m_A2B0M&feature=related)
2. after the steam treatment I wash out the deep conditioner in the shower and apply Porosity control and leave it in for about 1 minute
3. after i rinse out the porosity control I oil rinse (do a search on oil rinses there are plenty on here)
4. after I rinse out the oil I apply some aussie deeeeep conditioner and fully detangle my hair.....only rinse out some of the conditioner and jump out the shower
5. once out of the shower I section my hair in 6 plaits again (split in half and three plaits on each side; one in the front, middle and back)
6. I apply a combo of Qhemets Detangling Ghee AND Amla and Olive Heavy Cream to each section and do a ponytail roller set on my hair.
*the pony tail rollerset is simply for airdrying NOT style... which is why i only use 6 big rollers.
7. I let my hair airdry all day and when its dry I...
a.) lightly spritz it with a homemade combo containing: Keracare conditioner, Knot Today, water, and jbco
b)moisturize with some more Qhemets & seal with a combo of evoo/jbco c)make 6 braids in my hair that I will rock for the next two weeks under my half wigs.
And then VOILA! I'm done and will simply condition my hair every day under my winter hats and other hair pieces.
Here is a response I wrote on another thread that may be helpful as well:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?p=9856982&highlight=#post9856982
right now my main priority is to let my hair rest and keep it as moisturized as possible.
After my birthday in April I may just rock braids off and on all summer. Haven't decided yet.
Hope that helps!
mrsjohnson75
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Thanks OP..this was a great post and thanks to whomever bumped it
JENBKLYN85
New Member
thanks for sharing your story... and your hair looks beautiful by the way hopefully I can share one of my own come the end of the year
soulfusion
Well-Known Member
beautiful! you hair grows so fast.
winnettag
New Member
First off, I'm glad to see you've had such great progress!
Second, that stylist needs a
for not reading what your appt was for! I was so mad reading that she put Phyto on your head again when it was supposed to be Mizani! And then try to blame your detangling abilities on the outcome! 
And third, it warmed my heart that 3 generations of women were receptive to learning healthier hair practices from you!
Second, that stylist needs a
for not reading what your appt was for! I was so mad reading that she put Phyto on your head again when it was supposed to be Mizani! And then try to blame your detangling abilities on the outcome! And third, it warmed my heart that 3 generations of women were receptive to learning healthier hair practices from you!
southerncitygirl
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what beautiful hair and you have such a pretty face
Vonnieluvs08
Well-Known Member
Great Progress!! Your attitude is the reason your hair is growing.
Bluetopia
New Member
First off, I'm glad to see you've had such great progress!
Second, that stylist needs a
And third, it warmed my heart that 3 generations of women were receptive to learning healthier hair practices from you!
Update: so I go back to my stylist for the first time since the "Phyto-Gate" a week and a half ago - for a blow out - and would you believe when I go sit at her chair I see a bottle of Aveda Damage Repair protein leave in...
and I'm sitting there staring at the bottle like "No...she wouldnt dare use that after what happened last time"
And to my amazement/horror when she walks back to me she squirts a big dollop of that stuff in her hand and attempts to touch my head!!!!
I have never jerked away so quickly from anyone in my life!!!
She was like "It'll be fine Blue"
and I'm like "No. No. No protein in my hair. I'm sorry No" as I duck and weave away from her.
Finally she sighed and put the container away (I'm guessing she rubbed the protein leave-in on a towel or something)
I was really shaken because it's official now that she isnt taking my cries of "protein sensitivity" seriously and thinks I'm just batsh!t crazy.
At the end of my appointment she declares "You need a deep conditioner treatment next time"
Little did she know I had been pre-pooing under my winter hat all day at work before my appointment and that my still thirsty strands are really due to....*drumroll please*.....PROTEIN OVERLOAD.
I feel like a broken record ladies. No matter how many times I cry protein overload she thinks I'm crazy.
I've decided to do another longterm stretch...wear braids for the Spring....and figure out my next steps in the early Summer.
I sincerely don't want to switch stylists...I just need her to take me seriously.
Oh and she burned my forhead when she pressed my edges too. It took 3 days for the scab to peel off...
ok...reading this back it sounds like I'm in denial and do need to switch stylists afterall
Thanks! I try to keep a sense of humor about things. Life is too short to take yourself too seriously. I'm shocked that my hair is thriving even with the clumsy 1s year I've had.
Strangefruittree
New Member
lose that stylist ma! She gonna rape your head with protein
What protein leave-in does Aveda make??
BTW, great story and progress. I can't believe you prefer Mizani over Phyto! Mizani relaxer = head on fire for me.
Bluetopia
New Member
bwaaaaahaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaa
why that is just funny!!!
thank you for the laugh cause this whole situation has had me in the dumps the last few weeks.
I've actually never tried Mizani - It's just the only other brand that salon carries and I'd heard some decent things about it so I was willing to give it a chance. Now that I've started hearing how strong it is and how it burns, I've decided to grow my hair out indefinately until I figure out my next move.
I think the leave in was this:
http://www.amazon.com/Damage-Remedy...=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1269009820&sr=8-10
It's part of the Damage Remedy line and since the protein in the Damage Remedy shampoo and conditioner made my hair get hard and knot up, there was no way in h#@$l I was gonna try the leave in.
silkii_locks
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Love this post OP! Great progress and beutiful hair!
lovenharmony
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Amazing progress! Your success is making me want to BC soooo bad!
PeopleTalkDaily
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This was a great story
stelladata
Active Member
Oh! this was sooo touching, I'm so happy to see that you got past all this, and figured out on your own what your hair really wanted. And this;
really really made my day because I still believe that this lie 'black women don't have hair' is a huge fabrication. If the hair industry catered to black hair properly and stopped putting all this damn mineral oil in our products many women will have phenomenal results.
really really made my day because I still believe that this lie 'black women don't have hair' is a huge fabrication. If the hair industry catered to black hair properly and stopped putting all this damn mineral oil in our products many women will have phenomenal results.
Sunshine_One
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Amazing hair story and progress!!
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