Hip Length Challenge 2010
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Candy828
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Extremely Long Hair can be VERY SEXY!!!
Take a look at this picture....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/trueneutral/Human Inbox/long_hair.jpg
I have started posting on the Tailbone Length Challenge..... I have allowed myself to graduate!!!!!!
Feels Wonderful!
But I will still post on HL ocassionally...to make sure no one get's left behind...We must continue our journey together!!!!!!!
Take a look at this picture....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/trueneutral/Human Inbox/long_hair.jpg
I have started posting on the Tailbone Length Challenge..... I have allowed myself to graduate!!!!!!
Feels Wonderful! But I will still post on HL ocassionally...to make sure no one get's left behind...We must continue our journey together!!!!!!!
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Candy828
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Scalp Exfoliation??? This is worth the read.... Especially if you want to go beyond hip/Tailbone Length hair....
Save your scalp: does limp, dry, thinning hair leave you scratching your head? Fight back with stimulating scalp tonics and nourishing oils
From http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_3_35/ai_n9775581/
Quote from the article: "ONE OF THE MOST neglected parts of the body is the scalp. We shampoo, condition, and style our tresses constantly but pay little (if any) attention to the skin underneath.
The scalp is the foundation for lovely locks: It houses over 130,000 deeply rooted follicles, which keep hair strands shiny and healthy by distributing oils and nutrients from root to tip. "Poor diet and harsh shampoos affect the scalp and the overall look and condition of your hair," says Philip Kingsley, a London-and New York City-based trichologist (hair and scalp expert).
Stress also causes the health of the scalp to take a turn for the worse. "The same way your face breaks out when you're frazzled, the scalp reacts adversely, too," says Pirkko Vaisanen, scalp and hair repair director at the Paul Labrecque Salon & Spa in New York City. "Blood vessels constrict, limiting the amount of nutrients sent to the area and also to the hair follicles." The result: a scalp that's either too oily or too dry.
What can you do? Try the following ideas for a healthier scalp and head of hair."
The ideas seem plausible, but i'd have to try it to give a valid opinion...
Save your scalp: does limp, dry, thinning hair leave you scratching your head? Fight back with stimulating scalp tonics and nourishing oils
From http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_3_35/ai_n9775581/
Quote from the article: "ONE OF THE MOST neglected parts of the body is the scalp. We shampoo, condition, and style our tresses constantly but pay little (if any) attention to the skin underneath.
The scalp is the foundation for lovely locks: It houses over 130,000 deeply rooted follicles, which keep hair strands shiny and healthy by distributing oils and nutrients from root to tip. "Poor diet and harsh shampoos affect the scalp and the overall look and condition of your hair," says Philip Kingsley, a London-and New York City-based trichologist (hair and scalp expert).
Stress also causes the health of the scalp to take a turn for the worse. "The same way your face breaks out when you're frazzled, the scalp reacts adversely, too," says Pirkko Vaisanen, scalp and hair repair director at the Paul Labrecque Salon & Spa in New York City. "Blood vessels constrict, limiting the amount of nutrients sent to the area and also to the hair follicles." The result: a scalp that's either too oily or too dry.
What can you do? Try the following ideas for a healthier scalp and head of hair."
The ideas seem plausible, but i'd have to try it to give a valid opinion...
Lucia
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I tried that and it only helped a little, so I looked at those hairs and they're actually shorter hairs that are growing out literally and don't blend in so easily with the much longer hair. I was beginning to think this was a side-effect from back to back braided weaves, cause I know my hair did not stick up this much before. I'm wondering if I used the RPCC the right way-is there a right way to use it?
Mz.MoMo5235
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i dunno... i tried rpcc (i think, that's roux porosity control conditioner right?) and it did nothing to my hair. i just assumed that meant my porosity was normal lol
now i used to have shorter hairs like that too that grew out and didnt seam to blend or match the rest of my hair. i think it was from wearing my fake ponies and buns too tight. once i stopped wearing phonies and buns (i went through a faze where i wore my hair out a lot) those hairs kinda grew out and caught up or blended at least.
schipperchow1
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Extremely Long Hair can be VERY SEXY!!!
Take a look at this picture....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/trueneutral/Human Inbox/long_hair.jpg
I have started posting on the Tailbone Length Challenge..... I have allowed myself to graduate!!!!!!
Yes it Can!! (short can be too
!) It's all attitude!!Do your thang, take your time, & do it right! Don't forget the
I have seen someone (on this board) w/gorgeous WL hair who did the BKT. She was very pleased with it. Her hair had me reconsider
Her hair had me reconsider
This is random but, I thought your post was so cute!(I think it's all the cute lil smilies lol). Anywho, carry on
Thank you! I know that sometimes we can be frustrated when we don't reach our length goals, but I want this to be fun. I also think we need to remember that most women that we encounter in real life aren't even at our current lengths!
How long does it take you natural ladies to straighten your hair, regardless of technique? It's gorgeous outside & I want to wear my hair out & straight
but don't want to spend half the day DC, drying & straightening
Also, who straightens without deep conditioning first?
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LadyPaniolo
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No..... I have never heard of this.... No product challenge? I think that would lead to breakage and tangles for most people. The last time I went with no product whatsoever, I had to wash the very next day, and lost two huge fistfuls of hair.
Maybe a minimal product challenge, or one oil/butter only challenge?
Minimal products challenge... ok. But no product? No ma'am. That would turn into a No Hair on my head challenge
I have a bottle of Roux Porosity Control and have not used it yet. I will use it when I next DC, tomorrow. Hopefully it helps, because I am getting frustrated with my hair!
Hopefully my carved hair jewelry comes in the mail today! 
BostonMaria
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Lucia, I don't know if you want to order this but I use coffee butter and its very thick and smells yummy (if you like coffee
) Coffee butter is the best to smooth down my edges
And this is whether my hair is straight or curly
Avocado butter is good too, but coffee butter smooths my hair done so much better.
schipperchow1
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Where do you get this coffee butter?Lucia, I don't know if you want to order this but I use coffee butter and its very thick and smells yummy (if you like coffee
Coffee butter is the best to smooth down my edges
And this is whether my hair is straight or curly
Avocado butter is good too, but coffee butter smooths my hair done so much better.
BostonMaria
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Where do you get this coffee butter?
From this website
http://www.camdengrey.com/essential-oils/Raw-Materials-Butters-Waxes/coffee-butter.html
Mz.MoMo5235
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here's my march update
almost to wl then on to hl
sorry about the quality, my camera phone is a douche and doesnt like me lol.
it appears i'm still on track to hit wl in may so i should be hl no later than oct'ish, hopefully sooner though
almost to wl then on to hl
sorry about the quality, my camera phone is a douche and doesnt like me lol.
it appears i'm still on track to hit wl in may so i should be hl no later than oct'ish, hopefully sooner though
Candy828
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Here is my March update picture. The picture is dated March 20th because today is Saturday morning for me here in Asia... Anyway you can barely see the longest hairs are sticking out just past my fingers. I think I have a inch or a inch and a half to graze tailbone length....
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Lucia
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Lucia, I don't know if you want to order this but I use coffee butter and its very thick and smells yummy (if you like coffee
Coffee butter is the best to smooth down my edges
And this is whether my hair is straight or curly
Avocado butter is good too, but coffee butter smooths my hair done so much better.
Thanks, sounds good, too good, I might end up trying to taste it
I found the solution and it was literally right under my nose. I styled my 2-braid hair-stick bun (love it it's easy and no stress on the hair), I posted the YT tutorial earlier on here. Then instead of spritzing with water and laying on some thick conditioner and gel. I kept my hair dry, had a little EVOO in, that's my daily oil moisturizer, sprayed some hairspray on, then brushed it back then smoothed with my hands, didn't even need to use the scarf method, and voila the short hairs behaved-go figure, I was doing too much
So I'm saving the gel for wash n go's or other styles.
Candy828
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LoveLongLocks - This is the strategy I am going to try for the summer humidity here, hopefully it will work in this climate. It will start getting very humid here around the end of April.
It is what Taren916 uses in her video:
YT Channel for Taren916
http://www.youtube.com/user/taren916#
Scroll down then Watch:
Product Application Tutorial PT 1/2 and 2/2 (using Miss Jessies Quick Curls). I don't think I will be using a defuser though.... I might experiment once or twice.
Then when my hair is not behaving, I purchased the hoodies that she talks about in her video "Great Accessory For My Naturally Curlly Hair"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsmAAzIN85U&feature=fvsr
It is what Taren916 uses in her video:
YT Channel for Taren916
http://www.youtube.com/user/taren916#
Scroll down then Watch:
Product Application Tutorial PT 1/2 and 2/2 (using Miss Jessies Quick Curls). I don't think I will be using a defuser though.... I might experiment once or twice.
Then when my hair is not behaving, I purchased the hoodies that she talks about in her video "Great Accessory For My Naturally Curlly Hair"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsmAAzIN85U&feature=fvsr
Mz.MoMo5235
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i love tarens hair 
i wish my hair would get as big as hers... NO FAIR!
i wish my hair would get as big as hers... NO FAIR!
Mz.MoMo5235
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and where did you get your hoodie thing? i havent seen them in town so i'll have to order it online if i want one (which i do )
)
Candy828
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i love tarens hair
You can have big hair.... The way she gets it big is by using a defuser to dry her hair. She does not let it dry naturally. I don't which one of her videos shows this.... But I watch one of her videos that showed her hair dried naturally and with using the defuser.... The naturally dried hair is more limp. With the defuser, if you use it and dry you hair until it is practically dry.... you get big HAIR!
I'll look for the video...
Jade Feria
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I'm just here for stalking purposes...don't mind me. 
Candy828
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and where did you get your hoodie thing? i havent seen them in town so i'll have to order it online if i want one (which i do
I brought it online at www.rickysnyc.com. It is a New York City store... I brought mine two months ago.
Mz.MoMo5235
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lol i've seen all her vids. but i diffuse too (when i'm short on time because i dont leave the house with wet hair) and the biggest my hair has ever been able to get is the pic in my avi
sometimes i wonder if i get some short layers put in if i can get the illusion of big hair but i dunno. i've also thought about getting some tracks put in to give me more hair thus making my fro an actual fro.
its seems the only time my hair gets big is when its damaged and dry as all get up. if its healthy and moisturized, it doesnt listen
sometimes i wonder if i get some short layers put in if i can get the illusion of big hair but i dunno. i've also thought about getting some tracks put in to give me more hair thus making my fro an actual fro.
its seems the only time my hair gets big is when its damaged and dry as all get up. if its healthy and moisturized, it doesnt listen
Mz.MoMo5235
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now see now! i looked there and couldnt find it!!! what is it called and what section cause i was all up in the hair accessories like 10min ago and didnt find NOTHING!!! lol i know that's where she got hers from so i figured that would be a could place... but's i see's none!
Candy828
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This YT Video is Taren916 using a difuser to get BIG Natural HAIR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbwJA46VCbs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbwJA46VCbs&feature=related
Candy828
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lol i've seen all her vids. but i diffuse too (when i'm short on time because i dont leave the house with wet hair) and the biggest my hair has ever been able to get is the pic in my avi
sometimes i wonder if i get some short layers put in if i can get the illusion of big hair but i dunno. i've also thought about getting some tracks put in to give me more hair thus making my fro an actual fro.
its seems the only time my hair gets big is when its damaged and dry as all get up. if its healthy and moisturized, it doesnt listen
Ah... that could be the trick.... I have layers....The layers are not short layers anymore... so my hair does not stand up on my head like hers but... I can get a full look.
Candy828
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I'll check around and see what I find......
winnettag
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Man, I wish I hadn't texlaxed a few years ago!!
I just flat ironed my hair for the first time in about 6 years and the relaxed ends are extremely super duper thin, but since I NEVER wear my hair straight, I'm keeping them for a while
If I cut, I'd be about APL.
Anywho, here are my update pics (after and a before). Maybe I can make full BSL with the thin ends touching HL by the end of the year.
I just flat ironed my hair for the first time in about 6 years and the relaxed ends are extremely super duper thin, but since I NEVER wear my hair straight, I'm keeping them for a while
If I cut, I'd be about APL.
Anywho, here are my update pics (after and a before). Maybe I can make full BSL with the thin ends touching HL by the end of the year.
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Candy828
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At this website I found the hoodie... but no black color... Graphite is dark though. This one seems to be made for working out, which could work in the humid weather since it obsorbs moisture i.e. sweat... (mine is the super lightweight type too...)
http://www.kitterytradingpost.com/product.php/prodid/11031
This one I found in black... but may be good for spring not summer...
http://www.campmor.com/turtle-fur-m...urce=GAN&cm_mmc=GAN-_-TheFind, Inc.-_-Primary-_-
Most places I looked at were temporarily out-of-stock...
MariposaSexyGirl
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I will upload some pics later today. I made dh give me a half inch trim because I was getting a tail. It pretty much looks the same length to me. But I will add pics anyway. I won't be trimming again until 6 months from now...I guess.
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