Hip–Tailbone Length (HL–TBL) 2014 Challenge!

I'm still in the challenge ladies! I switched my protective style from cornrows to minibraids so I'm able to see the condition of my hair and take care of it a lot better. For the first set of minibraids that I had, I was able to see my ends and I did the search and destroy method of trimming. For some reason on the left side of my hair in the front, I had the most split ends there. When I finished trimming I ended up with one side about 1 inch longer than the other. I said that I wasn't going to cut it even and I would just let it grow out more and then cut it....

But when I got to my 2nd set of mini braids seeing that longer side was making me sad because I wanted all of it to be that length! lol. It looked asymmetrical when I put all of my hair back and that was not cute! So I just went ahead and trimmed it so now my hair is even on both sides and looks good when I wear it down.

I haven't done a length check yet but I believe that I'm still MBL. I had hoped to be waist length by now but that's okay. I hope that I can hit the waist length milestone by the end of this year. That will give me one full year to get to hip length. I'm definitely going to need it.
 
MileHighDiva said:
If your ends are generally healthy, you can probably get away with dusting 1/8-1/2" one TU. Then trim the following one. By alternating, your not sacrificing healthy ends for length. Also, your not getting rid of healthy hair/length in the name of trimming.

If you protective style a lot the dusting will be 1/8-1/4". If not, probably closer to 1/2".

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Oh I probably should've said dust lol. I dust about 1/8-1/4"/3-4 months and don't protective style. Yeah... I guess I'll keep doing what I'm doing and forget about skipping.
 
I gave myself a trim today. I had thin ends, lots of splits and ssk's. Still have a few left but I am going to give myself another month and a half or so. I believe this was also part of the cause of my shedding problem.

Question: Do you all believe in "lead hairs"?

I'm kind of sad about losing some length, but it feels and looks really healthy plus it will grow back better. I just hope it comes back quick lol. hhj!
 
Quick check in!
Took my braids out thursday afternoon. Clarified and DC'd overnight. Rinsed friday morning moisturized with AG Fast Food Leave in (totally yummy!) and sealed with coconut oil and bantu knotted. Right before bed undid the knots and resealed(is that even a thing?) with shea butter re-twisted and now off to bed!
the picture i took for instagram lol ->
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ManiiSweetheart said:
Quick check in!
Took my braids out thursday afternoon. Clarified and DC'd overnight. Rinsed friday morning moisturized with AG Fast Food Leave in (totally yummy!) and sealed with coconut oil and bantu knotted. Right before bed undid the knots and resealed(is that even a thing?) with shea butter re-twisted and now off to bed!
the picture i took for instagram lol ->
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Oh yeaaaa! That is my kind of braidout! Delicious!!
 
Wearing my wig now. The clips at the top hurt and I think they have the potential to pull my hair out. I'm camouflaging that area with a scarf.
 
Hi Ladies!

Aireen, I'm motivated to want to join this challenge. I think I can make it by December 2014 :yep: Here are my details:

Current length + hair type: BSL, natural 4a
-Regimen: summer WNG's, wet bunning and other protective styles. CW daily, sulphur on my scalp 1x a week, M&S every morning and night, DC 1x a week.
- Exact goal length: hip length/TBL
- Goal date: 12/31/14
- Plans: No heat for the rest of 2013.
- Maintenance once goal is achieved: once my goal is achieved, I'll probably lay off the sulphur b/c it's stinky :nono: But I will keep the same regimen I have now to maintain my length.

I'll post pics in December for the next reveal.
 
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ManiiSweetheart , you are absolutely too cute :lol:. The hair is amazing and I love the Betty Bop shirt :grin:.

Why is it that everytime I purposely plan to bun for a few days, my buns turn out so raggedy? I get that alien head going plus the front and back quickly become frizzy and sloppy :ohwell:. I'm not a "every hair in place" kind of person. I prefer the look of messy buns actually. But my buns don't look cutesy messy. They look matronly and like I don't give a crap! Yet if I was wearing a style and I bun it when it gets old, then my buns are lovely. WTH!! School starts Aug. 14th, and I'm trying to reach my length goals while looking cute. I don't need to look like somebody's mama when I'm trying to hook me a guy :lol:.
 
Lucia What did she tell you? I dont really know anything about this whole "lead hair" thing. I always thought it was about not cutting the hairs that grow a little faster than the rest of your hair and allowing your hair to catch up to the leads
 
Ok lol I got worried I missed something.

Its a good idea, especially for those who do not wear their hair straight. But I know it can be problematic for those who must have blunt ends. That's one of my issues. Thats why when my hair is longer I try to only do length checks 3x a year. I often went from whip to wl because I felt my ends were thin when there was nothing wrong with them lol
 
Washing my hair today, using a protein treatment to replace the lost protein and will be doing that for the next couple of washes.
 
My cornrows are getting loose (from growth hopefully). Excited to reveal this Fall b/c it will be a reveal to myself too. Haven't flat ironed in a couple months with no desire to do so any time soon. Also I notice more new growth on my short side :)
 
AlliCat said:
My cornrows are getting loose (from growth hopefully). Excited to reveal this Fall b/c it will be a reveal to myself too. Haven't flat ironed in a couple months with no desire to do so any time soon. Also I notice more new growth on my short side :)
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Me too! I have not seen my length in almost 8 months. :)
 
Mz.MoMo5235 said:
Ok lol I got worried I missed something.

Its a good idea, especially for those who do not wear their hair straight. But I know it can be problematic for those who must have blunt ends. That's one of my issues. Thats why when my hair is longer I try to only do length checks 3x a year. I often went from whip to wl because I felt my ends were thin when there was nothing wrong with them lol
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People who want blunt ends have to choose you can't keep blunt ends and grow out your hair it's more of a length maintenance thing having even blnt u shaped ends.
 
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Okay, here is a 2-in-1 picture of my hair after my most recent relaxer. It's around BSL/MBL, 2" until WL. I'm thinking I'll get there by the end of 2013, hopefully I can finally stretch my relaxer for that long. :(

I was looking at my progress pictures and the look of my hair has improved soooooo much! :drunk: I'm happy!~ :grin:
 

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