Hip–Tailbone Length (HL–TBL) 2014 Challenge!
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Aireen
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Dee Raven, here's a video where this natural gets sleek results, maybe it can help you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVVQh6CJKSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVVQh6CJKSU
curlycrocheter
Oh, I meant reversion in the other direction, like heat damage. Does you hair always curl back? And how often do you flat iron safely.
I had to cut my hair last year from TBL to APL on the top and I am paranoid now about it. I guess I'm just going to have to experiment a little.
curlycrocheter
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Dee Raven My bad 
Yes, my curls ALWAYS come back. I do have an area right around the perimeter of my face where the texture has changed. But that's also where my hair is the weakest & I've been a heat straightened natural all of my life, so there is bound to be some texture change. I just really started wearing my hair curly.
Anytime I use heat, I make sure I DC (before & after) & always use a heat protectant. So overall, I have very little damage.
Yes, my curls ALWAYS come back. I do have an area right around the perimeter of my face where the texture has changed. But that's also where my hair is the weakest & I've been a heat straightened natural all of my life, so there is bound to be some texture change. I just really started wearing my hair curly.
Anytime I use heat, I make sure I DC (before & after) & always use a heat protectant. So overall, I have very little damage.
halfindian
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Should probably get around to washing my hair today.
Just did mine. Ah!! What a relief!!
marta9227
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Well, I straightened yesterday and here's how it looks. I'm really unhappy with my straightening results. The hair is pretty puffy and I don't feel like wearing it out. So I'll be wearing breads and buns the whole time. Does anyone have any suggestions. I don't want to go back to the salon because that's how I got the heat damage in the first place. Thanks. Also, I am definitely excited to be maintaining the bottom length because the ends feel really rough. I'm not sure if that's because the ends are actually rough or because of the way I straightened.
Um, you better wear that hair out proudly and quit playing with my emotions, lol! I love how it turned out! I'm not a huge fan of the bone straight look though. Absolutely gorgeous!
.. flat ironed for the first time since august. pics suck but it's hard to take pics of my own hair. Can't wait to at least have waist length hair/thick ends..sigh
halfindian
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curlycrocheter
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I've decided for my birthday, I'm gonna get some color & some layers professionally done.
There is a salon downtown that specializes in curly hair. I've heard great things. I'm gonna schedule a consultation with the owner soon.
There is a salon downtown that specializes in curly hair. I've heard great things. I'm gonna schedule a consultation with the owner soon.
MileHighDiva
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halfindian. 
Nice, long, healthy ends, and shiny!
ETA: Girl, you should go stunt on some of those ladies that are always flinging phoney ponys
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Nice, long, healthy ends, and shiny!
ETA: Girl, you should go stunt on some of those ladies that are always flinging phoney ponys
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halfindian
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halfindian.
Nice, long, healthy ends, and shiny!
ETA: Girl, you should got stunt on some of those ladies that are always flinging phoney ponys
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Thanks for the compliment!!
lol lol. Happy hair growing!!!
halfindian
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curlycrocheter do let us in with some pics!!! Waiting patiently....
Aireen
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Got my hair relaxed, I was able to hold out for 3 months. Hopefully I can keep up with this and go back to extending my relaxers to 4 months at a time. After my 2nd setback, my hair grew back a lot but since the cut (from the setback) was uneven, we had to fix that. I think the extra growth was due to my supplement regimen that I was actually taking for skin/overall health. I'm at BSL but I'm fine with it. If anyone is curious I take a multivitamin, fish oil, spirulina, whey protein and biosil (when I have it).
Aireen
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My motto after this relaxer is to just keep things simple, truly this time. Listening to other people has caused unnecessary damage, which I'm fine with because I like experimenting and learning about my hair. I did a protein treatment and my hair feels great. Hopefully for this relaxer stretch I will:
- Keep my hair in a tangle-free state
- Use up a lot of my products
- Buy a back of some sort of Tresemme conditioner in case of bad knots
- Balance protein for the majority of the time before my new growth really grows in then pack in the moisture during stretching
- Possibly stretch again to 12 weeks to get back into going 3 months at a time without a relaxer
- Have my bangs/sides/nape grow back out
- Progress successfully back to MBL then WL
- Keep my hair in a tangle-free state
- Use up a lot of my products
- Buy a back of some sort of Tresemme conditioner in case of bad knots
- Balance protein for the majority of the time before my new growth really grows in then pack in the moisture during stretching
- Possibly stretch again to 12 weeks to get back into going 3 months at a time without a relaxer
- Have my bangs/sides/nape grow back out
- Progress successfully back to MBL then WL
melahnee
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random pics..
I have been dusting a lot to try and thicken my ends, as well as get the last of the dead ends off.
excuse the cleavage in the last pic
, I wanted to show my bang progress because they were literally like 3/4" of dead ends last year. I wore extension bangs for a while smh. now they're getting too long to be bangs, and 100% healthy 
I'll have my sister take a pic from behind later because I truly suck at it.
I have been dusting a lot to try and thicken my ends, as well as get the last of the dead ends off.
excuse the cleavage in the last pic
, I wanted to show my bang progress because they were literally like 3/4" of dead ends last year. I wore extension bangs for a while smh. now they're getting too long to be bangs, and 100% healthy I'll have my sister take a pic from behind later because I truly suck at it.
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Hi Ladies, I haven't posted much lately because, well life gets in the way sometimes! But I'm curious if anyone has tips on growing out your nape or crown? My sides are growing great but I realized recently that my crown and nape hairs are showing no progress! Without my nape hairs growing, it will be difficult for me to get to tailbone!
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Any suggestions? Thanks!
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
My hair is still in a sewin. Its been 4 weeks. Tmr Im professionally adding ombre to change the look. Will keep the ombre in for 4 weeks. Then cut the weave into a bob & add more color. Will keep that style for another 4 weeks. Then will remove the sewin at 12 weeks. Will probably add another sewin after that.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
My ends were like this once. It just grew out on its own.
melahnee
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so do you think it's not too damaged anymore and I should slow down on the dusting? I've been dusting and s&d'ing like crazy these past several months because my ends were in bad shape this past summer, they felt real rough and when I would run my fingers through it, what I assume were broken pieces would just come out.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
It doesn't look damaged in the pic. But if youre saying it felt rough & kept breaking then you can keep dusting.
Aireen
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It's been a long time since you've asked this question, regina07 but what helped me was trimming off the ends from the nape + edges and focusing my deep conditioner on that area. If you can, apply your favourite oil to the area as well on top of your DC to seal it in. Keep that area away from any type of fabric that will snag or anything tight that will cause tension.
bebezazueta
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Hello lady. Low manipulation, extra moisture, reconstructors, scalp massages. A stylist over processed my nape and it broke off to 1 inch of hair in October 2012. Now My nape is at BSL. But the rest of my hair is WL. It will catch up this year because it grows the fastest. Hope this helps
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
I haven't had a length check since my setback when I had to cut so much off. After flat ironing I will do one.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Here it is
MileHighDiva
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pre_medicalrulz
This is what I call Hair Porn on a Sunday!
I need to see that beautiful head of hair in a relaxer ad and/or on the box.
Also, I need you to place your palm on the screen of your laptop or swipe n surf device, to send hair energy my way.
BRB, I need to get a Lysol wipe, before I put my head on the screen for the hair energy transmission,
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This is what I call Hair Porn on a Sunday!
I need to see that beautiful head of hair in a relaxer ad and/or on the box.
Also, I need you to place your palm on the screen of your laptop or swipe n surf device, to send
hair energy my way.BRB, I need to get a Lysol wipe, before I put my head on the screen for the hair energy transmission,
Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
pre_medicalrulz
This is what I call Hair Porn on a Sunday!
I need to see that beautiful head of hair in a relaxer ad and/or on the box.
Also, I need you to place your palm on the screen of your laptop or swipe n surf device, to send
BRB, I need to get a Lysol wipe, before I put my head on the screen for the hair energy transmission,
Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF
BOL!! That made me smile. Thank you.
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