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

[MileHighDiva]

Jewell

You're at full TBL! You need to bless us with some updated hair porn, , so I can

 

[Aireen]

Sorry ladies! I have been extremely busy lately! I will be around more posting but please continue to update and even leave random thoughts. I'm going to be in the process of re-reading through the thread to find out what is going on with everyone's journeys. I really didn't mean to leave, life gets hectic though.

UPDATE: Right now, I'm STILL at around BSL/MBL mark. Gosh... this marker is so hard to get through but the health of my hair has to be at its prime before allowing progress. It is growing past this stage though so by the next two relaxers at most, my length will have surpassed this marker. I will probably need 2015-2016 to get to HL but that's okay and you never know, miracles can happen LOL. I'm in no rush though. I learned from my 2nd setback and I hope it's my last one. I will be 2 months post soon, I'm hoping to stretch again to 3 months but I'm not going to force anything. I'm trying to drink more water and eat more protein and I guess that's basically it – eat right, take care of hair properly (whatever that means to a particular individual), and keep it simple. No magic, no gimmicks, no shenanigans. Two things I know to keep things in check, my hair hates most kitchen ingredients in homemade masks except oils and my hair likes to be in a detangled state.

Hope everyone is doing well! I'm back and will be more active! I don't mean to be an absent challenge host, just a lot of unexpected things came up and I needed to tend to them before LHCF.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Its ok. Youre good ***waves***

 

[halfindian]

PRE _medicalrulz put that gorgeous hair up honey and protect those ends.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

PRE _medicalrulz put that gorgeous hair up honey and protect those ends.

Lol Im under a wig as we speak

 

[ManeStreet]

I attempted a flat twist twist out for the first time last night . Bout to get up, unravel it & see what it looks like ...

 

[SunRai Naturals]

I am going to continue to protective style for the rest of the year. This regimen is really working well for me. I just rebraided my hair in preparation for my second set of crochet twists. My schedule for taking my hair out has been ten weeks but this time I am going to try 12 weeks & see how that works. 12 weeks is definitely my cut off for having a protective style in.
I bought some Yes to Carrots conditioner to co-wash with before I put my twists in. I really like how it works.

 

[ManeStreet]

Ok here's the best pic I could get of this twist out. It looks ok. I just used some leave in conditioner & Eco styler gel.

 

[NowIAmNappy]

NowIAmNappy pics please.

Sorry I'm all late but here's a quick shot

 

[MileHighDiva]

Hi Ladies!
I’m so happy! I had my first successful flat iron session that didn’t result in poofy hair or bushy ends. I used It’s a 10 Miracle leave in for a curlformer set to stretch my hair in lieu of using a blow fryer.

This morning I flat ironed with Mizani Iron Curl and my 1 ½” Sedu Revolution. The downside of flat ironing is it reminds me of how low density my hair is: nono: It’s easier to fake the thickness funk with a braid out, curlformer, or flexi rod set, I’m praying that my curl pattern comes back on my next wash day, and that I didn’t create any heat damage. I was trying to go no heat in 2014, but I wanted to test out the Mizani Iron Curl.

I called myself dust/trimming exactly at the time of the spring equinox, which was 10:57 am MDT. If I’m only going to dust/trim four times a year, I might as well test out this Moroccan/lunar method. I dust/trimmed to maintain a dust/trim schedule and healthy ends, not aesthetics. I’ll start dust/trimming for aesthetics once I meet my hair length goals. I’m in a braid out most of the time, so you can’t tell that my hair is not perfectly even etc. In fact, it’s better for Ms. Celie braids that it’s not perfectly even.

Now, I have dust/trimmers remorse. DS stated, “Your hair looks shorter!”

My growth rate picks up during the late spring and summer, so hopefully a miracle happens, regarding making TBL. WHIP is probably more realistic at this point.

Here is a pic of the curlformer set and flat iron job:

 

[MileHighDiva]

Curlformer Set








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[ronie]

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MileHighDiva
I always love how shiny and silky your hair looks. That Curl former set looks so perfect. It's a shame you only use it for another style. But your flat iron job came out great.

 

[MileHighDiva]

MileHighDiva
I always love how shiny and silky your hair looks. That Curl former set looks so perfect. It's a shame you only use it for another style. But your flat iron job came out great.

ronie
Thx! I would say that I wear braid outs 50% of the time and flexi rod and curl former sets the other 50%.

I needed my hair stretched, so I would only need one pass. In the past, I've created self inflicted heat damage, so I was trying to avoid that again.

Hopefully, if my curls come back on wash day I can get promoted to an A+ Hair Care Queen instead of "Aspiring."

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[DoDo]

ronie
Thx! I would say that I wear braid outs 50% of the time and flexi rod and curl former sets the other 50%.

I needed my hair stretched, so I would only need one pass. In the past, I've created self inflicted heat damage, so I was trying to avoid that again.

Hopefully, if my curls come back on wash day I can get promoted to an A+ Hair Care Queen instead of "Aspiring."

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Waiting on that promotion , your hair is absolutely gorgeous .

SN: You are at least MBL now.

 

[ronie]

ronie Thx! I would say that I wear braid outs 50% of the time and flexi rod and curl former sets the other 50%. I needed my hair stretched, so I would only need one pass. In the past, I've created self inflicted heat damage, so I was trying to avoid that again. Hopefully, if my curls come back on wash day I can get promoted to an A+ Hair Care Queen instead of "Aspiring." Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

MileHighDiva no wonder your curl former set looks so great. You are a pro at this.
Your hair did get super straight, so good job on skipping the blowout.
Your curls will come back I am sure. I have the sedu flat iron, and I use it after blowing out my hair. I used it on 340 last time (one pass), and I had no curls damage. I have 4b hair that is very fragile , and for some odd reason I felt like my coils came back tighter. I still haven't done a full 2 step protein treatment. I ve only done 2 re constructors and sd mocha silk. I might do either emergencee or keracare super reconstructor this weekend.
I'm sure your curls will come back singing.

 

[MileHighDiva]

Waiting on that promotion , your hair is absolutely gorgeous .

SN: You are at least MBL now.

DoDo Thank you, Mama! I'm praying for that promotion. I'm thinking if you can go one year w/o a set back, then you should get promoted to A+

MileHighDiva no wonder your curl former set looks so great. You are a pro at this.
Your hair did get super straight, so good job on skipping the blowout.
Your curls will come back I am sure. I have the sedu flat iron, and I use it after blowing out my hair. I used it on 340 last time (one pass), and I had no curls damage. I have 4b hair that is very fragile , and for some odd reason I felt like my coils came back tighter. I still haven't done a full 2 step protein treatment. I ve only done 2 re constructors and sd mocha silk. I might do either emergencee or keracare super reconstructor this weekend.
I'm sure your curls will come back singing.

ronie Thanks for the reassurance! You know that last year, I was doing all kinds of crazy stuff like using GSO for heat protectant . Then Napp was like smoke points don't mean anything, the hair still denatures at I was like

OAN: The emergencee and super reconstructor have the same ingredients, which one do you like better, and why? What does the emergencee smell like? I'm assuming the super reconstructor smells like other KeraCare products. TIA

 

[ronie]

DoDo Thank you, Mama! I'm praying for that promotion. I'm thinking if you can go one year w/o a set back, then you should get promoted to A+ ronie Thanks for the reassurance! You know that last year, I was doing all kinds of crazy stuff like using GSO for heat protectant . Then Napp was like smoke points don't mean anything, the hair still denatures at I was like OAN: The emergencee and super reconstructor have the same ingredients, which one do you like better, and why? What does the emergencee smell like? I'm assuming the super reconstructor smells like other KeraCare products. TIA

MileHighDiva
I have the keracare, but never used it. I have used emergence pre HHJ, as well as post HHJ. I really can't tell what the smell is like. It is not unpleasant, and it does not linger. I use it following the old instructions (no shower cap, with or without heat). I left it once for 45 mns, and I got all kind of crazy breakage..the current instructions say 2 mns in the shower. I do that sometimes, just to get a quick boost and it works. For me, it's ok when I'm not having issues, and my hair is just cruising. When I have issues I use claudie s renew protein. I also do a renew protein the week before I flat iron.
If i use the keracare I will let you know how it goes.

 

[halfindian]

NowIAmNappy beautiful. I love the shine MileHighDiva.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

If I don't get to HL or 2 inches close to it by the end of this year, I'm throwing in the towel. I've been on this HJ long enough.

 

[Dee Raven]

If I don't get to HL or 2 inches close to it by the end of this year, I'm throwing in the towel. I've been on this HJ long enough.

I hear you. I'm ready to go into maintenance mode or just do something else as well. How many inches are you from HL? And where are you counting HL? Because your photos look like your an inch away already.

 

[ManeStreet]

If I don't get to HL or 2 inches close to it by the end of this year, I'm throwing in the towel. I've been on this HJ long enough.

I feel the same way.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

I hear you. I'm ready to go into maintenance mode or just do something else as well. How many inches are you from HL? And where are you counting HL? Because your photos look like your an inch away already.

Me too! Lol
Im not entirely sure but I'm sure it's more than an inch. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a full 6 inches. I'm tall. HL to me is where i put my hands when someone says 'put your hands on your hips'. Lol

 

[ManeStreet]

Here's some buns at work. I've been working out at the gym 3 times a week do that's making my hair regimen more complex... Here's a some everyday buns including flyways & napped up nape. Lol I love using the plastic claw clips from dollar tree. I don't use any bobby pins.

 

[MileHighDiva]

ManeStreet

I need a tutorial for both of those fly arse buns! They're

 

[ManeStreet]

ManeStreet I need a tutorial for both of those fly arse buns! They're

MileHighDiva
I will do picture tutorial in the next week. They are both super easy. For 1 of them I add a few bobby pins for the flyaway hairs.

 

[Dee Raven]

Those are some really cute buns, ManeStreet. I'll have to remember them for the next time I straighten.

So, I did my trim today. I took off about 3/4 to an inch. I'm hoping it will help me get along better with my hair. Because it has been getting on my nerves.

 

[ronie]

DoDo Thank you, Mama! I'm praying for that promotion. I'm thinking if you can go one year w/o a set back, then you should get promoted to A+ ronie Thanks for the reassurance! You know that last year, I was doing all kinds of crazy stuff like using GSO for heat protectant . Then Napp was like smoke points don't mean anything, the hair still denatures at I was like OAN: The emergencee and super reconstructor have the same ingredients, which one do you like better, and why? What does the emergencee smell like? I'm assuming the super reconstructor smells like other KeraCare products. TIA

MileHighDiva what do you mean about same ingredients? The super reconstructor only has hydrolyzed wheat protein in as the third ingredient. I kept seeing this mentioned, and I never remember to go check my bottle. I was like I know I did not see these ingredients on that product. That's the reason I ve never been to anxious to use it in the first place.
I finally went looking in my cabinet, and there it was: water, polyacrylamidomethylpropene sulfonic acid, sodium lactate, hydrolyzed wheat protein, pvp/va copolymer, sodium PAC, methylisothiazolinone.
I got one bottle from sleek hair.com and one from ensley beauty. Both say the same thing.
It does look and smell exactly like emergencee.
But no collagen nothing no elastin nothing. I mean what is so super about wheat protein?
When I search the old threads, it seems like people who used it had the good stuff. I wonder if anyone is using this formula with success.

 

[MileHighDiva]

ronie

What chu talkin' bout Willis? It's my understanding from Google University that it has hydrolyzed elastin in it. Which is why I was interested in that particular product. I think I've even seen that on LHCF.

I'm glad I haven't pulled the trigger yet! Thank you for letting me know!

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[ronie]

ronie What chu talkin' bout Willis? It's my understanding from Google University that it has hydrolyzed elastin in it. Which is why I was interested in that particular product. I think I've even seen that on LHCF. I'm glad I haven't pulled the trigger yet! Thank you for letting me know! Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

Lollll MileHighDiva
You are right. On amazon and sleek hair and other websites that sell it, the ingredients list has: water, collagen amino acids, something something, hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed elastin and one or 2 more ingredients.
I think it is fraud to have us pay 22$ for some hydrolyzed wheat protein. The nerve...
You better off with emergencee.

 

[MileHighDiva]

Lollll MileHighDiva
You are right. On amazon and sleek hair and other websites that sell it, the ingredients list has: water, collagen amino acids, something something, hydrolyzed collagen, hydrolyzed elastin and one or 2 more ingredients.
I think it is fraud to have us pay 22$ for some hydrolyzed wheat protein. The nerve...
You better off with emergencee.

Where is the best place to purchase emergencee? ronie

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