MBL 2010

Wyldcurlz I'm sorry to hear about your setback. I just saw Exubah mention the Alter Ego Garlic Conditioner - do you think that would help? I know shedding & damage are probably different but it really helped my hair.
 
Checking In...Relaxing tomorrow and I wanna scratch this scalp so bad! Anyway, full MBL is my ultimate goal and maybe some chin length bangs... I have been bunning since saturday, that was when I did my light protein treatment to prepare for the relaxer. I'll make sure to post pics!
 
Just a random thought/question - any other ladies in this thread somewhat skip over BSL?

When the beginning of the year started (I was BSB at the time)& the challenge threads were starting to circulate, I didn't even bother joining the BSL challenge b/c I knew that was a given & not really a challenge.
 
I did skip the BSL challenge also Nakia. I have always been between BSL and MBL most of my life before I cut to a bob and to me it doesn't feel long. I think MBL and WSL are long, so that is what I focus on. I hope that doesn't sound snotty, cause I am really not bragging, because even though I have always had long hair, I didn't take care of it, so it didn't look as healthy as I would have liked at all.
 
nakialovesshoes said:
Just a random thought/question - any other ladies in this thread somewhat skip over BSL?

When the beginning of the year started (I was BSB at the time)& the challenge threads were starting to circulate, I didn't even bother joining the BSL challenge b/c I knew that was a given & not really a challenge.
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I did. I felt that if I shot toward MBL directly that even if I didn't reach my goal that I'd be rocking a beautiful BSL. :yep:
 
wyldcurlz said:
everytime i touch my hair - some hair comes out. damn peroxide!! i'd understand it if i'd drastically lightened my hair, but the color difference is barely noticeable! (the color didn't lift.)
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this makes me think....i hope that demi-perm i used is not what's causing all this shedding. i took out my twists this weekend and it was hairball after hairball....i felt like a diseased cat!!! it's behaving a little better since i DC'd with megatek + garnier 3 minute miracle, but i'm still thinking i need a heavy duty protein and maybe some garlic in there somewhere.

i did the stretch test and everything i stretched was touching my bra, but of course my pessimistic self is saying my bra was too high, my hair MUST have been damp, or something -- anything to make myself not claim it yet! we will see for certain later this week when i go get my Dominican blowout. Crossing my fingers!

NikkiGirl, this is my first time seeing your sig and your hair is FABULOUS!!!
 
Hey ladies Im checking in. I haven't updated in a while cause I've been at home with my newborn and didn't have internet access but now we have internet whoo whoo yay so I should be updating more often. Anyways here's my most recent length check as of May 14th. And now Im currently in a new self install which I will leave in until the end of Aug. And hopefully by then I will have gained the last 1.5-2 inches that I think I need so I can claim MBL. I'll also add pics of my install.

Sry if the pics come out sideways, I dont know how to fix it. Oh and BTW in the length check pic that wasnt a hair style I was in the process of braiding my hair down for the base of my install.
 

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mEmYSELFaNDj said:
Hey ladies Im checking in. I haven't updated in a while cause I've been at home with my newborn and didn't have internet access but now we have internet whoo whoo yay so I should be updating more often. Anyways here's my most recent length check as of May 14th. And now Im currently in a new self install which I will leave in until the end of Aug. And hopefully by then I will have gained the last 1.5-2 inches that I think I need so I can claim MBL. I'll also add pics of my install.

Sry if the pics come out sideways, I dont know how to fix it. Oh and BTW in the length check pic that wasnt a hair style I was in the process of braiding my hair down for the base of my install.
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Congratulations on your newborn Enjoy! and your hair looks great, you look to be MBL in no time at all!
 
Decided to join this challenge:yep:. At first I thought I needed at least an inch more before I claim BSL but I think Im pretty much there. I hope to be MBL by the end of December. My starting pics at BSL were taken May 21st. Im going to continue to keep my hair straight via direct heat the majority of the time (even during the summer months :perplexed:) but periodically I will still wear wash n goes.
 

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BillsBackerz67 said:
Decided to join this challenge:yep:. At first I thought I needed at least an inch more before I claim BSL but I think Im pretty much there. I hope to be MBL by the end of December. My starting pics at BSL were taken May 21st. Im going to continue to keep my hair straight via direct heat the majority of the time (even during the summer months :perplexed:) but periodically I will still wear wash n goes.
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Welcome and your hair is beautiful. :grin:
 
BillsBackerz67 said:
Decided to join this challenge:yep:. At first I thought I needed at least an inch more before I claim BSL but I think Im pretty much there. I hope to be MBL by the end of December. My starting pics at BSL were taken May 21st. Im going to continue to keep my hair straight via direct heat the majority of the time (even during the summer months :perplexed:) but periodically I will still wear wash n goes.
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Congrats on joining us!! Your hair is beautiful and thick!
 
I know it's late in the year, but I would like to start this challenge as well. This should help to motivate me to stay on my haircare. :-) I am brapstrap when straightened with nasty relaxed ends... uhh! smh lol
 
mEmYSELFaNDj said:
Hey ladies Im checking in. I haven't updated in a while cause I've been at home with my newborn and didn't have internet access but now we have internet whoo whoo yay so I should be updating more often. Anyways here's my most recent length check as of May 14th. And now Im currently in a new self install which I will leave in until the end of Aug. And hopefully by then I will have gained the last 1.5-2 inches that I think I need so I can claim MBL. I'll also add pics of my install.

Sry if the pics come out sideways, I dont know how to fix it. Oh and BTW in the length check pic that wasnt a hair style I was in the process of braiding my hair down for the base of my install.
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Congrats to you on giving birth!!:grin:
 
wyldcurlz said:
everytime i touch my hair - some hair comes out. damn peroxide!! i'd understand it if i'd drastically lightened my hair, but the color difference is barely noticeable! (the color didn't lift.)

so i've learned from some of our TL & longers cousins here to not heat style at all (which will be hard because i'm in 4 weddings in the next few months.) and to kick up my protein treatments and deep condition 2x/week. i need to protective style as much as possible and only finger comb. any other tips. i'm so scared right now. i've NEVER been through anything like this with my hair ever before!
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I'm so sorry about your setback!! We spend so much time, effort and money caring for our hair and all it takes is one setback to ruin great progress. You'll be able to recover while taking the proper measures. I'm sure you'll be able to make it to mbl. Low manipulation and moisturizing are also important.
 
mEmYSELFaNDj said:
Hey ladies Im checking in. I haven't updated in a while cause I've been at home with my newborn and didn't have internet access but now we have internet whoo whoo yay so I should be updating more often. Anyways here's my most recent length check as of May 14th. And now Im currently in a new self install which I will leave in until the end of Aug. And hopefully by then I will have gained the last 1.5-2 inches that I think I need so I can claim MBL. I'll also add pics of my install.

Sry if the pics come out sideways, I dont know how to fix it. Oh and BTW in the length check pic that wasnt a hair style I was in the process of braiding my hair down for the base of my install.
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CONGRATULATIONS on the little one!!!!
 
lilsparkle825 said:
this makes me think....i hope that demi-perm i used is not what's causing all this shedding. i took out my twists this weekend and it was hairball after hairball....i felt like a diseased cat!!! it's behaving a little better since i DC'd with megatek + garnier 3 minute miracle, but i'm still thinking i need a heavy duty protein and maybe some garlic in there somewhere.

i did the stretch test and everything i stretched was touching my bra, but of course my pessimistic self is saying my bra was too high, my hair MUST have been damp, or something -- anything to make myself not claim it yet! we will see for certain later this week when i go get my Dominican blowout. Crossing my fingers!

NikkiGirl, this is my first time seeing your sig and your hair is FABULOUS!!!
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Hey lady. Are you sure that wasn't just the normal shedding from having your hair hidden? If not, definitely use the garlic. I have the Alter Ego Garlic Cond & it really works. I wanna see some pics of your new do. :yep:
 
Nothing much going on here, dying to take these braids out on Thursday :D, I have to clarify my hair and give it the works! I will get it braided up next week again, I will shoot for two weeks instead of three. :)
 
Here are the results from my relaxer on Thursday. I didnt see much progress this time but overrall, Im still happy with the length and thickness.

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wyldcurlz said:
Thank you so much CelinaStarr! I appreciate your support and words of wisdom. Its rough because, while I'm sure my hair grows at a normal rate, it "seems" like it grows so slowly. (it seems like i get only 0.5 inches every 5 months!!) i hate that i'm going to be stalled at slightly above BSL for much longer - since waist was my ultimate goal and i was so close!

i'll definitely listen to your advice. finger combing, gentle treatment, keeping it moisturized/conditioned and protein treatments.

and i will definitely take you up on the offer - i know i'll have questions/a few "freak out" moments in the future. thanks again!!
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wyldcurlz, I had to spend almost all of '09 trimming and cutting my hair up to armpit, then it would grow down to bsl, then trimming .5-1 inch to maintain. It was so frustrating, but it was worth dealing with the damage. To keep myself encouraged, I just reminded myself that trimming my hair was progress (then I had to recover from being scissor happy :D).
 
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I just trimmed my hair. It was getting too tangly because of split ends.
I'm quite disappointed because I'm sure I won't get to MBL by the end of the year now, let alone WL ( my personal challenge).
 
nakialovesshoes said:
Just a random thought/question - any other ladies in this thread somewhat skip over BSL?

When the beginning of the year started (I was BSB at the time)& the challenge threads were starting to circulate, I didn't even bother joining the BSL challenge b/c I knew that was a given & not really a challenge.
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Yes, I did. BSL and MBL are not that much different on me, imo. I'm just under 5'3" with a short-ish torso. There's about a 1-2" difference iirc.

In other news, I took out my last set of braids end of last month and got another set on 29/05. No break between sets - bad, I know. I couldn't really check length because I didn't take it all out in time, so my hairdresser had to do some of it. It wasn't a pleasant experience to say the least but I brought it on myself :rolleyes:. These braids will be in until mid-July or the end of July and then I'll get another set :yawn:. I will do a length check when I take that set down (so September-ish).

I'm a bit tired of the PS-ing but like I said in my last post, I've never been a fan of fake hair anyway (I'm using human hair extensions). I'm all about retaining right now - some people don't agree but I'd rather put up with this boring temporary situation to get closer to my goals than trying to do that with my hair out. It would take longer time - plus, I've had a lot of fun with my hair before anyway and it's not like there are no downsides (e.g - detangling!). Now I'm ready to just meet my goals, since I would have already if I'd continued down the PS path this time last year but I wanted to wear it "loose" instead.
 
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I'm going to co-wash my hair this morning with Yes To Cucumbers. I've tried the Yes To Carrots before and love it so let's see if it carries over to this particular condish.
 
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