MBL Challenge 2011

I am back to Grazing BSL after a cut soooo. I hope to make MBL again by -August! I will be wearing Braids and doing the crown and glory regimen!
 
Sunshine_One said:
YAY! I was beginning to think I was the only one roller setting! What products are you using? I do the ponytail method. That is working well. I usually flat iron the roots. But I think I may try to wearing the curls. If I do that I may try using a setting lotion for a firmer hold.



HTH
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I use some kind of liquid leave-in like KBB hair milk and Aveda's Anti-Humidity Pomade. I do not like setting lotions.
 
MrsHouston said:
Are you roller setting natural hair??? If so, we must talk. I only leave the front of my hair out and I've been wanting to start roller setting it as to not continue using heat on the front (while wearing a half wig). My hair is natural and I'm unsure how it will turn out.
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MrsHouston

I am a 4a natural. my hair texture is in my siggy.
 
grow glad to see you too! I am still hanging in there with the ayurvedic treatments. I just started the cassia last month. I like it so far! It's similar to the regular henna just no color so I use it as a conditioning treatment. I don't use any amla in the mix because I want it to stretch my curls. I am so ready to see MBL...I have been APL too long!

HHG...grow&retain! :drunk:
 
grow it is the camera flash mostly, although I did have coconut oil in it as a pre-poo. My hair was really dry (not moisturized) in that pic actually.
 
Hangin in there still cowashing every three days have yet to shampoo because my hair hates shampoo! Lol but yes so far so good can't wait to flat iron at the end of this month to see how close I am to MBL!!!!! WOOT WOOT! I was talking to some ladies the other day and I must say! I can't stand when people say...Oh you're MBL because you have that kind of hair...WTF? Only if they knew how many bottles of VO5,Hawaiian Silky and other stuff PLUS TIME and aching arms went into the getting my hair healthy...*Sorry for the Rant* HHG
 
DesignerCurls said:
@grow glad to see you too! I am still hanging in there with the ayurvedic treatments. I just started the cassia last month. I like it so far! It's similar to the regular henna just no color so I use it as a conditioning treatment. I don't use any amla in the mix because I want it to stretch my curls. I am so ready to see MBL...I have been APL too long!

HHG...grow&retain! :drunk:
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DesignerCurls, thanks! i'm glad you're sticking with the ayurveda too, isn't it fab?!:yep:
actually, the cassia is what i wanted to originally do, but to get the color for the indigo, they tell me i need to use henna.
but i thought that if you put amla in these mixes, it helps to loosen the curl, but if i understand your post well, you're saying amla does not loosen the curl pattern, right?:perplexed

QueenFee said:
Hangin in there still cowashing every three days have yet to shampoo because my hair hates shampoo! Lol but yes so far so good can't wait to flat iron at the end of this month to see how close I am to MBL!!!!! WOOT WOOT! I was talking to some ladies the other day and I must say! I can't stand when people say...Oh you're MBL because you have that kind of hair...WTF? Only if they knew how many bottles of VO5,Hawaiian Silky and other stuff PLUS TIME and aching arms went into the getting my hair healthy...*Sorry for the Rant* HHG
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:lachen::lachen::lachen:
QueenFee, i just HAD to reprint the bolded because that is too funny...and too true!:lol::lol:

i just spent nearly FIVE HOURS detangling my hair the day before last and my arms were too through!:nono:
sure, i had kept my hair tucked away in some sort of ps for over 10 days---no combing whatsoever, and yes, i finger detangled to be extra gentle, but, whew, how my arms were tired afterward!

the good news is that i got all the knots out and lost little to no hair in doing so. i love finger detangling, tiring as it is, nothing is more gentle or secure!

hhj ladies!
 
@grow Yup the amla does not loosen your curl pattern...just the henna or cassia. That's what I've read and see on a youtube vid. And I wanted to try the indigo but black seems to make me look goth at times so I will stick to the cassia. I have tried henna and didn't care for it to much at first but once I learned how to use it and deep condish afterwards I so enjoy it!

Yes ayurvedic products are wonderful! When I got my first major cut after my BC, I went from EL to SL in 4 months using Vatika & Brahmi oils with occasional ayurvedic rinse!!!

HHG...grow&retain!
 
I will most likely make it by the end of December. I will be BSL by the end of August or sooner. So MBL is definetely possible. But I will be on the sideline cheering you guys on
 
Hi! Checking in! I'm still on track to make BSL by June so I plan on MBL by December 31, 2011 @ 11:59:59pm! :lachen:

You all are influencing me. :) I've been planning to switch from henna to cassia because the henna dye is messy and I don't care for the permanence of the color change anymore. But I do love how thick henna makes my hair strands, so I don't want to give it up. I love it in place of a hardcore protein. I'm going to buy some cassia on Friday and give it a try.

Rollersets. Sigh. I want to start doing them weekly but I'm not good at it. I also need a hooded hair dryer first.
 
DesignerCurls, thank you for the info, girlie! so it's the henna and/or cassia that loosens it, not the amla...good to know.
also because i could use some loosening of my ng curl pattern, so the henna should do that.
i'm surprised by what you said about the indigo washing you out.
you're the second person i've heard say that! yikes!
but i've waited so long for this indigo to get here, i think i'm going to try it and just hope for the best. otherwise i'd have to live with 3 tones of different colors in my hair or go back to the black rinse, which isn't as natural.
decisions---decisions......

Elle97, now what you just said about the henna thickening up the strands is another reason why i'd like to try the indigo with henna instead of the black rinse.
which other hardcore protein treatments have you been using?
i'm asking because i've been using Dudley's DRC 28 for about a year and truly love the way it works.
i'd rather not give it up (i stocked up with loads of it) so isn't there a way to use the other protein treatments even if we henna too?

thanks ladies and hhj!
 
grow said:
Elle97, now what you just said about the henna thickening up the strands is another reason why i'd like to try the indigo with henna instead of the black rinse.
which other hardcore protein treatments have you been using?
i'm asking because i've been using Dudley's DRC 28 for about a year and truly love the way it works.
i'd rather not give it up (i stocked up with loads of it) so isn't there a way to use the other protein treatments even if we henna too?

thanks ladies and hhj!
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I don't have any recommendations :look: Maybe I shouldn't have said that I love henna in place of a hardcore protein because I never really used hardcore protein. :perplexed :lol: Sorry. I think I used hardcore protein once, some kind of Aphogee.:lol:

Yeah I think it's okay to use henna with protein, as long as you're careful to leave adequate time between the applications. I wouldn't use them both in the same week or two (or maybe even three). I use a light protein (Aubrey Organics GPB) about two weeks after henna, so hardcore protein plus henna may be overload.
 
i have been having so much trouble with breakage. it's pretty much wrecked my hair. i did a 1" trim today to even things up. i hope to make bsl then mbl, but i'm not so sure anymore. it's been very frustrating because i have followed all of "the steps" including clarifying, protein treatments and deep conditioning. i also used porosity control. i've done all of these things over the last month. tonight i used alter ego garlic conditioner treatment followed by a deep conditioner.

i'm upping my moisturizing. i always think cones don't work for me, but i've reintroduced them because i used them at the beginning of my hhj and it was fine for awhile. i'm doing it from this wash cycle (today) until the next one. i used neutrogena triple moisture and sealed with jane carter nourish and shine like i used too. i hope that this works. i'm so frustrated.

my siggy is my new starting point...*deep deep sigh* i feel like i am stalled:(
 
casey3035 said:
Yeah the plan is to start on March 1st!!! Wish me luck partner!
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Count me in!
I'm going to do it on my own hair though. I know it said your hair might not grow as fast, but I don't feel like messing with extensions again. I'll do it with you and put them in on Tuesday, but I'll have to take them down about two weeks in and then reinstall them after that weekend to finish out the two-month period (I have a formal event on March 19, and plan to straighten on the 18th, but I will reinstall on March 22 to wear 6 weeks)
I'll stretch my hair and put them in medium-sized twists this Tuesday since it'll only be 2 weeks, but when I reinstall I'll probably do tiny twists to make sure they last that 6 weeks. I'll spray the twists with ApHogee Green Tea & Keratin Spray as my strengthener and Donna Marie Moisture Mist or Bee Mine Juicy Spritz for my braid spray.
 
casey3035 said:
Yeah the plan is to start on March 1st!!! Wish me luck partner!
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davisbr88 said:
Count me in!
I'm going to do it on my own hair though. I know it said your hair might not grow as fast, but I don't feel like messing with extensions again. I'll do it with you and put them in on Tuesday, but I'll have to take them down about two weeks in and then reinstall them after that weekend to finish out the two-month period (I have a formal event on March 19, and plan to straighten on the 18th, but I will reinstall on March 22 to wear 6 weeks)
I'll stretch my hair and put them in medium-sized twists this Tuesday since it'll only be 2 weeks, but when I reinstall I'll probably do tiny twists to make sure they last that 6 weeks. I'll spray the twists with ApHogee Green Tea & Keratin Spray as my strengthener and Donna Marie Moisture Mist or Bee Mine Juicy Spritz for my braid spray.
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Good luck, ladies. I do this method at least 6 months out of the year. It's great:yep: I think I'm going to take my braids out. I'm ready to whip my hair:rocker:
 
nappystorm said:
Good luck, ladies. I do this method at least 6 months out of the year. It's great:yep: I think I'm going to take my braids out. I'm ready to whip my hair:rocker:
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Oooh... six months sounds good. Maybe from November to March. I think I'll try that from November this year - March 2012. :yep:
 
I just reached BSL!!!!!!!!!!!

I have 2-3 inches until MBL so I should be there by July if I retain all my length. Now I'm excited :D
 
davisbr88 said:
Oooh... six months sounds good. Maybe from November to March. I think I'll try that from November this year - March 2012. :yep:
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That's when I wear mine. Late October-ish until March-ish. Make sure you wait a few weeks between applications. And don't pull your braids up into a ponytail until about 3 or 4 weeks. Your edges will thank you:yep:
 
blessedandlucky said:
i have been having so much trouble with breakage. it's pretty much wrecked my hair. i did a 1" trim today to even things up. i hope to make bsl then mbl, but i'm not so sure anymore. it's been very frustrating because i have followed all of "the steps" including clarifying, protein treatments and deep conditioning. i also used porosity control. i've done all of these things over the last month. tonight i used alter ego garlic conditioner treatment followed by a deep conditioner.

i'm upping my moisturizing. i always think cones don't work for me, but i've reintroduced them because i used them at the beginning of my hhj and it was fine for awhile. i'm doing it from this wash cycle (today) until the next one. i used neutrogena triple moisture and sealed with jane carter nourish and shine like i used too. i hope that this works. i'm so frustrated.

my siggy is my new starting point...*deep deep sigh* i feel like i am stalled:(
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Hi blessedandlucky! Don't be discouraged girl we all have setbacks/issues sometimes. Your hair looks great to me so obviously you have been doing something right. Are you sure your breakage is due to dryness? If so, have you ever tried the baggy method? This method worked for me last year when sulfur dried my hair out. Also are you protecting your hair from the harsh cold/winter air? It sounds like you are giving your hair lots of moisture though. I'm sure there is someone who is having or had the same issue and can make some suggestions. It will get better girlie, just stick in there.:bighug:

@AlliCat CONGRATS on making BSL!!!! I know this is the MBL challenge but PIC PLEASE!!!!!
 
nappystorm said:
That's when I wear mine. Late October-ish until March-ish. Make sure you wait a few weeks between applications. And don't pull your braids up into a ponytail until about 3 or 4 weeks. Your edges will thank you:yep:
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I decided to wear the micro twists for 6 weeks and the last 2 weeks of the 2-month period, I will be following a modified version of the tightly curly method to make sure my hair is definitely well moisturized before I re-twist. Even in following the TC method, I will keep my hair in PS, most likely buns.
 
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