MBL Challenge 2012 Official Thread

[ojemba]

Hi ladies,
I relaxed 2 weeks ago and got a lill trim. I was hoping to be mbl by dec 2011 but realistically I'm more looking at full mbl by march- April 2012. I hope.

 

[ojemba]

Hi ladies,
I relaxed 2 weeks ago and got a lill trim. I was hoping to be mbl by dec 2011 but realistically I'm more looking at full mbl by march- April 2012. I hope.

pre trim:

Post trim:

 

[afrochique]

I am about an inch from BSL. I would like to wig it all the way to the end of the year but it stays hot in Texas most of the year. I am 3 months post stretching for at least 6 months. My hair does not feel long.

 

[Imani]

I just realized there's a check in date coming up for this challenge. Aug 15th.

Right now I'd guess I'm about 1.5 inches or maybe even a little less than that away from APL.

I've been doing a no heat stretch from May 1 to Sept 24. So a little under 2 months left. I was very happy and impressed with my results last time I did this (from Oct 1 to Feb 19) so I am anxious to see if the same thing happens this time.

I'm still not quite sure where MBL is on me, but I think once I hit APL it won't take very long bc I'm short and that its definitely possible for 2012. At first I was thinking Dec 2012, but I actually think it may even be sooner than that.

 

[davisbr88]

ojemba: Girl your hair is looking great! You only have an inch to go! Why do you think you wouldn't make it?
afrochique: Is that hairrexia I hear? Lol! You have to remember that IRL, that IS long!!!!
Imani: Yes! Check-in date in a few and I hope everyone will participate. That's also very close to my nappiversary so I am deciding what I will do in terms of a length check - if I'll straighten or not. I don't think I will celebrate it too much because I am supposed to be much further along than this. I was supposed to be scraping BSL :-/

 

[NikkiQ]

I'll just take a pull test pic b/c I don't plan on using heat until Christmas or New Year's.

 

[afrochique]

davisbr88. Maybe I will feel better about this illness when I get to MBL. LOL

 

[davisbr88]

afrochique: Lol! I feel you! I hope it doesn't strike me any time soon!

 

[Charla]

I want to do a lc with heat (blow dryer for 8/15) but I've never straightened my natural hair so I don't know what I'm doing. Is there a heat protectant ya'll prefer and should I apply the heat protectant on freshly washed hair or should I wash, condition, M&S and then apply the heat protectant? TIA!

 

[Chiquitita]

I'd like to join this challenge. Is it too late? I don't usually like to get ahead of myself, but I'm about 1.5" away from APL. I'm fairly tall 5'6, so MBL by December, 2012 may be a stretch, but I'd like to go for it...

 

[davisbr88]

Charla: What does "lc" mean? When I straighten, I clarify, protein treat, DC with heat, rinse, and then apply a tiny bit of leave-in and GVP silk remedy. Then I blow-dry and flat iron around 370-ish.
Chiquitita: Join right in!
Update in 4 days ladiessssss!

 

[Charla]

@Charla: What does "lc" mean? When I straighten, I clarify, protein treat, DC with heat, rinse, and then apply a tiny bit of leave-in and GVP silk remedy. Then I blow-dry and flat iron around 370-ish.

Thanks, davisbr88
lc is my shorthand for length check!

 

[davisbr88]

lc is my shorthand for length check!

Ohhhhhh. Ok.

 

[lamaria211]

Im in im 100% natural im about 3" from apl and ive just started bunning

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[Charla]

From my crown to MBL is 23".
Current Length -- NL total 3.5-4.5" all over.
Current State of Hair -- Natural.
Regimen -- I'm protective styling (half wigs) 97-100%. Wash/cowash once weekly. Prepoo with hemp seed oil. DC with Lustrasilk Cholesterol and Shea Butter. Spray with avj+glycerin, moisturize with Aussie Moist, seal with castor oil. Finger detangling mostly. Wearing satin bonnet under wigs. Sulfur oil and scalp massages every other day.

Goals for each check-in date
August 15, 2011 -- Grazing SL DONE
December 31, 2011 -- Between Full SL and APL
April 30, 2012 -- APL
August 15, 2012 -- Grazing BSL
December 31, 2012 -- MBL
What month in 2012 you hope to be at MBL -- December:superbanana: (Thanks @NJoy )

YAY! I made my first goal!!!!!Grazing SL by August 15!
This was my first LC with heat. I blow dried it for the first time since being natural. I know I did an awful job, but it was the best I could do!

 

[davisbr88]

Goals for each check-in date:
December 31, 2010 – SL
April 30, 2011 – CBL
August 15, 2011 - Past CBL
December 31, 2011 – APL
April 30, 2012 – BSL
August 15, 2012 – MBL
December 31, 2012 – U-Shaped MBL!

Here's today's check-in:

The purple line is CBL, so even though I was supposed to be at about BSL by this month had I not had the setback, I at least am still ahead of my projections.
The yellow line is APL, but I know that when I do stretch tests, it usually takes another 1-1.5 months or so for my straightened hair to naturally fall at that place on my body. And I am about a half-inch from that yellow line, so it will probably be closer to 2.5-3 months before I'd claim it. So I'm actually happy I decided not to straighten because I may very well be past APL by the time I do in December, and that would be an amazing Christmas gift.

 

[davisbr88]

Congrats, Charla!!!!
Where's the other check-ins???? I want pics!

 

[davisbr88]

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It's update day, ladies!
Show us what you got so we can celebrate together!!!
(SN: Some of you ladies still haven't posted beginning pics and reggies, so please make sure you edit your posts asking to join and include those so we have a starting point for you!)

 

[davisbr88]

Charla: I don't think you did an awful job! You have a very nice blowout! Now mine? The epitome of awful!

 

[Charla]

@Charla: I don't think you did an awful job! You have a very nice blowout! Now mine? The epitome of awful!

HaHa! Naw, I couldn't even get my ends straight! Oh well! Maybe next time!

 

[davisbr88]

HaHa! Naw, I couldn't even get my ends straight! Oh well! Maybe next time!

Well your ends definitely look nice and healthy!
Regardless, your hair looks great!

 

[beans4reezy]

Hi Ladies! Here are some update photos. Nothing really spectacular...I am a bit discouraged about my progress since it seems like BSL is forever and a day away- but I am keeping at it. I still have faith to make MBL by 2012's end.

Oh and my reggie. Two strand twists- all day everyday. I keep them moist with a distilled water, Aloe Vera Juice, Vegetable Glycerin mix. I redo the braids weekly. Since I am like 50 something weeks post, I only detangle and DC once every 2-3 weeks.

 

[NikkiQ]

I'll cowash this afternoon when I get home from work and take a pic with my LC shirt on.

 

[davisbr88]

beans4reezy: Is that first pic a starting pic, or are both from today? And if so, if you're 50 weeks post, your hair is probably just shrunken! Are you going natural? Because the longer I went in my transition, the shorter my hair seemed, even when straightening sometimes since I didn't use much heat.

NikkiQ: I'll be waaaaaiting!

 

[NikkiQ]

^^^^I know you will you hair pic junkie

 

[beans4reezy]

@beans4reezy: Is that first pic a starting pic, or are both from today? And if so, if you're 50 weeks post, your hair is probably just shrunken! Are you going natural? Because the longer I went in my transition, the shorter my hair seemed, even when straightening sometimes since I didn't use much heat.

The first pic was actually taken in Jan and the second, a month later in Feb. I'm not going natural though- I am just a stretching fiend. I do plan to relax in December though.

 

[ScorpioBeauty09]

I actually forgot I was in this challenge and was about to join it lol. Anyways I'm on vacation and my hair is in braids so I won't be able to update until the end of this week. But good luck to the other ladies and happy growing!

 

[davisbr88]

The first pic was actually taken in Jan and the second, a month later in Feb. I'm not going natural though- I am just a stretching fiend. I do plan to relax in December though.

Girl!! How can you say you don't have progress when those pics are 6 and 7 months old?
What does it look like now?

 

[springy_curly]

This is my first challenge
Please introduce yourself! Things you might want to include:
Current Length: somewhere around APL
Current State of Hair: Natural 4a, I recently took out a set of genie locs about a week ago and am currently straightening my hair until I put in a new set at the end of August.
Regimen:
Wash hair once a week.
Prepoo with either cheap conditioner mixed with oil (whatever I have lying around usually some mix of coconut, sweet almound, and/or rice bran oil) or sour cream conditioner mix
DC with either AOGP (protein) or Giovanni Smooth as Silk (moisture)
blow dry and flat iron after applying heat protectant

When my hair is braided my regimen will be:
Wash hair at least once a week with Organix Teatree Mint shampoo and condition with Organix Coconut Milk or Cherry Blossom Ginseng conditioner
keep hair moisturized during the week with Care Free Curl Instant Moisturizer

Also exercising, eating healthy, and drinking lots of H2O

Goals for each check-in date:
December 31, 2011: touching BSL
April 30, 2012: BSL
August 15, 2012: touching MBL
December 31, 2012: MBL
What month in 2012 you hope to be at MBL: I want to give myself a lot of time so Dec 2012

update with pics:
(IDK how to rotate pics erplexed)

 

[davisbr88]

Welcome springy_curly!
Make sure you edit your post later with a starting pic!!!