Night & Day: DRASTIC Hair Changes (Not your ordinary comparison shots!)

I put this in my profile but I never saw this thread so I'll just jump right in, lol

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March 2009


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August 2009

If they are huge I'm so sorry!

ETA: Fixed it, lol
 
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Bump...Bump.. Your hair looks really similar to mine. I don't really have any dramatic changes. After 13 months of transitioning - my hair is only a few inches longer than when I first started (due to shedding). But I'm doing a twist out tonight and will share those photos. What products do you use? Assuming that you are rocking a twist out in the second photo?
so1913 said:
I thought it would be cool for everyone to share pictures of your hair from one extreme to another, whether it be style (some of us have come a loooong way, lol) color, length (doesn't have to be short to long, can be the other way around), health, texture, etc. just two shots that are COMPLETELY and DRASTICALLY different from the other. It just shows how versitile our hair is, and how NOTHING is permenant. We can make changes, make progress, and none of these drastic differences in our hair over time could happen if our hair DID NOT GROW, right? More motivation!!!!

Here are mine:

2001
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July 2006
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PLEASE share yours :) I can't wait to see them!!!

ETA: The whole point of this is that I remember CLEARLY when I cut my hair that short simply for "change" thinking "how in the hell am I going to grow this out???" At the time, I thought it would be impossible, or would take a lifetime. Sure, it's been 5 years, with other hair styles, cuts, and changes in between. I know a lot of women get discouraged about the "time" it takes to grow hair out and thinks it will take "forever". The time flies. It's possible ;) And I think it's good to "show" that it is possible, especially for the newcomers.
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brownbean96 said:
Bump...Bump.. Your hair looks really similar to mine. I don't really have any dramatic changes. After 13 months of transitioning - my hair is only a few inches longer than when I first started (due to shedding). But I'm doing a twist out tonight and will share those photos. What products do you use? Assuming that you are rocking a twist out in the second photo?
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Hey there,
I see this thread is still going!

The second photo is just my hair washed and styled with Fantasia IC Gel over a leave in and dried with a diffuser.
 
Hmm well here's my story. It took me a very long time to sort out my damaged hair, and I wasn't really consistent until January 09.

Timeline: December 08, March 09, (last three) December 09
 

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Cream Tee said:
Hmm well here's my story. It took me a very long time to sort out my damaged hair, and I wasn't really consistent until January 09.

Timeline: December 08, March 09, (last three) December 09
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Cream Tee, your hair is really growing in quite nicely! :yep: Looks great.
 
so1913 said:
I thought it would be cool for everyone to share pictures of your hair from one extreme to another, whether it be style (some of us have come a loooong way, lol) color, length (doesn't have to be short to long, can be the other way around), health, texture, etc. just two shots that are COMPLETELY and DRASTICALLY different from the other. It just shows how versitile our hair is, and how NOTHING is permenant. We can make changes, make progress, and none of these drastic differences in our hair over time could happen if our hair DID NOT GROW, right? More motivation!!!!

Here are mine:

2001
6Ikindamissthecut-vi.jpg


July 2006
IMG_3802-vi.jpg


PLEASE share yours :) I can't wait to see them!!!

ETA: The whole point of this is that I remember CLEARLY when I cut my hair that short simply for "change" thinking "how in the hell am I going to grow this out???" At the time, I thought it would be impossible, or would take a lifetime. Sure, it's been 5 years, with other hair styles, cuts, and changes in between. I know a lot of women get discouraged about the "time" it takes to grow hair out and thinks it will take "forever". The time flies. It's possible ;) And I think it's good to "show" that it is possible, especially for the newcomers.
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October 2010

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Oh wow, I remember starting this thread!

Well I guess it's time for me to update myself. Unfortunately, I still haven't replaced a camera so the most recent pic I have to share is October 2010. 2010 was the first year since going natural that I hadn't had a "major" hair cut.
 
Here goes!!!
Short hair pic is from 03/2007. Long hair pic is from 12/2010. Enjoy!!
 

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so1913 said:
Thanks ladies! But where the rest of ya'll at?!?!? I know I'm not the only one whose changed their hair drastically over the years, whether by choice or for hair health reasons. I wanna see!!!!!

I wanna see some green mohawks turned to soft shoulder length curls, lol. The more drastic, the better!
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i'm not sure if i posted in this thread...My full story is on my site but in short...my hair has NEVER grown past NL....NEVER!!!!!!!!
In 2007 I was fed up with my hair not growing :pullhair:and decided to cut it all off. It was something I had to get used to but when I got so many compliments I thought...short is the way to go. In Dec 2008, I asked a co-worker of mine how she got her hair to be so shiny and she mentioned that she co-washed...I asked "What's co-wash?" and that's when she put me on to LHCF. During my lunch break I logged onto the site and was hooked :user:! I saw so many black women with LONG HAIR and my mouth dropped:shocked:. I stayed on that site for hours trying to absorb as much information as possible. After seeing that black hair can grow I was on a mission to see how long I can grow mine.

It's been 2 years since I logged on and my hair is the longest and healthiest it's been my whole life! It actually brings tears to my eyes to see how far I've come.

June 2007
june07withtag.jpg


Dec 2008 - Start of Hair Journey
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March 2009
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June 2009
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Oct 2009
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Jan 2010
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April 2010
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Aug 2010
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Dec 2010
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side random note...i took accutane back in October 2009 and was able to clear up my skin...(don't act like you didn't peep the pimples on my back...and i photoshopped my back in the Jan 09 pic :lachen:)
 
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Wow these pics are all so beautiful. I will post mine later today:)

UPDATE
Short hair was Stretched August 2008 (pre LHCF)
Longer hair was Stretched December 2010
 

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The beginning of my journey. Hair was a dry mess- breaking. I was so sick and tired of having no hair. I heard a commerical for Cathy Howse, brought her book and decided to test her statement that Black women CAN have long hair:
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Two years later...I don't have long hair yet, but I have made progress that I am very proud of:
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I have only begun to grow. When I can go to the park with a date as cute as Chase Crawford and wear my hair like this:
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That's when my hair goals will have been acheived....then I will come back on here and create a thread about it!! :)
 
Ok here goes


I had just abt reached APL september 2009
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decided I wanted to be natural november 2009
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coloured july 2010
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blowout 2011, Ive gradually cut off the colour so Im back to Black
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I've posted some of these pics before, but here is me the day after my BC Jan 2010.

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14 months, some bleach and a rinse later...

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here I am at 18 months..

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Here are mine -- February 2011 - February 2012!!:yep::yep:
 

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trendsetta25 said:
i'm not sure if i posted in this thread...My full story is on my site but in short...my hair has NEVER grown past NL....NEVER!!!!!!!!
In 2007 I was fed up with my hair not growing :pullhair:and decided to cut it all off. It was something I had to get used to but when I got so many compliments I thought...short is the way to go. In Dec 2008, I asked a co-worker of mine how she got her hair to be so shiny and she mentioned that she co-washed...I asked "What's co-wash?" and that's when she put me on to LHCF. During my lunch break I logged onto the site and was hooked :user:! I saw so many black women with LONG HAIR and my mouth dropped:shocked:. I stayed on that site for hours trying to absorb as much information as possible. After seeing that black hair can grow I was on a mission to see how long I can grow mine.

It's been 2 years since I logged on and my hair is the longest and healthiest it's been my whole life! It actually brings tears to my eyes to see how far I've come.

June 2007
june07withtag.jpg


Dec 2008 - Start of Hair Journey
DSC00830-vi.jpg


March 2009
DSC00989-vi.jpg


June 2009
JuneGrowth-vi.jpg


Oct 2009
OctoberGrowth-vi.jpg


Jan 2010
jan3-vi.png


April 2010
blogupdate-vi.png


Aug 2010
hairaug2010copy-vi.jpg


Dec 2010
decrelaxedwet-vi.jpg

decfullcopy-vi.jpg


side random note...i took accutane back in October 2009 and was able to clear up my skin...(don't act like you didn't peep the pimples on my back...and i photoshopped my back in the Jan 09 pic :lachen:)
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BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!! :yep:
 
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