SHOULDER LENGTH 2011 CHALLENGE!

AvaSpeaks said:
Aww thanks! Girl look at your hair and that shine! We should both push for my new length, SBL (shoulder blade length), :lol: We are both so close...
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Thks... I will definately join you hopefully end of the month when I relax and do a length check. I think it will make the much dreaded APL journey shorter :yep::yep:. SBL is the longest my hair has ever been.
 
CBL, which is what my hair is now is the longest my hair has ever been. I NEVER thought I would finally be on the road to SL.

And ALOT of that's me. Because I wasn't consistent and I wasn't doing the things I needed to be doing to take my hair to the next level. The year before, I buckled down and got serious and last year I stopped "watching" it grow, and then the next thing I knew, I had longer hair :lol:

And to be honest, it could had been longer, but again I still half-assed it, even with the new length. I could/should be on the way to APL but no. So it's okay, I am going to be FULL Shoulder Length by summer (June) and then push to SBL for the end of the year!

Funny how there aren't more ladies on this thread because I know there are a LOT of lurkers and newbies who are struggling with Neck Length and Collarbone Length, just like I was :ohwell: Not everybody is pushing BSL yet!
 
Rossy2010 said:
Thks... I will definately join you hopefully end of the month when I relax and do a length check. I think it will make the much dreaded APL journey shorter :yep::yep:. SBL is the longest my hair has ever been.
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Ms. Imani,

Do you think it would be possible to put the graduates in the original post under challengers? We could put the graduates name and the month/year.

I would be willing to help with that if needed.
 
faithVA said:
Congratulations on making it to SL. :grin: APL is right around the corner.

Are you in the APL challenge?
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No I am not SL yet! I still got like maybe what 2 inches to go? I was saying that if I play my cards right, I should make SL by summer and then push for SBL (shoulder blade length) for the end of the year.

I want to be FULL SL. My crown and front is not touching my shoulders yet. I still got a few months to go so that's why I posted the pics to see if you guys thought I was close yet.....

Depending on body type, most people have their collarbone above their shoulders, so that's why I said push for CBL first and then SL is like a few months away :grin:
 
Ok - just double checking because I still get confused about the hair length thing. Full SL is when the crown touches the shoulders, not the front?

sheesh - can't wait to get past SL. Measuring all the other lengths are easier.
 
faithVA said:
Ms. Imani,

Do you think it would be possible to put the graduates in the original post under challengers? We could put the graduates name and the month/year.

I would be willing to help with that if needed.
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faithVA Yeah I was going to do that. But nobody wants to admit they are SL yet. :lachen: People keep saying "I think" or "maybe" or "not until xyz section gets there, etc". So I was just waiting until someone came in and definitively said "HEY YA'LL I MADE IT!!!"
 
Imani said:
@faithVA Yeah I was going to do that. But nobody wants to admit they are SL yet. :lachen: People keep saying "I think" or "maybe" or "not until xyz section gets there, etc". So I was just waiting until someone came in and definitively said "HEY YA'LL I MADE IT!!!"
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That makes sense. Hadn't thought of that. I know when I do make the announcement I want to be clearly SL.

Looking forward to the celebrations. I know some are coming up soon.
 
I dunno how many of you ladies protective style BUT they know have mini spin pins and they are FABULOUS. the big spin spins were too big and I didn't have enough hair but these are perfect and i'm ear length in the front and neck length (at the very bottom of my neck) in the back. So these should work for alot of you ladies.
 
chelleypie810 said:
I dunno how many of you ladies protective style BUT they know have mini spin pins and they are FABULOUS. the big spin spins were too big and I didn't have enough hair but these are perfect and i'm ear length in the front and neck length (at the very bottom of my neck) in the back. So these should work for alot of you ladies.
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Ok you have caught my attention. How are you using them? Do you have any pics with styles you have done? Or is there a yt video?

I would love to have some more styling options.
 
faithVA said:
Ok you have caught my attention. How are you using them? Do you have any pics with styles you have done? Or is there a yt video?

I would love to have some more styling options.
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What is a spin pin? What kind of styles can you create with them? Are they suitable for NL naturals?

Apologies if a dumb question, but never heard of these. TIA
 
Ok I'm waiting patiently. Ok maybe impatiently. I have my purse on my shoulder and one shoe on ready to head out the door to the store to pick some up.

Need more details.

( I was going to include emoticons but dang I don't have the patience to read through all of those and find the ones that fit):blush:
 
I've been eyeing the spin pins but didn't think I had enough length... But maybe the smaller pins would work for me. Think I'm gonna give em a try. Thanks Chelly!
 
Sorry guys!!! I was doing law work on my fab spring break -__- um but if you youtube spin pins there's diff styles on there to do. I just put a bun on top of my head and put the pins through. There at target for 6.29 and you get three of them. There not as long as the regular spin pins.
 
ebsalita said:
What is a spin pin? What kind of styles can you create with them? Are they suitable for NL naturals?

Apologies if a dumb question, but never heard of these. TIA
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I would think they would be fine for NL natural. I'm relaxed so i'm not sure. But spin pins are used to make buns without a bajillion bobby pins.
 
Thanks ChelleyPie. I will pick up some tomorrow.

I still don't think my hair is long enough for a bun but maybe I can hack soemthing together. I am between NL and CBL in the back and NL in the front but still can't get my hair in a bun. I think I am going to need another 2 inches. I am hoping when I am full SL buns will be easier.
 
Twisted up a section of my hair. Never tried to do twists before. they look nice but I would just still prefer for them to be waaaay longer. So idk if I will try to rock this style or not anytime soon. One day when I have ALOT of free time I will twist my whole head and play around with it.

They do, however, look longer than I thought they would and would probably be able to do some sort of pin up with some strategically placed bobby pins.
 
Can I even join?

I am natural, and had - 4.5-5 inches of hair all round. All of that changed last night when i did a hack job on some of my colored ends. I need to go to a salon to get that straightened out and trimmed, and i am not sure they won't cut of like the two extra inches of hair i have left. if that ends up being the case, i'm not sure i will succeed here. so the point of all my rambling is... i am late to the party, but can i join?
 
Sesi said:
Can I even join?

I am natural, and had - 4.5-5 inches of hair all round. All of that changed last night when i did a hack job on some of my colored ends. I need to go to a salon to get that straightened out and trimmed, and i am not sure they won't cut of like the two extra inches of hair i have left. if that ends up being the case, i'm not sure i will succeed here. so the point of all my rambling is... i am late to the party, but can i join?
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Yep, still a little under 10 months left. Come on in. Just answer the questions in the original post and any other background u wish to add such as if this is your first time being SL, etc.
 
What is your current length? Neck Length

What is your goal date to make SL? December 2011- I need all the time I can get lol

Relaxed/natural/texlaxed/transitioning?
Natural after 10 months of transitioning

How do you plan on getting to SL? (ie. Protective styling, no heat, stretching relaxers, growth aids, etc) PSing everyday, very simple reggie which consists of daily cowashing, weekly poo and DC, M&S every day, protein treatment every 2 months. Also taking hair,skin and nail vitamins along with incorporating some sulfur into the mix.

Whats your long term length goal? MBL unstretched...aim high!
 
What is your current length collarbone length (i think. could be neck length tho). 4-4.5 inches

What is your goal date to make SL 2011? December 2011 - slow grower, trying to grow healthy hair.

Relaxed/natural/texlaxed/transitioning? Natural

How do you plan on getting to SL? protective styling (twists), low manipulation (redo style once every two weeks (when i am swimming) and once ever 3 weeks (when I am not swimming); weekly shampooing and conditioning, moisturizing weekly/biweekly

What's your long-term goal? as long as i can get. I have never had longer than neck length hair in my life, esp when relaxed, so i'm excited to see just how long i can grow my hair!!!
 
:pray:I don't know whether i can still join:prettyplease:, but if I can, these are my stats:

What is your current length: NL I guess. (Nape goes to mid of Neck [3.5in], Top of Crown goes to top of ear [5in]

What is your goal date to make SL 2011? Dec. 31, 2011

Relaxed/natural/texlaxed/transitioning? 100% Natural

How do you plan on getting to SL? ORS scalp scrub 1x/mo; shampooing and DC 1x/wk (Sun); Baggying 3x/wk (MWF); COwashing 3x/wk (TuThSat); Twist outs, Low manipulation, sew-in weaves

What's your long-term goal? WL (from top of crown)

ETA: Finally measured with tape measure, corrected the lengths.
 
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here are some pictures

i finished hacking all over, and now i have roughly 4 inches everywhere except for the nape, where i went scissor-happy so it's 3 inches.
 

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*Sigh* I'm not sure if I am going to make it to SL by my post-relaxer anniversary this coming May. My hair is thickening but it hasn't quite made it yet. The thing is that I know my hair can grow faster than this so I'm going to change some things and see if that helps.
My diet has improved but still needs work so I'm going to the Daniel Fast (really a vegan diet) for lent with my mother to help kick start my way to better eating. (I plan to become a pescatarian again after the "fast.") I hope to work out everyday during this fast or at least more consistently than I have been doing. Also, I am going back to taking my multivitamin and hair vitamin daily. I hope all of this will help me to gain better health in general and maybe just maybe give me faster growth (that would be a plus.)
 
^^^Ravengirl sounds like a good way to jump start your hair come back. I'm going to start working out 5 days a week again myself. That seemed to help my hair's health quite a bit while I was transitioning. Now that I'm natural and can cowash everyday without the hassle of 2 textures, I'll be able to really dig deep into my training for competitions next year. I'm still working on my newly natural reggie though. This is all foreign to me. Last time I was natural, I was 6 years old :nono:
 
So my future DH measured my hair today and says I have about 2.5-3" until I get to SL. SO STOKED!!!!!! :woot:
 
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