Shoulder Length 2012 Challenge

Hyacinthe said:
hey Ladies!
I am tryna get to full shoulder length by december 2012
I will need a tu soon,but my hairstyllist is away.
I am 11 weeks post and I never gone beyond 12 weeks,so this will be a test for me.
on wash days i have to be extra careful and take my time which in itself is a challenge.
All in all I am pleased with the health of my hair just gotta keep the momentum going until my stylist gets back
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Welcome! I'm sure you will be fine until your stylist returns. HHG hun!
 
Hey ladies! Hope all is well. I'm twisting this summer...too hot for anything else lol. My front/crown is slowly inching its way to SL. The back and sides are CBL. I'm experimenting with the curly girl method...my hair is begging for moisture.
 
HairPleezeGrow said:
That's great you have a staple protein that works!
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Thanks - it's so funny to think that for 20+ years that I relaxed always doing a full head, never just the NG and I never once used protein - yet now that I'm growing out the relaxer with only 1-2" left, if I don't do a Px once a week it's carnage up in there!!!!!


afroette said:
My crown is between NL and EL, I think.
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:grin: Amazing - it's about 3 weeks since you started focusing on your crown, sth like that - did you remember to take a starting pic for comparison? Can I ask, is that section the same texture as the rest of your head or different?

gonnabme1st - Your hair looks great, you can prolly start thinking about when you're going to claim SL!

gvin89 said:
Hey ladies! Hope all is well. I'm twisting this summer...too hot for anything else lol. My front/crown is slowly inching its way to SL. The back and sides are CBL. I'm experimenting with the curly girl method...my hair is begging for moisture.
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Have you tried baggying or the GHE method?
 
claud-uk, the only pic I have of my crown is that one proving my spot in this challenge. :) my hair is the same texture there as front of my hair as far as I know. My back is like a cabbage patch because it's either over or under processed. I can't figure out which but I'm going to go with over processed.

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HairPleezeGrow said:
Your hair is looking amazing! You dont look too far from full SL so you just may make it by the end of the year. Your hair is sooo thick and plush! Keep up the good work.
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Thanks so much for the encouragement. I really dooooo want to claim it but I wasn't sure about the "rules". In the first pic, my hair is actually parted just above my ears. The hair at the front of my hair reaches just under my bottom lip, seen in the second set of pictures posted. What I didn't think to capture (sorry) in a pic is that the hair at the top of my head when pulled toward the back only reaches to about the top of my neck. Does my whole head have to reach shoulder length for it to count? Someone I know says the hair at the top of her head and sides reaches shoulder length but the hair at the back of her head only reaches to the top of her neck. Ladies would her length count as shoulder length? She asked me and I wasn't sure what to tell her. :perplexed
 
Yep its still considered SL... now for full SL all the hair reaches the shoulders. Like myself I consider already SL but not full SL bc my sides, top, and front does not reach my shoulders. In your friends case I'm not sure but I think she is bc she may just have trouble area in her nape. As long as the rest of her hair reaches her shoulders I would say yes she is.

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afroette said:
claud-uk, the only pic I have of my crown is that one proving my spot in this challenge. :) my hair is the same texture there as front of my hair as far as I know. My back is like a cabbage patch because it's either over or under processed. I can't figure out which but I'm going to go with over processed.

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Hi afroette, thanks. I wanna keep asking questions but I feel like you're going to tire of me!!! :lol:
 
Still working on the challenge. My hair is currently in a perm rod set, so you can't see the length. I've been doing no heat all summer, its too hot to flat iron. I may flat iron it at the beginning of August, when I do I'll post an updated photo. I'm not sure when I'll make SL, probably end of the year. Enjoying growing it out though!
 
DH is taking the kids away Mon/Tues so today (Sunday) I have my WGO+Sunflower Oil pre-poo in all day. Tomorrow when they leave I'm having a hair party!!!

Rinse oil
Mirpur Soy Cholesterol Protein Tx
Mirpur AV Cholesterol Moisturizing Tx
DC with Queen Helene Cholesterol + Castor Oil under my heat cap
Keracare Natural Textures Leave In, seal with Coconut Oil, braid into 4
 
I relaxed last night and I gained about an inch and a half. I air dried my hair and I decided I'm going to wash it on Thursday and deep condition and then air dry again so I can flat iron it Friday morning
 
I am hoping my natural hair can make shoulder by the end of the year :yep: HUH!
Even if only the back gets there I am game :) yay!
 
healthy2008 said:
I relaxed last night and I gained about an inch and a half. I air dried my hair and I decided I'm going to wash it on Thursday and deep condition and then air dry again so I can flat iron it Friday morning
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:pics: please! Need some fresh porn :lol:

JJamiah said:
I am hoping my natural hair can make shoulder by the end of the year :yep: HUH!
Even if only the back gets there I am game :) yay!
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:yep: AnyAnyAnything is welcome!
 
Did a MTx / PTx / DC Monday and yesterday. Today I M&S'd using Keracare NT LI + glycerine + AVG, sealed with castor oil + shea butter mixed. Hair feels great after using castor oil in my DC, soft and heavy but not at all oily.

I've been trimming... it's unavoidable really at this time in my HHJ. Hopefully my new M&S regi together with using Keracare NT Overnight Moisturizing Treatment will keep my ends in shape so I can cut this regular trimming down to just 1x per month.

I meant HAIR porn in my last post :lol::blush:
 
claud-uk said:
Did a MTx / PTx / DC Monday and yesterday. Today I M&S'd using Keracare NT LI + glycerine + AVG, sealed with castor oil + shea butter mixed. Hair feels great after using castor oil in my DC, soft and heavy but not at all oily.

I've been trimming... it's unavoidable really at this time in my HHJ. Hopefully my new M&S regi together with using Keracare NT Overnight Moisturizing Treatment will keep my ends in shape so I can cut this regular trimming down to just 1x per month.

I meant HAIR porn in my last post :lol::blush:
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Your hair s making great progress. Keep up the great work hun.

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back half of my hair is definitely SL. like ive said before i will stay in this challenge for a minute while lurking in the APL challenge thread.

the first pic was monday and the second was in february. the red line indicates my ultimate goal length. anything after that will be just gravy

hhj!
 

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mallysmommy said:
back half of my hair is definitely SL. like ive said before i will stay in this challenge for a minute while lurking in the APL challenge thread.

the first pic was monday and the second was in february. the red line indicates my ultimate goal length. anything after that will be just gravy

hhj!
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You and I have the same goal length...the rest is "gravy" for me too. Comparing your photos, you've made awesome progress. Looks longer AND fuller.
 
I want a hair length so that when it starts shrinking about 3 weeks post relaxer I look like I have more than an inch for a ponytail.

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I'm finally taking my braids out!:yay: I will be doing a protein treatment with ORS hair mayo, egg and aphogee 2 min keratin treatment. That will be followed by a moisture treatment using Aubrey's white camellia conditioner and coconut oil............and of course attempting to do a length check even though I'm not relaxing till next week
 
I was able to do my first micro-mini-tiny-weeny bun :yay: Summer hair is going to be so much easier now that I can bun, good bye SSK's!

9 days until my monthly micro trim, I can't wait. Getting rid of spilt ends one micro trim at a time. The goal is to be as free of splits as I can by the new year, and just grow out the luscious thick dream hair, I envision having.
 
Treating my ends to Keracare Overnight Mz Tx tonight. Will then be doing an overnight ceramide oil pre-poo before a DC with heat in the am, then poo, then Mirpur Soy Protein Tx, then a rinse out con with castor oil and avocado oil.

Thanks Hyacinthe!
 
I skipped my usual overnight oil pre-poo last night bc my hair STILL feels so soft and moisturized from midweek.

Doing a dry DC right now with QH Cholesterol + CON AO + WGO. Wash with Hollywood Beauty AO poo, then follow up with Mirpur Soy PTx and finish with HB AO rinse out con mixed with castor oil and avocado oil.

My current leave in is 1:1:1 Keracare Natural Textures + AVG + Glycerine. I seal lightly with coconut + sunflower oil.

Loving this journey getting to know my hair!
 
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Checking in... getting rid of shampoo and deep conditioning twice a week, and finger detangling is working out wonderful it has been for about two months! I don't think I'll probably change my regimen any time soon.
 
I need help girls I had my TU done on sat. Can I claim shoulder length or am I jumping the gun?

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Hyacinthe said:
I need help girls I had my TU done on sat. Can I claim shoulder length or am I jumping the gun?

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I think you are there especially in a couple more months you may even be some inches past that point!
 
I figured out how to make my bun look fuller, just wanted to share with the rest of the ear/nose length ladies, we can protect those ends with grace. Shot on the left are my short chunky twist, then I bunned them on the right. If you look closely, you will see the middle back of my hair is only a nubb sticking out, so I had to find that one spot on my head where most of my hair was.:lachen:

 
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