SL 2013 Challenge!!~~~

My kinky twist install last week was a fail. I did much better this weekend. I haven't finished yet. I will do my crown tomorrow and curl it up. I will keep these in until August. Hoping by putting my hair away I will be pleased by the length when I take them out.
 
My hair was drier than the sahara desert its so hot outside. I cowashed today for the first time. My hair and NG are so soft and moist. I just might add this to my regimen.
 
I told my hair, "you in danger, girl!" So I crochet braided :lol:

I kept going at it with the shears...dusting, then dusted again, then dusted then SnD...it was madness! :spinning: I was obsessing over splits and SSKs... soooo it had to go away before I was back to EL :ohwell:
 
Yea I made shoulder length somewhat. 6 mths of a sew in. Started at chin length after hair fail out due to stress. Hair was in a pony all day so the crease makes it look shorter. No perm in 4 yrs
 

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cynthiapierfax said:
Yea I made shoulder length somewhat. 6 mths of a sew in. Started at chin length after hair fail out due to stress. Hair was in a pony all day so the crease makes it look shorter. No perm in 4 yrs
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:congrats: :yay:

Congratulations. We are finally getting some graduates.
 
Just wanted to stop by and thank you ladies for this thread. I remember being NL for what seemed like forever, but with LHCF, I'm growing to lengths I never thought possible for me.

Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing everybody's reveals throughout the year! :grin:
 
Hello my beautiful ladies!!

I am finally out of the training room for the next two weeks! :grin: Anyhoo, I am still in my kinky twists & it'll be 6 weeks on Friday & tha's when I plan on taking them out. I've been alternating between braidspray by African Pride & SCurl & both have been working really good on keeping my hair moisturized. I have pretty much no itching & my scalp has been doing well too. I felt like the ends of my wigs were rubbing against my edges which caused extreme thinning so I didn't put my edges in twists in order to work on growing them.

Well they filled in nicely!! Since they were really short before, pretty much all of my edges & nape are natural. I've been using JAM (yea I said it) on my edges & nape while in the kinky twist but wanted to see how it worked before saying that I used it. It really doesn't keep my natural hair layed as I would've hoped & after 10 minutes my hair is curly around edges again but I didn't even care because I have edges again! However, it does keep my edges extra moisturized allllll day long! I have no plans on going back to wigs in the mean time since I want my edges to continue to thrive & I also plan on crosstraining over the summer by swimming several times a week. So I'll be grabbing a drawstring phony pony so that I can take it on & off to wash & DC as much as I want. I'll try one over the weekend to make sure that my edges don't actually look thin when I slick them up for the pony.

If it looks well then I'll pony it up for the rest of the summer & braid it up when the winter hits again. I haven't had a perm since January & haven't even attempted to count the post relaxer weeks since I'm in braids. I think my ticker in my siggy is off anyway! I'm really not minding this transitioning thing at all!
 
it appears I've experienced some breakage in my nape since going back to wearing my hair curly for the past month. NOT HAPPY. I'm assuming lack of moisture is the main culprit and the fact I was in the pool for three days straight. My hair is so dry it its non-stretched state. I decided straighten again and my nape hair is definitely see thru as compared to the rest of my hair. I plan to use castor oil 3x/wk and henna at least 2x/mo for the next two months in the hopes of thickening it up.
 
Wenbev said:
it appears I've experienced some breakage in my nape since going back to wearing my hair curly for the past month. NOT HAPPY. I'm assuming lack of moisture is the main culprit and the fact I was in the pool for three days straight. My hair is so dry it its non-stretched state. I decided straighten again and my nape hair is definitely see thru as compared to the rest of my hair. I plan to use castor oil 3x/wk and henna at least 2x/mo for the next two months in the hopes of thickening it up.
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Awe sorry to hear that you are having a slight set back. What were you using for moisture? I'm thinking about wigging it or sew ins for the summer. Haven't decided yet bc its so freaking hot here in Texas I may just keep wash n going. Sigh...I may do another henna treatment this weekend. This will be my 3rd treatment if I do. I'm also thinking about doing a sort of prepoo or cowash with conditioner and the other powders I put in my henna to see what it does for my hair. Well I hope you can get a hold of the culprit for the breakage and correct it.

HPG

Don't judge...Sent from my SPH-L900 using LHCF
 
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I can get my hair into three cellies now! I started the year with five cellies, then I got to four ( which is my standard Protective Style).

Now I have made the mini milestones of only needed three cellies! Yea me! At two cellies I should be shoulder length.
 
Seamonster said:
I can get my hair into three cellies now! I started the year with five cellies, then I got to four ( which is my standard Protective Style).

Now I have made the mini milestones of only needed three cellies! Yea me! At two cellies I should be shoulder length.
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I can't even imagine my hair in 3 celies :lol: Congratulations.
 
What length are you now? My hair is short and cut in an a-line as of May 2, 2013.

Natural/Relaxed/Transitioning? Transitioning

What retention methods do you plan on using? Only use heat one or twice a month to flat iron. ... use protective styles such as twist outs or put my hair up and oil it

Are you taking supplements are doing anything else special? Vitamin D, C, B12, Fish Oil and Hair Nails and Skin

When do you think you'll be SL? End of December. .. if not next year in March

Are you using any growth aides? Oils and will add more as I go forward

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SingBrina said:
What length are you now? My hair is short and cut in an a-line as of May 2, 2013.

Natural/Relaxed/Transitioning? Transitioning

What retention methods do you plan on using? Only use heat one or twice a month to flat iron. ... use protective styles such as twist outs or put my hair up and oil it

Are you taking supplements are doing anything else special? Vitamin D, C, B12, Fish Oil and Hair Nails and Skin

When do you think you'll be SL? End of December. .. if not next year in March

Are you using any growth aides? Oils and will add more as I go forward

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Welcome in!
 
So I braided my hair back in cornrows again after almost 2 months of wng and a sew in lol. I'm back to wigging it ladies :-/ maybe unless I get another sew in.

HPG

Don't judge...Sent from my SPH-L900 using LHCF
 
I took out my crochets. I just can't do it with that hair. It looked like a racoon was chilling on my back! :nono: So I decided to prep my hair for a relaxer and I will relax and trim and rollerset next week! I'm excited! I'm ready to wear my hair. May do crochets again later in the summer but right now I want to feel my scalp and enjoy my smedium length hair!
 
I'm still here. Not much to update on. Been fighting frizz and experiencing shrinkage due to rapid weather changes.
 
I did a coffee rinse yesterday. .. My hair feels and looks amazing and healthy! ! I'll be adding this to my regimen!
 
I will probably be dcing tonight. I have my hair still in cornrows for my wigs but I haven't even been wearing them. I just throw on a scarf and go. I've been missing my curls :-/ I might not wig for the summer just do wash n go unless I get a sew in to keep my hair hidden. I dk yet.

HPG

Don't judge...Sent from my SPH-L900 using LHCF
 
sunnieb said:
Just wanted to stop by and thank you ladies for this thread. I remember being NL for what seemed like forever, but with LHCF, I'm growing to lengths I never thought possible for me.

Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing everybody's reveals throughout the year! :grin:
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awww I almost got teary eyed.
I sometimes come in and just lurk around,this thread was my first challenge. Im still new to this HHJ and LHCF but I will always be grateful to my small beginnings.
 
I've been taking 10,000mg of Biotin for the last two days. I dont 'know if this is normal but my scalp this morning is itchin like crazy. same for my skin. It's weird actually. I hope this is a normal reaction and just means that my hair is growing or something.

I have noticed that I need to shave more often though :/
 
also, just for my own reference, would yall consider this SL or CBL?

I always considered it SL but it may be CBL to yall.
 

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naija24 said:
also, just for my own reference, would yall consider this SL or CBL?

I always considered it SL but it may be CBL to yall.
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I believe some people consider CBL and Full SL to be the same thing. This would be CBL. Many will call if SL if they have passed the bottom of neck but haven't reached the collar bone.
 
naija24 said:
I've been taking 10,000mg of Biotin for the last two days. I dont 'know if this is normal but my scalp this morning is itchin like crazy. same for my skin. It's weird actually. I hope this is a normal reaction and just means that my hair is growing or something.

I have noticed that I need to shave more often though :/
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Don't know about the biotin bc I don't take mine daily like I should

HPG

Don't judge...Sent from my SPH-L900 using LHCF
 
naija24 said:
I've been taking 10,000mg of Biotin for the last two days. I dont 'know if this is normal but my scalp this morning is itchin like crazy. same for my skin. It's weird actually. I hope this is a normal reaction and just means that my hair is growing or something.

I have noticed that I need to shave more often though :/
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The probability is you are getting ready to have a breakout because it is too high a dosage to start off with. But continue to monitor your situation to see. Usually if it is too much you start to see bumps between days 3 and 5.

The itching is not a good sign.
 
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