SL 2014

DarkJoy said:
I'm back :look:

Decided to dust with the Split Ender. Taking twists out and washing tomorrow night. Stretching overnight then flat ironing and trimming on friday. Then cowashing and putting twists back in Sunday-Monday.

Took a twist down in the back and I have growth as well as very moisturized hair. Co-washing/DCing and spritzing with tea then butter sealing seems to work against the extension dryness I used to get :yep:
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I need to remember to use my Split Ender next month and get on a regular schedule.

Are we going to see your flat ironed hair?
 
Baggyed with ACV Monday. Washed and conditioned with Nexxus Humectress and DC with Nexxus humectress ultimate moisture deep conditioning treatment. I have been using these products for about a month now and my hair LOVES IT!!! It comes out so soft and shiny.. :)

After blow drying and flat ironed and used my flexirods over night. I find that after washing my hair, when I don't flat iron my ends, the curls don't come out that great with just applying the flexirods. Any how, my hair came out great as usual. My friends keep asking if I went to see Francis, our hairdresser, and I'm like, no girl, its all me!!

SO proud to say that. I was discouraged for a while.. Will post some pics tonight of my length check.

Happy Hair Growing..

-Jamaicasmodona
 
Wenbev said:
Hey yall!
Received the q redew yesterday and gave it a whirl on my three day crunchy twistout. I did not put any product before or after. The steam/vapor softened the crunchiness and revived the product that was there before bc I could smell it :) I twisted my hair and steamed the twists before tying my head with a scarf.
This morning, twist out looked great but a little dry. BUT, considering I did not use any product, the redew is still a win. AND the shedding/breakage was super minimal, like a pea size instead of the cotton balls size I normally get.
Thanks Ms HPG :)
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I'm glad you liked it and it worked for you. Wait till you dc steam with it...
 
Will redo my 2 strand twist updo this weekend. I've been a bit lazy past 2 days so today I'm doing a 6 hr baggy with tea spritz and homemade whipped shea butter mix. Ordering some Marley hair today to do crochet braids hopefully next weekend.
 
I've been wigging it and enjoying my wigs this week. Here's a pic of the red one I got. Sorry for so may pics I was trying to get a good angle of the color and of the lace. I didn't feel like leaving out any of my hair. Excuse the double chin lol.



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Seeing how protective styling actually brings results , I will be PS'ing the back and focusing on my problem areas . Excited to get this year kicked off !
 
I have a reverse mullet thing going on. My nape/above is just below giraffe neck length, and the rest of my hair is below SL/CBL, SL and longer. It looks like it was cut this way when it is curly. Looks thick. I suppose my hair will figure itself out.

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Hello Ladies! I've been missing in action for a while. My job had me pretty busy for the last couple of months. I'm still rocking my crochets & still loving it! I had installed my last set in the first week of January & then took them down, did a protein treatment, moisture DC, blow dried & right back up again on Friday. They are so convenient & allow my to PS during this harsh winter in Illinois!! I still have to make sure that I spray braid spray on my scalp & then put a little oil about once a week. I'm currently 10 weeks post & will be doing my relaxer after I take this set of crochets out which will be at 16 or 17 weeks post. Nothing new, still using the same products except for I just started rubbing sulfur on my edges to see if that'll make a difference. I've only applied it once. I also stopped taking biotin because I got tired of plucking hairs off my chin. That ain't sexy! I hope that everyone's journey has been a blessed one!! :grin:
 
Welp im gonna relax my twa in about a week or two. I will still continue to wig/crown and glory, but i can wear half wigs, uparts, etc more naturally, and i actually use less heat with relaxed hair.
 
By the end of April I am hoping that all of my hair is at least nape length. Right now I am at EL with some at my nape. And then it is at least another 4" from nape to the top of SL for me which puts me at the end of the year or 1st quarter of next year.

But I can do much more with my hair when I get to nape length. I can at least put it up a lot easier. That's 65 days. Let's see where I am at that point.
 
faithVA said:
By the end of April I am hoping that all of my hair is at least nape length. Right now I am at EL with some at my nape. And then it is at least another 4" from nape to the top of SL for me which puts me at the end of the year or 1st quarter of next year.

But I can do much more with my hair when I get to nape length. I can at least put it up a lot easier. That's 65 days. Let's see where I am at that point.
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You can do it faith! I'm confident you will make your end of the year goal. You are doing great with your hair :-)
 
HairPleezeGrow said:
You can do it faith! I'm confident you will make your end of the year goal. You are doing great with your hair :-)
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Thank You. I am trying to stay optimistic and positive. At the same time I'm not ready to get my hopes up because I have been in this struggle stage for soooo long with no positive signs. I just need a sign. Just one. :pray:
 
Here is my curlformer set from Valentine's Day weekend. I didn't get decent pictures when I separated the curls. I was running late and trying to take pictures on the run.

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I just ordered a replacement cartridge (blade) for my split ender. Hubby got it working but it isn't trimming anything so I'm wondering if the blade is dull. Which is a possibility I guess since I've had it for a few years already.

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Pulling curly hair to the front isn't a good way of measuring your progress.

After rinsing my DC and letting my hair air dry in four braids, late last night I reluctantly (lazy) slapped some bask tapioca in my hair and sealed with Alba unpetroleum. Alba is the best heavy sealer btw. I unbraided my hair to put it up and my hair was really stretched. I pulled my nape to measure in the front and it was half an inch below my collar bone pulled in the front. It is longer pulled in the back, it is well below my shoulders. I don't know if the inversion is working or because it was stretched out that made a difference.

All I know is I am not going to change anything. Trying to stay the course and not change directions.

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HanaKuroi said:
Pulling curly hair to the front isn't a good way of measuring your progress.

After rinsing my DC and letting my hair air dry in four braids, late last night I reluctantly (lazy) slapped some bask tapioca in my hair and sealed with Alba unpetroleum. Alba is the best heavy sealer btw. I unbraided my hair to put it up and my hair was really stretched. I pulled my nape to measure in the front and it was half an inch below my collar bone pulled in the front. It is longer pulled in the back, it is well below my shoulders. I don't know if the inversion is working or because it was stretched out that made a difference.

All I know is I am not going to change anything. Trying to stay the course and not change directions.

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Great progress. And your regimen sounds so simple.
 
I recently had a bout with the worst dandruff of my life! I deep conditioned, shampooed, conditioned and drenched my hair in oil. It is south better! I still have a few dry spots but it is so much better. This winter weather is not good for my hair.
 
My hair is so big and beautiful now LOL.:afro:

I hide my hair so much I don't always really *look* at it when its out, but I'm feeling happy today . Will probably wait until the end of the year to try a twist out.

Receiving some more curlformers soon which should take me to 35. Hopefully that's enough to do a whole head. I'm fairly low density.
 
My hair has been in celies all week as I have been wigging it. I've been applying almond oil and I love this stuff. My hair feels wonderfully soft.
 
Since my mane is straight, decided to do Progress check. The orange is november abt a wk before thanksgiving. The white tank is now. Not anything to write home about but i c progress. SL in some states but im not calling it for another inch. We will see how long that takes. My hair has had a hard winter. No growth spurt and more than usual shedding since the cold hit :( use the last white tank tho, i think my hair was tilted back in the other one! Ill delete it later.
 

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Trixie58 said:
Since my mane is straight, decided to do Progress check. The orange is november. The white tank is now. Not anything to write home about but i c progress. SL in some states but im not calling it for another inch. We will see how long that takes. My hair has had a hard winter. No growth spurt and more than usual shedding since the cold hit :(
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That's some wonderful progress! Congrats

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Trixie58 said:
Since my mane is straight, decided to do Progress check. The orange is november. The white tank is now. Not anything to write home about but i c progress. SL in some states but im not calling it for another inch. We will see how long that takes. My hair has had a hard winter. No growth spurt and more than usual shedding since the cold hit :( use the last white tank tho, i think my hair was tilted back in the other one! Ill delete it later.
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Great progress! What's your regimen?
 
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