SL 2015

Thanks @faithVA for getting me back online!!!! You're the best!

I've been MIA for a loooonnnnggggg time. SO much has happened. At the start of this challenge I was SL in most areas and CBL on the sides. I was working on the crown and back of my hair. After getting pregnant, I got Hyperemesis Gravidarum, among other things and spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital. Long story short, I didn't comb my hair for over a month and when I finally got the strength to do so, it was a matted mess. So....I took the scissors and gave myself a ceaser--the day before my wedding. Fun times. Anyhow, I've got about an inch of hair that has been in waist length box braids for a month now. They are slipping out and I'm finding braids everywhere. I'm due in a few weeks so I'm debating on whether I should try and keep them in until after delivery or just buy a wig.
 
Evallusion said:
Thanks @faithVA for getting me back online!!!! You're the best!

I've been MIA for a loooonnnnggggg time. SO much has happened. At the start of this challenge I was SL in most areas and CBL on the sides. I was working on the crown and back of my hair. After getting pregnant, I got Hyperemesis Gravidarum, among other things and spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital. Long story short, I didn't comb my hair for over a month and when I finally got the strength to do so, it was a matted mess. So....I took the scissors and gave myself a ceaser--the day before my wedding. Fun times. Anyhow, I've got about an inch of hair that has been in waist length box braids for a month now. They are slipping out and I'm finding braids everywhere. I'm due in a few weeks so I'm debating on whether I should try and keep them in until after delivery or just buy a wig.
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Your welcome. Glad you are feeling better and congratulations on your wedding and your new addition.
 
jennifer30 said:
after i wash in cornrows, would it be best to blow dry or air dry, so when i undo them, my hair wont tangle?
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I don't know that it matters. The tangling usually happens due to the water not due to the drying. At least that is how it is for my hair.

With cornrows there shouldn't be a lot of tangling if you only leave them in for 2 or 3 weeks. You just have to remove shed hairs before you wash it loose.
 
faithVA said:
I don't know that it matters. The tangling usually happens due to the water not due to the drying. At least that is how it is for my hair.

With cornrows there shouldn't be a lot of tangling if you only leave them in for 2 or 3 weeks. You just have to remove shed hairs before you wash it loose.
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it only tangles when i undo them wet, here is a back shot..where am i at the moment? neck length? etc.
 

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Evallusion said:
Thanks @faithVA for getting me back online!!!! You're the best!

I've been MIA for a loooonnnnggggg time. SO much has happened. At the start of this challenge I was SL in most areas and CBL on the sides. I was working on the crown and back of my hair. After getting pregnant, I got Hyperemesis Gravidarum, among other things and spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital. Long story short, I didn't comb my hair for over a month and when I finally got the strength to do so, it was a matted mess. So....I took the scissors and gave myself a ceaser--the day before my wedding. Fun times. Anyhow, I've got about an inch of hair that has been in waist length box braids for a month now. They are slipping out and I'm finding braids everywhere. I'm due in a few weeks so I'm debating on whether I should try and keep them in until after delivery or just buy a wig.
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Sending you hugs @Evallusion congrats on the wedding and hope you have a stress free and wonderful delivery. It will grow back!
 
jennifer30 said:
really
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I'm not sure. I'm not an expert on lengths lol. I still don't know what my own length is. People seem to have varying definitions on SL though. Some people consider it just at the tip of the shoulder and some consider it CBL and further. Let's just say that when you start aiming for APL then you will be pretty certain that you are SL. That's what I'm gonna go by..
 
faithVA said:
:yay: Now where's the picture. Go ahead and snap that picture so we can see too.
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:lol:

I still gotta turn my eyes to the side a little but I can seeeeee my ends! Cant wait til I can pull them right to my nose. Will make seek an destroy so much easier

Eta. The crown is finally rounding the round back of my head and grazing the nape. I will probably call nape length for the crown in October. It'll be a while before I can pull the crown in front of my face to seek and destroy those ends
 
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I wanted to wait until the next length check to trim my ends, but they were on my nerves and I couldn't take it anymore, so I blow dried and trimmed a half inch today and thought I might as well post some pics to get an idea of where I am.
What do yall think?
Do I still have a little while to go?
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xxlalaxx said:
I'm not sure. I'm not an expert on lengths lol. I still don't know what my own length is. People seem to have varying definitions on SL though. Some people consider it just at the tip of the shoulder and some consider it CBL and further. Let's just say that when you start aiming for APL then you will be pretty certain that you are SL. That's what I'm gonna go by..
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ok..lol
 
Kells said:
I wanted to wait until the next length check to trim my ends, but they were on my nerves and I couldn't take it anymore, so I blow dried and trimmed a half inch today and thought I might as well post some pics to get an idea of where I am.
What do yall think?
Do I still have a little while to go?
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you have some thick hair!..
 
My wigs came in the mail mid-last week. Finally tried one on last night and after a little tailoring, its is perfect. yay.

I decided I'll start wearing and rotating the 2 starting Labor day weekend through the Winter.

I'll try to post pics tonight.
It really mimics 4b hair. I can't wait till I have THAT much hair on my head.
 
My hot head thermal heating cap DIED a fiery death Sunday night.

Don't know what I was thinking. *Doing too many things at once*

I came home late after driving to and from Austin and was obviously tired... but I wanted to dry condition my hair..

I stuck it in the microwave on 3 MINUTES (I usually do this but watch it and flip it every 1 minute for even heating) and then I proceeded to sort some clothes to throw into the washing machine and do some chores.. well I smelled something burning.. ran to my microwave when I realized I had forgotten the hothead .. and it was ON FIRE. In my microwave.
No.joke.

RIP. It was a good 3 year run.

I ended up overnight DCing.

This will force me to get back to using my steamer EVERY wash.
 
Beautiful!
I think you can call it. :D
Kells said:
I wanted to wait until the next length check to trim my ends, but they were on my nerves and I couldn't take it anymore, so I blow dried and trimmed a half inch today and thought I might as well post some pics to get an idea of where I am.
What do yall think?
Do I still have a little while to go?
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Wenbev said:
That sucks! sorry you had such a terrible experience. I prefer the conditioner to the masque, maybe the protein is what my hair didn't like about it. I had a similar experience when I added yogurt to my henna. I just wanted to cry.
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That was one of the reasons that I didn't like trying new products & sticking with my Elasta QP that I'd been using. I'm sitting under the hair dryer now while trying out the second conditioner that I bought from the Shea Moisture line. Hopefully this one is a keeper!
 
Sorry you had that experience with the sm manuka. And yea that rice protein.... my hair loves it but...

Ive noticed ALL sm products have some type of protein which, for me, keeps them in the category of reconstructors. I think this is why they can be so hit or miss with ppl.

londonfog said:
So it appears that the Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Hair Masque was not all that hydrating for my hair.

Friday, I co-washed for the first time in like 2 years & my hair was super soft with tons of slip. Then I applied the Hair Masque & put on a conditioning cap. I didn't sit under the hair dryer & chose to just let it sit because I had work to do. When I rinsed the DC out, my hair was tangled & daggone near matted right in the center of my head where my hair is the coarsest. It was dry ALL OVER & my ends feel like little brillo pads!! I put some leave-in & air dried it in 2 ponytails. It was still super dry so I attempted to M/S & the moisturizer was disappearing as soon as it hit my hair!:eek: I wrapped it up & went to bed thinking that it always feels better in the morning after, right? (Well at least mine usually does). I woke up to man sized brillo pads instead of baby brillo pads!! :lachen: I applied every type of moisturizer that I have in my house, to my hair & was struggling with my little bun this morning for church!! Surprisingly, even my S Curl couldn't get it right.

I looked at the ingredients for that DC before I got to the register & saw something about some rice protein or something or another but I figured that it would only be a "small" amount of protein since apparently it is supposed to be a hydrating masque. I guess it was just enough protein to piss my hair off since I'd already done a protein DC last week. Looks like I'll be doing moisturizing DC's for the next few weeks. I'll revisit this one with some Olive oil in it maybe next month since I don't like to waste my money.
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