krissyhair
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Hello and welcome to the challenge
. I will add your name to the first page. Happy bunning.
Summer Bun Challenge
- Thread starter krissyhair
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Hello and welcome to the challenge
. I will add your name to the first page. Happy bunning.
krissyhair
Well-Known Member
Hey Alta Angel, it's never too late to join. You are like me, I have to redo my bun every day/night.
krissyhair
Well-Known Member
Hey bunnies.
I haven't put my hair in a bun once this whole holiday weekend since Thursday. It's okay though because I am still at entry level, I can slip every couple of weeks.
I did feel like my hair has grown since the start of this challenge though. I went swimming the other day and the hair was draping over my shoulders.
I haven't put my hair in a bun once this whole holiday weekend since Thursday. It's okay though because I am still at entry level, I can slip every couple of weeks.
I did feel like my hair has grown since the start of this challenge though. I went swimming the other day and the hair was draping over my shoulders.
Willow00
Well-Known Member
Just checking in. I'm still bunning full time. I brought a mini flexi8 as a hair barrette to accent my side or top of my hair. Using a homemade bun donut (made out of torn, raggedy silk scarfs) and a few bobby pins to make my buns. Been rocking the high bun and top knot bun all June. Probably rocking these styles again all July as well.
Pennefeather
Well-Known Member
Rozlewis,
You have beautiful hair. You have the length and thickness that I want.
Just completed another full week of bunning. Haven't slipped once since I started in May. It's probably my imagination, but I think I see a little growth. Nonetheless, I'm staying on track through Labor Day at least. Works really well in this humidity.
You have beautiful hair. You have the length and thickness that I want.
Just completed another full week of bunning. Haven't slipped once since I started in May. It's probably my imagination, but I think I see a little growth. Nonetheless, I'm staying on track through Labor Day at least. Works really well in this humidity.
Rozlewis
Well-Known Member
Pennefeather
Thanks for the compliment!! I love bunning. It's so easy and fast and I think by leaving the hair alone it gets a chance to rest and grow. Keep up the good work.
prettybyrd
Well-Known Member
I washed and sealed my hair and I've been in French braids ever since. I'm going to work on getting it together for next week - but my hair looks and feels fabulous.
krissyhair
Well-Known Member
Tomorrow is Monday. Back to work and back to bunning.
Naturelie
New Member
Hi @krissyhair!
Can I still join this challenge?
If so:
Level of participation: Platinum
Starting length: MBL after a trim
Goal length: Back to WL by december 2014 Bunning regimen: plan to keep a bun for a week and reinstall it after having done the LOC method
Why you want to join this thread: buns are great PS!!
Can I still join this challenge?
If so:
Level of participation: Platinum
Starting length: MBL after a trim
Goal length: Back to WL by december 2014 Bunning regimen: plan to keep a bun for a week and reinstall it after having done the LOC method
Why you want to join this thread: buns are great PS!!
krissyhair
Well-Known Member
Yes, yes yes you can! Thank you for joining. I'll put you down for platinum. Do you think you can take it bunning every single day?.
P.S. I really want to be your length (MBL) by the end of the year. I hope I can make it. It seems like I always run into something.
krissyhair
Well-Known Member
I really need some advice. What do you think about skipping my next hair trim? I had my last trim in February, and I wasn't satisfied. It was very uneven, and I still had single strand knots and some split ends.
The trim before that I had in September was great. The shape was good and I could feel how great my ends were.
My plan is to get another trim at the end of July, but I'm really going for growth, and seeing how bad the last one was, I'm afraid to get another. Overall my problems are some single strand knots and a few splits, but they're not bad.
How highly do you ladies rate trimming to your regimen?
The trim before that I had in September was great. The shape was good and I could feel how great my ends were.
My plan is to get another trim at the end of July, but I'm really going for growth, and seeing how bad the last one was, I'm afraid to get another. Overall my problems are some single strand knots and a few splits, but they're not bad.
How highly do you ladies rate trimming to your regimen?
krissyc39
Well-Known Member
I used to be obsessed with it because I've been trying to grow out a bob for YEARS but since my new hair cut I've just been focused on growing what I have longer. I don't know I'm getting to the point where I know I'm doing everything right and I'll be damned if I don't have some length to show for it lol.
I do think that gradual trims/S&D can be a really efficient way to learn how to treat your ends, especially if your hair is at that in between point where your protective styling choices would be limited with a trim. I usually do them after a protein and deep conditioning treatment cause I figure the ends that still stick up NEED to go.
Right now I'm not going to S&D until a month's time (3 months post cut) and so my focus is just to keep my hair and my ends as awesome as I possibly can
Naturelie
New Member
Thanks @krissyhair for having added me to the challenge!! Yes, I used to wear buns 7/7 days and had great retention. Lately, I've been wearing my hair out (twist and braids out) but I'm back to my previous go to style.
To answer your question, I think search and destroy is a great idea: it allows you to eliminate knots and split ends while you can still see growth!! (by the way...sorry for my bad english...)
To answer your question, I think search and destroy is a great idea: it allows you to eliminate knots and split ends while you can still see growth!! (by the way...sorry for my bad english...)
krissyhair
Well-Known Member
Your English is flawless.
Fhrizzball
Well-Known Member
I splurged on a couple flexible clips and they are as wonderful as people say. Hair ties kept catching hair no matter the type I use or how gentle so these are perfect. Now I just need to find a way to do a messy high bun with these and I will be good. The ones picture is the XL and large so they do run small.
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So tempting to get more or even try the Flexi-oh as well.
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So tempting to get more or even try the Flexi-oh as well.
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Fhrizzball
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On here is the mega size as well holding up a sad excuse for a French roll.
krissyc39
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Pretty! Did you think I would be able to get that at any BSS?
caliscurls
Well-Known Member
Fhrizzball your French roll looks great! I have several flexi-8's and love them. Since I just big chopped though I can't use them to hold me buns any more. I'm not in this challenge just lurking since I wear a bun or twists in a bun 95% of the time.
just lurking since I wear a bun or twists in a bun 95% of the time.
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Fhrizzball
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I think they're only available online but Goody might have a variation of it perhaps. That or those fancy jewelry and hair accessory stores you see at the mall.
Fhrizzball
Well-Known Member
Fhrizzball your French roll looks great! I have several flexi-8's and love them. Since I just big chopped though I can't use them to hold me buns any more. I'm not in this challenge
They're so addicting. I'm already trying to work around my budget to get more. I was trying not to be a product junky this year but now I'm turning into a hair toy one. It works in my favor though as updos make me feel plain so anything that can dress it up will help me stick to protective styling.
Congrats on the bigchop though! Summer is the best season for it really.
Dilettante
New Member
Are you ladies redoing your buns everyday?
I've been wearing buns 5 days a week for the past month or so, but I always take them down at night and sleep in braids or something. I'm just now realizing how much manipulation this is (still better than my 24 hour wash and goes though).
I've been wearing buns 5 days a week for the past month or so, but I always take them down at night and sleep in braids or something. I'm just now realizing how much manipulation this is (still better than my 24 hour wash and goes though).
rileypak
Wash Week™ Queen
Dilettante I take my bun down everyday so I can change the position of it.
I put it up before work and take it down when I get home. I tie my silk or satin scarf around my edges and just leave my ends free or pile them on top of my head until I put my satin bonnet over it for bed.
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SlimPickinz
Summer where are you?
I take my bun down daily. Detangle, M&S & flat twist. My hair gets very straight doing this.
Rozlewis
Well-Known Member
SlimPickinz
I do the same thing. I take it down daily to detangle, M&S, moisturize, seal and GHE. I have to stay on top of detangling or my hair will be ridiculous and on wash day it will take forever to detangle.
I do the same thing. I take it down daily to detangle, M&S, moisturize, seal and GHE. I have to stay on top of detangling or my hair will be ridiculous and on wash day it will take forever to detangle.
SlimPickinz
Summer where are you?
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