Waist Length 2013

Arggghhhh!!!!! I'm growing bored with my hair again! I don't know what I wish to do with it right now.

I don't want to straighten it because I'm already losing my curl pattern from coloring and straightening earlier in the year. I don't want to get extensions because those bore me too.

I've been rocking a bun for the past 2 weeks and I need to figure out what to do next.

Also, the back middle of my head feel really hard and dry :-(

Suggestions?
 
Can't wait to put my weave in Thursday.... Need my hair to grow back longer and thicker...hope to do it back to back until March.... Hmmm....

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ImanAdero said:
Arggghhhh!!!!! I'm growing bored with my hair again! I don't know what I wish to do with it right now.

I don't want to straighten it because I'm already losing my curl pattern from coloring and straightening earlier in the year. I don't want to get extensions because those bore me too.

I've been rocking a bun for the past 2 weeks and I need to figure out what to do next.

Also, the back middle of my head feel really hard and dry :-(

Suggestions?
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take a bottle of honey and pore it in your hand and put it all over your hair and then put moisturizing conditioner on your hair and then put a plastic cap on it and let it sit for some hrs.
 
I may be speaking too soon but I believe I've found a shmapoo that will help get me to waistlength... It cleans and moisturizes and hasn't annoyed my skin or scalp yet but it's only my firs time trying. If I can make this a staple I'll be able to have a lot less breakage. It's Everyday Shea Moisturizing Shampoo.
Besides that I've been taking my vitamins and doing hot oil treatments..
 
Hey ladies! :wave:

:welcome: newcomers!

Hey....how about whenever somebody comes in here asking if they can join the challenge just :welcome: them.

Fun Fact: SmilingElephant likes challenges that are for everyone. :yep:....yes I just referred to myself in the third person:grin:...but just welcome them...the goal here is simply to reach WL hair sometime in 2013. Relaxed and Natural.

I just finished co washing my hair. I am SUPER tired. But my hair feels sooo soft...I rinsed the EcoStyler out if it. I achieved a 3 day wash n go. I'm gonna redo it in the morning.

Who here is in school? I'm restarting college next month. I think I'm gonna end up mini twists.
 
Oh! I added my oil rinsing oils to my Rosemary Mint conditioner...which probably added to the softness:lick: it consists of sweet almond oil,evoo and mostly evco. My hair felt sooo silky! Still does.
 
Shadiyah said:
That sounds nice about the hanging... inexpensive could be that all the ladies in their area get together all on the same day.

I just wanted to same one thing about the curly perm please make sure that only the new growth is getting done. and I can not stress moisture which you seem to have under control and trim the split ends.
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ShadiyahFunny you posted this because I had made a thread about my stylist. Yesterday was her last day doing hair. She was excellent - only the new growth - timer when doing the chemical - thorough wash outs - just an overall great stylist. She has a close girlfriend that does hair & she's on her referral list & is also a platform artist for the company that makes my brand of curly perm.

I had been on the fence about going back to the curly perm or just getting a regular perm. I really like how my hair looks curly & it's so easy to maintain as I am a truck driver. However, I'm anal about counting shed hairs & the curl just sheds too much. :nono: I don't want to have another setback & have to start all over again but I just can't seem to figure out what I should be doing with my hair. I know what worked (relaxed, no direct heat, 90% of the time protective styling) but I'm torn between the curl & the relaxer.

It was suggested to me to try out the new stylist & then make my decision. What do you think?
 
I'm in school SmilingElephant. I would LOVE to do some mini twists but I'm afraid they're going to come out looking a HOT MESS! Can you believe that? I've been natural since May and haven't done any twists yet. Shameful!
 
nakialovesshoes said:
@ShadiyahFunny you posted this because I had made a thread about my stylist. Yesterday was her last day doing hair. She was excellent - only the new growth - timer when doing the chemical - thorough wash outs - just an overall great stylist. She has a close girlfriend that does hair & she's on her referral list & is also a platform artist for the company that makes my brand of curly perm.

I had been on the fence about going back to the curly perm or just getting a regular perm. I really like how my hair looks curly & it's so easy to maintain as I am a truck driver. However, I'm anal about counting shed hairs & the curl just sheds too much. :nono: I don't want to have another setback & have to start all over again but I just can't seem to figure out what I should be doing with my hair. I know what worked (relaxed, no direct heat, 90% of the time protective styling) but I'm torn between the curl & the relaxer.

It was suggested to me to try out the new stylist & then make my decision. What do you think?
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I only can tell you that my hair wasn't suppose to have any chemicals in it at all but I did it anyway because my curls were too tight and I wanted them loose. in the years I ended up starting over so many times in the yrs. but for my daughter hair that is show in a thread about her hair. I started puting it in their hair when they turned 11 and her hair grew down her back but I was the one that was doing her and her sister's hair and someone else was doing mines but no matter like I said my hair can not take a chemical. My daughter had nice healthy hair down her back. until she wanted to go straight and perms do not like her hair at all.
 
NikkiQ I use Elasta's moisturizing shampoo... Don't know exactly what it's called, but I use that.

I haven't used the aPHogee 2 minute reconstructor in a while, but I used to use it fairly often. I also use whatever cheapie conditioner is around. For when I style my hair, I use shea butter mixed with coconut oil.

That's pretty much the regimen. I could get better with my deep conditioning though I guess.
 
Yeah a good DC frequently will help combat the dryness. Maybe give the protein a break for a few months and bump up your moisture game. How often do you shampoo?

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LaFemmeNaturelle said:
I'm in school SmilingElephant. I would LOVE to do some mini twists but I'm afraid they're going to come out looking a HOT MESS! Can you believe that? I've been natural since May and haven't done any twists yet. Shameful!
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Shame indeed!:lol: I forget who's video I was watching about mini twists...I think it was naptural85. And she basically makes sections within sections to twist.

I did that on my last set of twists and it was SO much easier and less overwhelming:yep:

I just can't wash my twists...so I'd have to redo them every 2 weeks or so.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Shame indeed!:lol: I forget who's video I was watching about mini twists...I think it was naptural85. And she basically makes sections within sections to twist.

I did that on my last set of twists and it was SO much easier and less overwhelming:yep:

I just can't wash my twists...so I'd have to redo them every 2 weeks or so.
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Why can't you wash them? You can use Naptural's method of washing the twists- put a homemade stocking cap on top of them to keep them from unraveling. Best thing EVER! I did that when I had my twists in.
 
NikkiQ said:
Why can't you wash them? You can use Naptural's method of washing the twists- put a homemade stocking cap on top of them to keep them from unraveling. Best thing EVER! I did that when I had my twists in.
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I'll try it but my hair frizzes up so easily:nono: i'll try it tho if it'll keep them from unraveling.
 
well on the night of the 27th I slept in honey and conditioner and last night I slept in the
Strong Roots Red Pimento Hair Growth Oil. This last week or so I have been co washing everyday and putting my hair in a ponytail and plait the back.
 
SmilingElephant said:
I'll try it but my hair frizzes up so easily:nono: i'll try it tho if it'll keep them from unraveling.
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My hair frizzes and unravels from the root if I just spray water on my hair. I am interested in seeing how it goes for you. I will probably try it again when my hair gets longer.
 
faithVA said:
My hair frizzes and unravels from the root if I just spray water on my hair. I am interested in seeing how it goes for you. I will probably try it again when my hair gets longer.
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That's what I was gonna do is wait until my hair gets longer before I start washing them. My twists just fall apart when I try washing them. :(
 
Hi everyone!

I was feeling lazy tonight and thought about skipping my cowash. I thought about what happened to me last fall when I got lazy and my length suffered. I went ahead and cowashed and I'm so glad I did. My hair is still damp, but I'm about to put it in 2 braids and go to bed.

Thanks for having such an active challenge! :)
 
Doing an overnight henna tonight. I'm using a different formula this time so I'll see if I like the results by tomorrow. I'll probably DC tomorrow w/Enso Cacao or Strinilla and rollerset.
 
I was not going to co wash or nothing but I will think about rollersetting my hair or maybe after my henna next week because I am having some problems with my ends
 
I think I'm going to install more twists this weekend. My hair is super uber thick and doesn't really fit under my wigs very easily when it's free lol
 
Took my ratty braids out last night and DCd, shampooed and oil rinsed. I really can't tell if my hair is growing. :ohwell: I trimmed about 1/2" to 1" about 2 weeks ago so I'm not expecting to see much. And I can tell I still need to trim another 1" of colored ends. Even with the trim, the hair from my ear back still seems to hit somewhere between my shoulder and collar bone.

I put in 2 strand twists last night and I could almost get my twists into a bunny tail. This morning I twisted my hair up into a faux french roll.

Can't tell if its growing but I am pleased with the additional styling options. Twists into a french roll work for me. :yep:
 
I couldn't keep my wash n go. I binned it up before it even dried. Been bunning all week. Helps me with the lazy days I've been having. I will probably keep bunning for a while I like that I don't have to worry about my ends.

Here's my quick messy bun for just lounging around the house today.
 

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