Waist Length 2013

LexaKing your hair looks great! Don't cut it too much to keep it even...usually when growing your hair out it doesn't necessarily stay even. I would wait to hit another milestone before trying to even it out again....but it looks good to me!:yep:
 
SmilingElephant said:
LexaKing your hair looks great! Don't cut it too much to keep it even...usually when growing your hair out it doesn't necessarily stay even. I would wait to hit another milestone before trying to even it out again....but it looks good to me!:yep:
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SmilingElephant Thank You! Your right about letting it grow and not worrying about it being completely even. I don't plan on trimming at least till June-July. I love this thread :)
 
SmilingElephant I have been wanting to tell you this all day. After I was reading over that thread curly girl vs tightly curl I just started messing with my hair as usual lol. I am getting ready to do it again after typing this. But I took a spray bottle and my conditioner and saturated my hair and plaited it in 4 sections. I know how we talked about how plaits just do not work with our hair but that is why I use the water and conditioner and I mean a lot of conditioner. It was dry when I got up and I took the plaits out and then ran my hair under water I applied mixed chicks to soaking wet hair and put alterna frizz correcting styling lotion on top of that. Let it dry.

I have to tell you that my hair looked magnificent. I loved it I have to do it all over again. lol well let me get back to my hair.

Oh I forgot to tell you I detangled once the conditioner was in and then plaited it. I just want to not have to cut my ends so I am trying anything at this point lol
 
Shadiyah said:
SmilingElephant I have been wanting to tell you this all day. After I was reading over that thread curly girl vs tightly curl I just started messing with my hair as usual lol. I am getting ready to do it again after typing this. But I took a spray bottle and my conditioner and saturated my hair and plaited it in 4 sections. I know how we talked about how plaits just do not work with our hair but that is why I use the water and conditioner and I mean a lot of conditioner. It was dry when I got up and I took the plaits out and then ran my hair under water I applied mixed chicks to soaking wet hair and put alterna frizz correcting styling lotion on top of that. Let it dry.

I have to tell you that my hair looked magnificent. I loved it I have to do it all over again. lol well let me get back to my hair.

Oh I forgot to tell you I detangled once the conditioner was in and then plaited it. I just want to not have to cut my ends so I am trying anything at this point lol
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Lol! That sounds like a lot:lol:...but that's interesting. Do you think the conditioner made it better?
 
SmilingElephant said:
Lol! That sounds like a lot:lol:...but that's interesting. Do you think the conditioner made it better?
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SmilingElephant girl yeah. I was smoothing the crap out of those ends. I took that detangle comb I got from deman and I used that first and then I plait after and I get to smoothing with my fingers to make sure there are no knots and I also curl the ends with my fingers. I think by doing this I get to hold on to my ends and avoid splits and my curls were more stretched out too. You should try it it was not a lot of work. spray bottle and the conditioner. I have found out this much the more you smooth out those ends the less trouble you have out of your hair. always pulls down from the root to the ends until it is well saturated. you will feel the big difference try it today and let me know how it felt. I have so many new hairs that are growing and it is not behaving like my old hair they are fly aways and they are sticking out so I have to tame them before they start looking like split ends. and I have never used the mixed chicks on dripping wet hair before and this is making a big difference.
 
Trini_Chutney said:
I plan on posting within the next week or so. I was planning on March, June, September, and December.
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My sig pic was taken this week, so I think my next update will be around the end of May. But I'll be checking in often. Plus mu album has my hair progress every month. I can't wait for you to share your pix Trini_Chutney
 
Shadiyah Yeah i get good results when i take my time to smooth out my hair when doing wash n go's i just never thought it would help with plaits. I have to work today so i'm gonna be lazy with my hair and just spray it with water and refresh my curls:yep:

I'm really loving my Hair One Argan and Noodle Head curl cream combo..i like the way my hair feels soft and smells SO good afterward! And it comes out beautifully!
 
I did it again last night and co wash today and it turned out just lovely I will try this until henna day. I don't see the fly aways from the new hair as much.

So I will keep you up to date on how it goes and how much length i gain from this.
 
Havent posted in here for a while since starting work full time and school part time but Im still headed toward my goal of full wl unstretched but ive reached a little goal almost my longest layer is almost wl straightened after a 1/4 inch trim(i self trim that much every 2 months). I tried not to show so much of my body this time.....lol. I meed get one of those shirts. First pic is 7/2011 second one is from today.
 

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AuNaturalMaMa said:
Havent posted in here for a while since starting work full time and school part time but Im still headed toward my goal of full wl unstretched but ive reached a little goal almost my longest layer is almost wl straightened after a 1/4 inch trim(i self trim that much every 2 months). I tried not to show so much of my body this time.....lol. I meed get one of those shirts. First pic is 7/2011 second one is from today.
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Alllll i have to say is :drool:!!!! Your hair is gorgeous!
 
AuNaturalMaMa said:
Havent posted in here for a while since starting work full time and school part time but Im still headed toward my goal of full wl unstretched but ive reached a little goal almost my longest layer is almost wl straightened after a 1/4 inch trim(i self trim that much every 2 months). I tried not to show so much of my body this time.....lol. I meed get one of those shirts. First pic is 7/2011 second one is from today.
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Oh my God, Oh my God, :droolings That hair, gorgeous! Grabs chest like Fred in Sanford and Son, 'Elizabeth, I am coming to join you.'
 
*pauses and stares at AuNaturalMaMa 's gorgeous mane...

*wipes drool*

Yeah, uh..so here's my lil' update. LoL

Here's my twistout from Friday:



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And I forgot to post pix of last month's mini-braids. This is my go-to protective style. They look better as they get frizzy and curly but I don't have any pix of them like that. Here they are freshly done:


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I only length check every six months. I can't wait to see where I am in June! :D
 
I don't remember if I posted my 2011 progress pix in this thread but after looking at these, I'm soo inspired! I hope that it inspires other ladies as well!

April 2011

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August 2011

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December 2011

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^^I'm only giving myself the line after APL..to be fair. LoL

Again, I can't wait to see where I am in June!
 
MzSwift said:
^^I'm only giving myself the line after APL..to be fair. LoL

Again, I can't wait to see where I am in June!
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You have made awesome progress!

I feel like my hair has been stagnant recently. But I DO know it's growing. Tomorrow my poetic justice Janet Jackson braids go in an will stay in for as long as I can stand! However I eased my hair yesterday and although it's dry, my WNG is still deranged so good stuff!

Anywho, I've just rede used what I'm going to do after I reach my WL goal in 2013... I will cut it (a good 10-12) inches and donate it to locks of love. I feel like many black women don't donate so I want to do that.

Anywho, HHG! I'll put a pic up of my braids when they're done.
 
MzSwift your hair is AMAZING!!!! That is awesome progress!!!:clap:

I simply shampooed and DC last nite. I used my AO HSR shampoo and i used AO Island Naturals conditioner to detangle and deep condition with as i showered. That condiitoner has amazing slip! The only other conditioner that works like that for me is the Oyin Honey Hemp...i haven't used that in a while! If you can get past the smell...its not bad but smells...medicinal...try it out!:yep:

Since i dusted my ends while my hair is straight i'm dedicated to nourish my ends:yep:
 
LexaKing said:
My sig pic was taken this week, so I think my next update will be around the end of May. But I'll be checking in often. Plus mu album has my hair progress every month. I can't wait for you to share your pix Trini_Chutney
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LexaKing I was way too lazy with my DCing to do it this weekend :perplexed. I'm going to DC during the week in prep for flat ironing next weekend :yep:.
 
Thank you so much, ladies! <3

I was so busy thinking that my hair was not growing fast enough. Well, those pix sure shut my mouth!!

Hair update: Sitting now with a BAC (brahmi/amla/cassia) paste on my hair. This makes doing a paste two weekends in a row. I usually just add them to my cowashing condish. Let's see what kind of difference this makes...
 
Ladies, I just had the WORST detangling session of my life last night :cry3: I did everything wrong and I really paid for it...I have not lost that much hair since I detangled after having microbraids for 9 weeks :nono: I was wearing a w n g this week, waiting for the weekend to come so I could wash, DC and install another set of mini twists. Well, weeks of not detangling + not washing in sections + wearing a w 'n g for 11 days= DISASTER. I had so many knots that appeared and trying to comb through them, I actually pulled out whole curls!!!! I was so stunned...I got frustrated made everything worse when I should have just regrouped or tried it again in the morning. But I had to sing at church today, so I had no choice but to keep going. It was a mess :nono: I am very thankful I have thick hair, otherwise I would be in serious trouble :( But I did learn my lesson. Last time I wore a w 'n g was early last October-ish when my hair was 6" and now @ 9", it tangles way too much to wear that style. I have 4a hair, that is not my testimony :lol: So I learned:

1. NO MORE WASH 'N GOS
2. I must wash & detangle my hair in sections, no being tired & trying to take shortcuts
3. My wide tooth comb isn't as wide as I thought :look:
4. Accept that my hair HATES protein (unless it is in a balancing condish like AO GPB)
5. STOP BREAKING LHCF CARDINAL RULES :lachen::lachen:

Thanks for letting me vent ladies!
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
Ladies, I just had the WORST detangling session of my life last night :cry3: I did everything wrong and I really paid for it...I have not lost that much hair since I detangled after having microbraids for 9 weeks :nono: I was wearing a w n g this week, waiting for the weekend to come so I could wash, DC and install another set of mini twists. Well, weeks of not detangling + not washing in sections + wearing a w 'n g for 11 days= DISASTER. I had so many knots that appeared and trying to comb through them, I actually pulled out whole curls!!!! I was so stunned...I got frustrated made everything worse when I should have just regrouped or tried it again in the morning. But I had to sing at church today, so I had no choice but to keep going. It was a mess :nono: I am very thankful I have thick hair, otherwise I would be in serious trouble :( But I did learn my lesson. Last time I wore a w 'n g was early last October-ish when my hair was 6" and now @ 9", it tangles way too much to wear that style. I have 4a hair, that is not my testimony :lol: So I learned:

1. NO MORE WASH 'N GOS
2. I must wash & detangle my hair in sections, no being tired & trying to take shortcuts
3. My wide tooth comb isn't as wide as I thought :look:
4. Accept that my hair HATES protein (unless it is in a balancing condish like AO GPB)
5. STOP BREAKING LHCF CARDINAL RULES :lachen::lachen:

Thanks for letting me vent ladies!
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A wash n go for eleven days?! :spank: lol

I'm sorry about your mishap tho...that sucks. How long do you usually leave your wng's in? My limit is 3 days!
 
MzSwift- Thanks hon! And I had fun on Friday!

@SmilingElephant- I know, I deserve a whipping for my destructive hair behavior :lol: I haven't worn one in almost 5 months and I've only been natural for 9 months :lachen::lachen: But when I wore them last summer, I kept them for 1-2 days, then co-washed, detangled, and wore a fresh w 'n g. I think maybe since my hair has grown so much since then, it doesn't like them anymore...I was just too lazy to detangle until last night & two weeks is too long to allow my hair to be shrunken and not detangle SMH I don't know what I was thinking :nono: I felt like crying, but I just reminded myself that it is just hair, I have plenty left, & I brought this on myself :perplexed I was trying to avoid putting in mini twists again :giggle: Now I am racing to put in another PS after I saw the shed hair strangle & decapitate my curls :lol: I almost passed out when I saw two fully formed curls on my sink :thud:
 
MzSwift said:
I don't remember if I posted my 2011 progress pix in this thread but after looking at these, I'm soo inspired! I hope that it inspires other ladies as well!

April 2011

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August 2011

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December 2011

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MAN I can not believe how much growth you are getting in 4 months. That is so great.
 
well last night I did henna a week early because I got this urge to try indigo. I have to say that I love it. It took just a little of my red away. Like it looks brownish. It really toned it down.

Taking a shower and co washing is really becoming very enjoyable because my hair just be sticking on my back.
 
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