Waist Length 2013

:curtain:....uh... hey :D

I'm here! I have simply been doing my wash n go's with my co wash conditioner and my curl cream...everyday. My curls are starting to hang more:) I bought myself 2 bottles of the V05 Shea Cashmere conditioner which smells like vanilla cookies:lick:, I also bought a liter bottle of Oyin Honey Hemp and a reg. size bottle of Hair Dew...i like to use Hair dew as a leave in:yep: Sometimes as a refresher/moisturizer on the days i don't redo my wash n go and i put my curls up in a puff or something.

I really like the curl cream instead of the gel. With gel i feel i have to add other stuff to keep it from being so crunchy and hard. The curl cream leaves my hair feeling soft to the touch and fluffy when my WnG is a few days old.
 
I really don't mind the crunch because once I run my hands over the crunch with a little jojoba oil on my fingers my hair becomes fuller. I don't like gel on my hair at all because it don't give me the look at I want on my hair when it drys. But you know mixed chicks leave your hair crunchy once it drys and I just run my hands over my hair and work the crunch out and my hair ends up so full. I need the that fullness because my hair is so thin.
 
well yall this is the look that I am going for. This is what I want my curls to look like.
 

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MzSwift[/USER];15412165]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!
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That is inspiring. It looks like you went from SL to APL to BSB/BSL in 1 year. Where you BSB/BSL at the end of December?

Whatever it was, it was fabulous progress. Can't wait to see your hair in June either.
 
faithVA said:
That is inspiring. It looks like you went from SL to APL to BSB/BSL in 1 year. Where you BSB/BSL at the end of December?

Whatever it was, it was fabulous progress. Can't wait to see your hair in June either.
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Thanks so much faithVA ! :)

I think I was between shoulder blade but I'm going for below shoulder blade as my next milestone. After that it's my bottom rib bone. I guess that would be MBL b/c it's slightly higher than WL on me.

I try to do official length checks every June and December but the pix I posted were from my impatient in-between checks.:grin:

Thank you so much for compliments and encouragement! <3
 
I finished my latest mini twist install yesterday. I will keep these in for a month. I like not having to worry about doing my hair :lol: I wish I knew a way to speed this process up! It went much faster when I blow dried first the first time I installed them, but I didn't want to use any unnecessary heat. It made my hair feel a bit dry. So the last 3 times I have installed them, I have done a braidout first to stretch my hair. But it increases my install time by 3-4 hours, so if I can't find a better alternative, I may have to go back to blow drying first...any suggestions ladies?
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
I finished my latest mini twist install yesterday. I will keep these in for a month. I like not having to worry about doing my hair :lol: I wish I knew a way to speed this process up! It went much faster when I blow dried first the first time I installed them, but I didn't want to use any unnecessary heat. It made my hair feel a bit dry. So the last 3 times I have installed them, I have done a braidout first to stretch my hair. But it increases my install time by 3-4 hours, so if I can't find a better alternative, I may have to go back to blow drying first...any suggestions ladies?
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Try sectioning your hair off in like 4-6 sections....set your front part(s) the way you want them.

Take 1 section aloose(if that sounds country i'm sorry but i am:lol:) and then section that one section, into the size sections you want your twists to be...do each section the same way.

For me this helped BIG time....i learned this method from my sister...she understands how short my attention span is....instead of 8 hours of twisting...it takes me about 5:yep:....but that's for my small twists.
 
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Hey ladies! Just checking in and showing my progress thus far. I have been deep conditioning weekly, moisturizing and sealing every other day. Recently I have been blow drying and flat ironing my hair. Hopefully I can still retain length and keep it growing with this change in my regimen.
 
SmilingElephant- Do you have any pics of your twists? I really like your idea of sectioning into 4-6 big sections and then going from there. I would like to see how small your twists are bc I think I want to move from mini twists to small twists :yep: The time investment is just too great! Cutting out 3h would be heavenly :lol:
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
SmilingElephant- Do you have any pics of your twists? I really like your idea of sectioning into 4-6 big sections and then going from there. I would like to see how small your twists are bc I think I want to move from mini twists to small twists :yep: The time investment is just too great! Cutting out 3h would be heavenly :lol:
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LilMissSunshine5 Yeah! Here's the thread i made the first time i did em: Small Twists!!

I just do not have the patience to do mini twists:nono:....i simply can NOT do it!
With small twists i just make sure they're the size of my pinky....but i have really skinny fingers too soo....:look:...but they are bigger than the size of a mini twist!:lol:
 
so in the middle of the night I did what was a much needed trim. I tried everything that I could save them because I was due for a trim last month but I past. I had already had my hair separated in twist that I had saturated in conditioner and had dried by the time I decided to do it. I have to tell you it was the best thing to do on how to trim my hair. I have always done it while it was in curls but this way I got every section of my head and I could see it because it was sectioned and I could clip it away easily.

Now my curls have bounce again lol. I hated to lose my length but it will be back in no time.
 
Shadiyah How much did you trim? My hair also has so much more bounce and life right after a trim. It sucks losing the length, but just think it'll grow back healthier and quickly :)
 
LexaKing said:
Shadiyah How much did you trim? My hair also has so much more bounce and life right after a trim. It sucks losing the length, but just think it'll grow back healthier and quickly :)
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Well I hate measuring the hair because then I would cry. but I am going to say I didn't take no more than 1/2" in some spots.
 
Shadiyah:grin:...i know the feeling! I hate trimming my hair because i don't want to lose ANY length..but ain't nothin like fresh ends!

Im just being lazy today y'all. I took a loooooooong nap...and now i feel like im gonna be up all nite:ohwell: Guess i can spend time trackin packages:lol:
 
Hello ladies!

Quick update:

Since my last set-back, I've been nursing my hair back to health with regular henna treatments (now I have a nice red tint to my hair), co-washing, moisturising and keeping it in two jumbo two-strand flat twists with the ends tucked in. I've managed to regain almost two of the four inches I had to cut off and my hair is softer and stronger! On my way to APL!
 
Wow, I am on my way back to APL too. I cut out most of my thin layers at the beginning of the year in hopes of becoming a nice thick SL then APL. Well Yesterday my braid out come to a full neck length so I think I must be full shoulder length now. Woot! Woot! Look out APL I come.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Shadiyah:grin:...i know the feeling! I hate trimming my hair because i don't want to lose ANY length..but ain't nothin like fresh ends!

Im just being lazy today y'all. I took a loooooooong nap...and now i feel like im gonna be up all nite:ohwell: Guess i can spend time trackin packages:lol:
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SmilingElephant I know my curls are banging but I know it will not be long before I get that length back.

I guess you will be up with me, I am up every night I sleep during the day. I am really hoping I can skip June trimming.
 
Shadiyah said:
SmilingElephant I know my curls are banging but I know it will not be long before I get that length back.

I guess you will be up with me, I am up every night I sleep during the day. I am really hoping I can skip June trimming.
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I have horrible insomnia....im actually going thru an episode of hypomania and i get really bad with my sleeping habits. I've been so impulsive lately....:nono: I'm glad i have something like hair to do to calm me down some. I have real a hard time focusing and concentrating and i just do not feel like myself lately.

I'm thinking about getting back on my meds bc all this "watching for signs" isn't working all that well anymore:sad:

I hope i can skip June too....i think i'll be able to as long as i stick to my regimen. I was SHOCKED to see my ends were actually very healthy when i flat ironed...all i had to do was dust them. I don't use a lot of protein in my regimen tho....everything i use is mainly moisture.:yep:
 
SmilingElephant said:
I have horrible insomnia....im actually going thru an episode of hypomania and i get really bad with my sleeping habits. I've been so impulsive lately....:nono: I'm glad i have something like hair to do to calm me down some. I have real a hard time focusing and concentrating and i just do not feel like myself lately.

I'm thinking about getting back on my meds bc all this "watching for signs" isn't working all that well anymore:sad:

I hope i can skip June too....i think i'll be able to as long as i stick to my regimen. I was SHOCKED to see my ends were actually very healthy when i flat ironed...all i had to do was dust them. I don't use a lot of protein in my regimen tho....everything i use is mainly moisture.:yep:
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SmilingElephant I say if you see the signs then get the meds now you don't want to wait to long.
 
i think i can officially join this thread now :). my hair's growth rate has always been pretty slow but yesterday i pulled a small section of my "lead hairs" and it was tickling bsl :yep: im sooo excited :spinning:

so only about 6 more inches and i've retained about 6 or 7 inches from the start of my journey about a year and a half ago.

going to get really serious about my vitamins now and i think i can finally slow down on my trimming because i think i have cut out all the damage that was done a couple years ago
(she permed my hair from root to tip--> serious breakage +heat abuse+no heat protection ever+ fine strands= finding hair boards:lol:)
 
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