Waist Length 2013

SmilingElephant said:
Thanx again everyone!:)

You know what i noticed since going natural? My scalp gets dirty very fast! And its even worse when i straighten my hair...i wasn't even straight for a full week and my scalp was horrible!!! I had to shampoo about 3 times:perplexed

Does that mean i have an oily scalp? I don't put anything on it, really and i don't have dandruff issues...unless i wait to long to wash it. I always wondered if i had an oily or a dry scalp. Hmmmm...
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SmilingElephant It sounds to me that you do have oily hair lol. and there is nothing wrong with that.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Thanx ladies! For some reason this forum won't let me upload my length check pic:ohwell: I'll try again later.

My hair is still holding up tho! I used Oyin Hair Dew and Fantasia IC heat protectant to blowdry and then i used Crisco as i flat ironed. I think i used a little too much product tho...but its doing very well in the Florida humidity. I've been able to wear my hair down more than once:yep: I'm definitely sticking with the Crisco.

My hair is pretty straight...it almost looked like i got a relaxer but it's the comb chase method that i use that really gets it straight...a good blow out and the comb chase:yep:

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^^Got em in there!:grin: I posted them in my album aswell if you guys want a closer look....the attachment thingy isn't working:perplexed
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SmilingElephant I forgot to tell you that to get your pictures in you have to click on the paper clip and then find the file where your pictures are and then ok.
 
Shadiyah said:
SmilingElephant I forgot to tell you that to get your pictures in you have to click on the paper clip and then find the file where your pictures are and then ok.
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Yeah,i tried that...thats how i usually do it...but for some reason it kept giving me an error message...idk if its bc of the size of the pics or what bc they were from my sister's camera...:ohwell: So i just copied the URL and pasted em in here...its weird that i could upload them to my album with no problem,:drunk:
 
SmilingElephant said:
Yeah,i tried that...thats how i usually do it...but for some reason it kept giving me an error message...idk if its bc of the size of the pics or what bc they were from my sister's camera...:ohwell: So i just copied the URL and pasted em in here...its weird that i could upload them to my album with no problem,:drunk:
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What I do when someone sends me something I save it in my documents first and then upload from my file.
 
Omg y'all!

So, I went shopping yesterday with my friend and while we're in the store...i kept looking at myself in the mirror bc i just felt like a hot mess...PMS, stressful month, gettin ready to go back to work after being out for a back injury...just stressin....

Anyway....i look in the mirror and try to smooth back my edges, right? I look to the right of my edges..low and behold..right by my ear...:blush:

there it was:spinning:

my first gray hair:look:





:skitzo::pullhair:....so i grab my friend and im like "Girl, look! Is this a gray hair??!":shocked:...and she goes "NO IT'S NOT A GRAY HAIR!!!" So i silently freaked out about it until i got home...hoping it was just lint or one of my dog's stray golden hairs...but no, i got home and looked again...it's still there and it's attached to my head:crying3:....its SO tiny tho...but I know its there!

It is officially the end of the world! I knew somethin would happen in 2012!:lol:
 
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MzSwift said:
LoL!

Smiling E - Have your moment, girl! I totally understand. LoL!
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:lol::lol::lol: Thank you! I told my sister and she goes "Its time for you to diiiiie.....i mean, dye...as in color:lol:" This is just too funny to me!:lachen:

Hey and how bout today is my 2 yr post relaxer anniversary!!:woohoo: It has been 2 years since my last touch up as of today!

But i am 1 year and 4 months natural today as well too!:drunk::drunk::drunk:

I need a drank:nono: :grin:
 
I think I'm gonna take down these mini-braids. Seems I can only make it to two weeks w/o having to redo them. Oh well.

I'm gonna twist it up in medium to large twists so that I can rock a twistout while I'm in Florida! :D
 
BahamaMama said:
I might have to join this one--I was aiming for 2012 but I'm getting a haircut today which will probably take me from around BSL at present to APL or *gasp* maybe even SL depending on how scissor-happy the stylist.
I'm not sure how much of a fight I'll put up since so much of my hair is seriously damaged and I probably need to see at least 2-3 inches go... :(
Plus--I'm planning to transition back to natural!
I have no idea how this is going to go...

ETA: Starting pic (9/13/11 haircut. Relaxed with plans to transition back to fully natural over next few years).
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Ok, so here I am, 8 months later- pretty much back where my hair was before the above trim (around BSL) but a horrible, damaged, inconsistent MESS! :nono:
Correction: pieces of my hair at BSL, lots of it has broken off (there is a section in the middle about 4" long). I am 8.5 months post (transitioning) so some hair is natural (up to 4") some still tex-laxed/processed- the part having the hardest time right now.

I'm still in this challenge as of now, although I'm pushing the WSL date to December 31st 2013 (and will push to get up to 1"/month the whole of next year since I smell a BC coming sometime soon :ohwell: - probably around the 1 yr transition mark). From there I'll have 16 months to add to the 5" or so of natural hair I'll have. :o

The attached is from May 5th.
 

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I think I am going to blowdry my hair out tonight so twisting can go by much faster...I am being so lazy with my hair the past month and I hope I don't regret it too much when I do a length check next month :look: Oh well, what can I do at this point? :ohwell: I am going to try to just finish this next six weeks strong :lol:
 
I haven't used heat this year and was trying to only use it twice all year, but since it is indirect heat, I don't feel as guilty :perplexed I guess I can make my new goal to only use direct heat 2x/yr (for length checks) :giggle:
 
This thread is huge AND I've seen such great progress in this thread already! You ladies are doing it. The first step in the hair journey is believing that your hair can reach the length you desire. So, if you're feeling discouraged, look at your inspirations and make the commitment then press on toward the mark! :up:
 
MzSwift said:
I think I'm gonna take down these mini-braids. Seems I can only make it to two weeks w/o having to redo them. Oh well.

I'm gonna twist it up in medium to large twists so that I can rock a twistout while I'm in Florida! :D
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Did you say you was gonna be in Flawduh? ::::lip pop!::::

Lemme tell my sister:lol:
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
I think I am going to blowdry my hair out tonight so twisting can go by much faster...I am being so lazy with my hair the past month and I hope I don't regret it too much when I do a length check next month :look: Oh well, what can I do at this point? :ohwell: I am going to try to just finish this next six weeks strong :lol:
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This is such a good idea. But I have had nothing but trouble with blow drying -- small hairs everywhere.

I've been thinking of using a warm flat iron instead, like set at 300. I did my last flat iron on 350 and it came out like a blowout. BUT my hair was so easy to braid up after that! Hmm.

Are you gonna post pix of your twists? Are they mini? Those were so pretty on you!
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
I think I am going to blowdry my hair out tonight so twisting can go by much faster...I am being so lazy with my hair the past month and I hope I don't regret it too much when I do a length check next month :look: Oh well, what can I do at this point? :ohwell: I am going to try to just finish this next six weeks strong :lol:
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Chile who you tellin? I'm lazy with mine this week...i'm back to experimenting with braidouts...i had a nice one yesterday...but the humidity killed it by the end of the day...so i'm in plaits right now under a hat until i have somewhere important to go:grin:

Supergirl said:
This thread is huge AND I've seen such great progress in this thread already! You ladies are doing it. The first step in the hair journey is believing that your hair can reach the length you desire. So, if you're feeling discouraged, look at your inspirations and make the commitment then press on toward the mark! :up:
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Hey Supergirl! Thanks for stopping by our thread:D I too am very happy to see everybody's progress:yep:

We put in WORK!:lol:
 
BahamaMama said:
Ok, so here I am, 8 months later- pretty much back where my hair was before the above trim (around BSL) but a horrible, damaged, inconsistent MESS! :nono:
Correction: pieces of my hair at BSL, lots of it has broken off (there is a section in the middle about 4" long). I am 8.5 months post (transitioning) so some hair is natural (up to 4") some still tex-laxed/processed- the part having the hardest time right now.

I'm still in this challenge as of now, although I'm pushing the WSL date to December 31st 2013 (and will push to get up to 1"/month the whole of next year since I smell a BC coming sometime soon :ohwell: - probably around the 1 yr transition mark). From there I'll have 16 months to add to the 5" or so of natural hair I'll have. :o

The attached is from May 5th.
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Don't feel discouraged! I went through that while i was transitioning to the point i did a mini chop before i big chopped...the ends were killing me! Whatever you decide to do you are always welcome here!:hug3: It will grow back...and i found my hair seemed to grow a little faster once i went natural...you never know!:yep:
 
I'm coming this weekend! I'll be staying through Wednesday. I'm celebrating my birthday with a trip :) It'll be so cool if I could one or both of you!
 
I clarified my hair because I had been using cones this past week. I am keeping it bun up again. I applied melted shea butter with honey and tresemme and I left it on my hair for some hrs and once I washed it out I sprayed it with my aloe vera and glycerin mix and put it up.
 
MzSwift said:
This is such a good idea. But I have had nothing but trouble with blow drying -- small hairs everywhere.

I've been thinking of using a warm flat iron instead, like set at 300. I did my last flat iron on 350 and it came out like a blowout. BUT my hair was so easy to braid up after that! Hmm.

Are you gonna post pix of your twists? Are they mini? Those were so pretty on you!
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Thanks hon! I haven't done it yet :lachen::lachen:This level of hair laziness is unprecedented for me :lol: Everyday I say I will do better and then I don't...I feel overwhelmed by how dense my hair is and how long it takes to detangle! So I just get up in the morning, moisturize, puff, and go and lie to myself that I'll do it that next night :look: Working two jobs now isn't helping my case either bc I am so tired when I get home everyday :sad:

I am nervous about blowdrying bc I do get several little hairs in the sink (not too many though!) My bigger concern is my hair feels hella dry after I use a blowdryer, which is why I tend to avoid it. No matter how low the heat setting or how much I try to moisturize ahead of time, it still ends up feeling a bit dry and crispy :ohwell: But it made twisting so much easier! I can't make it through another 8h twisting adventure, so I keep doing nothing because I can't make a decision on how to proceed :nono: Once I get it together, I will most def post pics of my twists! I like how mini twists look on me, but gurl, after doing 5 installs in the last 7 months, I feel a bit burned out with PS'ing...but it seems like the best way for me to retain, so I need to keep doing what has been working :yep: I just wish I could afford to pay someone to do it for me, but a sistah is on a serious budget :giggle:

I really shouldn't complain when you have been doing mini braids, which probably take longer than my mini twists! Since the mini braids didn't last, what is going to be your next planned hairstyle (after your FL twistout)?
 
SmilingElephant said:
Chile who you tellin? I'm lazy with mine this week...i'm back to experimenting with braidouts...i had a nice one yesterday...but the humidity killed it by the end of the day...so i'm in plaits right now under a hat until i have somewhere important to go:grin:
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SmilingElephant- This is level of lazy is ridiculous :lol: I wanna see pics of your braidout!!! You just have to snap the pic before the humidity gets to it next time LOL I :love: braidouts...I tried a wet twistout almost two weeks ago & it wasn't the same! I got more shrinkage and less definition :nono: Braidouts are my first love :grin:
 
I finally did my hair last night! It was nice to detangle, poo, DC & blow dry my hair...the only downside is I started late & it took several hours, so I only got 4h of sleep :giggle: But I am ready to install twists for the weekend! I wore a blow out today, which was fun!

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