Waist Length 2013

If it's not too late, I would like to join the WL Class of 2013! This is my first post in 7+ years; however, I feel like a newbie again because I have different goals this time around. I'm actually almost 7 months into a transition to natural and I want waist length hair, so I have a lot to learn!!

My current length is in my signature....Looking forward to being in this challenge with you all!
 
Eclipse said:
If it's not too late, I would like to join the WL Class of 2013! This is my first post in 7+ years; however, I feel like a newbie again because I have different goals this time around. I'm actually almost 7 months into a transition to natural and I want waist length hair, so I have a lot to learn!!

My current length is in my signature....Looking forward to being in this challenge with you all!
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:welcome: to the challenge Eclipse!! Make urself at home! :)
 
I figure I would give you all some up lifting for today. This is my daughter in law waist length hair.

SmilingElephant
 

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I'm experiencing hair boredom ladies! Why does protective styling have to be so...protective? :lachen::lachen: I want my hair to be wild & free LOL I am excited to straighten my hair for a length check in a couple weeks :yay:
 
I've been seeing some great results in a very short time simply from going back to basics. I had gotten really lazy with my hair and it was suffering and that just increased my apathy which didn't help my hair soo...yeah.

My regimen now:

Wash once a week.
-Prepoo with oil or Chicoro's Moisture Recipe.
-Detangle and plait.
-Wash.
-Protein if needed
-Condition
-Final AVJ rinse
-Air Dry

Daily
-Moisturize if needed
-Remove shed hairs
-Plait for the night

Dust/trim when needed

I tend to wear buns during the week, so that's easiy to do the next day. I've been thinking of braiding up my hair for a little while (no added extension hair). I'd really like a good style that will hide my ends...maybe I can do a tucked French braid

Other than that, I'm back on my green smoothies and taking my vitamins. I'll do this for the rest of the summer and monitor my progress.
 
So June is my length check month. I have been doing it every 6 months since this all have been driving me crazy. So i get my cousins to do my length since they were there to get their hair done. So once the picture was taken and I compared it to the January picture I was disappointed and then we move on to last year picture and oh man I am only a inch from where I was a year ago in June so I am still at BSB. Am I hot? yes I am and just upset that what I was doing last year was not working. I had to do about 3-4 trims because of split ends and now I really have to get down to business on really working with my ends now that they are healthy right now.

I have left the silicone alone right now and most of the time I am not really using any products on my hair. I just use my oils and tresemme naturals for my leave in and my co washing. I deep condition every week and sometimes more than that. I pre poo when I can remember and that will be that. I am going to try 2 strand twist tonight and see if I can get it to stay in my hair.
 
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Hey ladies!!! I have been having great hair days!:lol: All i've been doing is the TN, EcoStyler Argan and a little oil to seal...in my 2 sections still...i'm loving this new slight change!:yep:

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These are what most of my hair looks like...the hair at the nape and the sides is more kinkier.
 
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Hey ladies!!! I have been having great hair days!:lol: All i've been doing is the TN, EcoStyler Argan and a little oil to seal...in my 2 sections still...i'm loving this new slight change!:yep:

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These are what most of my hair looks like...the hair at the nape and the sides is more kinkier.
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SmilingElephant your hair looks great. it has grown and please stick to those products only. I am so going to miss the wash n go's this summer but I will never get past this point if I keep on the way I was.

I know you are so happy and it really looks great.
 
So yesterday was my 1 year nappiversary! :yay: I have been so busy travelling that I almost forgot about it :lol: I randomly remembered yesterday evening while driving home at 9pm :look: I kind of wanted to take my hair down and do an immediate length check to compare, but I have only had these mini twists in for 2 weeks & they were too much work to abandon them already :lachen::lachen: I can’t wait to see what my hair looks like next June :yay:

I do have a question for you ladies though…is anyone low porosity in here? I have been researching & trying to figure out the best strategies to deal with it…I had been doing fairly well with my products and regimen, but I ran out of Bee Mine Curly Butter for 6 weeks and just got it a new supply. My hair has been getting increasing dry, even with wetting it every day (either lightly misting during the morning & evening or wetting it in the shower every couple of days and sealing with castor oil). Still, it isn’t feeling as soft as it used to feel :nono: Last night I diluted Terressentials Lemon Mudwash to shampoo because my scalp was itching. While it was still wet, I put jojoba oil on it and then sealed with BM Curly Butter. It is already feeling a bit dry today :sad: This used to moisturize my hair for at least 3 days…any suggestions? I want my hair to be in great condition when I straighten it for the length check in 3 weeks! TIA
 
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So yesterday was my 1 year nappiversary! :yay: I have been so busy travelling that I almost forgot about it :lol: I randomly remembered yesterday evening while driving home at 9pm :look: I kind of wanted to take my hair down and do an immediate length check to compare, but I have only had these mini twists in for 2 weeks & they were too much work to abandon them already :lachen::lachen: I can’t wait to see what my hair looks like next June :yay:

I do have a question for you ladies though…is anyone low porosity in here? I have been researching & trying to figure out the best strategies to deal with it…I had been doing fairly well with my products and regimen, but I ran out of Bee Mine Curly Butter for 6 weeks and just got it a new supply. My hair has been getting increasing dry, even with wetting it every day (either lightly misting during the morning & evening or wetting it in the shower every couple of days and sealing with castor oil). Still, it isn’t feeling as soft as it used to feel :nono: Last night I diluted Terressentials Lemon Mudwash to shampoo because my scalp was itching. While it was still wet, I put jojoba oil on it and then sealed with BM Curly Butter. It is already feeling a bit dry today :sad: This used to moisturize my hair for at least 3 days…any suggestions? I want my hair to be in great condition when I straighten it for the length check in 3 weeks! TIA
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LilMissSunshine5 Congrats lady!!!:congrats: Feels good doesn't it?:grin:


At the bolded....why not try putting the curly butter on first and then seal w/the oil?

Have you tried using Porosity Control to help correct it?
 
Thanks SmilingElephant! It does feel good! I never thought I could actually go natural and yet, here I am! One year fully natural and almost two years since my last relaxer later...I am amazed :drunk: I'm already back to where I was relaxed, so I can't wait to reach new lengths with my curls! BSL is the longest my hair has ever been & I should reach APL this month, so I could be back to my longest length ever this December (my goal date for BSL) :yay:

As for my hair, it hates Roux Porosity Control! The one time I used it, it tangled my hair up so badly and made it dry :nono: Then I realized it was for highly porous hair instead of low porosity hair SMH OOPS :lol: I will try using the Curly Butter first next time. I was trying to do the LOC method, but normally I do use water and then curly butter (sometimes I seal with oil afterwards). But since my hair has been drier than usual lately, I thought I would try LOC since so many folks have great success with it. One of these days I am going to learn not to switch things up based on the latest thing I read :look: One day...
 
Can I join you ladies? I'm at full BSL and the bottom of my "V" is hanging out around MBL. I should be at WL sometime in 2013.

I'm currently in the no heat challenge, but I'm contemplating going to get a roller set. If I do, I'll post pics.
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
So yesterday was my 1 year nappiversary! :yay: I have been so busy travelling that I almost forgot about it :lol: I randomly remembered yesterday evening while driving home at 9pm :look: I kind of wanted to take my hair down and do an immediate length check to compare, but I have only had these mini twists in for 2 weeks & they were too much work to abandon them already :lachen::lachen: I can’t wait to see what my hair looks like next June :yay:

I do have a question for you ladies though…is anyone low porosity in here? I have been researching & trying to figure out the best strategies to deal with it…I had been doing fairly well with my products and regimen, but I ran out of Bee Mine Curly Butter for 6 weeks and just got it a new supply. My hair has been getting increasing dry, even with wetting it every day (either lightly misting during the morning & evening or wetting it in the shower every couple of days and sealing with castor oil). Still, it isn’t feeling as soft as it used to feel :nono: Last night I diluted Terressentials Lemon Mudwash to shampoo because my scalp was itching. While it was still wet, I put jojoba oil on it and then sealed with BM Curly Butter. It is already feeling a bit dry today :sad: This used to moisturize my hair for at least 3 days…any suggestions? I want my hair to be in great condition when I straighten it for the length check in 3 weeks! TIA
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LilMissSunshine5 From my experience I would clarify and deep condition and start from there what you use to do. You can even do a protein treatment and then deep condition with a moisturizing conditioner. Once I clarify my hair is like brand new. I hope this works for you.
 
curlicarib said:
Can I join you ladies? I'm at full BSL and the bottom of my "V" is hanging out around MBL. I should be at WL sometime in 2013.

I'm currently in the no heat challenge, but I'm contemplating going to get a roller set. If I do, I'll post pics.
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curlicarib of course you can join us :grin: wouldn't care if you were at neck length.
 
I tell you if this regi don't work out for me I am just going to enjoy my curls and nix length. I have added the clarifying in and shampoo back in every week and still co washing everyday. What I think went wrong is that I was using the silicone and was co washing only and it all build up on my hair and ends and then split ends. So I cleaned all up and gave the silicone a break. so lets see what happens.
 
My stylist pressed my hair today, so I decided to do a comparison pic from last month. I can't make an accurate and fair assessment because my hair was curled in the May pic and my head is kind of tilted in June's; however, I can see progress.
 

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*visualizes waist length hair* I have the longest loose hair in my family; but I'm worried that my length check at the end of the month won't be impressive. Perhaps I'll just wear a braid out for the graduation dinner and straighten it later that week around SO's birthday.
 
My update pic... I am about 3 inches from waist length! I am so excited! My birthday is Monday, June 11th, and since I exclusively bun and ponytail, I wanted to rock a flatty.

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Diva_Esq Your hair is growing on freaking turbo, you hear me? :lol: Your hair looks so luscious! You know how pastry chefs put the icing on the cakes so fancy-like? That's how your hair looks!:yep:

You'll probably be Hip length by December!:D
 
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