Waist Length 2013

My hair was so soft after putting that grape seed oil n jojoba oil in as a prepoo washed n dc it was great. I need to leave these oils alone. I have too many now. I even have soy n olive mixed.
 
So I just realized that after this year, I will no longer have HOURS to dedicate for wash days. I need to be able to wash, detangle, and style my hair in 3 hours at the most. So I'm either going to keep my hair heat stretched or do a BKT alternative like cysteine treatment or something. Keeping it stretched via braids still allow my hair to tangle. So when I'm done playing with my wigs, I'll be blow drying my hair every 3-4 weeks and will dust as needed. Hopefully my retention doesn't decrease but if it makes wash days faster I think it'll be worth it.
 
LaFemmeNaturelle said:
So I just realized that after this year, I will no longer have HOURS to dedicate for wash days. I need to be able to wash, detangle, and style my hair in 3 hours at the most. So I'm either going to keep my hair heat stretched or do a BKT alternative like cysteine treatment or something. Keeping it stretched via braids still allow my hair to tangle. So when I'm done playing with my wigs, I'll be blow drying my hair every 3-4 weeks and will dust as needed. Hopefully my retention doesn't decrease but if it makes wash days faster I think it'll be worth it.
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Longhairdontcare has a similar regimen
 
Hey!! I flat ironed my hair!! I couldn't resist it any longer!:grin:

Pics!!!:



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It took me ALL day!! And it still feels short! -___-



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SmilingElephant girly your hair looks great. i think i am finish playing around with the curls and I am twisting my hair on wet hair now and I will see how long this last.

Have you been reading my blog?
 
LatterGlory said:
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Thank you ladies :)

Shadiyah im sorry mama i haven't really been reading blogs lately. I need to get back on the ball tho.

I hope to be a solid BSL by the end of the year.

Im SO glad to have my ponytail back! Im never chopping my hair again!!:nono:

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Impromptu length check. Forgive the glare.

I also hope to be a solid BSL at the end of the year. I'll straighten and trim at the end of October.

I think I'm gonna schedule a hair appointment (braids) for Thursday so I can leave it all alone as I continue this half marathon training.
 

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SmilingElephant said:
Thank you ladies :)

Shadiyah im sorry mama i haven't really been reading blogs lately. I need to get back on the ball tho.

I hope to be a solid BSL by the end of the year.

Im SO glad to have my ponytail back! Im never chopping my hair again!!:nono:

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lol I hope me either... well let me tell you what I did. I am upset that I have not gotten any longer in these almost 4yrs so I took out the ruler so that I could see on average just how much I have been growing per month. what it all boiled down to is it is looking like I am only getting that 1/4" per month and that is with the trims or with the trims it would be a little more. wait now that I am looking at it again I maybe wrong again. ok I am right I am only getting about a little over 3" per yr.... when you look at it like that it is really sad. 1 whole year and I only get to keep 3" so if I got a cut I would be cutting off 1 whole year worth of hair..

yeah no more hair cuts!!!!
 
Shadiyah said:
lol I hope me either... well let me tell you what I did. I am upset that I have not gotten any longer in these almost 4yrs so I took out the ruler so that I could see on average just how much I have been growing per month. what it all boiled down to is it is looking like I am only getting that 1/4" per month and that is with the trims or with the trims it would be a little more. wait now that I am looking at it again I maybe wrong again. ok I am right I am only getting about a little over 3" per yr.... when you look at it like that it is really sad. 1 whole year and I only get to keep 3" so if I got a cut I would be cutting off 1 whole year worth of hair..

yeah no more hair cuts!!!!
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Lol! And here you are talking about no more hair cuts and i just dusted another eighth of an inch off my ends after discovering i have those almost microscopic knots on my ends....ugh!! But i am not bout to do a huge trim just for that!:nono:

My hair is starting to revert...i went to a flat iron kiosk today and had them touch up my edges..after requesting that the girl turn that iron down to 400 degrees...so i hope the front isn't seriously injured. It was a steam iron.

I don't do well with straight hair i'm finding:ohwell: It's irritating! Lol!!

I'm gonna try and make it last for the rest of the week tho...i miss my curls. But i really did it to check my length and to dust my ends. So hopefully i will still make MBL by the end of the year:yep:...if not January.
 
pinkchocolatedaisy said:
Does anyone have problems with bunning? I can only get decent buns on wet or damp hair. But I notice as I'm using the ouchless bands they tug on my ends. I'm not sure what I should do. Otherwise I do WnGs with no problems. I don't really do twists/twistouts anymore (although I'm thinking of trying again on blow dried hair).
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I work out a lot and wear my hair up during the week and my go to styling tool that has minimum damage potential is my trustee banana clip or hair zing. hth!
 
Seamonster said:
@Nix08 I put them in paste mostly, if I don't feel like taking out the twist, I will use a tea.
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@Seamonster - have you ever used the brahmi, amla, bhringrah oils? I'm weaved up and when I'm not in a weave I wear braids. I want to start using the ayurvedic products but there is no way possible that I could do a paste with the styles I wear - so I just ordered the oils.
 
Nix08 I have used brahmi, amla, and bhringrah oils.

Here in my review in order of my preference

1. Bhringrah oil

I love bhringraj in powder, oil or tea. It conditions my hair, strengthens it, seems to darken it, and helps stop breakage. It is a great all around conditioning powder for me. It leaves my hair soft, but not too soft. This is the closest Ayurvedic to perfect of the ones listed.

I have used all three of the bhringraj formulas. There is one with mineral oil, that is ok. But I like to alternate between the original coconut formula with goats milk, or a simple sesame seed oil base.

2. Brahmi
Brahmi is my second favorite of the ones that you asked about. It darkens the hair, and is said to be relaxing. It is a good conditioner in all forms, has some strengthening properties, and it too eases fine hair breakage.

3. Amla
Amla is a standard of mine because it pops my curls. I use the cheap mineral oil one by hesh. There are more natural blends but the hesh mineral oil is a great base for me. This oil darkens hair, and has some effects like acv, but no as strong. I usually mix this powder with another and make a rinse out of it.

I don't think of Amla as a conditioner, but as more of a styler because of the effect on my curls. My hair is not soft from Amla, but the porosity is more balanced.
 
So what I did today was take my twist out one by one and made them into smaller twist. I know have mini twist and this is the first time that I seen my hair hang down my back lol. I am so use to having my hair shrink up and now the mini twist make my hair hang.

I am so waiting to see how long they will stay in but I know I have plans on doing them all over again.
 
Need to get my butt back in this thread. I have been hanging out in the 2012 thread but for most of my hair to reach waist I will definitely need a full year, as I still have some pieces hanging out at apl.
 
hair4romheaven said:
SmilingElephant I need to be up in here. I know I signed up for a WL challenge for 2013 but am unsure if it's this one of what??? Is there two of these threads roaming?
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Lol!! No...this is the one and only :) There's one for 2012 and one for Classic 2013 i believe.

:welcome: to the thread tho!:grin:

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Seamonster said:
@Nix08 I have used brahmi, amla, and bhringrah oils.

Here in my review in order of my preference

1. Bhringrah oil

I love bhringraj in powder, oil or tea. It conditions my hair, strengthens it, seems to darken it, and helps stop breakage. It is a great all around conditioning powder for me. It leaves my hair soft, but not too soft. This is the closest Ayurvedic to perfect of the ones listed.

I have used all three of the bhringraj formulas. There is one with mineral oil, that is ok. But I like to alternate between the original coconut formula with goats milk, or a simple sesame seed oil base.

2. Brahmi
Brahmi is my second favorite of the ones that you asked about. It darkens the hair, and is said to be relaxing. It is a good conditioner in all forms, has some strengthening properties, and it too eases fine hair breakage.

3. Amla
Amla is a standard of mine because it pops my curls. I use the cheap mineral oil one by hesh. There are more natural blends but the hesh mineral oil is a great base for me. This oil darkens hair, and has some effects like acv, but no as strong. I usually mix this powder with another and make a rinse out of it.

I don't think of Amla as a conditioner, but as more of a styler because of the effect on my curls. My hair is not soft from Amla, but the porosity is more balanced.
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Seamonster - thank you so much. I can't wait until my oils arrive. My goal is BSL by 2014. I am uhmmm ... "mature in age" :lachen: - so I don't get the great growth that many members do - so my HJ is loooooooooooooonnnnngg!!
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But I'm not giving up. :nono: I am increasing the arsenal.
 
ilong if you have the powder you can apparently make a tea with it and pour that on your hair. That's what I'm going to try tonight (I think)...I have it brewing since last night.
 
Thinking about doing a henna treatment but am kinda scared. If my hair doesn't like it I will have to cut it out since henna is essentially permanent?
I have the pre-mixed one from ayernatural beauty that contains alma, brahmi etc..
 
Nix08 said:
@ilong if you have the powder you can apparently make a tea with it and pour that on your hair. That's what I'm going to try tonight (I think)...I have it brewing since last night.
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@Nix08 - no I didn't order the powders. Just the oils to begin with. But the powders are next on the wish list. Trying to manage the products I buy - yet keep forging forward towards my goal.
 
I wore my hair in a single braid today...with a hairzinger thingy. I'll post a pic later. But i was so thrilled bc its actually long enough where i have to bring it over my shoulder to finish braiding it! :D

Im sorry but its so fun watching my hair grow back. I missed it SO much! Y'all don't know! Lol

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hair4romheaven said:
Thinking about doing a henna treatment but am kinda scared. If my hair doesn't like it I will have to cut it out since henna is essentially permanent?
I have the pre-mixed one from ayernatural beauty that contains alma, brahmi etc..
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You may not necessarily have to cut.

Are you doing it for conditioning or coloring?

I use henna regularly (as a gloss now) and when I did/do the paste, I only add hot water to it. I may add V05 to make it easier to rinse out. I pour in the hot water and make it in to pudding and then apply it almost immediately so that I don't get the color deposit.

If you're doing it for color, you may be able to use brahmi, amla or another one of the darkening powders to tone down the red.

GL! :)
 
Shadiyah said:
Don't it feel good to have your hair touch down your back??? lol :lachen:

I love that my hair is hanging and now it must be time to co wash because my scalp is starting to itch a little but I am not getting rid of these twist yet I will just redo them as they come out.
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YASSSS!! :lol: You shouldve seen me at work the other day! I kept braiding and unbraiding my hair. I was trying not to seem so surprised with my hair :grin:.

I've been in pocahontas braids all week...im gonna wear a braidout today.

I've just been using the oil from the Curls for Target line everyday as a "moisturizer". It smells like fruit punch....and the bees have been chasing me:lachen: i don't know what to use as a moisturizer when my hair is straight besides using oil.

My scalp is ITCHING!:nono: But when i think about how long it took me to straighten it....im trying to wait until next week before i wash it out.

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