Waist Length 2013

Shadiyah said:
Welcome to all the newbies. kurlllz your hair is almost wl.

We have been around since the end of 2011... man that is a long time. I am getting ready to henna my hair later today. Hang in there yall we are almost done.
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Thank you for the warm welcome!!
 
I'm new to the forum and also new to taking care of my my hair. I'm trying to learn my hair and I don't know where to start!! I don't know if I have "good hair" my hair is really curly and pretty when there's shampoo in it but as soon as I blow dry it out it's puffy!!! Where'd my curls go!!! Lol also I'm making my own natural oil mix and I want to try the "all natural thing" here's my story... I used to be obsessed with my relaxed shoulder length hair... Like obsessed!! I loved the texture the shine the body, people used to always compliment my hair. Then in 10th grade I didn't wanna pay the 60$ for a perm in the salon so I had my "licensed aunt" do it. Well let me tell you!! Her license must to have been far outdated because boy did my hair fall out!! So now I'm trying to rebuild what she messed up getting perms every 2 months or so... Then I got lazy. So I havent had a perm in about 27 months... I don't know what I want to do with my hair because I don't know my hair!! When I wash it it's curly with shampoo but as soon as I blow dry it it's puffy!! :( WHYYY ??? I love how it looks when the shampoo is in it but I don't think I can deal with the puffy. So I'm debating growing my hair out and then going back to my relaxed hair.... But I'd prefer to make my natural hair work for me!! So I need help!! ALSO I want to use only natural products. ONLY NATURAL... Am I going to have to make my own shampoo and conditioner? I went to the hair store and found NO natural products!
 
^^ Hey there!! And welcome!! In fact....welcome to all the newcomers and those who want to join!!! :D

Ok...u sound completely new to the hair game. As far as keeping your hair curly...you HAVE to not blowdry.

No dry brushing or combing...hair needs moisture to curl up....and needs protein at times to keep it strengthened.

How much of your hair is relaxed?

As far as making your own products there are some here on the board that are "chemists" and may know how to make products. You won't find natural products in a beauty supply/hair store....u will need to go to health food stores like vitamin shoppe or Whole Foods.

Do you have a regimen?

ETA: i just saw ur regimen on the last page :)....do u use a moisturizer or leave in conditioner?

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hey everyone... I have been making sure I pay attention to sealing. It has made a big difference to my hair and the products I use after that.
 
:hiya: ladies! :welcome: CharnellG

So, I'm trying to figure out how to style my hair tonight...I'm going to be Wonder Woman this weekend for a Halloween wedding, so I don't want to spend a lot of time on styling when I'll be wearing a wig in several days :giggle: Maybe I'll do 16 twists or something, so my hair will lay down! Decisions, decisions...
 
Took my big poetic justice twists out. Then retwisted my hair so there's no extensions.

I sprayed with the Jane Carter Solution leave in and saturated my ends with coconut oil.

I REALLY need to wash my dirty head, but I'm waiting until my half is over this weekend.

Next week I'll be straightening my hair, but I feel like I'll be disappointed :-( oh well I have 2 months to get a good inch of hair!
 
I need to get my supplements back...I feel like I'm growing but maybe not the full inch I could get if i were taking my vitamins regularly. Just don't know exactly what I want. Hairfinity??? Or Just a mix of my own vitamins like biotin, msm, silica, etc...

OAN, I finally reached my APL goal for the second time this year after I cut it back to SL. So I know I'm progressing. I'm waiting to join the BSL 2013 challenge so that I can stay motivated to reach WL in 2013 as well. If not, I'm sure someone will be my hero of starting a WL 2014 challenge :)

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Hi Ladies :wave:
Not sure yet if I am MBL but my ultimate goal is WL and I can say I am definitely heading in that direction for 2013. Hope you don't mind me joining.

Here is my starting pic:

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vmerie said:
Hi Ladies :wave:
Not sure yet if I am MBL but my ultimate goal is WL and I can say I am definitely heading in that direction for 2013. Hope you don't mind me joining.

Here is my starting pic:

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That is great vmerie and I would say it is mbl at least the start. welcome to the team. '

I have some good news. I did my measurements tonight and I have gained 3" in 5 months so I am so happy about that one. I guess the vitamins are helping.

I was just talking about changing the ones I am taking because I have never had a problem growing my nails even though I don't keep them but they are in the worst shape I ever seen them in. which means to me that something is not right. So I am going back to cheap everyday vitamins.
 
I would like to join this challenge. A little late but there's still a whole year left. I'm transitioning at WL right now but I want to maintain this length and have fuller ends at this length. I'm contemplating relaxing so IF I experience any setbacks, I want to get back to this length by 12/31/13.

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Hi ladies,

I would love to join this challenge. I have been lurking for a while.

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I hope to reach waist length by March 2013. I am currently mbl and 15 weeks post relaxer.

Please excuse the love handles...I'm a work in progress lol
 
I did an unofficial length check while washing yesterday, and I think I'm closing in on BSB....which would be terrific! If I hit full BSB by years end, then I know I'll be well on my way to WL by 2013. Happy dance!! :yay:
 
Welcome to you yall closertomydreams you look like you are there already or just another 1/2"

I am sleeping in a deep conditioner tonight. I want to make sure I do that at least twice a week.
 
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For those of you who take hair growth aids like vitamins... Do you find your hair grows faster in OTHER places? Like your arms or legs, etc?

That's always been my fear with taking them. I'm already kinda hairy :-(
 
I'm feeling good about my WL aspirations....since incorporating teas/aryuvedics I find my hair much stronger.
 
ImanAdero said:
For those of you who take hair growth aids like vitamins... Do you find your hair grows faster in OTHER places? Like your arms or legs, etc?

That's always been my fear with taking them. I'm already kinda hairy :-(
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I took Hairfinity and I only noticed hair growth, nail growth and eyelash growth. I'm pretty hairy myself lol but it did no harm. HTH!!!

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Co washed last nite with my staple of VO5 moisture milks in strawberries and cream. That stuffs smells so tasty lol. After cowashing I let air dry till 80% dry then I began to moisturize and seal. Put on my satin scarf and bonnet on top and off to bed I went. Woke up and put my hair up in a very loose and sloppy bun but it's up and out the way with the ends tucked. I really like the way my hair feels right now. All soft and cool to the touch!! Very moisturized indeed :)

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felic1 said:
Shadiyah Does your stash cabinet lock??
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felic1 no it don't anymore I see that it use to have a key for these locks that don't work but I don't have a reason for it to lock there are no other women in my house lol.

well I washed my hair today after deep conditioning over night. I only put a little shampoo on my scalp because it was itching. I put the mixed chicks deep conditioner in until the shower was finish and then I sealed and styled.

I was so hard headed last yr not taking it serious enough about sealing. there would have been a lot less trims.
 
I cowashed with Suave almond conditioner. Omg that stuff made my hair so soft. This stuff is going to get me through the next five weeks of my relaxer stretch. I think I'm going to increase cowashing to 4 times per week.
 
It felt so good to give my scalp a good shampooing today!

I shampooed and dc'd....the whole nine and then i decided to blow out my hair and put it in some big chunky twists for a twist out. I used MJ Curly Pudding as my styler. I am SO gonna buy more of that during the BOGO sale this year! :lick:

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I was so lazy about my wash day and never got up to do it but I am sitting with a deep conditioner on now can not fall back on that one.
 
Shadiyah said:
SmilingElephant hey girl you know it is hiding time lol this weather got me saying don't want no wet hair lol.

back in plaits just finger curling the ends so I don't have knots.
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Shadiyah YES! Hiding time indeed! I stepped outside today to run errands and i actually felt cold...which to me means Winter is gonna be brutal....im not looking forward to the windchills. So i guess I'll gradually ease on in to twists/twistouts this year. Or just continue to get 5-7 day curls...and just redo my wash n gos weekly.

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I don't know why I did it to myself, I should have just been patient. But whatever. I went to an aveda salon (normally I go to a school if I go there and make sure there's at least one black girl there who can do hair).

But I was impatient and have been WAITING for this half marathon to be over ao I could get my hair done. Half over, hair done.

She washed and conditioned it, no problem. But you know you have a problem when someoe doesn't know whether to use the round or paddle brush on your head. But being who I am, I let her do it.

Now I know I'm probably being dramatic the cut actually looks good, well WOULD look good if it was straighter. WHEN I PAY TO GET MY HAIR DONE, IT NEEDS TO BE STRAIGHT! Especially since she went over my hair with the flat iron so many times.

Straightening and trimming my hair are the only things I can't so myself. It's the only reason I even get my hair done in a salon. Anyway, lesson learned. I'm going to black salons from here on put. I need to find a good consistent stylist and stick with her/him.

So I'm gonna wear this in a bun for a day or two then get a good protein deep conditioner to combat what I know will be heat damage.

Them I'm going to a BLACK salon and getting my hair done right. Only saving grace is my ends look better.

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closertomydreams said:
I cowashed with Suave almond conditioner. Omg that stuff made my hair so soft. This stuff is going to get me through the next five weeks of my relaxer stretch. I think I'm going to increase cowashing to 4 times per week.
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i love that stuff. it saved my hair and gave me the moisture i needed. now i use it as a cowash.
 
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