Waist Length Challenge 2015

NGraceO Thanks for understanding :). I feel better today... every now and then I have my moments haha.
If my front could catch up to my sides and back I'd be more confident in my hair when I look in the mirror. I will just tuck it away for now.
 
Whelp I'm doing a coconut milk mask. My hair loves protein once a week. If I miss a week I start looking like a fur ball with 0 definition. Yikes! Oh and I changed shampoos and tweaked my leave-in. My hair was baby soft when it finally dried but I don't know if it was the shampoo or the leave-in. Oh well.

On another note, how do you guys make use of a useless conditioner/hair mask? I have two jars of this stuff and it sucks...
 
I can't believe it Feb already. I wash & DC 2day. I put 8 braids in my hair for a braidout 2morrow. It's suppose 2 snow 2morrow, so I might not have work. I REALLY hope it does, so that I can stay home 2morrow.
 
pelohello said:
I can't believe it Feb already. I wash & DC 2day. I put 8 braids in my hair for a braidout 2morrow. It's suppose 2 snow 2morrow, so I might not have work. I REALLY hope it does, so that I can stay home 2morrow.
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Yes I wouldn't mind getting the snow either. I need to do my hair since I arrived too late to get my hair done at the hair school this weekend.
 
Happy February (2nd)!

I'm cruising with my twists. My hair is a bit dry though so for the rest of winter I'll try to incorporate baggying into my regimen.
 
My hair has been so moisturized. I used some Annabelle's Blueberry Cheesecake and it is still super soft. I just moisturized with some Oyin Hair Dew just out of habit, but I'm sure I could've done another day or two. Still using NJoy's hair oil on my scalp. Used it on my scalp just now.
 
Well yesterday was my birthday and I wore my hair loose which felt really amazing. It wasn't tangled up or anything but I do notice that some of my curls feel hard. Mainly the sides of my head and parts of the back. I'm thinking that's a porosity problem which I feel I cannot get a handle on because I can't figure out if I'm low or high (I suspect I'm normal but I don't know). The hardness doesn't bother me at all really but I'm curious what could fix that feeling/what that really means.
A few days ago I ended up cutting 6" off a clumped curl because it had a knot that I could not take out. Oh well, it'll grow back #sigh.
Oh I did realize that my hair doesn't like water as much as I thought, especially when loose because it thinks it's party time with my other strands, they hook up and won't let go which means major tangles. I sprayed my hair with olive oil to keep everything relatively smooth.
Some of my curls are weird and have this Velcro thing going on. It'll literally stick to another strand (or 50). This is even more magnified if I have a shed hair in there.
 
Checking in! I finally tried Raw Shea Butter as a sealant & that stuff was amazing in my hair.

I think I want to try experimenting with different hair gels. When I am freshly texlaxed, my go-to gel was Proclaim Aloe Vera Gel. I'm 5mths post and I tried doing a wng a couple of weeks ago, using Eco Styler Gel, Olive Oi & it made my hair wayyyy too hard, stiff and flat. When I used to use Proclaim gel, my hair was light and sooo fluffy. I think I'll pick me up a bottle and try doing a wng this weekend, after a light protein treatment. I will be using Nairobi Humestess(sp) conditioner. It has light protein in it. I usually use Botanticals but the keratin is too strong for my hair right now.
 
Happy Belated Fenaxa :grin:.

Today I baggy'd under a wig using Komaza Califia Spray with a drizzle of oil. My hair was nice and moist at the end of the day. Lou- 1; Winter- 0 :yep:

Oh and I'm making a kinky straight wig. I'm 90% done. :thumbsup:
 
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Tonight I cowashed with Organix Biotin & Collagen Conditioner to give it a touch of protein. I drowned my dry hair with it to help remove shed hairs and rinsed it out. Since I shampooed my hair last Thursday I was trying to wait until Thursday to do my hair again but my scalp was itching like crazy from sweating at the gym daily.

I currently have L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Dry Erasing Balm on my hair for a mini DC.

Fenaxa - Happy Belated Birthday! :birthday3:
 
The office closed today due to the weather so I took advantage and baggy'd all day. Again, yummy, moist hair.

I read in another thread that a member steamed in her moisturizer. I think I may dust off my steamer and try it out with just a moisturizer too.
 
I have twists in the front (a bang that I leave outside) and some braids in the back and the sides. I'm currently doing a baggy method. So far, I've been co washing my hair and cleansing with ACV+ water when I feel like I have some build up. So far so good.
 
Just finished using wen 613 & it made my hair feel amazing!!! I used it as a shampoo & then followed that up with silken child by silk moisture(I think). I plan on DC with the wen 613 after t-shirt drying for about 30min. I'm going to check Wen's website to see if I can just by the 613 conditioner.
 
Umm, maybe I won't be buying wen 613. I just checked the website & for 33oz its 78.00. This might be something I ask someone to get me for Christmas or a birthday gift. I had no idea that it was that expensive. I

I bought wen 613, from a member here for about 20 bucks.
 
pelohello That wen is expensive. How long will that much last? Maybe it's worth it in the long run.

Okay so I dragged my steamer out of the basement and ran a cycle with white vinegar and distilled water. I'll experinent by dampening my hair with Komaza Califia Spray and add PBN MMMM and oil. Then stream for 20 min.
 
Wen and 613 are the best. I love 613 and have a stash of that and my Wen. Makes my hair amazing like not other.
 
My hair feels amazing. Very moisturized and shiny. This weekend I plan to wash and deep condish and put in some twist for a twist out puff next weekend to go out. I'm not going to let my hair hang because I'm still trying to hide my length loll. I will co wash on the 17th then back in my cornrows/plaits and under my wig.
 
I had a fear today. I bought a pack of shoulder length spiral kurly klips to play around with long hair. But I got to looking at the hair on some women I see every day. They all wear hair pieces to some extent. One has natural hair she wears under a wig that she calls her hat. She has a pretty head of hair underneath. But the other two who wear tracks are struggling all types of alopecia. I am now worried that beginning to wear extensions will cause undue stress on my hair and damage it.

Who wears their hair pieces responsibly? What are some of the mistakes people make when just beginning wearing weaves that damage their hairs?
 
krissyhair said:
I had a fear today. I bought a pack of shoulder length spiral kurly klips to play around with long hair. But I got to looking at the hair on some women I see every day. They all wear hair pieces to some extent. One has natural hair she wears under a wig that she calls her hat. She has a pretty head of hair underneath. But the other two who wear tracks are struggling all types of alopecia. I am now worried that beginning to wear extensions will cause undue stress on my hair and damage it.

Who wears their hair pieces responsibly? What are some of the mistakes people make when just beginning wearing weaves that damage their hairs?
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Weaves won't damage if you find a great weaver and that's the problem. Most people think because they have a curved needle and some thread, they put in a weave.
 
So I purchased herbal essence naked conditoner. The reviews on amazon were really good & the reviews stated that its supposed 2b just as good as wen, if not better. Ill try it this weekend. This might be a new staple.
 
HoneyBadger said:
Weaves won't damage if you find a great weaver and that's the problem. Most people think because they have a curved needle and some thread, they put in a weave.
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The Kurly Klips instructional video suggests cornrowing in 4 or 5 big braids straight down, or to create a few chunky 2 strand twists and connect the clip ins to the braided or twisted hair. I've seen some review videos though where women just clip them to their loose hair. That's what got me drawn into the Kurly Klips, no sewing required.
 
pelohello said:
So I purchased herbal essence naked conditoner. The reviews on amazon were really good & the reviews stated that its supposed 2b just as good as wen, if not better. Ill try it this weekend. This might be a new staple.
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Please let me know about this... I'm not supposed to be buying anything, but I saw it in the store and was definitely curious about it.
 
I thought I joined this challenge already. Count me in!

Ultimate Goal: WHip length
Regimen:
  • Wash hair every 4-6 days
  • Oil rinse
  • Deep condition
  • Style (mostly wash & gos or ponytails out of laziness)
How many inches do you have to go to get to WL: 4ish
Natural/Relaxed/Other: Natural & color treated
Tips/Tricks: Take my iron and MSM regularly. Leave my hair mostly alone and let it grow.
Issues or difficulties you're having: None

I expect to be grazing WL by the end of Jan 2015. :)
 
So last night I decided to flat iron my hair and try to get it close to salon results. This has been a week long process since my last wash I did a prepoo/HOT or amla, castor and jbco, before shampooing twice, aphogee 2 min, and a organix DC. last night I shampood with luv naturals shampoo, made a dc with some Aussie moist, organix Argan condish, AG Argan condish, some goats milk and a few oils. Let that sit, rinsed out really well and then put leave in and some oil and braided it to dry. Ran a few errands in a bonnet and hat, went to target and bought the tresemme heat protectant and then came home, blow dried it and flat ironed at around 400. The results were pretty good, my hair was super soft and light, not greasy or weighed down. I put some light Argan oil on it and attempted to wrap it. So I'll take pics of it once I take it down
 
Here are my photos!

ETA: looking at my length check photo I just realized HOW MUCH they cut at the salon, I just added my last length check photo from like November. I was pulling to line 10. Now straight it's grazing 5!!! And that's after 3 months of growing from the cut. She cut a years worth of growth, but thankfully it seems to be growing back. I refuse to not see BSL this year. I was only an inch away before I got that cut. Setbacks are real lol
 

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