Hip–Tailbone Length (HL–TBL) 2014 Challenge!

[curlycrocheter]

I'm literally "inching" along! It's so exciting to see the progress. My goal is to cover my tramp stamp with hair. Right now, I'm hovering at about 1-2" from the top of my tattoo. I'm pretty confident I'll make it past hip length before the end of the year. At least scraping the tippy top of TBL.

I haven't straightened my hair in a while & the last time I did I felt like I looked weird. I was thinking about going into maintenance mode & cutting an inch every so often, as I transition from using heat 3 times a month, to no heat at all. But I figure my retention is fine & my hair is thriving, so why mess with a good thing.

Oh & Aireen I don't have a Bon Bon Cheveaux, but I think I her prices are pretty good compared to other satin bonnet providers. She's on my list to buy from, I just haven't had the extra $ to justify having an 11th satin bonnet

 

[ManeStreet]

Today's braidout

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Today's braidout

Damn girl......

 

[halfindian]

Today's braidout

Fierce!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ManeStreet]

My hair was feeling dry the day before so I went to look for new deep conditioner. And Gurl.... I bought keracare "moisturizing conditioner" & it made my hair feel so silky. It has this weird slimy serum type of consistency but wow did it detangle my hair & left it feeling so soft. I can't wait to use it again next week.

 

[Aireen]

Ughhh so tempted to relax my hair! It's not giving too much trouble or anything but I just have this itch to get it done soon. I'll be coming up to 4 months post soon and I really wanna try to push it to 5... hopefully I can. *Crosses fingers* If I can go for 5, that means I'll only be relaxing my hair 2x/year! I'm keeping my goal small though, I don't really want to relax more than 4x/year, but ideally, I'd like to keep it at 3x/year like it was before. My hair was thriving back then.

I bought some vitamins from iHerb so I'm trying my best to be patient and wait for their arrival. I've heard l-cysteine helps with hair growth and even though I'm usually negative when it comes to whether or not supplements aid in growth, I figure I'd give it a try along with my regular vitamins. I know I felt like my hair grew a ton after my 2nd setback when I had protein shakes every day.

I really want the Hard Candy ones that are made for deep conditioning, curlycrocheter. I plan to buy it but I'm having a hard time justifying the money too. Plus, I have a bit more than 30 plastic deep conditioning caps I'm trying to get through which will last me a while because I don't dispose of them after just 1 use.

Does anyone have tips to effectively use up your hair stash? I'm trying to minimize and get rid of a lot but I'm barely making a dent in my progress. If anyone can help out by telling me what they do, I'd appreciate it. I was thinking of going back to pre-pooing but it's such a messy, annoying process.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Need to think of another PS....

I'm style challenged.

 

[NowIAmNappy]

I dont know what it is but every time my hair is Waist Length I cant help but think about cutting it. But this time I want to shave the back and keep the front super long and color it candy apple red....... I've been trying to talk myself out of this because I'll have to drop out of this challenge, but its calling my name.

 

[DoDo]

My hair at the moment. This is a sloppy length check and I am not dressed for visitors but if I wait until it's perfect I won't post anything so here goes:

 

[Champion13]

DoDo
You and your hair are GORGEOUSSS!!!

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

 

[DoDo]

DoDo
You and your hair are GORGEOUSSS!!!

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

Champion13

Awww!!!

Thank you!

 

[DoDo]

I dont know what it is but every time my hair is Waist Length I cant help but think about cutting it. But this time I want to shave the back and keep the front super long and color it candy apple red....... I've been trying to talk myself out of this because I'll have to drop out of this challenge, but its calling my name.

NowIAmNappy

How about a candy apple red faux bob?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC4ujjY5coU

 

[MileHighDiva]

DoDo

I'm because of that absolutely beautiful, dense, thick and long hair! Lady, you're doing a great job with those lovely locks!

 

[DoDo]

DoDo

I'm because of that absolutely beautiful, dense, thick and long hair! Lady, you're doing a great job with those lovely locks!

That means so much to me MileHighDiva, especially with the gorgeous head of hair you have .

 

[Aireen]

4 months post relaxer right now! Now to get through to go to 5 months, hopefully this goes smoothly. I might relax before since my birthday is coming up but I'll try to push through!

@DoDo, your hair is so lush! I LOVE IT!

 

[DoDo]

4 months post relaxer right now! Now to get through to go to 5 months, hopefully this goes smoothly. I might relax before since my birthday is coming up but I'll try to push through!

@DoDo, your hair is so lush! I LOVE IT!

Aireen

Thank you!

 

[Dee Raven]

I am so happy. As I mentioned earlier, I switched over to finger detangling. Before I was using a denman. I really love it because it saves a lot of water and took about the same amount time. However, this past weekend, I was able to cut my detangling down by 30 mins!!! Just by tilting my head a certain way. I love it! Now I can shampoo and detangle in about 30 - 40 minutes.

 

[mssoconfused]

I've completely cut out the comb in my curly hair regimen. So excited about the growth I'm seeing!

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Look what I found. First pics that shoved me into a much needed hair journey....

 

[Ms. Tiki]

Well, Hip Length was fun while it lasted. I attempted to blunt cut my own hair and tore it up. Now I'm WL with a MBL section. Hopefully, I can grow it back by Christmas. I should've left the dang V alone.

 

[ManeStreet]

Look what I found. First pics that shoved me into a much needed hair journey....

What year are those pics from?

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

What year are those pics from?

2010.........

 

[NowIAmNappy]

@NowIAmNappy

How about a candy apple red faux bob?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC4ujjY5coU

Hmmm I might try this, I really want the shaved hair in the back look though.

 

[Lucia]

Cg starter products inspiration vid http://youtu.be/q71esWh3YjA

 

[Cersei]

No idea when I'll straighten it next, so I thought I'd check in with a stretched length check. It's very close, I think.

 

[marta9227]

No idea when I'll straighten it next, so I thought I'd check in with a stretched length check. It's very close, I think.

I think you're there because it looks like you have a Long torso and the waistband of your pants is a little low. Gorgeous hair, great job!

 

[Aireen]

You ladies are so inspiring! Thank you for holding the fort down while I've been busy/away.

I'm going to be 5 months post relaxer at the end of this month, I can't believe it! This is my longest stretch! Time is just flying by!

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

I better be at HL by the end of the year or I'm going to be pissed with all this unnecessary protective styling. Smh

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Can you imagine?

 

[SunRai Naturals]

I think I need to stop using my body to measure my growth because it's just depressing. I keep my hair in protective styles and I see the new growth. I do everything to retain it and then when I stretch to see how far I've gotten I still look like I'm in the same place. *smh* I feel some type of way right now about this journey to hip!!!!