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g.lo said:
yes Girl, congrats!!
are you planning on cutting:nono:
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I'm going to be slowly trimming off my bonelaxed ends, 1 inch every 8 weeks. I have 5-6 inches left to trim so it won't get any longer for a year and it will probably end up a little shorter. :sad: but then all my pre HHJ hair will be gone and maybe I'll be able to wear a wash n go. :drunk:
 
coolsista-paris I'm not sure what I would do. I've never had hair shorter than NL so I would probably hold on to my length as much as possible or trim gradually. But if you like your hair short I would just bite the bullet and even it out.
 
GettingKinky said:
tinagreen10 I can't see your armpits in the picture so it's hard to say if you're APL or not yet.

I get tinted cellophane treatments every 8 weeks to cover up my gray. They work for that and they make my hair very shiny, but I don't now if they are good for my hair health or not.
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What are "tinted cellophane treatments"? I need something other than henna and indigo to cover my gray. I think the henna/indigo is too much for my fine strands! You hair always looks so healthy and shiny!!!
 
pelohello said:
I agree, I would cut too. You could do it gradually or all at once. I was having breakage in that area too, so when I 1st noticed it, I started cutting about an inch a month all around so that I can remove the breakage and so that the other areas could catch up. I did that for about 6-7mths. My crown is still shorter than the rest of my hair, but not enough to notice. How bad is it? Can you get away with snipping a little over a time or is it too bad where you need a cut? Do you know what's causing the breakage? Mines was from stretching my relaxers too long & my protein/moisture was wayyyy off. It took a protein overload to know what moisture/protein balance was.
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pelohello said:
I agree, I would cut too. You could do it gradually or all at once. I was having breakage in that area too, so when I 1st noticed it, I started cutting about an inch a month all around so that I can remove the breakage and so that the other areas could catch up. I did that for about 6-7mths. My crown is still shorter than the rest of my hair, but not enough to notice. How bad is it? Can you get away with snipping a little over a time or is it too bad where you need a cut? Do you know what's causing the breakage? Mines was from stretching my relaxers too long & my protein/moisture was wayyyy off. It took a protein overload to know what moisture/protein balance was.
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i wanted to catch up but its spreading to different areas making spaces between the areas to cut , its ugly,difficult to deal with and kind of ridiculous :-/ .
i thought id be bsl by december and was so excited but all is down. thats not gonna happen.

at a time i had my moisture protein balance very good. i did well with reconstructors. but then i bunned a lot!!! did not moisture as well because i needed to wear stretched hair all the time.. but i dont know why the crown texture is spreding everywhere...
ive been cutting my hair since 2-4 months but the crown area is just getting worse.
my hair is natural but if i cut i will relax for a bob cut.

everytime i touch it i feel like crying. all that effort for this. crazy hair
 
newnyer said:
I don't know why I wait so late in the day to start henna/indigo treatments. Now I'm committed to staying up late tonight. Lol I, too, noticed a good amount of breakage this week in the spot where I usually put my bun. Thought I moved my buns in different locations enough to avoid tension breakage but I guess not. My hair is so fine...can't really afford to lose too many strands all willy nilly. Oh well...lesson learned.
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at least you noticed on time. i too have fine hair . i was just to tired and shirt of options for styles at work, so...... bun bun bun bun for months at the same spot :-/

lesson learned too late for me.
 
GettingKinky said:
coolsista-paris I'm not sure what I would do. I've never had hair shorter than NL so I would probably hold on to my length as much as possible or trim gradually. But if you like your hair short I would just bite the bullet and even it out.
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ive never wore a bob cut. im a bit scared to go do it but ive always wanted one at least once in life. ive been stuck at nl for years lol when i wanted long hair.... oh i think if i do it ,hair grows , so when im fed up î´ll let t grow back and i normally will know what to do. my scalp is hurting a little right now. i really wanted to go to the salon but.....maybe i should wait as i plan on relaxing too.
 
Trying to figure out what else I can do with my hair while it's straight. I've been wearing it in a ponytail since the curls fell. Maybe a twist out? IDK.
 
I was manipulating my hair way to much last week so I've decided to put her away for a good 2 or 3 weeks, im rocking corn braids under a wig. Only taking my braids out on weekends for a deep cleaning and a dc. CoWashing mid week if my hair gets to dry
 
jprayze said:
I did a twist out on straight hair and loved it. Good idea.
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I tried to do a braidout on my straight hair and the waves would t hold. I think I need to start on damp hair, but then it won't be smooth anymore. I have a love/hate relationship with my hair when it's straight.
 
jprayze said:
I did a twist out on straight hair and loved it. Good idea.
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jprayze I used a little bit of cantu shea butter leave in and put about 8 two strand twists into bantu knots all over. I hope it comes out okay in the morning. If not...I'm bustin out the banana clip :lachen:
 
I like my twists did the week. Feel like they are getting longer.

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I got some new Hairitage stuff this week. I am moisturizing and sealing every other day still. I think I will revisit MN. I think I got good growth from it.

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Last night I dreamt that I was attempting a wash n go and my curls wouldn't clump. So strange I never wear that style and I wouldn't attempt one until my bonelaxed ends are gone. Plus in the dream a bunch of people were watching me attempt to style my hair.
 
faithVA

I have my stylist do it. It's just one application so I assume the color is mixed in the cellophane. It covers my grays pretty well. I wash my hair once a week and the grays start to show through after 6-7 weeks. The color last longer when I get the treatment after a touch up. I guess the relaxer opens the cuticles so the color penetrates better.
 
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GettingKinky[/USER];19104275]faithVA

I have my stylist do it. It's just one application so I assume the color is mixed in the cellophane. It covers my grays pretty well. I wash my hair once a week and the grays start to show through after 6-7 weeks. The color last longer when I get the treatment after a touch up. I guess the relaxer opens the cuticles so the color penetrates better.
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Thanks. I think I understand.
 
Confession: I sometimes go back to look at the beginning pics from when we 1st started this challenge. We all have come such a long way! Every time I think my hair is not growing, I like to look at my beginning pic to keep me motivated.
 
One of the things that I noticed is that in the beginning when I first joined this challenge, I Put down That I will probably Make BSL by March 2013. I don't know where I got that time frame from:lol:
 
pelohello said:
One of the things that I noticed is that in the beginning when I first joined this challenge, I Put down That I will probably Make BSL by March 2013. I don't know where I got that time frame from:lol:
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I think we are all optimistic at the beginning of the year. But I always try to give myself as long as possible. I'm an optimist about most things but not my hair.
 
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Feel like i've been gone from here for so long! :ohwell: but not much has been going on in the hair department, washed my hair this past week after wearing it relatively straight for a week. With fall/winter coming I'm thinking of straightening my hair maybe once a month and just giving it a week to be straight. Was so glad to see my hair curl up immediately after I wet it, no matter how cautious I am when blow-drying and flat ironing, I think I'm always paranoid that I'll damage my fine hair. But this week it was back to the basic flat-twist bun combo for work. Sidenote: my weekend twistouts have been GLORIOUS!!!! :lick: I'm finally feeling like I have a lot of hair, and it's exciting to see how well my hair has been doing.:drunk::drunk:
 
I know this is the BSL challenge, but this morning I measured the distance from my nape to WL. It's 21 inches. (OMG that's far!!) Given that I grow 5 inches a year and only keep 4 after trims it's going to take me 5 years to have texlaxed WL hair. I'm almost 2 years in so I don't think I'll reach WL until Jan 2017. That seems so far away. Sigh.

On the other hand, 2 years ago I didn't even believe I could reach APL and that was my ultimate goal. So I should just be happy.
 
pelohello said:
tinagreen10, you look like your in between CBL and SL. IDK what cellophone treatment are. Have you tried the search engine? Is it similar to a Keratin Treatment?
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Product description from amazon.com:
Sebastian Cellophane Clear,A colorless shine that gives hair a mirror gloss reflection. Cellophanes Clear is ideal for all hair types. It seals the cuticle for reflective shine with conditioning benefits. Cellophanes Clear is especially effective after any in salon chemical service like color, straightening or permanent waves. The results are super star sparkling
 
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Dc'd and put my hair in big twists ready for tomorrow, although I have tomorrow off I think im going to use it to be proactive. Hopefully I can sort through all my hair junk I have a trunk of stuff to sort. Plus I want some new products - in need of some cholesterol, haven't used that in ages. And need lots of conditioner bc as my hair gets longer im getting through lots of conditioner :)
 
Been wearing the twisted bantu knot out disaster in a ponytail the past 2 days :lol: Gonna rock this sucker in a bun tomorrow and Saturday then gonna wash it on Sunday. I'm itching to try a wash n go for some reason. Maybe it's the newly trimmed ends got me feeling brave.

the next challenge is targeted to be created on October 31st ladies!!! So one final vote:

A] BSL/MBL 2014
B] MBL 2014

Both will be open to all lengths. I encourage all to join.
 
Trimed an inch all around. I'm about 3'' away now. I'm still trying to make it to full BSL for Dec 31st and i'm still contemplating relaxing
 
NikkiQ said:
Been wearing the twisted bantu knot out disaster in a ponytail the past 2 days :lol: Gonna rock this sucker in a bun tomorrow and Saturday then gonna wash it on Sunday. I'm itching to try a wash n go for some reason. Maybe it's the newly trimmed ends got me feeling brave.

the next challenge is targeted to be created on October 31st ladies!!! So one final vote:

A] BSL/MBL 2014
B] MBL 2014

Both will be open to all lengths. I encourage all to join.
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A BSL/MBL 2014. I love a 2-fer.
 
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