faithVA
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Thank you. Literally inching along.
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Luscious Healthy Ends Challenge 2025
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Meritamen
On a happy hair journey
It's been two months so I went to my hair appointment for another smoothing treatment and trim. Got bangs this time too! I look like a different person... it will take sometime to get used to but I do like the bangs. I did get a little bit of growth. Honestly, I am enjoying the long bob.
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Chicoro
9 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
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Your long bob is pretty.
Angel of the North
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Your hair looks very healthy and sleek. How often do you have your smoothing treatment?
Meritamen
On a happy hair journey
Thank you! This is my first touch up with the Qiqi smoothing treatment. It's been two months since I had it done initially. I think I am going to aim for 2-3 month between treatments since I want to also keep up with trims.
Angel of the North
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I'm glad it's working well for you
Angel of the North
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As soon as I get back from Portugal, I will have a full hair care day and check my ends. I found some splits on shed hair, I definitely believe it to have been the tangle teezer. I'm going to have pull out my Denman 38p mini paddle brush, while I'm still researching detangling brushes.
faithVA
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Monthly Update Series of Questions
Alright, we are heading into the last week of August 2025.
How are you progressing? What are those ends looking like?
Have you had any epiphanies?
Have you set bolder goals?
Have you pulled back on some goals?
Have you had any realizations about your hair or your hair care practices?
How is your consistency?
Extending grace to you?
Alright, we are heading into the last week of August 2025.
How are you progressing? What are those ends looking like?
Have you had any epiphanies?
Have you set bolder goals?
Have you pulled back on some goals?
Have you had any realizations about your hair or your hair care practices?
How is your consistency?
Extending grace to you?
faithVA
Well-Known Member
Monthly Update Series of Questions
How are you progressing? What are those ends looking like?
I'm staying steady. I'm getting my weekly reset in and not changing much right now.
My ends are slowly improving.
Have you had any epiphanies.
Yes, I think mini twist are a problem for my ends. I took down the larger twist with no problem. But the mini twist which I did in the front were not so easy to pull apart. My hair is too short in areas to do larger twist all over and have it look decent. I will stick to flat twist as much as possible and try larger twist maybe at the end of the year. Will see.
Have you set bolder goals?
No. Just sticking with something safe because I know I don't want to do the work for bigger goals.
Have you pulled back on some goals?
No. Still shooting for some parts of my hair grazing APL in December and most if not all of my hair being SL.
Have you had any realizations about your hair or your hair care practices?
A few things
1. Think I realized I needed to add some protein treatments on top of the bond treatments I do. Not sure what lead to that realization.
2. I need to buy a new comb. I've probably been using the same Hercules Sageman comb for over 10 years.
3. When my leave-in and conditioner run out, I think I'm going to try the salon products at CVS because I can get 40% off. That way I can try without worrying about spending too much. Plan to start with the Paul Mitchell products. I liked them many years ago.
I think I need to add a protein treatment in before I do my next length check. Will hit Sally's the holiday weekend and see what I can come up with.
For the holiday, I will give my hair some extra love and some extra treatments (protein and a bond treatment).
How is your consistency?
Yep, getting it done weekly
Extending grace to you?
Yep. On top of it.
How are you progressing? What are those ends looking like?
I'm staying steady. I'm getting my weekly reset in and not changing much right now.
My ends are slowly improving.
Have you had any epiphanies.
Yes, I think mini twist are a problem for my ends. I took down the larger twist with no problem. But the mini twist which I did in the front were not so easy to pull apart. My hair is too short in areas to do larger twist all over and have it look decent. I will stick to flat twist as much as possible and try larger twist maybe at the end of the year. Will see.
Have you set bolder goals?
No. Just sticking with something safe because I know I don't want to do the work for bigger goals.
Have you pulled back on some goals?
No. Still shooting for some parts of my hair grazing APL in December and most if not all of my hair being SL.
Have you had any realizations about your hair or your hair care practices?
A few things
1. Think I realized I needed to add some protein treatments on top of the bond treatments I do. Not sure what lead to that realization.
2. I need to buy a new comb. I've probably been using the same Hercules Sageman comb for over 10 years.
3. When my leave-in and conditioner run out, I think I'm going to try the salon products at CVS because I can get 40% off. That way I can try without worrying about spending too much. Plan to start with the Paul Mitchell products. I liked them many years ago.
I think I need to add a protein treatment in before I do my next length check. Will hit Sally's the holiday weekend and see what I can come up with.
For the holiday, I will give my hair some extra love and some extra treatments (protein and a bond treatment).
How is your consistency?
Yep, getting it done weekly
Extending grace to you?
Yep. On top of it.
