MBL 2013 Challenge!

[LightEyedMami]

Thanks jprayze and Angel of the North

 

[tasha7239]

Washed my hair last night, did some protein Aphogee and a moisturizing DC. I plan to wear a top knot bun tonight for a dinner party. So I am currently stretching my hair out with twists. I am using weave to cover up my real hair because I want to keep protecting my hair.

I noticed a few pieces of broken hair in the sink, so I will try low manipulation in buns from here until summer. The cowashing thing is good, but it is too much manipulation for me. I also plan to return back to my NJoy concotion, because I really was getting great growth with this mix. I will be full BSL by June.

I noticed some breakage today too. I have been doing way too much to hair these past three weeks (flatiron, rollersets, etc). I did a cowash and now I'm back in a bun. I will be bunning everyday until May. I am going to start using the NJoy mix as soon as my JBCO comes in.

 

[Cattypus1]

31 days post and today is the first time I've noticed the "wrinkle" that signals new growth for me. I'm very pleased with that. I believe I could really make MBL this year! I'm already at my longest ever, anything past this would be a record.

 

[rachelpierre7385]

I have 1 inch left to go before I reach mbl. I will post a pic in April hopefully

 

[mayoo]

Just used a water + conditioner mix spritz (instead of just water) on my hair with some EVOO... Felt great while I was doing it but I'll see what it looks like in the morning...

 

[mayoo]

I just did this month's length check for the Sistawithrealhair challenge

You can watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyj23F6IDEk

 

[coolsista-paris]

i am mad at myself!! last night my head was soooo itchy . i guess i had build up... so i was too lazy do do sections as i usually do.... it was not so bad in thé shower.

BUT THEN I AIRDRIED in braids like my first years of being natural. DRY HAIR AND BREAKAGE !!!!!
i tried blow drying to catch up my mistakes...pfff it just kept breaking.

girls DONT BE LAZY. NEVER!! i was à fool here. my hair does better with heat in my reggie. heat to stretch,straighten.

its like my hair doesnt enjoy being natural...

i threw lots in thé bin

 

[mayoo]

what I learned about my hair this week:

My hair doesn’t like to be ‘spritzed’. It isn’t a sufficient amount of water at all. Instead, it’s much more effective to rinse in the shower and fully saturate, before gently squeezing and then applying my leave-in.

Goodbye dry/crunchy ends!!!!!!!

 

[caliscurls]

So...I straightened my hair for the first time since December and was shocked to see that I was grazing MBL. It looked pretty scraggly though (sigh) so I trimmed off about an inch. The good news is that I wasn't expecting to see MBL until December of this year, now I know it will be a reality.

At 10 weeks post I'm trying to hold off relaxing until 12 weeks..but we'll see. The only thing I hate abt being relaxed is detangling, it takes like 90 min, sometimes 2 hrs! Natural, never had an issue. I'm 3/4 straight, 1/4 texlaxed, next touch up will be a deeper texlax.

 

[caliscurls]

Bump....

On the fence as to whether I should end this stretch or try to go longer. I've been eyeballing Roux 619, heard its great for transitioners so I may break down and buy some today.

Also noticed my hair feels better when I roll it at night with a flexirod as opposed to just bunning it so may do a curlformer set this weekend

 

[RegaLady]

Sill here and still bunning and baggying. Buns, bags and hats have been my hair of choice this winter. I can count on one hand how many times my hair faced the cold, lol.

 

[karlajamaica]

Hi Ladies! I can't believe I have not updated since October! I put my hair in over-size kinky twists in November and never looked back. I am still rocking them now... just washed them this morning. Of course, I do maintenance and detangle, but I have not worn my hair "out" since November.

This is the longest I have protective styled since I was in high school, and that's before I knew what protective styling was!

I will measure on April 30th (marking calendar). I am also promising myself now that I will wear my hair out on June 1st. That will be a good time to trim my hair in time for summer.

Hey Ladies, I'm Jamaica. I am excited to join in... if a bit late.

Current Length - About 2 inches past APL. My last measurement was 10.5 inches. That was before my recent 3 months of wigging, so I am guessing my current length at roughly 12 inches. [Edit: took a picture on 10/14... see below]. I like measuring with inches, but will translate that to body parts for the challenge. I'm 5'2 with a short torso... which I never thought of as a good thing until now! Lol. WL for me is 17 inches from the nape.

Current State of Hair [(Natural/Relaxed/Transitioning] – Texlaxed

Regimen (including what precise steps you are taking in order to get to MBL) - I am wigging the whole way! I wash the hair while braided to minimize wet manipulation. Once my hair is dry I take down the braids one at a time with a bit of coconut oil. Co-wash with Trader Joe's Nourish (...or Tresemme if I don't have that around).

Goals for each check-in date (dates are below) ...I tried to be very realistic, so 1.5 inches every four months.

December 31, 2012 - BSL (12.5 inches) ...I wear sports bras, so I skipped this one on my chart.
April 30, 2013 - Grazing MBL (14 inches)
August 15, 2013 - Full MBL (15.5 inches)
December 31, 2013 - Grazing WL (17 inches)

What month in 2013 you hope to be at MBL
August (full)

First photo was taken at 10.5 inches (the picture doesn't really show it, but I was about an inch past APL in this shot). Second photo is currently (about 12 inches).

 

[ImanAdero]

Currently in 20 braids and trying to figure out what to do with my hair next.

I'm also itching to but a new product lol. But I will remain strong and not buy anything new until I have significantly used up some stuff.

 

[tasha7239]

Checking in!

Still bunning....with some breakageerplexed. My hair has been acting crazy lately and nothing I do seems to be working.

On another note, I will be transitioning. Back in 2007/2008, I had my first set of kinky twists. Kept them in for awhile and didnt realize that I had to detangle my hair first before getting in the shower. I dont have to say what happened because I am sure you already know . Well I said f it. My hair is thick and it will bounce back so I ripped through the matted hair and tangles and pulled out damn near all my hair. The next day as you know my hair was much, much thinner. It looked like a chicken. In 2009, I joined the site and started really taking care of my hair. It grew, but the the thickness never came back. I have reading a lot lately on here. I never could figure out why my flat ironed hair never looked like the next persons. It may seem obvious but it didnt dawn on me until yesterday that it was because my hair was thin. It only looks good in a rollerset. And dont let me get a fresh relaxer, its flat and I look like a rat. In the front you can see my scalp so I have started texlaxing. I go on RR in April. I plan on seeing a dermatologist just to see if its anything else I can do. I have to confess, I really have not tried to do anything. I will start doing scalp massages and more research. I also work with some guys from India who will be bringing me some products back. For the past month, I have also been eating better and really drinking more water. Since I am being honest, if hair growth and eating are directly related....Im screwed.

By the end of the year if nothing works, I will cut my hair to APL. It seems to look fuller at that point.

Anyway...here are some pictures.

The first one is from August of last year. I had her to texlax the front but its still flat and "dead" looking. The second is a roller set the same month. I love my hair in this picture....but it was still very thin.

*Excusethe coloring. I didnt want to put her face on here and she not know**.

Ok sorry for the long post.

How is everyone else doing?

 

[mayoo]

Banding until tomorrow Then I'm gonna try Teyona Paris' Award Show hairstyle for the week

 

[freckledface]

My hair is doing really good. I'm just letting her do her thang. I've been sticking to my Reggie and honestly its gotten boring but my hair seems to like it. I wore it out all weekend and even though it felt weird and I feel a little guilty for not Bunning it was nice.

 

[RegaLady]

My hair has been doing wonderful! I blowdried it and was AMAZED at the progress I made. The progress was so good I damped my hair and went back to bunning. I have a goal to meet, so I wont be enjoying my hair just yet,lol.

 

[caliscurls]

I had a moment of sanity Friday night. Remember how I cut off an inch two weeks ago? Well Friday night, around 11 PM, I was frustrated as I was doing my M&S routine because even though they looked healthy my ends kept tangling up. So I said, forget it, grabbed the scissors, looked in the mirror all agitated, cut off another half inch, bunned it up without looking, and went to bed.

Saturday, I woke up worried that I'd made a knee jerk late night decision but when I took my hair down I realized that my moment of sanity was really a moment of clarity. Yes. My hair feels so much better now, looks thicker, I can get my fingers through it with ease, and the ends aren't getting all tangled up anymore. I don't regret it one bit.

Will I still make MBL this year? You better believe it! And now it'll look better when I get there as long as I keep my dusting up.

Happy Sunday Ladies and HHG!

 

[freckledface]

thought id share some pictures of my hair the first one is from this past weekend when I went out.( Excuse my SO in the background looking crazy) I wore a braid out and it just got a life of its ownas the night went on. the 2nd is from when i relaxed on monday. Ill do a real length check soon but i had to get a peek at what i my length is.

 

[caliscurls]

freckledface I love how full and smooth your braid out looks

 

[mayoo]

My hairstyle that is now gone now

In other words, my knock-off curlformers from ebay arrived

 

[freckledface]

caliscurls thank you!

mayoo it was nice!! Be sure to post pics from the curlformers

 

[coolsista-paris]

i tried some ecostyler gel...the olive oil one... it says its helps keep moisture and all that...no résidue

my hair was dried out with it!! that had not happen in à long time.

conclusion : s curl for ever . it moisturizes and doesnt make flakes

love the spray and i like their gel.

what à waste of money even if.its not à lot. ..

 

[Mskraizy]

Is it too late for me to join in this challenge? I just signed up here, but I feel I could make MBL this year!

 

[rachelpierre7385]

Hey ladies just want to share a little length check update here is my comparison pics

 

[rachelpierre7385]

This is the correct order

 

[caliscurls]

Nice progress rachelpierre7385! Judging how close your hair is to WL looks like you've made MBL

 

[jprayze]

Nice progress rachelpierre7385! Judging how close your hair is to WL looks like you've made MBL

Yes congratulations!!!

 

[jprayze]

i tried some ecostyler gel...the olive oil one... it says its helps keep moisture and all that...no résidue

my hair was dried out with it!! that had not happen in à long time.

conclusion : s curl for ever . it moisturizes and doesnt make flakes

love the spray and i like their gel.

what à waste of money even if.its not à lot. ..

How did you use the ecostyler? how did you apply it?

I think it works based as a styling gel. A lot of ppl use it to smooth their edges for buns and done use it for hold and curl definition for wash n gos.

 

[jprayze]

Hey ladies. Just a quick check in, I hope to be BSL by June and MBL by September, of course December at the latest. Adding vitamins to my regimen this year is really helping.