Hip Length 2011!! Let's do this!!

[Whimsy]

I want to indigo. there are so many indian grocers in the city, i'm just being so lazy about going to one. partially cuz i dont know what exactly to look for in a henna/indigo.

you gurls are inspiring me to be a semi-pj

latest length check - i made my goal of 3 inches past WL before new year

 

[Whimsy]

NJoy tell me more about that split ender. does it work well?

 

[Janet']

I want to indigo. there are so many indian grocers in the city, i'm just being so lazy about going to one. partially cuz i dont know what exactly to look for in a henna/indigo.

you gurls are inspiring me to be a semi-pj

latest length check - i made my goal of 3 inches past WL before new year

Whimsy, how much longer before you reach HL...2 inches? You better GO GIRL!!!!

 

[soon2bsl]

Awesome progress Whimsy!

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[Whimsy]

Whimsy, how much longer before you reach HL...2 inches? You better GO GIRL!!!!

I think I'll make it there by end of May!!! WHOOP WHOOOOOP!!!! I can almost taste it!
Thanks!

 

[Whimsy]

Holy shlit NJOY I just realized the growth you had from January to now.
That's incredible!

 

[NJoy]

Thanks Whimsy.

I answered you on FB regarding the splitender. It only cuts like 1/8 - 1/4 inch. I'm sure it cuts more than just split ends but, the dusting is not noticeable. I just did it to have fresh ends at the end of the year. I like it.

Oh, and I haven't been able to find indigo locally and I hear others say the same. But I do love indigo (although it's sort of messy). My hair is so dark and healthy-looking because of it.

 

[Lucia]

I want to indigo. there are so many indian grocers in the city, i'm just being so lazy about going to one. partially cuz i dont know what exactly to look for in a henna/indigo.

you gurls are inspiring me to be a semi-pj

latest length check - i made my goal of 3 inches past WL before new year

Whimsy,
Gorgeous hair as always you're so close to HL, WTG congratz

 

[lolascurls]

I would love to join you lovely ladies...but I'm all "challenged out"!
maybe next year I'll get my strength back....
Good luck ladies!

 

[brg240]

whimsy your hair is really gorgeous. congrats on reaching your goal

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ladies I just trimmed my hair about 1.5-2" I just did it on a whim because I saw the scissors lying on the counter. (I was thinking of how I was going to trim in feb and next thing I knew scissors were slicing through my hair) So now I no longer have any hl and longer hair I should have taken pics before I did it but the camera was full. sighs

but I guess what has been lost can be regained and it wasn't like it was full hl just scraping by
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Anyway, I'm planning on hiding my hair for at least jan-feb, but probably all the way until may. I have my first wig that I'll use and I'm buying another one, but I also have a hair scrunchi and a ponytail that I will also try to use.

Do any of you know how to wear a drawstring ponytail over your hair? I mean the bun would be massive under that. I'm trying to figure out how I could make this work :/

Also my hair scrunchi looks like this(this is a bun though) but a bit smaller and it's two toned SP1B/27. I plan on wearing my hair exactly like this actually.

 

[BeautifulFlower]

Hi Whimsy!

I wanna join!!! It's freaky that I can actually join a thread like this and actually have a chance to make it.

Anyway, my info:

Current Length: (slightly below) WSL

Regimen: What regimen?!?!? No really...I K.I.S.S.
Shampoo once a week
Condition twice a week
Detangle once a week
Moisturize/oil every night
Buns, Braidouts, and Ponytails

Plans:
Relax 3 to 4 times a year
Flat iron/curl on special occasions
Blow dry to help manage new growth
Protect ends as much as possible
1" Trim on December 31 and again when I reach HL
Most importantly, listen to my hair

Hip Length Date:
December 31, 2011

 

[Janet']

Welcome new challengers!!!

 

[Lucia]

I am convinced this is all there is to it. When I was PSing 100% of the time and keeping my hair moist ALL the time at the beginning of my journey, my hair grew like weeds and retained every inch. Then I fell in love with the length and wearing it out and I swear I stopped retaining as quickly. For some moisture+PS = long lengths. But other ladies can go without PSing and they still retain all their growth.

I'm convicinced that in order to wear your hair down everyday you have to have a no fail dc either weekly dc or daily cw And at night sleep on a satin pillowcase or scarf it up.

 

[Janet']

@Lucia...Are you going to start a TBL Challenge...You're just a few inches from HL, right?

 

[Lucia]

@Lucia...Are you going to start a TBL Challenge...You're just a few inches from HL, right?

Not yet
I'm 2" from WL and 4-5 from HL
But lucky me HL is 2-3" from TL so I signed up for the TL challenge already and the CL II but I have no biz there yet.

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/ha.../435248-tailbone-length-challenge-2010-a.html

 

[Ms Lala]

I'd like to join just to stay motivated toward healthy hair but I'm not sure that my terminal length is that long.

Current Length: somewhere around WL.

Regimen: wash every 2 weeks, wear ps during week and loose on weekends, considering henna

Plans: I just want to focus on reaching the max length possible while having healthy hair. My main goal right now is keeping my ends healthy.

Hip Length Date: Whenever I get there, if I can get there. We'll see. My hair doesn't grow very fast so it would be about a year worth of growth w/o much trimming for me to reach this length.

 

[Janet']

Ms Lala!!!! Love your hair!!!

 

[Ms Lala]

Ms Lala!!!! Love your hair!!!

Thanks!!!!!

 

[curlycrocheter]

Ok....I think I wanna join this challenge! I did my length check. I think that if I keep up my hard work I can be grazing wl by June '11 and hovering around hl by the end of the year.

Starting length: MBL
Regimen:cowash, dc and bun
Plans: I plan to keep my hair straight for the winter so I'll be doing frequent dc/steam treatments, along with protein treatments for strength. I also plan to bun 7 days a week.
HL Date: December '11

 

[Whimsy]

YAY to new challengers and umm... i'm not going back n adding more names cuz i'm lazy. so..... sorry . But you all better still post your progress n junk!!

brg240 throw your scissors away.

 

[Janet']

^^^Dang Whimsy...no more adding names...It's not even the Jan 1st...Come on Whimsy, you can do it (this is me trying to inspire you)

 

[BostonMaria]

^^^Dang Whimsy...no more adding names...It's not even the Jan 1st...Come on Whimsy, you can do it (this is me trying to inspire you)

Next thing you know she'll be too lazy to do protective styles...

OK so I finally got a camera. My DD gave me a digital camera as a Christmas gift and I finally can take pictures again, hooray!

Here is my starting picture. Sorry its so blurry.
My hair was rollerset 6 days ago and I did not flatiron so it was a little difficult to grab & stretch. I'm a little past waist length. I promise to put down the scissors in 2011. I think I cut about 2-3 inches of progress this year trying to even it up, only to have it grow back in a V again!

HHG!

 

[NJoy]

Next thing you know she'll be too lazy to do protective styles...

OK so I finally got a camera. My DD gave me a digital camera as a Christmas gift and I finally can take pictures again, hooray!

Here is my starting picture. Sorry its so blurry.
My hair was rollerset 6 days ago and I did not flatiron so it was a little difficult to grab & stretch. I'm a little past waist length. I promise to put down the scissors in 2011. I think I cut about 2-3 inches of progress this year trying to even it up, only to have it grow back in a V again!

HHG!

Where da pitcha at, mama?!

 

[brg240]

YAY to new challengers and umm... i'm not going back n adding more names cuz i'm lazy. so..... sorry . But you all better still post your progress n junk!!

brg240 throw your scissors away.

lol

I probably should when i trimmed earlier this year it was because someone mention trimming and my then i saw my scissors.

 

[BostonMaria]

Where da pitcha at, mama?!

I can't log back in for some reason. I keep getting an error message. Somehow I can still use Tapatalk, but I don't feel comfortable uploading my pic using this app.

ETA: I tried Internet Explorer and the forum works. For some reason I can't access the forum via Fire Fox *Kanye shrug* I added my picture to the other post.


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[BostonMaria]

Ok ladies tell me again where hip length starts. I think I confuse it with tailbone.


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[NikkiGirl]

^^^ I would like to know the same thing. Oh, and I am in this challenge. I haven't been doing much to my hair. For now I am just focusing on my other loves (nails and make-up).

I am basically trying not to think of when I will stop growing and start cutting. I have no idea.

 

[Janet']

I get confused too as I have said before, which is why I changed my final goal from HL to TBL because I think that where one's hip is is different from the hip bone...Someone help us!!!!

 

[Lucia]

Standard Hair Length

HL and TL are really close. HL is not where you measure your hips for clothes it's actually upper hip top where th bone starts. TL is crakin
WL in that pic chart is passed WL.

Is anyone daily CW and living in cold snowy weather?

 

[NJoy]

I understood it to be at the top of your hipbone (pelvic bone), which should be only a few inches below the natural waist. Everyone can feel where the top of the hipbone is even if you can't see an obvious indentation of the natural waist (maybe narrow hips or thick middle. c'mon, we're all grown)

I've attached the charts for visual reference.

Looks pretty straight-foward. Put your hands on your hips and let them rest at the top of the pelvic bone. That's hl, from what I understand.

Um, what the problem is?