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

Thanks Dee Raven and your hair looks great. I'm working on trying to even up my ends as well because the nape of my hair is a good 2-3inches longer then the crown area of my hair(it just grows slower up there) December i'm going to do a chop to even everything out, hopefully everything will be at WL by then.

Here are pics of my high banana clip bun I wore last night. I slicked my edges down with some homade hair gel(aloe vera gel, jojoba oil, glycerin, and guar gum) I absolutely love this gel, it doesn't leave my hair hard or flakey.

ETA: WOW this pics are kinda huge, sorry

highbun.jpg
highbunback.jpg
 
Last edited:
Ok I'm back. My flat ironed hair turned out almost exactly the same as my rollerset fail from last month. I'm so frustrated with my hair. I never had this much trouble styling it when it was shorter, and I'm seriously thinking about chopping. I trimmed some more because my ends looked terrible. I think I cut too much in the middle. :perplexed

I flat ironed on 300. I know it would look better if I used more heat, but I'm scared of damage. Plus I read here that technique is more important than a high temperature, so I guess I need to focus on that. I did use the comb chase method. I also used flexi rods to stretch it out first, but I think I'll just air dry in braids next time. I won't be trying again for a while. Right now I have 4 big cornows in for a braidout tomorrow (or Saturday). Here's a pic :(
 

Attachments

  • IMAG0001-1.jpg
    IMAG0001-1.jpg
    395.1 KB · Views: 77
mEmYSELFaNDj , that bun is so cute!! I love it. How much gel are you using to those waves, and how long does the bun last? A couple days? How do you maintain it?

FoxxyLocs , ya for posting a pic! I know what you mean about the heat. It's always a risk. I'm curious what styles are you wearing regularly without heat? And how do you keep the SSKs at bay? I need some inspiration and ideas.
 
Dee Raven - My normal styles are buns, pinned up braids, braid outs, and cornrows when I can find someone else to do them. Since I stopped wearing puffs/WNGs I've gotten a lot less SSKs. Just recently I had to give up twists too because of tangles/knotting. That used to be my go to style.
 
Dee Raven said:
mEmYSELFaNDj , that bun is so cute!! I love it. How much gel are you using to those waves, and how long does the bun last? A couple days? How do you maintain it?
Click to expand...

I don't use a lot of the gel, I just spritz my edges with water and apply a moderate amount of gel to my edges and either brush my edges with a tooth brush(this makes my edges smooth) or with my tangle teezer (the tangle teezer makes the waves pop). With this kind of bun I take it down nightly to moisturize and seal. But it could easily last me a couple days. Another reason I take it down is because I used a banana clip and I rather just take that out at night just to make sure it doesn't cause my hair any damage by being left in overnight.
 
BostonMaria said:
This is a disgrace of a picture, but it was taken with my iPhone and my DD would not take a good picture LOL so I had to resort to taking a self-portrait :lachen: in the bathroom. Its past waist length, but not hip length yet. I'm thinking I'll be out of pergatory by December.

Once I find my camera somewhere in this house I will take a picture in September when I blow dry it professionally. Next month is my 4 year anniversary since my BC.
Click to expand...

BostonMaria, your hair is so very close to Hiplength and it is thick and gorgeous. I love it! :lick:
 
Dee Raven, I am loving your update. I don't think you need to cut at all. SerenavanderWoodsen, I would't cut anymore either, stay away from the scissors. It will thicken up eventually. Whew! Lots of updates on here, I was out of town on vacay to Puerto Rico. I saw so many curly girls, it was an inspiration and I thought about cutting, but I didn't. Oh, and MemyselfandJ, you bun is luscious.
 
Dee Raven said:
Hello all, love to see the updates. BostonMaria your hair is looking great. VanderWoodsen, I experienced the same problem as you. My ends got horribly thin, and I don't feel like it's been that bad before. Very frustrating.

So I straightened my hair on Monday, and like I said before, I was horrified to see my ends. It was in part because of the way I flat ironed it, I didn't put any oil on it and it came out super dry. But also, I've been experiencing some breakage. :perplexed So I trimmed a little bit about 3/4 - 1". (Now that I think about it, it might be that I've been blowdrying my hair to straighten. I'm going to have to cut that out. I'm going to have to put the heat away.)

So anyways, looking at the photos, it looks like about 3 inches up the top of my hair catches up with the bottom, so I'm going to take the next 6 months-ish to even out my hemline, and then we'll see from there.

If you guys have any cute bun photos (MeMyselfand I, I see your's in your siggie, super cute) please share.
Click to expand...


Your hair looks great! I don't think your ends look thin.
 
I'll be straightening later and I'll try to be brave and take an update pic. When I look at my hair in the mirror it looks thick but on camera it looks so thin. I'll try to take a fair pic after I straighten again ( I know I chickened out last week lol). We still have 5 months left to the year and I have little doubt that I can make hip length. Can't wait for super long hair this winter :D. This thread keeps me motivated if nothing else!
 
SerenavanderWoodsen said:
I'll be straightening later and I'll try to be brave and take an update pic. When I look at my hair in the mirror it looks thick but on camera it looks so thin. I'll try to take a fair pic after I straighten again ( I know I chickened out last week lol). We still have 5 months left to the year and I have little doubt that I can make hip length. Can't wait for super long hair this winter :D. This thread keeps me motivated if nothing else!
Click to expand...

OOH, I want to see pics! :click::prettyplease:
 
Yesterday I did a dusting because I really needed it. I probably cut 1/2 inch in the front but literally a dusting in the back. I haven't done the nape area yet. I was going to wait but I felt like my hair looked busted LOL
 
I'm thinking of straigtening this week dusting S&D my ends need it its been since Dec 2010 also a length check I'm due for my challenges
I haven't flat ironed in months.
 
I blow dried my hair for the first time in a long time and my hair was so much fuller than airdrying. It's not something I would do regularly but when I didn't have time to roller set I would go for the blow drier NG mainly.

I was supposed to relax a few wks ago but ended up just DC. Thinking of just growing my relaxer out, but I would definitely be blow drying regularly then cause it's no other way LOL. I'll probably just relax every 6 months IDK!

Sent from my Zio using Zio
 
I'll be straightening later and I'll try to be brave and take an update pic. When I look at my hair in the mirror it looks thick but on camera it looks so thin. I'll try to take a fair pic after I straighten again ( I know I chickened out last week lol). We still have 5 months left to the year and I have little doubt that I can make hip length. Can't wait for super long hair this winter :D. This thread keeps me motivated if nothing else!
Click to expand...
My hair does this too, not sure why but I just go with it and keep trimmed what needs to be to my liking.

Sent from my Zio using Zio
 
~*~ShopAholic~*~ said:
I blow dried my hair for the first time in a long time and my hair was so much fuller than airdrying. It's not something I would do regularly but when I didn't have time to roller set I would go for the blow drier NG mainly.

I was supposed to relax a few wks ago but ended up just DC. Thinking of just growing my relaxer out, but I would definitely be blow drying regularly then cause it's no other way LOL. I'll probably just relax every 6 months IDK!

Sent from my Zio using Zio
Click to expand...

Girl, where da pitchas at? Why do y'all make me ask time after time? I thought it was understood that if we talk about having the hair out then pics are required? It'll just be between us. :grin:
 
Got a mini chop yesterday so now I'm officially on cheerleader status for you HL Challengers

BUT...I'm not leaving without a question!

Now that I've got freshly cut ends, what's the best way to retain them? And I'm prone to ssk & split ends, so I obviously need to change my moisturizing & sealing. O asked on the main board but I want to some "professional" opinions on what/what else I should do & how I should do it!

So NikkiGirl BostonMaria misslala FoxxyLocs Lucia Whimsy (cuz I know you still peep in here) NJoy & everyone else who has some knowledge to impart (those were just the easiest names to type from mobile) please give me some details!
 
wyldcurlz said:
Got a mini chop yesterday so now I'm officially on cheerleader status for you HL Challengers

BUT...I'm not leaving without a question!

Now that I've got freshly cut ends, what's the best way to retain them? And I'm prone to ssk & split ends, so I obviously need to change my moisturizing & sealing. O asked on the main board but I want to some "professional" opinions on what/what else I should do & how I should do it!

So @NikkiGirl @BostonMaria @misslala @FoxxyLocs @Lucia @Whimsy (cuz I know you still peep in here) @NJoy & everyone else who has some knowledge to impart (those were just the easiest names to type from mobile) please give me some details!
Click to expand...

My best advice to you is to buy a Satin cap. When you sleep on a regular pillow your hair will be rubbing against the cotton pillow case and it'll be very easy to get those SSK's and split ends. Night time routine: apply some oil or shea butter on your ends, put your hair in a loose bun (I use just one bobbly pin) and put that sexay satin cap on your head. This really helps to avoid split ends.
 
IA w/Maria about the satin bonnet. Also, I don't know how often you use heat, but for me staying away from it is what kept my ends healthy.

Here are the pics from my braidout. It turned out ok, I think. That flexi8 is the mega size.



 
BostonMaria said:
My best advice to you is to buy a Satin cap. When you sleep on a regular pillow your hair will be rubbing against the cotton pillow case and it'll be very easy to get those SSK's and split ends. Night time routine: apply some oil or shea butter on your ends, put your hair in a loose bun (I use just one bobbly pin) and put that sexay satin cap on your head. This really helps to avoid split ends.
Click to expand...

FoxxyLocs said:
IA w/Maria about the satin bonnet. Also, I don't know how often you use heat, but for me staying away from it is what kept my ends healthy.

Here are the pics from my braidout. It turned out ok, I think. That flexi8 is the mega size.



Click to expand...

Thanks ladies. I appreciate it more than you know & I'll definitely be doing that. BostonMaria & FoxxyLocs - how often do you wear your hair down & how often do you use heat to style?
 
wyldcurlz said:
Thanks ladies. I appreciate it more than you know & I'll definitely be doing that. @BostonMaria & @FoxxyLocs - how often do you wear your hair down & how often do you use heat to style?
Click to expand...

I wear it down more often in the winter. I flatiron the roots and leave the ends alone because they're fragile. I can get away with doing this in the winter, in the summer its impossible :lol: cuz my hair reverts too quickly.

I wear it down whenever I want to really. I try not to have a schedule, but that's the way I am. If I am too rigid with my hair regimen then I get frustrated. I can go a whole week with a ponytail or bun and be fine. If I wake up one morning and feel like leaving it down for 4 days straight, I allow myself to get it out of my system.

In the winter I'll flatiron once a week, 2 passes maximum. In the summer I flatiron maybe once a month because I know its going to revert anyway. Just try to figure out what works for your own hair BTW I would hate for you to get heat damage because of me. Please make sure your hair is healthy before you start using heat. I deep condition minimum 1x a week.
 
wyld definitely wear a satin scarf or bonnet for sure.
moisturize and seal those ends often too... that's the best advice i could think of.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top