BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

[ojemba]

Good day ladies, I'm 3 months into my 12 months personal hyh, ps challenge. I pulled my hair up into a puff and was very pleased with how it's coming along


June 10, 2012 - July 10, 2014

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

Good day ladies, I'm 3 months into my 12 months personal hyh, ps challenge. I pulled my hair up into a puff and was very pleased with how it's coming along

June 10, 2012 - July 10, 2014

You have super hair! Fantastic progress! And I'm in love with your texture and pattern!

 

[Froreal3]

ojemba Beautiful! You've come a long way. Keep growing!

 

[Lami]

I'm checking in! I don't think I'm going to make it to BSL by the end of the year, but I'm going to try anyway and see where I get. I've already had more progress than I could have hoped for! I have around 3 inches to go at the longest part of my hair which could take me anywhere from 6 to 9 months as I really don't get my growth rate. I should probably be more scientific and use a measuring tape but ehhh.

These are pics at mid-November (a little damp), mid-Feb (blown out), early April (air-dried) and early July (blown out). Sorry for all the variation in lighting/pose/etc. Each one of these is done in a different bedroom erplexed I've not had much growth since April because I've been sooo scissor happy (probably 2" cut in total), but it was really necessary to even out my hemline. My hair has started filling in all the horrible straggly gaps and looks so much better! You can't see it perfectly in the final pic as my ends are colour-treated (red) and it comes out weird in the sun.

For my next stretch I will exclusively dust and re-evaluate on the next update date

/end word vomit

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

I'm checking in! I don't think I'm going to make it to BSL by the end of the year, but I'm going to try anyway and see where I get. I've already had more progress than I could have hoped for! I have around 3 inches to go at the longest part of my hair which could take me anywhere from 6 to 9 months as I really don't get my growth rate. I should probably be more scientific and use a measuring tape but ehhh.

These are pics at mid-November (a little damp), mid-Feb (blown out), early April (air-dried) and early July (blown out). Sorry for all the variation in lighting/pose/etc. Each one of these is done in a different bedroom erplexed I've not had much growth since April because I've been sooo scissor happy (probably 2" cut in total), but it was really necessary to even out my hemline. My hair has started filling in all the horrible straggly gaps and looks so much better! You can't see it perfectly in the final pic as my ends are colour-treated (red) and it comes out weird in the sun.

For my next stretch I will exclusively dust and re-evaluate on the next update date

/end word vomit

You can always hang out with us in 2015!



I have decided to get to and maintain bsl until all of my layers catch up. And pray that come spring I forget that I want that a-line bob

 

[trendsetta25]

I was curious to see how long my hair has gotten since dusting my ends in March and was shocked to see my growth. I really shouldn't be since I always get a big spurt in the summer months. My hair is going back into my protective style right after I post this. Lol. My next relaxer is Aug 8th. Hope I can gain close to an inch by then due to my summer spurts. Fingers crossed.

 

[HappyAtLast]

Trying to decide if I want to do a year of straight protective styling..:

I can't wait to see where my hair is in a month!

I'm not in this challenge, but I lurk the long lengths for inspiration! I want to do a 12-month hardcore protective style challenge where I only wear my hair out with 1 pass only. I actually just got crochet braids installed, so that would start my one-year point.

 

[ojemba]

Good day ladies, I'm 3 months into my 12 months personal hyh, ps challenge. I pulled my hair up into a puff and was very pleased with how it's coming along June 10, 2012 - July 10, 2014

I'm getting there!! Blow dry and trim today.,

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

I'm getting there!! Blow dry and trim today.,

I'm coming for your hair! You better hide!

 

[ojemba]

I'm coming for your hair! You better hide!

Loll, I'll be looking out loll

 

[Meritamen]

I feel defeated. My hair is still stuck at APL. I feel like I am going to be stuck in the BSL challenges forever. Now that I have my hair telaxed the damage is even more apparent. I work a stressful job and if I get promoted it will only be more stressful. When I am home the last thing I want to do is mess with is my hair.
Time to go back to wigs because I don't know what else do with it.

 

[ImanAdero]

I have to do better with moisturizing my hat under my weave. I think the braid pattern I have makes it hard to do that though. It's not a regular beehive, so it's hard to get my spray bottle up in there without making the tracks all greasy.

Oh well, I'll so that after my workout later.

I think from here on out I'll do weekly washing too.

I also can't believe I've had this thing in for a month already! I could probably wear it a WHOLE more month and a half if I get the braids re tightened this week... But I kinda am ready to take it out lol. I think 7 weeks will be my limit and I'll let my hair breathe before going to the next sew in.

 

[Lami]

Meritamen I'm sorry to hear you're struggling You need to identify what exactly is stopping you from progressing. Is it moisture? Protein? Manipulation? If you go back to wigs, it will certainly make your day to day easier as you could braid your hair up and leave it like that under a wig for a few weeks at a time. You would still need to make sure you moisturised regularly (you could do that with a water/oil spritz) and deep conditioned weekly in the braids.

As long as your hair is growing from the roots, there is scope for it getting longer even if it happens slowly.

 

[FollicleFanatic]

Hey ladies! Not sure if I should drop out of this challenge or not, just chopped around 7 inches off. Was tired of not being able to wear it curly due to heat damage.

I don't recommend cutting your hair on your bday.. . My hair feels so much thicker, smoother and healthier, so not a complete loss lol.

 

[GettingKinky]

For the past two weeks I was using those goody metal barrettes on the ends of my twists to do a bun and on the ends of my braids while I was sleeping. I think that was a bad idea. I hope my ends aren't too damaged. I'm back to bobby pins.

I love how my hair feels after cellophane gloss, plus LOC and then air drying in a few twists. So soft, smooth and moisturized. I'm in love.

 

[Froreal3]

Hi ladies! Might quiet in here. Hope everyone is well. Hair is doing fine. I'm just keeping it in twists braided up. I moisturize them every day to every other day. I'm back to using sulfur consistently. I am using NJoy oil. I saw the most growth using that between March and September last year. Hopefully using this for the last 5 months of the year can help me get another 3 inches with my usual summer spurt.

Next week, I think I will do a strong protein treatment with Komaza, then a nice moisturizing DC.

 

[Bun Mistress]

Forgot to reply in here. I took my sew in out yesterday and had a hair cut. Im back to bsl.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

I may be cutting back as well or just maintaining until I figure out why my hair is thinning and get that fixed

 

[ImanAdero]

Okay... I only planned to keep for 8 weeks, but I'm thinking of going to the hair dresser at week 7 and wearing until the end of August...

I dunno... I'm kinda over this weave, but I like it...

And I paid for it.

I think I'm gonna get it tightened Monday if I can... Then I'll see how long I can keep it going.

 

[GettingKinky]

I feel defeated. My hair is still stuck at APL. I feel like I am going to be stuck in the BSL challenges forever. Now that I have my hair telaxed the damage is even more apparent. I work a stressful job and if I get promoted it will only be more stressful. When I am home the last thing I want to do is mess with is my hair. Time to go back to wigs because I don't know what else do with it.

Meritamen

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

I'm out. I cut back to just below apl and will probably cut some more o_o

 

[Froreal3]

Why did you cut it Mz.MoMo5235?

 

[Duchess007]

I'm out. I cut back to just below apl and will probably cut some more o_o

HOW DARE YOU???

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Pics?

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

 

[PureSilver]

A lot of snipping and snapping going on in here. I did my own cut about 2 months ago. I won't be cutting again for the rest of this year, just trims and dusting. Tis all

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

HOW DARE YOU???

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Pics?

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

I have some. I just have to stop being lazy and shrink them down so they dont take up a whole page.

Took a pic of how thin my hair has gotten too. Its terrible. Then yesterday a co-worker asked what was going on with my hair. I was like "what do you mean" and they pointed out all of the broken/shed hair on the back of my shirt from where I had my hair down to fully dry then put it up. Almost broke out in tears right then and there.

 

[PureSilver]

I'm checking in! I don't think I'm going to make it to BSL by the end of the year, but I'm going to try anyway and see where I get. I've already had more progress than I could have hoped for! I have around 3 inches to go at the longest part of my hair which could take me anywhere from 6 to 9 months as I really don't get my growth rate. I should probably be more scientific and use a measuring tape but ehhh.

These are pics at mid-November (a little damp), mid-Feb (blown out), early April (air-dried) and early July (blown out). Sorry for all the variation in lighting/pose/etc. Each one of these is done in a different bedroom erplexed I've not had much growth since April because I've been sooo scissor happy (probably 2" cut in total), but it was really necessary to even out my hemline. My hair has started filling in all the horrible straggly gaps and looks so much better! You can't see it perfectly in the final pic as my ends are colour-treated (red) and it comes out weird in the sun.

For my next stretch I will exclusively dust and re-evaluate on the next update date

/end word vomit

I have some. I just have to stop being lazy and shrink them down so they dont take up a whole page.

Took a pic of how thin my hair has gotten too. Its terrible. Then yesterday a co-worker asked what was going on with my hair. I was like "what do you mean" and they pointed out all of the broken/shed hair on the back of my shirt from where I had my hair down to fully dry then put it up. Almost broke out in tears right then and there.

Lami Got breakeage honey, let Aphogee 2 Step treatment fix that. Follow up with the balancing moisturizer, a good moisturizing leave in conditioner. Moisturize as needed after that because your hair won't need protein until another 4-6 weeks.

 

[ImanAdero]

Okay... I need some advice:

My weave has been in for just over 5 weeks and is starting to loosen. I had initially meant to keep my weave in for 8 weeks.

So should I A) just let it rock for another 2.5 weeks and then take it out?

B) get it retightened and see if I can make it to 10-11 weeks?

I'm also supposed to be going on vacation mid August and I'm not sure if I want to be in the weave while on vacation (the opposite of most people lol).

What do y'all think?

 

[Kerryann]

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[Kerryann]

Wash and go ....

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

So here are the pix. This is my hair after the trim (I've decided not to cut any more as of yet). Excuse all of the fatness. I've gained some poundage that I really need to drop.



Pic of the top of my head before the trim when I confirmed the thinning wasnt just in my head