Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread
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EnExitStageLeft
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sharifeh
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havilland
Magical Mythical Princess
havilland
Magical Mythical Princess
welp! This just happened. Looks like I wont be making WL anytime soon. 4 inches down. 3-5 more to go.
What the????
Gurlllll....whatcha doing over there?
Don't get too scissor happy
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sharifeh
No, those are stretched lengths. I grow painfully slow, so I probably won't have too much length when I big chopped.
havilland
Girl I was close. I'm just above APL and I have about 2-3 inches of relaxed ends all around.
xu93texas
GIRLLLLLLL YAS! I'll be in here begging for advice after awhile
. #PrepareYourselves.
No, those are stretched lengths. I grow painfully slow, so I probably won't have too much length when I big chopped.
havilland
Girl I was close. I'm just above APL and I have about 2-3 inches of relaxed ends all around.
xu93texas
GIRLLLLLLL YAS! I'll be in here begging for advice after awhile
. #PrepareYourselves.
naija24
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3 inches in 5 months?? that's really fast growth.
Cattypus1
All loced up...
Not short at all, lady! Love your curls and waves.
trclemons
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It was that BC video you posted. I was supposed to BC Sunday after church, but I saw that video late Saturday night and I stayed up until after midnight and BC'd then.welp! This just happened.
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Looks like I wont be making WL anytime soon.
4 inches down. 3-5 more to go
EnExitStageLeft
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trclemons
Its the exact video that inspired me to cut 5 inches off
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While I wasn't keeping the length for vanity (I wig 90% of the time due to sheer laziness), I was however keeping it around for no real reason. I will be BC'in soon, so why keep something I won't be wearing *shrugs*.
When I seen how happy she was....I was like, "Oh yeah, there gone". Pulled off my conditioning cap(yes my hair was full of Deep Conditioner) and snipped off 3-4 inches all around. I cleaned the trim up after I blow dried and girl.....
It felt/looked awesome.
Its the exact video that inspired me to cut 5 inches off
. While I wasn't keeping the length for vanity (I wig 90% of the time due to sheer laziness
), I was however keeping it around for no real reason. I will be BC'in soon, so why keep something I won't be wearing *shrugs*. When I seen how happy she was....I was like, "Oh yeah, there gone". Pulled off my conditioning cap(yes my hair was full of Deep Conditioner) and snipped off 3-4 inches all around. I cleaned the trim up after I blow dried and girl.....
It felt/looked awesome.
havilland
Magical Mythical Princess
trclemons Its the exact video that inspired me to cut 5 inches off
Ummmm are u gonna post a picture or what????
Honey Bee
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Last night, I did a wng. Aside from the ends , it didn't look terrible. I wasn't even using real gel and there were coils everywhere (except my wack patch in the front 
). They were frizzy, my little caterpillars, lol, but I'm working on that.
I could bc right now and have a cute little coily fro, I just don't wanna. I'm now in the 'awkward stage', as I hear it, around 6" depending on shrinkage (a lot!).
Lady Aphrodite, my personal goddess, please grant me the strength to forge ahead toward beauty. It is a harrowing road but well worth it. Amen.
, it didn't look terrible. I wasn't even using real gel and there were coils everywhere (except my wack patch in the front ). They were frizzy, my little caterpillars, lol, but I'm working on that. I could bc right now and have a cute little coily fro, I just don't wanna.
I'm now in the 'awkward stage', as I hear it, around 6" depending on shrinkage (a lot!).Lady Aphrodite, my personal goddess, please grant me the strength to forge ahead toward beauty. It is a harrowing road but well worth it. Amen.
KiWiStyle
Realtor & Foodie
I'm one year post, and you ladies are gonna push me off the edge...lol!
Y'all making me feel like BC'ing right now. Loving all the progress reports of the BC'ers!! Still tryna hold out for my 2-year timeline.....hmmmmm. We'll see.
Stay focused lady, you can do it!! baddison
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TamaraShaniece
Ayurvedic Life
I'm feeling that BC itch too. My natural hair is entirely more manageable then my relaxed ends. I haven't BC b/c my length allows me to stretch my new growth and wear long lasting PS. 
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PlainJane
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The last few times I've braided my hair up, I've felt a few patches of hair that are only about two inches long but are extremelyyyy soft and short like they are just now growing in. Does anyone else have these random pieces of hair? I thought it was breakage but they are a completely different texture than the rest of my hair and short.
Coilystep
@imperial_acquisitions
my natural hair was definitely easier to manage it didn't tangle but my permed ends would tangle badly. That coupled with me cutting random pieces because I wanted to see how my natural hair looked pushed me to bc earlier than planned. I was also sick of ps'ing.
GettingKinky
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After the roots of my flat ironed hair reverted, I couldn't get a comb through them to save my life. I was starting to think I'm not going to go natural, I'll just go back to texlaxing. But this morning I spritzed my roots with water then rubbed in a little oil and DB daily leave in conditioner and the comb went through like a hot knife through butter! So I'm going to keep transitioning. I just passed 6 months last week. 
kellistarr
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Looks like I need to change my avatar! I guess I'm not an official member of this Thread anymore, but of course, I'm going to come in anyway and continue to follow you all on your journeys. After 13 months, I decide to do my BC today because it was wash day and I just didn't want to pamper my relaxed hair, (that I was going to end up chopping off anyway), anymore. I didn't want to do it anymore!
I'm feeling truly organic!
I'm feeling truly organic!
havilland
Magical Mythical Princess
trclemons
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Congratulations, you and your hair are beautiful!
baddison
natural for good
congrats!! simply beautiful!!!
GettingKinky
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kellistarr
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Thanks for all the support!! I feel even happier that ya'll are happy for me. I am, eventually, going to go to a shop (somewhere like "Great Cuts", or Borics, this is where I usually go) to get it shaped up a bit. I'm not looking forward to blowing out my hair and getting a full view of what my BC really looks like! So, I'll give it a few weeks. It is morning and I haven't taken off my satin cap. There was no pineapple, for me. Uhh, feeling a little apprehensive. . . . .
naija24
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i seriously feel like big chopping this weekend. where should i get my big chop done? I found a few places but I dont' think I should pay more than $100 for a haircut. No way. I was thinking like a supercuts or hair cuttery. Where did yall do your big chop? I am not confident enough to do it by myself.
I'd like to pay like 30 bucks. LOL
I'd like to pay like 30 bucks. LOL
Cattypus1
All loced up...
I did it myself, by accident...then I went to see someone I trusted to clean it up.
almond eyes
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Go to a barber, they do not have to cut it too low tell them that. They charged me like $25 dollars. Do not do it yourself, a barber will shape it well.
Best,
Almond Eyes
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