spinoff: naturals show one year of growth!!

[chosen07]

I love whimsy's thread . my last relaxer was June 27th-ish, 2008 (can't remember the exact date but it was the last days of june), so as of July 1st, I'll claim one year of natural growth, although it still looks like only 3 months of growth on some days. so you short-term transitioners out there (b.c'd before or at 1 year)...can you share your hair pics at your 1 year mark please and inspire this sister? (I don't plan on giving up but some days are worse than others trying to 'watch' my hair grow!)
btw: if this thread already exists, blame it on my 'newness' and inability to keep up with the traffic on this sight

thank you thank you thank you!

 

[MsBoinglicious]

Here's my 1 year mark. I didn't straighten after I BC'd so i don't have a length check. But fyi my shrinkage is half the length of my hair stretched.

 

[berryblack]

I don't have pics of exactly one year but I found some at 14 months...

 

[glamazon386]

October 06 - This was around the time I bced. I bced at about 5.5 months.

August 07

September 07

November 07

 

[monieluv]

beautiful curls and waves. think i'm getting sea sick

Here's my 1 year mark. I didn't straighten after I BC'd so i don't have a length check. But fyi my shrinkage is half the length of my hair stretched.

 

[LynnieB]

December, 07:

December, 08:

 

[Duchesse]

These are old pics, a year of growth (I've since relaxed my hair, but now I'm transitioning back , wishing I'd never relaxed, It would have been over 2 years for me now )

 

[chosen07]

bumpity bump

 

[Whimsy]

good move chosen. i cant wait to see more lovely heads of hair

 

[rsmith]

bump........

 

[danigurl18]

I'm almost at 1 year in June so this is definately inspiring

 

[GoingNatural]

This is 11 months of growth since my last relaxer

This is 1 year after my BC and 2 years after my last relaxer

 

[chosen07]

so there is some hope that I can get some 'hang time' with my hair in another 2-3 months once I reach my year mark huh? :releases breath:
what's really cool with threads like this is...that most women have an avg of 6 inches of growth (notwithstanding other factors) but 6 inches looks so differently with different textures.

 

[Whimsy]

You'll have hang time for sure.
I LOVE seeing all the different textures and hair types.

 

[chiprecious]

EXCELLENT THREAD! I'm transitioning (15th week) and I feel like if this is all the new growth I have so far I'm going to be baldylocks for the next 5 yrs!! I'm going to assume it's the shrinkage....This thread is givine me some hope...

 

[Whimsy]

here's my contribution.

this is from a vacay i took when i was about 11-12 months post relaxer and 5 months post BC.


More pix can be seen here: http://longnaturalhair.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-natural-hair.html

 

[Kurly K]

my siggy!!

 

[chosen07]

here's my contribution.

this is from a vacay i took when i was about 11-12 months post relaxer and 5 months post BC.


More pix can be seen here: http://longnaturalhair.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-natural-hair.html

i couldn't see the pic in the post..but I saw the post on your blog...very inspiring... thanks! so you were natural, then texlaxed and now on your way to natural again? your siggy pic is beautiful by the way!

 

[FindingMe]

Here's my 1 year mark. I didn't straighten after I BC'd so i don't have a length check. But fyi my shrinkage is half the length of my hair stretched.

my siggy!!

LAWD...this is where I am at--- 1 year.....LAWD.....ya'll are NOT helping a sister want to continue to long term transition

 

[cmw45]

I don't have anything recent...I know, I know, I need to update badly but my camera is out of comission...but I do have a collection of siggys that shows progress over a one year time span.





ETA, my last relaxer was May 6, 2006 and I BC'd on August 31, 2006.

 

[shortycocoa]

Ok I know you didn't ask for the extras, but I decided to include them because I think it makes for nice storytelling.

 

[PearlyCurly]

Here's my 1 year mark. I didn't straighten after I BC'd so i don't have a length check. But fyi my shrinkage is half the length of my hair stretched.

you hair looks exactly like mines, but way more defined & less frizzy:scratchch

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

One year post:

 

[shortycocoa]

I posted in Whimsy's thread just now. Here's my contribution to
your thread, Chosen07!


Kimberly's transition period: 4 months (August 2005-December 2005)
Last chemical fire cream: August 12, 2005
Big Chop: December 14, 2005
Completely natural since December 14, 2005

I was just a few days shy of my one year anniversary in the december 6th pics but you get the idea.

 

[Nonie]

August 2002:

August 2003:

 

[Zay-neey]

bump! i was gonna start this thread too! bumping i wanna see more

 

[Zay-neey]

bump again

 

[bad hair day]

I have tried using mega tek with zero results. I bought 2 bottles at once. I have almost completed the first bottle and I have no desire to use the second one. So if anyone is interested in purchasing it from me for $20 plus postage let me know. It is yours.

 

[chosen07]

here is a year's worth of growth of my hair. my last relaxer was end of june 08. this pic of my pressed hair was taken on june 30, 09. I *may* have lost about .5-1 inche of hair when I b.c.'d but I think this is pretty accurate of my growth rate...

and here it is in its shrunken state as I typically wear my wash'n'go

 

[blksndrlla]

Bumping...I know there are a lot of new BCs and naturals!