PHOTO REQUEST: Naturals can I see your pics of...

[JollyGal]

Oh I'm bookmarking this. Gorgeous hair ladies and great hair styles too. This thread is inspiring and making me drool lol

 

[Morenita]

That's a lot of hair....Southernbella, does your hair grow faster than the 1/2 inch per month standard?

I am with you Whimsy, this is how much hair I wanna have before I chop my relaxed ends...thus my 2 year transition...

Yeah, ditto. I had originally planned on 18 months - 2 years, but I am still not sure if I am satisfied with the length. So now, I am considering not BC'ing until I am 2+, with the "+" being undetermined at the moment lol.

I flat-ironed my hair last night (pics later I promise) and I was so pleased with how far my hair has come (even with all of my breakage) that I just don't think that I can bear to cut it off! I guess we will see. Definitely 2 years for me at least however. This means bunning for another year unfortunately, since LOW mani is key in reducing my breakage. Nothing else seems to help.

 

[Morenita]

I'm sorry - I'm not quite 2 whole years but I did do several mini chops before the final one in May, 07.

Bye-bye bangs in March 07 - wet hair. If stretched it would come to around my nose.

and this is from a blow-out in March, 09

It can sorta give a general idea, hopefully.

Dang... as usual, your hair makes me LynnieB! That growth is AMAZING!!!! How long did you wait until you did the B/C? Looks like about a year, but at the rate your hair grows, maybe 6 months?

 

[Whimsy]

loves it loves it loves it loves it!!!!

keep it coming ladies!!!

Mook i knew you were holdin out on us.

 

[Whimsy]

Dang... as usual, your hair makes me LynnieB! That growth is AMAZING!!!! How long did you wait until you did the B/C? Looks like about a year, but at the rate your hair grows, maybe 6 months?

You mean 6 weeks!!
I'm gunna start fertilizing my scalp with miracle grow so I can be like Lynnie!

 

[LynnieB]

Dang... as usual, your hair makes me LynnieB! That growth is AMAZING!!!! How long did you wait until you did the B/C? Looks like about a year, but at the rate your hair grows, maybe 6 months?

No Morenita, there is nothing amazing about it. Once it grows, it stays. My goal was to hang onto every inch I could and only trim if the ends were damaged.

I did my final bc in May, 07 . Honestly just got sick and tired of dealing with the two textures and ready to wear some of the beautiful natural styles I saw in people's albums and on websites.

I have average growth (5, 5.5-6" a year) but refuse to surrender any of it to damage (or boredom). Lots of dc'ing, low manip styles and protecting the ends either with products or how it's styled.

All of us can do this, many of us have and are doing so right now!

Who said black women can't grow us some hair?! Whoever that was is a dang liar, for real!

 

[SouthernBeauty]

You ladies are my sheroes!!! Beautiful, beautiful hair!!

 

[sydwrites]

You can check my fotki - http://public.fotki.com/somethinnew
that amount of growth would be in the session two folder in challenge updates or
you can check
http://apjonabudget.com/picture-albums

ETA: or my siggy last pic!

 

[Mandy4610]

I am mad that I can not post pics in this thread

11 more months...dangit, I want it now!!!!

Beautiful hair ladies.....Beautiful hair!!!!!

 

[TCatt86]

I love these threads!!! I'm getting more style ideas!!

 

[Faith]

I don't have a starting pic since I was upset about the condition of my hair. Last relaxer was June 2006 (so started at 0) and these pic were June 2008.

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

Figured I'd throw my two cents in

I am 19 months post.

Wet hair today:

 

[TCatt86]

Figured I'd throw my two cents in

I am 19 months post.

Wet hair today:

Your hair is gorgeous!!!!

 

[Vonnieluvs08]

Thank you Whimsy for starting this thread....genius!!!

To all the ladies thanks for the pics...they are so inspiring and creative.

I can't wait to BC this summer so I can post in another year.

 

[BostonMaria]

Whimsy, I forgot to post my picture! LOL Here you go
LynnieB you're killing me today with all that hair porn (your siggie) LOL


The picture attached is 18 months natural hair and was taken 5 days ago. The one of the short hair was taken Oct 2007 about 3 weeks after my BC.

ETA: Just wanted to add my 24 month picture since that's the whole point of this thread.

 

[msa]

Y'all are making me want to BC and start over...if only short hair looked good on me.

 

[scarcity21]

Yes Whimsy, I have some now. Here are the latest.
I still haven't pressed it yet and I still haven't unleashed the entire fro all at the same time.
Here goes. 2 years natural
1- I took down the top half of the twists and added conditioner. This almost looks wearable. the lower half is still twisted.
NOTE:
This is Not my real texture

My natural texture doesn't do this.
This is the result of a twistout that I added conditioner to.

2- This is just the top half of my hair. the bottom half is still twisted and in a ponytail.
This is what my real texture is like.

3- Light Blow out to about 90% dry after deep conditioning.

4. another twistout - dry

5. Wet and trying to contain it before it shrinks & dries

6. Shrinkage sample- **Shakes fist**

Gawjus Mook...Im late..didnt know u BCed

 

[Whimsy]

Um.....maybe I SHOULDNT have started this thread.
I thought it would give me strength to hold out and not BC, but dammit these beautiful heads of hair make me wanna snip something awful!!!!

Thank you all so much for posting. Your hair is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

 

[anon123]

I've been natural for a long time, so I can just show 2 years natural growth, not from relaxer:

Sept 06

Summer 08:

 

[Whimsy]

Sept 06

Thanks!

Unrelated: You remind me of the older Obama daughter in this pic.

 

[sunbubbles]

Bumpity Bump! I wanna see more

 

[heyfranz]

This thread actually brought tears to my eyes. I am so mad i relaxed. Anyway, I'm going natural again. Since I've discovered LHCF, this time i will not BC. I will transition with the help of weaves and braids. I know now that i can find ways to wear my natural hair, and it will grow with the help of this board.

 

[turnergirl]

This is two years worth of growth for me:

Dry/shrunken:

Wet with conditioner:

Old braidout:

Flat ironed:

This so off topic but your siggy darn near made me wet my pants. Hillarious

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

I'm sorry - I'm not quite 2 whole years but I did do several mini chops before the final one in May, 07.

Bye-bye bangs in March 07 - wet hair. If stretched it would come to around my nose.

and this is from a blow-out in March, 09

It can sorta give a general idea, hopefully.

This is just ridiculous!!!

 

[FindingMe]

OH MY GAAAAWD I'm drooling over here.
Thanks for the pix ladies!!!
I love this thread!!!!

This is the BEST thread!!! Thanks Whimsy for posting!

Yeah, ditto. I had originally planned on 18 months - 2 years, but I am still not sure if I am satisfied with the length. So now, I am considering not BC'ing until I am 2+, with the "+" being undetermined at the moment lol.

I flat-ironed my hair last night (pics later I promise) and I was so pleased with how far my hair has come (even with all of my breakage) that I just don't think that I can bear to cut it off! I guess we will see. Definitely 2 years for me at least however. This means bunning for another year unfortunately, since LOW mani is key in reducing my breakage. Nothing else seems to help.

See, I figure I will go as far as I can without my ends looking too straggly. I am BSL now and I chopped and inch earlier this week bc of my shedding, the ends are so much thinner than the rest of my hair (plus the texture difference is making it SO much more obvious...)

When my ends start to look thin, I am getting rid of the relaxed ends. I am hoping I can make it to 2 years and if I can keep my ends I may just transition it all the way on out bc I wear braidouts or buns all the time anyway.

Figured I'd throw my two cents in

I am 19 months post.

Wet hair today:

Ok, girl. if I can make it to 19 months, I would be pleased if i had as much hair as you have here...

Um.....maybe I SHOULDNT have started this thread.
I thought it would give me strength to hold out and not BC, but dammit these beautiful heads of hair make me wanna snip something awful!!!!

Thank you all so much for posting. Your hair is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

yeah...ummm, THANKS, Whimsy for not inspriring all of us long term transitioners to keep transitioning...

Lawd, I've seen about 50 styles I would SO rock right now in this thread...

Did I say THANKS, Whimsy?

 

[Whimsy]

This is the BEST thread!!! Thanks Whimsy for posting!

When my ends start to look thin, I am getting rid of the relaxed ends. I am hoping I can make it to 2 years and if I can keep my ends I may just transition it all the way on out bc I wear braidouts or buns all the time anyway.



yeah...ummm, THANKS, Whimsy for not inspriring all of us long term transitioners to keep transitioning...

Lawd, I've seen about 50 styles I would SO rock right now in this thread...

Did I say THANKS, Whimsy?

I feel you on cutting, I just did a mini chop last week taking off like 3 inches and layers so my ends would be perfect.

Girl I dunno what I was thinking starting this thread, I should have kept my mouth shut cuz now I'm lookin at those scissors like... yeah......

 

[Skiggle]

This is two years worth of growth for me:

Dry/shrunken:

Wet with conditioner:

Old braidout:

Flat ironed:

Good Gosh, I love your hair..
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[chosen07]

i've been stalking this thread and its such a bittersweet one...I know where I can look forwrd to..but good golly, I've got about 15 months till the 24month mark when I can actualy have some semblance of 'length' on my head...:sigh: think I'm gonna start a spin-off to see what one year of growth looks like..

 

[KEWLKAT103]

This is not a fair comparison, because my hair is not straight in the first one. I also don't have a good 2 year not straightened.
Oh well, this is the best I can do for pics right now.


Around April 07

March 09

 

[GoingNatural]

This pic is from two years after my last relaxer. NOT two years after my BC, but two years after my last relaxer

This photo is 2 years and 2 months after my 11 month BC