Hip–Tailbone Length (HL–TBL) 2014 Challenge!

[melahnee]

all these are from april/may. I will take another once I take my current weave out lol.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

I'm going to need every last bit of these 3 inches. Lol

 

[ChocolatePie777]

I dont feel like my hair is growing at all..........hopefully at the end of the year it'll prove to have been all in my head

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

ChocolatePie777 Dont feel discouraged. I swear the time from WL to TLB or HL takes THE LONGEST to achieve!!! At least thats how it was for me and several of the ladies who were growing while I was still that length. I honestly had to stop doing length checks for 3-6mos in order to see progress. And as soon as I made it I shaved off my hair.

Enjoy the journey to HL. Its a marathon, not a race. Take in the awesomeness that is your hair and enjoy the ride. You'll make it We all do.

Now I do wonder if I'll ever make it again. I know that I can, its about want. I long for my big buns. But I also miss my spunky fro I had going last year. My hair seems so boring right now. Nothing special. Just there on top of my head. lol

 

[Aireen]

Steaming right now!~ I absolutely love this gadget, I feel as if it really helps my hair not to break as easily. I'll probably see more benefits the longer I use it. Completely worth the money!

 

[Dee Raven]

I think I'm going to try the Aveda smooth infusion this weekend. I've been wanting to straighten my hair and give myself a trim for a while and it seems like it would help. I just hope I don't damage my hair in the process.

 

[Dee Raven]

Well, instead of Aveda smooth infusion, I decided to just try a new conditioner. Someone on the board was mentioning It's a 10 miracle mask, so I have that in my hair now.

On another note, I just had the most pleasant detangling session ever. Patience is really a virtue. Usually I part my hair in 6 sections to detangle, but today I used 14. It took a little bit longer, but what a difference. And I think finger detangling is out again. I really have too many strands to get a true detangle with just my fingers. Hope to be back in a few hours with some straight photos.

 

[curlycrocheter]

Here is a semi update. This pic is from a few weeks ago. It doesn't look like much, but I can tell my hair has grown.

I have a straight hair pic, but my hair had started to revert & it didn't make for a good length check.

I've been wearing a lot of wash n gos lately. I've been too lazy to actually style my hair & I need to cut that out.

 

[melahnee]

My hair 7/12/2014. Finally got rid of the brown and my stylist gave me a Black Gloss, as she called it. Don't really know what exactly is, but she said it isn't damaging at all and I trust her so I said go for it. Can't complain about my length seeing as I gave myself a good trim last month before I installed my weave! I think I'm back to MBL?

 

[Dee Raven]

Well, the hair and I made it through the straightening process today. Not so bad. I'm really happy with the results. I gave myself a 1/4 to 1 1/4 trim just on the bottom. I might give myself a 1/2" trim on the shorter layers once I wash my hair again. The top layer is now at WSL and the lower layer was grazing TBL before the trim, which is encouraging. Though I would be happy to maintain at this post-trim length once all of my hair grows out. What I love the most is how thick my hair was is through the waist. You can't see any shirt until the very bottom couple inches of hair. With all the time I spend detangling this mess, my hair needs to at least pretend like it's some kind of thick.

In the pictures, the first 2 are pre-trim and the last is post-trim.

 

[MileHighDiva]

Dee Raven

Great job! You have a beautiful mane of hair!

Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

My hair 7/12/2014. Finally got rid of the brown and my stylist gave me a Black Gloss, as she called it. Don't really know what exactly is, but she said it isn't damaging at all and I trust her so I said go for it. Can't complain about my length seeing as I gave myself a good trim last month before I installed my weave! I think I'm back to MBL?

Usually a gloss is just a rinse (think jazzing from sallys but probably better quality)

Your hair is so lovely!

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

Well, the hair and I made it through the straightening process today. Not so bad. I'm really happy with the results. I gave myself a 1/4 to 1 1/4 trim just on the bottom. I might give myself a 1/2" trim on the shorter layers once I wash my hair again. The top layer is now at WSL and the lower layer was grazing TBL before the trim, which is encouraging. Though I would be happy to maintain at this post-trim length once all of my hair grows out. What I love the most is how thick my hair was is through the waist. You can't see any shirt until the very bottom couple inches of hair. With all the time I spend detangling this mess, my hair needs to at least pretend like it's some kind of thick.

In the pictures, the first 2 are pre-trim and the last is post-trim.

You have hair for days woman! I love it!

 

[Jewell]

You ladies have gorgeous hair! I'm so happy to see so many of us growing hair to beautiful, long lengths

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Did a flexi rod set yesterday. I'm still quite a bit away from hip....shoot I wanted to flat iron my roots in the back to make sure I'm at waist because they are really puffy from not drying fully yesterday. However, I don't want to put any direct heat on my hair until I get it pressed at the salon in a few months. I'll have a better view to assess everything then. Dang I swear that's not crack in that pic...it's the small of my back. I had to do a double take. lol

 

[melahnee]

Usually a gloss is just a rinse (think jazzing from sallys but probably better quality)

Your hair is so lovely!

Thank you SO much! I was just looking at pics from last year and wow. You can't always tell along to the journey, but I really have come quite a long way. This is my hair April last year and I see a huge difference in the pics-- it's kind of crazy

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

People at work thought my hair had grew longer. Ha ha. But it's just a wig y'all!! Excuse the grandma draws lol

 

[Dee Raven]

Thank you SO much! I was just looking at pics from last year and wow. You can't always tell along to the journey, but I really have come quite a long way. This is my hair April last year and I see a huge difference in the pics-- it's kind of crazy

You really can see the difference. Your hair is so much thicker now. And I love how vibrant the color is.

 

[curlycrocheter]

Ok, I have a much better pic now. This pic is from this morning.

I've been wearing wash n gos almost exclusively, all summe and my ends are starting to pay for it.

Ill be giving my hair a break for a while and wear it straight a little more often.

 

[Aireen]

A bit of an UPDATE:

- Made the decision to start working out, I've been wanting to make better decisions when it comes to my health/body so I bought a gym membership for a year. I'm in the early stages and it's hard but I think if I keep going, I'll start to see some improvement in my body, endurance, strength, etc. Also have been only drinking water and a little juice these days, trying to limit pop by 90%

- Used Silicon Mix (pearl protein one) for the first time, I like it, it has a lot of slip but it weighs my hair down a bit and the smell isn't pleasant

- Two months ago, I bought a bunch of vitamins that are supposed to help hair growth – Biosil (silica), collagen, l-cysteine, MSM, vitamin C, biotin, multi-vitamin, fish oil; kind of wanted to see if I could receive some sort of extra growth even though I don't believe vitamins will MAKE your hair grow faster as opposed to maximizing your potential growth rate. Anyway, since my relaxer, it seems like my new growth is coming in a little quicker... I'll take pictures soon and I'll probably relax my hair at around 4 months post. I believe that I can somehow make it to WL or at least near it by the end of the year.

 

[Kindheart]

I just quickly looked through the thread and you ladies look amazing !
My hair is growing well ,a bit dry on the ends . I tend to leave it be now ,use a moisturizer ,oil on top and that's it . Less manipulation =less shedding .
I m using random products at the moment. I rotating between Keracare hydrating shampoo/KBB shampoo/Pantene Intense Moisture /Joico moisture
Conditioners : beautiful textures DC/suave Shea (great for cowashing)/tresemme Platimum/
Bee Mine Dc /Shescentit Dc

Moisturizers/Sealers ;Afroveda Shea /KBB love butter/ MHC type 4 cream/KBB oil

 

[Lucia]

I took some stretched hair pics, I'm trying to avoid straightening still, since I've pretty much not straightened all year I think. Maybe in the fall I'm still debating b/c I workout and I like the progress my hairs been making by not using any heat on it at all. Pics in my fotki, I fixed the link and i will be adding some more pics.

 

[Lucia]

People at work thought my hair had grew longer. Ha ha. But it's just a wig y'all!! Excuse the grandma draws lol

pre_medicalrulz
you had me fooled until I read your caption, I thought that was your hair, I'm like man her hair grew fast

 

[Lucia]

Aireen and all the ladies who use hair steamers,
what steamer are you using? or recommend (I'd like a small model that's powerful enough to do the job but can be put away in a closet)
I'm only asking cause I kinda broke my old one :/
TIA

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Aireen and all the ladies who use hair steamers, what steamer are you using? or recommend (I'd like a small model that's powerful enough to do the job but can be put away in a closet) I'm only asking cause I kinda broke my old one :/ TIA

This is the one I use:
Secura S-192 Hair and Facial Steamer

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005M...616?redirect=true&ref_=oh_details_o02_s00_i00

 

[Aireen]

@Aireen and all the ladies who use hair steamers,
what steamer are you using? or recommend (I'd like a small model that's powerful enough to do the job but can be put away in a closet)
I'm only asking cause I kinda broke my old one :/
TIA

Hey, Lucia! I use this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231250162985?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

^ Simple to use, easy setup, easy storage, doubles as a facial steamer, easy to clean; tap water can be used with this device as well. I stopped using it for a bit (due to time constraints) but I like it, it's powerful enough to give a good 10 minute steam (with vents mostly closed) if you're in a bit of a time crunch. It's a good first time steamer for the price I paid.

 

[Aireen]

Been using apricot oil in a bit of my serum and I love the combo. I know I liked my serum before but wasn't in love with it, apricot oil took it to another level though. It's so light so if an extra drop is mixed into my serum, I don't have to worry. Permanent staple oil from now on, definitely buying the BIG bottle when this runs out, I almost don't want to try my avocado oil. LADIES, WHAT COMBOS HAVE YOU RECENTLY DISCOVERED/RE-DISCOVERED THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY LOVING?

 

[Aireen]

Oh, forgot to mention! Lucia, it seems that a lot of people seem to have the Secura steamer that lulu97 has so you could probably find a couple YouTube reviews.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Been using apricot oil in a bit of my serum and I love the combo. I know I liked my serum before but wasn't in love with it, apricot oil took it to another level though. It's so light so if an extra drop is mixed into my serum, I don't have to worry. Permanent staple oil from now on, definitely buying the BIG bottle when this runs out, I almost don't want to try my avocado oil. LADIES, WHAT COMBOS HAVE YOU RECENTLY DISCOVERED/RE-DISCOVERED THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY LOVING?

Discovered: 1) Aloe vera juice, coconut oil & a protein rich conditioner as a pre-poo. I can't sing enough praises about this stuff. I stumbled upon AVJ after looking for natural ways to slow down post partum shedding and I've been using it for almost 10 weeks. Not only is it helping with shedding but it moisturizes my hair like crazy, makes detangling a breeze and has noticeably made my hair shiny, my natural hair color darker and my highlighted areas lighter. I'll include pics of the progression of my flexi rod sets showing the change over a 6 week time period. (i set every 2 weeks)

2) Using 2 leave in's for my roller sets: It's a 10 & Giovanni Direct equals perfection.

3) Nairobi wrapp foam. A big hit with my flexi rod sets. Soft hold, moisturizing and also helps with shine. Adding this after the leave in's is such a big hit.

4) my oil mix. Too many oils in it to list but my top 5 favs in there are Argan oil, macadamia nut oil, Monoi tahiti coconut oil, Rosehip seed oil & flaxseed oil.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

lulu97

Girl your curls are everything!!