~~~waist Length Dreams~~~ Challenge 2018

snoop

Well-Known Member
Someone please answer for me...
About (estimate) how long does it take to get from Full BSL to WL?
I am currently at or around BSL. My goal is to reach full WL by Sep 2018 (wedding goals!) Im 5'3"... average torso... I dont know if Im just not doing something right or what. At this stage it always seems like everything pulls my hair out or falls out...stays the same length...
Where I am/what Im doing:
I am in total protection mode. I braid in a behive under wigs for 6 weeks at a time. I recently had breakage on my edges so I am taking a break from braids for about 2 weeks, while mini twist for those 2 weeks. Im moisturizing nightly in my twist. I deep condition with every take down. Im adding in a protien treatmemt with take down as well. I seal as well most of the time with caster oil or Njoy oil. I take a gummy Hair Skin and Nails gummies. I will ne adding vitamins and very open to suggestions. I dont sleep much due tp insomnia (I do take meds for it when it becomes to much)
Any and all help is appreciated. Im gonna clean start on Sep. 1 to have a full year of growth.

My deets are in my signature, but I'm 5'2". I'm a slow grower and it took me almost 2 years to get there. I'm not even full WL. I may have had a bit of a setback last year, but I don't think I lost more than an inch, if that. I don't see anything in your regimen that looks like it would hinder your progress.
 

Royalq

Well-Known Member
I doubt I'll reach WL this year but I'm lurking this thread. I have about an 1-2 inches of split ends that need to go but I just trimmed in July. This is all damage stemming from a horrid salon experience back in April. Im currently sitting about an inch below bra strap. Im debating whether I should just chop the damage and go up to above Bra strap or go into super protection mode and do strictly buns and treatments. I really want my hair to grow but all this trimming is exhausting and stagnating me. I've already trimmed my hair 6 times this year.
 

sgold04

Well-Known Member
I will not be making WL this year, I honestly didn't try. I enjoyed wearing my hair out all the time, then I colored it and it looks fabulous lol. My nape has taken a beating due to my laziness, so I plan on re-committing to WL around the new year. I just need to leave my hair alone, so I'm hoping to stick with braids and twists for the first 6 months of 2018, or maybe until fall 2018. With 1 or 2 weeks between installs to give it some TLC. I do love playing in my hair so I'm sure I'll miss it and I won't stick to the plan, but these WL pics are so inspiring!
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Someone please answer for me...
About (estimate) how long does it take to get from Full BSL to WL?
I am currently at or around BSL. My goal is to reach full WL by Sep 2018 (wedding goals!) Im 5'3"... average torso... I dont know if Im just not doing something right or what. At this stage it always seems like everything pulls my hair out or falls out...stays the same length...
Where I am/what Im doing:
I am in total protection mode. I braid in a behive under wigs for 6 weeks at a time. I recently had breakage on my edges so I am taking a break from braids for about 2 weeks, while mini twist for those 2 weeks. Im moisturizing nightly in my twist. I deep condition with every take down. Im adding in a protien treatmemt with take down as well. I seal as well most of the time with caster oil or Njoy oil. I take a gummy Hair Skin and Nails gummies. I will ne adding vitamins and very open to suggestions. I dont sleep much due tp insomnia (I do take meds for it when it becomes to much)
Any and all help is appreciated. Im gonna clean start on Sep. 1 to have a full year of growth.


There is one small thing that I say that may create an issue in your regimen. It's the Njoy oil used on the ends of the hair as a sealant. That oil is is great for the scalp. If it is made based on her recipe, it contains anywhere from 5% to 10% sulfur. "For me", I find it very drying when placed on the ends of my hair or as a sealant on the ends of my hair. It made the ends of my hair very brittle, crunchy and dry. It works beautifully for my scalp, though. It's an effective scalp oil. It was too drying for me as an oil for hair. Good luck to you on your journey!
 

NCHairDiva

WAIST LENGTH 2019
I will be WL again in the beginning of 2018 Lord Willing. I am really trying not to care about length. If my hair was WL RIGHT NOW....I would still have it in the same styles as I do RIGHT NOW. No one ever sees my hair so no one would even know I was WL if I was LOL.

This is exactly my feelings. I never wear my hair down, so its not like anyone would know... Ooooohhh! But on my wedding day, I am wearing it all out!
 

nyeredzi

Well-Known Member
I am waist length and a little past. My longest hairs are somewhere between waist and hip. Due to my increased pregnancy-related girth, you might have to take my word for it about where my waist is. *sigh* I can still detect it and my hip bone, so you'll just have to believe me, lol. Also, it is not easy to take a photo of yourself, head straight, shoulders relaxed, head not looking up at the camera, etc. This shot took me 10 minutes to get.


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I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
I am waist length and a little past. My longest hairs are somewhere between waist and hip. Due to my increased pregnancy-related girth, you might have to take my word for it about where my waist is. *sigh* I can still detect it and my hip bone, so you'll just have to believe me, lol. Also, it is not easy to take a photo of yourself, head straight, shoulders relaxed, head not looking up at the camera, etc. This shot took me 10 minutes to get.


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Good God Almighty look at that there!!!
You are WL and/or beyond!
Nice...Nice. Real nice <--Bernie Mac voice.

Congratulations!
 

YvetteWithJoy

On break
This thread is so inspirational.

I know length isn't everything, but it means a lot to see beautiful, long, afro-textured hair after growing up seeing hair eaten up by relaxers. (No shade toward those who wear relaxers: I have nothing against them, especially now that I see hair relaxed and healthy. :smile: )

It's all just so wonderful. Our hair is beautiful and grows well. :smile:
 
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I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
Hey, you're post number #1000!

Thanks. Yeah, the stories of hair shrinking less as it gets longer due to weight have just not proven true ime.
I was just thinking hard about this yesterday. I thought no matter how long my hair grows it will always float. Like when I'm baking my cakes, I'm looking at them rise and rise as they bake. Just like my hair with all the airy holes, layers of little holes. A cotton ball. A clowd, like suds in my bubble bath. It's a natural wonder.
 
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I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
This thread is so inspirational.

I know length isn't everything, but it means a lot to see beautiful, long, afro-textured how after growing up see hair eaten up by relaxers. (No shade toward those who wear relaxers: I have nothing against them, especially now that I see hair relaxed and healthy. :smile: )

It's all just so wonderful. Our hair is beautiful and grows well. :smile:
No shade here either, but they do scientifically eat up the hair. Literally feast on it.
 

I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
From 1st Grade on up there were only two, YES two black girls with really long hair that I can remember. And everyone thought it was a site to see in the classroom, so did I. But the rest of us, me included had short dry hair. My hair only saw water on wash day which was maybe once every six weeks to two months. Let me not get started with my tight mult-colored rubber bands! All that to say, seeing little black girls or black women with really long hair was like seeing a pink elephant.

Back then if you had shoulder length relaxed hair your hair was poppin and considered "long".
 

Daina

Well-Known Member
Here is an updated picture, just did my end of year trim after blow-drying. I'm between MBL and WL, a few pices at WL, hopefully will be full WL by the end of 2017. Happy growing ladies!

Just wanted to come back and update in this thread. I just recently made WL. Last December when I updated I had a few strands close but now all of the back is WL and the sides are close. Prayerfully by March the sides will be there as well as I did some extra trimming in the sides and crown. Posting pics has become quite difficult but here is the one and only I could get to post.
 

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I Am So Blessed

I'm easy going.
Just wanted to come back and update in this thread. I just recently made WL. Last December when I updated I had a few strands close but now all of the back is WL and the sides are close. Prayerfully by March the sides will be there as well as I did some extra trimming in the sides and crown. Posting pics has become quite difficult but here is the one and only I could get to post.
Nice progress!

Keep on with the keeping on. I'll be joining you next year.
 

sgold04

Well-Known Member
I'll be in braids for the next few months. I have a wedding to attend in mid-December so I'll get my color re-touched and straighten then. Hopefully I won't need too much of a trim, but my colorist only cuts what I tell her (unlike some) so I know it won't be an unintentional chop. I hope to have a full 17 inches by then. If my hair does well in braids the next few months, I'll keep it braided up for the first 3-6 months of the new year. I need 20 inches (measuring from my nape) for waist length.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Shrinkage wow.jpg

Last one! This is my favorite.

The only negative thing about shrinkage is it can cause you to lose length from tangles and single strand knots. If you've got significant shrinkage, you need a process to significantly stretch your hair to help you retain the length.
 

flyygirlll2

Lioness mane
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Last one! This is my favorite.

The only negative thing about shrinkage is it can cause you to lose length from tangles and single strand knots. If you've got significant shrinkage, you need a process to significantly stretch your hair to help you retain the length.

Very true. Reminds me of my hair. I’m learning that I have to accept that my hair in its natural state will never look long even if it is.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Very true. Reminds me of my hair. I’m learning that I have to accept that my hair in its natural state will never look long even if it is.

I've accepted it for myself. I used to be disappointed by this. I remember when I was a pre-teen and I took swimming lessons. The two sisters I went with had hair that laid straight and long on their backs when they got in the pool when their hair got wet. When my hair got wet, it were as if the strands got feet and lifted up in the air and drew up to my neck so as not to touch the water! ...I just couldn't be great at the pool: drawn up hair, flat chested, body straight as a board, sagging bathing suit bottom and looking ashy all over. That's okay, though: I can swim!
 

JJamiah

Well-Known Member
I will not be making WL this year, I honestly didn't try. I enjoyed wearing my hair out all the time, then I colored it and it looks fabulous lol. My nape has taken a beating due to my laziness, so I plan on re-committing to WL around the new year. I just need to leave my hair alone, so I'm hoping to stick with braids and twists for the first 6 months of 2018, or maybe until fall 2018. With 1 or 2 weeks between installs to give it some TLC. I do love playing in my hair so I'm sure I'll miss it and I won't stick to the plan, but these WL pics are so inspiring!

I am in the same boat as I will not be making WL this year.. Actually, I shaved my sides in order to enjoy wearing my hair again. My hair has been taking a beating from the neglect as well as my health. I wig it but found myself skipping weeks of washing. I am going to continue to both now, wear my hair out and wig it alternating. by the end of 2018, I hope to see a new turn around of my hair. I miss it. BUT...I will be shaving these sides to keep my funky look going on. :)
 
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