Apl 2018

naturalagain2

naturalagain2

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Stayed up until 2am doing my hair for a wash n go and flakes EVERYWHERE! Had to get up this morning and fix it by cowashing and starting over. Being out of the shower and applying my product (shingling) seems to cause more flaking. Maybe because I'm heavy handed.

This time I made sure to use about a dime size of the curl love, curlaide butter & MC Crystal Orchird gel (first time using the last two products) in each section and did it in the shower to keep my hair wet. It looked much better than last night. Under the dryer now.......

Oh yea, the MC Crystal Orchid gel is nice. I love the liquid texture. Makes it so easy to apply to my hair. My hair is short and shrinks a lot so my hair doesn't usually shake/swing after applying my products when I shake my head to separate the curls but with this gel my hair separated and shook with some hang!! This is better than the CR Curling Jelly. Even when it dried last night my hair felt soft like a fluffy moisturized cloud with no crunch even though I know I applied a lot of gel.

ETA: NO FLAKES THIS TIME! Hair is sooo soft and not crunchy. Like this combo just have to do it in the shower which is faster anyway.
 
faithVA

faithVA

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It's April ladies. It's check in month. So please give us an update by the end of the month to let us know where you are and what you are doing.

If you are graduating this month, please post your pictures so we can help you celebrate.

After April our next check in will be in August.
 
irsgirl

irsgirl

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MzLady78 said:
I have to get this breakage under control if I want to make my goal. It’s really bad.

You’d think after 11 years on a hair board, I’d have a better sense of how to do that. :ohwell:
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Don't feel bad @MzLady78 I am here with you. I think I have been here 9 or 10 years and when I read some of the other ladies routines I feel like I like I need to step up my game!
 
Evallusion

Evallusion

LiloLombardi
I'm quiet but around. I just got senegalese twists for the first time so I don't have the most up to date picture. I haven't retained any length so my hair is the same as my start photos any way. That's why I went to the shop...so I can stay out of my hair. My memory pics on Google photos popped up from last year....and I am at the exact...same...length. I kid you not. I know my hair is growing, but obviously I'm not taking care of it properly. ..throwing on wigs without any regard to what's actually underneath. Ugh...For now, the idea is to rock these twists and spray with leave-in every day and oil my scalp once every 2-3 days. I'm so aggravated and frustrated.
 
faithVA

faithVA

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irsgirl said:
Don't feel bad @MzLady78 I am here with you. I think I have been here 9 or 10 years and when I read some of the other ladies routines I feel like I like I need to step up my game!
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I try to do everything right and no matter what my hair stays in breakage mode. I know other people would cry if they had as much breakage as I do.

When I first went natural my breakage would cover the floor and the sink. Now I feel like I'm doing something if it is just in the sink :ohwell:

We just have to stick to it and one day it will happen for us. :pray:
 
naturalagain2

naturalagain2

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I cowashed with As I Am Cowash conditioner and then did my henna treatment this morning (I was too tired to do it last night). I let it sit for 3 1/2 hours now I'm under the dryer with my deep conditioner.

Since I cut it in Dec/Jan it looks like I'm back at the length I took my starting pic which I'm happy about because I cut a lot off after taking that pic. I noticed my texture is very loose at the nape. Like maybe I'm a 3c? The rest of my hair looks to be a 4a? I feel like this time around I'm really taking my time and learning my hair and sticking to a regimen. My hair seems to be rewarding me. This is like my 3 or 4 time going natural so it feels good to finally get something right I just hope it continues.
 
Rocky91

Rocky91

NYE side boob.
faithVA said:
It's April ladies. It's check in month. So please give us an update by the end of the month to let us know where you are and what you are doing.

If you are graduating this month, please post your pictures so we can help you celebrate.

After April our next check in will be in August.
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My most recent pic that I posted in this thread can serve as my April update. I will be in a sew-in for probably two months. After that, I am going to trim my ends blunt because I want them perfectly even when I (hopefully) reach APL by December.
 
Alma Petra

Alma Petra

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faithVA said:
I try to do everything right and no matter what my hair stays in breakage mode. I know other people would cry if they had as much breakage as I do.

When I first went natural my breakage would cover the floor and the sink. Now I feel like I'm doing something if it is just in the sink :ohwell:

We just have to stick to it and one day it will happen for us. :pray:
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Do you use henna? I once decided to go on a henna regimen and my hair was breaking like crazy..
Also have you ever had a hair analysis done?
 
kupenda

kupenda

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I’ll see about getting a picture for my update. But I realize I haven’t posted any photos (idk how). I *think* I’m getting my hair under control. I’m slated for a protein treatment today that should have happened last week but oh well. I’m seeing length again
 
topnotch1010

topnotch1010

Real Housewife of Houston
It’s rain season in the south. I’m wearing wng and high puffs probably straight through the summer. I recently tried Wetline Xtreme. I know they changed formulas but I got better results with it than Eco. It lasted all week with minimal flaking. I always get flaking with Eco. I’ll post a pull test after I shampoo today.

Looking forward to pic updates from y’all!! :weird:

Oh, I cut my “tail” at the bottom of my head. I cut approx 1.5” from the nape. It was getting on my nerves y’all! If I’m going to rock a wng, I need to feel good about it.
 
faithVA

faithVA

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Alma Petra said:
Do you use henna? I once decided to go on a henna regimen and my hair was breaking like crazy..
Also have you ever had a hair analysis done?
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I had a hair analysis done several years ago. She said my hair is just dry and I needed to moisturize my hair every day. Since my hair is fairly short I keep it in flat twist and spray it every day. That's the best I can do for now. My hair is a little better but it tends to stay on the dry side.

My hair has been breaking from the moment I decided to let it grow out and that has been probably 9 years now. Does it break with henna? Yes. Without henna? Yes. With color? Yes. Without color? Yes. With protein? No protein? Deep Conditioning? And the list goes on.

I'm sure there is some resolution but I'm over trying hard to find it.
 
faithVA

faithVA

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FemmeCreole said:
Here’s my April submission. My ends are still a problem. All my progress goes away because those ends just won’t stop splitting.

Oh and excuse my fatness.
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Thank you for the update. Hopefully, you will have some improvement on your ends next quarter and get even closer to your goal.
 
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