2017 Bsl/mbl Challenge

[Caramel74]

Good morning my gorgeous sweet face beautiful hair sisters! Hope everyone is doing well.

My check in update is:

While I'm doing well rotating my protective styles, I ended up declining to have my hair done in fear that it would be burned at the Dominican Salon. It's been a very long time since I've worn it straight and I'm urging very badly for that soft non-crazy shrunken state.

I think I've come to the conclusion that I am going to buy myself a nice old fashioned curling iron and curl the ends under and see what happens, what I can come up with.

If it comes out like crap.. oh well, at least I got that out of my system and I can always figure out something. For instance put the back in a high fluffy pony w my bangs curled around my face.

Last trim: 21 Dec 2016 where I chopped 1 inch off.

 

[Prettymetty]

@Caramel74 I was looking at old hair pics and I miss the sleek shine I got from the Dominicans. I want to get a rollers set with blown roots. They shouldn't need to flatiron, because of my keratin treatment.

 

[Caramel74]

@Prettymetty That sounds like a good plan! I also miss the sleek shine as well as the feathery perfect movement and no kinks what so ever since they get right to the root. I also miss just relaxing and having my hair done. I still have not done it yet. My boyfriend wanted me to cook dinner for once because we always go out to eat, lol. Also I had not been to the gym so I had to catch up and do 2 hours, grocery shopping, home, shower, and cook. By the time I was done he was already here, so I couldn't play with my curling iron but I bought it. I'm going to end up going to the DS anyway when I can find the time.

I still don't feel like doing it. I know I'll never get it perfect myself and it's too much work. A big part of me wants to run down the street to supercuts and have them flatiron it. I can always play with my curling iron after they do the majority of it. After getting use to putting my hair in a protective style that takes like 2 minutes, it's so hard close to impossible to do this myself. You'll know if I bomb because there probably won't be a picture.

 

[apple_natural]

i washed and conditioned my hair yesterday. i also dyed the clips ins i bought. i have flat twists in a bun right now, though, because i'm nervous about wearing them

 

[Caramel74]

Update Check In:

Heya Beautiful Sisters

The curling iron I bought was a piece of gabbage! Can't even return it because even though I'm such a receipt natzi, I throw them away after I record it in my check register, lol.

I ended up running literally, well walking, down to Supercuts and Simone flatironed my hair. At first I was like eh, but as the day went on, I really really enjoyed having my hair straight. It's a shock to people that always see me with a PS, they always comment how long my hair is. It felt good! Next day I used the garbage curling iron on slept on flatironed hair so I could get another day out of it. It even was so soft on day number 3 but I jumped in the shower anyway, cowashed, M & S, and went back to PS.

Sorry no pic as I have been so busy lately. I know that has to be a once in a great while thing as my hair is so so fine and it has to be handled like antique lace.

 

[GGsKin]

I'm back on the bamboo extract from today. I was taking this for a few months last year and I think I stopped around Sept. I definitely notice that my root bulbs from shed hairs feel smaller than they did when I was taking this in the Summer, so I'm bringing it back into the fold.

 

[TamaraShaniece]

In here for the pics

 

[Sanity]

I am protective styling in boxbraids. 7 weeks to go until my length check! I really need to shampoo my scalp and oil this week.

 

[GGsKin]

Finished wash day with a clay mix (mainly rhassoul) and wng. I DC yesterday with APB Pumpkinseed Moisturising Mask.

 

[BrownSkinPoppin]

Just cowashed my hair

 

[Prettymetty]

I did some shopping earlier for dh's b day and I got a few things for myself too. I will use my new flat iron tomorrow if I feel up to it.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

I've been cowashing my hair for the past couple of nights and I'm liking it. I need a nice cowashing product. I like how moist it makes my hair. I just need to perfect my cowash routine.

 

[Guinan]

I've been cowashing my hair for the past couple of nights and I'm liking it. I need a nice cowashing product. I like how moist it makes my hair. I just need to perfect my cowash routine.

I really like deva curl cleansing conditioner, as a cowash product

 

[apple_natural]

On that note: We are all making Bsl/Mbl this year!!! Maybe even Waist!

this was so nice. thank you

 

[bluenvy]

I this thread so much.
Was one of the reasons I joined this forum in 2013.

Back then I thought "Wow Bsl/Mbl hair is so long".
Now I'm looking for hip length to consider my hair long.

Cheering you ladies on as you meet and exceed hair goals

 

[Prettymetty]

Today was wash day. I washed with Elixir Ultime sample shampoo and did a 1 hour DC with Cristalliste mask. My hair was very soft and easy to detangle. This week's celies are done.this is my wet texture after 3 keratin treatments. Still zig zaggy type 4, but much looser

 

[bajandoc86]

Still here rocking my 4 week old beehive cornrows. Today was wash day and my scalp is thanking me for it.

 

[SweetestChick]

Last night used my split ender finally. It wasn't hard to use, but it was a longer process than anticipated. You really have to section off thin parts of hair or the gadget will start pulling on your hair a little.
At first in my mind I thought if I'm taking off .25" at a time and I have to go over my hair 3 times, I'll lose nearly an inch! Lol but I couldn't really see a difference thank God. It only gets the damaged/split ends. It will pass over the healthy hair, not cut it.

Also I am still doing my sub affirmations, each night when I go to sleep. I'm trying a different video this time since the previous didn't do as much as expected after a week. Lord help me with my patience lol. But I'm gonna stick this one out it does seem to do more for me. Let's see how things play out next month for our 1st check in...

 

[beauti]

•dc'd with APB Ultra Conditioning Souffle made my hair incredibly soft
•did a wash and go using curls blueberry bliss leave-in, mielle organics mint almond oil and curls blueberry bliss curl control jelly.
Will keep this wash and go in a bun for the week. My hair feels so good!

 

[Aggie]

•dc'd with APB Ultra Conditioning Souffle made my hair incredibly soft
•did a wash and go using curls blueberry bliss leave-in, mielle organics mint almond oil and curls blueberry bliss curl control jelly.
Will keep this wash and go in a bun for the week. My hair feels so good!

Okay @beauti

Spill the beans on the Mielle Mint Almond Oil please. What did you like about it? Tell me everything

 

[beauti]

Okay @beauti

Spill the beans on the Mielle Mint Almond Oil please. What did you like about it? Tell me everything

It smells like a minty-er version of the babassu mint dc. Surprisingly enough there's not alot of tingling considering how strongly minty it is. It's slightly thick in consistency, not at all your typical almond oil.(must be the soybean oil. Ingredients are glycerin,soybean oil, almond oil, and peppermint oil.) I used it after my leave-in, and even applied on gelled hair. My hair drank it up right away, it doesn't just coat the hair. And it's none greasy despite being slightly thick in consistency. No sticky residue. Hth! @Aggie

 

[BrownSkinPoppin]

washed and deep conditioned last night. redid my celie braids and added castor oil to the ends

 

[Aggie]

It smells like a minty-er version of the babassu mint dc. Surprisingly enough there's not alot of tingling considering how strongly minty it is. It's slightly thick in consistency, not at all your typical almond oil.(must be the soybean oil. Ingredients are glycerin,soybean oil, almond oil, and peppermint oil.) I used it after my leave-in, and even applied on gelled hair. My hair drank it up right away, it doesn't just coat the hair. And it's none greasy despite being slightly thick in consistency. No sticky residue. Hth! @Aggie

This did help @beauti. Thank you so much. I may get that one later.

 

[beauti]

This did help @beauti. Thank you so much. I may get that one later.

The price is pretty decent but I think I will try to diy when mine runs out, only bc I'm heavy handed and use alot of it. But her products have yet to disappoint me.

 

[Aggie]

The price is pretty decent but I think I will try to diy when mine runs out, only bc I'm heavy handed and use alot of it. But her products have yet to disappoint me.

I hear ya, thanks love

 

[WeirdoBeauty]

I know I'm late,but I'm still going to join this challenge .My hair is currently braided up in crochet braids until spring break.
Regimen:
spray braid nightly with homemade moisturizing braid spray
oil scalp with coconut oil
apply sulfur oil mix/temple balm 3x a week followed by a scalp message.

 

[beauti]

This is how I've been wearing my hair. Take down and remoisturize every couple days.

 

[GGsKin]

I've been wearing my hair in a bun for the past 8 day's. I've just taken it down and given myself a head massage. I'll water rinse at some point today.

 

[apple_natural]

i deep conditioned with peace rose Shea Moisture. I LOVE the smell. thats about it. it wasn't the worst. it did ok. its not my staple (which i put on my really dry parts) and it's not quite like the cholesterol conditioner which i love and is cheaper and better.

i did like the smell. i have rose extract stuff that i usually put in my glycerin spray (that i havent been using). Today, I mixed in rose water in my scurl spray that i use for my braids, but also because I like the bottle, so I use it up in order to use the bottle for homemade glycerin rose water. I even put it on my face as a moisturizer. It's great and recommended by makeup artists

anyway, i have my clip-ins in today. i feel really weird, but they look awesome

 

[Prettymetty]

Wash day is here again. I did my DC for a little over an hour while I cooked dinner and did laundry. Now I'm air drying it a bit so that I can redo my braids.