My One Year Progress...

[I Am So Blessed]

So I pretty much went from BSL to WL in one year?

Just wanted to show y'all were I was exactly one year ago.

In one year I could have lost some weight, but you know how that goes LOL

JUNE 5TH 2018 I will be three years natural. And 3 years post relaxer.

On the first picture, all the writing was just me taking notes at the time lol

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I past all my written goals.

 

[Daina]

Awesome progress, beautiful hair and your hair is fuller and thicker as well!!!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Awesome progress, beautiful hair and your hair is fuller and thicker as well!!!

Thank you so much!! My hair was extremely full in 2017 it just didn't hang lol. You can't really see because It was all bunched up. I can't wait to see it in 2019!!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@I Am So Blessed
Great Progress & Beautiful Hair! #winning

 

[Aggie]

Congrats. Your progress is astounding. Keep it up.

 

[Flourishnikov]

What’s your Reggie?! Awesome progress

 

[HappilyLiberal]

Reggie please????

 

[LushLox]

Congratulations and well done, fantastic progress! All done with such an easy low maintenance regi too!

 

[Evolving78]

Well Done! Awesome sauce! Looks lioness and lush!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Thank you all!!
What I believe contributed to this success of retaining every inch (on my 4B hair) in one year is:

Focusing on my goals. In the first picture I was precisly at BSL. So I drew lines and imagined my hair at WL and did all I had to do to get there.

1. I washed my hair every two weeks in twists. I put clips at the end of every twist while washing to prevent tangles.

2. I Deep condition for an hour with a heat cap.

3. I air dry in chunky twists with clips on ends for weight/stretch.

4. I moisture and seal.

5. I twist it and don't comb/detangle it until the next two weeks on wash day.

Retaining is more to do with technique than what products I use.

Here are the simple old school products I use.

I DC with Hollywood Beauty Cholesterol, I moisturize with Care Free Curl Activator, And I seal with BlueMagic grease (I heavily seal my ends with grease). That's it!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

This was my hair on July 30th 2017! My goal at this time was to at least reach my first backroll which is near my elbow. My hair was in twists on top of my head.

At this time I was dying to get to WL!!



Why am I always wearing pink. I wear pink most days LOL!

 

[mzpurp]

Beautiful hair!!

 

[natural2008]

Yaaaaaas.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Well Done! Awesome sauce! Looks lioness and lush!

Thank you! And when it's out (for two minutes in between styles) I do feel like a lioness!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Congratulations and well done, fantastic progress! All done with such an easy low maintenance regi too!

Thank you!! Low maintenance is key.

Want long hair? Don't do so much. Want to make perfect rice? Stop opening the lid.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Congrats. Your progress is astounding. Keep it up.

Thank you Aggie!!! I will I promise!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Yaaaaaas.

Thank you!!!

How I feel...

 

[guyaneseyankee]

That's awesome progress @I Am So Blessed Beautiful head of hair

 

[I Am So Blessed]

That's awesome progress @I Am So Blessed Beautiful head of hair

Thank you !

 

[MizzBFly]

So lush

 

[MizzBFly]

Post those pics you had in other thread that can’t remember right now since we up in everything
Your wash day pics that showed your technique with the clips on the end of your twists, product bottle, etc... This thread is for you Sis!
and I know questions will start

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Post those pics you had in other thread that can’t remember right now since we up in everything
Your wash day pics that showed your technique with the clips on the end of your twists, product bottle, etc... This thread is for you Sis!
and I know questions will start

Thanks Sis, you're right I should post those. I shall!


I don't even know if I saved them!

 

[ladybevy]

Congrats!! Wonderful progress. Beautiful hair.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

This is how I look on wash day, I wash in these clips (I previously mentioned) and I air dry in these clips.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Random Close ups of my texture and moisture levels! When I tell you my hair stays moisturized IT STAYS MOISTURIZED!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Another close up of texture...



Tonight I will take pictures of my hair product stash... all you're going to see is multiple bottles of Curl activator, Cholesterol and Grease. I do nothing fancy.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

So lush

Thank you!

Post those pics you had in other thread that can’t remember right now since we up in everything
Your wash day pics that showed your technique with the clips on the end of your twists, product bottle, etc... This thread is for you Sis!
and I know questions will start

I took your advice and ran with it!!
Will take pictures of Products later when I get home.

 

[Garner]

Thank you!




I took your advice and ran with it!!
Will take pictures of Products later when I get home.

Congratulations!!! Your hair is beautiful and has retained length well. Very inspirational!!!

 

[Flourishnikov]

Thank you for the hair porn, OP!!!