The short-term (2 month) protective style challenge

[anon123]

Yay, my first challenge!

Some of us are out hair addicts. Shoooo, I did an out hair challenge last month (no challenge for me, lol) under the guise of "learning how to do more styles with loose hair". Yeah, right. But a solid month of out hair and excessive manipulation because I was experiment and learning all these styles was too much for my hair. Breakage!

So for those of us who can't really hang with these 1/2 year and year long challenges (I admire those who can), how about we ease ourselves into learning to live with protective styles? Join me.

The Dates: Jun 15 - August 15, 2009

The Rules: hairstyles that count are buns, weaves, braids (w/ or w/o extensions), twists, cornrows, flat twists, etc. The hair style has to keep the individual strands from moving around and tangling too much.

You get a 1 day pass per week. 6 days in protective styles, 1 day out.

Measure your hair (with a tape measure is possible) at the start of the challenge and at the end. Report your retention with us here.

The Fun: So we can learn that life in (mostly) protective styles is not dismal (as I sometimes imagine it to be), the challenge is to also have 3 different hair styles over this 2 month period. Pin those briads up, put your twists in an updo, etc. Then take a picture (if you can) and show us!

The Participants: (Signups closed.)
Mwedzi
RonakaJones
Determined22
exubah
Rosie8604
mikisha
ljamie4
Platinum
gissellr78
otegwu
solitude
SparkleDoll
nappilox718
kewlkat103
hillytmj
Kellum
Kerryann
fadaka
Chameleonchick
Zenobia61
ItsLindsey
Loves Harmony
Christelyn
Kusare
deusa80
ONAMSHN
ms_b_haven06
jade998
hairbrat_danni
beans4reezy
tdennis44
khaiya
MissJ
chartys08
Lei*Lei
MissNadia
baby42
trevpit
baddison
Liege4421
Aggie
baddison

 

[ronakajones]

Count me in. I just put some braids in on June 6th. I will keep them in until August 15th, with the exception of redoing my edges... Wow!!! Thats a big challenge for me, Miss every two week hairstyler...

 

[Determined22]

This is perfect, because I have an appt to get some kinky twists on Friday!

Count me in.

 

[exubah]

Already then, I'm a go cause I had my ends exposed for almost 2 weeks. I am all for hiding my ends for two months!!!!!!!!

 

[that_1_grrrl]

I am doing this anyway, so count me in!

 

[anon123]

bump

 

[mikisha]

You can count me in. My hair only last one day when its out anyway lol...

Yay, my first challenge!

Some of us are out hair addicts. Shoooo, I did an out hair challenge last month (no challenge for me, lol) under the guise of "learning how to do more styles with loose hair". Yeah, right. But a solid month of out hair and excessive manipulation because I was experiment and learning all these styles was too much for my hair. Breakage!

So for those of us who can't really hang with these 1/2 year and year long challenges (I admire those who can), how about we ease ourselves into learning to live with protective styles? Join me.

The Dates: Jun 15 - August 15, 2009

The Rules: hairstyles that count are buns, weaves, braids (w/ or w/o extensions), twists, cornrows, flat twists, etc. The hair style has to keep the individual strands from moving around and tangling too much.

You get a 1 day pass per week. 6 days in protective styles, 1 day out.

Measure your hair (with a tape measure is possible) at the start of the challenge and at the end. Report your retention with us here.

The Fun: So we can learn that life in (mostly) protective styles is not dismal (as I sometimes imagine it to be), the challenge is to also have 3 different hair styles over this 2 month period. Pin those briads up, put your twists in an updo, etc. Then take a picture (if you can) and show us!

The Participants: (I'll add the new sign-ups at the end of each day)
Mwedzi

 

[ellehair]

Im in, doing this anyway, i've been wearing half wigs since March.

 

[Platinum]

Great idea, Mwedzi! I'm planning on getting braids this weekend. I'll sign up after that.

 

[gissellr78]

ooooh 1 day out. Count me in

 

[otegwu]

best challenge ever theses long term ones are often to much for me. ive been doing a personal 2 month challenge but i will like to join this one when i finish mine

 

[Reecie]

Why don't ponytails fit your requirements? If you include those, I can totally join this challenge.

 

[anon123]

Why don't ponytails fit your requirements? If you include those, I can totally join this challenge.

Hey Reecie I don't think ponytails are a protective style. Usually protective styles are considered to be ones where your ends are tucked in somehow, either in a braid, twist, bun, etc. I also consider protective styles ones that keep your hair stationary so that they can't move all around tangling with each other and catching stuff. Ponytails don't really fit either of these criteria.

 

[Solitude]

This sounds like a protective styling challenge I can actually do. Count me in! I really want to make APL.

 

[SparkleDoll]

I want to join.

 

[HealthyLiving]

I think I can do this, may I join????

 

[KEWLKAT103]

I'm in.
I'm in a bun 99% of the time anyways, but this will challenge me to trying out some cuter bun and protective styles.

 

[hillytmj]

Please sign me up. I've been doing this on my own for the past few weeks. I'd love to be part of a challenge.

 

[Kellum]

Count me in. I wear PS pretty much all the time any how and when I do wear my hair out it is only for a day.

 

[anon123]

Thanks for joining, ladies! I'll add all the new sign-ups for the day at the end of the day.

 

[Kerryann]

count me in everything eles is too long dang i cant even last a good 2 weeks just thinking how long i have left in a challenge

 

[Solitude]

bumping! just in case anyone else wants to join....

 

[JadeFox]

count me in. i just had some kinky twists put in on Monday, june 8 and plan to keep them in until August 8. i didn't get a chance to measure my hair but may have some comparison shots at the end of the challenge.

 

[JadeFox]

ok just learned how to post pics. here are my kinky twists

 

[melodies815]

Ummmm...if the style is aimed at keeping the hair from moving too much or at all, does a puff count for those of us with TWA-length hair. My TWA is getting bigger, but it's still not enough hair to twist and wear out in public.

My puff is rock solid. No movement up in there!

If that works, I'm in. The timing is perfect. We get back to the US June 13th, and August 15th is my birthday!!

Thanks...hope I can join.

Blessings,
cj

 

[Chameleonchick]

I would like to join! I need to bun it up more often.

 

[anon123]

Ummmm...if the style is aimed at keeping the hair from moving too much or at all, does a puff count for those of us with TWA-length hair. My TWA is getting bigger, but it's still not enough hair to twist and wear out in public.

My puff is rock solid. No movement up in there!

If that works, I'm in. The timing is perfect. We get back to the US June 13th, and August 15th is my birthday!!

Thanks...hope I can join.

Blessings,
cj

Hi Melodies I don't think a puff is a protective style. The ends of the hair are still very much exposed. And even though kinky hair doesn't look like it's moving around because it looks so tightly coiled, those strands do move.

At this point, you probably don't need a protective style. It seems like very short hair grows pretty well without them.

 

[deusa80]

Do lace wigs and half wigs count as protective styles?

 

[loolalooh]

I'd totally join this if I weren't commited to a PS-type challenge.

 

[anon123]

Do lace wigs and half wigs count as protective styles?

I don't know much about wigs, but I think those would count, yes.