Rushli
February 12th, 2014, 11:41 PM
I have only been on here a month, but in that time I have learned a bunch of new things to help me better take care of my hair as I grow it.
I was cleaning up my computer by deleting unneeded and duplicate photos when I came across the Aug 2013 photo. I know front view pictures dont show length very well, but since I dont have anything else from back then, I took another front view picture tonight to compare. I still have damp hair in the second pic, but it gives you the idea. Sometimes it goes straighter once dried, but usually there is not much difference -if I can keep my hands off it! Since using poo bars I have been combing my hair out in the shower to maximize my curl, another thing I learned here, but was planning on putting it up tomorrow (new flexi 8s! one more thing I got from this site), so I did not worry about it.
I also got one trim in between when the photos where taken, but I am pretty happy with the growth in 6 months! I can only hope it keeps it up. My sister is 8 years younger than me and pretty much always has to out do me on everything. It has never really bothered me if she does, but when visiting her last week, we measured her hair and it was .25" longer than mine. I was so disappointed; she has always had the long hair of the family and I really thought I might have passed her! I mistakenly told her I was planning on growing it to my hip and after she got over the shock and asking me if I was going to donate to LoL, I think I saw a spark of the 'I will beat you' in her eyes. Competition is on! lol
http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss110/rushaar/Aug-Feb-2.png
I can now sleep on my curls and they are still there in the morning so I am working on how to control the frizz. I am still figuring out which other poo bars work with my hair (I got a ton of samples to try!) and am playing with flaxseed gel, aloe gel and almond oil (my hair's fav) before I move on to commercial products. I am soooo excited by the waves and curl. I have some loose spiral curls in the front and tight spirals at the nap of my neck. The underneath is wavy for the first time too! My phone died, so I missed getting the picture, but I have some stick straight hair right next to the waves and spiral. Kind of funny looking, but since it is underneath with layers, I dont think anyone else can see.
Anyway, thanks to everyone for for being part of this wonderful community and teaching us newbies all your useful tips and tricks!
I was cleaning up my computer by deleting unneeded and duplicate photos when I came across the Aug 2013 photo. I know front view pictures dont show length very well, but since I dont have anything else from back then, I took another front view picture tonight to compare. I still have damp hair in the second pic, but it gives you the idea. Sometimes it goes straighter once dried, but usually there is not much difference -if I can keep my hands off it! Since using poo bars I have been combing my hair out in the shower to maximize my curl, another thing I learned here, but was planning on putting it up tomorrow (new flexi 8s! one more thing I got from this site), so I did not worry about it.
I also got one trim in between when the photos where taken, but I am pretty happy with the growth in 6 months! I can only hope it keeps it up. My sister is 8 years younger than me and pretty much always has to out do me on everything. It has never really bothered me if she does, but when visiting her last week, we measured her hair and it was .25" longer than mine. I was so disappointed; she has always had the long hair of the family and I really thought I might have passed her! I mistakenly told her I was planning on growing it to my hip and after she got over the shock and asking me if I was going to donate to LoL, I think I saw a spark of the 'I will beat you' in her eyes. Competition is on! lol
http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss110/rushaar/Aug-Feb-2.png
I can now sleep on my curls and they are still there in the morning so I am working on how to control the frizz. I am still figuring out which other poo bars work with my hair (I got a ton of samples to try!) and am playing with flaxseed gel, aloe gel and almond oil (my hair's fav) before I move on to commercial products. I am soooo excited by the waves and curl. I have some loose spiral curls in the front and tight spirals at the nap of my neck. The underneath is wavy for the first time too! My phone died, so I missed getting the picture, but I have some stick straight hair right next to the waves and spiral. Kind of funny looking, but since it is underneath with layers, I dont think anyone else can see.
Anyway, thanks to everyone for for being part of this wonderful community and teaching us newbies all your useful tips and tricks!