Blue Mermaid
April 26th, 2015, 01:03 PM
I was not super active for the most part but I did learn about henna, shampoo bars, how to use hair sticks, and my most recent beloved; Ficcares!
When I first joined my hair was not even shoulder length and was in bad shape from over a year of bleaching every month. I joined to learn more about Henna, to save both my scalp from bad chemical reactions and to save the condition of my hair.
This is is what I started with.... April 26, 2014
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/f39d9ebb-28ff-409b-bc9a-9c28b9f7112c.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/f39d9ebb-28ff-409b-bc9a-9c28b9f7112c.jpg.html)
after my first henna, may 2014
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/henna.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/henna.jpg.html)
Somewhere in the middle, you can see the bleach damage growing out. It was heinous. I think this was August 2014 :shudder:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/Mobile%20Uploads/image_1.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_1.jpg.html)
and today! It's finally at a point where I can start asking, can I call this APL yet??? There is still a few odd bleached ends in there. At this point I am not too worried. Eventually the hair will shed or they will get S&D'd out. My hands are where my waist is, which is my current goal.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/Mobile%20Uploads/image.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image.jpg.html)
I've enjoyed meeting you all and watching your individual hair journey's. I was feeling bad about my hair a few weeks ago and considered another cut but thankfully you lovely ladies talked me out of it. I just need to get past this akward length. I was thinking to myself that I really didn't gain a whole lot of length for a whole year of growing but seeing Nightshade's hair anniversary gave me some encouragement to keep going as her hair is absolutely thud worthy.
I mostly did benign neglect, very little heat styling, just wash and wear with argan oil for a leave in, put it up and forget it, trimming a half inch to an inch every few months.
also sorry if the pictures come out weird/huge I am on my phone and therefore can't easily tell if there is a problem.
When I first joined my hair was not even shoulder length and was in bad shape from over a year of bleaching every month. I joined to learn more about Henna, to save both my scalp from bad chemical reactions and to save the condition of my hair.
This is is what I started with.... April 26, 2014
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/f39d9ebb-28ff-409b-bc9a-9c28b9f7112c.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/f39d9ebb-28ff-409b-bc9a-9c28b9f7112c.jpg.html)
after my first henna, may 2014
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/henna.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/henna.jpg.html)
Somewhere in the middle, you can see the bleach damage growing out. It was heinous. I think this was August 2014 :shudder:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/Mobile%20Uploads/image_1.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_1.jpg.html)
and today! It's finally at a point where I can start asking, can I call this APL yet??? There is still a few odd bleached ends in there. At this point I am not too worried. Eventually the hair will shed or they will get S&D'd out. My hands are where my waist is, which is my current goal.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/Darkshadow5156/Mobile%20Uploads/image.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Darkshadow5156/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image.jpg.html)
I've enjoyed meeting you all and watching your individual hair journey's. I was feeling bad about my hair a few weeks ago and considered another cut but thankfully you lovely ladies talked me out of it. I just need to get past this akward length. I was thinking to myself that I really didn't gain a whole lot of length for a whole year of growing but seeing Nightshade's hair anniversary gave me some encouragement to keep going as her hair is absolutely thud worthy.
I mostly did benign neglect, very little heat styling, just wash and wear with argan oil for a leave in, put it up and forget it, trimming a half inch to an inch every few months.
also sorry if the pictures come out weird/huge I am on my phone and therefore can't easily tell if there is a problem.