Bat
April 8th, 2024, 12:26 AM
hey everyone! it has been 4 years of LHC and another year with nothing to show for it, but at least I'm consistent right?
here is a photo of when I actually decided to take growing out my hair "seriously" feb 2020, before I joined LHC but this was what made me look for a hair community in the first place, I don't remember the blog I found the link on but here I am!
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226760974401273936/IMG_20240408_150951_400_x_400_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f13 0&is=66137c30&hm=fcde2642816260196d59c97c18801efe8f52a448f6f43f8 03266e618592669b3&
start 2020- end 2021 is where I managed to get the most growth I grew to shoulder, cut to chin then managed to get to CBL I did bleach, fashion colors black, split dye back to black blond and black again etc during this time got a keratin that honestly helped me get as far as I did BUT! I used Joico's cuticle binder incorrectly or something cause it destroyed it, so I was back into a pixie/buzz nightmare hell from the end of 2021 to all of 2022 and the first 4 months of 2023
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226761412425158737/IMG_20240408_151120_400_x_500_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f19 8&is=66137c98&hm=f40af62ad87023063952228069536f315050feb9e6dedeb 86576b85059ccd159&
I buzzed it off June 6 and moved state (Queensland to Melbourne) and decided to give Henna and Indigo a try to see if it did anything to relax my texture, spoiler alert, it didn't. I lasted 6 months without bleach three months in I got tired of the smell and effort it took to dye it that and my GLASS mixing bowl had a freak accident and somehow ended on the concrete not sure how it happened because it was in the center of a table. I took it as a sign and stopped dying it for 3 months, I admit it looked quite shiny but I only did it mainly to relax my texture so it wasn't worth it to keep using it.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226761718684848289/IMG_20240408_151250_400_x_500_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f1e 1&is=66137ce1&hm=52516b64da83c72ebe4ac172e9e33ef2889be07a3b4ee06 69f95feb86aa67f64& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226764491157405696/IMG_20230904_131107_300_x_300_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f47 6&is=66137f76&hm=068184f0c34f7a9c458cf943076df62c4aed0f4f3e6fc87 499293d43281fb65b&
I then chopped it all off and put neon pink in it I loved so much.
No surprise it didn't last long and I buzzed it off again around November and stayed skin shaved bald for all of December
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226779370744582144/IMG_20240408_154541.jpg?ex=66260252&is=66138d52&hm=cafa766889842a62e0e08b04d9be968588ef863e4330d8a 34b93c4827480721a&
2024 arrives and I skin shaved it one last time in 14th Jan with the intention of never going back to black, I grew it for 2 months bleached it pale pearl blond, I kept my sides shaved during this time, I'm still blond after a month and still quite like it
I still intend to never touch black dye again, I like the blond and how it contrasts with my mostly black closet, I am growing my sides out again (last shave down last friday) with the intention of playing with fashion colors without touching the majority of my hair, I plan to only bleach once every 3-4 months by a professional to reduce overlap. I'll be maintaining the back this year to give the slowest parts of my hair (fringe/bangs) time to catch up as I don't want a mullet.
and this is what my hair looks like from the back today, the blond is so pretty I love it :o its gonna look pretty bad in 2 more months though , lol
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226762345494216784/IMG_20240408_151520_400_x_500_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f27 7&is=66137d77&hm=3e259d07790a72e0b715efdcc21e8c2ee365c7ab5bc132a e964ea54e186b3ee4&
I'm also now aiming for bleached terminal but ultimately I'm not having a set goal anymore
here is a photo of when I actually decided to take growing out my hair "seriously" feb 2020, before I joined LHC but this was what made me look for a hair community in the first place, I don't remember the blog I found the link on but here I am!
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226760974401273936/IMG_20240408_150951_400_x_400_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f13 0&is=66137c30&hm=fcde2642816260196d59c97c18801efe8f52a448f6f43f8 03266e618592669b3&
start 2020- end 2021 is where I managed to get the most growth I grew to shoulder, cut to chin then managed to get to CBL I did bleach, fashion colors black, split dye back to black blond and black again etc during this time got a keratin that honestly helped me get as far as I did BUT! I used Joico's cuticle binder incorrectly or something cause it destroyed it, so I was back into a pixie/buzz nightmare hell from the end of 2021 to all of 2022 and the first 4 months of 2023
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226761412425158737/IMG_20240408_151120_400_x_500_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f19 8&is=66137c98&hm=f40af62ad87023063952228069536f315050feb9e6dedeb 86576b85059ccd159&
I buzzed it off June 6 and moved state (Queensland to Melbourne) and decided to give Henna and Indigo a try to see if it did anything to relax my texture, spoiler alert, it didn't. I lasted 6 months without bleach three months in I got tired of the smell and effort it took to dye it that and my GLASS mixing bowl had a freak accident and somehow ended on the concrete not sure how it happened because it was in the center of a table. I took it as a sign and stopped dying it for 3 months, I admit it looked quite shiny but I only did it mainly to relax my texture so it wasn't worth it to keep using it.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226761718684848289/IMG_20240408_151250_400_x_500_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f1e 1&is=66137ce1&hm=52516b64da83c72ebe4ac172e9e33ef2889be07a3b4ee06 69f95feb86aa67f64& https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226764491157405696/IMG_20230904_131107_300_x_300_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f47 6&is=66137f76&hm=068184f0c34f7a9c458cf943076df62c4aed0f4f3e6fc87 499293d43281fb65b&
I then chopped it all off and put neon pink in it I loved so much.
No surprise it didn't last long and I buzzed it off again around November and stayed skin shaved bald for all of December
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226779370744582144/IMG_20240408_154541.jpg?ex=66260252&is=66138d52&hm=cafa766889842a62e0e08b04d9be968588ef863e4330d8a 34b93c4827480721a&
2024 arrives and I skin shaved it one last time in 14th Jan with the intention of never going back to black, I grew it for 2 months bleached it pale pearl blond, I kept my sides shaved during this time, I'm still blond after a month and still quite like it
I still intend to never touch black dye again, I like the blond and how it contrasts with my mostly black closet, I am growing my sides out again (last shave down last friday) with the intention of playing with fashion colors without touching the majority of my hair, I plan to only bleach once every 3-4 months by a professional to reduce overlap. I'll be maintaining the back this year to give the slowest parts of my hair (fringe/bangs) time to catch up as I don't want a mullet.
and this is what my hair looks like from the back today, the blond is so pretty I love it :o its gonna look pretty bad in 2 more months though , lol
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1141220751010177104/1226762345494216784/IMG_20240408_151520_400_x_500_pixel.jpg?ex=6625f27 7&is=66137d77&hm=3e259d07790a72e0b715efdcc21e8c2ee365c7ab5bc132a e964ea54e186b3ee4&
I'm also now aiming for bleached terminal but ultimately I'm not having a set goal anymore