You poor thing :rolling: , 31" is close to hip on me :agape: I say it's the top, I tend to call my milestones a bit early though(I consider just brushing to be close enough)Quote:
Originally Posted by jfg1987
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You poor thing :rolling: , 31" is close to hip on me :agape: I say it's the top, I tend to call my milestones a bit early though(I consider just brushing to be close enough)Quote:
Originally Posted by jfg1987
Well now that I think about it my measurement for BSL was the bottom of the bra strap, so it might be like 29.5" from the top of the strap. I feel slightly better now :rollin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andthetalltrees
You know what a good thing about this length is? It seems like every .5 inch you get makes a difference, My hair is behaving and looking much different compared to last month
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like every single centimeter makes a difference in this lenght, like I see different curls, and braids get easier at every little bit of growth. I love these mini goals we reach with this lenght, like for me I could do a single three strands braid that did not fall out yesterday!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andthetalltrees
I just cut my hair from between APL and BSL to collar bone length, to get rid of the sad, tangly, bleached ends. I've got about 2 1/2 inches to get to APL, so I'm hoping to reach it by May.
Exactly, It's actually an exciting journey when you look at it that way. I recently was excited I could finally do double English braids without the back falling out!Quote:
Originally Posted by LaísB
I think that being able to braid again is what makes me want to grow it out and every single braid makes me happy, like french braids, simple english braids, any braid. And they look oddly cute with this lenght too, like I didn't think they would look nice but they do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andthetalltrees
Hello everyone! I haven't posted in such a long time! But I have made a lot of progress since I left. And the biggest one was to let my hair grow to collarbone.
Now it is past that and my next goal is APL. I would also like to take better care of my hair and get them to be healthier. So I have two goals in the foreseeable future.
Happy to be in a challenge again. I will add pics once I find a good one and I remember how to post :-)
Happy growing everyone!
Right?! When I first got hair sticks in September I could only do one style and it was kinda tight on my head (like headache inducing tight), by October it got better and I could do two styles, now I can do four!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andthetalltrees
Totally noticing my braids looking like actual braids instead of braids with hair poking out at different lengths with each passing month.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaísB
---Incoming Maybe Long Post---
So I've been on this kick for about a month where I'm not actively trying to fight my hair's texture/wave/curl; I picked up a big bottle of It's a 10 + Keratin leave in and Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie, then I returned the two new Smooth Infusion Naturally Straight leave in bottles I had (part of how it works is your hair has to be flat ironed, I stopped doing that and it's basically an overpriced leave in now). I just went into my closet to see what I had that could replace the Smooth Infusion shampoo + conditioner bottles I have (those I'll have to give away or stash I guess) and I found this and this. I should look into buying some of this stuff minus the leave in, but for tomorrow I think I'll use what I found when I wash my hair.
When I switched to Aveda's Smooth Infusion line last year and Ion's Smooth Solution Keratin line I thought I was doing my hair a favor thinking there would be less damage and it would be more manageable; I bought into the whole ~natural products are better~ (note: Aveda ain't so ~natural~) and ~SLS and cones are baaaaad~ while still heat damaging my hair and not realizing THAT was the actual culprit. Switching products didn't make my hair any better, there was more buildup left behind and after a while my hair would become so blah so I would straighten it some more. And the itching because of the buildup? Ugh. When I don't clarify, which I started doing within the last year, I have to scrape and scratch my head when I shower, sometimes until I bleed, I didn't always do that. Part of the reason I have so many small curly wurlys around and atop my head is probably breakage from scratching so hard. I was trying to care for my hair better and I made it worse, and I wasted a bunch of money too.
I feel really dumb for just now realizing that I'm my own worst enemy of my hair. Out of frustration over the past couple of months I've been tweezing and pulling out heat damaged strands of my hair; I'll just be in the bathroom looking over strands of my hair and I'll spend like 30 minutes pulling damaged hair out, I've lost thickness for sure. I always end up with a sink full of hair and it's my own damn fault. It's a borderline compulsion; I gave myself a .5" trim the other day and I damn near took off way more. I hate what I've done my hair and it's my fault, so I'm just going to let it do its thing, I don't even think I'll straighten it for length pictures anymore. I stopped using my blow dryer in September and cut down on the flat ironing A LOT, over the past month I think I've used the thing twice. I also gave up using hair ties in September in favor of hair sticks because I have too much tension breakage from constant pony tails.
TL;DR: I'm a complete idiot and my hair has suffered and I hate myself, kinda. Over the past couple of months I've been trying to treat my hair better but I recently took that up a notch. Letting my wurly flag fly :rockerdud
Don't beat yourself up anyone; you learned lessons many may never understand. I love seeing people accept their hair as is, breaking out of the Madison Ave. mindset.Quote:
Originally Posted by jfg1987
I say, let your hair recover for a year before ever straightening again and do it as an occasional thing, like once or twice a year. You can also do roller sets for a straighter look.