TWA Growth Challenge Month 2

Hey ladies I thought this would be a good idea to keep track of our hair. I know some of us have already posted stats and pics in the other thread and that is fine. if you want to repost here that is up to you. Lets get June going and growing. Get on your mark, get ready, get set GO [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Hey crissyq great Idea... unfortunately i am too lazy to do my stats at the moment... hopefully ill get around to doing it later as for now i'm off to see the Prince of Persia

OOOOOO have fun.

Hey ladies, Great idea!! I got my hair cornrowed this weekend so I will not be posting stats till I take them out in a week or two.

newcurlieque wrote:Hey ladies, Great idea!! I got my hair cornrowed this weekend so I will not be posting stats till I take them out in a week or two.

OK thats cool, but where are your pictures of your new hair?

I'll take some this evening when I get home and post them.

So last night, I was inspired by Lynnieluve to do a twistout. I used...

My trusty homemade conditioning gel
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and Taliah Waajid Lock It Up Gel
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and my fingers...no comb cuz it was the middle of the night when I did this and I was sleepy, lol.

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The
twists came out really nice, but not so good in the back because my
hair is shorter. The next morning, I did the twistout, but when I fluff
my hair to cover the parts I made....Lucy went on a mean streak....

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So...I
just put my bonnet back on and went back to sleep out of frustration.
So when I woke up again, I just put my water/glycerin spray, coconut
oil, and conditioning gel on Lucy and voila!

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I probably have a better twistout when my hair grows out some more.... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

It looks nice. I am going to have to get me some glycerin, what does it do to your hair? thats what I said, i am going to wait until my hair grows out some more. Maybe by my b-day (sept 11) i will try it.

The glycerin basically draws all the moisture in the air into your hair. Makes my hair really soft and moisturized.

Jome your hair looks good. I posted my pics in the other one don't feel like transferring lol. I think I might braid my hair starting tonight for a month.

jome u did a good job on the twist out, lynnie always tells me to fluff but not too much where i go overboard. the back of my head has always been a problem with me...even today!

i'll do a length check this weekend...a couple of weeks ago i did trim a few pieces so idk how much of a difference there is, but i think its growing ...
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i'm torn btween co-washing more often and less often...i wanted to manipulate my hair as least as possible so cowashing 1x or 2x a week, but the warm weather approaching makes me want to cowash everyday...idk...i was gonna co-wash this morning ( tuesday) but i didnt because i saw it had rained and didnt know how cold it was outside...i'm probably gonna cowash in the morning just because i feel like i've been using alot of products without washing in between

Well here's my starting pic for the month. I didn't take one last month, but here's a comparison of my BC and yesterday.

After the BC
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June 1
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My regimen is pretty much the same, I think. I wash and DC on Mondays then cowash once during the week. I'm trying to cut back on the manipulation so that my edges will get thicker so I might cut out the mid-week cowash.

Right now I'm using Hairveda products for the most part, but I still use Darcy's Botanicals and a few others...it just depends on my mood. I got some of Qhemet's Amla and Olive heavy cream and that stuff is the bomb!! It makes my hair so soft.

Here's a pic of my latest style.

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O weeee, girl that hair is growing. You can braid it now, shucky ducky. It looks good

LOL thanks Crissy. I can't quite grip it enough to braid it though. Those are twists.

Lookin good ladies I am DCing my hair as i type so once im done i will come in with a length check for you

@Latoya that style is cute on you!

@iri Your hair is gorgeous!

@Jome Good job you twists and i think the twist you looks nice.

thanks moriah! &latoya i wanted to flat twist the front of my hair like that but i thought i didnt have enough to grip!

@LaToya thats some really good growth!!! And those twists look really great!! I'm still trying to get the hang of flat twisting my hair. The 2 strands are still not working out for some reason I need something with more hold because they keep unraveling.

missmoriah wrote:Lookin good ladies I am DCing my hair as i type so once im done i will come in with a length check for you

@Latoya that style is cute on you!

@iri Your hair is gorgeous!

@Jome Good job you twists and i think the twist you looks nice.

Thanks lady!

iri9109 wrote:thanks moriah! &latoya i wanted to flat twist the front of my hair like that but i thought i didnt have enough to grip!

If I have enough, you have more than enough! LOL Make sure you post a pic if you do them.

mstokes2008 wrote:@LaToya thats some really good growth!!! And those twists look really great!! I'm still trying to get the hang of flat twisting my hair. The 2 strands are still not working out for some reason I need something with more hold because they keep unraveling.

Thanks mstokes. Have you tried doing them with gel?

@Latoya- no I haven't lol because it seems like everytime I start I'm sitting there watching TV playing in my hair & next think I know I have like a little less than half of my head in twists lol. Its bad, like I zone out or something lol. I left my shea butter mix at home but I'm hoping when I try them again in a little bit with the Curls Goddess Gel that they'll come out good.

Ok, cool. I hope it turns out nicely!

Wow, you ladies are doing it up! Love it! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

LaToya - love your style. Definitely making it a goal for me!

Ladies, I found two you tube videos that helped me and wanted to share.

One is a recipe for a leave in conditioner definitely going to try to make it because it has castor oil in it - https://www.youtube.com/user/kimmaytube?blend=2&ob=1#p/u/17/qXi2k4cFFhI

The other one is a coil out video - the girl has a lot more hair, but looking at her technique helps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jf81JmPys My twists unravel maybe because of the length?? and lack of practice [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] But the coils are really helping.

@Jome - there are two pages in the 1st TWA challenge ( I think pages 16 & 18) that have links to styles that really inspired me.

@Iri - having a hard time with cowashing too. It is getting hot and my hair is definitely getting dryer throughout the day. Last night I put a leave in and plastic baggie and wrapped a satin scarf around it overnight and it kept the moisture in last night. I just sprayed the glycerin mix and put on curls creme brulee & goddess gel and it was moist and ready to go! May be an alternative to co washing. I know I worry about product buildup, but if I feel like I put too much, I just use a clarifying shampoo and start over!

Ladies, everyone's hair is super duper nice! You all have some crazy growth and I'm speechless because everyone is beginning to push out these twists and twist outs like it's nobody's business; what am I doing wrong? I guess being tender headed doesn't help either so I tend to leave my hair be unless it's finger coils.

Here's my picture stats:

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May 1, 2010
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Today

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My hair in the "Today" pictures was just freshly clarified with Elucence clarifying shampoo and ready for my Shea Moisture Deep conditioning mask or whatever it's called [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I usually leave it in overnight and rinse it out in the morning and style with my HG products (Kccc & KT). That's all I really do with it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]