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kimberlily

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New to the site, but not new to growing!
Oct 26^th, 2005 at 6:05pm

Hi... My name is Kim (my dad always used to call me Kimberlily, hence my username). I found the board through another hair board... clicked on the link to AnaisSatin's journal. I'm new here, but not new to growing my hair.

I've been growing my hair since May 2002, after the birth of my daughter. I had a bout of pregnancy-induced insanity and chopped off my BSL hair, thinking "oh, short hair will be easier when the baby comes". Hah Tongue

Anyway, my hair is once again BSL. Damaged from chemical colouring and constant blowdrying when I was working, but now that I'm a stay at home mom (with our second baby, born in August/05) I've been much nicer to my hair. Dyed it closer to my natural colour, and my hair hasn't felt the scorch of the blowdryer in at least 8 months

I'm going to need a trim soon, and I've got damage that goes up more than an inch in my length. I've also got layers to grow out. My trim will likely be about 2". A lot, yes, but it will get ALL of the damage, and even out my length a bit so that I won't have as many layers. The layers need some TLC too.

Since I'm not new to growing my hair, I think I have a few things to share with other people here... including some recipes I'm going to post in a minute!

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #1 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 6:27pm Welcome! Your hair has beautiful shine - thanks for sharing a picture of it! I guess I'll have to run over and check out your receipes.
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kimberlily Amethyst Offline Posts: 27 San Jose, CA Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #2 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 6:38pm Thanks It is a battle to keep my hair shiny, since we have hard water here. I do an ACV rinse every time I wash my hair (twice a week) to get rid of the mineral buildup. If I don't, I can't comb it!
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kimberlily

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Re: New to the site, but not new to growing!
Reply #3 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 6:43pm

Adding some info...

How long is your hair? Right now, BSL. About 24 inches from my hairline.

What color is your hair? Dark brown, with auburn undertones, thanks to my past hairdye use.

Is your hair straight/curly/wavy? Yes! Okay, some is straight, and some is wavy. Mostly the hair growing out of the top of my head and my temples is straight, but everything else is wavy.

Do you have favorite products to use on your hair? I only use two storebought products... Aussie Moist shampoo & conditioner. They're inexpensive, and my hair likes them. I also make my own deep conditioning mayo treatment, and a leave-in spray. Both recipes are posted on the recipe section.

What are your favorite hair accessories? None, really. I'm used to just twisting my hair up and putting it in a jaw clip. I'm pretty lazy about styling. I recently bought some hairstick blanks though, and plan on adding beads. I just need to learn how to use hairsticks! They never stay in... so I must be doing something wrong.

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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #4 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 8:54pm Hey there Kim, glad you found your way over here to Longlocks Welcome! Anais
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juri Stardust Offline Posts: 1341 USA Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #5 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 9:47pm Welcome to the board, Kimberlily! Your hair looks very nice!
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panpeus Diamond Offline Posts: 604 Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #6 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 10:15pm Welcome to LL! Hair recipies are always welcome!
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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #7 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 10:43pm Welcome aboard, kimberlily! Thanx for sharing your hair recipes - I'll have to try them out! Like you, I am now enjoying life without artificial colour. Gave up the blowfryer in my teens, thankfully. Hope to read many more of your posts in the future. God bless and happy growing.
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Sakina Stardust Offline August 2O1O @ the Louvre Posts: 3399 Arizona Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #8 - Oct 26^th, 2005 at 11:43pm Welcome, Kimberlily!
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Re: New to the site, but not new to growing!
Reply #9 - Oct 27^th, 2005 at 1:43pm

Hi Kimberlily (sounds so pretty Cheesy

), welcome!

This is where I learned how to used my hairsticks, it's actually the reason I found the boards in the first place! I bought a cheap pair of sticks & couldn't use 'em for the life of me, I figured I get some help somewhere on the net, and I did! Your hair looks so nice and thick & shiny, doesn't appear damaged in the photo. Happy hair growing! Grin

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Moonchild Diamond Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 525 Germany Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #10 - Oct 27^th, 2005 at 5:11pm Hello there I remember your hair pics from another board. Glad you are here!
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khrome Stardust Offline 1bM/Ciii Posts: 1035 santa barbara, ca Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #11 - Oct 28^th, 2005 at 8:58pm Hi and welcome! "Pregnancy induced insanity" hahah Love it! "PII" Cynde
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NaturalRogue Emerald Offline Dancing at night playing the music of human soul Posts: 427 Dallas, TX Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #12 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 2:25pm Hello and Welcome!
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greek_lady Diamond Offline Carpe Diem Noctemque Posts: 698 Greece Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #13 - Oct 29^th, 2005 at 3:55pm Welcome aboard Kimberlily
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PreciousLocks Diamond Offline Turning my gold to silver one hair at a time Posts: 812 Gender:	Re: New to the site, but not new to growing! Reply #14 - Nov 8^th, 2005 at 12:23am Welcome Kimberlily! I've already read your other posts with the recipes -- they look wonderful.
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