missbanjo

Feel free to join if you want to see how your nails will do over a two month span while moisturizing them.


Guidelines
-Starts June 1, ends July 31
-Weekly check-ins - post a starting picture if you can
-Try to moisturize at least 3 times a day with your preferred moisturizer
-Use a strengthener if you desire but follow the rules on the container
-If you have to clip try to get a picture to keep for your growth reference
-Let us know what you're using
-Let us know your plan of attack


Participants
Adorame06
BrettyU
CrazyCurlyChick
Damsel_fly
Eilonwy
Iroc
Jess the Mess
Kinkyliebe
KurlyKae
Luvmylocs
MissBanjo
Nynaeve77
Papayahed
RedCelticCurls
Sariroo
Yom

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Southern Colorado Curly
Mix of 2s med-low porosity, med-fine texture, lots of hair
Playing: Beautiful Curls curl activating cream & L/I
Clarify 1-2x a month, lo-poo once a week, cowash 2x a week
Regimen: dime SheaM C&H Milk, 2 nickels LOOB/Biotera Gel, dime SheaM Smoothie/dime SheaM C&H milk mixed, plop overnight, 2 nickels BRHG, diffuse 10 minutes

missbanjo

I'll use:
NutraNail Green Tea Strengthener - put on every other night and remove weekly
Mango butter/avocado oil mix to moisturize - I'm going to shoot for 4x a day.

I'm going to keep my nails *gasp* bare the whole time. I'll post first pics on Friday.

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Southern Colorado Curly
Mix of 2s med-low porosity, med-fine texture, lots of hair
Playing: Beautiful Curls curl activating cream & L/I
Clarify 1-2x a month, lo-poo once a week, cowash 2x a week
Regimen: dime SheaM C&H Milk, 2 nickels LOOB/Biotera Gel, dime SheaM Smoothie/dime SheaM C&H milk mixed, plop overnight, 2 nickels BRHG, diffuse 10 minutes

papayahed

oh, me, me! My nails are all peely and horrible. A contest is a perfect reason for me to try harder.

missbanjo

on the list!

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Southern Colorado Curly
Mix of 2s med-low porosity, med-fine texture, lots of hair
Playing: Beautiful Curls curl activating cream & L/I
Clarify 1-2x a month, lo-poo once a week, cowash 2x a week
Regimen: dime SheaM C&H Milk, 2 nickels LOOB/Biotera Gel, dime SheaM Smoothie/dime SheaM C&H milk mixed, plop overnight, 2 nickels BRHG, diffuse 10 minutes

Yom

Me too! I'll moisturize with vitamin E oil, just picked some up at the drugstore.

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KurlyKae

yes, count me in. I just cut my nails, again, because 8 out of ten are peeling. The only ones that are okay are my thumbs.
I'll be using TIPS oil and Citra treatment, though I'm wondering if I should make a change, as I've been using it a couple months now with no change.
I am also taking Biotin.
I'll take some pictures for comparison this week.

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3a/2c
Trader Joe's Tingle conditioner wash/ conditioner
AG re:coil, LALooks gel, John Frieda Secret Weapon

Jess the Mess

Yay! I can't find my moisturizer do I'll have to go digging for it. I'm going to use a few things. I'll list later. So excited.


My fat thumb will make mistakes.

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crazycurlychick

I wanna join!!! But I can't use a strengthened I'm allergic to gelatin and my nails react to it


3A/B mix with flat roots dark blonde (refusing to call it brunette I miss my blonde baby hair) lovin my curls

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rockin the curls God gave me.

Routine!
Shampoo as needed (Organix)
Conditioner Back to basics color protecting conditioner
Leave in Back to basics curly conditioner
Gel La looks curl gel on first day
Second day water conditioner spritz Pantene frizz mousse and La loos mega beachy spray gel

missbanjo

Don't worry about the strengthener if you can't use it.

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Southern Colorado Curly
Mix of 2s med-low porosity, med-fine texture, lots of hair
Playing: Beautiful Curls curl activating cream & L/I
Clarify 1-2x a month, lo-poo once a week, cowash 2x a week
Regimen: dime SheaM C&H Milk, 2 nickels LOOB/Biotera Gel, dime SheaM Smoothie/dime SheaM C&H milk mixed, plop overnight, 2 nickels BRHG, diffuse 10 minutes

iroc

Me too, for sure!

Im growing out messy nails that have been under a layer of acrylic or gel for a year and a half. I miss long nails

My natural nails are usually weak and split on the sides.

I'm moisturizing with vitamin e oil, Sally Hansen cuticle cream, or shea scalp oil, a few times a day, alternately.

I'm also using Sally Hansen Nail Nutrition green tea and bamboo strengthener a few times a week.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using CurlTalk App

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sariroo

Here are my really gross nails. They are probably the worst I have seen them in years. I was doing really good a few months ago but it all fell apart.

I will have to post what I will be doing for the challenge tomorrow.

Attached Thumbnails

   

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crazycurlychick

My nails... I'm a biter when nervous but I'll stop to do this.



I will be moisturizing with hand cream and stuff like that and won't be using a strengthener due to my allergy to gelatin but I will use clear coat to keep me from biting my nail

3A/B mix with flat roots dark blonde (refusing to call it brunette I miss my blonde baby hair) lovin my curls

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rockin the curls God gave me.

Routine!
Shampoo as needed (Organix)
Conditioner Back to basics color protecting conditioner
Leave in Back to basics curly conditioner
Gel La looks curl gel on first day
Second day water conditioner spritz Pantene frizz mousse and La loos mega beachy spray gel

KurlyKae

A couple starter pics of my nails. I cut all 10 down last night. Might as well have them all at the same starting line, right?




crossing fingers that the pictures show up...

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3a/2c
Trader Joe's Tingle conditioner wash/ conditioner
AG re:coil, LALooks gel, John Frieda Secret Weapon

iroc

You have great nail beds

That thumb is huge! I have a squat little toe thumb. Super wide and short.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using CurlTalk App

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luvmylocs

i'm in. my issue isn't really growth it's extreme dryness and vertical ridges. can i still join in?

i plan to moisturize with some sally hansen cuticle oil every night. i'm torn about my nails, on one hand polishing them keeps them from breaking and the vertical ridges are less visible but i feel they would absorb any "treatment" products better if they were left bare. what do you girls think about this? maybe the treatment products will still be beneficial over polish.

i'll take pics of my nails and products i plan to use tonight.

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redcelticcurls

I'm probably still going to paint. I'll just use the treatment as my base coat as I usually do.


Siri types my posts for me.

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Kiva! Microfinance works.

Med/Coarse, porous curly.

nynaeve77

Ooh, can I join?

I'll be using a combo of a jojoba cuticle oil and Crabtree and Evelyn's gardener's hand cream as my moisturizers. I have a strenthener, too (I think it's Nail Life, but I'll have to check the bottle).

I'll be cutting my nails nice and short to start.

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redcelticcurls

Ok. All trimmed down.

Left.




Right.




My moisturizer.



My strengthener is really low, so it got to thick to use. I'll look around today for something since I'm off.

My peelers are index through ring on my right hand. Probably use related.

I need to think of something for demo days. My hands spend the day in vinyl food service gloves, so my hands are pretty sweaty the whole time. It makes my nails waterlogged, and they are more prone to peeling then. Maybe I should oil them before I glove up? I don't know.


Siri types my posts for me.

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Kiva! Microfinance works.

Med/Coarse, porous curly.

KurlyKae

thank you, and, yeah, the thumb does look huge there, I almost didn't post that picture, but it showed the state of all five nails best.

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3a/2c
Trader Joe's Tingle conditioner wash/ conditioner
AG re:coil, LALooks gel, John Frieda Secret Weapon

Zinnia

Can you wear a nyplex gloves instead of the vinyl, or can you wear then cotton/silk gloves under the vinyl?

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