Hiya Ladies,
Here's wishing you all a happy and blessed new year!!
Remember a certain growth challenge I started in January of Last year?!! Well It's time to pick a winner!!! I called for submission of results and so far only 3 people sent pictures!! The voting starts at midnight tonight so if you have your pictures, send them in and I will update this post with it before voting starts...

So here are the entries-

ADEOLA


JUDITHERESE 



DOLAPO



FUNMI




 CHIDINMA


 BEE


VOTING BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT- ONLY VOTES CAST FROM THEN TO MIDNIGHT OF 3RD JANUARY WILL BE COUNTED!!!



Good Luck Ladies!!! 

Hiya,
I've been receiving and compiling all the entries for the 2016 6 inches of Growth Challenge...and I must say I'm excited that quite a number of you believe it's a challenge you want to take on, here's wishing you all the best of luck and hoping you all follow through and we. See your results at the end of the year, God willing!!

Without much ado, here's a list of all those who have entered this year's challenge;

ADEBOBOLA

LEBOGANG

JUDITHERESE

BUSAYO

LAURA ADAGBON

TIM CANDY

CHIMDIMMA

EBELE

ZIZI

REBECCA

DOLAPO

FUNMI

GHANAIAN EMPREZZ

EGBEJALE JOY

ADEOLA SALAU

ONYINYE MBEGBU

DEEBORAH ADEGBORO

AYODELE

Good luck ladies!!
P.S stay tuned for my hair products shopping post next!!

Xxx
Dabs

Hiya,
Apologies for my super late post,  I've been dealing with a new born and trust me it's no joke #alwaystired!! 

Finally got the chance to sit down and count the votes and find out the results and I'm excited to announce that the 2015 6 INCHES OF GROWTH CHALLENGE WINNER....

Hiya,
So as promised, I mentioned that my next post will be urging all those who signed up for the 6 inches of growth challenge to send in their before and after pictures....soooo the time has come....send them in ladies! If you don't have your before picture, just follow this link-HERE and get your picture. 

Remember the pictures should be very clear and an honest representation of your growth if not you stand a chance of being disqualified. Please also send them in preferably in a side by side collage. 

Below are Peace's before and after pictures...the difference is clear,  look at all that body!!



The winner will get $100 and the runner ups get goody bags courtesy Savvy and Chic Hair Beauty Hub.

I won't announce voting until I have a handful of results...so if you have for some reason dropped out of the challenge( I don't know why you would considering the fact that you don't know how other contestants fared over the year and you might still be in the running) but if you have, please send me an email informing me.


I look forward to crowning this year's 6 INCHES OF GROWTH WINNER :)


Good luck ladies and have a great week, dear followers!!


Xxx
Dabs

Hiya,
How's everyone doing? I'm sure from my heading y'all know I'm a happy bunny!! I got to do my last texlax for this year and I'm very pleased with the results!
I used Hawaiian Silky Argan oil relaxer and spent a total of just 12 minutes texlaxing, I also added Avocado oil to my relaxer as I really didn't want my hair over processed...


THE RESULTS
Even with all the trimming and dusting I have done this year, I was able to retain length, started the year at just past line 3 grazing 4(APL) after I had to cut most of my hair due to the inverted V breakage I experienced once again!!

OCT '15- BSL BABY!!

I pampered the nape area, made sure my ends stayed trimmed(every time I relaxed) and dusted(once a month) and kept up with my hair regimen and I am very happy that my hair is now grazing line 7(BSL). It feels lush, the ends look great and my nape hair is doing well.

JAN '15

OCT '15

  

I have layers though as the top/ front part of my hair has gotten more hair chopped off than the rest due to the fact that I saw more split ends there. Moving forward, by my next touch up in 2016( God willing), I should be full BSL with lush healthy ends. It is from there we will all have to hold hands, sing Kumbaya and pray!! Because unfortunately for me something always goes wrong to set me back once my hair is that long!! 

BUT Not this time (waves fingers in the air)!! I honestly feel that I've caused the set backs in the past because I tend to neglect my ends when my hair is longer and trim less but as I have seen that I still retained length even if I was trimming regularly this year, moving forward I'll keep trimming and those ends will stay babied!! 

See Pic comparisons with low light;

JAN '15-  GRAZING LINE 4 (APL)

OCT '15- GRAZING LINE 7 (BSL)

I was looking through pictures from the start of this year and in this pic I took below on the 17th of January, my nape hair was about  8.5 inches....





Last night, I measured my nape hair, it's about 14 inches people!!


(forgot to take a pic with the tape, will update this post when I do) That's progress right there!!


Like with every journey, there will be ups and downs, it's just important to have your focus fixated on the end goal, be patient and consistent and results are bound to happen!!

So ladies, who has a testimony to share, who is enjoying progress?? Who needs help with a set back? You know I have been through it all!!! Feel free to comment below!

Xxx
Dabs

Hey ladies,
How's everyone doing!! The year is almost over can you believe it?!! The 6 inches of Growth challenge is still on people and I'm expecting to be WOWED by the results....if you have been struggling with length retention, then this giveaway might be just what you need!!

Apologies to my followers on Instagram, I said I'll put this post up yesterday but I got back home quite late and was completely exhausted. Basically, I met with the owner/ creator of Hairfinity vitamins. Which I reviewed and discussed at length HERE and she was the most pleasant, accommodating person ever, I was most impressed by how much she knew her brand and how involved she is in the day to day dealings of her company from replying messages on social media to overseeing them as they dispatch about 3000 bottles a day!!! Did you just read 3000? Yup, I bet you are as stunned as I was...let me stun you further, Mrs. Tymeka Lawrence(the owner) is just in her 30's!!! Yup your read right!! 

Anyways enough about my encounter with her, now it's time to pay it forward....she gave me a year's supply of the hair vitamins plus other goodies like their infinite lash serum for longer eyelashes, blinged out paddle hair brush, their skin care vitamins called Demera, a scalp massager and a length check T shirt. I'll be keeping everything else in the bag except half of the hair vitamin bottles, that's 6 months supply which I will give to 3 lucky readers ( 2 months supply each).



So here's how to win. The Rules-

You must NEED it...frankly who doesn't? But like with all medications, please go through my post link above and read all about them and do your own little research about these vitamins before you enter the giveaway...


You must be available to pick it up if chosen as a winner. It will be at The Savvy Chic Hair Beauty Hub in Ikoyi, Lagos. If you can't pick it up, you will be responsible for having it sent to you wherever you are, we can assist with linking you with a courier if you are out of state.

You will need to comment below stating why you think you should be picked as one of the lucky three to receive a two months supply of Hairfinity.


Finally upon commenting, you MUST send in a starting picture which must be a current picture of your hair, the picture should be sent to my email- Daboju@yahoo.com with your comment no. So say you commented first, you will send an email of your starting pic and state in the body that you are comment no. 1. 3 Lucky ladies who send in starting pictures as well as comment below will be chosen randomly using random.org. 

Entries closes at midnight on Friday the 16th, winners will subsequently be announced on the blog by posting their starting pictures, then after their two months supply is exhausted, they MUST send in their AFTER pictures with hopefully  great progress.


Good Luck!!


Xxx
Dabs

Hiya,
How's everyone doing? Hope well...if you follow a me on Instagram, I have to apologize after promising to put up a wig post on the blog over the weekend but unfortunately I'm on a short vacation and only came along with my Ipad and for some weird reason my Ipad can't pull up pictures stored on the camera roll!! Bloggers out there, any of you experienced this before?  What's the solution, please share below if you have one.

Anyways moving along, I decided to put up an Ask Dabs post that wouldn't require pictures, basically I'm sharing mails and replies I've gotten recently, if you've asked any of the questions below, hope my answers help.

First Up;

From Dadah-
Hi there. My sister introduced me to your blog and I and my family are addicted! However, since I started, my hair has detoriorated badly. It is now so dry, stiff,and very matted. I do the avocado mask,LOC EASE,shea butter moisturising, all to no avail. My hair worsens by the day. It is natural and was shoulder length. I bought pure coconut oil, but none of the products advised have been useful. I have used aloe vera, honey, coconut oil, shea butter, olive oil, avocado,none worked.  Any words of wisdom?  Thank you.

Dadah.

Hi Dadah,
Thanks for your mail, from your mail, I'm hearing a lady who is trying to figure out what works for her hair which is fine but if you try too many things at a time too soon you do not allow your hair enough time to adjust to the effects of the products/remedies being tried. My advice is to try the LOC EASE method one more time, I actually adjusted the method more to the LCO method, try a liquid based product like a detangler, leave in conditioner or aloe Vera gel, cream which is a water based moisturizer with a thicker consistency that will help keep the hair moist and then seal with a light weight oil like olive, grape seed or  coconut oil. Try this day in day out for a month and feel free to get back to me. You might also need to trim your ends as they might be dry and full of split ends, for deep conditioning since you are dealing with dryness, just stick to a cholesterol based conditioner for starters and see how your hair responds.

Regards,
Dabs


From Hannah
Hi Dabs
Please advise me urgently.  I just loosened by box braid of about 6 wks old. It's so tangled that I cannot comb it. I have sprayed detangler, used the glycerine and water mixture, put leave in ... but still I can't comb through. What can I do. Don't want my hair to break off.
Thanks.

Hi Hannah,
Thanks for your mail. I think the extensions were kept for too long, I don't know what you ended up doing but next time that happens you can apply conditioner directly on the dry knots and tangles and allow the hair to absorb them and spritz water on the sectioned hair while you detangle gently with a wide tooth comb. As a general guide avoid keeping extensions in your hair for more than a month to avoid tangles.

Regards,
Dabs

From Daniella-
 Hey Dabs...my name is Ella and I am a huge fan...been following your blog since late 2013...been trying to follow the hair advice...I used to have APL hair..but now it barely grazes my neck...I've suffered massive hair loss since I started my journey and I don't know why...plsssss I need help...need to know where I am getting it wrong....am a student so that means I have very little cash to spend on hair stuff and I also have very little time as I am a medical student...I find it hard sticking to a routine because I mostly come home exhausted and immediately sleep off...what can I do differently Dabs?...I want hair like yours someday.

Hi Daniella,
Thanks for your mail...you raise two very major common issues which are time and money. Luckily there are many ways to save time and money when on a hair journey. If you look in your fridge, there are quite a few things in there you can use to deep condition your hair- check this post I wrote ages ago on this...http://naijahaircangrow.blogspot.com/2011/07/open-your-refrigerator-it-will-reveal.html. Another advice I would give is to master reading ingredient labels, forget the fancy bottles and popular brands, it's what's inside that matters, you can read through this post to know how to read these labels and choose what works for your hair- http://naijahaircangrow.blogspot.com/2012/02/10-things-to-know-about-pityriasis.html. The brand or price should be your secondary focus as a cheaper conditioner can work as great as an expensive one. Finally try and purchase economy or large bottles of products, my huge tub of Cantu Shea butter which I currently use will definitely last me till next year!! Larger bottles may cost more but you are sure to have them for a while saving you money. As regards time, you don't need to spend that much time getting your hair done, focus on the basics and try hair spritz with spray bottles, they make everything quick and easy.


That's all for now, hope my replies help and I promise to put up the post about the wig as soon as I get back or a solution. Can't wait to share pictures of my new wig! Love it!! Oh and for those interested, the SEPTEMBER IMPORT WINDOW opens tomorrow, for hair/beauty orders, please send me an email- daboju@yahoo.com and I will respond ASAP.


Have a blessed week people!
Xxx
Dabs

Hiya,
How's everyone doing? Hope well, been a busy past week for your home girl but I still found time to deal with my new growth and get a touch up!!

I texlaxed at 11 and a half weeks after I started noticing unnecessary shedding, I used Creme of Nature Argan oil relaxer for the first time ever because I was out of stock of my darling Silk Elements relaxer...

Close up of my ends

I did all this at the hub...but when I got home, I started craving straighter hair to get a better understanding of what my length is and so I could get a trim, so I straightened my hair with just 1 PASS- I promise :)

My ends now pass line 5!!

Soooo I retained an entire inch and some change!! My ends were on no 4 as at the last time I texlaxed by the time I was done trimming-

FEB 2015

looking good!.