Making a new version of tomm's thread because I really enjoyed that one.

A thread for you who will reach Arm Pit Length this year. Let's grow together!

I will reach APL in about 3 or 4 months if I just guesstimate. I am growing from a pixieish cut that I got in summer 2006. Joined LHC in late October 2006 and spent the first year getting rid of my many layers. Cut to one length hair in August 2007 and now my focus is gaining length!

What about you?

Hurrah! My home away from home. ;)

I think I should hit my goal in 1-2 months. This makes me very excited, understandably! I've been wearing my hair up almost everyday lately so I can just forget about it and let it grow. Every time I let it down, it's a pleasant surprise.

Thanks for starting this thread up again, Lize!

I should reach APL length wet some time this year. As for dry - who knows *sigh*

In the meantime - as a mini-milestone :) - it now is an ingrained habit for me to free my hair from underneath my collar when I put on a shirt or coat! This is, of course, a frequent requirement since it seems to delight in slipping back underneath at every opportunity.

*leaps in* My longest layers are probably 3-4 months away from APL as well.

I know what you mean about that first collar snag, tomm, it's a great feeling :D

I'm very, very nearly there. My longest hairs are at APL now but most of it has another couple of months to go, I'm also planning on trimming a bit in a couple of weeks to get rid of some really horrible ends which means that when I do get there there shouldn't be too many layers.

i don't wear my hair down generally but now I get the end of my braid getting caught in the collar of tops and even curly back up and sticking in my ear

Yay, Gemma! 1-2 months, that's nothing! You will be there very very soon! :)

And tomm, yay for milestones! :hollie:

My hair is longer in the front and some of the hair is already at APL when wet but it will take some time before all of my hair reaches it, especially when it's dry. I have no idea how long it will take but APL is my first semi-goal lengthwise.

good luck to you all, you will get there before you know it! my sides still need to get to APL so although my next goal for the back is bsl, my sides still need to catch up!

Oh! Thanks for starting this. I had never thought about APL as a goal... but it's perfect for me now, because I might be there in 12 months, if I squeeze my eyes real tight and do lots of scalp massages!

I'm sure you will be there, JKRBeloved! And we'll be encouraging you all the way!

Happy Growing to all of you! I hope to be at APL in 2-3 months. I do need a trim though, it's been 1 year!

Hi all, welcome back! I don't know if I will make it, but I am keeping my fingers crossed! I had a 1/2 inch trim yesterday and do not plan to trim again until January 2009.

My longest layer is 1.5" away, my hair grows so slow in the cold months that I'm not even going to try and guesstimated how long that will take for me. I am SO ready for Spring! I hope reach my APL goal by my B-day (Aug). I also have a problem being around scissors so that's something I have to work on if I want to reach my goal.

Great to see you all! :) I feel like I really need another mini trim. I had one February 2nd but maybe I didn't take off enough. My ends feel a bit thin. However I will try to hold out as long as humanly possible before I trim again. I so want to gain more length right now. Maybe I should try to wear it up more.

Count me in! I plan to reach APL by the end of this year. I hope to reach it by fall, since my hair has been growing pretty quickly for the past 6 months or so.

I should get to APL by around June, according to my estimates. I was there in May of 2007 but I (stupidly) cut it off to above my shoulders.

Then it's on to BSL and *maybe* beyond!

~*BeautyWitch*~, if ever you need anyone to encourage you to put the scissors down and back away, we are here!

Lize, remember the two week rule! Why not commit now to waiting until the end of the month (OK, so I'm stretching the rule to three weeks :)) before even thinking about another trim.

Lize, remember the two week rule! Why not commit now to waiting until the end of the month (OK, so I'm stretching the rule to three weeks :)) before even thinking about another trim.

Yes I will remember the two week rule. :D I will definately wait until the end of the month. Hopefully I can go even longer if I wear it up a lot. Had it in an English braid today.

Ok I think Im confused when I look at your pic I see hair mostly at APL or what I thought it was any way. Does APL mean arm pit length?

Ok I think Im confused when I look at your pic I see hair mostly at APL or what I thought it was any way. Does APL mean arm pit length?

Yes APL means Arm Pit Length. Who's pic are you referring to?

The ones I thought looked like they were already APL are Robinlyn who says shes 2-3 months away. BeautyWitch and Lucky they look APL to me to that is why I was wondering if I was confused

I'm not sure how long I am away from APL, but I should definitely be there within a year! I can't wait. I appear to have hit a stall (no growth this month), so I don't know when I'll get there. I would suspect 3-4 months if I continue to get just under an inch a month, but there's no guarantee about that. I have about 3 inches to go.

Good to see everybody! It's nice to know I'm not the only one desperately wanting to get there. I know it's still short, but it's still better than shoulder!

The ones I thought looked like they were already APL are Robinlyn who says shes 2-3 months away. BeautyWitch and Lucky they look APL to me to that is why I was wondering if I was confused

Understandable.. I think they are quite close! :)

I'm not sure how long I am away from APL, but I should definitely be there within a year! I can't wait. I appear to have hit a stall (no growth this month), so I don't know when I'll get there. I would suspect 3-4 months if I continue to get just under an inch a month, but there's no guarantee about that. I have about 3 inches to go.

Good to see everybody! It's nice to know I'm not the only one desperately wanting to get there. I know it's still short, but it's still better than shoulder!

Absolutely! You are very welcome to this little supportgroup. :) This was one of my favorite threads before LHC went down. I hope your stall is over soon! You seem to have a very fast growth rate normally, so I wouldn't worry about it. :)

I'm not sure how long I am away from APL, but I should definitely be there within a year! I can't wait. I appear to have hit a stall (no growth this month), so I don't know when I'll get there. I would suspect 3-4 months if I continue to get just under an inch a month, but there's no guarantee about that. I have about 3 inches to go.

Good to see everybody! It's nice to know I'm not the only one desperately wanting to get there. I know it's still short, but it's still better than shoulder!
Welcome, ChloeIsHere! You are right, growing past shoulder-length feels different than growing to that first brush of hair on your shoulders. We will get there together!

It would be nice to hit it by the end of the year as I did join the no trim club as well :)

Crossing my fingers and my toes too,

Deb

I am getting very close to APL now. I am hoping it will be official in the next month or less. :D Long way to go to reach my final goal, mid thigh, but this will be a milestone occasion indeed!

Missy60- Thank you for seeing how close I am! I think I am about an 1 - 1 1/2 away though. I also do need a trim, it's been a year and my ends are starting to look a little thin. I may hold off until I'm past APL and trim to APL. I feel like my hair is growing so slowly!!

I will definitely reach APL this year, and (if I'm lucky) maybe even BSL by the New Year.

I will definitely reach APL this year, and (if I'm lucky) maybe even BSL by the New Year.

I am hoping for the same thing! :hollie:

Does anyone else feel stuck in a hair rut at this length?

It feels like I either do Dutch braids (single or pigtails), a simple bun, or a ponytail. Anything more adventurous either doesn't look right, or doesn't hold well because my hair just isn't long enough.

I'm trying to be inventive but it's difficult.

Does anyone else feel stuck in a hair rut at this length?

It feels like I either do Dutch braids (single or pigtails), a simple bun, or a ponytail. Anything more adventurous either doesn't look right, or doesn't hold well because my hair just isn't long enough.

I'm trying to be inventive but it's difficult.

Very much so, though the styles I can do are different. I don't do braids often, because I feel like my braid is too stumpy, especially with the layers requiring it to terminate 3 inches above the ends. I also don't like having my hair pulled back tightly from the front (I prefer to keep a part) because I don't like how my face looks with those styles.

Right now, I can do: ponytails (though I choose not to, most of the time), French twist (all. the. time. I'm so sick of French twists!), an occasional, very messy, non-end protecting Easy Hairstick Bun (which isn't back up in the articles, yet), and an occasional, very messy, Equilibrium bun (also non-end-protecting). Oh, and pigtail versions of those styles (except French twist pigtails, they don't work on me for some reason).

:taz:
I'm ready for more style options, please!

Does anyone else feel stuck in a hair rut at this length?

It feels like I either do Dutch braids (single or pigtails), a simple bun, or a ponytail. Anything more adventurous either doesn't look right, or doesn't hold well because my hair just isn't long enough.

I'm trying to be inventive but it's difficult.

I also find it quite hard to be inventive with my hairdos. I wear my hair down quite often becuse it suits my face to have soft hairdos. Sometimes I wear ponytails or double braids. Unfortunately I still have to make the braids quite tight because I lack the length. Not very pretty on me. :rolleyes: So I hope that when my hair is longer it will be easier for me to wear loose braids and 'dos.

I still have trouble to make any kinds of buns because of my thickness. I am going to have to wait a bit more for those.

*bump* Any updates guys? Anyone close to reaching APL? :D

I posted this picture in another thread. This shot was taken last night:

http://tomandeva.googlepages.com/HPIM2046a.jpg.

Wet, it is within a couple of inches of APL - I hope to be there sometime this fall. Dry, that's going to take a LOT longer. But I'm in no hurry; the curls are worth it!

Absolutely agree there tomm! Your curls are really amazing! Your hair has really grown since last time I saw it! Thank you for sharing. :flowers:

Mine might reach APL by the end of this year. If it continues growing the way it has been, the longest layers will be there. However, I will probably have to trim a bit in the new year to make the pixie-cut layers go away, so my plan is to be "stuck" at APL for a few months. Considering where I am now, it is a wonderful thought. :)

Thank you, Lize! I trust your hair is doing well too.

Welcome, DecafJane. I think your hair is going to be amazing when you reach your goal!

Thanks, Tomm! I love your curls - mine are a lot larger when they grow, but I have always loved ringlets.

Funny story (off topic, sorry!) - when my grandfather was a little boy he had long hair (which was the style at the time) which formed itself into long, lovely ringlets. When he reached a certain age (5 or so?) his mother had to chop them off because he was seen as being too old to have them - apparently she just cried and cried. When I saw your ringlets, it reminded me of that story - men with curly hair can have the nicest curls! :)

Lize, your hair is growing so fast. You will reach your goal before you know it!

Lize, your hair is growing so fast. You will reach your goal before you know it!

Thank you so much! :D I hope to reach APL pretty soon.

My only question is: Who is going to get there first - Lize or Gemma? :D

I will certianly hit APL this year, hoping to reach my goal of BSL, actually, but that's a very lofty goal. Good luck to all!!

I should be reaching APL by June, latest July of this year. And then that means i will hopefully reach BSL by the end of the year!!

WHOO HOO!!

...I am growing from a pixieish cut that I got in summer 2006... spent the first year getting rid of my many layers. Cut to one length hair in August 2007 and now my focus is gaining length!...

I did that once. Cut in a pixie May '02, got it to a jaw-length, only slightly- layered bob by Christmas that year, and it was to my shoulders by early summer. Then I fried it with bleach and colors and had to cut it again to chin-length. Color has been my greatest setback. Thank God for henna and indigo. So don't strip and dye your hair if you want it to last! That's my advice. That pixie-cut could have grown down to my butt by now, if only I'd known about LHC. Anyway, I'm at APL now. Shooting for BSL by June! Good luck, ladies and gents.

My only question is: Who is going to get there first - Lize or Gemma? :D

The winner buys the other chocolate! Who's in? ;)

Btw, tomm, I am so happy to see you posting so many lovely pictures lately! Your hair is seriously getting long, even as the curls are 'bulking' (I can't think of an elegant word, forgive me) up.

Hi all, it is so nice that others are at about the same place as me in their growing out process. When I first found LHC I thought that everybody on here already had mid back hair or longer. I am also growing out from a pixie a cut like many others here. My hair is just about shoulder length, so hopefully by fall I will reach APL. Lets just keep growing togther.

It would be nice to hit it by the end of the year as I did join the no trim club as well :)

Crossing my fingers and my toes too,

Deb you will get there before you know it, just watch you dont get cramp with all those things crossed okay?;)

Hey, all. I should definitely be reaching APL sometime this year. If I manage to keep getting 3/4" a month growth, I may even just barely reach BSL by the end of the year, but I'm not counting on it. It's really nice to see that there are others at about the same growing out stage that I'm at.

Good growing, everyone!

I do so hope to get to APL by the end of the year - just past shoulder length now.
Just have to avoid the dreaded scissors!

May I offer a welcome to everyone who is new to this thread. It is wonderful to see how many of us there are that this stage of growth! Think of what a marvelous group photo we would make at the end of the year all with tresses past APL (my hair would have to be soaking wet to show that, but it would be worth it!).

Thank you for the compliment, Gemma. I have been so honored and encouraged by all of the wonderful support that I have gotten in response to those pictures.

I hope (hint, HINT, HINT!!) that others might share some new photos too?

Me too. Me too. I should be there in 3 months or so guesstimated. I'm doing my best to stay away from the hairstylist. I feel like I need a mini trim , but I am so afraid to go back. I haven't been since August of last year, when I got the biggest Butchered job of my life.I'm trying to make it until a year before I get it trim. Its so scary, after all the hard work to think a stylist might screw it all up.

Thank you for the compliment, Gemma. I have been so honored and encouraged by all of the wonderful support that I have gotten in response to those pictures.

You're very welcome, tomm!

I hope (hint, HINT, HINT!!) that others might share some new photos too?

Well, how can I resist the chance to post pictures? ;)

Wet hair:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/Keller/Hair/IMG_0695a.jpg

I like this one because it shows how much hair hangs over the front of my shoulders now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/Keller/Hair/IMG_0686.jpg

Oooooh!! I think that if you straightened out that slight curl/wave you would be touching the line! You are so close; you definitely will be over by next month!!

Congratulations!

The winner buys the other chocolate! Who's in? ;)

Btw, tomm, I am so happy to see you posting so many lovely pictures lately! Your hair is seriously getting long, even as the curls are 'bulking' (I can't think of an elegant word, forgive me) up.

You've got yourself a deal! :D

Judging by looking at your pictures I think we are very close in length. :) I estimate I will probably reach APL in June.

You've got yourself a deal! :D

Judging by looking at your pictures I think we are very close in length. :) I estimate I will probably reach APL in June.

It all depends on my growth, of course, but I'm hoping to hit APL in May. :) I tend to get about an inch a month but I've been pretty stressed lately so I'm not sure if that'll slow my growth or not.

Just think, Lize, once we hit APL, we can start dreaming of BSL!

It all depends on my growth, of course, but I'm hoping to hit APL in May. :) I tend to get about an inch a month but I've been pretty stressed lately so I'm not sure if that'll slow my growth or not.

Just think, Lize, once we hit APL, we can start dreaming of BSL!

Then I'll probably have to buy you some chocolate. :D I do NOT get an inch a month. I tend to get 0.5-0.6 a month. Can't wait for BSL! I think I might just reach it by the end of the year. :agree:

Then I'll probably have to buy you some chocolate. :D I do NOT get an inch a month. I tend to get 0.5-0.6 a month. Can't wait for BSL! I think I might just reach it by the end of the year. :agree:

No, the first to hit APL buys the other chocolate. That's way more fair! Although, I just noticed you're in Sweden so maybe I should let you buy me chocolate. Europe makes the best chocolate, IMO. :D

No, the first to hit APL buys the other chocolate. That's way more fair! Although, I just noticed you're in Sweden so maybe I should let you buy me chocolate. Europe makes the best chocolate, IMO. :D

:lol: We do have some lovely chocolate over here. *drool*

Gosh, I thought I'd check how close I was to APL tonight. I thought I'd reach it in June but now I realize that a few hairs are already there! I don't know if I'd call this APL yet because there are so many hairs that aren't there... but maybe in a month or so?? What do you think?

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/Libelous/almostapl.jpg

I think you should start feeling excited. ;)

Hrm...I woulda been there in a month or two, but after my accidental chop, I'm thinking by about August.

Lize, I'd say you are at length, "Can I call this APL?"

Congratulations!

A quick, silly question: how do you determine if your hair is APL? Mine is sitting right at BSL in the back ...

A quick, silly question: how do you determine if your hair is APL? Mine is sitting right at BSL in the back ...

Ok, yes, I am quoting myself, but just so I can say ... please ignore my question! For some reason, I thought this thread ended at page 1 and I was real quick on the draw with my question. :o I've read through the entire thread and see that how several of you were so kind as to post pictures with APL clearly shown with a line across your backs.

BTW, Tomm, GREAT curls! I have a crush on a guy with black, collar-bone length curls - for some reason it seems that guys always have the best curls! :)

Maybe I will get to APL in 5 to 6 months? Its barley at my shoulders now, but I grow about an inch a month, unless my hair is having a little pause. Well, anyway...I hope its that soon lol. It had better be by x-mas. :mad:

Lize, I'd say you are at length, "Can I call this APL?"

Congratulations!

Thanks! :D That was exactly what I thought when posting that yesterday. :lol:

Gosh, I thought I'd check how close I was to APL tonight. I thought I'd reach it in June but now I realize that a few hairs are already there! I don't know if I'd call this APL yet because there are so many hairs that aren't there... but maybe in a month or so?? What do you think?

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/Libelous/almostapl.jpg

I would call that APL because I just recently posted in my blog that I had reached APL. I have layers and a more V shaped hair line then yours. So the bottom layer is all thats APL sort of similar to LuXious hair line.

Lize, I don't know how I missed this! You are definitely APL. :)

Go forth to BSL with pride! ;)

I had almost forgot about this thread in the old forum.
I took a new photo today (it's in my album) and I'm only an inch or so from APL!:cheese: Convenient enough I'm wearing a striped t-shirt, I just have to measure how many stripes I have left!:lol:

Lize, I don't know how I missed this! You are definitely APL. :)

Go forth to BSL with pride! ;)

Yay I will! :hollie: I bet you will be there very very soon too. :)

Now where is that APL to BSL thread? *off to search*

I hope I will reach APL around Christmas. My hair is just touching the shoulders in the back. In the front it is between chin and shoulders but I think it grows faster than average.

I have a picture that I took today-- I'm closer to APL than I thought! I cropped this picture at (a conservative estimate for) APL length.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/chloeishere/IMG_3551c.jpg
I think I'm about half an inch away.
Unfortunately, I've decided that I need to trim soon-- I'm planning on trimming next Monday, and hope to take off no more than a centimeter (hopefully, I've never used Feye's method before). So I'm farther away than I appear right now. Even so, it grew more than I expected! It looks APL from one side, but not the other, oddly enough.
Just a little update!

I'm guessing that I'll reach APL in about 6 months or less. I'm at a little past 20" and 3" should get me there. Hope these summer months give me a boost in growth. I only gained 1/4" growth during April! Yikes!

Unfortunately, I've decided that I need to trim soon-- I'm planning on trimming next Monday, and hope to take off no more than a centimeter (hopefully, I've never used Feye's method before).

Let us know how the trim turns out! :)

Oh, er, duh! Here it is. I took a picture afterwards.
I tried to crop these both at APL, and I think I succeeded. Black shirt is before the trim, white shirt is after.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/chloeishere/IMG_3651c-1.jpghttp://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/chloeishere/IMG_3661c-1.jpg

I did Feye's self trim for a slightly u shaped hemline. I measured right afterwards and got 20" (though I cannot get consistent results for measuring EVER), from 21". But my boyfriend said it didn't look shorter at all-- definitely not an inch shorter! I hope not. It does feel much nicer (no more velcro on those ends, though the shorter layers are still a bit grabby), and I like that my hemline is a bit thicker and not as deep of a U.
So I'd consider it a success, even though I'm sad about losing the length!
:cheese::p:cheese:

chloeishere: Cool! It looks great and it doesn't look like you lost much length at all. You did a really good job. Isn't it amazing how much of a difference a tiny trim can do when it comes to quality of the ends? I just had a small trim too (0.2" or so) and it made a huge difference! (At least to me, noone else seem to have noticed :lol:)

Yeah, I agree, Lize! I figured the damage I was taking from having my ends tangle all the time (which they did, and then I'd detangle them, but I still get the bent ends from tangles, even if I detangle gently) was probably not doing great things for my hair. And I want to enjoy my hair now, rather than waiting until some arbitrary time in the future when I would be able to get rid of the funky ends and have smooth hair again. I was the one putting these limits up, so I can take them down!

I don't know if I could reliably trim 0.2" though! Wow! I just measured again, and got 20.5". That seems about right. I took a ruler and measured one centimeter of hair, then trimmed it off. But it would be a bit more than a centimeter, because I had to do the second step of trimming the back (my hair is still too short to pull that scrunchie over my shoulder).
I also wanted to reduce some of the end thinness- it wasn't looking fairy-tale-ish, I don't think... but if I held up a lock of hair, it would go from a bunch of hairs at the top to just a few thin ends at the very longest part. I don't like that look for my hair, so I decided to trim enough to even those up as well.

Yeah, the microtrims make a huge difference in feel, but not in look. I'm pretty sure my boyfriend wouldn't have noticed at all if I hadn't told him I'd trimmed-- but of course, he pets the silky, top parts of my hair-- not the ratty ends. So he wouldn't feel a difference. I am mildly obsessed with how my ends feel, even if no-one else ever feels them.

Last Saturday, I figured I'd finally hit APL when my hair kept getting caught in my armpits whilst I was swimming. :D

Photographic evidence!

Dry:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/Keller/Hair/IMG_0837a.jpg

Wet:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/Keller/Hair/IMG_0853a.jpg

I've started growing my hair from 2 inches and it's around 6 inches now but it's layered.My first goal is shoulder length and I don't know if I could reach it this year or not? I'm so happy to see you all reaching APL soon.

Chloeishere
I'm so pleased to see nice trims like yours.who did trim it for you?very nice job.

Yay Gemma! :happydance:

Hi saman! Thank you for the compliment. I trimmed my hair myself using Feye's self-trim instructions for a slight-u-shape. You can find all of Feye's trim directions here (http://community.livejournal.com/feyeselftrim/).
I'm very pleased with the results-- it's the first time I've ever trimmed my hair myself without having to get out the scissors again for a week or so afterwards to get rid of weirdly long or uneven hairs!
Do you mean six inches long measuring the length of an individual hair? Most of us here measure from the front center hairline over the top of the head, and down to the longest length of hair. It gives consistent results, and helps everyone to know about how long your hair is with a glance at the number. I'm not sure how far you are from shoulder, but good luck!

Hello Chloeishere
I'm so happy to hear you've trimmed your hair yourself.very nice job indeed.they are even with a nice u shape.I measured my hair again and this time I measured from the front center hairline as you said and it was about 5 inches.It seems you reach apl soon.;)

Can I call this Almost is this APL?:)
Hair isn't stretched and the measuring tape I have wrapped around me is hiking down a bit...:cool:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=12123&albumid=927&dl=1210700704&thumb=1

I would so love to be at APL, it feels like the first something if you know what I mean:cheese:

EDIT: the picture looks very small, look in my album for a better view.

Lovely colour and condition.

It will look so fabulous when APL!

Can I call this Almost is this APL?:)
I don't think that you get get much more "Almost" before you actually get there, so I would say you can :cheer: Congratulations! And I would echo Unofficial_Rose's comment - you hair looks wonderful.

Belated congratulations to Gemma and Lize on reaching APL!! :blossom: :blossom:

Belated congratulations to Gemma and Lize on reaching APL!! :blossom: :blossom:

Thank you tomm! :flowers:

Granitbaby-Great idea with the tape measure, I'm going to do that later! I think I'm getting close....I had a 1/4" trim last month. I'll take a new pic tonight! Congrats to Gemma & Lize!

I tried the tape measure dealy as well. My longest layers seem to be only ~ 1.5 inches away now, dry and non-stretched. Getting there! :D And congrats to everyone who reached APL recently! :cheer:

Well I'm almost there! I think at the end of June I will be at APL! Yahoo for mini goals!
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/robinlyn_album/HairLength5-19-08.jpg
Happy growing to everyone!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=362&pictureid=12613

http://i25.tinypic.com/ir7q6t.jpg

Getting there... slowly... (pardon the unbrushed hair)

Should be there in six months or less. Very excited to hit my first milestone.

I'm about 2" away from Can I call this APL? when my hair is stretched. So close! :D I get a little more than half an inch per month, so I'll meet my goal sometime in September or October.

I have my fingers crossed for a growth spurt. :)

Am I the only person whose APL is almost the same as her BSL?
I have long arms for my height, and also extremely long shoulders (long distance from top of shoulder to armpit). Look at my siggy pic and you'll see what I mean.

For this reason, APL is going to be a huge milestone for me. I'm guesstimating I'll reach it by September or October, and that I'll reach BSL by December or January, and Waist by... next July?

Sorry for getting carried away!

I noticed this morning that my hair is a smidge away (half an inch perhaps?) from APL when sopping wet. It's still about 2" away when dry. I'll definitely reach it this year. Woot!

I shall reach APL by December if i'm lucky... wet, not even dry.

Am I the only person whose APL is almost the same as her BSL?
I have long arms for my height, and also extremely long shoulders (long distance from top of shoulder to armpit). Look at my siggy pic and you'll see what I mean.

For this reason, APL is going to be a huge milestone for me. I'm guesstimating I'll reach it by September or October, and that I'll reach BSL by December or January, and Waist by... next July?

Sorry for getting carried away!

APL is about 4" from BSL for me. APL is somewhere around 22" and BSL is around 26."

APL will be a big milestone for me because I can't remember the last time my hair was that long! At least you will get to BSL pretty quickly. I won't get there until May without a serious increase in growth rate.

I'm about two inches away from APL with my longest layers. The shortest layers I have are juuuust long enough for me to pull my hair back into a twist or bun with a clip :)

Sorry to bring my post-hot-8-hour-workday-while-wearing-a-hat-hair into this thread again, but...

http://i33.tinypic.com/o0wkn8.jpg

Yay! :D I'm officially there... barely.

I'm officially there, too! I have been frustrated with my hair (feels like it hasn't been growing) so I haven't taken a length shot in forever. I also prefer to take length shots when my hair is freshly washed/ hasn't been braided or bunned already, because I get some funky waves.

However, I'm in the 30 day updo challenge, and I don't want to wait another 20 days to take a length shot, since I put my hair up before it's completely dry. So here it is, funky flipped up ends, and all! My hair looks a lot thinner on the bottom than normal, because a lot of my ends have flipped up 4 or 5 inches. Oh joy!

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/chloeishere/IMG_4326c.jpg

By the way... I have scoliosis (not a terribly bad case at all, but... you know) which results in my armpits being at different heights, which I have marked on the picture. :p I've been at upper APL for months, but I only feel like I've reached lower APL within the past few weeks. And it felt like cheating to declare myself APL at the higher one!

It looks like I've been at APL for a while, based at how far I am past it. Oh well!

Yay! Next stop, BSL (which may not be till next year, I've got a ways to go)!

Count me in, too! I'd like to be at APL by Christmas. I'm hoping the Miconazole treatments will do the trick ;-)

Hmm, I feel if I'm almost there, but looking at my picture I can see I have to wait a couple of months. But I will reach it this year! http://i33.tinypic.com/3359nyf.jpg
This picture (sorry for poor quality!) is from June 22nd.

i'll join my hair is shoulder length but it hasn't gotten longer because breakage i will beat it!:D

Congrats, ailin and chloeishere! :happydance:

This is definitely my thread! I should reach APL in 2-3 months, if I'm guessing correctly (I'm pretty bad at figuring out how much growth I get, since I'm so lazy with measuring). If I'm really lucky, it will be APL by the time I go to school at the end of August!

I have shoulder length, almost 1 length. I am much hair happier now. I can wear it up, and I just came out of mullet stage, so I can wear it down too! I am now looking forward to having APL hair.

I took this length pic couple days ago when my hair was wet. What do you think? Do you think I'll hit APL in the next 12 months?

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/paper1962/wethairlength-1.jpg

Welcome to all the new members!

jeno, you do look like you are getting very close! BTW, your hair looks incredible in your avatar - is that a Gibson tuck?

moshi-mo3, I am sure that you will beat the breakage, and we will have a double celebration when you make it to APL.

Becky, wouldn't that be a wonderful way to start the new school year! I hope you make it.

paper, I think that you stand a very good chance of getting to APL in the next 12 months.

Yay! I can't wait. :cheese:

Welcome to all the new members!

jeno, you do look like you are getting very close! BTW, your hair looks incredible in your avatar - is that a Gibson tuck?

Thankyou! No, it's not a gibson tuck, it's my own invention (At least I think!)... I have some more pictures in my album of it.

I just make my hair into a ponytail and then roll it up and secure it with a clip. It's a really nice hairdo, holds quite well. I don't know if it's possible to do with longer hair, with a big clip I guess it will.

I think I can get there by this year. I may only be 4 inches away or so, but I'd have to re-measure to check. That would be wonderful if I got there by December! :)

I am going for bsl with my hair, but my stubborn front hairs have their own goal. I am aiming for apl for them by the end of the year. If I give myself plenty of scalp massages I may get there! This hair always seems to grow slower for me.

My longest layer is 1.5" away, my hair grows so slow in the cold months that I'm not even going to try and guesstimated how long that will take for me. I am SO ready for Spring! I hope reach my APL goal by my B-day (Aug). I also have a problem being around scissors so that's something I have to work on if I want to reach my goal. Hi guys! I haven't logged on in a while but i just wanted to update. I made my goal of APL stretched (straightened) last month! I'm have a hard time taking pics of the back but here are some

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/S7003614-1.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/jk.jpg
HHG everyone!

Congratulations, BeautyWitch!! Another graduate!

I just re-measured my hair using a tape measure and a camera rather than by feel (which is what I have been doing until now) and it seems that my hair is more like 18 inches long, and I have a solid 4 inches or so to go before the longest parts get to APL. It looks like I don't grow as quickly as I hoped, and that it will be at least the start of next year before I am at APL. :(
On the bright side, I can wear it up now, so it isn't as painful. :)

I'm two inches from APL, which means I'll probably hit it in 3-4 months, or right around my birthday. That will be a really nice birthday present. I'm growing out a layered bob that is longer in the front and haven't hacked any length since the original cut last November.

Can I join this thread? I think I may just be able to reach APL by the end of 2008 (stretched, not curly). I don't have any up-to-date pictures at the moment but I'm currently at shoudler length.

Kerry xx

Hi guys! I haven't logged on in a while but i just wanted to update. I made my goal of APL stretched (straightened) last month! I'm have a hard time taking pics of the back but here are some

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/S7003614-1.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w319/htsmama/jk.jpg
HHG everyone!


Your hair looks beautiful! Congrats on reaching this milestone! :cheese:

On the bright side, I can wear it up now, so it isn't as painful. :)
Congratulations on the milestone!! Finally having hair long enough to put up is a wonderful feeling, isn't it!!

I should be APL within 10 months, although technically not THIS year, it will be WITHIN a year :o

I'm two inches from APL, which means I'll probably hit it in 3-4 months, or right around my birthday. That will be a really nice birthday present.
Welcome, ladyshannonanne! That would indeed be a wondeful present - I look forward to reading that you made it!

I am in the same position as you, Kerry - I expect to reach APL (dripping wet) this year, but it will another 6 months to a year before I'll be there dry. Welcome!

Welcome, Aelith! Your hair has grown so much since last year, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it was down to APL sooner than expected.

Congratulations on the milestone!! Finally having hair long enough to put up is a wonderful feeling, isn't it!!

Thanks, Tomm! My hair is getting curlier as it gets longer, so while I love the curl, it makes the growing slower, too. But it is all good, and I LOVE putting it up. Curls don't matter when it is all tied up. :)

I took a new picture for this thread........


http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/paper1962/APLGoal.jpg