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Classic | Fingertip | Mid-thigh | Knee
I did a search and went through every page that brought up "classic" and "knee" in the original post. And found nothing like this. So....since every other length has a thread, I think we should start one for those who have reached classic and are heading on to knee.
Even if your final goal isn't necessarily knee - *cough*Amoretti*cough*;) - you're still welcome to post your thoughts, trials, routines, successes, failures and milestones. And everything else in between!
:D Just to start off, I'm about 3" past classic and I'm intending on going to knee, if my hair allows it. Right now, I'm a trimmer because I love my even hemline, but I will eventually have to leave it alone if I want to find my terminal length. I'm actually starting to get into the fairy-tale mindset already, since I've gone from loving my straight-across hem to a gentle u-shape in the past month or so. :)
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Mine is the same length as yours. I'm thinking about letting it keep growing but haven't decided yet. All my life, whenever it gets about this length, I end up cutting it back to waist length. I'd like to thicken the hemline, if I can, before I let it get much longer than this, but I'm still thinking about it.
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Knee is my next goal! It seems soooo far away, darn you long thighs! Knee on me would be right around 55''. I'm at about 41'' after my trim today...That's a lot to grow! Plus I'd like to maintain a blunt hemline. 14'' will take over two years, maybe like two years and two months, unless I get a stall or huge growth spurt.
Guess I'll be on this thread for a while! :D
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http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...php?groupid=37
The above is the link to the social group "The Long Journey from Classic to Knee", if anyone's interested who hasn't already joined it. I keep forgetting there are groups, and now that I think of it, the existence of the group is probably the reason we haven't had a thread for this on the Mane Forum. :p At least this way, with a link in here, both are easily accessible from the high-traffic section of the site. :)
Glad to see some posts in this thread!! Welcome to the party! :cheese:
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I'll be hanging out over here -------> finish line
waiting for you all. Let me know when you get here. I have cold water bottles and sweat towels to pass around.
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Okay, so I know this is a stupid question.
But Classic...How long does your hair have to be to be considered?
XD.
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Eniratak
Okay, so I know this is a stupid question.
But Classic...How long does your hair have to be to be considered?
XD.
Like just under your bum. Where the behind meets the thighs.
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Longlocks3
Like just under your bum. Where the behind meets the thighs.
Okay. XD. Yeah. I'm classic length then. Thank you!
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I'm lost somewhere in the howling wilderness of mid-thigh, with 5 inches to go until my hair reaches knee-length.
If it ever gets there. I've had a long stall; or maybe too much breakage. However, last month there was progress so I'm hoping it'll continue. Fingers crossed!
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I'm passing Classic, and a few inches down my thighs if I pull my hair straight!! I am so happy to finally be here, which was my previous goal.
Now I want to go for "term" or "when it gets too hard to handle", whichever comes sooner. I might decide to cut back to Classic or so at some point due to some old damage on my ends, but I had a veeeeery long trip down my backside to Classic and I am in no hurry to repeat that.
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I am some where mid thigh. Haven't measured in a while. I have done one mini trim about 2 months ago and last week did a 2 inch trim. Right now I am just letting it do. I have been thinking about taking it back up to classic or possibly waist but I have been "thinking" on that for 4 months and have yet to do it :lol:
No goal just growing.
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nowxisxforever
Now I want to go for "term" or "when it gets too hard to handle", whichever comes sooner.
My only problem with terminal is that I link my hemline to be a blunt smile (gentle U), not sure if I can do fairy tail. As for "hard to handle" - mid thigh is getting hard to handle. Things like separating braid sections when the ends decide to tangle and you can't reach them with one hand while holding the section already started.
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Irishred
My only problem with terminal is that I link my hemline to be a blunt smile (gentle U), not sure if I can do fairy tail. As for "hard to handle" - mid thigh is getting hard to handle. Things like separating braid sections when the ends decide to tangle and you can't reach them with one hand while holding the section already started.
Ah, my hemline is pretty fairytaley as it is, I don't do blunt or shaped trims (don't like the look of them, esp on myself). I have some old fringe that grew out when I was growing my hair, and that's the shortest bits on the sides (it just doesn't want to grow in general...so weird...), and the longest bits in the middle. My shortest bits go to about my waist, longest to ~classic. :)
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Hi! I'm past-classic now, and sitting at thigh length. Thigh for me is about 44" and I am shooting for Knee or Terminal, whichever comes first. I hope Knee comes first! The inch-length for knee for my tall, long-legged self is 60". That strikes me as really funny; I'm on 69" tall myself!
I'm trying to maintain a blunt hemline but my hair seems to insist upon fairytale ends and I'd rather not cut it back. I do a 1/2" trim twice a year, with some S&D along the way.
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I'm also currently in the "thigh expanse", had loads of breakage soon after hitting classic (moved, new job, new hair care routine) but I seem to be picking up some more growth lately. My goal now is knee but we'll see after that as it seems to be hitting a length that I'm having to change my updos and detangling routine.
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I'm a little below classic. I love my fairy tale ends and am shooting for knee or terminal, whichever comes first. I'm a non-trimmer and am growing out hair dye. I'm happy to see this thread.
And thanks, Cinnamon Hair, for cheering us on!! :cheer:
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I am currently a little more than 3 inches past classic, and I am hoping my hair will grow to knee length.
Knee length on me is about 51 inches, 6 inches away. Last year my hair grew 7.5 inches, so if good growth continues I could make it there next year even with a couple of small trims! Eventually I will have to spend a few years maintaining my length, because the regrowth after my postpartum shed almost four years ago needs to catch up.
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My hair is past classic when it's wet. When it's dry, it's about 1-2 inches above classic. I want straight hair!!! Then it'd be official I've reached classic length... Now my goal is thigh length but I've been thinking about growing it to my knees for a while. I'm a trimmer and when I'll reach thigh I want to make my ends thicker. I hope I'll reach that in a year or so. :cheese:
PS: This is a very good thread. :D
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I am currently mid-thigh. I haven't updated my pictures in a while, so I took one yesterday to post but was shocked at how separated the ends looked (and how big my butt was!). I was so disgusted that I can't even bring myself to post the pic. Now, it was half-wet, so maybe that's why. I am going to wait until I wash it again and it is completely dry, then I will take another pic to assess. And in the meantime, double-time on the treadmill and no Friday night pizza!
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I'm at classic and was thinking of growing to mid tigh. I don't know if I want to grow to knee although I often dream I have a kneelength braid.
My hair is fairytailing like crazy but it started doing this when I reached BSL. My hemline still looks fairly thick.
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I am just short of 53 inches and at lower thigh. Knee is 55 inches. I definitely have a taper going on but I still trim every 3 months. My plan (that's a new one for me :grin:) is to maintain at knee.
Hair this length is a challenge. It is beyond the reach of my hands and combing has become a several stage event. The ends tangle. As a matter of fact, the whole thing tangles. I'm not sure I like this length but it is fun to see if I can get to knee length once in my life. Classic is still my favorite.
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I've been at classic seemingly forever. It's grown a few inches, but still not enough to call it thigh. Good thing I'm patient.
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I'm a little bit past knee, and maintaining there for a while to let the shorter hairs catch up.
And hopefully get a fuller hemline.
My final goal is ankle, but for now I'm sticking with knee :)
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Even if your final goal isn't necessarily knee - *cough*Amoretti*cough* - you're still welcome to post your thoughts, trials, routines, successes, failures and milestones. And everything else in between!
:lol: Jamie Leigh! :D
Well, I'm already back at thighs after 2 recent trims back to classic from mid thigh. As usual, I have no idea where I'm heading but I'm enjoying having thick, blunt ends again after so long.
My new fave conditioner is Herbal Essences Hello Hydration. The evil Dove is jealous but will just have to deal. ;)
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IF I thought my hair would be OK at knee, I might try it. But it is already wimping out on the ends at classic. And like Harpgal's, it tangles pretty bad unless I comb very carefully. I'm afraid it would be a big, enormous mess.
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Originally Posted by
Cinnamon Hair
I'll be hanging out over here -------> finish line
waiting for you all. Let me know when you get here. I have cold water bottles and sweat towels to pass around.
See ya in a couple of years!! :p lol
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Cool thread!
I am nowhere near classic(may never get there!), but I will be haunting this thread to see all the beautiful classic and beyond hair! :D
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I just hit knee-proper (I think) which is about 55" on me.
I've given thought to maintaining a while, but I doubt I'll muster the gumption to actually trim. Especially when I consider how old my ends are, it'll thicken when the better treated hair grows out. (My ends about probably about 7-8 years old! In 2001 I was still treating my hair badly.... until about October, 2005 :lol: )
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I´m about 4" away from kneelength and it seems I need to re-learn how to comb it :lol:. Just now I´m at the stage of ´entertaining acrobatics´ when combing, but I´m sure there must be a better way to detangle it, even though my hair is longer than my arms can reach. :knuckle:I obviously need to grow longer arms.
Otherwise I´m in benign neglect mode since hmmm forever. I mostly ignore my hair and it grows :p pretty much perfect imo.
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I generally comb my hair while sitting, with the hair on one leg, until I get up to the length that won't touch my leg, obviously. :lol:
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I don't know where I will grow...I'm just about 1" below classic but I will go for upper thigh.
How far I will go I can never say until I actually see the length on me.
Also I still have 20% layers and 45% chem. dye in my lengths...so I can not say yet wheather the taper will improve when that is gone. So far my virgin hair seems a bit thicker but I am unsure wheather this will be noticeable all the way towards the ends.
I know I can have nice ends at TB...I'm optimistic they could be semi blunt at classic length. But further? I have no idea.
(It is not just the very ends...my whole lengths gradually taper and my hair is an "i" starting at midback.)
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I was at 56" (tippy tips only) which is knee length on me. Then I cut off 10" and am now at classic, but with blunt, much thicker ends. I'm looking forward to growing again to knees and/or beyond, this time trimming to keep the ends blunter. It'll probably take 2 years or so, unless I get extra growth or stall months.
My shortest length growing out from both a regrowth period and face-framing fringe is 12", so that'll take a great deal longer to catch up if I let it - maybe 9 years. Right now I am planning on letting all of it grow, but I reserve the right to change my mind! ;)
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I’m at a mid thigh and I have no idea how long I’m going to let it grow :lol:
It’s funny, because I have never felt so “at home” with my hair and length as I am now. Did that make any sense?
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Igor - makes perfect sense to me! :D I had mine nearly knee once before, but it was fairytaling and the thickest part was from about an inch below tailbone til classic. I have been wanting to be back here where I am now for ages, and I'm happy now that it's happened and in MUCH better shape than the last time.
It's fun to see how many other people are still stuck in the Great Thigh Expanse. ;)
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JamieLeigh
It's fun to see how many other people are still stuck in the Great Thigh Expanse. ;)
I admit....I'm always a little on the shy side when someone asks me how long my hair is. I mean, saying "thigh" length sounds sort of....well....goofy. Thigh covers about 10-12 inches, so there isn't any defined spot and it seems weird to me. At least knee is a particular spot.
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harpgal
I admit....I'm always a little on the shy side when someone asks me how long my hair is. I mean, saying "thigh" length sounds sort of....well....goofy. Thigh covers about 10-12 inches, so there isn't any defined spot and it seems weird to me. At least knee is a particular spot.
I usually just say "It stops a little past my butt". LOL. You're right - thigh is a long area, and it really doesn't help people get a true mental picture, if they ask.
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Count me in too! I'm hoping to reach knee by my next birthday, in July. Hopefully, I'll be able to trim once or twice between now and then!
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I'm already inpatient. I'm just barely classic and I want to be at knee!
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What a great thread!! Since my hair is growing every day and I am a very patient woman. it will not be long. Until then, I will be admiring all the beautiful hair!! What an inspiration.
I am noticing I need to get some pictures on order to see the difference. It is so fun to see others, I want to join the fun!
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I'm stuck at 47", have been for months, with my sadly damaged ends. It's actually just fairytail ends floating around below the butt area.
I would love to get to knee, I think it is such a nice length for the more complex updos that I want to try. I don't think I would be able to comfortably brush/detangle my hair below knew, though. It will take me a couple of years to get there what with having to trim every six months or so to nip off the broken ends and try to thicken up my almost non-existent hemline. Patience is a virtue...