Wear hair up for a month/few months/year challenge!

**Diamondbell** · October 29th, 2008, 10:08 AM

Day 282: Classic Braid with pins

**Monsterkitti** · October 30th, 2008, 02:39 AM

Today - A french twist held with a tortoiseshell coloured barrette. Hair would not behave today :/

**tiny_teesha** · October 30th, 2008, 03:15 AM

day 365 - in a clip in a peacock twisty thing
Technically today should be my last day no?? but it was a leap year and heck, I'll go for another day! And on November you may have my summary of it!

**kowlrea** · October 30th, 2008, 05:10 AM

Day 86 - 92 - one chopstick bun , one low bun and the rest messy buns

**Islandgrrl** · October 30th, 2008, 06:24 AM

Day 337: Cinnabun w/Ficcarissimo.

**angelthadiva** · October 30th, 2008, 09:43 AM

Day 337--Ponytail Braid

**Islandgrrl** · October 31st, 2008, 06:25 AM

Day 338: Folded braid w/Quattro sticks.

**angelthadiva** · October 31st, 2008, 06:33 AM

Day 338--Scrunchie bun

**Gothic Lolita** · October 31st, 2008, 09:01 AM

Wow, Tiny Teesha! I'd never last one year on this challenge, so I really envy you! not only you now have had a year full of protecting your, but also you'll now have the surprise-effect on your side, when you let it down and show it to your friends!

**tiny_teesha** · November 1st, 2008, 08:03 AM

Gothic Lolita - Do not envy me, i used to wear my hair down DAILY. This is HARD! And i did wear it in pony tails so the length won't shock and i stupidly cut off 5cm on top of the 8cm of the past 2 months, it was needed. So i basically lost all that growth i got in that year as well as maintaining my length since May (and going shorter since September progressively)

Alright!!!!

MY TIME HERE IS OVER! YAY

This was my experience. Way back when, in the old ancient times when LHC was on the old boards, a little more then a year ago, i had this bright idea to start a "wear hair up for a month challenge" not expecting it to catch on as it did!

At first there were many struggles!! I was a daily wear hair down person- because i felt i looked better with loose hair, and the fact that at school i was forced to wear it up so i wanted it down when i graduated!!! Wearing it up made me miss it, and i feel UGLY!

As time passed i forgot about it. And i noticed straight away my hair was less tangly, which meant less ripping, less splits, and over all improved condition! Also there was the occasional shock factor when i wore my hair in a pony tail that my hair seemed long so i got a few compliments. Comments rather.

I also learnt many different styles I probably would not have and only just recently mastered the dutch braid!!!

Then the month was up and i think ilsandgrrl had the idea to make it for a year! And i decided to join right away, and since i had continued to wear my hair up still except a few days i deducted them and got in line! Therefore i had a head start

Hence why i ended this challenge first!

My family also tried to force me to wear it down on occasions, because up looked "bad" so not everyone was supportive. I deducted a day from the total monthly to calculate with the 3 hours of drying my hair 2 times a week.

Now a year later I recently as mentioned above cut more then a years growth, so technically there is no growth difference that i was hoping to wow people with, and i broke my own rules of not fussing about my hair length, but oh well!!! haha.

Last October (2007). I started October 9:

And This October (2008 )!
(will add photo later still need to load it up!)
*temp photo:*
Before trim:

After trim:

Same length, but back to back i do see a lot of improvement! I'll take a photo on a green top soon!

I trimmed off the last of the velcro ends, though APL down is still damaged hair! It feels smooth to the ends now, still APL down is not AS smooth, but much better quality then the past velcro ends were!
And yes i already miss the length! *sigh*

If you have any further questions just ask!