Buzz | Ear | Chin

[pili]

It took a year?! Does your hair grow at an average pace, slow, or fast? I think my hair grows pretty fast, would it still take about a year?

My hair grows at ~0.6 inch/month, but I'm curly.

[griffindoor]

My hair grows at ~0.6 inch/month, but I'm curly.

Oh I see. Would it be different with thick, kinda wavy hair? Also is it true that hair grows relatively fast when you're a young adult?

[pili]

Oh I see. Would it be different with thick, kinda wavy hair? Also is it true that hair grows relatively fast when you're a young adult?

Wavy hair shows length more than curly, and sometimes younger people grow faster. But in the summer I usually have a month of 1.5 inch growth and I'm 41. For me growth is seasonal. My sister grows almost an inch a month year round and she is 40. She lucked out genetically. It also has a lot to do with nutrition, how active you are and overall health.

[Ophidian]

Hi griffindoor (I'm a Ravenclaw

Like pili said, I think there are a lot of factors that can affect growth rate, age only being one of them.

My hair stats are similar to yours, and I've been growing out a longish pixie (Bieber-hair ) since late last April. Here is where I started:
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https://postimg.org/image/gohd0gzmx/

And here is where I'm at now:
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https://postimg.org/image/4vedcoyyp/
https://postimg.org/image/gfkdysua5/

This is with no trims, although I did cut off the long pieces in the front that were left over from the pixie ear cut outs about a month after the earlier pictures were taken. So in ~9 months, it's grown from around eye level to around chin in the front, and from nape to collarbone-level in the back. I'm not 100% sure of these measurements in inches, or my monthly growth rate. I try to measure sometimes but don't keep up with it enough to get a baseline.

[browneyedsusan]

I just got my first pixie cut, almost two weeks ago. It is my favorite hair ever, and I wish I had done it long ago. Almost two years ago I went from floor length to shoulder, then I went to a chin-length bob, grew it out to collar bone length, and now a pixie. I'll be keeping this for a long time, I think.

I have tried, kind of, to get past BSL before. However, I am very impatient. I keep cutting my hair and then wishing I hadn't. This is my second pixie grow out of the past 3 years. I usually start out very gung ho about not trimming my hair at all, and then I give in. Like now, I feel like I need a trim to make my hair appear healthier. I don't want to do it, but I feel like I need to do it.

You need to step away from the scissors! If it's bugging you or looking "unhealthy", just put it up, have a cup of tea, and FORGET ABOUT IT! lol!

[Ophidian]

You need to step away from the scissors! If it's bugging you or looking "unhealthy", just put it up, have a cup of tea, and FORGET ABOUT IT! lol!

BAHAHAHA this is the best-of super shorties in one fell swoop. Keep calm and step away from the scissors. Tea helps ;D

[pili]

BAHAHAHA this is the best-of super shorties in one fell swoop. Keep calm and step away from the scissors. Tea helps ;D

Chocolate helps too.

[SunRae]

You need to step away from the scissors! If it's bugging you or looking "unhealthy", just put it up, have a cup of tea, and FORGET ABOUT IT! lol!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I needed to hear that!!

[alimc]

How long did it take to grow out your pixies to shoulder length?

It took me a year also.. and i have straight hair which grows pretty quickly.
And it took about that time to be able to pony it up too.

Sorry..... it's going to be a slow process!

[alimc]

You need to step away from the scissors! If it's bugging you or looking "unhealthy", just put it up, have a cup of tea, and FORGET ABOUT IT! lol!

BAHAHAHA this is the best-of super shorties in one fell swoop. Keep calm and step away from the scissors. Tea helps ;D

Chocolate helps too.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I needed to hear that!!

SunRae i'm also in the grow/cut/grow/cut cycle. It seems my 'itch' stsrts at BSL too. I'm just passing shoulders AGAIN and armed with tea and chocolate (and havent been back to the hairdressers since the last pixie) am hoping to make it to the long side this time..... *dreamy face*

WE CAN DO THIS!!!