How Long....

**may1em** · April 23rd, 2008, 07:15 PM

I've been growing for three years from a wedge cut that I kept chin-length in the front, ear-length in the back. The first year and a half of that was pretty much benign neglect - I just didn't get around to going to the salon more than once in that time (and didn't take off a lot of length that time). For the past year and a half, I've been growing it out on purpose. In that time I've had a curly girl cut (last April), did a Feye self-trim (February), and had a longhair friendly stylist do a dry cut of barely an inch a few weeks ago.

Right now, it's about two inches from waist dry and wurly and if it's straight or wet it's at "can I call this waist?". My goal is iliac length with a blunt slight U shape. I should be there or close to there by the end of the year. When I started, I was only hoping for waist. Hah.

**bruteforcegrl** · April 23rd, 2008, 07:34 PM

I've been growing for three years from about chin length. It's now at "can I call this waist?" length.
bfg

**may1em** · April 23rd, 2008, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by bruteforcegrl

I've been growing for three years from about chin length. It's now at "can I call this waist?" length.
bfg

We have very similar growth rates!

**AJoifulNoise** · April 23rd, 2008, 07:51 PM

I stopped cutting in 2005 and had hair right above my shoulders. I've been growing every since then.

**Adrienne** · April 23rd, 2008, 10:41 PM

3 years in june! still shorter than than shoulder! this big curly hair is gonna grow itself OUT 1st. and THEN down!!

**Rebelkat** · April 24th, 2008, 01:10 AM

I've been growing for right around 6 years and my hair is just past tailbone. I had to cut about six inches off a couple of years ago, though, so it might have ended up longer.

**Just_Isabel** · April 24th, 2008, 03:07 AM

*points to sig*
Cut to about chin length (a bit longer than chin at the front) in late December, I'm at about shoulder length now, collarbone if I pull it straight.

**Queenie** · April 24th, 2008, 03:39 AM

Consciously growing since 2003, I'm a bit past tailbone now. Got to 46" at one point but with very thin ends, too little trims. Still growing!

**camara** · April 24th, 2008, 03:55 AM

I voted for 4-6 years. In fact, the big chop was in February, six years ago now. My hair was a bit past my shoulders after the chop, now its at midb*tt.