Share your hair journey in pictures: start to now. :)

[nobeltonya]

https://a1-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/16/74272f246a3f4aea88aa11d7be2a85f0/full.jpgThis is why I always cut my hair when I reached my shoulders.. XD It looks horrible.. this was around the time of my last salon cut.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421103_313308012058787_1027585817_n.jpgSept/Oct 2009. Somewhere b/w BSL and waist.

https://a1-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/30/286d731459894a7f8ee20fc0d6957948/full.jpgAug 2010. Waist. When I joined LHC. :)

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/230799_172857589437164_4036273_n.jpgMay 2011. Hips?

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1003430_528746597181593_1038177277_n.jpgJune 2013. Passing classic. :disco:

[jacqueline101]

Photo bucket has my current pics I will have to wait until the lhc albums are fixed to see my first ones.

[Amygirl8]

oh this looks like fun, though my hair hasn't really changed all that much, besides the colour lol

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1002&d=1356041488 May 2012 ish I think / Right around hip

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=307&d=1353798725 November 2012 / Still around hip but in much better condition

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4494&d=1369598817 May 2013 / BCL-ish

I have gained a bit of length (from right above hip to a few inches away from TBL) but the biggest change has been to its condition, as my hair is now shiny, smoother and not dry at the ends c:

[Allychan]

I will be back after I make a montage, in the meantime my journey is documented in my photo album

[Loreley]

Great thread! :D

My journey

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4928&d=1371891917

The first pic was taken before I joined LHC. I hated that my hair was thin and very demaged.
The second is my hair typing pic.
On the last pic my hair is shorter because I cut back to classic last month.
It isn't much longer now than at the beginning of the journey but the quality and the thicknesse has improved.

[kidari]

How fun!

Here is after my hair grew out of a chin length bob and I was too lazy to go to the salon so it started growing out...
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/kidari4/IMG_4399.jpg

my horrible self-cut layers and this was a bit after joining LHC:
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/kidari4/IMG_8492-1.jpg

reached waist for the first time:
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/kidari4/IMG_0007-1.jpg

reached waist two more times after a couple chops:
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/kidari4/IMG_8829-1.jpg

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/kidari4/IMG_1160_zps2ae2901a.jpg

in this picture it was after heavily thinning out my ends, because my hair felt too thick and heavy
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/kidari4/IMG_1472_zps6d1ddd29.jpg

I chopped back to almost BSL again, I don't know how many times I've done that but this time I am planning on maintaining here until I grow out all my layers and then try for hip for the first time ever. I am so sorry for the tiny pictures and the huge pictures! It's crazy because the main differences basically is the gain in thickness and my improvement in self-haircutting/layering skills. I had stopped a ton of bad/damaging hair practices long before joining here so the gain in quality was already there for a while. I had chopped off all my hair into ear length and maintained at chin length for 2 years prior to joining LHC all while practicing no heat/bleach/etc. type of hair care. I feel like I've gone from straight to more wavy in the past several years also.

[sugarpixie10988]

Nice thread idea! I originally started growing my hair in October 2009 when it was about chin length, but I don't have any pictures from then..so these will have to do. :p

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff239/sugarpixie10988/hairprogress_zps7404495b.jpg

[AnqeIicDemise]

I'll share when I get home!

[nobeltonya]

Found a few more good in-betweens :)

https://a1-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/20/b39bd93884544029a1a5757070d242f6/full.jpg May 2008.

https://a2-images.myspacecdn.com/images03/32/45c66e82ff204ba595205f37c738d2f0/full.jpg Apr 2012. Almost TB. :disco:

[And my hair is actually a deep chestnut color, but these pictures don't really capture that..]

[CurlyCap]

I have my journey in my photo-album with dates and notations!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11129

[kitschy]

I've posted this on LHC before, but it's been almost a year, so here is a repeat.

http://images52.fotki.com/v1566/photos/0/1803120/9931107/2yr-vi.jpg

[Annibelle]

Seeing my journey might be depressing because my length has regressed, but here goes! :)

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/3c0110e5-0e29-46ad-b788-e39d6147c536_zps9d93d99c.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/3c0110e5-0e29-46ad-b788-e39d6147c536_zps9d93d99c.jpg.html) Join day.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/Image05202011113450-1_zps96564c32.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/Image05202011113450-1_zps96564c32.jpg.html) About a month later.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/265695db-a9e9-4a72-9f35-aad8cc5fe40f_zps79eb71e2.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/265695db-a9e9-4a72-9f35-aad8cc5fe40f_zps79eb71e2.jpg.html) A year and a half later, after realizing that my hair was so difficult to manage because it was actually wavy this whole time.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/6ca91e02-92a6-45be-866b-8efb25edd22c_zps89870ec6.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/6ca91e02-92a6-45be-866b-8efb25edd22c_zps89870ec6.jpg.html) And then the next day, after I (mistakenly) thought that cutting my hair shorter would give me tighter curls (photo has flash).
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/ec8dec14-43f5-4938-914d-f427ec5648ee_zps50027425.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/ec8dec14-43f5-4938-914d-f427ec5648ee_zps50027425.jpg.html) And here I am 6 months later, wishing I had never ever cut my hair and that I looked like a princess! :rollin:

Well, I think I've learned my lesson, at least. No more hair cutting! Geez. My hair grows so slowly, anyway. My goal is to get to hip unstretched. The longest I've gotten as a wavy is waist, and I'm a few inches from there now. So... I should hit hip in about 6 inches. I have no idea how long that will take. Definitely over a year. :( Probably more like 4 with my growth rate...

[lunalocks]

Annibelle, you definitely have gained volume. Your hair is beautiful.

Congrats on your new job!

[lunalocks]

Kitschy, you may have my favorite head of hair on this site!

[spirals]

The only length pic I have from a year ago is from the side and you can't really see how long it is. Wondering if I should post anyway?

[CurlyMopTop]

My starter pics were all in my hair album that still isn't working. I'll have to be patient and wait for them. I have tons more to add when everything's up and running, and I have a computer again. :D

[kitschy]

lunalocks that is so kind, too kind actually. Thank you, you made my day!

[ailurophile1990]

This pic is now.....a year ago it was only just touching bottom of neck when it was straightened out. A year of no heat and embracing my curls. :)[img=http://s23.postimg.org/4uxk1qqfb/20130618_184340.jpg] (http://postimg.org/image/4uxk1qqfb/)

[Scarlet_Celt]

Seeing my journey might be depressing because my length has regressed, but here goes! :)

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/3c0110e5-0e29-46ad-b788-e39d6147c536_zps9d93d99c.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/3c0110e5-0e29-46ad-b788-e39d6147c536_zps9d93d99c.jpg.html) Join day.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/Image05202011113450-1_zps96564c32.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/Image05202011113450-1_zps96564c32.jpg.html) About a month later.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/265695db-a9e9-4a72-9f35-aad8cc5fe40f_zps79eb71e2.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/265695db-a9e9-4a72-9f35-aad8cc5fe40f_zps79eb71e2.jpg.html) A year and a half later, after realizing that my hair was so difficult to manage because it was actually wavy this whole time.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/6ca91e02-92a6-45be-866b-8efb25edd22c_zps89870ec6.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/6ca91e02-92a6-45be-866b-8efb25edd22c_zps89870ec6.jpg.html) And then the next day, after I (mistakenly) thought that cutting my hair shorter would give me tighter curls (photo has flash).
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z414/4nnibelle/ec8dec14-43f5-4938-914d-f427ec5648ee_zps50027425.jpg (http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/4nnibelle/media/ec8dec14-43f5-4938-914d-f427ec5648ee_zps50027425.jpg.html) And here I am 6 months later, wishing I had never ever cut my hair and that I looked like a princess! :rollin:

Well, I think I've learned my lesson, at least. No more hair cutting! Geez. My hair grows so slowly, anyway. My goal is to get to hip unstretched. The longest I've gotten as a wavy is waist, and I'm a few inches from there now. So... I should hit hip in about 6 inches. I have no idea how long that will take. Definitely over a year. :( Probably more like 4 with my growth rate...
Your colour and natural waves are so pretty! I'm sorry you lost some length in the process, but your hair looks lovely right now! :)

[elfynity]

I'd like to revive this thread. I am very interested to see your start to now pics if you have any to share.

[SwanFeathers]

I'm game
Here is the pixie I maintained in 2014 to get rid of dye.
https://i.postimg.cc/1tk7zq9n/12366111-790268497744029-1135081356583548940-o.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ygTyQW3s)
Here is where I am as of march 2019
https://i.postimg.cc/7LFWPRTm/march-natural-light-overcast.jpg (https://postimg.cc/7CNVmm92)

[BerrySara]

Holy Smokes SwanFeathers that is some amazing progress in five years, very inspiring! Your hair and your hemline is lovely!

[Begemot]

Amazing journey SwanFeathers :bowtome:

[Groovy Granny]

So pretty and great progress :thumbsup:

I love everyone's pics :Love:


I'm game
Here is the pixie I maintained in 2014 to get rid of dye.
Here is where I am as of march 2019


MOI :flower:

2013
Fine wispy silver in front and med/ wavy tawny hair in back and under silver.

2015
At Waist


2018

Hip

TBL and mostly silver except for a bit of med tawny in back under silver

[Tinyponies]

Ah what a cool thread. Really enjoying everyone’s pictures.

The story so far...

2016
https://i.imgur.com/A5kaTfj.jpg

2019
https://i.imgur.com/SYHfw8v.jpg

[spidergoat]

Great progress everyone!
Tinyponies, I love the color of your hair.

[Sparkles122]

This was in September of 2015. A week later I went back and got more cut off and more layers but I absolutely hated it and so I I have no pictures of how short it was
https://i.postimg.cc/xk8kKvsn/CB4326-D4-0-E36-478-C-8551-021-BFB032877.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xk8kKvsn)
https://i.postimg.cc/w3rdvhND/A79-AF80-A-1-B72-4-BFF-BFEB-A6-E952-A49-A8-D.jpg (https://postimg.cc/w3rdvhND)

This was in June of 2016, It was getting long enough for me to pull it back and this is how I usually wear my hair

https://i.postimg.cc/9RpZbmdj/B7-EA5-A19-243-D-44-DA-9-E17-59-C89132938-C.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9RpZbmdj)

By July of 2017 is when it really started to get long

https://i.postimg.cc/VdcPnz7N/92271-BE5-4-EE7-4-AE6-87-EE-9497-E9-BC5821.jpg (https://postimg.cc/VdcPnz7N)

A year later and with lots of trims it was hip length this was july 2018

https://i.postimg.cc/YjRTGQmd/5-F1-B965-A-BA2-C-4020-93-EC-535-D1-DD3554-A.jpg (https://postimg.cc/YjRTGQmd)

And november 2018

https://i.postimg.cc/nMFPJMwB/A6-B6-C05-A-8391-40-C4-840-B-C383-BB62537-E.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nMFPJMwB)

And then I decided to chop it off and highlight it I absolutely hated it and this is the only photo I have of it before dying it back to brown and starting to grow it out. Now that I look at it, it looked closer to APL
https://i.postimg.cc/SYY8h60m/ADDDD192-45-A8-4-DE5-99-A4-C7-FB5-D1-FCD59.jpg (https://postimg.cc/SYY8h60m)

And here it is comparing end of november 2018 and today. I sure did learn my lesson

https://i.postimg.cc/5HtXJBvD/2-E5-F415-A-E709-457-C-9-CBE-F1-A1-FC9-A9-D18.jpg (https://postimg.cc/5HtXJBvD)

[Tinyponies]

Great progress everyone!
Tinyponies, I love the color of your hair.

Thank you! Wish I had a picture of my buzz cut but I never thought of taking one.

[BerrySara]

ooo this thread is so awesome and just so inspiring! Love seeing these progress photos!

Wow Groovy Granny your hair journey is so amazing and the color & volume is really lovely! I will have to show my mom your pictures because she thinks now that she is in her 50s she cannot grow her hair past chin...which is obviously silly and inaccurate.


Tinyponies your hair has grown so much in just three years! :thud: And its so pretty!


Sparkles122 your hair is so voluminous and beautiful :crush:! Your progress is great and you are not too far from your November length!

[Groovy Granny]

Wow Groovy Granny your hair journey is so amazing and the color & volume is really lovely! I will have to show my mom your pictures because she thinks now that she is in her 50s she cannot grow her hair past chin...which is obviously silly and inaccurate.


Yup, not true!

I was told the same thing and had my hair short from 50-61 when MY silver came in....thinking I HAD to :doh:

It was because I was struggling with 2 textures (fine/curly silver and med/wavy tawny under the silver in back) that I came to LHC for help, and support as I wondered about going longer again.

Have her join....so many have done it :cheer:

Thank you :flowers:

[Sparkles122]

ooo this thread is so awesome and just so inspiring! Love seeing these progress photos!

Wow Groovy Granny your hair journey is so amazing and the color & volume is really lovely! I will have to show my mom your pictures because she thinks now that she is in her 50s she cannot grow her hair past chin...which is obviously silly and inaccurate.


Tinyponies your hair has grown so much in just three years! :thud: And its so pretty!


Sparkles122 your hair is so voluminous and beautiful :crush:! Your progress is great and you are not too far from your November length!


Thank you so much <3

[Groovy Granny]

Ah what a cool thread. Really enjoying everyone’s pictures.

The story so far...

2016

2019


So pretty; it grew fast :)


This was in September of 2015. A week later I went back and got more cut off and more layers but I absolutely hated it and so I I have no pictures of how short it was

This was in June of 2016, It was getting long enough for me to pull it back and this is how I usually wear my hair

By July of 2017 is when it really started to get long

A year later and with lots of trims it was hip length this was july 2018

And november 2018

And then I decided to chop it off and highlight it I absolutely hated it and this is the only photo I have of it before dying it back to brown and starting to grow it out. Now that I look at it, it looked closer to APL

And here it is comparing end of november 2018 and today. I sure did learn my lesson

LOL Live and learn; it looks great :thumbsup:

[Tinyponies]

Aw thanks BerrySara and Groovy Granny your kind words are a real boost. :heart:

[Sparkles122]

Groovy Granny, Thank you! Your hair is lovely :)

[lapushka]

Such amazing progress pictures! :)

[Groovy Granny]

.... Groovy Granny your kind words are a real boost. :heart:


Groovy Granny, Thank you! Your hair is lovely :)

Thank you both :flowers:

[MusicalSpoons]

Wooow! Fabulous journeys, what amazing progress!

Groovy Granny you know I'm always a fan of your hair; I didn't realise before though that *you* are equally pretty!

Tinyponies that seems very quick growth! Beautiful! May I ask, have you done a hairtyping pic (airdried, untouched)? 1c/2a seems to describe your second picture but presumably that's brushed/combed? Your first pic, unless you'd curled your hair, makes me think you probably still have more texture than 1c/2a. Either way, it's very pretty :D

SwanFeathers Great growth, and I love your hemline.

Sparkles122 that's quite the journey! I'm glad you're with us for growing out this time round :)


I can already tell this is a thread I'm not going to be able to keep up with commenting, but I will certainly continue observing admiringly even if I don't get to comment individually for everyone :popcorn:

[Groovy Granny]

Wooow! Fabulous journeys, what amazing progress!

Groovy Granny you know I'm always a fan of your hair; I didn't realise before though that *you* are equally pretty!


I can already tell this is a thread I'm not going to be able to keep up with commenting, but I will certainly continue observing admiringly even if I don't get to comment individually for everyone :popcorn:

Oh geez....thank you :flowers:

Yup same here....great stuff being posted but I can' always keep up either :P

[blesseddamozel]

I'll start with 2014- I had just recently graduated my Catholic high school where we had to maintain a "God given" hair color. Up until this point I had waist length hair that I took decent care of (back then I actually browsed the LHC quite a bit but never made an account). Once I had the freedom to experiment, I went WILD. I dyed my hair nearly every shade of the rainbow....purple, neon green, dark green, various blues...I also shaved in a severe undercut. This phase lasted until about 2016.
https://i.postimg.cc/QMqD1m6s/IMG-2036.jpg
Unfortunately I couldn't find any photos that showcased my hair from 2016. It was at this point I decided to grow out my undercut. I cut my hair into a chin length bob and dyed it jet black (such a mistake...) I maintained my hair between shoulder and chin length during this time as I let my undercut grow out enough to blend in with my hair. I got sick of the black hair very quickly and attempted to bleach it in all one go. I spent the majority of 2017 trying to mend my poor hair

In 2017 I was mainly focused on gaining length and keeping what hair I had in good condition. I basically just let it grow and didn't do much fancy with it. I left the color alone for the most part although I did indulge in another red box dye treatment.
https://i.postimg.cc/DyVbCyvZ/IMG-2043.jpg
2018 was when I finally started having hair I felt I could take pride in. It was long enough I could style it how I liked and the color started looking a lot better. I started using hair sticks this year, as well as using more protective styles. I also joined the LHC!
https://i.postimg.cc/cJsx9C5Q/IMG-2051.jpg
And finally, 2019 :D I switched from box dyes to henna, and am letting my roots grow in for a while. My hair is in the best condition it's ever been in, and feels like it's growing in leaps and bounds. I found a wash routine that works for me as well as daily styling techniques that are simple and effective. I'm super excited to keep growing :D
https://i.postimg.cc/CxRXFgBW/IMG-2057.jpg

[Groovy Granny]

LOL I was Catholic School Grad as well....decades ago in the late 60's :p

I had long hair, but our fashion statements outside of our uniforms were body shirts and no bras, mini skirts with tall boots, and bell bottom hip huggers with suede braided/long tasseled belts :rockerdud

That is quite the cool psychedelic hair journey for you ;) .......and cute Corgi!

Your looks great; happy growing :cheer:

[milosmomma]

Omg what a great thread! It's so hairspirational to see how much difference a year(or more) makes. Patience really is the most important ingredient for growing long hair :lol: It was also nice to see some of the beautiful faces who belong to the beautiful hairs (Groovy, tinyponies, sparkles i believe) So nice to see the people behind the hair! I want to play but I do need to dig up some photos which may take a bit :)

[AmaryllisRed]

Wow! It's so cool to see everyone's hair journeys!
I will dig up some photos later. :)

[Groovy Granny]

It was also nice to see some of the beautiful faces who belong to the beautiful hairs (Groovy, tinyponies, sparkles i believe) So nice to see the people behind the hair!

Thanks :flower:

I am loving this thread too :cheer:

[AmaryllisRed]

I just posted mine in my journal since I had so many photos. :)

[Groovy Granny]

I just posted mine in my journal since I had so many photos. :)

Just saw it and commented ;)

[milosmomma]

I haven't explored for journals but I will look for yours Amaryllis!
I dug up a few pics, hopefully I can get them in the right order...
This is my old hair I am trying to get back to but virgin(or maybe longer thanks lhc-itis)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36376&d=1554434925
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36378&d=1554435030
Both of these pics are October 2015. Sorry for the dumb censored faces but it probably was better than ultra cropping everything :)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35649&d=1550943920
May 2016 compact cut. This was dye over bleach. Badly damaged despite loking rather shiny.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35650&d=1550943937
June 2016 Dye has faded so much for one month(it could have been the sun-in days, not sure)

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36381&d=1554436378
October 2016 probably BSL or midback and much lighter still.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36380&d=1554436024
May 2017 sometime shortly after a chop to chin. All bleach cut out except for the very front tips.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36379&d=1554435056
Sept 2017 Shoulder length plus

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36382&d=1554438247
August 2018 Probably just a bit past apl

Cont. below

[milosmomma]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35088&d=1547840555
January 2019 when I first joined here :) solid bsl

https://i.imgur.com/B2yorIal.jpg
March2019 midback, closing in on waist!

Phew! Thanks for reading, that was a lot of pics. Can't wait to look back in a year and see where I have made it :)

[Sparkles122]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35088&d=1547840555
January 2019 when I first joined here :) solid bsl

https://i.imgur.com/B2yorIal.jpg
March2019 midback, closing in on waist!

Phew! Thanks for reading, that was a lot of pics. Can't wait to look back in a year and see where I have made it :)

Your hair looks great and seems like it grows so fast!

[Tinyponies]

Amazing journey pictures everyone, apologies I don’t comment individually more often, I’m so easily overwhelmed.

MusicalSpoons I’m so literal at times - I got excited by the title of this thread and dug out one of the oldest photos I have of this particular hair journey and the latest :lol: As you can see that was ohh the long awkward phase, after growing out my buzz cut...

My hair might well be a little curlier, at least at shorter lengths. I haven’t actually done a proper typing picture as I was happy and transitioned onto wo by the time I realised. :)

Here’s a good one from around the same time, I only took it to showcase why I hated to wash my hair, and had no idea. Now looking at it I see what it could be trying to do. (Aww!) Thanks for the prompt to take a new look.

Not manipulated but slept on:

https://i.imgur.com/L1ZzD7R.jpg

You can see how dry and misunderstood it was, poor hair. And most of that is now my ends. I had no idea whatsoever and thought that just because it grew out of my head without dyes or heat styling that would be enough for it to get long and healthy.

[Stray_mind]

Great thread! Very inspiring to see everyone's progress. :)

This is my very first LHC length shot. I have dyed my hair with Henna and chopped it off tho Shoulder length back in 2013.

https://i.imgur.com/hQecEiA.jpg

This is my hair at it's longest, before my next big chop, in year 2016.
https://i.imgur.com/4VV7GCj.jpg
Then i Chopped it all off to a layered bob (still think it was a Great style for me personally and do not regret it at all)

https://i.imgur.com/LZZOXnG.jpg

then i cut even Shorter and dyed my hair dark brown, before i decided to come back to LHC and start growing again. It was in 2017, august

https://i.imgur.com/GKbLd0r.jpg

And this is my latest hair picture, my natural color almost grown out, my hair near APL:

https://i.imgur.com/ZJHuiDE.jpg

[Tinyponies]

Awesome to see your story Stray! Being newer around here your old pics are cool to see. I’m a big fan of your lovely hair.

[Stray_mind]

Awesome to see your story Stray! Being newer around here your old pics are cool to see. I’m a big fan of your lovely hair.

Thank you.

My hair looked So straight with henna wow. :D
I have typed myself 1c/2a back then, when i am actually 2a/2b now. Interesting

[milosmomma]

It seems like it grows fast when looking back sparkles, but when you're in the moment it feels like forever!
Tiny ponies and stray mind you both seem to grow fast as well! Stray I love the layered bob and your necklace in that pic. :)

[Stray_mind]

It seems like it grows fast when looking back sparkles, but when you're in the moment it feels like forever!
Tiny ponies and stray mind you both seem to grow fast as well! Stray I love the layered bob and your necklace in that pic. :)

Thank you. :flower:

The necklace has been with me for around 10 years probably. It got complimented by a sailor in Turkey once as well hahaha. :)

[Tinyponies]

Stray, seems like retyping a bit wavier/curlier is often a thing around here, can see milosmomma’s waves’ evolution too. :love: I know vpatt just had a rethink too. And I thought it didn’t apply to me at all. Very cool :)

ETA I don’t think my hair grows fast, spot on about average I think. I had only two small trims in all that time and also stalled a bit around bsl due to ends breaking off!

[Stray_mind]

Stray, seems like retyping a bit wavier/curlier is often a thing around here, can see milosmomma’s waves’ evolution too. :love: I know vpatt just had a rethink too. And I thought it didn’t apply to me at all. Very cool :)

ETA I don’t think my hair grows fast, spot on about average I think. I had only two small trims in all that time and also stalled a bit around bsl due to ends breaking off!

I guess so, though my hair now is much wurlier than i remember it even from my teen years, Before i dyed my hair.

[lottiealice]

I feel like I'm stalling/slowing down, but hopefully I'm still getting there anyhow.

https://i.imgur.com/geQYrU4.jpg

[Begemot]

Great journey lottiealice :) I hope you reach your goal length as soon as possible! Off topic: short hair looked amazing on you, you look so cool in the first picture.

[Groovy Granny]

January 2019 when I first joined here :) solid bsl

March2019 midback, closing in on waist!

Phew! Thanks for reading, that was a lot of pics. Can't wait to look back in a year and see where I have made it :)


Great thread! Very inspiring to see everyone's progress. :)

This is my very first LHC length shot. I have dyed my hair with Henna and chopped it off tho Shoulder length back in 2013.

This is my hair at it's longest, before my next big chop, in year 2016.

Then i Chopped it all off to a layered bob (still think it was a Great style for me personally and do not regret it at all)

then i cut even Shorter and dyed my hair dark brown, before i decided to come back to LHC and start growing again. It was in 2017, august

And this is my latest hair picture, my natural color almost grown out, my hair near APL:



I feel like I'm stalling/slowing down, but hopefully I'm still getting there anyhow.

What great journeys ~ very pretty and inspirational :cheer:

[spidergoat]

Thank you! Wish I had a picture of my buzz cut but I never thought of taking one.

A long time ago in a fit of temporary insanity, I had my hair buzz cut. It looked cute after it grew out a bit, but I will never, ever do that again.

[ReadingRenee]

What a great thread! I love it. Everyone has such inspirational pics to share.

My pictures would be like watching a film in reverse... hair gets shorter and shorter. :p But maybe someday I will have some pics to contribute.

[VenusianMane]

This seems fun, I loved all the pictures all of you posted!
I would really like to contribute, but I'd have to dig up photos that are not in my phone and I'm lazy haha, maybe some other day though :)

[Tinyponies]

A long time ago in a fit of temporary insanity, I had my hair buzz cut. It looked cute after it grew out a bit, but I will never, ever do that again.

Ha! That really says it all - I did it after chopping off my tbl knotty fairy locks. Figured it’s now or never, I wanted to know what it felt like. I shaved again a good few times over the course of maybe a year. Now I know and happy to say “never again” :)

Cleaning my head with a washcloth in the shower was fun, also seeing all my cowlicks helped with understanding my hair. But damn, I felt shock at just how much of my confidence came from my long hair that I had been so proud of.

[milosmomma]

Stray, seems like retyping a bit wavier/curlier is often a thing around here, can see milosmomma’s waves’ evolution too. :love: I know vpatt just had a rethink too. And I thought it didn’t apply to me at all. Very cool :)

ETA I don’t think my hair grows fast, spot on about average I think. I had only two small trims in all that time and also stalled a bit around bsl due to ends breaking off!

Aww thank you <3 It's amazing how badly I treated my long hair in the past and that I even reached hip at all so I'm not surprised I ruined my waves :lol: It's a learning journey as well as growing.
Lottiealice amazing progress, usually after a stall comes a growth spurt. Got my fingers crossed for you :)

[Simpscone]

Such inspiring posts from everyone, I hope one day to contribute an equally impressive before and after! :flower:

[MoonRabbit]

I actually started my journey in 2015. Chopping from mbl to apl but I told myself to neglect it for as long as possible. So I don't have any photos from the exact start..Kinda sad about that now, but the year of growth did go by faster that way.

https://i.postimg.cc/PJT2HRpR/20190406-170721.jpg (https://postimages.org/)


The 2016 pic looks like butt because it was pre lhc hair photo expertise :p

[Stardreamer]

I actually started my journey in 2015. Chopping from mbl to apl but I told myself to neglect it for as long as possible. So I don't have any photos from the exact start..Kinda sad about that now, but the year of growth did go by faster that way.

https://i.postimg.cc/PJT2HRpR/20190406-170721.jpg (https://postimages.org/)


The 2016 pic looks like butt because it was pre lhc hair photo expertise :p

Your 2019 pic shows extremely shiny hair. So pretty. How did you get that shine? :thud:

[milosmomma]

Wow Moonrabbit, very impressive! I agree, you're shine is spectacular :)

[MoonRabbit]

Your 2019 pic shows extremely shiny hair. So pretty. How did you get that shine? :thud:


Wow Moonrabbit, very impressive! I agree, you're shine is spectacular :)

Thanks! The shine is just a trick of the lighting and camera. I'm standing directing under a big ceiling light.

[Stardreamer]

Thanks! The shine is just a trick of the lighting and camera. I'm standing directing under a big ceiling light.

Hahaha! :rofl:

[Scottster]

Very nice. Your hair looks very healthy. How long did it take to get to all one length from when you first started growing it? I know that stage can be frustrating for those trying to grow their hair out.