Before and After Pictures

[cmdinoto]

So after many months of debating I finally decided to get my hair cut. I asked the hair stylist how many inches she thought would be appropriate and she said 5. Now my hair is so much healthier. I have less knots and now I am ready to grow it longer. I think it needed to be healthy first before I continue to grow it. What do you think?

Before:
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b576/cmdinoto/057adb8d-c351-42d6-9bc9-9349e6a11c9a_zpsd0df2e19.jpg (http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/cmdinoto/media/057adb8d-c351-42d6-9bc9-9349e6a11c9a_zpsd0df2e19.jpg.html)

After:
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b576/cmdinoto/DSCN0073_zpse04a236a.jpg (http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/cmdinoto/media/DSCN0073_zpse04a236a.jpg.html)

[Steven's Bride]

I love it! It looks so good.

[dulce]

That looks really good!!!

[<3OnHerSleeve]

It doesn't even look like you've lost any length and you hair looks so much thicker and healthier :)

[Sharysa]

Looks great! The longest hairs were barely visible.

[Squiggy]

It looks great! Happy growing!

[Allychan]

Wow, what a difference. Looks great with not a lot of length lost either

[cmdinoto]

Thank you everyone! I thought I lost a lot of length but I think I was wrong, the ends were very stringy.

[deja]

Looks much thicker and is growing healthily! Love the color :)

[ejking2]

It looks great! I just cut 4 inches off my hair too and got rid of the blue dip-dye ends. The bleach damage over previously dyed hair was becoming too much. It feels so short! But on the plus side, no tangles, and my hair is all virgin now!

[Crumpet]

It looks fantastic. I usually find that loosing bad length makes my hair look *longer*. Your hair actually does look longer now that it is shorter and healthier. Gorgeous!

[jacqueline101]

Looks great.

[jasper]

Good call. I need to do something similar.

[WilfredAllen]

I think it looks so much better! I love your colour, btw

[Jenny31557]

Looks great! Your hemline is really thick now! I'm jealous! :)

[BrightEyes]

Your hair looks fantastic! It looks so healthy and thick. I love your blonde color:D

[Artisticat]

It looks perfect!

[Leeloo]

Your hair looks just fantastic! And it doesn't even look like you lost any length at all! It sounds like you found a good hair dresser that doesn't want to chop off all of your hair, so hang on to that one.

[GabrielleRose]

Looks absolutely gorgeous! You have beautiful hair, and your hair still looks long.

[Macaroni]

Big difference, very nice.

[Andeee]

It doesn't look like you lost 5 inches at all! And it looks loads and loads thicker!

[Silverbrumby]

Looks fabulous. Also looks like you got rid of a few racer haird. I love it.

[aksown]

I have thin, straggly ends too and this is just more temptation for me to cut them off. If I knew for sure that I wouldn't miss the length, I'd cut them off in a heartbeat to have a great hemline like yours.

[Arien]

It looks great :). Really healthy. Well done for getting it chopped!

[MyKing'sQueen]

Wow! It does look really good! Well done!

[sarahthegemini]

You have such a great hemline now! It looks so thick and luscious!

[Mindy]

Wow! It looks amazing! Your stylist did a great job. It really doesn't look any shorter, and now you have a very pretty and thick hemline.

[CurlMonster]

It looks fantastic. It doesn't look like you lost any length at all really, just gained so much thickness! Your hair is stunning! :)

[kitschy]

What amazes me is that your healthy hair actually looks longer.

[embee]

Looks fine, and probably still works well in an updo! Good job. :)

[lulana]

You just made the right decision looks super healthy and not shorter at all :o Congrats!

[NuclearApple]

how lovely :o it looks way better now!

[tiger_greeneyes]

That looks stunning, well worth the trauma. My ends are crispy so I need to do the same thing. I've also spent many hours doing a search and remove on split ends so the ends are a bit straggly, although I do trim it every so often.

[Stray_mind]

Your hair indeed looks healthier and thicker. That hemline is beautiful!

[Komao]

[QUOTE=cmdinoto;2514619]So after many months of debating I finally decided to get my hair cut. I asked the hair stylist how many inches she thought would be appropriate and she said 5. Now my hair is so much healthier. I have less knots and now I am ready to grow it longer. I think it needed to be healthy first before I continue to grow it. What do you think?

You made the right decision. It looks like a whole new head of hair to me. So much fuller, thicker and luxurious looking and no shorter looking. It's amazing;). Good job!

[koko]

It is so much healthier , and the lenght is almost same!

[höpönasu]

Great decision! Happy growing! Your hair looks million times better now.

[OUKess]

Looks great!! Beautiful cmdinoto!!

[leslissocool]

It looks amazing!


Well done, seriously gorgeous!

[rose313]

It looks wonderful!

[cmdinoto]

Your hair looks just fantastic! And it doesn't even look like you lost any length at all! It sounds like you found a good hair dresser that doesn't want to chop off all of your hair, so hang on to that one.

Yes I found an amazing hair dresser. She understands that I love long hair!

[cmdinoto]

Wow thank you so much everyone. When I was sitting in the chair after she cut my hair I felt it in the back and almost cried. I thought I was losing so much length. I thought my Long Hair Community friends would say I shouldn't have cut my hair but I am getting such positive feedback. I am glad that I did it. It has never been more healthy before and my hair dresser did exactly what I wanted with the highlights. She only highlights the new growth and she promotes healthy hair. I asked her if she could make me more blonde and she said it might compromise the health of my hair. So she said she wouldn't do it, I said thank you because I don't want to damage my hair. She is so great. Thank you everyone!!

[Indigostreams]

Looks much thicker and healthier, and I love your color. :)

[oatmealpie]

It looks so much thicker now! Good decision.

[lapushka]

I love it; looks amazing! And so thick at the bottom all of a sudden! :D