2014 Monthly Length Photo Project

[Ashflower89]

There is a 2013 Monthly Length Photo Project thread, and my "big chop" was in May, and I didn't decide to start growing it long until July or so, so I didn't get to fully participate in the project. So here's the 2014 thread! The goal is to take a picture each month around the same time if possible, and at the 6-month point or end-of-year point, line them all up for a nifty personal growth chart! Some tips and tricks I have seen to help keep the pictures lined up properly:

#1. Wear a shirt with some sort of design, or better yet, horizontal stripes, to compare your growth pictures to! Some people go as far as drawing lines on a white shirt and writing the inch measurement of each line! If you have any paint skills, draw lines on your back to designate milestones (SL, APL, BSL, WL, TBL, Classic, Knee, Calf, etc). If the lines are roughly in the same area of your body in each picture, it helps to visualize the growth. If you can't do anything fancy like that, simply wearing the same shirt for each picture helps for comparison.

#2. Pick a designated area of your house to take the pictures in every time, like a mirror or wall or something tall to compare your growth to over the months. Changing up the background scenery in the pictures can make the growth hard to tell sometimes.

#3. Set your camera/phone on the same surface for each picture, like a shelf or sink or table, and try to memorize the angle with a line of tape or something. Use a countdown timer setting if it has one, to get yourself in position to see your hair and your goal length.

It's pretty hard to keep track of everyone that is participating, so I won't even try. Anyone can join! I'm very excited about 2014, because it will be the year that I finally get out of the post-pixie no-mans-land and hit shoulder length! I made this thread a week early so everyone has a chance to see it and can plan to take their January 1st 2014 shot. Good luck and let the growing begin!

[NuclearApple]

I'm joining!!!! *waiting anxiously 1 jan.*:cheer:

[askan]

Ohh, great initiative! I'm joining in!

[Covet]

I'm in! I'm not going to trim in 2014 so hopefully I will be able to see some decent growth by taking monthly pictures.

[LauraLongLocks]

I'm in, too. I need to figure out a place/outfit/tripod height, and review how to use my self-timer on my camera.

[alabaster]

I am sooooo in! I should be hitting BSL by december of 2014 if i dont trim, so this will really help keep me motivated. Can't wait for january 1st to get started....

[pixldust]

Excellent idea, I'll definitely be doing this! It can be hard to track your progress just by looking in the mirror. So no trims in 2014, just grow grow grow. Hopefully :rolleyes:

[patienceneeded]

Cool idea! I'm in! I even have the perfect shirt for the pictures.

Now, maybe someone will give me the camera I wanted for Christmas... However, I can always use my old one if I don't get my wish.

January 1st is not too far away!

[Fiachain]

Great initiative :) I tried to keep track of my growth this year, but after a few trims of damaged ends I lost track of the centimeters... I've gone from a chin-length bob last January to shoulder length today, but my hair is so thin that I will have to wait a while longer before I can do a proper updo.

I think this will be a great motivator through the year!

[Katleen]

What a good idea! I am also thinking about doing a year of updo's...

[JessicaAnn]

Great thread! I already take photos on the fifth of every month, so this will be a great way for me to remember to do that. Can't wait to get started.

[Naiadryade]

I'm in! I'll be trimming all growth for at least the first half of 2014. Since my hair will just be staying at waist and I might not really *feel* the difference as much, picture evidence of the progress I make towards thicker ends will be really good to keep me motivated.

[höpönasu]

I've done this since Fall. I strongly recommend to wear a shirt that is tight-fitting. It reveals your curvs and there's no need to draw any lines. (:

[GoddesJourney]

I'm in. I'm at collarbone right now if I pull the longer stuff straight, maybe just a tad past it. I am optimistically hoping for BSL at the end of the year.I had cut it al off to like two inches over a year ago and growing it out to shoulder with trims was terrible, especially with people cutting more than I asked. :/ Anyway I can make a little ponytail folded over or a gibson tuck. At BSL I can make a solid bun with U pins. These hair ties are going to eat my hair. Anyway, monthly progress. Hoping to go with no trims. Rock on, Hairy People... ;)

[TheWhiteRabbit]

I am going to do this! I want to keep track of my growth because most of the time it just doesn't seem to grow at all.

[butterflybutton]

Oooh! I want to do this too, it will be great to (hopefully) have proof of progress each month. I'm going to try to not trim at all, but maybe a dusting of the layers for the start of each season and get rid of the last of the colour damage.

[bunzfan]

I'm in since I stopped trimming in the summer I'm taking monthly pictures to show growth.

[Kwantslonghair]

I am in
Now who can I get to take pictures

[Scelesta]

I'm all for this, just got to teach the hubby how to use a camera the right way lol

[PixieKitten]

Ooooh, I want to try! :D

[owly]

This is a great idea, though I need to find my battery charger for my camera. Why oh why did I decide to rearrange my computer room!

[Selene_Thorns]

Sounds cool :) I want to join, but I am afraid to forget to take the pictures at the right time :P

[LauraLongLocks]

Would it be crazy to buy a specific outfit for this? My closet is lacking in items with designs or lines. I think a stop at the thrift store is in order.

[muddblood21]

This is a fabulous idea! I am so in! I feel like my hair has stalled out lately, looking at pics from when I cut it to the chin length bob help me with perspective. 6 months worth of progress pics will really tell me a lot (about length and health of my hair) Come on 2014! Let's go! :D

[Ashflower89]

Would it be crazy to buy a specific outfit for this? My closet is lacking in items with designs or lines. I think a stop at the thrift store is in order.

Naah =p Consider it a late Christmas present to yourself lol. You could even find a shirt or dress that fades different colors if you wanted, that would show the growth pretty well too.

[bunzfan]

Would it be crazy to buy a specific outfit for this? My closet is lacking in items with designs or lines. I think a stop at the thrift store is in order.

I normally wearing a close fitting blue jumper which shows where waist and hip is, btw your hair definitely looks waist now congratulations :D

[Neptune]

Love it! I'm in :) Did this on my own in 2013, and just lined up the photos from February & December to compare! It's pretty amazing to see the difference!! Can't wait to do it again for 2013.

[duchess67]

I am in too. What a wonderful idea! But first I need to figure out a perfect place to keep my tripod/camera for me to get a good photo each month.

[velorutionista]

I'm in too! Now I just have to remember to take a photo every month!

[butterflybutton]

Would it be crazy to buy a specific outfit for this? My closet is lacking in items with designs or lines. I think a stop at the thrift store is in order.

If it is, you'll have to call me crazy too! I'm going to get a new shirt and measure up lines on it for hair measuring.

[LauraLongLocks]

I got a red floral design over black dress for my pics at the thrift store, after seeing that no one thought buying something to wear would be too crazy. It's fairly form-fitting, even if the design isn't very horizontal. I just hope my hair will show up okay over the top of it. I think it will, if I can get proper lighting. That's my next obstacle. I dislike using the flash, but unfortunately my house has little natural light, so I might need to get creative. I could go outdoors for the picture, but that might present a problem if there is wind or other bad weather for a good length shot.

[bradlea]

I'm in! I'm going to set a calendar reminder for the first of each month right now.

[Skuld]

Oh, I so want to do this! I've tried it in 2013, but it didn't work that well because I kept forgetting it. Hopefully I won't this time.

[Hls13]

I'm in :) may go for a trim before in preparation for the 1st :-) x

[Dovetail]

I'd like to join! I'm also going to set an alarm on my phone ^-^

[bexcalo]

Im in too if i can figure out how to post pics on here!

[LauraLongLocks]

bexcalo - upload your photos to photobucket or some other free online photo sharing site. After it's uploaded, all you have to do is click on the link that photobucket gives you and copy and paste it into your message.

[OurAtronach]

I'm in! I'll have to remember to wear the same outfit (clean of course!) and practice the same pose/angle. :hmm: Yes, angle is very important...

[Stray_mind]

I'm in! Definitely. It'll be so much fun :)

[ceruleanlove]

Count me in! I did something similar when I was growing out my pixie, and now that I'm entering the no-man's-land between shoulder and APL, it'll be good to give myself a way to see progress :)

[TrapperCreekD]

I might be in! I'm waiting until January to officially check the length and see if I've finally broken through the stall.

[untothehills]

I just put a reminder in my phone! Wahoo! I have just the stripey shirt to wear :D

[Rhodugune]

Last year wasnt a good hair year for me, a lot of stuff has happened and so when my good haircare rutin suddenly wasn't working anymore, I sort of gave up... Im ashamed to say.
So after cutting of some inches of damage a week ago Im ready to really focus on taking care of my hair again.
It's a good thing to take the time and really take care of yourself, you hair and all, want to be more kind and caring of myself in all parts of life, so Im in. :)

[Ciridae]

I'm in! I'm planning a substantial self-trim for my birthday on the 1st of Jan, and then it's onwards to WL for 2014 if I can manage! :p

[Ashflower89]

I'm in! I'm planning a substantial self-trim for my birthday on the 1st of Jan, and then it's onwards to WL for 2014 if I can manage! :p

Wow, a new years birthday? Thats awesome =)

A wall calendar or a phone alarm would be a great idea for people who can't remember to take their pictures. I've been doing monthly progress pics of my pixie growing out since May, so by this point its just a habit now, I automatically know the beginning of the month means picture time. My hair hasn't even touched my shoulders yet, so I don't need to worry about a striped shirt or anything yet lol. Looks like were gonna have a flood of pictures on the 1st!

[animetor7]

I'd be in if I could, but I'm currently living in a dorm with no place to put a camera to take a picture nor anyone to take a picture for me. :( Oh well I wish all of you luck on your hair goals for 2014 and I look forward to seeing all of your lovely pictures anyhow. :)

[glittergloss]

Hi, I'd like to join. My hair was down to my waist but I just cut 3-4 inches of my hair to get rid of my layers and to even it out.

[Johannah]

Hmm... I might join. Or not. Depends if I'm going to cut my hair at once/trim it every month/letting it grow and cut it all at once afterwards. Hmm.

[Wosie]

I would like to join you as well -- it's an especially good idea as I got a camera for Christmas. I'm just very shy about posting pictures of myself, but as they'll be taken only showing my back I feel braver about it. :)

[Johannah]

Hmm... I might join. Or not. Depends if I'm going to cut my hair at once/trim it every month/letting it grow and cut it all at once afterwards. Hmm.

It's going to be this option, lol. Simply because a blunt hemline will be too hard to do some updo's :/ So guess I'm in!

[butterflybutton]

I'm excited for my first length photo tomorrow! I need to pop the lines on my shirt and find a good spot to take a photo (and possibly wrangle hubby into taking it)

[lulana]

I would like to join too :cool:

Since i ended my last year growing process photoline today i will take this one as my first Photo for 2014:
http://imageshack.com/a/img62/5913/wv43.jpg

I don't have a shirt with lines and i hope to reach the middle of my botton this year so i just wear this red shirt everytime and bright trousers if it's ok

Looking forward to everyone else first Photo!

Greetings lu

[bekahleigh]

Perfect time for me to join, I just trimmed off an inch or so to get rid of bad ends, will get my picture up soon :)

Here's a link to a picture taken today, kind of from an angle though, might have to redo that. Don't know how to make the picture appear in my post.
http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad333/bekah_leigh_/Hair/20131231_205708_zps3685cb83.jpg

February update- although it was really poofy when I took this -_-http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad333/bekah_leigh_/Hair/20140203_175333_zps7ee45876.jpg

[bunzfan]

Oct
http://imageshack.us/a/img713/7867/x6p5.jpg
nov

http://imageshack.us/a/img689/530/x1eb.jpg
dec
http://imageshack.us/a/img202/3530/e4b2.jpg

[Ashflower89]

I don't have a shirt with lines and i hope to reach the middle of my botton this year so i just wear this red shirt everytime and bright trousers if it's ok

That should be fine lulana. It doesn't have to have a design on the shirt, just wearing the same shirt should make it easy enough to see growth. Try to keep to the same color backgrounds if you can, like a door or an empty wall. It might help too.

[JessicaAnn]

Is anyone taking a picture on any day other than the 1st? I've been doing my monthly length shots on the 5th since that was the day I got my big cut and I was thinking of continuing on the 5th at least until I got my first post-chop trim. I suppose it doesn't really matter, I'm just curious.

[MaryO]

Yay, I'm also in! I took photos every month for the first year of growing out my hair and I'm missing it. It always feels like my hair doesn't grow so I need a visual guide to get me through growth. See you all tomorrow for the first picture! :-)

[t_ballet26]

Is anyone taking a picture on any day other than the 1st? I've been doing my monthly length shots on the 5th since that was the day I got my big cut and I was thinking of continuing on the 5th at least until I got my first post-chop trim. I suppose it doesn't really matter, I'm just curious.

I am going to be taking pictures another day. Probably around the middle of the month since that is when I measured and took pics in December.

[airkuh]

Great idea!! I'll definitely try to participate!

[NuclearApple]

Fist post was mine, first photo will be mine! XD
I struggled to find a stripy sweater but i did it! :)

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r722/NuclearApple/CAM00282_zps998975e2.jpg?t=1388496662

[Covet]

This is my first attempt at a functional length shot. ETA wow hello blur.

http://i43.tinypic.com/21diki8.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/ritahi.jpg

[Naiadryade]

Perfect time for me to join, I just trimmed off an inch or so to get rid of bad ends, will get my picture up soon :)

Here's a link to a picture taken today, kind of from an angle though, might have to redo that. Don't know how to make the picture appear in my post.
http://i949.photobucket.com/albums/ad333/bekah_leigh_/Hair/20131231_205708_zps3685cb83.jpg

Wow, your hair is fantastic. I've got some serious hair envy right now. I'm looking forward to watching you grow! :flower:

To make a picture appear in your post, look at the buttons at the top of the text box as you're writing. Click the one that looks like a little tree or something in a frame. Enter the url of your picture there. Alternatively, you can simply surround the url with [IMG ] picture url here! [/IMG ], minus the extra spaces.


I am going to be taking pictures another day. Probably around the middle of the month since that is when I measured and took pics in December.

Ditto! I did a length shot on December 15, and I'm going to keep up that schedule. Glad I'm not the only one! Really, I'll be taking pics right around the full moon every month since I'll be trimming on a moon schedule too, and all that month's trimming will be over then. Plus I'm moving now, and it's way too much trouble to figure out a shirt and good spot yet.

Looking forward to seeing lots of pics today though! Happy new year everyone!

[patienceneeded]

Nice pictures! I'll be taking my 1st length shot later today. I'm trying to decide if I should wash it first, so it looks more like normal or leave it (3 days after washing) when it's pretty straight and flat. If I wash it then I will need to wait for it to dry...

Or, do a wet pic and a dry pic...which seems like unnecessary work to me.

[tbonita]

I've kind of been doing this anyway to see my growth progress growing out my pixie... Great idea! Let's see where my mullet takes me ;) I'm rapidly heading into 'shag' territory!

[LauraLongLocks]

Here's mine:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg.html)

[Ashflower89]

Well here's my New Year pictures. Gonna try to take a front, side, and back shot every month just for a better idea of how much its growing.
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/Ashflower89/1-1-14_zpsaec8f3e9.jpg

[patienceneeded]

Here is my first photo!

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s394/Kirsten_MacDicken/010_zps8b3a8f7d.jpg (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/Kirsten_MacDicken/media/010_zps8b3a8f7d.jpg.html)

[Johannah]

Watch other post :P

[askan]

Had to fight a bit with both camera and hair to get a good picture. Ended up propping the camera on top of a jar on one of the kitchen shelves. Turned out ok I think (except for the hideous wallpaper:O)! I think this shirt will work, it will be interesting to see the hair covering the logo more and more.

http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz173/askansphotos/jan2014_zps7ce15c02.jpg (http://s825.photobucket.com/user/askansphotos/media/jan2014_zps7ce15c02.jpg.html)

[Misschilly]

I wanna join in but will take my picture later during the month!
Maybe I will maintain for a while since I reached wl, but if I do I guess I'll se my hemline thicken up!=)

[Enrapture]

I'm totally in! I will try to take a picture tomorrow and find an outfit for it.:)

[bekahleigh]

Wow, your hair is fantastic. I've got some serious hair envy right now. I'm looking forward to watching you grow! :flower:

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Ditto! I did a length shot on December 15, and I'm going to keep up that schedule. Glad I'm not the only one! Really, I'll be taking pics right around the full moon every month since I'll be trimming on a moon schedule too, and all that month's trimming will be over then. Plus I'm moving now, and it's way too much trouble to figure out a shirt and good spot yet.

Looking forward to seeing lots of pics today though! Happy new year everyone!


I tried what you said and it just posted the link again. I'm going to try again with a striped dress and head on instead of at an angle so we'll see if I can get the little tree in a frame thingy to work.

Never mind I got it!! Thank you for the help and the compliment :)

[GoddesJourney]

I took this one this morning.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8499&d=1388594782

[MaryO]

Wow, some nice shots already! Looking forward to watching everyone grow.


Here's mine:<a href="http://s1304.photobucket.com/user/Maryo06/media/Jan14_zpse07cae37.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s531/Maryo06/Jan14_zpse07cae37.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Jan14_zpse07cae37.jpg"/></a>

I would say the end of the next white stripe is APL so another couple of centimeters to go- I'd say about 3!

[MaryO]

Ummm, not sure if my pic actually came on now or what? I can't see anything...

[Sadie]

[QUOTE=Johannah;2605572]So because I got scoliose (not too bad, fortunately), I have a problem with standing straight, if you know what I mean. It can differ a lot between pictures. So I made a shirt with lines. I made some marks at the front so I will wear it exactly the same every picture.

Ooooh I love your idea Johannah! I think I am going to look for an old close-fitting shirt and try to do the same. :thumbsup:

[lapushka]

So because I got scoliose (not too bad, fortunately), I have a problem with standing straight, if you know what I mean. It can differ a lot between pictures. So I made a shirt with lines. I made some marks at the front so I will wear it exactly the same every picture.

January 1:
http://i43.tinypic.com/nohxqu.jpg

Johannah, just FYI, your drawn-on waist is about 1-2 inches below your actual waist. It's where you nip in the most on your body.

[butterflybutton]

http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k393/butterflybuttons/Hair%20growth%202014/th_image_zpsd0f6919e.jpg (http://s325.photobucket.com/user/butterflybuttons/media/Hair%20growth%202014/image_zpsd0f6919e.jpg.html)
Omg! I have such a long way to go! Lol.

Not sure if I got the lines in the right spots for the body markers? I'm going to add inches lines in the next few months too, not much hurry though :p

[Johannah]

Johannah, just FYI, your drawn-on waist is about 1-2 inches below your actual waist. It's where you nip in the most on your body.

Guess you're right, thanks for letting me know.

Problem is I don't have a shirt with a picture or anything :p

[duchess67]

Here's mine. Couldn't take a pic yesterday as we weren't home. Hope my pic shows up

https://imageshack.com/i/jmyqkuj

Oops sorry. Picture didn't show up, something went wrong.

[duchess67]

http://imageshack.com/a/img706/2458/yqku.jpg

Here's mine. Couldn't take a pic yesterday as we weren't home. Hope my pic shows up

[Johannah]

Here's mine. Couldn't take a pic yesterday as we weren't home. Hope my pic shows up

https://imageshack.com/i/jmyqkuj

Oops sorry. Picture didn't show up, something went wrong.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/311x396q90/706/yqku.jpg

There you go.

[bananahanna]

a day late! but I worked all day yesterday. I'm so in, I took my picture a day early because I take one anyway and I'll just upload that one.

[duchess67]

Johannah, thank you so much for posting my pic in the post. I didn't know how to do that.

[Johannah]

Johannah, thank you so much for posting my pic in the post. I didn't know how to do that.

You're welcome! You need to put the link from the picture between the [IMG] thing, not the link from the website itself.
Go to the site where you uploaded your picture, right mouse click on your picture, copy picture URL. This is the one you need :o

[Johannah]

So I found a loose shirt with a picture and I gonna wear the front at the back :p

http://i41.tinypic.com/91i8p5.jpg

[Arwenlily]

I want to enter but I can't insert my picture for some reason!

[LauraLongLocks]

I want to enter but I can't insert my picture for some reason!

What have you tried so far?

I never have a problem inserting a picture if I take these steps:

1. Upload picture to photobucket
2. Copy IMG link from photobucket
3. Paste IMG link into the body of my message.

Works every time.

So, after we have our year of pictures, what are we planning to do with the pics? I'm going to wait until I have the entire year of photos and then on New Year's Day 2015, I'll take my final picture and upload the entire thing to Facebook all at once. Then all my friends/family can watch my hair grow an entire year's length in just a few clicks of the mouse. I would love to know how to make a time-lapse sort of video with the pics, but I'm not that tech-savvy.

[redtuss]

Ooooh, this sounds fun! I'll work out a good way to photograph and get back to this thread! :D

[Tini'sNewHair]

I have been doing this since May 2012 but i didnt always have the chance to take it every single month so im going to try better this time. Im going to see what stripy shirt i have around and start using that. I only used a tshirt like that about 3 times and each time i saw growth straight away which helped so much :)

[arihS]

I´m in too:D

This picture is from today, with slight braid waves. I hope they don´t change my hair length too much, but I guess I will see that in February:p

http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r753/Krautertee1990/th_DSCN6747_zps4afeb39f.jpg (http://s1365.photobucket.com/user/Krautertee1990/media/DSCN6747_zps4afeb39f.jpg.html)

[Stray_mind]

Here's from yesterday, so January 3d.. My hair is a bit flipped up though.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn256/angel_corpse_album/P1260588_zpsd14a00d7.jpg

[GoddesJourney]

Here's from yesterday, so January 3d.. My hair is a bit flipped up though.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn256/angel_corpse_album/P1260588_zpsd14a00d7.jpg

I think your hair might be thicker than you think. It looks like a solid ii at least from the picture.

By the way, I love your signature. It made me smile. :)

[Wosie]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8935&d=1390760072

I got myself a pixie cut in March 2012, and this is the result from just letting it grow (that's why it looks like it's in layers). I did self-trim it a wee bit, as it looked a little shaggy on some parts. x) The picture was taken the 2nd of Janary, ~00:30 AM (I was a little late there, as I wanted to take it on the 1st).
The next time I will use a striped shirt or a shirt with a clear motif, so that I (and you) will see the growth better. I wasn't at home when the pic was taken, so I didn't have lots of shirts to choose from.

[Stray_mind]

I think your hair might be thicker than you think. It looks like a solid ii at least from the picture.

By the way, I love your signature. It made me smile. :)

Thank you. :) I actually don't know how to measure my ponytail accurately. One time is 7cm (2.76''), the other it's 8cm (3.14'').. so i never know for sure..

[Wosie]

Stray_mind: My hair is also 8-9 cm iirc, if I put my hair tightly together. Then your hair is ii, like me. ...If I'm right in remembering that you measure your hair's thickness by the circumference around a ponytail, and that ii is 5-10 cm. %)
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Arwenlily]

What have you tried so far?

I never have a problem inserting a picture if I take these steps:

1. Upload picture to photobucket
2. Copy IMG link from photobucket
3. Paste IMG link into the body of my message.

Works every time.

So, after we have our year of pictures, what are we planning to do with the pics? I'm going to wait until I have the entire year of photos and then on New Year's Day 2015, I'll take my final picture and upload the entire thing to Facebook all at once. Then all my friends/family can watch my hair grow an entire year's length in just a few clicks of the mouse. I would love to know how to make a time-lapse sort of video with the pics, but I'm not that tech-savvy.


Oh thank you! I think I've got it :)
http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/Arwenlily/lengthchallenge1_zps74043142.jpg (http://s1349.photobucket.com/user/Arwenlily/media/lengthchallenge1_zps74043142.jpg.html)

[Stray_mind]

Stray_mind: My hair is also 8-9 cm iirc, if I put my hair tightly together. Then your hair is ii, like me. ...If I'm right in remembering that you measure your hair's thickness by the circumference around a ponytail, and that ii is 5-10 cm. %)
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Oh yeah, i just read hair typing guide and you're right. Then i should change my thickness type. Thank you for noticing. :)

[Ashflower89]

So, after we have our year of pictures, what are we planning to do with the pics? I'm going to wait until I have the entire year of photos and then on New Year's Day 2015, I'll take my final picture and upload the entire thing to Facebook all at once. Then all my friends/family can watch my hair grow an entire year's length in just a few clicks of the mouse. I would love to know how to make a time-lapse sort of video with the pics, but I'm not that tech-savvy.

Well, I've seen people make time-lapse videos like you've mentioned, but I guess I just got lazy and made a simple picture chart with paint. I already posted it in a few other threads, plus it's in my blog, but this is all I did:

http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/Ashflower89/Pixie3_zpsbe01c3ca.png

I've just been taking my new picture each month and cropping it down to fit in each empty square. Of course the big difference here is that they're front shots and not back. It felt kinda pointless to take back shots while growing out a pixie considering how many mullet trims I had to do. It was just easier to see the growth from the front. I'll probably take both back and front shots for this 2014 project just in case, but the back will actually start seeing some length now that it's evened out with the sides and can't turn into a mullet again. IDK tho, if you learn how to make a video, it would definitely be more interesting to watch than just a chart made with paint lol.

[Enrapture]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/11757957264_2963b575b1_o.jpg

Picture from a few days ago. Next pictures aren't gonna look like this, because i just started doing CG and it isn't my natural hair texture in this picture. :)

[bunzfan]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/11757957264_2963b575b1_o.jpg

Picture from a few days ago. Next pictures aren't gonna look like this, because i just started doing CG and it isn't my natural hair texture in this picture. :)

Very pretty waves.

[Skade]

I agree with bunzfan, so pretty waves lauramuurr.. and need to add, love the colour and shine.. glorious!

[LauraLongLocks]

Well, I've seen people make time-lapse videos like you've mentioned, but I guess I just got lazy and made a simple picture chart with paint. I already posted it in a few other threads, plus it's in my blog, but this is all I did:

http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/Ashflower89/Pixie3_zpsbe01c3ca.png

I've just been taking my new picture each month and cropping it down to fit in each empty square. Of course the big difference here is that they're front shots and not back. It felt kinda pointless to take back shots while growing out a pixie considering how many mullet trims I had to do. It was just easier to see the growth from the front. I'll probably take both back and front shots for this 2014 project just in case, but the back will actually start seeing some length now that it's evened out with the sides and can't turn into a mullet again. IDK tho, if you learn how to make a video, it would definitely be more interesting to watch than just a chart made with paint lol.

That is perfect, and very easy for a non-tech person like me to do. Thanks for the idea. I'm going to do that with this year's pics.

[MintChocChip]

I'm in too! :D

[Eve 322]

I'm in! I just need to go home and find a good shirt for this....I'm always wearing black, so it's hard to tell growth in most of my length shots (I test length by feel now, lol)....I'll have to dig out a lighter colored shirt and do this tonight or tomorrow!

I'm not trimming this year either, just weekly S&D. When I feel like doing something to my hair this year, I'll do a deep conditioning or treatment instead. I was thinking of visiting the Madora Long Hair Heaven (George Michael) Salon soon for a deep treatment and their professional S&D session.

Currently "Hip, grazing BCL," hoping for Tailbone or longer by the end of 2014!! :D I'm also going to measure once a month, on the day that I take the picture for this thread. :) Look forward to seeing everyone else's progress!

[Mustang Suzy]

I'll participate too!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8543&d=1388884369

[ExpectoPatronum]

I'm in! But my background won't be the same since I'll be doing some moving around this year.

Also, I'm allowing myself ONE trim this year. It will be no more than one inch and I'm reserving it for when the summer is over as I enjoy swimming and tend to acquire some chlorine damaged ends come August.

http://i40.tinypic.com/359lpbm.jpg

[caromarpie]

I am in to . I will find a date a place and a shirt and I will start the picture thing.

[MissBubble]

Photo of my hair at its worst, just after washing.
Recently trimmed and all healthy, no split ends, although it doesn´t look like it!

aprox. 31in, difficult to tell exactly with the waves. Waist is far away...

http://imageshack.com/a/img844/9376/xfq8.png

[DebieT]

I would like to join. Here is my picture with my striped shirt. It is air dried with no product, with finger combed. Can not wait to get out of this length! http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/Debie_Tufts/January52014_zps4974cbfe.jpg?t=1388970105

[FuzzyBlackWaves]

I'll join! I take photos on the last day of the month though :)

[Enrapture]

Very pretty waves.



I agree with bunzfan, so pretty waves lauramuurr.. and need to add, love the colour and shine.. glorious!

Thank you both very much! :o

[Calaelen]

I am definitely in, and I did take my pic a few days ago, I will post it soon :)

[Skade]

I´m in too. Just need to fix my camera so I can take a picture and join.

[redtuss]

And I'm in!
Measured at 63,5 cms/25 inches, after having to even up the hemline a bit, the left side was a tad bit longer than my right side.. (annoying!) I don't have another planned trim until April so let's see what happens til then..
Taken on January 7 :)

http://s23.postimg.org/onfxzj40r/20140107.jpg

[PixieKitten]

I'll be doing my photos on the 14th of each month, what with this being 2014, and 14 being my lucky number ^^

[JessicaAnn]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8607&d=1389202223

I hope that picture works. The ends aren't usually so dry looking, but it had been in a pony tail all day so I tried to straighten the ponytail crimp out and it wound up looking like that. It definitely got some coconut oil and TLC after that.

[TrapperCreekD]

I caved! Was going to wait until later in the month but just had to take a peek.

http://i.imgur.com/PL4FNBG.png

Just brushing hip unstretched, ~33.25" stretched.

[IndigoOptimist]

I'm in! I used to take a picture each month anyway, however I got out of the habit and just kept forgetting... The last one a took was last september. But then again I was trying to ignore my hair for a while so I didn't get annoyed that it wasn't growing

[owly]

I tried to take a picture of my hair for the month of January, and I couldn't do it myself. My husband is comically bad at taking pictures (thumbs on the lens, etc.) so I may have to juryrig a tripod. :p

[katelinn]

I want to join too, I take pictures around the 18th every month, so I'll post January's pic when it's taken.

[Federica]

I'll join this thread too!
So this is my picture for today, 81 cm, just trimmed 1.5 cm, comparing this picture to the last one that I took in Oct I see a great improvement to the ends, now I will let it grow till the end of summer.
My goal is classic, and I hope to reach BCL by the end of the year.

oct 2013 http://i.imgur.com/H9dKoWbl.jpg

and today, jan 10 http://i.imgur.com/Px37PyLl.jpg

[Fiachain]

I took a pic 10 January last year, so I did one again this year and will continue through the year. Im not sure how to upload pictures here (or if Im even allowed to yet), so maybe I will upload them when I have some growth to show :p

Gorgeous hair Federica, it look so healthy and shiny!

[LauraLongLocks]

I took a pic 10 January last year, so I did one again this year and will continue through the year. Im not sure how to upload pictures here (or if Im even allowed to yet), so maybe I will upload them when I have some growth to show :p

Gorgeous hair Federica, it look so healthy and shiny!

Even as a newbie, you can post pictures in the body of your posts. This is how I do it:

1. upload picture onto photobucket.com
2. copy the IMG link for the picture from photobucket
3. paste the IMG link into the body of your message

Good luck.

[Sterlyn]

I'm in first pic for the new year taken Jan 6. Finally figured out the timer on my camera, so hopefully my length pics will be more consistenthttp://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q667/sterlyn1/2014/P1010278_zps70c10ca6.jpg (http://s1353.photobucket.com/user/sterlyn1/media/2014/P1010278_zps70c10ca6.jpg.html)

[bunzfan]

I'm in first pic for the new year taken Jan 6. Finally figured out the timer on my camera, so hopefully my length pics will be more consistenthttp://i1353.photobucket.com/albums/q667/sterlyn1/2014/P1010278_zps70c10ca6.jpg (http://s1353.photobucket.com/user/sterlyn1/media/2014/P1010278_zps70c10ca6.jpg.html)

Wow look how much it's grown I'm quite envious of your thick hem.. :D

[Sterlyn]

Thank you bunzfan:flower: LOL It feels like its growing at a snails pace, but the pics tell a different story.

[PixxieStix]

I make no promises of posting photos EVERY month, especially since I plan on getting a trim here in the next few weeks and there won't be any progress to show through March or so, but here is a photo I did take the first day of this year:

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr307/sakoria/My%20Hair%20Journey/unnamed2_zps117433e7.jpg (http://s494.photobucket.com/user/sakoria/media/My%20Hair%20Journey/unnamed2_zps117433e7.jpg.html)

After my trim, I am hoping to reach waist in May/June. :)

[ashke50]

I'm gonna try this, but I'll do my photo when I measure my hair, which I do once a month around the 20th.

[t_ballet26]

This picture is from December 29th. Hopefully I will remember to take another one at the end of January.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj34/t_ballet26/hair/DSC06065.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/t_ballet26/media/hair/DSC06065.jpg.html)

[Tini'sNewHair]

Hurry up Jan 17, thats the date i do my monthly photos - im so excited to track my growth this year to :) Meantime i cant makeup my mind which stripy shirt to use ahhh decissions decissions :D

redtuss jan the 7th was my birthday :p so i know why you didnt come to my party *gotcha!* :))

[mariakatija]

I'm joining! I'll start taking my pics the first of each month.

[Karo]

Taken January 1

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag399/Karocker/Hair%20Journey/100_4259_zps3e45a3ee.jpg

[OUKess]

Beautiful hair Karo!!

[redtuss]

Hurry up Jan 17, thats the date i do my monthly photos - im so excited to track my growth this year to :) Meantime i cant makeup my mind which stripy shirt to use ahhh decissions decissions :D

redtuss jan the 7th was my birthday :p so i know why you didnt come to my party *gotcha!* :))


Ooooh - congratulations a tad bit late! ;)

Hmmm.. my dog ate my invitation perhaps? (he's very hungry, he could've!) :P

Just a few more days til the 17th at least! :D

[LauraLongLocks]

I'm eager to see February 1st so I can look and see if there is any growth yet. I sure hope there is some visible growth.

[Joyce_Alison]

I'd like to join this project for 2014!
Just took this pic today... my hair is 21 inches long (the ends are flipping up a bit in the photo).
<a href="http://s1333.photobucket.com/user/blackmja/media/IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w631/blackmja/IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg"/></a>

[Joyce_Alison]

I'd like to join this project for 2014!
Just took this pic today... my hair is 21 inches long (the ends are flipping up a bit in the photo).
<a href="http://s1333.photobucket.com/user/blackmja/media/IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w631/blackmja/IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg"/></a>

Is my photo showing up in the thread? I can't see it.

[Wosie]

http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w631/blackmja/IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg

Here you go, Joyce. :) You only needed the in the beginning of the picture link and right after it.

[stachelbeere]

I might join in :)

[Eve 322]

My measure & photo day was the 13th, and I forgot to post up the results! I've hit 32"!!! That was my goal for END of January, but I hit it early :D

BCL, here I come!!! :)

http://s29.postimg.org/ymunyflfb/20140113_163119_4_bestshot_1.jpg


http://s28.postimg.org/a7878s1f1/20140113_163234_4_bestshot_2.jpg

[Bubbjo5]

lovely hair eve, I hope to be your length in a year! :)

[Tini'sNewHair]

Ok so here is my First shot for this year - I had to do it a day earlier because im caught up in the middle of stretching my washes - I didnt want to take a photo of a greasy hair tomorrow - but im sure that my hair wont grow all that much in one day so im keeping my date the same as always. Also, I decided to take two shots so that I can see where my waistline is (without the shirt) but also to track growth (on the stripy shirt) :)

My ends were very difficult to tame, it just always flips in different directions but ah well...

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm242/MayasMommy7nov/PicMonkeyCollage-5.jpg (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/MayasMommy7nov/media/PicMonkeyCollage-5.jpg.html)

[Eve 322]

lovely hair eve, I hope to be your length in a year! :)

Thank you so much! :o And welcome to LHC!

Very pretty hair texture and color, Tini, and you reminded me I forgot the striped shirt for my length shot. Damn!

[Tini'sNewHair]

Very pretty hair texture and color, Tini, and you reminded me I forgot the striped shirt for my length shot. Damn!

Thank you so much and same to you! :) Its not to late to throw on that stripy shirt I dont think or you can start it from next month :)

[cathair]

I think I am gonna join in, hope that's alright :) I want to keep a closer eye on length. I have worked out it is growing very slowly, but I want to be surer of by how much. Not promising I am going to stick with this dress though! We will see.

Stretched 35.5 inches:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8709&d=1389840022

Un-stretched 32.25 inches:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8740&d=1389980118

This is roughly how much is has grown in the last year (Jan 2014 - Dec 2012):

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8741&d=1389980122

[stachelbeere]

this is mine

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8717&d=1389900373

now the thing is... I took the picture wearing a very long top but it didn't look flattering... so I painted myself a skirt :D and in addition drew in my markers. I know BSL is a bit higher than normally but it is around my shoulder blades and it makes two equal lengths for BSL and MBL between APL and WL. I'm hoping for MBLish next year :)

[LauraLongLocks]

now the thing is... I took the picture wearing a very long top but it didn't look flattering... so I painted myself a skirt :D and in addition drew in my markers. I know BSL is a bit higher than normally but it is around my shoulder blades and it makes two equal lengths for BSL and MBL between APL and WL. I'm hoping for MBLish next year :)

I love your markers, and I didn't even notice the skirt was drawn in until I read your comment. You are such a good artist! :)

[stachelbeere]

I love your markers, and I didn't even notice the skirt was drawn in until I read your comment. You are such a good artist! :)

thank you! hehe I'm good at camouflage :eyebrows:

[duchess67]

Karo, your hair looks so pretty and also love the way you did it. A long time ago when I was in college this was my go to hair style. Back then I used to wash my hair daily in the morning before going to college, never used any hair dryer, so that was the way I did my hair. Seeing your hairstyle brought back some good memories :)

[Joyce_Alison]

http://i1333.photobucket.com/albums/w631/blackmja/IMG_6446_zpsf8c8c768.jpg

Here you go, Joyce. :) You only needed the in the beginning of the picture link and right after it.

Thank you, Wosie! You're a doll!

[PixieKitten]

Whoo, I finally did mine! A few days late but here we go! xD

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1/q71/1524658_10152184554458659_966798751_n.jpg

Oh, yeah, I dyed it a week or so ago. Badly. There's brown chunks all over it. Now I'm debating whether to go over it with the red again to fill in the brown bits, or try a brown over the lot :/

[Fiachain]

I finally got around to uploading the picture I took on the 10th of January, so here goes, I hope they show up allright. The shorter hair was taken on the same date 2013, just after I permed it.

http://s917.photobucket.com/user/Fiachain/media/utf-8Q10_Jan_2013_zpsf7f973af.jpg.html?filters%5Balbum _content%5D=2&filters%5Balbum%5D=%2Falbums%2Fad12%2FFiachain&sort=3&o=/albums/ad12/Fiachain/utf-8Q10_Jan_2013_zpsf7f973af.jpg

http://s917.photobucket.com/user/Fiachain/media/utf-8Q10_Jan_1014_zps924e1728.jpg.html?filters%5Balbum _content%5D=2&filters%5Balbum%5D=%2Falbums%2Fad12%2FFiachain&sort=3&o=/albums/ad12/Fiachain/utf-8Q10_Jan_1014_zps924e1728.jpg

I hope it grows better this year (though I was trimming it through the year so no surprise that it was growing slow)

[mariakatija]

I took this picture yesterday. It looks like I'm at waist but I still need an inch or two to go. http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad76/marijakatija/IMG_3165_zps382f757b.jpg (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/marijakatija/media/IMG_3165_zps382f757b.jpg.html)

[Stray_mind]

Your hair is gorgeous!

[mariakatija]

Thank you Stray_mind!

[Eve 322]

I took this picture yesterday. It looks like I'm at waist but I still need an inch or two to go. http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad76/marijakatija/IMG_3165_zps382f757b.jpg (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/marijakatija/media/IMG_3165_zps382f757b.jpg.html)

Wow your hair is so wonderfully thick, and I love your hemline!

[LauraLongLocks]

I took this picture yesterday. It looks like I'm at waist but I still need an inch or two to go. http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad76/marijakatija/IMG_3165_zps382f757b.jpg (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/marijakatija/media/IMG_3165_zps382f757b.jpg.html)

Wow, that's just :thud: .

[mariakatija]

Thank you Eve 322 and LauraLongLocks. It's still not at waist. This picture is misleading. Grow hair!!!

[Sterlyn]

mariakatija, your hair is lovely, love the shine and the waves. :)

Fiachain, sorry don't see any picture:(

[LauraLongLocks]

Whoo, I finally did mine! A few days late but here we go! xD



Oh, yeah, I dyed it a week or so ago. Badly. There's brown chunks all over it. Now I'm debating whether to go over it with the red again to fill in the brown bits, or try a brown over the lot :/

I love your color. It looks more natural than it would if it was monochromatic, if that's the right word. Anyway, very pretty.

[katelinn]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YucEuAb6yoE/Utwm2cqvlxI/AAAAAAAACIc/b-_TwEfEOYw/s1600/2014-01-19+19.10.16.jpg

Here's the picture for January, taken today on the 19th.

Oh dear..that's one big picture...:bigeyes:

[mariakatija]

Thank you Sterlyn.

[mariakatija]

I love your hair katelinn!

[ashke50]

Here's my picture for January (taken today) - I also measured my hair - 40 inches.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8769&d=1390175714 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11317&attachmentid=8769)

And another one - I can't use a stripy tshirt to show growth as it is past tshirt length (yay!), so I'm going to try this dress, as it is sort of stripy.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8768&d=1390175713 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11317&attachmentid=8768)

[katelinn]

I love your hair katelinn!

Thank you Mariakatija, very nice of you :)

[LauraLongLocks]

Here's my picture for January (taken today) - I also measured my hair - 40 inches.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8769&d=1390175714 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11317&attachmentid=8769)

And another one - I can't use a stripy tshirt to show growth as it is past tshirt length (yay!), so I'm going to try this dress, as it is sort of stripy.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8768&d=1390175713 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11317&attachmentid=8768)

:thud: Beautiful hair! I'm just trying to imagine mine, 10 inches longer than it is right now... wow, it's beautiful!


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YucEuAb6yoE/Utwm2cqvlxI/AAAAAAAACIc/b-_TwEfEOYw/s1600/2014-01-19+19.10.16.jpg

Here's the picture for January, taken today on the 19th.

Oh dear..that's one big picture...:bigeyes: My pics are always big, too... I should probably resize all of them before I post, but that would take extra steps. I love your wavy wurls.

[Wosie]

Glorious pictures, ashke50 and katelinn! :bowtome: They make it easier to remember how my own hair was like when it was long... I'm looking forward to having it like that again. :D

[QuillEnchanted]

I'll join in too! I'll probably be posting around the 25th of each month, as I need to figure out somewhere in this apartment with decent lighting for pictures. I love seeing everyone's photos so far; such lovely hair!

[mariakatija]

Beautiful hair, ashke50!

[ashke50]

Thanks, mariakatija, Wosie and LauraLongLocks :)

And mariakatija, your hair is stunning! So thick and shiny.

[duchess67]

Your hair is so pretty, love the length and shine.

[/QUOTE]
Here's my picture for January (taken today) - I also measured my hair - 40 inches.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8769&d=1390175714 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11317&attachmentid=8769)

And another one - I can't use a stripy tshirt to show growth as it is past tshirt length (yay!), so I'm going to try this dress, as it is sort of stripy.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8768&d=1390175713 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=11317&attachmentid=8768)

[Snorman]

OH! I'm in :D

[fraulein_doktor]

Is it too late to join in?

[Wosie]

Is it too late to join in?

Don't worry, we're not even out of January yet. :) Do you think you'll start with February's pic on the 1st and continue taking a pic on the 1st of every month from then?

[fraulein_doktor]

Yes, I think that makes more sense. :)

[Allychan]

I am in. I was 2 weeks late for my monthly progress shot because I got sick, so not expecting too much growth between now and next months photo. I also chopped a few inches off my ends that were driving me insane for a fresh start to 2014. It grows pretty fast so it should be back to where it was in no time :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8794&d=1390378534

[Snorman]

https://gm1.ggpht.com/_7dw9WSpQPbdo7Mth22fK7AFW-15KNZQAdjpQmxGKRVFxx8ZYTv3TY7UBFzzLKBlrvsvTwWw4r70 ErREIvGieoRvzwVltv6Ch2-ysc2501IlUWxRfTOVwTdnoHFFH8c7-h2edHd_ezECjm0qeIIfBEwE5HO6-9DLr3o5PGOu8oCv21uU-C1zmZU7Kddcd-z5ZUGFCVS0EWOb6esKwGN-5xjja-yli-0nUrNxuSRaPwN7tSnm0mFswqIReua76CNH5TckhHt915VyJWot J1w27YVzkkBfxWRg1TFS-U-hxaiHMVI4nN_58pQhV5AEB39rdGhKt5g1icv6mYm6bjs-om-y9TwLVQDnYzFNU0dXuZkz5YnuTgpDLkWNGxQ5VrkYdJFIySpOB Wi_gJObFsFSy3BI45oA3OKGaBnP2vhyiDhaKvJIbS2DylX5G43 BdGk1_sq_EL2KYhQD4eVyvkxakdlb62Nt-jG6mmlQ3sWHyBRAdzib-kMpRsM-YC9-WgqcBDzhvIvG2TCb8q63BCJE_cg_KPGuGPc=w1025-h324-l75

This is my hair. About 2 weeks ago.
The stripes are 2 cm apart.
(I hope this works. Never uploaded a photo before...)

ETA: Clearly that didn't work. Here's a link! Hope that works better!
http://lumpenkudde.blogg.se/2014/january/entry.html

[cathair]

https://gm1.ggpht.com/_7dw9WSpQPbdo7Mth22fK7AFW-15KNZQAdjpQmxGKRVFxx8ZYTv3TY7UBFzzLKBlrvsvTwWw4r70 ErREIvGieoRvzwVltv6Ch2-ysc2501IlUWxRfTOVwTdnoHFFH8c7-h2edHd_ezECjm0qeIIfBEwE5HO6-9DLr3o5PGOu8oCv21uU-C1zmZU7Kddcd-z5ZUGFCVS0EWOb6esKwGN-5xjja-yli-0nUrNxuSRaPwN7tSnm0mFswqIReua76CNH5TckhHt915VyJWot J1w27YVzkkBfxWRg1TFS-U-hxaiHMVI4nN_58pQhV5AEB39rdGhKt5g1icv6mYm6bjs-om-y9TwLVQDnYzFNU0dXuZkz5YnuTgpDLkWNGxQ5VrkYdJFIySpOB Wi_gJObFsFSy3BI45oA3OKGaBnP2vhyiDhaKvJIbS2DylX5G43 BdGk1_sq_EL2KYhQD4eVyvkxakdlb62Nt-jG6mmlQ3sWHyBRAdzib-kMpRsM-YC9-WgqcBDzhvIvG2TCb8q63BCJE_cg_KPGuGPc=w1025-h324-l75

This is my hair. About 2 weeks ago.
The stripes are 2 cm apart.
(I hope this works. Never uploaded a photo before...)

ETA: Clearly that didn't work. Here's a link! Hope that works better!
http://lumpenkudde.blogg.se/2014/january/entry.html

Here you go:

http://cdn2.cdnme.se/2770415/7-3/2014-01-22-1029_52df8f839606ee025da92fb2.jpg

You need to right click on the image in your blog, copy the image location. Then paste that in between and tags. Like this without the spaces:

[ IMG ] http://cdn2.cdnme.se/2770415/7-3/2014-01-22-1029_52df8f839606ee025da92fb2.jpg [/ IMG ]

Your t-shirt is great :)

[fraulein_doktor]

I think I'll copy the t-shirt. (I love your hair color!)

[Snorman]

Waaah, thank you, cathair! Awesome :) Perhaps I will be able to upload photos now...! I wondered how it worked... haha

And thank you, fraulein_doktor. I'm redicoulously proud of being a ginger ;)

[Eve 322]

Guys, I did the most ridiculous thing! Because I forgot a stripey shirt in my length photo, I marked up an entire shirt in inch increments, put it on to redo the picture......and remembered that my hair is longer than a shirt.. omg! Such a brainfart moment that I had to post it in the "You know you're a longhair when..." thread. I think I really have hair dysmorphia! :p

So new plan! I have a pair of white leggings that got caught in a black load of laundry and turned this ugly off-grayish white color..I figure I can make markings down my butt while it's on so I can mark my progress that way.

[patienceneeded]

Nice pics everyone!


Is anyone else getting impatient for February to get here so they can take their next length pic?

[Eve 322]

Super impatient. I promised myself I wouldn't measure or even examine my hair length in the mirror until February 13th, but it's really hard not to, lol. I've been bunning more often to keep it out of sight, out of mind. I also promised I would keep my s&d sessions to once a month (i was getting a little obsessive with it), so I'm only doing it on new moons (because why not? I'm hedging my bets :p). So now when I feel like doing something to my hair, I just do a deep conditioning or an oil treatment. That should keep me occupied. :)

[Snorman]

Eve, that is so smart. I will do the same. I really want to check my length like very minute...
Good thing to keep me occupied with things that could actually promote growth :D

[PixieKitten]

I'm getting super impatient too! However I've just found tonight that my hair is finally long enough to do a few new buns, so hopefully that will keep me occupied for a while!

[Eve 322]

Eve, that is so smart. I will do the same. I really want to check my length like very minute...
Good thing to keep me occupied with things that could actually promote growth :D

Thanks Snorman,I figured if I'm getting the urge to do something hair-related, I'd better do something constructive instead of obsessive-compulsive, lol. I really have the urge to constantly check when it's down, as if I could actually notice any growth in a day or two...smh.

PixieKitten, it's those small victories that keep you happy in between big length markers. :) I love when you realize all of a sudden that you can do something new, or you have a new "longhair problem" (i.e. hair now gets trapped when you sit down, etc), or you can do an extra half or full rotation around your buns. :p

[Avenie]

Can I join? I'll aim to snap it around the end of each month. I'll wear stripes when it reaches my shoulders.
[photo moved two pages --> thattaway]

[mariakatija]

Thank you ashke50!

[fraulein_doktor]

Ok, the beginning of February is going to be hectic for me, so I guess I have no choice but to be a late monthly poster. Can we be buddies, Avenie? :)

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac329/gmgvilla/B73EEC9B-167C-4A6F-8451-E3E92AE0D87F_zpsccvdfytk.jpg

[fraulein_doktor]

(The light is far from ideal, but it's a fixed background I can be sure of)

[Avenie]

You'll have a stripe in the Spring I'm sure!

[Tini'sNewHair]

Excited to see everyones progress photos in about 3 more months - We should see some nice growth then :)

[fraulein_doktor]

You'll have a stripe in the Spring I'm sure!

:cheer: Let's hope!

[LauraLongLocks]

Only one week to go until February, folks! I can't wait to take my monthly photo!

[Stray_mind]

Me too. I am so excited! :cheer:

[BeccaAngel]

Checkin in for Jan!

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/Hair/DSCN5962_zps4c6a5728.jpg (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/annalevion/media/Hair/DSCN5962_zps4c6a5728.jpg.html)

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/annalevion/Hair/DSCN5967_zps29b72d0e.jpg (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/annalevion/media/Hair/DSCN5967_zps29b72d0e.jpg.html)

[askan]

Nice, BeccaAngel. Gorgeous colour and wave! In these photos it looks...toffee coloured :D

[Snorman]

One week left until next photo.. I wonder if my hair has grown at all. Doesn't really feel like it... Hm..

[Avenie]

Realised there's no point posting a back-length pic as I'll be trimming that to let the rest catch up. I need to judge the front and middle bits really. Not even chin length :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/sallyrei/janhair_zpsb6b0d650.jpg

[Tini'sNewHair]

I do it on the 17 so still a while to go for me :( but still excited for Feb woohoo :)

[mariakatija]

Beautiful hair, BeccaAngel!

[NativeSparrow]

So, I guess I'm still too new of a member to add attachments / pics (or either I'm just can't do it from my phone) but since i cant post a pic on tge thread I just changed my avatar pic. The avatar pic I have (wearing purple nightie) is my first monthly pic. I'm so excited to be doing this, I think it will be rewarding to be able to actually SEE my hair growth!! This pic was taken 1/27/2014 what length do y'all think I am?

[NativeSparrow]

I can't wait to see y'all's pics either!! Exciting ;)

[BeccaAngel]

Beautiful hair, BeccaAngel!

Thank you :)

[LauraLongLocks]

So, I guess I'm still too new of a member to add attachments / pics (or either I'm just can't do it from my phone) but since i cant post a pic on tge thread I just changed my avatar pic. The avatar pic I have (wearing purple nightie) is my first monthly pic. I'm so excited to be doing this, I think it will be rewarding to be able to actually SEE my hair growth!! This pic was taken 1/27/2014 what length do y'all think I am?

You can post a pic as a newbie. Try this:

1. upload pic to photobucket.com
2. copy the IMG link from photobucket
3. paste the code from the IMG link into the body of your message

[Lostsoule77]

Think I'll try this too. Just realized when I was doing my anniversary thread that I was wearing the same outfit in my first length shot as I was in my January length shot last year. I'm also wearing the same pants in the January picture I took this year. I'll have to see if I have anything with stripes on it that is long. I don't think so though. Also my hair in this pic had the waves stretched a bit because it was up in a bun all day so I imagine my length shot next month will appear a bit shorter. I also wasn't home, but all future shots will be in the same location. I'll post this months as is and try to find a better outfit for next month. This was taken on the 15th of this month so I think I'll stick to that.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/lostsoule/IMG_5607_zps78807b2d.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/lostsoule/media/IMG_5607_zps78807b2d.jpg.html)

[Snorman]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/lostsoule/IMG_5607_zps78807b2d.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/lostsoule/media/IMG_5607_zps78807b2d.jpg.html)
That is some gorgeous hair...

[katelinn]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/lostsoule/IMG_5607_zps78807b2d.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/lostsoule/media/IMG_5607_zps78807b2d.jpg.html)

Oh, I love your hair!!!!!!!!!!! It's gorgeous!

[LauraLongLocks]

Only two full days, plus a wake-up before I can take my next picture. :D I tried a bunch of stuff this month, and I don't know as it has increased my growth rate at all. I did monistat 3x a week, continued biotin (even if it isn't helping my hair, my nails have improved), started MSM, gelatin, and collagen (because I sometimes have joint issues, too, and figured it can't hurt), did castor oil once a week, and I tried the inversion method a few times, too . I don't think any of it made any difference to my rate of growth. My measurement on January first was inconsistent... one time it was 29.5" and the next it was 30" and sometimes in between. I measured yesterday (I'm impatient, and wanted a sneak peak) and it's consistently 30" so I guess if I grew at all, I only grew 1/2".

Even if my rate isn't improved by doing the biotin, MSM, gelatin and collagen, I'll continue with it, because of the health benefits. The castor oil has merit of its own, too, as a wonderful conditioner, even if it didn't do anything to increase my growth rate. I have enough Monistat for one more application, but after that, I'm done with it. It didn't seem to do anything to my shed rate, or to my growth rate, and I find it to be a hassle, plus it's a bit messy. The inversion method is just for fun, and sometimes I might flip over to massage or brush, but I don't really think it's doing anything for my hair growth.

Anyway, I'm excited to see my next picture. Maybe then I'll know if I grew at all, since my measurements seemed a little wonky on the first of January.

[MultiCultiCurly]

Such shine! @BeccaAngel

So like a fairytail :-) @LostSoule77

[Lostsoule77]

Thank you guys! :D

LauraLongLocks seems like you're trying a lot. I hope some of it pays off for you. I tend to be more lackadaisical. I always find measuring to be a bit off too. That's why I decided to join this thread. I was taking about 4 pictures a year. I always felt like my growth was pretty slow. I'm thinking, from looking at the pics, that it's really about average. I'm hoping to see proof of that here. ;)

[LauraLongLocks]

Thank you guys! :D

LauraLongLocks seems like you're trying a lot. I hope some of it pays off for you. I tend to be more lackadaisical. I always find measuring to be a bit off too. That's why I decided to join this thread. I was taking about 4 pictures a year. I always felt like my growth was pretty slow. I'm thinking, from looking at the pics, that it's really about average. I'm hoping to see proof of that here. ;)

In growing from pixie to waist, I didn't do any of that stuff. I just wanted to see if any of it would help, and I'm too impatient to try one thing at a time. So, I did everything at once to see if my growth rate would be faster. Nope. Oh well, now at least I know not to waste my money on Monistat.

[Tini'sNewHair]

LauraLongLocks I bought my castor oil from the pharmacy in a small bottle, the thickness of it its so different than my coconut oil, its even thicker than olive oil - is that a normal castor oil? I just couldnt find it anywhere else :(

[Tini'sNewHair]

Oh, I love your hair!!!!!!!!!!! It's gorgeous!

I second that! So beautiful!!! :)

[t_ballet26]

LauraLongLocks I bought my castor oil from the pharmacy in a small bottle, the thickness of it its so different than my coconut oil, its even thicker than olive oil - is that a normal castor oil? I just couldnt find it anywhere else :(

Castor oil is very thick, almost like a syrup.

[Wosie]

I just gotta say that I love your hair and waves, t_ballet26! :'D It looks longer than mine, but you're at 22.5"... It's probably the layers that make mine look shorter (or haven't you updated your length info for a while?).

Only two days left now...! I'm looking forward to it, seeing everybody's new pictures. :hifive:

[Johannah]

I shouldn't look too much at pictures, I get jealous lol :o

[LauraLongLocks]

LauraLongLocks I bought my castor oil from the pharmacy in a small bottle, the thickness of it its so different than my coconut oil, its even thicker than olive oil - is that a normal castor oil? I just couldnt find it anywhere else :(

Yes, that's right. It's very thick. I mix it with jojoba oil about 1:1 before applying it to my head. Another popular oil to combine with it is olive oil.

[Tini'sNewHair]

t_ballet26 and it smells to is that also normal? Im new to this oil business and i have so many doubts that i might not be using the right oils... even coconut oil has a fatty like smell (I bought an organic one).

LauraLongLocks, I dont have many oil options around here but I also bought a sesame oil from the Asian cooking isle, it says its 100%. I was planning to do a mixture of sesame oil, almond oil and castor oil but almond oil dosnt seem to be sold around here so now that plan is out the window. What kind of oil mixture can i do with castor oil (as the main component), olive oil, coconut and sesame? or which of these oils can be mixed together, what quantity? sorry im throwing a lot of questions on you but if anybody else can help me figure this out i will be very very grateful! thank you so much!!!

[LauraLongLocks]

[continuing thread derailment] I have only used castor oil a few times so far, but there is an active castor oil thread here. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=18265 [/end thread derailment]

[Eve 322]

Just so I'm clear, when we post our February pics, do we re-post or January pics alongside it for comparison?

[Jennah]

Here is my January picture!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9012&d=1391196609

And here is a comparison picture, first in October 2013, and the second today Jan 2014. This is painful people! Must be patient...

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9013&d=1391196611

[LauraLongLocks]

Just so I'm clear, when we post our February pics, do we re-post or January pics alongside it for comparison?

Good question. I would like to re-post, but when we get to October, we can't post more than 10 pics in a post, so maybe we can choose one per quarter.

[TrapperCreekD]

What about combining pictures, nothing fancy, just so there's more space, in Paint? I saw a template around here somewhere, maybe near the beginning of the thread.

[askan]

Just so I'm clear, when we post our February pics, do we re-post or January pics alongside it for comparison?

If you've got a picture editing program, you could paste the photos beside each other and make one picture. Or maybe use something like this: http://www.fotor.com/features/collage.html. There are different templates to choose from and I think some would be suitable!

[t_ballet26]

I just gotta say that I love your hair and waves, t_ballet26! :'D It looks longer than mine, but you're at 22.5"... It's probably the layers that make mine look shorter (or haven't you updated your length info for a while?).

Only two days left now...! I'm looking forward to it, seeing everybody's new pictures. :hifive:

Thank you, I was having a particularly good hair day that day. I ended up having to do a trim this month so my hair is nearly 23" now. My husband trimmed about 1/3" for me. I normally take only wet hair length pictures since I always wear it up and it doesn't matter if I let it dry looking nice but it was looking pretty good so I took some.
The first one is from December 7 2013 with a length of 22.25 and the second is January 29th after the trim with a length of 22 7/8th"
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj34/t_ballet26/hair/1272013to1292014.jpg
It is amazing how different the color looks in different lighting.

And this is the wet hair comparison from December 29 to January 29th after the trim
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj34/t_ballet26/hair/122913to12914.jpg

[freesia]

I'd like to join too, by taking my monthly pic every end of the month.
January 31st, just did my 2-month microtrim trying to grow out my layers.
Sorry for the not poor quality pic :oops:.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9015&d=1391204069

[LauraLongLocks]

If you've got a picture editing program, you could paste the photos beside each other and make one picture. Or maybe use something like this: http://www.fotor.com/features/collage.html. There are different templates to choose from and I think some would be suitable!

That link is perfect. Thank you! I tried to figure out how to do it in paint, but it wasn't working for me. This seems very intuitive.

[coconutinsight]

I would like to join also posting on the last day of each month.
Thie first photo is from 5th of November and the other was today ( I didn't take one in december). I know my ends look a bit off but oh well, right now I'm focusing on letting it grow, not the hemline and normaly I don't wear my hair down :whistle:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9017&d=1391205877

[oatmealpie]

Here's my photo for January, taken 1/15. I didn't want to share it before it looks so frizzy. The line of demarcation is from henna over virgin hair (roots) vs. henna over dyed hair (ears down). I've done a whole-head henna application since then, and hopefully it isn't as noticeable. I might have to consider sun-in or lemon juice on my roots.




http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f0/47/75/f047754db884e507b660298f513b7e9a.jpg

[Wosie]

It's 12:07 AM in Sweden now, so today's the day. :toast: Don't forget about it, folks! I'll try to find a good shirt for this purpose later on.

But now... it's time to sleep. :sleep: Good night, LHC. =D

[LauraLongLocks]

I would like to join also posting on the last day of each month.
Thie first photo is from 5th of November and the other was today ( I didn't take one in december). I know my ends look a bit off but oh well, right now I'm focusing on letting it grow, not the hemline and normaly I don't wear my hair down :whistle:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9017&d=1391205877

That is some really good growth! I'm with you on the ends... focus on length first, and evenness later, especially if you mostly wear it up.

[coconutinsight]

That is some really good growth! I'm with you on the ends... focus on length first, and evenness later, especially if you mostly wear it up. Thank you, I was really happy with the growth too I managed to grow 3 inches in 11 weeks (before LHC had been stuck at APL for many years)

[Tini'sNewHair]

I see a LOT of growth from those who have posted the Jan and Feb pictures, I hope mine will show growth to... Good to see the first pictures up :)

[askan]

So here's my february pic! It's third day since last wash and it was all fluffy and flippy with weird braidwaves. Looks like some good growth, but I think it's straighter in the second pic too. Anyway, most pictures I took shows some progress ;)

http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz173/askansphotos/20142_zpsceb3f4df.jpg (http://s825.photobucket.com/user/askansphotos/media/20142_zpsceb3f4df.jpg.html)

[lulana]

Here is my monthly Picture:
http://imageshack.com/a/img62/5913/wv43.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img841/8915/c8f4.jpg
January ___February

It actually grow but the braidwaves took all the length :(

35inch at the moment

[mariakatija]

Great growth everyone!

I don't have any pictures that accurately show increased length for January, so I will use one from November. I am wearing the same bra in both pictures!

November 2013: http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad76/marijakatija/hairoct13copy_zps607ef6b4.png (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/marijakatija/media/hairoct13copy_zps607ef6b4.png.html)

February 2014: http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad76/marijakatija/IMG_3188_zps197923f7.jpg (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/marijakatija/media/IMG_3188_zps197923f7.jpg.html)

[cathair]

Wow! That's good going for 3 months! You must be very pleased :)

[Johannah]

Excellent growth!

[Wosie]

Umm, I shouldn't have brushed out my waves, I think... It got pretty frizzy. shudder: Also, look at the left, flippy side! :cool:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9033&d=1391274871

[mariakatija]

Beautiful hair askan! And thank you cathair and Johannah!

[Eve 322]

Oh this is so exciting! You guys are really showing growth progress! My day is the 13th, I can barely wait :) I've been taking multivitamin + biotin, wearing my hair up 95% of the time for once in my life, s&ding, and using specific oils on my scalp + massage. I'm anxious to see if any of that resulted in more growth this month, or if it just stayed the same.

[LauraLongLocks]

I was standing a little bit straighter in today's photo than I was in my January 1st photo. The sun was behind some clouds, too, so my hair wasn't quite as brilliant. I added lines to my picture. I can really see the growth, but part of that might have been me standing up straighter.

So here's January's picture. I was measuring between 29.5" and 30" and couldn't get a consistent measurement. The blue line is waist. The black line is TBL. I thought the waves were all from a bun, but then I took today's picture and I think I have a bit of a wave pattern in my hair.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046-1.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046-1.jpg.html)

Here's today's picture. I am measuring 30" to 30.25" and the measurement seems more accurate this time around. The blue line is waist. The green is where I am now. The yellow is hip and the black is TBL. See the waves? I blew my hair most of the way dry and let it finish air drying before the picture. No bun waves. Those are mine! I think they are so pretty! I'm pleased as punch to see the body. I think I need to change my hair type from 1b to 1c. What do you think? And check out the growth! The tape measure was being wonky last month, but I can clearly see growth, even if part of it is posture.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/Februarylengthshot.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/Februarylengthshot.jpg.html)

I am loving this project!

[LauraLongLocks]

Also, great growth to those who have already posted. So fun to watch everyone growing!

[NuclearApple]

Pic for February! There we go! My mom took it from a different hight and it decided to be wavy today, from the front and straight it is just a bit above half of the rhombus, it has grown! last month it was just touching the top of the design :)

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r722/NuclearApple/44db6697-e503-4a8f-90ec-7d5d987319fc_zpsf6f75673.jpg

[Ashflower89]

Well here is my growth for the past month, Jan 1st to Feb 1st. Not a whole lot, but a single month never usually is lol. My ends love to curl out or in or any direction, so maybe I should take my pics with wet hair? IDK. I've been taking 5,000mcg Biotin all month and doing weekly leave-in conditioning treatments to keep it moisturized during the dry weather. I think I'm still on track to hit SL by my one year post-pixie date in May!

http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/Ashflower89/d52a6743-45e4-4d3c-8a19-8b9eb6511442_zps3cb863ce.jpghttp://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac299/Ashflower89/3eeb93d1-3b7a-42fa-a29f-901739f0e9aa_zps164943d1.jpg

[Neptune]

Here's my 01 February photo! I was at 29" at the beginning of January, and measured 30" this month. :happydance:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9034&d=1391277194

[Arwenlily]

Sorry, these are terrible length photos ... I couldn't find the shirt that I wore the first time. Next time, I'm going to take the photos like my February pic. But in a positive light, I gained an inch this month :) Last month I measure 22 inches and this month 23", yay!

http://i1349.photobucket.com/albums/p743/Arwenlily/lengthphoto2_zps801013ca.jpg (http://s1349.photobucket.com/user/Arwenlily/media/lengthphoto2_zps801013ca.jpg.html)

[mariakatija]

Awesome hair and growth LauraLongLocks!