samanthaa
January 5th, 2019, 06:21 PM
Hello hello, I've been growing my hair the LHC way for three years now! Here is last year's thread (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=145009).
These pictures were taken at the end of December after my seasonal 1/2" trim (I say that as if it's something I've always done, but it was my first trim in my new seasonal microtrimming routine). My hemline refused to cooperate for any of the pictures, but whatever, it's fine.
https://i.imgur.com/OV9PJDt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Gw8dyJh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Bd5jl6J.jpg
This is not actually the longest my hair has ever been. I reached my longest length in October at TBL+ (about 40"), then took a spontaneous 7" off the hem. Of course I failed to take before and after pictures (mostly because it was nighttime and I had blah lighting), but I do have pictures from July marking two years growing out my henna:
https://i.imgur.com/2BTEs6E.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/H7aMGp3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6loYC2a.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/coFmJiU.jpg
My hair feels quite short and not exactly like "me," but it's cool to see how far the henna demarcation line has traveled in six months. It's definitely creeping down! I estimated five years to grow it completely out, and I'm already halfway there.
This year also reaffirmed my love for shampoo bars. I quit them in June(?) and went back to traditional shampoo, but my scalp didn't like that and on principle neither did I, so I've gone back to shampoo bars (+ACV rinse and regular conditioner) within the past two months. Oh, and also I started the rinse-out oil method in October and am really enjoying it.
Other than that I enjoyed benign neglect in 2018 (which is largely why I've been so absent from anywhere but the off topic boards) and don't really see that changing much in 2019. The only "hair toy" I've been wearing recently is my spin pins. Maybe I'll start measuring monthly again, who knows.
These pictures were taken at the end of December after my seasonal 1/2" trim (I say that as if it's something I've always done, but it was my first trim in my new seasonal microtrimming routine). My hemline refused to cooperate for any of the pictures, but whatever, it's fine.
https://i.imgur.com/OV9PJDt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Gw8dyJh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Bd5jl6J.jpg
This is not actually the longest my hair has ever been. I reached my longest length in October at TBL+ (about 40"), then took a spontaneous 7" off the hem. Of course I failed to take before and after pictures (mostly because it was nighttime and I had blah lighting), but I do have pictures from July marking two years growing out my henna:
https://i.imgur.com/2BTEs6E.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/H7aMGp3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6loYC2a.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/coFmJiU.jpg
My hair feels quite short and not exactly like "me," but it's cool to see how far the henna demarcation line has traveled in six months. It's definitely creeping down! I estimated five years to grow it completely out, and I'm already halfway there.
This year also reaffirmed my love for shampoo bars. I quit them in June(?) and went back to traditional shampoo, but my scalp didn't like that and on principle neither did I, so I've gone back to shampoo bars (+ACV rinse and regular conditioner) within the past two months. Oh, and also I started the rinse-out oil method in October and am really enjoying it.
Other than that I enjoyed benign neglect in 2018 (which is largely why I've been so absent from anywhere but the off topic boards) and don't really see that changing much in 2019. The only "hair toy" I've been wearing recently is my spin pins. Maybe I'll start measuring monthly again, who knows.