Photos of me as a child longhair & various other old hair photos

[Ylva]

Since I recently made the decision to grow out my virgin hair, I went and dug out some childhood photos of me in an attempt to find some of my former long hair. And sure enough, I did find two! So I guess they are the only proper "hair pics" of this post, but I decided to include a few other nice ones, too. At least they show my natural colour, which I don't think has changed much at all since those photos, so I suppose I can expect to become some sort of a golden blonde over the next few years. :) There's just something about photos like these that you almost never see in today's digital photographs. It's almost as if these capture the feeling and atmosphere a lot better.

Here you see my mother's absolute opposite of a hair style. She has gone even shorter since, these days she has a buzzcut in her virgin colour and she's graying very nicely just above her temples. Too bad she refuses to grow it out, I would love to see how it would look a bit longer! :)

https://i.ibb.co/55RHf2Q/1.jpg https://i.ibb.co/PZZS57M/2.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/WksWFdQ/3.jpg https://i.ibb.co/PQgL4wk/4.jpg

That's my big sister and I in the photo above.

https://i.ibb.co/vw4dW3R/5.jpg https://i.ibb.co/cNZBCRn/6.jpg

The following two photos really capture the spirit of my childhood summers, I think. That's the hairstyle I sported for a good number of years to come as well.

https://i.ibb.co/LvckHK5/7.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/L57mGD9/8.jpg

[Ylva]

And two more that didn't fit. :)

https://i.ibb.co/W53KZcQ/9.jpg https://i.ibb.co/LYkNz2X/10.jpg

[Groovy Granny]

Such sweet pics :) thanks for sharing!

Your hair was such a pretty color and texture; interesting how it lightened up over time, and even more interesting to see how it grows out at this stage in your life.

Wishing you a happy 'virgin hair growing journey' :cheer: I can't wait to see how it grows out on you :popcorn:

[milosmomma]

I love the old photos. You're right that photos like these capture a little something extra missing from digital cell phone/camera pics nowadays. It will be interesting to see if your natural hair color has changed since being a child. I think mine may have gotta slightly darker, but lightens up in the sun anyways. I love the picture in front of the cabin, I have many similar summer cabin memories(and winter, and fall :lol:) Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing with us :)

[lapushka]

Lovely memories, Ylva! I would love to share my pictures, but I can't be bothered to dig them out and scan them. LOL. It is a lot to ask and I'm not putting them out there for the internet to see (mane forum is so public).

[Ylva]

Such sweet pics :) thanks for sharing!

Your hair was such a pretty color and texture; interesting how it lightened up over time, and even more interesting to see how it grows out at this stage in your life.

Wishing you a happy 'virgin hair growing journey' :cheer: I can't wait to see how it grows out on you :popcorn:

Thank you so much, Groovy Granny! :)


I love the old photos. You're right that photos like these capture a little something extra missing from digital cell phone/camera pics nowadays. It will be interesting to see if your natural hair color has changed since being a child. I think mine may have gotta slightly darker, but lightens up in the sun anyways. I love the picture in front of the cabin, I have many similar summer cabin memories(and winter, and fall :lol:) Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing with us :)

Thank you very much! :) Haha yeah, cabin photos tend to be very relatable!

[Ylva]

Lovely memories, Ylva! I would love to share my pictures, but I can't be bothered to dig them out and scan them. LOL. It is a lot to ask and I'm not putting them out there for the internet to see (mane forum is so public).

Thank you! :) Of course I'm not asking anyone to share their photos. I just thought to share these few, as censored versions.

[lapushka]

Thank you! :) Of course I'm not asking anyone to share their photos. I just thought to share these few, as censored versions.

Seeing someone do something usually is a nice invite to participate. :D I wish I could share them, because I had classic as a child and there is this one picture that has me sitting at my dad's desk at his work when he took me to work one day during the holiday (2 months off during the summer). He was supposed to "do" my hair, and my mom told him how, but he just told me to brush it (I had classic at the time) and he just didn't bother. LOL! That's dads for you. ;) :p

[Ylva]

Seeing someone do something usually is a nice invite to participate. :D I wish I could share them, because I had classic as a child and there is this one picture that has me sitting at my dad's desk at his work when he took me to work one day during the holiday (2 months off during the summer). He was supposed to "do" my hair, and my mom told him how, but he just told me to brush it (I had classic at the time) and he just didn't bother. LOL! That's dads for you. ;) :p

Haha :lol: Maybe it was for the best in the end that he didn't get around to it. :D

[milosmomma]

Seeing someone do something usually is a nice invite to participate. :D I wish I could share them, because I had classic as a child and there is this one picture that has me sitting at my dad's desk at his work when he took me to work one day during the holiday (2 months off during the summer). He was supposed to "do" my hair, and my mom told him how, but he just told me to brush it (I had classic at the time) and he just didn't bother. LOL! That's dads for you. ;) :p

LOL! It's a very rare dad that can deal with their daughters long hair :)

[lapushka]

Haha :lol: Maybe it was for the best in the end that he didn't get around to it. :D

Yes I got a nice picture out of it of my hair, that was otherwise always in pigtails in pictures. :D :thumbsup:

[lapushka]

LOL! It's a very rare dad that can deal with their daughters long hair :)

Yep that's true! :D

[JennGalt]

Lovely pix, Ylva! You were a cute kid and your hair has quite a vibrant shine in them :)


Seeing someone do something usually is a nice invite to participate. :D I wish I could share them, because I had classic as a child and there is this one picture that has me sitting at my dad's desk at his work when he took me to work one day during the holiday (2 months off during the summer). He was supposed to "do" my hair, and my mom told him how, but he just told me to brush it (I had classic at the time) and he just didn't bother. LOL! That's dads for you. ;) :p

Haha! My dad wouldn’t touch my hair either. I can’t say I blame him—he’s got very short, fine, straivy hair, uses a fine tooth comb, never had a tangle in his life, and mine was almost completely type 4 as a kid. Not that my mom (type 1 b/c) had any idea how to deal with my hair :lol: (I’m adopted if you haven’t guessed.)

[Ylva]

Lovely pix, Ylva! You were a cute kid and your hair has quite a vibrant shine in them :)



Haha! My dad wouldn’t touch my hair either. I can’t say I blame him—he’s got very short, fine, straivy hair, uses a fine tooth comb, never had a tangle in his life, and mine was almost completely type 4 as a kid. Not that my mom (type 1 b/c) had any idea how to deal with my hair :lol: (I’m adopted if you haven’t guessed.)

Thank you very much! :)

[AmaryllisRed]

Awww, you're so cute!

[Ylva]

Awww, you're so cute!

Haha, thank you! :)

[Tinyponies]

Lovely pictures and hair colour Ylva. Totally agree on the dreamy analogue photo quality too. Best wishes on this next stage of your journey :)

[Ylva]

Lovely pictures and hair colour Ylva. Totally agree on the dreamy analogue photo quality too. Best wishes on this next stage of your journey :)

Thank you kindly, Tinyponies! :)

[Begemot]

These are just precious, so cool that you shared :o

[Ylva]

These are just precious, so cool that you shared :o

Thank you so much! :o

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Such cute photos - I love the one of you and your mum! :D Plus your hair is awesome!

[Ylva]

Such cute photos - I love the one of you and your mum! :D Plus your hair is awesome!

Thank you, Sarah! :)

[lapushka]

Haha! My dad wouldn’t touch my hair either. I can’t say I blame him—he’s got very short, fine, straivy hair, uses a fine tooth comb, never had a tangle in his life, and mine was almost completely type 4 as a kid. Not that my mom (type 1 b/c) had any idea how to deal with my hair :lol: (I’m adopted if you haven’t guessed.)

That must have been a challenge in and of itself, dealing with your hair. I can imagine! But I hope it's something adopted kids these days don't have to go through with the CG method and all the info that's out there on curly hair right now. Let's hope! :)