BSL by Christmas/Yule/Hanukkah 2020

[SleepyTangles]

As it says on the tin ;).

I think I may be a bit optimistic for myself. I'm barely at shoulder... but hey, a girl can dream, can't she?

[Ylva]

Gogogo, you can do it! By the power of no-trimming, I believe in you! :hooched:

[SleepyTangles]

Gogogo, you can do it! By the power of no-trimming, I believe in you! :hooched:

I'll resist and be strong. The trimming bug won't have me :demon:

[0xalis]

Man I wish. I'm hoping for collarbone, which should be totally doable, if I don't have any massive stalls!

[midbackorbust]

I'm in! I'm juuust at APL right now so I think it should be possible! :cheer:

[Suortuva]

I'm in too!

I'm just below APL, and the distance it's not that huge... I had to get rid of the rest of the damage during this year, and I have understood that gaining length can't be my priority just now, but I will give this a try. My goal is still long hair before 40.

[Hexana]

As it says on the tin ;).

I think I may be a bit optimistic for myself. I'm barely at shoulder... but hey, a girl can dream, can't she?

Hey, I'm just above APL and for me BSL seems pretty far too (my hair grows very slowly). But maybe we can all cheer each other on and hope for the best! :hifive::applause

[curlqueenjadine]

I have curly hair (so a victim of shrinkage), but it's currently sitting at a comfortable shoulder length. I know it's a long shot but I'm determined to be at least close to bsl by December!

[leafygreens18]

If I'm not BSL by Christmas.... oof. But I'm hopeful!

[blackgothicdoll]

Whoo! I'm in! I should definitely make it by Christmas, I only need 3-4 inches, but this gives me a nice pace and can afford me some trims if I choose - though I do want to retain all my length this year. I have a lot of damage still and I need to be realistic.

[BethiBerries]

I'll cheer you on from further down, I recently just got to waist length (hoping to get to BCL by later this year/early next year) I know you can do it!!!

[browntatis]

Yeees! I'm in!
My hair is currently 20 inches long and BSL is 26 inches, so I think 6 inches is kinda realistic.
I am also not trimming this yea.
Thank you for creating this thread!

Here is my starting picture from almost two weeks ago.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39799&d=1578444035

[Stray_mind]

I don't know if it is fair for me to join this, since i am less than an inch away from BSL. I will cheer everyone on though! :flower:

[SleepyTangles]

I'm in! I'm juuust at APL right now so I think it should be possible! :cheer:


I'm in too!

I'm just below APL, and the distance it's not that huge... I had to get rid of the rest of the damage during this year, and I have understood that gaining length can't be my priority just now, but I will give this a try. My goal is still long hair before 40.


Hey, I'm just above APL and for me BSL seems pretty far too (my hair grows very slowly). But maybe we can all cheer each other on and hope for the best! :hifive::applause


If I'm not BSL by Christmas.... oof. But I'm hopeful!


Whoo! I'm in! I should definitely make it by Christmas, I only need 3-4 inches, but this gives me a nice pace and can afford me some trims if I choose - though I do want to retain all my length this year. I have a lot of damage still and I need to be realistic.


Yeees! I'm in!
My hair is currently 20 inches long and BSL is 26 inches, so I think 6 inches is kinda realistic.
I am also not trimming this yea.
Thank you for creating this thread!

Here is my starting picture from almost two weeks ago.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39799&d=1578444035

Woo-hoooo! Welcome on board, everybody! :flowers:
I feared I was the only one struck at this awkward stage!

I will use my 3rd Jennuary lenght shot as a starting point. I like it better than the early December pic, it´s lighter and clearer.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39615&d=1578069386

[SleepyTangles]

I don't know if it is fair for me to join this, since i am less than an inch away from BSL. I will cheer everyone on though! :flower:

Aw, thanks! Stay and have fun, tough... maybe a TBL or FTL by Christmas would be more fitting :D

[SleepyTangles]

I have curly hair (so a victim of shrinkage), but it's currently sitting at a comfortable shoulder length. I know it's a long shot but I'm determined to be at least close to bsl by December!

It´s a daring goal for me, too! But that´s the fun, I guess

[SleepyTangles]

Man I wish. I'm hoping for collarbone, which should be totally doable, if I don't have any massive stalls!

My hair always surprises me, in the growth department! But anyway, this is a marathon, not a race: keep going, we are here :cheer:

[poojasilk]

I'm at SL too and have high hopes for the end of 2020 as well! I can get trim happy but have committed to no trims atleast for the first half of the year. BSL here I come! Lets do this!

[branbran]

Count me in guys! I have highly textured hair, so shrinkage is my foe. But I'm hoping to reach BSL from collarbone by Christmas. Good luck everyone!

[SleepyTangles]

I'm at SL too and have high hopes for the end of 2020 as well! I can get trim happy but have committed to no trims atleast for the first half of the year. BSL here I come! Lets do this!


Count me in guys! I have highly textured hair, so shrinkage is my foe. But I'm hoping to reach BSL from collarbone by Christmas. Good luck everyone!

Welcome on board! :cheer:

[leafygreens18]

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

I'm pretty sure I'll get there, though my mother did express some doubt when I told her that I wanted to be there by Christmas. :rolleyes:

[gustavonut]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39945&d=1580065296

I’ll join but it’s only because there isn’t a APL by Christmas 2020 thread. I don’t know if I will be BSL though but maybe APL would be doable

Even Obi Wan in the background looks like he’s having some doubts lol

[Ylva]

I’ll join but it’s only because there isn’t a APL by Christmas 2020 thread. I don’t know if I will be BSL though but maybe APL would be doable

Even Obi Wan in the background looks like he’s having some doubts lol

You could make one!

Also :lol:

[gustavonut]

You could make one!

Also :lol:

Just made it ;)

[shutterpillar]

Hello! I think I'm going to go ahead and join here. I am just past APL and had a recent trim where I took off two inches to thicken up after a huge shed I had last year, so I'm ready to get growing! I hope this isn't too optimistic of a goal for me, but I think I can do it if I only require one more trim again around June or July. Wish me luck! Glad to be here with all of you! :o

[a1oevera]

I’m in!! I’m about an inch past APL but I’m hoping to make it to BSL before the end of the year! Let’s go :))

[illicitlizard]

Just past APL also, hoping for solid BSL by the end of the year!! Should be doable, all you people trying to get from SL to BSL in 1 year I envy your growth speed and possibly optimism 😂

[Simpscone]

Joining this thread!

I'm really hoping to get to BSL by mid-2020, but I'm also going to potentially trim at the end of the 6 month or 12 month mark challenges, so I'm more realistically hoping to be at BSL by the end of the year even with the trims.

I measured 23.5" at the beginning of January so hopefully I'm around 24" now. BSL on me is 26", so really I only need 2".

But my last trim was 3", so if it needs that again... it might just work out to be in this thread :lol: I guess we'll see what I'm saying at the end of the year!

[YvetteVarie]

I'm in. I should get there soon since I am at BSB but I do need a trim

[gustavonut]

Just past APL also, hoping for solid BSL by the end of the year!! Should be doable, all you people trying to get from SL to BSL in 1 year I envy your growth speed and possibly optimism ��

I know I won’t get there but if I did I would be so happy :happydance:

[gustavonut]

I'm in. I should get there soon since I am at BSB but I do need a trim

What’s BSB? Bra-strap bottom??

[SleepyTangles]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39945&d=1580065296

I’ll join but it’s only because there isn’t a APL by Christmas 2020 thread. I don’t know if I will be BSL though but maybe APL would be doable

Even Obi Wan in the background looks like he’s having some doubts lol

Can I say that I love the color?? It's so mermaid-y and serene, and soft.

[leafygreens18]

Can I say that I love the color?? It's so mermaid-y and serene, and soft.

Agreed! gustavonut's color is so soft and pretty!

[gustavonut]

Agreed! gustavonut's color is so soft and pretty!

Thank you both! I like the color a lot too, but I felt like trying a darker color, so I dyed it with directions Atlantic blue. If I keep doing what I was doing before then I’ll get back to the lighter color again in no time. For the time being I’ll enjoy this navy blue ;) (pictures in my profile)

[YvetteVarie]

What’s BSB? Bra-strap bottom??

It's below shoulder blade. My bra strap site 2 inches under my shoulder blades, so I have a distance to go

[wishy]

I'm in! Currently at 19.75 and BSL is 25.5 for me.

[YvetteVarie]

I trimmed off an inch from my ends. I had a lot of grabby ends especially in the front. Now I am ready to focus on growing out as much at possible

[giraff]

I'm in! I have about a cm or so to go until APL, and approximately 15 cm to BSL, under the strap. A little ambitious, but it doesn't hurt to try :)

[Hexana]

I'm in! I have about a cm or so to go until APL, and approximately 15 cm to BSL, under the strap. A little ambitious, but it doesn't hurt to try :)

My husband measured my hair yesterday and I have the exact same measurements ;)
Fingers crossed we both make it to BSL until Christmas

[poojasilk]

My hair has grown 2 inches since I last measured so that means 3 more inches to APL! I'm excited, and feeling like BSL is not too far away!

[Laurenhope29]

I'm in :) My hair is at APL now after doing another big chop. Last year i did a big chop to APL in March and got to BSL by Novemberish so i know i can do it.
And my ends are in much better condition this time :cheer:

[hannabiss]

I'm totally in! I'm a little past shoulder. But I tend to get a bit of a growth spurt in the summer so Im really hoping to make. I know for sure I'll be a little past APL anyhow. :) Now if I can just remember to keep my hair put up!

[SleepyTangles]

Welcome girls!
hannabiss, trust your follicles, they know the way :cheer:

[wo]

I just cut from...some kind of booty area length to APL so this is about right for me. I think I'll probably get to BSL sooner than Christmas, but not be at waist yet. Anyway my hair is so much curlier since my haircut! I thought my hair itself had changed but it was just the length. These pics aren't great for length shots, but it's just about exactly APL. (It's not an interesting color, it's just the lighting doing tricks. 😝 )
https://i.imgur.com/Kd0hRhh.jpg

[poojasilk]

I love your curls wo, they're such perfect ringlets!

[SleepyTangles]

I just cut from...some kind of booty area length to APL so this is about right for me. I think I'll probably get to BSL sooner than Christmas, but not be at waist yet. Anyway my hair is so much curlier since my haircut! I thought my hair itself had changed but it was just the length. These pics aren't great for length shots, but it's just about exactly APL. (It's not an interesting color, it's just the lighting doing tricks. �� )
https://i.imgur.com/Kd0hRhh.jpg

Those curls! :crush:
Welcome on board!

[SleepyTangles]

Bump!
We still have a long road ahead, thankfully! On me APL and BSL tend to sit closer than Shoulder and APL, so we´ll see how far we can stretch.
I also think that after NYE 2021 I´ll maintain whatever length I´ve reached for a while with regular dustings, in hope to get the shorter bits to catch up :hmm:. I have few wispies on the sides and top of my head that are driving me crazy.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40686&d=1584788646
(image resized for convenience)

[Hexana]

https://i.imgur.com/Kd0hRhh.jpg

O wow wo your ringlets are perfect! Welcome to the thread :)

[wo]

Thank you Hexana!

[CalystaStarr]

I'm In. Although I'm sure my hair will reach bsl long before then, it's only a few inches away.

[poojasilk]

My hair is officially APL now :D 8 more months until BSL! How's everyone else doing?

[Suortuva]

I'm somewhere between APL and BSL, but I'm afraid I have to trim, the last 10 cm of my hair is in a quite bad shape, so I'm not doing so great...

[blackgothicdoll]

I'm still on track even after my cut. 3 inches away from BSL in the back, more in the front now, maybe 6. I think I will be microtrimming to slowly even up the layers, but I think I still have some wiggle room.

[leafygreens18]

I'm probably just going to practice benign neglect for a while lol... I want BSL so bad. I think I just need to ignore my hair.

[SleepyTangles]

poojasilk, that's great! :D
I'm in shoulder territory still, so it'll be a challenge! But we like challenges 8)...
Hair is doing surprisingly good: despite bleach-damage, is pretty shiny. It just needs lots of love and moisture, but I think I won't be forced to do any massive trim...

[YvetteVarie]

I think I am still on track but the only thing that might hold me back is not enough time to care for my hair. I'm an essential worker, so I have very little free time

[Suortuva]

How is everyone doing?

At the moment I feel my not-so-good ends are doing just fine and I'm hoping I won't need any big trims.

Some days I feel I'm so near, almost brushing the upper part of my bra strap, some days it feels that to the end of December is barely enough time.

[SleepyTangles]

My situation is like the bumblebee quote: there's no math in heaven or earth that can bring my hair to BSL by Christmas... buuuut I'm just going to ignore it and maybe I'll fly anyway :bounce:

[KokoroDragon]

Is it too late for me to join? I just passed APL a bit ago.

[SleepyTangles]

Nope, not at all :D! It's not a seasonal challenge, just a let's-grow-together kinda thread. Welcome... and how are you doing?

[Hexana]

I also measured today and I'm 10,5 to the bottom of my bra strap, so I won't be reaching BSL until Christmas :(
But I would still like to stay here to see all of you that will reach it :D I will be cheering you on! :cheer:

[wishy]

It's been six months since I checked in. I've grown 3 inches and I'm currently sitting at 23 inches. It's just below my shoulder blades which makes it feels so close! I have 2.5-3 inches left until BSL so I am very hopeful I can make it. I had a spurt last fall that I hope repeats itself. No plans for a trim until I am a bit past BSL.

[Suortuva]

It's actually going great, because I'm there stretched. I need maybe 1 inch to be there unstreched... So I'm gonna wait until it looks like BSL with dry hair. I might even microtrim. I'm not in hurry :o

[illicitlizard]

Just measured my hair, I'm sitting at around 23", BSL is 25" so I should get there by December! Very exciting, BSL feels like the first step into long-ish hair territory

Congratulations Suortuva, reached that goal easy peasy :)
wishy we have the same hair length!

[wishy]

Four months to go. Couldn't stand my ends any longer and did a 1" trim the other day (first trim in 10 months), putting me back at 22.5". It sucks losing two months progress, but my hair is behaving a lot better now. I'm going to S&D the rest out and try to do better keeping up on that.

I find that bra straps vary (some at 25" others around 26") so I'm still trying to decide on what measurement to use. At 25" I might still make my goal by the end of the year. A growth spurt would be really nice too :pray:

[illicitlizard]

Just measured my hair, I'm sitting at around 23", BSL is 25" so I should get there by December!
So, I measured and measured again, I seem to be sitting at 23.75" now? So something's up, growing faster than usual it seems (or last month my measurement was off).

[wishy]

So, I measured and measured again, I seem to be sitting at 23.75" now? So something's up, growing faster than usual it seems (or last month my measurement was off).

My growth is speeding up too! It did last fall too, so I'm assuming this is my faster growth season (I hardly grew at all over the summer months). Or maybe my trim helped as well. I've also revamped my diet over the past month and it's a ton healthier now so I wonder...

You are so close!!

[Suortuva]

It's actually going great, because I'm there stretched. I need maybe 1 inch to be there unstreched... So I'm gonna wait until it looks like BSL with dry hair. I might even microtrim. I'm not in hurry :o

Ha ha ha... I wrote this in the beginning of August, and I'm still there, exactly in the same spot. My hair is literally not growing. I can't believe that.

[Hexana]

Hey guys! So how did you do? Did you manage to get to BSL by Christmas?
I (as I already called it a couple of months ago) didn't. I am missing 5cm to really be a sold BSL. Hopefully I will be there soon 😊
Here is my current length

https://i.ibb.co/5sZK5fT/IMG-20201225-083029.jpg (https://ibb.co/5sZK5fT)

[lapushka]

Hey guys! So how did you do? Did you manage to get to BSL by Christmas?
I (as I already called it a couple of months ago) didn't. I am missing 5cm to really be a sold BSL. Hopefully I will be there soon ��
Here is my current length

https://i.ibb.co/5sZK5fT/IMG-20201225-083029.jpg (https://ibb.co/5sZK5fT)

That's not going to be that much longer though, you will for sure be there come summer time!

[Hexana]

That's not going to be that much longer though, you will for sure be there come summer time!

Hopefully! 😊

Guys how did everyone else do?

[SleepyTangles]

Hey guys! So how did you do? Did you manage to get to BSL by Christmas?
I (as I already called it a couple of months ago) didn't. I am missing 5cm to really be a sold BSL. Hopefully I will be there soon ��
Here is my current length

https://i.ibb.co/5sZK5fT/IMG-20201225-083029.jpg (https://ibb.co/5sZK5fT)

The progress is amazing! :cheer:
I actually didn't, but I hit solid APL and that's good enough ;)... Now ONWARD! :cheese:
Or downward, rather? :hmm:

ETA: most recent lenght shot
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43732&d=1608143468

[illicitlizard]

Hey guys! So how did you do? Did you manage to get to BSL by Christmas?
I (as I already called it a couple of months ago) didn't. I am missing 5cm to really be a sold BSL. Hopefully I will be there soon ��
Here is my current length

https://i.ibb.co/5sZK5fT/IMG-20201225-083029.jpg (https://ibb.co/5sZK5fT)
Looks so close, especially given the waves and associated shrinkage!
I got there about a month ago :) YAY! Here's a recent pic, glad I made it, was a bit concerned after my midyear trim that I'd be cutting it close :p
https://i.imgur.com/963ftOIm.jpg

[KokoroDragon]

Oh wow, I forgot about this thread!

Well, I'm happy to say I reached BSL earlier this month.

Congrats to everyone, whether you made it to BSL or not! Everyone's pictures look really great!

[Bat]

Looks so close, especially given the waves and associated shrinkage!
I got there about a month ago :) YAY! Here's a recent pic, glad I made it, was a bit concerned after my midyear trim that I'd be cutting it close :p
https://i.imgur.com/963ftOIm.jpg

It amazes me how fast your hair grows

[illicitlizard]

Congratulations on BSL KokoroDragon :o

Bat thank you! I'm just short in the torso, everything is growing at a normal rate, it's keeping the scissors away that helps the most :p

[Hexana]

SleepyTangles congrats on APL! I love your color!

illicitlizard congrats on BSL!

[Suortuva]

Here's update of my situation:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43825&d=1609022752

[Suortuva]

The thing is, I don't know if I should call it or not. Stretched I'm definitely a bit below BSL/my underboob line. But that's not the overall appearance...

[squirrrel]

When to call a marker is a very personal thing. Some people prefer stretched (or sopping wet in the shower: no pictures of that, please!) while others prefer to wait for it to get there unstretched, and others like it to be there ‘solidly’ which means that it’s more than just a few hairs there. On that score, you do you.

[Suortuva]

When to call a marker is a very personal thing. Some people prefer stretched (or sopping wet in the shower: no pictures of that, please!) while others prefer to wait for it to get there unstretched, and others like it to be there ‘solidly’ which means that it’s more than just a few hairs there. On that score, you do you.

Ha ha, I know! When it comes to others, I understand it can be perfectly fine to choose differently, but when it comes to me, I have no idea which one is right for me... Though it really doesn't matter, my hair it what it is and it is where it is, calling it or not doesn't change that.

But I'm a bit disappointed, because I was so sure I would be there more solidly by now.

[wishy]

Looks so close, especially given the waves and associated shrinkage!
I got there about a month ago :) YAY! Here's a recent pic, glad I made it, was a bit concerned after my midyear trim that I'd be cutting it close :p
https://i.imgur.com/963ftOIm.jpg

Wow it almost looks waist here!

I am still a hair under 25" which was BSL for me, but my hair brushes the top of pretty much all of my bra straps so I'm happy enough with that!

[Bat]

Ha ha, I know! When it comes to others, I understand it can be perfectly fine to choose differently, but when it comes to me, I have no idea which one is right for me... Though it really doesn't matter, my hair it what it is and it is where it is, calling it or not doesn't change that.

But I'm a bit disappointed, because I was so sure I would be there more solidly by now.

I'll throw a question at you, if you called it now what are your first thoughts?

If it's yes I've made it! Or eh not enough is there, that really answers the question of your preference.. For me most has to be there or if I'm impatient I call it When it's "can I call it" stage

[Suortuva]

I'll throw a question at you, if you called it now what are your first thoughts?

If it's yes I've made it! Or eh not enough is there, that really answers the question of your preference.. For me most has to be there or if I'm impatient I call it When it's "can I call it" stage

Well, that's it, I think, ha ha. Thanks! I feel the overall appearance is more important for me and I'll wait a bit longer.

[Bat]

Well, that's it, I think, ha ha. Thanks! I feel the overall appearance is more important for me and I'll wait a bit longer.

Haha, happy to help! I'll be 'rooting' for you! :D

[leafygreens18]

Hey guys! Just checking in on this one because I forgot. Honestly, I can't be bothered to take a photo (but everyone here looks great!!). Right now when stretched the longest of my hair is reaching lower back, tailbonish length, so I'm just going to call this one a success and move along.