13 years of growing my hair and six years on LHC! Lots of pics!

[TatsuOni]

Another year have passed again, so lets take a look at the journey so far!


13 Years have now passed since I had a side cut and decided that I wanted long hair.

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I cut all of mt hair to the same length (0,5 cm, so a little shorter than in the picture), but kept bangs to have less of a buzz cut. But since I hate having bangs, so I soon cut them off too.

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Back then I used a really dull scissor to cut my hair and would continue to do so for years.

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Don't ask me why, but I bleached my hair... Above is the "carrot phase".

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Blond and abused hair.

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And of course, I soon missed having black hair.

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I decided to, for the last time in my life, bleach my hair before dying it red and then go back to black once and for all. And thus the "carrot phase" again.

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I also used to let a friend heat style my hair.

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I really enjoyed the color hair, but what a hassle to keep it red!

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After I had to wash it with some special stuff before surgery, most of the dye washed out and I decided to let the bleached hair grow out and slowly cut it away before dying it black.

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Before jumping in to the shower to do my first CO-wash.

[TatsuOni]

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This is what my natural hair color looked like after a year of CO-washing and when most of the bleach had been cut away.

https://cdn3.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/20142_593ea949ddf2b35e672b92d5.jpg
I decided to never again use chemical dyes again and wanted to be a henna head for a while, before starting the process of getting it black with indigo.

https://cdn3.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/20151_593ea996ddf2b35d8a3a364a.jpg
The process of getting it black. It took some time and effort, but was worth it. Also, my hair finally started to get longer for real, now that I now longer mistreated it.

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Black again.

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https://cdn2.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/2019_5d24c0789606ee0aeb5a3e4d.jpg

https://cdn3.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/2020_5f05ec2ce087c3418b59db52.jpg
6 cm to knee and I hope to reach it by the end of the year! I won't stop there of course!

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Although my hair would have been a lot longer if I would have taken as good care of it all the way, as I'm doing today. I have no regrets! I had a lot of fun trying different colors and doing stuff with my hair! Now I can grow it without any temptations!

[TatsuOni]

And some bonus pictures, to get a little variation from last years thread :p

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[SleepyTangles]

Wo-hooooo, Tatsu this is so amazing! Congratulations :cheer:
I just think you have a really interesting hair journey! Love your style evolution.
In the 2011 blonde-with-an-hat picture you give me some visual kei vibes, don't know why :o

[Ylva]

I love seeing your hair journey! :) Happy anniversaries!

[KokoroDragon]

Wow, your hair is gorgeous! This gives me encouragement to be patient and let my hair grow.

[TatsuOni]

Wo-hooooo, Tatsu this is so amazing! Congratulations :cheer:
I just think you have a really interesting hair journey! Love your style evolution.
In the 2011 blonde-with-an-hat picture you give me some visual kei vibes, don't know why :o

Thank you! :flower:


I love seeing your hair journey! :) Happy anniversaries!

Thank you! :blossom:


Wow, your hair is gorgeous! This gives me encouragement to be patient and let my hair grow.

Thank you and good luck on your own journey! :blossom:

[Hellebore]

The length from 2015 to 2016 looks like quite a jump!

Thanks for sharing all of these photos! Your hair journey looks like it's been a fun one and I love your hair now!

[MusicalSpoons]

:thud: amazing progress and you do such a wonderful variety of styles! :crush: Happy anniversary! And your new sigpic is just lovely :D

[embee]

Wow, what great hair! :)

[squirrrel]

What an amazing journey. I love the pictures and your change through the years.

Congratulations on your years of growth, especially healthy growth.

[illicitlizard]

Love seeing your updo pics and entire journey, your overall ~vibe~ is very cool. Congrats on 13 years of growth!

[shelomit]

I've always kind of wondered what your natural hair color was. . . that photo from 2014 is really gorgeous! But you rock black hair and the goth look like nobody else ( ;

[Milady_DeWinter]

Loved all the pics! I always think that you are 2 years in front of me, and I think those pics prove it :p Love your actual lenght so much BTW!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

That's such an amazing hair journey, and fabulous photos! Congratulations! :D

[hennalonghair]

What an interesting hair journey.
Your hair colouring with henna and indigo is most impressive. Well done.
I always thought you had natural black hair. Your hair toys are very unique and interesting but then again, so are you.
I love your style. Is your hair really 48 inches? I’m 9 1/2 inches away.

[Bat]

So inspiring! I love your gothy style and you've really inspired me to tone down the dyes and 13 years to almost knee gives me hope

[Finda]

Super interesting and amazing journey and really great pictures of your updos!

[CuteCrow]

I didn't know your natural hair colour was blonde. I always thought it was naturally black or at least very dark. That's such a great journey! I love your current hair and style but especially I find it so cool your old "carrot" hair :D

[curly girl fla]

I am always in awe of your hair and your total style. Congratulations on the growth, but also on having so much fun along the way.

[lapushka]

Happy anniversary, Tatsu! It's amazing when you compare now to that very very first picture! :)

[Clollii]

This is so inspiring, congratulations on your growth!! :)

[Duchess Fuzzy Buns]

Happy anniversary! :beerchug: That is quite a transformation. I think the black hair really suits you, but henna red looked really nice too. :crush:

[dagny]

such an inspiration! thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[Dark40]

Happy anniversary of growing your hair for 13 years! :) Congratulations! :cheer:
13 years is a long time! You have come a long way! Your hair is always so beautiful! I love your different hair styles too!

[Iyashikei]

Tatsu, did you make this thread just for flexing? Your hair was and still is really pretty and you're an inspiration with styles. Oh, and congratulations.

[Tinyponies]

Congrats Tatsu on your lovely hair, and thanks for being here. as a long time co washer you’ve helped me see what’s possible and build that in which has helped my hair a lot.

[Jools69]

Congratulations. :applause You have a lovely style and those updos are so inspirational.

[TatsuOni]

The length from 2015 to 2016 looks like quite a jump!

Thanks for sharing all of these photos! Your hair journey looks like it's been a fun one and I love your hair now!


:thud: amazing progress and you do such a wonderful variety of styles! :crush: Happy anniversary! And your new sigpic is just lovely :D


Wow, what great hair! :)


What an amazing journey. I love the pictures and your change through the years.

Congratulations on your years of growth, especially healthy growth.


Love seeing your updo pics and entire journey, your overall ~vibe~ is very cool. Congrats on 13 years of growth!


I've always kind of wondered what your natural hair color was. . . that photo from 2014 is really gorgeous! But you rock black hair and the goth look like nobody else ( ;


Loved all the pics! I always think that you are 2 years in front of me, and I think those pics prove it :p Love your actual lenght so much BTW!


That's such an amazing hair journey, and fabulous photos! Congratulations! :D


What an interesting hair journey.
Your hair colouring with henna and indigo is most impressive. Well done.
I always thought you had natural black hair. Your hair toys are very unique and interesting but then again, so are you.
I love your style. Is your hair really 48 inches? I’m 9 1/2 inches away.

Thank you so much everyone! :flower:

My hair is 48,8 inches at the moment :) And I'm very short by the way :p

[TatsuOni]

So inspiring! I love your gothy style and you've really inspired me to tone down the dyes and 13 years to almost knee gives me hope


Super interesting and amazing journey and really great pictures of your updos!


I didn't know your natural hair colour was blonde. I always thought it was naturally black or at least very dark. That's such a great journey! I love your current hair and style but especially I find it so cool your old "carrot" hair :D

Thank you! :flower: It's not really blond, but light brown :)


I am always in awe of your hair and your total style. Congratulations on the growth, but also on having so much fun along the way.


Happy anniversary, Tatsu! It's amazing when you compare now to that very very first picture! :)


This is so inspiring, congratulations on your growth!! :)


Happy anniversary! :beerchug: That is quite a transformation. I think the black hair really suits you, but henna red looked really nice too. :crush:


such an inspiration! thanks for sharing your journey with us!


Happy anniversary of growing your hair for 13 years! :) Congratulations! :cheer:
13 years is a long time! You have come a long way! Your hair is always so beautiful! I love your different hair styles too!

Thank you so much everyone! You're all too kind! :flower:

[Corvana]

i haven't been around for a while, and when i pop back i see it's your anniversary! happy anniversary!! your hair is stunning as always, and i'm so glad to see you're still around.

[TatsuOni]

Tatsu, did you make this thread just for flexing? Your hair was and still is really pretty and you're an inspiration with styles. Oh, and congratulations.

:laugh: I keep on doing this every year, mostly because a lot of "shorties" seem to find them inspiring :p But also because I love seeing threads like this myself :) Thank you! :blossom:


Congrats Tatsu on your lovely hair, and thanks for being here. as a long time co washer you’ve helped me see what’s possible and build that in which has helped my hair a lot.


Congratulations. :applause You have a lovely style and those updos are so inspirational.


Thank you so much everyone! :flower: This community is such an amazing place! :)


OH! And I added the 2014 picture of my natural color that somehow got lost when I first posted.

[TatsuOni]

i haven't been around for a while, and when i pop back i see it's your anniversary! happy anniversary!! your hair is stunning as always, and i'm so glad to see you're still around.

Thank you so much! :flower:

[Mariekeeee14]

That looks awesome, thanks for sharing and congrats! :flower:

[TatsuOni]

That looks awesome, thanks for sharing and congrats! :flower:

Thank you! :flower:

[barnet_fair]

Congratulations, TatsuOni! Your dedication has paid off and your hair is simply magnificent. My favourite photo is the final 2020 photo in the black and green velvet skirt. I think as time goes on you grow more and more into your own unique statuesque beauty. :flower:

[Jas]

I love seeing your hair Tatsu, it just gets more and more beautiful. I think you're just over a year ahead of me in terms of growth - makes me want to keep growing :) Where are you planning to stop - at floor?

[TatsuOni]

Congratulations, TatsuOni! Your dedication has paid off and your hair is simply magnificent. My favourite photo is the final 2020 photo in the black and green velvet skirt. I think as time goes on you grow more and more into your own unique statuesque beauty. :flower:

Thank you so much! :flower:


I love seeing your hair Tatsu, it just gets more and more beautiful. I think you're just over a year ahead of me in terms of growth - makes me want to keep growing :) Where are you planning to stop - at floor?

Thank you! :flower: I'm hoping to reach and stop at ankle :p

[elise.autumn]

Congratulations! You have had great progress. And you continue to be a hair style and accessory inspiration. My favorite that you posted here is your french twist (I think) with pearl pins and a headscarf. It's so unique and beautiful!

[spidermom]

I enjoyed seeing all of your pictures. The dark color suits you but I love your natural color.

[Hexana]

Wow, that is quite a journey! I am glad you don't regret any changes you did to your hair in the past. I think it's quite important to accept all that we did (do) on our journeys as it essentially makes us who we are.
Congratulations and hope you reach your goal of ankle-length soon! :D
Of course, keep us posted so we can further be motivated by your amazing length ;)

[Cg]

Oh, my goodness! What a journey, thank you for sharing. And congratulations!

[0xalis]

I've always found your hair to be incredibly inspiring, so this thread is such a treat! :D

[Lady Stardust]

Long hair is so you TatsuOni. Your hair is glorious and I love your sense of style.

[Star_fish]

Love seeing your journey! Such beautiful hair :)

[TatsuOni]

Congratulations! You have had great progress. And you continue to be a hair style and accessory inspiration. My favorite that you posted here is your french twist (I think) with pearl pins and a headscarf. It's so unique and beautiful!


I enjoyed seeing all of your pictures. The dark color suits you but I love your natural color.


Wow, that is quite a journey! I am glad you don't regret any changes you did to your hair in the past. I think it's quite important to accept all that we did (do) on our journeys as it essentially makes us who we are.
Congratulations and hope you reach your goal of ankle-length soon! :D
Of course, keep us posted so we can further be motivated by your amazing length ;)


Oh, my goodness! What a journey, thank you for sharing. And congratulations!


I've always found your hair to be incredibly inspiring, so this thread is such a treat! :D


Long hair is so you TatsuOni. Your hair is glorious and I love your sense of style.


Love seeing your journey! Such beautiful hair :)

Thank your so much everyone! :flower:

[Bri-Chan]

Happy anniversary! What a great hair journey.

[Longlegs]

Wow! Thank you for sharing all your photo's , all the different looks and colours were really interesting, Your hair has had a great journey to get to where it is now.

[TatsuOni]

Happy anniversary! What a great hair journey.


Wow! Thank you for sharing all your photo's , all the different looks and colours were really interesting, Your hair has had a great journey to get to where it is now.

Thank you! :flower:

[Bat]

I'm tempted to get hendigo, what one do you use Tatsu? it looks pretty dark considering how light your natural hair was

[TatsuOni]

I'm tempted to get hendigo, what one do you use Tatsu? it looks pretty dark considering how light your natural hair was

I use henna and indigo. The two step method. I have a tutorial on my blog https://tatsu.blogg.se/2019/august/how-to-dye-your-hair-black-with-henna-and-indigo.html#comment And we have a thread about it here (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=150806) :)

[Bat]

I use henna and indigo. The two step method. I have a tutorial on my blog https://tatsu.blogg.se/2019/august/how-to-dye-your-hair-black-with-henna-and-indigo.html#comment And we have a thread about it here (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=150806) :)

I just found it after I asked this xD thank you, I really have to try it sometime! though I am more of a blue black hair fan but if it's going to be better for my hair I'll try this

[TatsuOni]

I just found it after I asked this xD thank you, I really have to try it sometime! though I am more of a blue black hair fan but if it's going to be better for my hair I'll try this

Just make sure that you're really up for it, because you can't bleach it out :)

[Bat]

Just make sure that you're really up for it, because you can't bleach it out :)

That might be a good thing! Will Stop me from using bleach but thanks I'll think on it over the next few months before deciding

[ynne]

Oh wow! I had no idea your hair grew that fast, that's amazing. :) You can clearly pull off all the colors (even the orange, and the lovely washed out red), and it's great you figured out what really works for you. Your updos are always an inspiration and I adore the accessories you use. Thank you for sharing your journey!

[TatsuOni]

That might be a good thing! Will Stop me from using bleach but thanks I'll think on it over the next few months before deciding

Sounds like a good plan! :)


Oh wow! I had no idea your hair grew that fast, that's amazing. :) You can clearly pull off all the colors (even the orange, and the lovely washed out red), and it's great you figured out what really works for you. Your updos are always an inspiration and I adore the accessories you use. Thank you for sharing your journey!

Thank you so much! :flower: My hair actually grows at average speed, but it seems like more, because I'm short and haven't trimmed it that much these last few years :p

[Bat]

Note to self': stop cutting hair

[TatsuOni]

Note to self': stop cutting hair

Not cutting more than you have to, is the quickest way to long hair ;) And staying away from damaging things helps :p

[elfgirl]

Beautiful length and journey, Tatsu!! <3

[TatsuOni]

Beautiful length and journey, Tatsu!! <3

Thank you! :blossom:

[Bat]

Not cutting more than you have to, is the quickest way to long hair ;) And staying away from damaging things helps :p


Very true! I need more wigs or clip on extensions when bored

[Martician]

Such a great journey! It looks amazingly healthy now, it's really very pretty! I'm amazed with the variety of styles as well, you might have inspired me to go back and try other buns than the usual ones. Thank you for sharing!

[TatsuOni]

Such a great journey! It looks amazingly healthy now, it's really very pretty! I'm amazed with the variety of styles as well, you might have inspired me to go back and try other buns than the usual ones. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you! :flower: