14 years of growing my hair and 7 years on LHC! Lots of pics!

[TatsuOni]

It's already been another year! Time sure flies! So let's take a look at my journey so far.


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14 years ago I had a side cut and decided that I wanted long hair. I cut all of my hair to the same length (around 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. My poor hair!

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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 my elbow 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.

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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.

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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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Having kept up with some heavy S&D and minimal trims for years. My hemline was starting to fairytale.

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My thin ends reached knee by the end of last year. I am now maintaining them (and keeping up with the S&D) until more thickness reaches the knees. Then I'll continue to grow with microtrims.

[TatsuOni]

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In the picture it's bun waves, but my hair is actually wavy now and not straight. So I had to retype it recently and am now in cathegory 2 instead of 1a/1b.

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Having reached this length. I still want longer hair, but am in no hurry to get there. Patience truly is the key to growing long hair.

But it's also important to have fun! Have fun with your hair and treasure every milestone!

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!

And now I am having fun with different updos and hair toys.

And of course I also love to be a part of this wonderful community!

[TatsuOni]

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

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Air drying the beast :lol:

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[sipnsun]

What an amazing journey, beautiful hair and very inspiring! Thanks for the pics, seeing your progress helps keep me focused on my goals!

[Bat]

love the photos Tatsu! Certainly a journey

[Ylva]

Happy hairiversary, Tatsu! :)

[baanoo]

Congratulations on 14 years and such a beautiful journey! I love seeing all your stages and remember fondly my own teenaged years of terrible treatment but very fun color. :) Gorgeous and inspiring as always, Tatsu! :flowers:

[paulownia]

Stort grattis ;)
Whoa what a journey! And soo long hair...
You are always an inspiration especially when it comes to updos. Definitely goals ( maybe not length but certainly keeping the colour. I'm soon going to the dark side too;)
Very happy anniversary :blossom:

[BexLocks]

Thank you for sharing your fantastic journey, TatsuOni! Congratulations on 14 years of growth!

[squirrrel]

What a great journey. I love the way you have documented it.

[lapushka]

My goodness. You really came a long way. And I think especially the short-short style can inspire a lot of people on here currently going through that stage. Yes, guys, it can be done! :cheer:

Congratulations, Tatsu. I was here when you grew to longer lengths, and it's amazing, it is amazing and it's been amazing. Hope you are around here for a long time, modding as you go. :D

[Mariekeeee14]

I always love looking at your photos, your vibe is so great

Congrats!:flower:

[Jools69]

Congratulations on 14 years growing. :cheer:

[GoddesJourney]

I'm glad you had your fun with your hair before you got serious. I had fun with mine, too. I could have gotten nicer hair that is longer, sooner....but I definitely enjoyed the colors. I think it's good to get those things out of your system, so to speak, so you never regret not playing with it.

[_Melly_]

You have had so many amazing looks!! I love the black on you especially, sooo gorgeous and long!

[FaeBroom]

Yay for no regrets! I love that you have so much fun with styles too, definitely an inspiration. 😃

[Cg]

Quite a varied journey, Tatsu! When you say you enjoyed doing different things with it, you weren't kidding. Congratulations, thanks for all the photos, and keep enjoying your beautiful hair.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Congratulations! Such a wonderful hair journey, and your hair is so long now! :)

[Carrie's hair]

Oh, it's great to see these memories. A wonderful journey. Huge congratulations and thank you for being here.
P.S. in my opinion you looked great with your carrot hair :bunny::flower:.

[yamsha23]

Waw TatsuOni thank you for sharing your journey! You've had some impressive growth between 2017 and 2021 :shocked:
Didn't know your true color was a sort of dark blond! Do you sometimes miss it or are you happy with the black hair?

[purple_omelette]

Thank you for sharing!! What an incredible journey :) your hair and particularly how you style it have been a huge inspiration

[Lesley8]

Congratulations on 14years of growing :) really enjoyed your photos :)

[constancev18]

Your hair growth is phenomenal esp considering 2012-2018 is when you focused on growing length/no cutting. Congratulations!

[Kathie]

Congrats! And thanks for sharing! Its often hard to imagine that someone with hair as long as yours ever had hair above shoulder length.

[bparnell75]

Incredible journey.....congrats....I always enjoy your Posts on LHC..You are an inspiration with wonderful up dos

[bokeh]

I really enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your successful hair growth journey.

[secret soup]

Congratulations!

I remember you from lurking here since 2007, but never saw the short hair photos. You're an inspiration!

BTW your eyes are a beautiful color!

[JasminxCat]

WOW incredible! Your hair has changed so much along the way. Congratulations on your successful journey :)

[Iyashikei]

Congratulations! You've really come a long way. I wasn't around yet when your hair was still short so I didn't recognize you from your early pics.

Oh, and you look really cute in the pic that shows the washed out dye. That color and length suit you well.

[cestlavie]

Happy anniversary, Tatsu! I find your hair journey quite inspiring and interesting to follow! Love the vibes in your hair pics!

[lapis_lazuli]

The story of your hair is amazing and so inspiring. Congrats on 14 years :flowers:

[Estrid]

Beautiful! :crush: congrats on 14 years of growing! :o

[TatsuOni]

What an amazing journey, beautiful hair and very inspiring! Thanks for the pics, seeing your progress helps keep me focused on my goals!

Thank you! :flower:


love the photos Tatsu! Certainly a journey

Thank you! :blossom:


Happy hairiversary, Tatsu! :)

Thank you! :blossom:


Congratulations on 14 years and such a beautiful journey! I love seeing all your stages and remember fondly my own teenaged years of terrible treatment but very fun color. :) Gorgeous and inspiring as always, Tatsu! :flowers:

Thank you! :flower: At least we've tried all of the "fun" things, so that we can be done with it :p

[TatsuOni]

Stort grattis ;)
Whoa what a journey! And soo long hair...
You are always an inspiration especially when it comes to updos. Definitely goals ( maybe not length but certainly keeping the colour. I'm soon going to the dark side too;)
Very happy anniversary :blossom:

Tack = Thank you! :flower: And welcome to the dark side!


Thank you for sharing your fantastic journey, TatsuOni! Congratulations on 14 years of growth!

Thank you! :flower:


What a great journey. I love the way you have documented it.

Thank you! :blossom: I am happy that I have lots of pictures to look back to, to see how far I've come.


My goodness. You really came a long way. And I think especially the short-short style can inspire a lot of people on here currently going through that stage. Yes, guys, it can be done! :cheer:

Congratulations, Tatsu. I was here when you grew to longer lengths, and it's amazing, it is amazing and it's been amazing. Hope you are around here for a long time, modding as you go. :D

Thank you Fairy God Mum! :blossom: I do hope that the shorites sees that it can be done and I most certainly will be here for many years to come! :)

[TatsuOni]

I always love looking at your photos, your vibe is so great

Congrats!:flower:

Thank you! :flower:


Congratulations on 14 years growing. :cheer:

Thank you! :blossom:


I'm glad you had your fun with your hair before you got serious. I had fun with mine, too. I could have gotten nicer hair that is longer, sooner....but I definitely enjoyed the colors. I think it's good to get those things out of your system, so to speak, so you never regret not playing with it.

Thank you! :blossom: Yes it is fun to have tried all of those things, so that I can now grow without temptations :)


You have had so many amazing looks!! I love the black on you especially, sooo gorgeous and long!

Thank you! :flower: I do have a fondness for black! :o


Yay for no regrets! I love that you have so much fun with styles too, definitely an inspiration. ��

Thank you! :blossom: Having fun with my hair is for me, an important part of growing it long :)

[TatsuOni]

Quite a varied journey, Tatsu! When you say you enjoyed doing different things with it, you weren't kidding. Congratulations, thanks for all the photos, and keep enjoying your beautiful hair.

Thank you! :blossom:


Congratulations! Such a wonderful hair journey, and your hair is so long now! :)

Thank you! :flower:


Oh, it's great to see these memories. A wonderful journey. Huge congratulations and thank you for being here.
P.S. in my opinion you looked great with your carrot hair :bunny::flower:.

Thank you! :flower: :bunny:

[TatsuOni]

Waw TatsuOni thank you for sharing your journey! You've had some impressive growth between 2017 and 2021 :shocked:
Didn't know your true color was a sort of dark blond! Do you sometimes miss it or are you happy with the black hair?

Thank you! :blossom: It's considerd light brown here, but no I am very happy with having black hair. I love black so much :D


Thank you for sharing!! What an incredible journey :) your hair and particularly how you style it have been a huge inspiration

Thank you! :flower:


Congratulations on 14years of growing :) really enjoyed your photos :)

Thank you! :blossom:


Your hair growth is phenomenal esp considering 2012-2018 is when you focused on growing length/no cutting. Congratulations!

Thank you! :flower:

[TatsuOni]

Congrats! And thanks for sharing! Its often hard to imagine that someone with hair as long as yours ever had hair above shoulder length.

Thank you! :flower: Yeah people often think that my hair's always been long and black :p


Incredible journey.....congrats....I always enjoy your Posts on LHC..You are an inspiration with wonderful up dos

Thank you! :flower:


I really enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your successful hair growth journey.

Thank you! :blossom:


Congratulations!

I remember you from lurking here since 2007, but never saw the short hair photos. You're an inspiration!

BTW your eyes are a beautiful color!

Thank you! :flower: I first made an anniversary thread when I reached 10 years. Wasn't really planning on making it an annual thing, but many people seemed inspired by seeing how short my hair had been, so I am now making one every year :p


WOW incredible! Your hair has changed so much along the way. Congratulations on your successful journey :)

Thank you! :flower:


Congratulations! You've really come a long way. I wasn't around yet when your hair was still short so I didn't recognize you from your early pics.

Oh, and you look really cute in the pic that shows the washed out dye. That color and length suit you well.

Thank you! :flower: It wasn't really super short anymore when I joined. I started my account in 2014 and then I didn't look at the forum for a year. 2015 I logged in and became very active :p

[TatsuOni]

The story of your hair is amazing and so inspiring. Congrats on 14 years :flowers:

Thank you! :flower:


Beautiful! :crush: congrats on 14 years of growing! :o

Thank you! :flower:

[firewerky]

You are such an inspiration! I love your hair! Wonderful journey :)

[Kibrah]

Congratulations. It's so neat to see the whole progression from super short to knee length. What an inspiration. You hair is beautiful and I always love seeing the buns and braids you do.

[BuddhaBelle]

Bbbbbeeeeeuatiful hair! Your buns always inspire me to try something new! :)

[TatsuOni]

You are such an inspiration! I love your hair! Wonderful journey :)

Thank you! :flower:


Congratulations. It's so neat to see the whole progression from super short to knee length. What an inspiration. You hair is beautiful and I always love seeing the buns and braids you do.

Thank you! :flower:


Bbbbbeeeeeuatiful hair! Your buns always inspire me to try something new! :)

Thank you! :blossom: It makes me very happy to hear that :blossom:

[Finda]

Such an impressive journey! Loved the pictures. Congratulations :)

[TatsuOni]

Such an impressive journey! Loved the pictures. Congratulations :)

Thank you! :flower:

[yulia396]

Congratulations! :toast: I absolutely love seeing your hair posts/pictures on this forum. A feast for the eyes :thud:
Beautiful progress and lovely styles all along! Inspires me to grow longer, my current length is your 2016 pic:) :blossom:

[Hexana]

Wow, that is really impressive! The dedication, just wow! How do you stay motivated to grow? Do you ever have periods where your growth stalls?

[TatsuOni]

Congratulations! :toast: I absolutely love seeing your hair posts/pictures on this forum. A feast for the eyes :thud:
Beautiful progress and lovely styles all along! Inspires me to grow longer, my current length is your 2016 pic:) :blossom:

Thank you! :flower: Then your hair is already quite long! Good luck on your journey! :blossom:


Wow, that is really impressive! The dedication, just wow! How do you stay motivated to grow? Do you ever have periods where your growth stalls?

Thank you! :blossom: It's esay when you're not a spontaneous person who changes her mind. I want it long and I haven't thought otherwise at all during this journey and I probably never will :silly:

So far I haven't had any real stalls. One month without growth, once or twice a year when I have a bad jaw inflammation, hardly counts :p If I would've continued to just grow with my thin ends rather than microtrimming, then perhaps I would have reached a stall now. Or maybe I am closing in on terminal? Time will tell! :)

[0xalis]

I love knowing one of the people who's hair inspires me most had such a similar starting point to mine ;) LHC wouldn't be the same without you, so glad we have you here!!

[SleepyTangles]

OMG, I almost missed this!! Happy anniversary Tatsu! :flowers:
The photos are so beautiful :crush:... I love how you have so much fun with your hair, with hairstyles and accessories and taking beautiful pictures. It inspires me so much!

[spidermom]

I enjoyed viewing the photos. Some of them I remember from past threads, others not.

[TatsuOni]

I love knowing one of the people who's hair inspires me most had such a similar starting point to mine ;) LHC wouldn't be the same without you, so glad we have you here!!

Thank you! :flower: Very happy to have you here on the forum too!


OMG, I almost missed this!! Happy anniversary Tatsu! :flowers:
The photos are so beautiful :crush:... I love how you have so much fun with your hair, with hairstyles and accessories and taking beautiful pictures. It inspires me so much!

Thank you! :flower:


I enjoyed viewing the photos. Some of them I remember from past threads, others not.

Thank you! :blossom:

[Jane99]

Very cool to see your hair journey. Thanks for sharing and wow what great documentation! I always love seeing your posts and whatever fun creative decision you decide to make with your hair that day. Happy growing :)

[lunalocks]

Beautiful pics! Thanks for taking us on your journey.

[ArienEllariel]

Lovely! Quite the journey from then until now. :)

[Dark40]

Happy Anniversary Tatsu! You are an inspiration to me! :) I really love seeing your photos. I also love the hair color transformation you went through from blonde, to red, then to black.

[QueenElla]

Your hair is AMAZING, these progress photos are so inspiring!

[oldrocker]

Um...Tatsiu

Can I just say....YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[illicitlizard]

Wow Tatsu I love to see your progress, it gives me hope for future lengths. Nice to see yet another person who played around with a million colours before committing to growing out their hair.
Congratulations :cheer: on 7 years on LHC and 14 of growing!

Hope to see many more hair pics and epic braids in the years to come :o

[TatsuOni]

Very cool to see your hair journey. Thanks for sharing and wow what great documentation! I always love seeing your posts and whatever fun creative decision you decide to make with your hair that day. Happy growing :)

Thank you! :flower:


Beautiful pics! Thanks for taking us on your journey.

Thank you! :blossom:


Lovely! Quite the journey from then until now. :)

Thank you! :blossom:


Happy Anniversary Tatsu! You are an inspiration to me! :) I really love seeing your photos. I also love the hair color transformation you went through from blonde, to red, then to black.

Thank you! :blossom:


Your hair is AMAZING, these progress photos are so inspiring!

Thank you! :flower:

[TatsuOni]

Um...Tatsiu

Can I just say....YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well you just said it! So I guess that you can :p


Wow Tatsu I love to see your progress, it gives me hope for future lengths. Nice to see yet another person who played around with a million colours before committing to growing out their hair.
Congratulations :cheer: on 7 years on LHC and 14 of growing!

Hope to see many more hair pics and epic braids in the years to come :o

Thank you! :flower:

[C_Bookworm]

Congratulations on 14 years of growth. So fun to see all the iterations your hair has been through. Your patience and creativity is inspiring!

[TatsuOni]

Congratulations on 14 years of growth. So fun to see all the iterations your hair has been through. Your patience and creativity is inspiring!

Thank you! :flower:

[Glitch]

Wow, amazing journey!! Thank you for sharing :o Really cool to see all your progress year by year.

Going through this, I was wondering if you knew what length this is (the photo below)? As in, it looks past hip length to me, but not quite TBL? I'm not even sure. I just find it super beautiful and am curious about this ballpark!


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[ExpectoPatronum]

Gorgeous hair, Tatsu. It really works with your overall look and aesthetic and I am glad you've been able to have fun while growing your hair. You're right that it takes a lot of patience! Your hair definitely inspires me :flowers:

[Nightshade]

Stars and feathers FOURTEEN YEARS! :cheer: Lovely and amazing all the way through!

[TatsuOni]

Gorgeous hair, Tatsu. It really works with your overall look and aesthetic and I am glad you've been able to have fun while growing your hair. You're right that it takes a lot of patience! Your hair definitely inspires me :flowers:


Stars and feathers FOURTEEN YEARS! :cheer: Lovely and amazing all the way through!

Thank you! :blossom: But it will be 15 years in a month :D So there will be a new thread then :)

[Lesley8]

Congratulations Tatsu! Loved your hair journey. You've really beautiful hair :)