Trim update (with pics, of course)

[maskedrose]

So I finally got the trim that I've been agonizing about for months now....and I'm SO glad I did it. It was pretty big, 3.5" or so, but very much needed. You couldn't really see the damage, but those last inches were splitty, very dry and constantly tangling. Kind of depressing to get to waist (after almost two years of growing) only to trim back to BSL, but meh, it'll grow. I'll be back to waist by the end of the year, and to my final goal of hip in a little over one year. I think its safe to say that I've definitely gotten past the "length mania" that so many of us go through the first year or two here.

So, on to pictures! The first one is my hair a couple of days ago - photographic evidence that waist is possible for me!
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee112/maskedrose21/036.jpg


This one is post trim. My ends are SO thick and healthy now...no taper and no breakage. I'm so glad I did this. My head is tilted slightly forward in this, but I am still solidly at lower BSL.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee112/maskedrose21/010.jpg

Sorry for the crazy big pictures - photobucket was being difficult, so mods feel free to resize if needed :)

[Ryanne]

It looks lovely. Definitely healthier and thicker. Beautiful colour!

[MsBubbles]

Your hair is absolutely beautiful! If you hair was split and dry beforehand, it's thick and wavy enough to hide it! But I'm sure you feel better now that the damaged ends are off.

[Robinlyn]

Your hair is truly breath-taking!

[Bianca]

Wow, It looks great... Beautiful hair :D Only a little bit jealous... :p

[Nyghtingale]

Very healthy looking and sooo pretty.

[spidermom]

Ooooooooh, pretty (both before and after). Yup; hair grows. I don't fret the trims anymore.

[rose_in_bloom]

WOW! :thud: Soooo beautiful, and your waves are perfect! You are definitely one of my hair idols/inspirations. :)

[kam984420]

Your hair is definately healthier and thicker. True inspiration!:cheese:

[GlassEyes]

Really pretty.

[keight425]

Wonderful color and I love the wave/curl of it!! Beautiful!

[RavennaNight]

Your hair is pretty before and after. Very angelic.

[patience]

Your hair was and still is absolutely beautiful.

So pretty!

[Feye]

Very beautiful! It will grow back in no time, and with healthy ends :D

[enfys]

Pretty both ways but your ends look so thick now!

[brok3nwings]

oh i know you must hear this a lot...but i think you have an amazing hair colour! So beautiful! And about the trim i think if you needed then you did the right thing! the hair looks amazing in both pictures

[redneckprincess]

looks really good and so much lighter too

[coolbreeze212]

Your hair is truly beautiful :)

[Garnet66]

Your hair is so beautiful and I'm crazy in love with your color.

[yogachic]

Beautiful hair. I wish I had only cut to this point. You made a good choice.

[Debra83]

Very nice, good decision.

[Pixna]

GORGEOUS!!! The "before" didn't look damaged to me. Your hair is a knock-out at any length!!!

[patissegrietje]

beautiful!, it also looked very pretty on the 'before' picture but it must feel great to have healthy ends! :flowers:

[maskedrose]

Wow, thanks so much for all the sweet comments!:smooch: :flowers: I'm really pleased with the color as well, and now have a really hard time understanding why I felt the need to highlight before. I really can't see a difference in color between my virgin and highlighted parts. The virgin part is so much shinier though :)

I can't tell you how nice it was to wash my hair this morning and only lose 1/4 of what I was pulling out before. There were no tangles when I was combing it out, and it hardly frizzed at all today with minimal leave in. I'm SO happy with it. I guess I'm just not the type who can deal with damaged ends for long periods of time. I'd rather trim frequently and enjoy my hair down than have it up constantly to try to forget about the damage.

[angelakeats]

Yup, good choice.
They both look lovely of course! but I think the second is much healthier looking.

[manderly]

Awesome :D I intend to do that to my hair too....I'm just waiting a little longer before I hack a bunch off. I'm sure I'll be just as happy as you are with the outcome. It looks lovely :crush:

[Shadow Walker]

It looks fantastic, congrats on a successful trim! :D

[pdy2kn6]

much thicker:). good trim!

[Oberon88]

It looks really good!!!! You'll be back at waist in no time.

[Jules diamond]

Your hair is gorgeous! Congrats!

[Aditi]

Your hair looks lovely, i am with you in the journey of reaching hip as even i had a big trim done which made me reached lower BS from waist, right now i am patiently waiting to reach waist again.

[justme]

That's awesome! Your hair looks great either way, but the benefits of less tangles and shedding are huge. It'll be fun to see it there again.

[EvaSimone]

Wow your hair looks great! I thought it looked nice pre trim too.

And can I just say that you have a fabulous waist! :)

[psvzum]

Your hair is LOVELY!!

[ReddishRocks]

Thanks for posting - I had some framing whisps trimmed today (pictures tomorrow... maybe... LOL!) that I'm not super happy with, so I needed to hear your positive outlook. :D

You're right! Your hair looks so gorgeous at BSL. It's going to be awesome when you hit waist this next time. :)

[JamieLeigh]

It looks beautiful, both before and after! You did an excellent job with the trim! :flower: