Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[Johannah]

I cut around 0,4" off a week ago at the bottom but it almost grew back already? Whut? I'm taking vitamins now, can that be the cause? Anyone?

It may looks dry but it's not. I slept with a braid and did a lazy wrap bun after that, this is the result. :o It's actually quite soft. :o

GROWGROWGROW :guns:

http://i39.tinypic.com/svtlw7.jpg

[bunzfan]

I cut around 0,4" off a week ago at the bottom but it almost grew back already? Whut? I'm taking vitamins now, can that be the cause? Anyone?

It may looks dry but it's not. I slept with a braid and did a lazy wrap bun after that, this is the result. :o It's actually quite soft. :o

GROWGROWGROW :guns:


http://i39.tinypic.com/svtlw7.jpg



Wow what a difference it looks fabulous especially your blonde hair against your red dress :crush: i found that when i was micro trimming.

[Johannah]

Wow what a difference it looks fabulous especially your blonde hair against your red dress :crush: i found that when i was micro trimming.

Thank you! And because I'm growing out layers, and I have fairytale ends, my bottom layer looked really thin and I hated that!! After trimming half an inch, it isn't thin anymore. :happydance:

[bunzfan]

Thank you! And because I'm growing out layers, and I have fairytale ends, my bottom layer looked really thin and I hated that!! After trimming half an inch, it isn't thin anymore. :happydance:

I last cut in June and i plan on doing a no trim next year and cutting in Jan 2015 a good few inches so i have a really blunt hem that should still bring me to TBL/CL that would be my dream length with a very blunt hem, its a pain growing out layers i've been there i used to cut back to waist every 2 months did that for about a year.

[Johannah]

I last cut in June and i plan on doing a no trim next year and cutting in Jan 2015 a good few inches so i have a really blunt hem that should still bring me to TBL/CL that would be my dream length with a very blunt hem, its a pain growing out layers i've been there i used to cut back to waist every 2 months did that for about a year.

That's so beautiful! I want that too, haha. Someday. :o I'll probably grow my hair a couple of inches longer and then I'll start with trimming it back too. Yak.

[bunzfan]

That's so beautiful! I want that too, haha. Someday. :o I'll probably grow my hair a couple of inches longer and then I'll start with trimming it back too. Yak.

I didn't intentionally do that but, thats what i did for the whole of 2012 and half of 2013 :lol: it is looking thicker the longer it goes now the thickness is definitely growing down.

[Johannah]

I didn't intentionally do that but, thats what i did for the whole of 2012 and half of 2013 :lol: it is looking thicker the longer it goes now the thickness is definitely growing down.

You give me hope, haha :p

[martyna_22]

I'm at waist... I guess. And I'd want to grow my hair a little more - either to hip or TBL. My first goal was BSL and it seemed sooo long from the perspective of chin. Will you find a place for a lost-in-goals soul? :)

[Vrindi]

So, I've reached tailbone, which was my original goal. Now I want classic, but I'm going to maintain here for about a year to grow out some of the bleach damage from 2 years ago and thicken the ends just a little bit. I did my first "maintain" micro trim today. I'll be lurking in this thread and the tailbone to classic thread now. :)

[Amapola]

Congratulations, Vrindi! Woohoo! :D I'm very happy for you!

[Crumpet]

Glad to hear that microtrimming worked for some of you. I'm super excited about it, even though it will slow down my growth!

[FireFromWithin]

I'm super excited to be joining all the lovely head of hair on this thread. I just hit waist and I hoping to be tailbone by this time next year. Then I plan to maintain until all the bleach is all gone for another year. Then I'll see how I feel.

Here's my length shot.
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag66/FireFromWithin/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps1ae7cb51.jpg

[Tail Feathers]

i am at about 1/2 inch or so from tailbone,
so... i will join into until i can 'graduate'
to tailbone to classic.....

i am eventually aiming for mid-thigh or knee length . . .

[DarkCurls]

I love your blue ends, FireFromWithin. :)

[FireFromWithin]

I love them too. They are starting to fade out but I might have to get them redone over christmas. I'm thinking of lilac as a colour for them next. I can just about bun my hair without them showing so i get away with it.

[melesine]

I'm joining this thread, I need the encouragement to stop trimming. I'm a little OCD over having an even hemline and just trimmed probably 2 inches off in the last couple weeks. My hair is now 29 inches and waist length.

[Vrindi]

Thanks Amapola! It's funny, I used to think I'd never get my hair this long, and now that it is, I'm thinking, "well that was fast!" Classic used to be some faraway dream and now it could easily happen in less than a year, but I'm taking my time. My hair didn't start feeling long until around hip-length, and I don't want to be overwhelmed by it. This is a good place to maintain for a bit, get used to the length, and thicken it up some.

FireFromWithin, I love the blue!

[Jennielee88]

I'm just about at waist... from the back anyway. When I sweep my hair to the front it looks shorter. I'm aiming for it to reach my hips when I wear it forward. So about 6 inches to go yet -_-

[Crumpet]

I'm just about at waist... from the back anyway. When I sweep my hair to the front it looks shorter. I'm aiming for it to reach my hips when I wear it forward. So about 6 inches to go yet -_-

That sounds like where I am and where I want to be (although I wouldn't be surprised if I decide to go longer eventually -- happens to the best of us!).

My wavies drive me nuts...my hair looked SO long the other day and today it looks like its only just grazing waist...grrr.

[TrapperCreekD]

Did my first heavy oiling/ pre 'poo today! :hollie: Impatiently waiting for my hair to dry - looks like I'll have to wait until morning to see the final result.

[Jennielee88]

That sounds like where I am and where I want to be (although I wouldn't be surprised if I decide to go longer eventually -- happens to the best of us!).

My wavies drive me nuts...my hair looked SO long the other day and today it looks like its only just grazing waist...grrr.

I have straight hair and I still have days where it feels longer than others... I'm having a short day today. I used to have a thick blunt hemline which made it feel a lot longer than it does now with my stupid layers that are taking forever to grow out!

[Crumpet]

Layers are the worst...although I do enjoy complaining about them ;) They do make my hair look shorter since you can only really see the length from the back. I'm trying to get rid of them when I start my microtrimming regime in January. I wonder what I'll complain about when they're gone? :rolleyes:

[Crumpet]

So...I started microtrimming today. I got really grumpy about how thin the last ends of my hair were from the layers so I took off about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I may dust a bit on December 1 and then continue with 1/4 inch trims for a while. I'd love to keep growing, but I want my hair to look and feel thicker. As a finey, I also think that more hair at the hemline will help protect it. My hair is fairly fragile.

[FireFromWithin]

I made the mistake of using a coney condishioner a few days ago thinking that maybe I'd over exaggerated the effect it had on my hair. Nope, my ends are horribly dry now but I've got a ridiculous exercise class tonight so I'll have to wash it again anyway. I feel like I might have to microtrim a bit as I'm finding more split ends but I'm only recently at waist and I'm desperate for more length! It feels so short still.

[emilia1992]

I made the mistake of using a coney condishioner a few days ago thinking that maybe I'd over exaggerated the effect it had on my hair. Nope, my ends are horribly dry now but I've got a ridiculous exercise class tonight so I'll have to wash it again anyway. I feel like I might have to microtrim a bit as I'm finding more split ends but I'm only recently at waist and I'm desperate for more length! It feels so short still.

Hear, hear. I know what you mean........hair never does feel quite long enough! After I grew past shoulder length, I thought, 'Oh, my hair's long', then kept growing it, thinking, 'It'll be long once it's past my armpits', then growing some more, 'It'll be properly long at waist', and then joined LHC. Oh no. Waist is not long enough for me! :p

[Komao]

emilia1992, I absolutely agree. I've had the same experience. Waist is not long enough for me but I do seem to have relaxed since reaching waist. It seems like the start of my hair journey. All it can do now is get longer. :cheer:

[Johannah]

From this point it just looks like my hair stopped growing, lol. Okay offcourse that's not true, but still. Hmm.

[bunzfan]

From this point it just looks like my hair stopped growing, lol. Okay offcourse that's not true, but still. Hmm.

Look at my blog post about protein shakes i started today it always gives me great growth!

[kitschy]

I think I might have to retire from this thread. I cut my hair again this weekend and I've been at waist for two years. I thought if I grew out my layers then I could grow to TBL because my hair would be thicker at the ends and I would be happier,...... but without layers my curls weigh out and I really don't like the way it looks. I need to think again about my desire to grow to TBL, but for now I think I'll stay at waist.

Good luck to all of you on your hair growing journey.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7645&d=1384787531

[bunzfan]

I think I might have to retire from this thread. I cut my hair again this weekend and I've been at waist for two years. I thought if I grew out my layers then I could grow to TBL because my hair would be thicker at the ends and I would be happier,...... but without layers my curls weigh out and I really don't like the way it looks. I need to think again about my desire to grow to TBL, but for now I think I'll stay at waist.

Good luck to all of you on your hair growing journey.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7645&d=1384787531


Wow!! how amazing does it look now just as i'm fighting the urge not to trim! i know why when ever i am fed up in life in general i cut my hair so up it goes in ignore mode good luck i hope you grow again but your curls are simply gorgeous :thud:

[Hairitic]

kitschy; Your hair is GORGEOUS! I love how it looks and I think it would look fabulous at TBL as well. I'm curious as to how long it is stretched? :p You could always let t grow and then if you didn't like it, you could cut it back to waist? Just my $.02. ;)

[kitschy]

Thanks Hairitic. My hair is about 1/2" from BCL when I stretch it. It was at tailbone stretched in July. I cut 5 or 6" off on July 17th, and brought it up to waist, then I cut layers this weekend. With all the cutting, I am back to, if not shorter, than I was at this time last year. It is kind of discouraging since I wanted to be TBL unstretched. I've come to realize that might just be something that takes many years for me.

[DarkCurls]

Your curls are beautiful kitschy, so no wonder you choose them over length at the moment.

[Johannah]

Look at my blog post about protein shakes i started today it always gives me great growth!

How much do you take then? How does it work? I'm not familiar with those things :p

[Crumpet]

kitschy -- I adore your hair! It would be on my dream hair list. I'm sure that its gorgeous whatever you do with it so go with what feels right.

Excuse me while I return to staring at your curls...(deep sigh)...

[Eve 322]

You know, Some days I swear the longest bits of my hair are just grazing BCL, and some days it looks and feels like I've somehow*lost* length and it's not even reaching my pants' waistband anymore. Anyone else having hair dysmorphia issues like this at these lengths?

I'm assuming it's caused by my hair fluctuating between its 1a days and it's 1c days, added to the problem I have of looking at my hair too much. ;p

[morrigan*]

Length update, didn't hit next milestone yet, but i like photo anyway :D, at 74 cm.

http://imageshack.us/a/img132/8069/gw69.jpg

[Crumpet]

Length update, didn't hit next milestone yet, but i like photo anyway :D, at 74 cm.

http://imageshack.us/a/img132/8069/gw69.jpg


It looks properly long in this photo. Lovely!

[Nebulae]

Wohoo I reached waist! Hello everyone!

As my hair was drying the other day I curiously reached down my back and it felt so long.. So I figured I had to take a pic and what do you know.. I'm actually even a bit past waist!
Goal 1 achieved: waist length!
Next up goal 2: healthy hair at waist length..
...then I might continue to goal 3: hip length hair!

Since I'm probably gonna be around waist for a while I thought I might as well join this thread and have somewhere to hang out while I trim and maintain here (and then keep growing!) :D

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6158/xy58.jpg

:cheese:

[bunzfan]

Welcome my hair looked just like yours so I maintained at waist all last year the thickness has moved down to past waist so it does work micro trimming or maintaining I'm going for length now next trim will be in June and I'll cut a few inches to get rid of the last thin bits.

[Nebulae]

Welcome my hair looked just like yours so I maintained at waist all last year the thickness has moved down to past waist so it does work micro trimming or maintaining I'm going for length now next trim will be in June and I'll cut a few inches to get rid of the last thin bits.

Thanks, good to hear!

If I look at my hair against something light, there is a clear demarcation line where it's visible when I started to care for my hair (or rather, I quit doing bad things to it). It's much thicker above it, so it surely is growing out healthier.
If I had the guts I would just chop off all the damaged bits but.. I like this length! From now on I will trim back to waist every month this winter. :)

[YumiYume]

nebulae: welcome, your hair and colour is really pretty ^^

I still cant afford myself a silk pillowcase so I put my silk scarf I bought on second hand long time ago on my pillow, it actually stays pretty good ^^ it is pretty with realistic painted ducks on :)

I found some hairvitamins in my kitchen I had forgotten about, so now I am using those up hoping for a spurt :P.

else it is not much here, keeping my hair warm always under my winterhat (it is big and loose so a bun/braids do fit) but winter has not yet arrived with snow but it is cold and my hair feel dryer so I use more of nightbloomings hairsalve. S&D a lot still so I guess that is why I find it standing still, but I think it is ok because I do feel like my hair is long and I enjoy it, I am past waist and the longest is not super-far from hip so I dont mind :).

will you buy christmas gifts for your hair this year?

I wont (I recetly bought new mini-clawclips) but I am considering buying myself a pretty horn or carved wood comb for my birthday 29 of december, I turn 25 so I want to prioritate myself a present :P

[Crumpet]

Wohoo I reached waist! Hello everyone!

As my hair was drying the other day I curiously reached down my back and it felt so long.. So I figured I had to take a pic and what do you know.. I'm actually even a bit past waist!
Goal 1 achieved: waist length!
Next up goal 2: healthy hair at waist length..
...then I might continue to goal 3: hip length hair!

Since I'm probably gonna be around waist for a while I thought I might as well join this thread and have somewhere to hang out while I trim and maintain here (and then keep growing!) :D

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6158/xy58.jpg

:cheese:

Gorgeous colour! I'm maintaining for a bit now as well. I'm trying to thicken up my ends. I have a lot of layers, which I may keep (LHC wise ones talked me out of totally getting rid of them), but I want the ends to be a bit thicker. I'm doing another microtrim later today -- I'm excited even though it won't look or feel like anything.

[Coolcombination]

I'm moving on to this thread now

[Komao]

Welcome Nebulae and Coolcombination. It is exciting and congratulations. :)

[bunzfan]

Gorgeous colour! I'm maintaining for a bit now as well. I'm trying to thicken up my ends. I have a lot of layers, which I may keep (LHC wise ones talked me out of totally getting rid of them), but I want the ends to be a bit thicker. I'm doing another microtrim later today -- I'm excited even though it won't look or feel like anything.

I micro trimmed for a year it's amazing how quickly your hair thickens up, watch you dont get addicted though ;)



I'm moving on to this thread now

:D :disco:

[Crumpet]

I'm moving on to this thread now

Welcome to our thread!!

[lapushka]

Welcome to our thread!!

^^ Welcome! :cheer:

[natt i nord]

If anyone remembers me - I'm still alive :D Almost at hip now, there is some progress.

Beautiful hair everyone!

[veryhairyfairy]

:blossom:
Welcome to all the new people since I was last perusing this thread! And all of the new pictures are so gorgeous! :thud:

I've been trying to keep myself from hair obsessing too much, thankfully finals are coming up in two weeks so I have a distraction! :lol:

It's getting down to about 6 weeks until I take the first of my three length photos of the year, and I'm getting very impatient to check my progress. I haven't even looked at it down in the mirror (from the back) in over a month, I want to continue that so I get a b-day surprise in mid-January.

Does anybody else dictate to themselves when they're 'allowed' to check length? Do you find you get impatient toward the end of the waiting period?

[morrigan*]

I need to start doing that :D i check for length much too often, but still less than before i reached waist.

[Hairitic]

I checked my length yesterday. I'm a half inch from TBL which means I'm right on target for my goal of TBL by 2014.....by a hair :p

[Crumpet]

I should have length-checking rules! I was really impatient pre-waist. Now I'm forced to be patient since I've been microtrimming...although, I think I may only do one more microtrim since my ends have thickened up with these tiny trims and I'm eager to grow faster again!

[Nebulae]

Thanks for the compliments, guys! :heart:

I've actually been thinking lately that I need to stop checking my length all the time.. I do it every time I brush out my hair before getting into the shower (mainly because I want to see what it looks like over all, but obviously I see the length too..)
How about a don't check your length challenge? :D

[natt i nord]

Current photo - the red line shows my hip bones:
http://s1.directupload.net/images/user/131120/7fqav4zy.jpg

Yeah, they are always that frizzy, especially with that cold weather... :o Has anybody any solutions for this?

And I'm in into the not-checking-challenge. :D I check almost daily... I could have popped to hip overnight, you never know!


And... another (http://s1.directupload.net/images/user/131120/cf9remjj.jpg) length-photo :D

[Nebulae]

I could have popped to hip overnight, you never know!

I keep hoping the same thing every time I look at my hair! ;)

I'm in the keep hair up challenge so I might as well try to not check the length as well.. I think I'm going to start easy with a week just to try it out!
(Though I will henna my roots in a couple days so I will have to look at the back of my head.. but that is an exception! :whistle: )

[Cheyne]

I colored my hair for the last time on 25 October and started taking Biotin on the 28th. I have severe roots going on now, with plenty of greys in there, but the growth has been amazing. My roots are at 7/8 to 1 inch at this point. My hair is an inch or two from TBL, depending on the day. My daughter has consented :D to taking a picture of my hair and helping me post it once I am able to. I plan on staying at TB for a while to micro trim and thicken my ends. I have two layers in my hair (the second is about 6 inches shorter than the longest one) and I would like to spend 2014 trimming to even them out. Once that happens it's on to Classic!

[TrapperCreekD]

I had a really strong urge to measure about a week ago, as it had been about a month since I upped my protein intake and started doing heavy oilings, but I managed to resist whipping out measuring tape. I'm going to try to make it to my birthday (third week in Jan) without measuring. I guess this is a situation where shrinkage works in my favor - I can glance in the mirror and not see any change!

Can't remember if I posted this here already or not. If so, sorry for the spam! Not a totally accurate depiction of the length, my mom was behind the camera and I realized way too late that I'd forgotten to tell her to crouch down a little. :rolleyes:
http://i.imgur.com/xtD14KH.png

[YumiYume]

Current photo - the red line shows my hip bones:
http://s1.directupload.net/images/user/131120/7fqav4zy.jpg

Yeah, they are always that frizzy, especially with that cold weather... :o Has anybody any solutions for this?

And I'm in into the not-checking-challenge. :D I check almost daily... I could have popped to hip overnight, you never know![...]

your hair is really pretty :)! my solution for this cold weather is always tyck my hair into my knitted (wool? the yarn you get from sheep) winterhat that is warm but breath at the same time. bigger holes on the outside and a smaller knitted inside (like a double hat) :). I bought it on ebay years ago and still love it, it is big and poofy inside to hold any braid or bun and it gets tighter lowest down so it gets to be a nice warm bag for my hair. even if it is not "that cold" I wear it, sins I know it is super dry outside, my hands are fast to tell me that

and I am guilty too for messuring my hair often, as you say, you never know ;). but now, I am trying to grow my natural hair out and I see it everytime in the mirror, but It still is hard not to messure just in case haha

[Komao]

Current photo - the red line shows my hip bones:


Yeah, they are always that frizzy, especially with that cold weather... :o Has anybody any solutions for this?

And I'm in into the not-checking-challenge. :D I check almost daily... I could have popped to hip overnight, you never know!


And... another (http://s1.directupload.net/images/user/131120/cf9remjj.jpg) length-photo :D

Nice, not far from hip length and love the color of your hair. :)

[Jeleebaby]

Can I join? :)
I'm just at waist, was just past but trimmed to waist today ready for the next phase :)

[Johannah]

Can I join? :)
I'm just at waist, was just past but trimmed to waist today ready for the next phase :)

Offcourse, welcome! :) And congratulations reaching waist!

[natt i nord]

your hair is really pretty :)! my solution for this cold weather is always tyck my hair into my knitted (wool? the yarn you get from sheep) winterhat that is warm but breath at the same time. bigger holes on the outside and a smaller knitted inside (like a double hat) :). I bought it on ebay years ago and still love it, it is big and poofy inside to hold any braid or bun and it gets tighter lowest down so it gets to be a nice warm bag for my hair. even if it is not "that cold" I wear it, sins I know it is super dry outside, my hands are fast to tell me that


Thank you for your idea :) I already tought about that and tried it, but my scalp hates hats with all its guts - it gets super itchy after it, so I try to keep hats and other things to a minimum. Doesn't help with -5°C though. :rolleyes:
And thanks for the compliment!



and I am guilty too for messuring my hair often, as you say, you never know ;). but now, I am trying to grow my natural hair out and I see it everytime in the mirror, but It still is hard not to messure just in case haha
Im not actually measuring, but I almost daily check whether my hair finally hits my jeans or not :D


Nice, not far from hip length and love the color of your hair. :)
Thank you very much :)

And welcome Jeleebaby!

[Sylvestrix]

Gasp, it's my 18 month no-cut anniversary today! I missed my year, so the heck with it, lets have a picture! =D
This is a comparison pic with my last real length shot, on 25/03 this year, where I actually bothered to measure out and scale down my makers. I won't lie, most of the pictures I take of the back of my head are just to check if my 'do is straight! But I made the effort this time, so here we go!

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af104/Sylvestrix/2503_zps0883b76f.jpg

-groans- so...close...to...BCL! Must strain follicles for a few more precious centimeters!

[lapushka]

Very nice progress, Sylvestrix! :thumbsup:

[LauraLongLocks]

*De-lurking* I love the beautiful length shots in this thread. I hope to be here with you soon (though, probably not by Christmas... more like Jan-Feb).

*Returning to lurking*

[mariakatija]

*De-lurking* I love the beautiful length shots in this thread. I hope to be here with you soon (though, probably not by Christmas... more like Jan-Feb).

*Returning to lurking*

I lurk here too! Haha. I should be here in April...

[Komao]

Very nice progress, Sylvestrix! :thumbsup:

I second that! :o

[Johannah]

Sooooo... Took a picture today and put it next to a photo from the end of September, just before I started to take care of my hair back again.
In the first picture I had braid waves, so my hair looks a bit shorter than it actually was. The second was taken today, after washing, airdrying and brushing it.

I think there's a huge difference in health, lol. I actually was a bit shocked by it.

P.s. Based on the second picture, I'm a 1c, right? or a 1b?

http://i39.tinypic.com/358anbr.jpg

[Johannah]

Talking about bad quality of pictures :/

[natt i nord]

I'd say you're a 1b. I consider myself a 1c and have more waves, there's a picture in my album :)

I love your haircolor!

[Crumpet]

It looks like great growth! Congrats!

[Johannah]

Thank you Crumpet! :o

Thanks natt i nord! My hair has changed so much. First I was ashy blonde, now it's more golden blonde. I stopped using SLS and cones, and my hair texture is changing. First I was 100% sure I was a 1c, but now... :rolleyes:

[Crumpet]

Johannah -- that happened to me too! I found out that I'm a wavy and my hair is still changing a bit now that I'm Sulfate and Cone free. My hair feels so much happier now that I'm starting to figure it out!

[Johannah]

Johannah -- that happened to me too! I found out that I'm a wavy and my hair is still changing a bit now that I'm Sulfate and Cone free. My hair feels so much happier now that I'm starting to figure it out!

Great to hear I'm not the only one! :o My hair is actually getting straighter, haha. Most of times people get more curls :P But I like straight hair more on me, so I can't complain :P

[Magalo]

I think you're a 1c. I see complete S-curves!

[Magalo]

A month ago I posted a photo (page 372) and I was very sad with my hair as it looked very dry and brittle. Two days later I switched to cone-free/sulphate free, my hair is a lot softer and it does look healthier too. :) There's still dryness on the ends, but they had a billion of Feria box dyes + bleach, I doubt I can make them look better. :lol:

Also, VERY close to hips!! I count my back dimples as hips as it's pretty much at the same level.

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa400/magalolematelot/decembre2_zps437f6da0.png

[Crumpet]

Oh, you are close to hip Magalo! Your hair looks really healthy and I love the ombre red. Its lovely against your skin!

[Fnugg]

New length shot! It is hard to catch the day light right now, so I have to resort to bath room lightning.
I am quite near BCL now, need perhaps 1 cm or so. :D My skirt was at the waist, but my hair covered everything. :p

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/helikopterdoktor/14c1ad19-cd95-49a3-9523-46ab4f660a60.jpghttp://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8170&d=1386804927
March 2013 on the left, December 2013 on the right.

[natt i nord]

Wow, very beautiful hair, Fnugg! I love the color and aaaah, it shines so bright :o

[Valkyriejae]

Wow Fnugg, your hair is so shiny! And your hemline is so thick!
May I ask though - is that red natural, or henna/dye induced? And if it's henna, what was your original colour?

[TrapperCreekD]

Beautiful color, Fnugg!

[bunzfan]

New length shot! It is hard to catch the day light right now, so I have to resort to bath room lightning.
I am quite near BCL now, need perhaps 1 cm or so. :D My skirt was at the waist, but my hair covered everything. :p

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/helikopterdoktor/14c1ad19-cd95-49a3-9523-46ab4f660a60.jpghttp://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8170&d=1386804927
March 2013 on the left, December 2013 on the right.

Wow what gorgeous looking hair thick to the very tips .

[Toiréasa]

I think I may have made it to hip,its so hard for me to tell. Bad picture my photo skills are not so good, but what do you think?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/11339842153_4794c9c60c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57762200@N06/11339842153/) 12.7.13 028 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57762200@N06/11339842153/) by pudlemom13 (http://www.flickr.com/people/57762200@N06/), on Flickr

[lapushka]

I think I may have made it to hip,its so hard for me to tell. Bad picture my photo skills are not so good, but what do you think?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/11339842153_4794c9c60c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57762200@N06/11339842153/) 12.7.13 028 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57762200@N06/11339842153/) by pudlemom13 (http://www.flickr.com/people/57762200@N06/), on Flickr

That sure looks like hip to me. :) Congrats!

[Vrindi]

New length shot! It is hard to catch the day light right now, so I have to resort to bath room lightning.
I am quite near BCL now, need perhaps 1 cm or so. :D My skirt was at the waist, but my hair covered everything. :p

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r281/helikopterdoktor/14c1ad19-cd95-49a3-9523-46ab4f660a60.jpghttp://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8170&d=1386804927
March 2013 on the left, December 2013 on the right.

Your hair is gorgeous! :thud:

[Komao]

Fnugg, Beautiful hair. :)

[Avital88]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7774&d=1385645187


My lengthshot after a long time..
I used a flatiron on it to see the length.Still around 20 cm of bleach in the ends that is very visible, having a huge shed right now and also still recovering from last years shed, in other words, not too happy with my hair but at least i got rid of the V.

[Johannah]

^Can't see a picture.

[Fnugg]

Thanks for all your compliments, natt i nord, Valkyriejae, TrapperCreekD, Bunzfan, Vrindi and Komao. :D
It is very appreciated! I have quite a bit of taper at the ends, but my hair is so floofy right now that it doesn't show. :p
Valkyriejae, it is two coats of Lush henna over two or three layers of conventional hair color, mostly Feria in dark reds, that faded to orange. My real haircolour is light greyish brown. I actually have plans to do a new round of henna tomorrow, I have at least 1.5 inches of roots now. :whistle:

[sunflowersmiles]

My hair is just tickling hip right now at the longest part of the V. I was told by one of my sisters friends that I have beautiful hair today, so I feel like I am on the right track :)

[Lize]

This summer I cut off a few inches of hair and got layers. Both because I was bored and because I wanted to get rid of old highlights. Now all my hair is virgin. Now I am growing it all again and have a couple of inches left until I am at waist. I hope I'll be back in this thread in no time! Until I am I will lurk. ;)

[Komao]

My hair is just tickling hip right now at the longest part of the V. I was told by one of my sisters friends that I have beautiful hair today, so I feel like I am on the right track :)

It does look very pretty. It's nice to get compliments and I'd say you're on the right track. :o

[bunzfan]

I thought it was time for some pics from me its starting to look hip when its just been washed that's typically when it looks it shortest soo :disco:

Just washed
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/7837/d1j9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/29/d1j9.jpg/)

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A few days later

http://imageshack.us/a/img607/1515/bolm.jpg

[butterfly_dream]

Congratulations to all of the new thread additions! All of these photos are amazing!
Bunzfan, your hair is stunning. It’s growing so fast.

[butterfly_dream]

I was really busy and I haven't posted in a while. I haven't even looked at my hair down in the mirror in over a month (normally I check for length much too often).
Yesterday hubby told me:” look, your hair is touching your chair”
…deep breath…
Yay! My hair has finally reached TBL! :)

http://imageshack.us/a/img96/3316/gxx0.jpg

The ends look a bit odd, but I decided to microtrim on my way to Classic. It's so hard for me to resist the siren call for length progress. :p

[FireFromWithin]

All these amazing lengths are making me jelous. I can't wait to catch up to those graduating!

[bunzfan]

I was really busy and I haven't posted in a while. I haven't even looked at my hair down in the mirror in over a month (normally I check for length much too often).
Yesterday hubby told me:” look, your hair is touching your chair”
…deep breath…
Yay! My hair has finally reached TBL! :)

http://imageshack.us/a/img96/3316/gxx0.jpg

The ends look a bit odd, but I decided to microtrim on my way to Classic. It's so hard for me to resist the siren call for length progress. :p



Your hair is much nicer and wow look how fabulous it looks mine looks so short lol in comparison.

[Vrindi]

I was really busy and I haven't posted in a while. I haven't even looked at my hair down in the mirror in over a month (normally I check for length much too often).
Yesterday hubby told me:” look, your hair is touching your chair”
…deep breath…
Yay! My hair has finally reached TBL! :)

http://imageshack.us/a/img96/3316/gxx0.jpg

The ends look a bit odd, but I decided to microtrim on my way to Classic. It's so hard for me to resist the siren call for length progress. :p

Your hair is beautiful. I think the ends look great. I'm going to be maintaining at TBL until my ends look as even and thick as yours.

[Fnugg]

I was really busy and I haven't posted in a while. I haven't even looked at my hair down in the mirror in over a month (normally I check for length much too often).
Yesterday hubby told me:” look, your hair is touching your chair”
…deep breath…
Yay! My hair has finally reached TBL! :)

:scissors:

The ends look a bit odd, but I decided to microtrim on my way to Classic. It's so hard for me to resist the siren call for length progress. :p

I love your hair colour! And so shiny! :thud:

[butterfly_dream]

Thank you, Bunzfan!
Btw, with the braid waves my hair looks much shorter. Braided it's only at hip.:hmm:

Thank you so much, Vrindi! You've quite made my day. :o
My ends are a little see-through, but… Hell with it!... I will let my hair grow till next milestone.

Thank you, Fnugg!

[Skade]

Such a vibrant colour and your hair looks so smooth and soft butterfly dream.

[Nebulae]

butterfly_dream... :thud: So pretty! Congratulations on TBL! Your ends look perfectly fine to me. Ah heck I'll just thud to the floor again for the color as well. :thud:

:D

[nuvola]

I am still onwards my way to hip :)
http://up.picr.de/16780980ls.jpg

[ejking2]

You're very close! No more than an inch away, I think! And what beautiful shiny hair :)

[Andeee]

Nuvola and butterfly_dream--you both have great hair! Both so shiny and healthy. Butterfly your ends are just fine--if yours are see-through then mine are completely invisible!

The other night I had a dream that I reached BCL. (I don't have a recent photo, only the one I posted a while back which was taken mid-September). To be honest I'm not sure where BCL and TBL are on me--they seem to be very close if not the same?

[butterfly_dream]

You ladies are so sweet! I really appreciate the comments.:o
I guess it's time to graduate from here, but I think I will lurk here for a while.
Happy growing everyone!

[Komao]

nuvola, incredible shine and gorgeous hair. :o

[Komao]

butterfly_dream, congrats and it must feel terrific having your hair so long and bunzfan your hair has really seen some great growth this year. Keep it up:o

[bunzfan]

butterfly_dream, congrats and it must feel terrific having your hair so long and bunzfan your hair has really seen some great growth this year. Keep it up:o

Thanks doesn't feel like it's grown much some days it looks barely waist it's the wave shrink factor it's looking bsl today stupid floaty hair it looks longer when it'. Co washed because it weighs it down.

[Ocelan]

Wow, butterfly_dream, your hair looks amazing, both health and the color! Grats for reaching TBL! It's always nice to see that straight hair can look great once it's all one length. I'm growing out my layers and it will probably take atleast 2 years until I have blunt ends at TBL. You inspired me in all this feeling of "blah, it's taking forever", so thank you! :) I really don't think there's anything wrong with your ends, really!

[Hairitic]

Wow, butterfly_dream, your hair is gorgeous and looks almost CLASSIC! YAY!!! ;)


I was really busy and I haven't posted in a while. I haven't even looked at my hair down in the mirror in over a month (normally I check for length much too often).
Yesterday hubby told me:” look, your hair is touching your chair”
…deep breath…
Yay! My hair has finally reached TBL! :)

http://imageshack.us/a/img96/3316/gxx0.jpg

The ends look a bit odd, but I decided to microtrim on my way to Classic. It's so hard for me to resist the siren call for length progress. :p

[Hairitic]

nuvola, incredible shine and gorgeous hair. :o

ditto! ;)

[butterfly_dream]

Wow, butterfly_dream, your hair is gorgeous and looks almost CLASSIC! YAY!!! ;)

I'm only at 38 ½ " and classic for me will be 42". Long way to go. :rolleyes:

Thank you, Ocelan! I also have had layers in the past, so that to be really all one length I have to cut another 2 inches. Well, I will do it later…
According to my hairdresser, layers had to add more volume to my fine hair. I ended up with the rat tails instead. :steam

Komao, thank you so much!:o

[TheHowlingWolf]

I'm past BCL now but I don't exactly know where TBL is on me....but I think I might have about 2-3 inches to go before I can consider myself around TBL.

[Vrindi]

I'm past BCL now but I don't exactly know where TBL is on me....but I think I might have about 2-3 inches to go before I can consider myself around TBL.

A good way to tell is whether or not your hair touches the seat when you sit up straight. If it does, it's tailbone. :)

[Hairitic]

TheHowlingWolf; I have the same problem. I'm not quite sure where, exactly, TBL is on me :confused:. So, I'm doing what a lot of LHC'ers do; when I sit on a hard bottomed chair and my hair touches it, I will call it TBL :p That should be by the end of the month as I'm just a smidge from there! YAY!!! :pray: ;)

[Andeee]

A good way to tell is whether or not your hair touches the seat when you sit up straight. If it does, it's tailbone. :)
Oh, that's perfect! I've a way to go yet...

[Ocelan]

According to my hairdresser, layers had to add more volume to my fine hair. I ended up with the rat tails instead. :steam:

Oh boy, I know! I quess it applies to hair that have some body, but my straight not-overly-thick hair just looks like I've had a huge shed or that my head had been picked by birds and once the layers grow a bit they become so uneven. My layers looked ok I guess when my hair was shoulder to APL length and the layers were freshened up every few months, but why did I let them cut them higher and higher I have no idea...

[Hairitic]

WOW! I had a nightmare last night. I plan on getting a trim of about an inch or so sometime in January after I reach TBL. Last night I dreamed I went to a different hairdresser and she cut my hair above waist! Wow, I was crying in my dream and was very upset, even though my ends looked thick and healthy :p Sure was glad when I woke up with all my hair :eye: :D

[Andeee]

Hairitic, I have dreams like that, too!

On a related note, I dreamed that I was on a bus with Brad Pitt (he's not even a favorite of mine!) and he was holding my hand. The whole I time I was worrying that he would notice that my hair needed washing as it had been at least a week (I'm stretching washes these days

[Mindy]

The longest part of my hemline is now at hip when wet! I should be able to call official hip in 2ish months or so. Getting closer to TB, slowly but surely. I think I will go for no trims in 2014 and see if I can make it by the end of the year.

[TrapperCreekD]

All this talk of measuring in various threads is making me want to whip out tape and check my length. *sits on hands*

[Cheyne]

My latest (and only) length shot. The bottom of my shirt is TBL on me. My ends look pretty thin due to the grown out layers in my hair. Once I get to TB I plan on maintaining for several months with trims to grow out the layers.

(I hope you all get a kick out of this pose, I work a very physical job so I have huge arms and like to show them off :D





http://i.imgur.com/hn3gJvP.jpg?2

[Dovetail]

Chey- I love the pose! And your hair!

I'm so excited, I had a beautiful bun cover/ hair fork made custom for me by A Stone's Throw Silver (she's a LHC member) but I want to wait until I get it to post pictures! But, here's a peek!!https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1490669_774790929201609_831433606_o.jpg?dl=1

[nuvola]

Thank you guys!

ejking2 just 1inch you think? Yaaaaaaay! :D

You know the feeling of still being short haired? :rolleyes:

[melesine]

I'm in the, "can I call this hip" range. I'm 4 inches above BCL.

[LauraLongLocks]

Can I join this thread? Can I, huh? Please, please? Can I join, can I join?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/001-7.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/001-7.jpg.html)

I think I can call waist, unless you folks say I can't. :cheese:

[KittyBird]

I think you have a little bit left before you're solid waist, but it's close enough for me. Welcome Laura! Your hair looks gorgeous! :)

[Dovetail]

Welcome Laura! Close is good enough, your tips are there and that's what counts!

[Johannah]

I got the urge to cut my hair since two months ago, but I'm still holding on. I still want 34" length but I want a thick, blunt hemline instead of layers. But if I need to cut off my layers, I'll probably be at BSL which I doooon't want :(

[Dovetail]

Johan- I have/had layers too. What I did is get the whole lot trimmed twice a year, and the layers only once. Or, only trim the base and the layers will eventually catch up. I get microtrims twice a year from my aunt :)

[lapushka]

Can I join this thread? Can I, huh? Please, please? Can I join, can I join?

Sure. That looks like waist to me. Like you just hit it. Welcome! :D

[LauraLongLocks]

Thank you for letting me join the club. ;)

Solid waist is only a month or less away, and then I'm on my way to hip.

[Hairitic]

Hey Ladies & Gentlemen; I had been thinking that I would barely make TBL by Christmas/2013. However, Sunday when I washed my hair, I checked my length in the mirror instead of just sitting on a chair and seeing how close to the seat my hair was. Well, It's only 2" from Classic! So, I'm calling it TBL now! I'll try to get a pic up soon. I'm so thrilled, even though it desperately needs a good trim, which I will be doing in Jan. So, I'm celebrating double this week! :cheer:

[KittyBird]

Congratulations, Hairitic! Looking forward to the picture! :popcorn:

I have 2-3 strands that reach TBL when I stretch them out in the shower. I was hoping to reach it by the end of December, and well, I sort of have, but solid TBL is still a month or two away. TBL by February is my new mini-goal :cool:

[Crumpet]

I'm jealous of all of you still growing. I'm microtrimming at the moment to thicken up my ends. I'm keeping my layers but I want them to be less extreme than they are now. Its going to take a while...but I think it will be worth it!

[Magalo]

My longest hair are an 1 inch or so from hips. :cheese:

[Hairitic]

Hey Ladies & Gentlemen; I had been thinking that I would barely make TBL by Christmas/2013. However, Sunday when I washed my hair, I checked my length in the mirror instead of just sitting on a chair and seeing how close to the seat my hair was. Well, It's only 2" from Classic! So, I'm calling it TBL now! I'll try to get a pic up soon. I'm so thrilled, even though it desperately needs a good trim, which I will be doing in Jan. So, I'm celebrating double this week! :cheer:

Here's the pic:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7308/11551304753_51ae684efe.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36509609@N08/11551304753/) image (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36509609@N08/11551304753/) by prlknits (http://www.flickr.com/people/36509609@N08/), on Flickr

The bottom of my sweater is just about Classic length level on me!

[Foxylocks]

I will join! My hair is at hip length now. I'm hoping to get to tailbone sometime in 2014. My ultimate goal is fingertip, but tailbone is getting closer on the horizon.

[LauraLongLocks]

Hey Ladies & Gentlemen; I had been thinking that I would barely make TBL by Christmas/2013. However, Sunday when I washed my hair, I checked my length in the mirror instead of just sitting on a chair and seeing how close to the seat my hair was. Well, It's only 2" from Classic! So, I'm calling it TBL now! I'll try to get a pic up soon. I'm so thrilled, even though it desperately needs a good trim, which I will be doing in Jan. So, I'm celebrating double this week! :cheer:


Here's the pic:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7308/11551304753_51ae684efe.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36509609@N08/11551304753/) image (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36509609@N08/11551304753/) by prlknits (http://www.flickr.com/people/36509609@N08/), on Flickr

The bottom of my sweater is just about Classic length level on me!

What a wonderful surprise. Congratulations! Beautiful, shiny hair!

[gingerclip]

Hello, Everyone! I'd like to join. I think I hit waist about a month ago, but finding my waist is a little difficult since I had a baby last year. So I waited a month to be sure. Here is me today. It's 32.25" long. I think I'd like to go to BCL, which I estimate to be 5ish inches away.

Unfortunately, I think I need to do a little more trimming than I've done the last few months because the ends are getting velcro-y, so maybe I'll make it in a year?

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8376&d=1388101480

[melesine]

Gingerclip, I think your ends look fine. Your hair is beautiful. Congrats on hitting waist.

[Fnugg]

I can officially say that my hair has finally reached BCL, just in time for 2014! :D

[cathair]

Hey Ladies & Gentlemen; I had been thinking that I would barely make TBL by Christmas/2013. However, Sunday when I washed my hair, I checked my length in the mirror instead of just sitting on a chair and seeing how close to the seat my hair was. Well, It's only 2" from Classic! So, I'm calling it TBL now! I'll try to get a pic up soon. I'm so thrilled, even though it desperately needs a good trim, which I will be doing in Jan. So, I'm celebrating double this week! :cheer:

:thudpile: so envious right now. Your hair looks gorgeous at tailbone. Looks so healthy and shiney too.

[Hairitic]

:thudpile: so envious right now. Your hair looks gorgeous at tailbone. Looks so healthy and shiney too.

Thanks so much for the compliment cathair. ;)

[Crumpet]

Hello, Everyone! I'd like to join. I think I hit waist about a month ago, but finding my waist is a little difficult since I had a baby last year. So I waited a month to be sure. Here is me today. It's 32.25" long. I think I'd like to go to BCL, which I estimate to be 5ish inches away.

Unfortunately, I think I need to do a little more trimming than I've done the last few months because the ends are getting velcro-y, so maybe I'll make it in a year?

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8376&d=1388101480

You are totally at waist! And, by the way, your waist is very clear. Its so tiny and well defined! I have to bend to be able to see mine due to my straight frame. You look lovely with that length. Grow on!

[Lippytoes]

I had such a busy autumn that I didn't have time to monitor my length. Well, turns out benign neglect has led me to tailbone or perhaps even a bit past it! Yay!

Here's the length shot I just took (sorry for terrible webcam quality! and I have braid waves too, but I usually always do, so...):

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g31/darthsnoo/hair/lengthshot112014forlhc_zpsd4c8f267.png

If my hair looks tailbone even with braid waves, I guess I'm ready to migrate onwards from this thread! :O

And for comparison, here's a length shot from a year ago (also with braid waves, and the same shirt too, hehe):

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g31/darthsnoo/hair/january2013lengthshot-lhc_zpsd47c2971.jpg[/URL]

I'm really pleased with the growth I've had, and will continue to grow till my hair starts annoying me. :D I think I'll eventually settle somewhere between hip and tailbone though, since it seems to be the most comfortable length for me. But for now, I'll still keep growing. My ends look a bit thin but I dunno if I can be bothered to trim yet...

Happy growing, people! :)

[Ocelan]

My mom chopped off 2 inches (or about 4.5 cm) of my hair at Christmas. My ends needed it even though I had been micro-trimming a lot this past year already. I got rid of a bunch of layers and now my ends actually look somewhat decent. My hair is soft all the way down now, but it feels so short. Not much hair came off as the ends were so wispy and see through. I think it was worth it and maybe in 4-5 months I'll be back to the length I had but with a better hemline! I don't plan to trim in the next 6 months unless something awful happens to my hair. Here's a bad quality picture of The Now.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8492&d=1388578827

[Soltimus]

I'm finally on board! Just had my New Year's trim, lost about 2-2½ inches of weird ends and I'm solid waist aiming for a healthy hemline and TBL. I'm hoping to reach my goal by the end of next year. Se incredibly excited about this! Never thought I'd be able to do it *sheds tear*

[Wisé]

Hey, I'm new here and want to join in. My hair length ranges from waist to TBL, but merely looks like between BSL and Hip because of the curls/waves. My original goal is hip while curly, but as I inch toward it, I start to wonder whether to stop there and grow in, look how long it gets or even take a bit of length off to get more of my curls back.
I might post some pics when I found out how (or have enough posts for it).

[Komao]

Hairitic, Happy for you and it looks so shiny, too. :o

[Komao]

Congratulation, gingerclip. :o

[Komao]

Thanks Lippytoes, love the length shot. Very inspiring. :)

[Komao]

Ocelan, still looks nice and long. I think you'll be happy with the hemline as it gets longer. :)

[LauraLongLocks]

Today it doesn't look like it's waist. It even measured 1/4th inch shorter! I think I've been looking at it and measuring it too much. <sigh>

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg.html)

The middle looks like it's missing a chunk, because of my layers. Ugh!

[Komao]

LauraLongLocks, your dress looks lovely, your hair looks long. :o I can literally drive myself nuts with looking and measuring to much. Benign neglect is my friend and before you know it, your hair is much longer and if then your layers still bother you, maybe you can get rid of them.

[Chiquita Banana]

Hi all. I'm at hip now and plan to keep on growing. I haven't had hair this long since I was a little girl and I'm loving it!

[Johannah]

Lauralonglocks I know what you mean! I try to measure once a month, that's it. Otherwise I'm getting a bit depressed :p

Chiquita Banana, welcome!

[Crumpet]

Today it doesn't look like it's waist. It even measured 1/4th inch shorter! I think I've been looking at it and measuring it too much. <sigh>

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg.html)

The middle looks like it's missing a chunk, because of my layers. Ugh!

Your hair looks lovely! I don't measure because I know I could get really obsessive about it (its just in my nature :p). I just check out how it looks. As a result, I don't even really know my growth rate, but I think its about average. I think all of this makes me more zen about the growing process. Maybe do some microtrimming to get rid of your layers slowly? In the meantime, enjoy the beauty of your hair. Its fab!

[Lippytoes]

Thanks Lippytoes, love the length shot. Very inspiring. :)

Thank you, Komao! :)

[bunzfan]

Looks waist to me laura my new avatar shows how much length i gained in December tb is the end of my top not far away woot woot I could get addicted to this no trimming my ends don't look too see through either.

[spidermom]

I'm here; think I'll keep this length for awhile. It's V-cut from around BSL to right about hip length at the longest. Very nice length, much easier for me to manage than tailbone to classic.

[LauraLongLocks]

LauraLongLocks, your dress looks lovely, your hair looks long. :o I can literally drive myself nuts with looking and measuring to much. Benign neglect is my friend and before you know it, your hair is much longer and if then your layers still bother you, maybe you can get rid of them.


Lauralonglocks I know what you mean! I try to measure once a month, that's it. Otherwise I'm getting a bit depressed :p



Your hair looks lovely! I don't measure because I know I could get really obsessive about it (its just in my nature :p). I just check out how it looks. As a result, I don't even really know my growth rate, but I think its about average. I think all of this makes me more zen about the growing process. Maybe do some microtrimming to get rid of your layers slowly? In the meantime, enjoy the beauty of your hair. Its fab!

Thank you, all. It's a thrift-store special on the dress. I measured a lot and looked at my length a lot through December, because I got a trim on the 5th, started taking biotin on the 9th, did my hair up in curls and took a length shot for my anniversary on the 17th, and measured and took a length shot on the 24th to see if I could call waist. So, now that I'm on the monthly length photo project, I'm going to just measure and take length shots on the first of every month. I'm sure that will drive me a lot less crazy.

I've been microtrimming about 3-4 times a year, and the layers are slowly making their way to the hemline. For 2014, I really want to try to make TBL, even if my hemline isn't perfect. So I'm not going to trim at all until 2015. Just S&D sessions. Once I reach TBL, I might go back to my 3-4x a year microtrimming schedule until the last of the layers reach the hemline. I'm not sure yet.

Anyway, I measured at about 29.5" to 29.75" today, which is a full 1/4th to 1/2 inch shorter than I measured a week ago.

ETA: I cross-posted with a few others. Thank you, as well. I didn't mean to exclude anyone by not quoting them.

[bunzfan]

My mom chopped off 2 inches (or about 4.5 cm) of my hair at Christmas. My ends needed it even though I had been micro-trimming a lot this past year already. I got rid of a bunch of layers and now my ends actually look somewhat decent. My hair is soft all the way down now, but it feels so short. Not much hair came off as the ends were so wispy and see through. I think it was worth it and maybe in 4-5 months I'll be back to the length I had but with a better hemline! I don't plan to trim in the next 6 months unless something awful happens to my hair. Here's a bad quality picture of The Now.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8492&d=1388578827

I think you made the right decision it looks stunning now and just think you can just grow now it looks so much thicker, by the summer i bet your have that length back and some more.

[CornishMaid]

I would like to join the lovely peeps In this thread now.:flower: Think I am just past waist, pic of my current hair is in my siggy ( Have not worked out how to add pics to a thread from my ipad yet.)

[Ocelan]

Ocelan, still looks nice and long. I think you'll be happy with the hemline as it gets longer. :)


I think you made the right decision it looks stunning now and just think you can just grow now it looks so much thicker, by the summer i bet your have that length back and some more.

Yes I think I'm happy for making the decision to chop and I was expecting to have lost atleast an inch more but gladly I didn't. Now I'm trying to keep away from the scissors for a while. :)

[gingerclip]

Congratulation, gingerclip. :o

Thank you!


You are totally at waist! And, by the way, your waist is very clear. Its so tiny and well defined! I have to bend to be able to see mine due to my straight frame. You look lovely with that length. Grow on!

Awww. Thank you. That's very sweet! I wish it was true, but I think the shirt is giving the illusion.


Today it doesn't look like it's waist. It even measured 1/4th inch shorter! I think I've been looking at it and measuring it too much. <sigh>

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/046.jpg.html)

The middle looks like it's missing a chunk, because of my layers. Ugh!

It still looks like waist to me! And it's definitely looking long.

[LauraLongLocks]

It still looks like waist to me! And it's definitely looking long.

Thank you. Today, looking at that picture, I guess it does look like waist, and long. Ha! I'm so fickle! I guess it just feels short sometimes. It feels especially short when I see other waist-length hair when I'm out, and it doesn't look particularly long to me. I feel like my hair is long and then I see others with hair my length, and it isn't anything spectacular, so then I feel like mine is short. I suppose I'm just entering the phase where I will have hair that is a remarkable length now, so I need to learn some patience. At least I'm not at a pixie anymore (I still regret the pixie of May 2008!... I had nearly waist length hair before I hacked it on a whim... lice... oh, I wish I had attempted to pick my own head even with the long hair... I didn't even TRY... I just cut it to a very short pixie and used the nit comb every day until I was sure I had every last little critter out of my head... oh if I ever have lice again... I will pick my own head several times a day, and even pay someone to help me... live and learn, I guess...). Sorry for the mini-lice-rant. I hate lice, needless to say.

No measuring or even gazing at my length until February 1st. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised with my length shot and measurement. Ah, but it is time to trim my bangs. They have grown about 1/2 inch since they were last trimmed on December 5th, and now they are below my eyebrows, driving me nuts. If the bangs have grown, that means the length must have grown, too, right? ;) I think I'll do that semi-permanent pink streak in my bangs I've been thinking about, too. That will be fun.

[Crumpet]

My hair is SO wavy today that it looks just a bit beyond BSL. Grrrr. Waves look cool but can also be infuriating when trying to check length...

[Johannah]

So when I first joint tLHC I was APL.
I wanted to have BSL hair.
Then I changed my mind and wanted WL.
Then I changed my mind and wanted a bit longer than WL.
Then I changed my mind again and wanted hip.

In a couple of years I'll be having hair till knee length, watch me. :p

[Nebulae]

So when I first joint tLHC I was APL.
I wanted to have BSL hair.
Then I changed my mind and wanted WL.
Then I changed my mind and wanted a bit longer than WL.
Then I changed my mind again and wanted hip.

In a couple of years I'll be having hair till knee length, watch me. :p

Haha, this is exactly what worries me too! :p

[Crumpet]

So when I first joint tLHC I was APL.
I wanted to have BSL hair.
Then I changed my mind and wanted WL.
Then I changed my mind and wanted a bit longer than WL.
Then I changed my mind again and wanted hip.

In a couple of years I'll be having hair till knee length, watch me. :p

Yup! I really just wanted WL...but now I'm aching for hip. I can see where this is going...

[Ocelan]

I know how you feel! I was supposed to grow my hair to just below hip, where I actually am now after my little chop and my hair still feels so short to me. I am hoping it will feel long when I'm at my now goal between TBL and classic.

[Johannah]

I remember last year I was looking at old pictures and I was like: OHMYGOD I WANT THAT HAIR BACK!!

And now I look at them and I'm like: ohmygod that's so short. I'm 5" further than that. :p

[Dovetail]

I'm shooting for tbl and maintain, but who knows when I get there! I'm at hip now, but I had a good 1/2" taken off to clean up my ends. Hopefully if I can stick to wearing my hair up I'll be a good solid hip by March!

[LauraLongLocks]

So when I first joint tLHC I was APL.
I wanted to have BSL hair.
Then I changed my mind and wanted WL.
Then I changed my mind and wanted a bit longer than WL.
Then I changed my mind again and wanted hip.

In a couple of years I'll be having hair till knee length, watch me. :p

When I joined just two months ago, I was at MBL, and knew I wanted at least TBL to classic, but was toying with the idea of longer hair. Now my goal is just a bit past knee, at 60". If it looks good there, and I'm still enjoying it, I may go longer. At this point, I'm loving each new half-inch every month, and it doesn't feel long at waist. I know for sure I want hair long enough to be WOW when I wear it down on occasion, and it's not long enough for that yet. ;) This growing of hair seems to easily become addictive.

[jupiterinleo]

I keep thinking that I will join this thread but I keep forgetting. I'm just at hip now. Well, I'm assuming it is, seeing as the back touches my tailbone when wet. I remember when I first joined this place that I decided I didn't wanna go longer than waist. Funny thing. :rolleyes:

[Springlets]

Can I join as a technical waist-er?
I am at waist (and past waist in the shower) when pulled straight, but my hair when left normal shrinks up a few inches.

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/7fe12919-7121-45ee-a341-29c3406c89f7_zps0a4f36cf.jpg http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz17/Blaircorneliabass/b258846a-1573-4878-8ce6-b93cd3badc56_zpsa7530698.jpg

I've been going back and forth between waist and BSL for the last few years getting rid of Sun-In and now that it's all out I have been waiting to get back to waist to finally start retaining length.

[LauraLongLocks]

Can I join as a technical waist-er?
I am at waist (and past waist in the shower) when pulled straight, but my hair when left normal shrinks up a few inches.

I've been going back and forth between waist and BSL for the last few years getting rid of Sun-In and now that it's all out I have been waiting to get back to waist to finally start retaining length.

I guess that all depends on how long you want to stay in this thread. With waves/curls it takes a longer time to reach each new length without stretching. Pull up a chair and have a drink. Would you like some popcorn? :whistle: :popcorn:

[Valkyriejae]

Well, here's my latest length shot. The red line is tailbone - I have so much farther to go than I thought!
http://i.imgur.com/qseK1CA.jpg

[Andeee]

Well, here's my latest length shot. The red line is tailbone - I have so much farther to go than I thought!
http://i.imgur.com/qseK1CA.jpg
It only looks like a couple inches. I have a good 7 inches or so to go, more than I originally thought. Generally speaking, your hair looks really long and pretty, too!

[Magalo]

WOW Valkyriejae!! Are you very tall?? Your hair look so long, it seems like at that length I would be classic+! Lovely waves, color and condition, too. :)

[LauraLongLocks]

Well, here's my latest length shot. The red line is tailbone - I have so much farther to go than I thought!


:thud:

Your hair is gorgeous, and not far at all from TBL.

[Valkyriejae]

I'm 5'6" but I have a super long torso...

Thanks everyone for the compliments! I think it just feels like a lot because I was past TBL in October when I lost my mind and trimmed like 5" off...


WOW Valkyriejae!! Are you very tall?? Your hair look so long, it seems like at that length I would be classic+! Lovely waves, color and condition, too. :)

[Crumpet]

Gorgeous hair Valkyriejae! Lovely colour, texture, everything.

[Springlets]

I guess that all depends on how long you want to stay in this thread. With waves/curls it takes a longer time to reach each new length without stretching. Pull up a chair and have a drink. Would you like some popcorn? :whistle: :popcorn:

I do know I'll already be in this thread for a year, probably even 2. I'm a little tempted to cut again because I want to eventually get rid of my layers, but if I remind myself that my hair is technically at waist (and is therefore finally starting to get long) I won't want to cut it. My hair might naturally lie farther down if I had taken the picture on a wash day; it tends to shrink up the longer it's gone without a wash.

[Bellechevelure]

I just took my first length picture ever! My layers is finally catching up!

Do you think I am a 2a? :confused:

http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t655/Armaella/IMG_20140114_194644_zpsf066f9a8.jpg (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/Armaella/media/IMG_20140114_194644_zpsf066f9a8.jpg.html)

[ejking2]

Bellechevelure, if that is your hair naturally dried without touching or combing, I'd call it 1c/2a. Very pretty!

[Bellechevelure]

They are naturally dried (no touching or combing). Thank youejking2! :)

Valkyriejae, i adoreeeeee your hair! :o

[lapushka]

Going with 1c/2a as well! Very nice hair! :)

[Bellechevelure]

Thank you lapuskha! :) That's nice to hear. Now, if I want to reach my goal, I have to stop trimming all the time... -_-

[heartgoesboom]

woo, i posted in the other thread but i should be here too. here's a current pic. my hair hasn't been this long in over a decade probably....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/pineye/Mobile%20Uploads/20140112_152802-1_zps3c6816d7.jpg

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Hi everyone, I am just quietly lurking here and hoping to be here "officially" in the next few months I still have a couple of inches to go before I reach waist but I'm just limbering up for the next sprint of waist to tail bone. Once I reach waist length my hair will then be longer than it has ever been before!

Would love to reach tail bone by the end of the year but it may be more like hip. Anyway, hello all of you!

[LauraLongLocks]

woo, i posted in the other thread but i should be here too. here's a current pic. my hair hasn't been this long in over a decade probably....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/pineye/Mobile%20Uploads/20140112_152802-1_zps3c6816d7.jpg

Fun, isn't it? My hair is its longest ever, actually, and it's so new and exciting to be entering uncharted territory.

[Hairitic]

Sarahlabyrinth; I love you shine and waves. Beautiful hair! Happy Growing :D



Hi everyone, I am just quietly lurking here and hoping to be here "officially" in the next few months I still have a couple of inches to go before I reach waist but I'm just limbering up for the next sprint of waist to tail bone. Once I reach waist length my hair will then be longer than it has ever been before!

Would love to reach tail bone by the end of the year but it may be more like hip. Anyway, hello all of you!

[Komao]

Hi everyone, I am just quietly lurking here and hoping to be here "officially" in the next few months I still have a couple of inches to go before I reach waist but I'm just limbering up for the next sprint of waist to tail bone. Once I reach waist length my hair will then be longer than it has ever been before!

Would love to reach tail bone by the end of the year but it may be more like hip. Anyway, hello all of you!

Can't wait till you join us here. I loved and find a lot of encouragement from the thread you started, put your hair photos here cause you really want to. Like I told you before it's a daily read for me as I find it so inspiring. Many thanks for starting that thread!
Your hair looks amazing, as always but the growth is just great. I'm shooting for TBL by Xmas 2014 but if I don't quite make it at least I won't have long to reach that goal. :D

[Komao]

Bellechevelure and heartgoesboom, You both have lovely hair. How diverse we all are. It makes it fun to see different types of long, lovely hair. :)

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Thanks Hairitic and Komau! Hairitic, your hair is wonderfully glossy and such an amazing length,am so looking forward to my hair being that long, that is thudworthy-length!

Komau, yes, I do enjoy looking at the put your hair photos here thread too, and isn't it wonderful to see all the differing hair types in all their beauty here on the LHC. All the variations in hair and all of them beautiful!

[tiny squirrel]

woo, i posted in the other thread but i should be here too. here's a current pic. my hair hasn't been this long in over a decade probably....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/pineye/Mobile%20Uploads/20140112_152802-1_zps3c6816d7.jpg

WOW! That. Is. GORGEOUS. Hair.

[tiny squirrel]

Hi everyone, I am just quietly lurking here and hoping to be here "officially" in the next few months I still have a couple of inches to go before I reach waist but I'm just limbering up for the next sprint of waist to tail bone. Once I reach waist length my hair will then be longer than it has ever been before!

Would love to reach tail bone by the end of the year but it may be more like hip. Anyway, hello all of you!

I am also quietly lurking, and enjoying all the photos of lovely longer than waist hair! Hello!! :waving: I have less than 1 inch until waist. I'll post again in a month or two with a triumphant length photo. Thanks for letting me crash the party!

[LauraLongLocks]

I am also quietly lurking, and enjoying all the photos of lovely longer than waist hair! Hello!! :waving: I have less than 1 inch until waist. I'll post again in a month or two with a triumphant length photo. Thanks for letting me crash the party!

I lurked before I made it to this thread, too. It's inspiring to see such beautiful manes, almost within grasp!

[ladylowtide]

Hi everyone! It says I replied to this thread at some point, but I couldn't find where. Now that I have my tippy-tips at hip I feel ready for this thread. I am super excited about getting my shorter layers to hip, and getting the ends to TBL. Can't wait to reach it so I can fricken whack off some of my bleach fried ends. Currently babying my hair though. I have my hair in two plastic bagged pig tails, deep treatment in (shea moisture, olive oil, egg white, peanut butter, honey, fish oil from capsules). Fiancé says I look like trashy Lea :) Anyway just wanted to say that everyone's hair here looks super gorgeous, and I hope my hair looks as nice some day.

[Komao]

Sarahlabyrinth; I love you shine and waves. Beautiful hair! Happy Growing :D

Your hair is so beautiful:)

Hi everyone! It says I replied to this thread at some point, but I couldn't find where. Now that I have my tippy-tips at hip I feel ready for this thread. I am super excited about getting my shorter layers to hip, and getting the ends to TBL. Can't wait to reach it so I can fricken whack off some of my bleach fried ends. Currently babying my hair though. I have my hair in two plastic bagged pig tails, deep treatment in (shea moisture, olive oil, egg white, peanut butter, honey, fish oil from capsules). Fiancé says I look like trashy Lea :) Anyway just wanted to say that everyone's hair here looks super gorgeous, and I hope my hair looks as nice some day.

Even before you whack off ends, your hair looks long and lovely!:)

[veryhairyfairy]

Hello, waist to tailbone crew! It's been awhile! (I had no internet for over a month)

I just read through the last ten pages, and I just wanted to blanket welcome and congratulate all newcomers and graduates! There have been some seriously thudworthy heads of hair posted since I've been away!

Some of you may have seen my 1 year anniversary thread, but I wanted to post my progress shot here, too.
I'm about 2-3" from BCL right now, and I think I saw that a couple of you guys are right here with me, it's exciting to grow together! :)

Without further ado, my January length shot: (combed straight, hand at BCL, back slightly arched which is probably giving me an extra inch in length)
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af164/veryhairyfairy/length1-12-142282x500_zpsa6f12d57.jpg (http://s1004.photobucket.com/user/veryhairyfairy/media/length1-12-142282x500_zpsa6f12d57.jpg.html)

I won't be taking another picture until April or May, but I'm going to be having an inch trimmed every 3-4 months now, so growth is going to be visually halted for some time. (I took an especially unflattering picture of my hair this week, and I'm going to start trimming more aggressively and growing more slowly until the thinning at the ends is better)

I'm so happy to be able to see all of your progress and pictures again!

[tiny squirrel]

Well, I think... I think I've finally made it. What do you think y'all? Can I call this waist and officially join the thread?http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8851&d=1390430063

[mariakatija]

I'm not a part of this thread yet but it sure looks like waist tiny squirrel!

[ejking2]

tiny squirrel- Looks like you're an inch or so past waist :)

[Eve 322]

Definitely a little bit past waist!

[LauraLongLocks]

Well, I think... I think I've finally made it. What do you think y'all? Can I call this waist and officially join the thread?http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8851&d=1390430063

Looks past waist to me, too. Welcome!

[tiny squirrel]

WOO! :happydance: I am so excited. I have trimmed layers and such so much that I thought I would NEVER get here!! My ultimate goal is tailbone, or maybe classic. Now that I'm at waist though, I intend to just sit back and enjoy the journey. :popcorn:

[bunzfan]

Well, I think... I think I've finally made it. What do you think y'all? Can I call this waist and officially join the thread?http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8851&d=1390430063

Past waist nearing hip, absolutely stunning hair :thud: :thud:

[Bagginslover]

Now I finally know where TBL is (or mine at least-its lower than mosts apperently), I can join in here!! Ignore my sig pic, it badly needs updating, I'm past hip, about an inch and a half from BCL.

[Selkie-]

Wow - beautiful heads of hair in this thread. Can't wait to get to waist so I can join in! :)

[Vrindi]

I think I have to leave this thread. My hair is now creeping past tailbone and on its way to classic. See you there! :waving:

[lapushka]

I think I have to leave this thread. My hair is now creeping past tailbone and on its way to classic. See you there! :waving:

Bye Vrindi, hoping to see you in the TBL to classic length this Christmas (when I hopefully get to TBL). :D

[veryhairyfairy]

I think I have to leave this thread. My hair is now creeping past tailbone and on its way to classic. See you there! :waving:
Congrats (pining for pictures)! :D


Now I finally know where TBL is (or mine at least-its lower than mosts apperently), I can join in here!! Ignore my sig pic, it badly needs updating, I'm past hip, about an inch and a half from BCL.
Welcome, you have lovely hair, and we're at a very similar length. More growing buddies! :flower:


Well, I think... I think I've finally made it. What do you think y'all? Can I call this waist and officially join the thread?

Welcome! Such thick hair!


I'm about half an inch from BCL when wet... I keep checking length when I'm in the shower, lol! I gotta stop that or it'll seem like it's taking forever to grow. :rolleyes:

[Kina]

I'm dithering about whether I belong in this thread or not. My hair, when blow dried, reaches past my waist, but with thin, sad ends. When left natural, it hits the top of my waist.

My goal (currently) is tailbone length, unstretched, which on me is longer than BCL. I'm going to spend 2014 without trimming and see what happens. If my ends still look like crap by the end of it, I may just trim them back to thicken the ends and stay here.

sigh.

Decisions, decisions!

[henné]

I've been 'almost at tailbone' for a while now because I keep trimming :D One of these days … but I'll probably just continue trimming because at this length, my hair decided that split ends are a good idea :D

[Komao]

I think I have to leave this thread. My hair is now creeping past tailbone and on its way to classic. See you there! :waving:

Congratulations, it must feel wonderful. Can't wait to join you. :waving:

[lunalocks]

Has anyone else noticed a dramatic decrease in thickness once past waist? My BCL thickness must be half or less than my waist circumference. it is sad :( I sure hope the thickness trickles down.

[LauraLongLocks]

Has anyone else noticed a dramatic decrease in thickness once past waist? My BCL thickness must be half or less than my waist circumference. it is sad :( I sure hope the thickness trickles down.

Maybe try some microtrimming for a while to thicken up? The rest of the hair needs to join the party at your new length. ;)

[Andeee]

Has anyone else noticed a dramatic decrease in thickness once past waist? My BCL thickness must be half or less than my waist circumference. it is sad :( I sure hope the thickness trickles down.
I have this same issue, because the rest of my hair that is trying to catch up is the hair that fell out a few years ago when I got very anemic.

I don't think I can be bothered to micro trim (and I'd need to invest in some good shears to do it) so I'll just trim back a few inches once I get to TBL probably.

[veryhairyfairy]

I also notice thinning past waist, but I have damage from BSL down that I need to grow out, so I'm not the best example.
Some hairs grow slower or are more fragile and break at shorter lengths, so it might just take time for things to travel down. I second microtrimming, trimming more frequently, or even maintaining for awhile to thicken ends...
But, I actually think natural taper is really beautiful and almost mimics layers in the way the hair moves and hangs, and I can't wait to grow out this damage and let my hair develop fairytale ends. :)

[Magalo]

Aaaaaah!!!! All I want is to CHOP! A good two inches off... Maybe even back to waist... I'm brushing hips/back dimple now. I'm so tired of the layers and v-cut. Last photo I took was like two months ago though. Maybe I should reevaluate. My shears are calling me!!

[alexis917]

I was dumb enough to cut myself a fringe and now it's making updos so annoying...

[Johannah]

So when I first joint tLHC I was APL.
I wanted to have BSL hair.
Then I changed my mind and wanted WL.
Then I changed my mind and wanted a bit longer than WL.
Then I changed my mind again and wanted hip.

In a couple of years I'll be having hair till knee length, watch me. :p

At the moment I'm seriously considering TBL. What's happening with me??

[bunzfan]

At the moment I'm seriously considering TBL. What's happening with me??

Lol thats' me! originally at apl i said i'll grow to mbl thats really long looking
At mbl i'll grow to waist then i'll be satisfied
At hip i've decided still looks short so i'll go for TBL now i'm thinking something in between tbl and classic :rolleyes:

[LauraLongLocks]

At the moment I'm seriously considering TBL. What's happening with me??


Lol thats' me! originally at apl i said i'll grow to mbl thats really long looking
At mbl i'll grow to waist then i'll be satisfied
At hip i've decided still looks short so i'll go for TBL now i'm thinking something in between tbl and classic :rolleyes:

It must be contagious...

I knew I wanted to get to classic or longer, but didn't know, and still don't know if I will like it that long. I am guessing I will love it, so I'll probably keep growing it. Maybe I will stop at knee, or maybe go a few more inches to make it an even 60", or maybe I'll make it to my ankles... I am loving my hair more and more the longer it gets.

[HintOfMint]

Hi everyone! I'm back in this thread! I had a haircut today to get rid of the wispy over-layered ends and decided to cut back to waist from tailbone. It's for the best, and I'm enjoying my thick, fresh ends, but I am ready to be back at tailbone again.

[LauraLongLocks]

Hi everyone! I'm back in this thread! I had a haircut today to get rid of the wispy over-layered ends and decided to cut back to waist from tailbone. It's for the best, and I'm enjoying my thick, fresh ends, but I am ready to be back at tailbone again.

Welcome back! How long did it take to go from waist to TBL before you cut back to waist?

[veryhairyfairy]

At the moment I'm seriously considering TBL. What's happening with me??


Lol thats' me! originally at apl i said i'll grow to mbl thats really long looking
At mbl i'll grow to waist then i'll be satisfied
At hip i've decided still looks short so i'll go for TBL now i'm thinking something in between tbl and classic :rolleyes:


It must be contagious...

I knew I wanted to get to classic or longer, but didn't know, and still don't know if I will like it that long. I am guessing I will love it, so I'll probably keep growing it. Maybe I will stop at knee, or maybe go a few more inches to make it an even 60", or maybe I'll make it to my ankles... I am loving my hair more and more the longer it gets.

I think we call that LHC Syndrome around these parts! :lol:

I originally just wanted Hip (in my mind that was called waist, way back when), and then before I hit actual waist length I was already eyeing TBL... now I'm trying to gather the will to maintain when I hit TBL so I don't sprint all the way to knees!!! :rolleyes:

At least we're in good company!


Hi everyone! I'm back in this thread! I had a haircut today to get rid of the wispy over-layered ends and decided to cut back to waist from tailbone. It's for the best, and I'm enjoying my thick, fresh ends, but I am ready to be back at tailbone again.

Welcome! :flower:
I remember seeing your thread about the chop and I'm glad you're at peace with it. I think most of us have experienced a similar length 'setback', and it's definitely frustrating... but now you get to grow out super fresh, thick, healthy ends, and that's pretty nice! :)

[veryhairyfairy]

Is anyone else in the same "have to maintain soon" boat?
There's just so much damage and damage related thinning from BSL down... I know that it's only going to get worse if I just keep growing, but I really don't like the idea of maintaining or even slowly growing! :lol: I told myself I'd maintain at TBL, and I'm really going to try! I'd love advice on how to stay strong, especially because it's going to take at least a year and a half...
If any of you have ever maintained, how did you stay strong?

[Browneyedbelle9]

I just wanted to say everyone on this thread has beautiful hair xxx I hope I can do just as well as you all

[bunzfan]

Is anyone else in the same "have to maintain soon" boat?
There's just so much damage and damage related thinning from BSL down... I know that it's only going to get worse if I just keep growing, but I really don't like the idea of maintaining or even slowly growing! :lol: I told myself I'd maintain at TBL, and I'm really going to try! I'd love advice on how to stay strong, especially because it's going to take at least a year and a half...
If any of you have ever maintained, how did you stay strong?

I just wanted a full hem and to be rid of layers, but it still grew it you want to get some length too you could could just half your growth that's popular here, i have damage too but i plan on chopping most of it out in December.

[HintOfMint]

Welcome back! How long did it take to go from waist to TBL before you cut back to waist?

Thank you! Hmm, I'm not sure, I would say a year, maybe a year and a half? Maybe longer? Keep in mind that I had some larger than normal trims because of winter weather damaging my ends and I just didn't know how to deal with it. I also had an initial goal of hip and then it kinda grew to tailbone without me realizing it. So I've been maintaining at tailbone for a few years now without much conscious effort of keeping it at this marker, if that makes any sense at all.




Welcome! :flower:
I remember seeing your thread about the chop and I'm glad you're at peace with it. I think most of us have experienced a similar length 'setback', and it's definitely frustrating... but now you get to grow out super fresh, thick, healthy ends, and that's pretty nice! :)

Thank you! My ends feel great now, but, it was a big cut for me and I haven't been at waist for about four years now. My hair is still straightened from the blowout at the salon so it may be even shorter once I wash it and wear it wavy. I still find comfort in the fact that it is actually still long and probably no one will mourn the lost length except for me.

[mariakatija]

I just hit waist so I'm joining this thread!

[LauraLongLocks]

Thank you! Hmm, I'm not sure, I would say a year, maybe a year and a half? Maybe longer? Keep in mind that I had some larger than normal trims because of winter weather damaging my ends and I just didn't know how to deal with it. I also had an initial goal of hip and then it kinda grew to tailbone without me realizing it. So I've been maintaining at tailbone for a few years now without much conscious effort of keeping it at this marker, if that makes any sense at all.


Thanks for answering. I was thinking it'll probably be 1-1.5 years for me as well. Just wanted an idea of how long it takes others, so I would know if my estimation was anywhere near accurate.


I just hit waist so I'm joining this thread!

Welcome! You have beautiful thick hair and a perfect slight U-shape hemline. It's exactly the hemline I want.

[Johannah]

I just hit waist so I'm joining this thread!

Welcome! We have cookies! :cool:

[Achlys]

I finally had a new photo taken of my hair. But the person I used apparently doesn't understand what "smooth and evenly spread, use my brush if necessary" means... So you'll just have to imagine that the sides are a bit longer. :) The very tip is at hip, I think. I'll try to get a better photo soon.

http://oi58.tinypic.com/105wq5w.jpg

[Johannah]

Achlys, you're definitely close to hip! And I like your color!

[Selkie-]

I finally had a new photo taken of my hair. But the person I used apparently doesn't understand what "smooth and evenly spread, use my brush if necessary" means... So you'll just have to imagine that the sides are a bit longer. :) The very tip is at hip, I think. I'll try to get a better photo soon.

http://oi58.tinypic.com/105wq5w.jpg

Achlys I love your hair - it is so silky and what a beautiful colour!

[veryhairyfairy]

I just hit waist so I'm joining this thread!
Welcome! :flower:



Thank you! My ends feel great now, but, it was a big cut for me and I haven't been at waist for about four years now. My hair is still straightened from the blowout at the salon so it may be even shorter once I wash it and wear it wavy. I still find comfort in the fact that it is actually still long and probably no one will mourn the lost length except for me.
Goodness, if you've been at tailbone for four years, I can only imagine how drastic waist feels to you! Waist length is definitely still long, and in the real world it's really long. :)


I finally had a new photo taken of my hair. But the person I used apparently doesn't understand what "smooth and evenly spread, use my brush if necessary" means... So you'll just have to imagine that the sides are a bit longer. :) The very tip is at hip, I think. I'll try to get a better photo soon.

http://oi58.tinypic.com/105wq5w.jpg
Wow, I know this is weird, but I can almost feel your hair! :lol: My mom has a very similar color, texture, and thickness. You have beautiful hair, and it does look like you're at 'can I call this Hip' length.

[HintOfMint]

Goodness, if you've been at tailbone for four years, I can only imagine how drastic waist feels to you! Waist length is definitely still long, and in the real world it's really long. :)



Oh, thank you, but I've really only been at tailbone for maybe two and a half years, just to clarify. I was at waist maybe four years ago, maybe slightly less, but I was growing it to hip/tailbone, like everybody else.
Yes I'm trying to remember that it's long in real life. Of course my date last night tells me that he used to have long hair down to his butt back in college, and I'm all, "Tell me your ways!!!!!"

[mariakatija]

Thank you LauraLongLocks and Johannah! My hair is actually type ii, so it seems thicker than it actually is!

[mariakatija]

Thank you veryhairyfairy!

[Achlys]

Thank you, everyone! The colour is a year of henna.

[Dovetail]

Everyone has lovely hair! I've invented a new marker JTL which is jeans top length :p I'm almost so close to it, and then maybe three inches from tbl and maybe an inch or so to bcl. Or at least close enough wet that I can touch fingers from my ends to my tailbone. I'm so so excited! I'll have to get pictures later when the hubby comes home.

[Johannah]

Everyone has lovely hair! I've invented a new marker JTL which is jeans top length :p I'm almost so close to it, and then maybe three inches from tbl and maybe an inch or so to bcl. Or at least close enough wet that I can touch fingers from my ends to my tailbone. I'm so so excited! I'll have to get pictures later when the hubby comes home.

I needed to laugh by this, haha.

[Johannah]

I decided to start using cones and SLS again. My hair got extremely dry from SLS- and conefree products. Now I clarified and used a coney conditioner and my hair is like BOOM, haha :p