Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[Jomo]

Congrats Kittybird! Your hair looks amazing :)


Warning: incoming wall of text >_<

I went to the hairdresser today, and I really need to vent... I feel like I've been bottling it up all day, because I went with a close friend who was really excited to go together and have a girls' day out (we both have 2 year olds and don't get out much). She was really, really happy with her hair and had a great time, and I couldn't let myself be a downer for her.

I should say straight off that this is not an 'I asked for a half inch off and ended up with a BOB!' horror story - they did exactly what I wanted, and it looks good... an inch off, and three subtle blue streaks put in the side for fun. But the girl who cut my hair (who was an 18 year old trainee) had clearly never, ever had to deal with hair that was as long and as fine as mine before and EVERYTHING SHE DID WAS SO PAINFUL. I find it really hard to be confrontational, ever, I always try to just grin and bear it - I don't know why, I should have said something, but I could only bring myself to be super-subtle: "ah, I haven't been to the hairdresser for so long, I guess my scalp just isn't used to it!", "hmm I would probably just use a comb, those brushes are really hard to get through my hair", "ooh sorry yes my hair tangles pretty easily"... that is Jomo speak for "OH MY GOD I AM DYING".

She was constantly pulling my hair from the ends in sharp motions while she applied the colour, and when she washed it I felt like she had gripped all my hair in both hands and was just wrenching at it. Combing was worse; even though she did use a wide-toothed comb, she started combing really high up and it just went rrrrrip-tug-tug all the way down. Then she tried to blow dry my hair using a round boar-bristle brush, pulling the lengths outwards and up to... I don't know, volumise? Pull it straight? She would get the brush halfway along my hair and it would literally get stuck... so she'd pull it back, still with the stuck hair entwined in it, and try to brush through another section. OWWW. I had to step in then and say something because it was so painful I felt sick. I didn't even WANT a blow-dry, but I didn't want to make a deal of it, because...

the salon owner was so patronising and belittling about me having long hair in the first place, and was really dismissive every time I would say something like "oh yeah I only want about an inch off" or "I'm trying to be super gentle with it because I'm growing it out". She said in a laughing, pseudo-joking way that I was mad, that long hair made people look short, that I should 'do something' with it, etc etc. I felt embarrassed and self-conscious, and it made me even more unwilling to speak up when this girl was actively hurting me the whole time because I felt like I was already coming across overly precious or something? And I wasn't! She just made me feel that way, which was unfair... but at the time I didn't want to make more of a fuss or ruin the trip for my friend.

So yes, tl;dr, I got a trim and the hairdresser was super rough. My scalp is still tender 8 hours later, and I've had a headache since I left. And I'm really scared that more is going to fall out, like when you re-pot a plant and then a few days later it decides it couldn't handle the strain and dies... lol :/ Please tell me I am legitimately being crazy now!

[Crumpet]

Jomo -- I'm so sorry! The salon I went to in my last town was like that. I had to brace myself for Helga's House of Pain every time I went there. The salon experience is supposed to be luxurious and relaxing. I found it painful, terrifying, and - yes - belittling. I don't go to salon's anymore (its been about a year) because of this bad experience.

A one-time rough go at your hair won't destroy your hair. Hopefully it will be easier to let the experience go when your scalp stops hurting.

In the meantime, hugs! :grouphug:

[veryhairyfairy]

Oh Jomo, that's awful! :grouphug:

I'm sure your hair isn't horribly damaged, but maybe you'll find some time to do a nice long S&D and a deep conditioning treatment to make up to your poor hair a little! :flower:

[LauraLongLocks]

Jomo, that sounds a lot like the visit I had last August. The girl was really rough, and ripped right through every stroke. She didn't listen to anything. I didn't lose a lot of hair afterwards, so I hope you won't, either. I have a great stylist I found since then, but I'm still not wanting to pay for someone else to do my hair anymore. I think I can trim it myself from now on. Sorry you had such a painful experience. :grouphug:

[Andeee]

Jomo you are not being crazy and definitely not 'precious' with your hair, although you have every right to be as precious as you want!

I do go to a salon for colour every 6-8 weeks, and they now no longer ask me when I'm going to trim it as I've already told them when I'm ready I'll let them know, otherwise no trims!

The girl who shampoos my hair (and she does do a good job, doesn't pile it up into a tangly mess and does give me a nice head massage) tried to comb it out once using a fine-toothed comb (I have thick, medium to coarse hair!)!

I no longer get it combed out and explained that the only time I comb my hair is when I'm in the shower with conditioner. I don't even let them towel dry it anymore because they squeeze and rub the hair in the towel.

[Lindenare]

Finally got a picture. It's not too great, but it does show my length.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10090&d=1396444414

[dulce]

I also had the same treatment,she literally ripped[you could hear it] my hair while combing it, and it hurt so bad ,I spoke up to tell her I would do it instead.That didn't go over well ..now no more salons for me,my crea clip or hubbie cut my hair.A lot of stylists seem to have no idea how to treat,comb or brush very long hair .

[Larki]

Finally got a picture. It's not too great, but it does show my length.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10090&d=1396444414

Gorgeous! Thickness, color, length, waves, eveything!

[Aderyn]

I also had the same treatment,she literally ripped[you could hear it] my hair while combing it, and it hurt so bad ,I spoke up to tell her I would do it instead.That didn't go over well ..now no more salons for me,my crea clip or hubbie cut my hair.A lot of stylists seem to have no idea how to treat,comb or brush very long hair .

Seriously, I went to the salon with a friend (she was getting a trim) a while ago and the stylist was soo harsh and rough with her hair. I remember growing up and when my mom would detangle my hair as a kid she was always super gentle. I've always figured that would fall under common sense of hair care, but I guess not. :shrug:

[Komao]

Jomo, so sorry you had such a lousy experience. Just treat your hair really nice and it will recover. I haven't been to a salon in years as the one I went to they didn't seem to understand how to treat long hair.
I use to be like you, grin and bear it but now I don't have to worry about it as I had a couple of rough sessions at salons in the past and sometimes attitudes regarding really long hair are not so good.
Now, I'm extremely protective of my locks and if I ever did enter a salon again, I would be firm at stating what they could do with my hair. As time goes by, I'm less concerned with what others think and what I want when I'm paying for a service. Next time maybe you can go shopping for hair toys. You'll be safe that way!
Im sure there are good salons that cater to long hair but I never found one.
I feel so much better taking care of my own hair and avoiding anyone who might potentially abuse your hair through either sheer stupidity or lack of knowledge regarding proper treatment for long hair and that should be inexcusable for a hair salon! Take care and hope you never have to endure that kind of crap, again. :o

[Crumpet]

Finally got a picture. It's not too great, but it does show my length.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10090&d=1396444414

Gorgeous hair! It looks really healthy and happy. You're getting there in style, for sure!

[LauraLongLocks]

Lindenare, your hair looks so healthy and thick! You are well on your way to TBL.

[Achlys]

Aww thank you alishaxmarie :) I think my eyes are a bit more bog-standard blue than they look there... I just have a lot of white in them so they pick up the colours I'm wearing. XD
I stretch washes as much as I can, but I have to wash at least twice a week (I am an oil slick after 2.5 days, but I just stick with it an extra day... the oil-slick tendency also means CO was out for me, too. I just get sooo greasy without suds, haha!)
I'm super curious about the aloe gel and SMT, will definitely give it a go! Anything that will help my hair stick together without clumping would help the frizzies calm down, I think. And a trim is DEFINITELY in order. Thanks for the ideas :)

At the risk of terrifying you even further regarding shedding, yeah, it wasn't pretty:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/jackthepumpkinhead/bf6b6c71-7df1-4cbe-9018-898e85e60554.jpg
June 2012 (so 4 months post partum - this is when I noticed what had happened to my hairline, obviously not when I first noticed all the hair coming out :P)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/jackthepumpkinhead/8a363e61-c614-40b9-ab82-2075a5551d6d.jpg
July 2012

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/jackthepumpkinhead/5f898063-5339-4582-a31d-ae2edc1b857f.jpg
September-ish 2012?

I think I was towards the worse end of the scale but by no means unusually bad... but then, some women get really very little, like maybe 1-2% of their hair volume and that's it. You could be one of the lucky ones!

Did it just grow back by itself? My hairline has looked like the first picture for at least a year, possibly longer. It's my number one appearance-related insecurity. I haven't been pregnant, though. I'm guessing it's like that because I've been underweight for a long time.

[Jomo]

Yes it did just grow in by itself - once it finally stopped falling out and was at that point in the first picture, it very quickly started to thicken up. Yeah, you probably know how being underweight can play all sorts of havoc with your hormones, which could cause hair loss in the same way it does for women post-partum (when hormones go totally haywire). I wouldn't be surprised if the hair started to grow back in by itself after a little weight gain - but then, I have a binge-eating issue and I know how difficult weight problems can be. All the best for a thicker hairline soon!


Also, thanks for all the commiseration, everyone. :grouphug:
I will definitely not be going back to the hairdresser in the foreseeable future... I can easily do my own trims, this was just supposed to be a little indulgence and a fun day out. At least my scalp isn't sore anymore this morning and I'm enjoying my tiny bit of colour:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/jackthepumpkinhead/jackthepumpkinhead012/a31543b2-d7ef-4e45-9985-2ac6027958c3.jpg

I just got some more haircare bits and pieces for my birthday (seamless comb, knitted hairties, fancy conditioners to try, silk pillow case, coconut oil) so I'm hoping by the end of this year it will all have made a difference in fighting the frizzies and adding length. I probably won't trim again before 2015 (or longer, knowing me >_<).


P.S. Lindenare your hair is glorious! Beautiful colour and so close to tailbone :)

[Tini'sNewHair]

I think I just reached waist by my longest layers - Can I call it?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm242/MayasMommy7nov/10151322_633533853405541_418634520_n.jpg (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/MayasMommy7nov/media/10151322_633533853405541_418634520_n.jpg.html)

[LauraLongLocks]

I think I just reached waist by my longest layers - Can I call it?

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm242/MayasMommy7nov/10151322_633533853405541_418634520_n.jpg (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/MayasMommy7nov/media/10151322_633533853405541_418634520_n.jpg.html)

I think you most certainly can! Congratulations!

[nuvola]

My monthly length shot for April :)
http://up.picr.de/17847147zf.jpg

I am at 77cm/30inch. I think hip is completely reached at 80cm/31inch

[Tini'sNewHair]

Thank you Laura :) So many things has changed since my hair passed BSL. I used to be able to sleep with my hair down at BSL and never tangle, it was so easy but now I cant imagine sleeping with my hair down again and it gets caught in everything but I do like how it brushes my arms and that in the shower especially i can reach my ends with ease :D

[morrigan*]

I think i reached hip when stretched out. Now on to grow to hip when unstretched.

[gingeralex]

You may not have enough posts - I believe you need 25 posts to be able to post pictures.
Ah, that would explain it. *sigh*

[veryhairyfairy]

Welcome, Lindenare! You have a lovely color and texture and thickness.
You're definitely waist, Tini'sNewHair!!! :cheer: Lol, it looks like that book is a graduation cap for waist! :lol:
Gorgeous shine and color, nuvola! It's hard to say in looser clothing, but it looks to me like you might be hip already.

[Wosie]

Congratulations to reaching waist, Tini. :joy: I'm happy for you! I have to say that I agree about the book looking like a graduation cap, it does look like one. :D

[Tini'sNewHair]

Thank you guys :-D thats actually a photo album for my wedding pictures, its the only thing that wont easily slide off my head so I can keep a good posture :)) never thought of it as a graduation cap, how funny :))

[Crumpet]

Tini -- I can't believe how quickly you got down to waist. Excellent growth and lovely hair!

[duchess67]

Congratulations on your graduation to waist, Tini :) You always have amazing growth rate. Next graduation level is Tailbone, right? :D At this rate of growth you'll be there soon.

[KittyBird]

Thank you so much to everyone who commented on my pictures! :heartbeat I'm not ready to leave this thread though, I'll stick around for at least another month. I want to have a bit more hair at tailbone length before I move on to the "Tailbone to classic" thread. :)

[Lindenare]

Thanks to everyone for the lovely compliments! I've been sort of nervous about posting pictures, and you've mostly taken care of that.

Tini: Your hair is beautiful, and I think you've definitely hit waist.

[Allie_snowflake]

I can only see a few photos as well. I wish I could see all of your photos! Your hair all sounds so beautiful. I'm assuming that once I hit 25 posts, I'll be able to see the photos imbedded in the posts :)

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[Allie_snowflake]

Guess that didn't work....

Here's a pic I took today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alliewinter/13611331243/

[Allie_snowflake]

Guess that didn't work....

Here's a pic I took today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alliewinter/13611331243/

[Valkyriejae]

Well, I think I may be graduating now or soon... here's my latest comparison of length shots (one on the left is today, one on the right is from Jan 7) the red line is where I think my tailbone is...
http://i.imgur.com/QbtQkqs.png

[Valkyriejae]

I believe you need 25 posts to be able to see/post all pictures...


Guess that didn't work....

Here's a pic I took today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alliewinter/13611331243/

[Nebulae]

Lovely hair, Valkyriejay, and congrats on tailbone length! :D My hair wants to be like yours when it grows up!

[Crumpet]

Well, I think I may be graduating now or soon... here's my latest comparison of length shots (one on the left is today, one on the right is from Jan 7) the red line is where I think my tailbone is...
http://i.imgur.com/QbtQkqs.png

Beautiful hair! You've had great growth, and a lovely hemline as well!

[patienceneeded]

Here is an updated length shot. My hands are firmly on my hip bones in the pic. I'm getting close! (Still a ways to go, but within a few months I should be there!)

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s394/Kirsten_MacDicken/024_zps695efeb1.jpg (http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/Kirsten_MacDicken/media/024_zps695efeb1.jpg.html)

[GoldenSilk]

Congratulations on tailbone length, Valkyriejae! Your hair looks so shiny and well loved. :D

Keep going, patienceneeded! :cheer: I love your hem line!

I know I didn't post a length shot yet, but I have my hair in a much-needed SMT right at this moment. Maybe after this, it will behave while down long enough to take a picture. :rolleyes:

[Tini'sNewHair]

Ahh this thread is so hard to follow because everytime i open it, the page keeps jumping to random page numbers instead of going to the last one and I have to refresh a lot of times until it actually works :( its the only thread that does this - gah!!!

[veryhairyfairy]

Guess that didn't work....

Here's a pic I took today.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alliewinter/13611331243/

Lovely! I love the body and wave and color!


Well, I think I may be graduating now or soon... here's my latest comparison of length shots (one on the left is today, one on the right is from Jan 7) the red line is where I think my tailbone is...
http://i.imgur.com/QbtQkqs.png
Gorgeous and congratulations!!! :cheese:


Here is an updated length shot. My hands are firmly on my hip bones in the pic. I'm getting close! (Still a ways to go, but within a few months I should be there!)

http://s1049.photobucket.com/user/Kirsten_MacDicken/media/024_zps695efeb1.jpg.html

Oh wow, look at that thickness and wave and body! *little bit envious* It'll be neat to see your hair at longer lengths. :)

[VJG]

Well, I think I may be graduating now or soon... here's my latest comparison of length shots (one on the left is today, one on the right is from Jan 7) the red line is where I think my tailbone is...
http://i.imgur.com/QbtQkqs.png


Beautiful! Congratulations!

[Allie_snowflake]

Thank you veryhairyfarie!

Henna'ing my roots tomorrow... Got almost 5/8" growth in 32 days! WooHoo! I love it when my gray roots get obnoxious. ;) If I don't see 'em I don't think my hair is growing at all....

I have really bad thinning at my hairline so I got some Garnier Fructis Fall Fight stuff. It's got caffeine and biotin but it gunks up my hair. I'm going to use it for a while and see how it works out. I'll treat my hair/scalp the night before I wash so I don't have to be greasy for long. I'm also going to try to wear it up more. It's always down and I don't realize how much stress it gets. Will hopefully help fill it out a bit.

[Tini'sNewHair]

Just wanting to share another picture - my hair is sooooooo well behaved today i love it :D but i did wash it last night so that explains it :p it looks better brushed as well - hubby took this shot. Also I like how my hemline is behaving a bit more because usually the ends twists so much

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm242/MayasMommy7nov/DSCF1120.jpg (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/MayasMommy7nov/media/DSCF1120.jpg.html)

Looks like you guys might be stuck with me for a while because the waist to hip thread is deserted :(

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Just wanting to share another picture - my hair is sooooooo well behaved today i love it :D but i did wash it last night so that explains it :p it looks better brushed as well - hubby took this shot. Also I like how my hemline is behaving a bit more because usually the ends twists so much



Looks like you guys might be stuck with me for a while because the waist to hip thread is deserted :(

Well, waist to tailbone sounds much more exciting anyway! And you get to enjoy being here longer too :)

[TrapperCreekD]

Congrats, Valkyriejae! :beerchug:

Tini, your hair looks awesome!

[Valkyriejae]

Thanks everyone! I'm excited to graduate on the TBL-Classic, but I'll probably still lurk around here from time to time to see how y'all are doing :)

[Marbid]

Well hello... I generally don't post very often, simply because i am the lurker type... And posting pictures is kinda hard... But i think this warrants a post here..

Please keep in mind that i am short. 4 ft 11 inches.... Or 150 cmhttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/b_s_marbid/imagejpg1_zps499269cf.jpg

Hip? My hands are on my hips... Where my pants begin... I rarely ever measure by body markers.. Because i have curly hair and that depends on how i wear my hair... But i usually have my hair in this state from damp buns... Sooooo i decided i would claim milestones like this... Is pretty consistent... And i really wana be able to say i have reached a milestone... Sooo...

I am hip right?
A bit past it?.. My hair is long enough for the very ends to be caught up in my pants...
:)

Ooooo i cant wait for tail bone length... I wager a few more months.. Say 4 months.. And i would be able to claim tail bone in bun waves...

P.s. Just in case you're wondering.. My hair in its standard curl pattern is about an inch past waist. Lol... It seems that as it grows.. It just curls more, i feel like the longer it is, the more is shrinks. Bah. Oh well.

Here is a picture of curls.. Sorry a bit blurry.. But i think its enough to get the idea.. P.s. I should have added more conditioner this day... Had to rewet to brush these out.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/b_s_marbid/imagejpg1_zpsf3f92d83.jpg

[Tini'sNewHair]

I guess i will start to keep up with everyone from this page on... I only just reached waist so im going to be here for a really loooong time.... I havent even been at hip for about 8 years now but I have been at waist many times before. Cant help but feel a little nervous but really excited to, my hair dosnt feel long at all now.

Valkyriejae Congratulations!!!! Your hair is so beautiful. Im going to die of envy in this thread, your hair seems to go on and on in length :)

patienceneeded You seem to be one of those super lucky people whos hair grows really fast! No doubt you will get there - you have such amazing thickness, stunning!

Sarahlabyrinth Its such a new territory for me tho.... I havent been passed waist in 8 years :O

Thank you TrapperCreekD :D

Marbid You look like hip to be, stunning waves!!!!!! I try to get your waves all the time with braids.

[sunflowersmiles]

I feel like I have been at waist forever. Yesterday I S&D and micro trimmed to even everything up. I think I am hip now! It is just brushing so I will not feel like it is hip for another couple months though. It is quite exciting to see progress!

[TrapperCreekD]

Marbid, definitely hip+ and closing in on BCL!

[Azura]

Everyone has such beautiful hair! I've only just reached waist myself in the last week or so. Yesterday I did a tiny trim to even up the ends but I'm half a cm away from waist now. Hopefully I can still call my hair waist length!

[Sylvestrix]

Ooft, I'm well overdue for an update! Everyones locks are looking just stunning :thud: As for me, I've crept past BCL (hurrah!) and I'm sort of waiting for an arbitrary point that I can call tailbone, because darned if I can feel it! Bothersome bones hiding from me! Nevertheless, here's a (dark, but accurate length-wise!) picture!
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af104/Sylvestrix/4026c7a9-3599-4e74-b9f5-d09b752383c7_zps48bf1be8.jpg
I can never get my hemline to sit nicely for photos. Le sigh!

[Jomo]

You look super close Sylvestrix... you can probably call it tailbone whenever you decide XD Your hair is sooo shinyyy..

Marbid beautiful curls - definitely hip+ as everyone else has said :) I know what you mean about the curl shrinkage though - a good friend's 2 year old is quite curly and her hair has basically grown wider rather than longer, it's so ringlety. It just bounces up and up!

Tinisnewhair... I can't get over how quickly your hair is growing! Looks like well over an inch a month... ? You don't look far from hip at all all of a sudden!

Valkyriejae, your hair is really beautiful and congrats on reaching TBL :D I hope one day I can tame mine into looking like that! (we appear to be hairtype twins ;))

[veryhairyfairy]

Well hello... I generally don't post very often, simply because i am the lurker type... And posting pictures is kinda hard... But i think this warrants a post here..

Please keep in mind that i am short. 4 ft 11 inches.... Or 150 cmhttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/b_s_marbid/imagejpg1_zps499269cf.jpg

Hip? My hands are on my hips... Where my pants begin... I rarely ever measure by body markers.. Because i have curly hair and that depends on how i wear my hair... But i usually have my hair in this state from damp buns... Sooooo i decided i would claim milestones like this... Is pretty consistent... And i really wana be able to say i have reached a milestone... Sooo...

I am hip right?
A bit past it?.. My hair is long enough for the very ends to be caught up in my pants...
:)

Ooooo i cant wait for tail bone length... I wager a few more months.. Say 4 months.. And i would be able to claim tail bone in bun waves...

P.s. Just in case you're wondering.. My hair in its standard curl pattern is about an inch past waist. Lol... It seems that as it grows.. It just curls more, i feel like the longer it is, the more is shrinks. Bah. Oh well.

Here is a picture of curls.. Sorry a bit blurry.. But i think its enough to get the idea.. P.s. I should have added more conditioner this day... Had to rewet to brush these out.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4/b_s_marbid/imagejpg1_zpsf3f92d83.jpg

Definitely past hip, and gorgeous as all get out! :agape: The one aspect of curly hair I don't envy (have I mentioned recently that I have deep, undying curl envy?) is shrinkage, but dang your hair is looking LONG! I like your method of 'stretching' for length checks and milestones because it'll be so much more accurate in terms of actual growth and length (since your hair loves curling so much it just uses the new length for more curls lol).


Ooft, I'm well overdue for an update! Everyones locks are looking just stunning :thud: As for me, I've crept past BCL (hurrah!) and I'm sort of waiting for an arbitrary point that I can call tailbone, because darned if I can feel it! Bothersome bones hiding from me! Nevertheless, here's a (dark, but accurate length-wise!) picture!
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af104/Sylvestrix/4026c7a9-3599-4e74-b9f5-d09b752383c7_zps48bf1be8.jpg
I can never get my hemline to sit nicely for photos. Le sigh!

Goodness, LOVE that color and shine and length! :crush: I think you're closing in on (if not already at) TBL... and this is kind of gross and TMI, but a good way to know when you're definitely just past TBL is if you've made it to BHL... :tmi: :rollin:

[Hairitic]

I haven't figured out BHL. :p. Many of us who can't feel our tailbone, consider that they are at TBL when they sit on a hard surface and their hair touches it. That's how I had to do it.

[GoldenSilk]

So I took some real length pictures for the first time in months, just for this thread. I think I might be getting close to tailbone after all...? I can't really find my actual tailbone, and my hair won't sit still anyway... Thanks for the tips though, guys, I will check the sitting on a flat surface way next time it's down!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d180/morggey/length4-5-14.jpg (http://s35.photobucket.com/user/morggey/media/length4-5-14.jpg.html)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d180/morggey/length4-6-14a.jpg (http://s35.photobucket.com/user/morggey/media/length4-6-14a.jpg.html)

[Azura]

Your hair is gorgeous, GoldenSilk! I'm envious of your colour!

[GoldenSilk]

Aww, thanks, Azura! :blush: My color doesn't usually look that light, more like the inside pic above, but it was really sunny out today. I actually took that pic in the shade.

[veryhairyfairy]

Beautiful, GoldenSilk! It's difficult to say because everyone is shaped differently, but if you aren't already at TBL, you probably only have an inch or so to go! :cheer: I would say a safe place to call tailbone is at the bottom of your shirt in the first picture, and my wrists also line up perfectly with my tailbone, so you could take another shot just for yourself to see if that's true or not.

HTH, and what stunning locks! :thud:

[lapushka]

So I took some real length pictures for the first time in months, just for this thread. I think I might be getting close to tailbone after all...? I can't really find my actual tailbone, and my hair won't sit still anyway... Thanks for the tips though, guys, I will check the sitting on a flat surface way next time it's down!

I would say at least 2 inches to go still. I estimate your TB to be the mid-point of your back pockets.

[Ocelan]

I'd also say that you'd be there in about 2 inches. It looks to me you might be a bit below BCL now, but then again everyone is different. :)

I've come to the conclusion that even though I thought I knew where my TBL ended I am not so sure anymore, so I'll just wing it and call it a bit before I reach 100 cm of hair which should be atleast beyond it.

[Marbid]

So I took some real length pictures for the first time in months, just for this thread. I think I might be getting close to tailbone after all...? I can't really find my actual tailbone, and my hair won't sit still anyway... Thanks for the tips though, guys, I will check the sitting on a flat surface way next time it's down!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d180/morggey/length4-5-14.jpg (http://s35.photobucket.com/user/morggey/media/length4-5-14.jpg.html)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d180/morggey/length4-6-14a.jpg (http://s35.photobucket.com/user/morggey/media/length4-6-14a.jpg.html)

Wao... It just looks sooo long! I'm envious. When i reach tailbone my hair will only be just past waist on an average ehight woman... By the time i get to your length i will be classic.. Wished my hair looked that long at hip..

On a side note, i say you have about an inch or so left to tailbone. Maybe. Just estimating..

I'm going to measure my tailbone by the hair touching the chair when i sit.. It's about 4 inches away.. No idea where my tailbone really is, but this way i take the guesswork out of it.. Its a great idea..

Enjoy your growth... You have beautiful, healthy and shiny blond hair.

[GoldenSilk]

Thank you all for the compliments and the help! :o <3 I won't call tailbone right now, but maybe when it hits the chair when I sit... Which I think might be the fullest part of my hips as well.

Either way, I plan to maintain at approximately tailbone for the forseeable future, so I'll be in this thread a while... I'm starting grad school, and I'm not going to have the time to baby the ends enough to stretch trims.

Fun fact, I just checked and my wrists line up with classic, not tailbone. I have a short torso in proportion to my arms and legs. :shrug:

[veryhairyfairy]

Thank you all for the compliments and the help! :o <3 I won't call tailbone right now, but maybe when it hits the chair when I sit... Which I think might be the fullest part of my hips as well.

Either way, I plan to maintain at approximately tailbone for the forseeable future, so I'll be in this thread a while... I'm starting grad school, and I'm not going to have the time to baby the ends enough to stretch trims.

Fun fact, I just checked and my wrists line up with classic, not tailbone. I have a short torso in proportion to my arms and legs.:shrug:

Oh goody, there's a bunch of us maintaining at TBL next year, you should join our party! (we have cookies and chocolates and Guinness and pretzels!) And congrats on grad school! :)

And I think it's so neat to see the proportional differences in people.
I know most people have fingertip as a marker in between classic and knee, but my fingertips almost line up exactly with classic. I could be really unusually proportioned, though, because I think my body is 'halved' right at TBL.

[Hairitic]

You guys got me curious and I had to check where I lined up. :p. My wrists line up with TBL. I'm short between my waist and my hips.....yeah - weird! Lol.

[Ocelan]

Aww, now I wanna check too but I won't dare because my dog is sleeping on my lap after having been alone at home as I had to work late. He's so cute. Oh well, I will try to remember and check later. :) :puppy:

[Leeloo]

Aww, now I wanna check too but I won't dare because my dog is sleeping on my lap after having been alone at home as I had to work late. He's so cute. Oh well, I will try to remember and check later. :) :puppy:

That is so cute!

[LauraLongLocks]

Yes, join us at the TBL maintenance party. I'm bringing protein shakes. My wrists also line up with TBL, and my fingertips aren't much past classic. I have a long waist and there isn't a lot of distance between waist and my iliac crest.

[Leeloo]

Oh goody, there's a bunch of us maintaining at TBL next year, you should join our party! (we have cookies and chocolates and Guinness and pretzels!) :)

I was just thinking I need to start trimming soon and just maintain for awhile to improve hemline, but couldn't decide at what length, but since you guys have cookies and chocolates I think tbl it is (if I get there)! :yumm::yumm::yumm:

[Dovetail]

Can I join the trimming party? I don't know when I'll reach tailbone, I'm hoping the end of the summer <3 I'd like to maintain there until my layers are all gone and my ends are all prettys!

[Ocelan]

Sure you can join us! I'll arrive the party somewhere around the end of this year myself. :)

Oh and now that the dog rolled away to snore next to me, I checked my wrist alignment and it seems my wrist is at about my 100 cm mark which is smack in the middle of TBL and classic (which are both about 1.5 - 2 inches away from it in different directions). Fingertip then again would be maybe 3 inches below classic, which would be nearly mid-thigh but not quite. Now I feel like this (http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/69500/Christina-Applegate-With-Long-Arms-69697.jpg)...

[Leeloo]

Sure you can join us! I'll arrive the party somewhere around the end of this year myself. :)

Oh and now that the dog rolled away to snore next to me, I checked my wrist alignment and it seems my wrist is at about my 100 cm mark which is smack in the middle of TBL and classic (which are both about 1.5 - 2 inches away from it in different directions). Fingertip then again would be maybe 3 inches below classic, which would be nearly mid-thigh but not quite. Now I feel like this (http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/69500/Christina-Applegate-With-Long-Arms-69697.jpg)...

:hifive: I think my wrist alignment is the same as yours, between tbl and classic. Love the long arms pic! :lol:

[Allie_snowflake]

My wrists are pretty close to classic length too. I'm also going to hover around tailbone. My braids are pencil thin starting about APL. My hair fluffs out nicely but I hate how thin it is. I have a lot of breakage that needs grown out and the updos I've attempted look pretty pathetic (plus I've been watching torrinpaige's YouTube videos and I want her hair!)

[Leeloo]

I agree, torrinpaige's hair is unreal!

[Allie_snowflake]

I don't know what happened to my hair. Seems like most of my hairline has "fringe" that I never cut! I have about three inches of uniform growth all over the front of my head... Now I know I didn't lose all that hair 6 months ago! Once I'm able to easily post photos, I'll post a pic. It's really disheartening how areas like that won't catch up for YEARS!

[Dovetail]

My wrists are right around my tailbone length, or a bit longer.

Allie, how frustrating! If they're around your face, maybe get them styled into something that suits you and you like? I have a small fringe because I hate my five-head :p

I love torrin paige! I bought a tangle teaser because of her, and I actually really love it. I also love that she makes a lot of her hair toys and shows how simple it can be.

[Allie_snowflake]

Dovetail, I'll have to get creative but the sad part is that I have a section that goes over an inch into my hairline. I'd have to do a big trim, I think. I don't want to have to cut bangs! It's only really noticeable when I pull my hair back right after I air-dry. I just want to know what caused it! The rest of my head is pretty dense but the sides and front are sparse for some reason.

[alishaxmarie]

I just checked and my wrists are more or less TBL for me too! :) My fingertips are approximately 3-4 in below classic, which is above the middle of my thigh by only an inch or two I'd guess... But those are both approximations as I don't have measuring tape or a ruler lol.

[veryhairyfairy]

Sure you can join us! I'll arrive the party somewhere around the end of this year myself. :)

Oh and now that the dog rolled away to snore next to me, I checked my wrist alignment and it seems my wrist is at about my 100 cm mark which is smack in the middle of TBL and classic (which are both about 1.5 - 2 inches away from it in different directions). Fingertip then again would be maybe 3 inches below classic, which would be nearly mid-thigh but not quite. Now I feel like this (http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/69500/Christina-Applegate-With-Long-Arms-69697.jpg)...
:rollin: I was feeling like I must have little Tyrannosaurus arms until others chimed in with similar proportions!


I was just thinking I need to start trimming soon and just maintain for awhile to improve hemline, but couldn't decide at what length, but since you guys have cookies and chocolates I think tbl it is (if I get there)! :yumm::yumm::yumm:


Can I join the trimming party? I don't know when I'll reach tailbone, I'm hoping the end of the summer <3 I'd like to maintain there until my layers are all gone and my ends are all prettys!


My wrists are pretty close to classic length too. I'm also going to hover around tailbone. My braids are pencil thin starting about APL. My hair fluffs out nicely but I hate how thin it is. I have a lot of breakage that needs grown out and the updos I've attempted look pretty pathetic (plus I've been watching torrinpaige's YouTube videos and I want her hair!)

Yay, we're going to have quite the party of maintain-ers! :hollie:
I'm not planning to start maintaining until the end of this year, and then I'll be at TBL for several years to get rid of pre-LHC dye, mechanical, and baking soda damage+thinning.

Har, one of the reasons I'm doing some growth experiments and taking all of my supplements so religiously is so that I have as much length past TBL as possible when I cut back up to start maintaining. I want to trim out about 2 feet of hair before I start growing again! (goodness, I'd never calculated the exact amount before... I could be at TBL for 3 or 4 years!)

Guess I better stock up on chocolate. ;)

[Allie_snowflake]

Two feet! Yikes that sounds like a lot... I'm thinking I've got about 10 or so inches that are really thin. My braids look better oiled or conditioned but they're still sprouting whisps at every stitch...

[LauraLongLocks]

I won't be at the party until sometime early to mid 2015 but I'm going to have a rockin' good time with all of you there! So many goodies to eat while we maintain! I'm so excited!

[TheHowlingWolf]

Sooo the purple line is classic on me.....would you say that I'm at TBL or do I need to wait a half an inch or so?
http://i61.tinypic.com/102ry2o.jpg

[LauraLongLocks]

Sooo the purple line is classic on me.....would you say that I'm at TBL or do I need to wait a half an inch or so?
http://i61.tinypic.com/102ry2o.jpg I think your longest hairs are probably brushing TBL.

[kittykat86]

I am here for a few months. My hair is 37" now and TBL is 40". I usually get between .75-1" growth a month so it shouldn't be too long. Hoping to be Classic length by Christmas if I keep my growth rate the same.

[lunalocks]

I hit TB wet! Only about an inch and 1/2 to go for dry. (currently at 40 inches)

[Hairitic]

LauraLongLocks, I think you've probably reached TBL. If not, you sure are close. :p. Yay! Congrats.

Oops, that should have been addressed to TheHowlingWolf. :o

[nakima]

Lauralonglocks, You look to be at talibone to me, Congratulations! I have about 2 inches to go.

[lapushka]

Sooo the purple line is classic on me.....would you say that I'm at TBL or do I need to wait a half an inch or so?
http://i61.tinypic.com/102ry2o.jpg

I think you can call it! :)

[FireFromWithin]

I think I can call hip! It's not really a huge achievement since it's only an inch and a half past waist and I'll post pictures tomorrow (need to get DBF to photograph) but it feels like hip to me, I just struggle to long at it from behind!

[Valkyriejae]

Guys, that's TheHowlingWolf's hair, not LauraLongLocks :)

[LauraLongLocks]

ha ha! Yes, I'm thinking... what are these people saying?? I have like 8 inches to go until TBL... what are they smokin'?

[Hairitic]

ha ha! Yes, I'm thinking... what are these people saying?? I have like 8 inches to go until TBL... what are they smokin'?

Tee hee hee, I'll never tell. :p

[LauraLongLocks]

Tee hee hee, I'll never tell. :p

ha ha ha! Well, I might want this magic stuff so that I can just see my hair at TBL like the rest of you, lol!

[TheHowlingWolf]

Hmmmmm I think when I stretch it, it's at TBL, but I think I'll wait another inch to confidently say I'm at TBL. I want my hair to hit TBL unstretched.

[Scarlet_Heart]

Hi! :waving: I'm new to this thread. Just migrating over from BSL to Waist.

Such inspiration here! So here I am at just waist. My goal is hip for now.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09443_zpsbb774e1f.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09443_zpsbb774e1f.jpg.html)

[TrapperCreekD]

Welcome! :D You should be at hip in no time, a couple months, maybe?

[GoldenSilk]

Welcome! I'm inspired by your hair, actually... I want a deeper U hemline now. It really looks beautiful on you!

[LauraLongLocks]

I wore my hair down for part of the day today while it was drying. I reached from underneath and felt where the ends reached and hip suddenly doesn't feel so far away anymore. I am excited for May 1st to get here so I can measure and take my picture.

[bubbalouey]

I have tailbone length hair. I started at shoulder length and it took me about 6 years to grow it this long. I get about 2 decent hairs cuts a year though so I'd guess it would have taken me about 4 years without the trims. Moderator note: Link removed. No soliciting.

[Dessi]

I think it's time for me to join this thread. I'm at hip now and I don't think I can reach TBL by the end of the year (joined the TBL by Christmas 2014 thread) so I'll join here.
http://prikachi.com/images/976/7254976l.png

[Scarlet_Heart]

Thank you TrapperCreekD and GoldenSilk! Very lovely, Dessi!

[veryhairyfairy]

So with our discussion of where our wrists and fingertips reach, I realized that since my arms (hands really) end at classic, I may not want to grow longer than that. I've always thought that having hair that is longer than my reach would be difficult and not worth the wow-factor of the length. I'm sure I'll try it at some point when I have more time to devote to my hair, but at least this new info makes the years of maintaining at TBL much easier to contemplate because TBL is really only a few inches shorter than what may be my ultimate goal. Plus, then when I do grow past classic, I'll have nice healthy not-super-tangly ends and I can really enjoy the length at it's best.


Hi! :waving: I'm new to this thread. Just migrating over from BSL to Waist.

Such inspiration here! So here I am at just waist. My goal is hip for now.

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Welcome! What a lovely texture you have! :flower:


I think it's time for me to join this thread. I'm at hip now and I don't think I can reach TBL by the end of the year (joined the TBL by Christmas 2014 thread) so I'll join here.
[url]http://prikachi.com/images/976/7254976l.png (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09443_zpsbb774e1f.jpg.html)
Oooh, pretty! I think you could be there for sure by the end of the year! Looks like you're only 3-4 inches away, that's very attainable. :)

[gingeralex]

I really want to get to tailbone within the next year or so, but my ends are really damaged. This is because of constant washing/blowdrying/leaving it down pre LHC, and I've now stopped all of my bad habits, and I'm s and d ing regularly, but I still have tons of split ends. I'm probably just brushing hip right now? Obviously I can't repair damage, so I'm microtrimming once a month, but is there anyway I can help my hair? Or at least make my ends look better?

[Dessi]

Oooh, pretty! I think you could be there for sure by the end of the year! Looks like you're only 3-4 inches away, that's very attainable. :)
Thank you ! And thanks to Scarlet_Heart too!
But honestly I have 6 inches to go. I'm almost at 33 inches and TBL is at 39 inches. So my goal for now is BCL (36 inches) and I believe I will reach it by the end of the year but I'll have to wait a little longer for TBL. :(

[Katlette]

I really want to get to tailbone within the next year or so, but my ends are really damaged. This is because of constant washing/blowdrying/leaving it down pre LHC, and I've now stopped all of my bad habits, and I'm s and d ing regularly, but I still have tons of split ends. I'm probably just brushing hip right now? Obviously I can't repair damage, so I'm microtrimming once a month, but is there anyway I can help my hair? Or at least make my ends look better?

I have the same problem, though my longest ends are only just past waist. I'm microtrimming too, but the damage is several inches. It doesn't look toooo bad (I think) and I'm hesitant to do a proper trim. The main problem is that it's dry and tangles so easily. I'm trying to learn nice protective buns and braids to keep them from tangling, but is there anything else I should be doing?

Also, this may be a silly question, but my sister insists split ends travel upwards unless cut out - is this true?

[Hairitic]

I have the same problem, though my longest ends are only just past waist. I'm microtrimming too, but the damage is several inches. It doesn't look toooo bad (I think) and I'm hesitant to do a proper trim. The main problem is that it's dry and tangles so easily. I'm trying to learn nice protective buns and braids to keep them from tangling, but is there anything else I should be doing?

Also, this may be a silly question, but my sister insists split ends travel upwards unless cut out - is this true?

Yes, split ends will travel up unless cut off above the split. :(

[TrapperCreekD]

*snip*

I want to trim out about 2 feet of hair before I start growing again! (goodness, I'd never calculated the exact amount before... I could be at TBL for 3 or 4 years!)


I know what you mean, I have at least a foot and a half of damage that I'd like to get rid of but I'm too attached to it to chop so maintaining it is once I get to TBL.

[veryhairyfairy]

I know what you mean, I have at least a foot and a half of damage that I'd like to get rid of but I'm too attached to it to chop so maintaining it is once I get to TBL.

We can keep each other company (and keep each other sane lol)! :)
As tough as it might be to maintain for so long, I think the end result of terrifically healthy TBL hair is going to feel so wonderful, especially after years of having fairly damaged ends.

I'm already preparing myself mentally for the purposeful stall by planning special hair toy celebrations and whatnot (you know, every 6 months I maintain I get a new toy, etc). Once I get to the point where the underlayer is all healthy and I'm just waiting for a few 'layers' of damage to grow out I may start letting it 'grow' at half rate instead of cutting all growth. But these are all just plans, and I know what the universe tend to do with those! :lol: :shrug:

[Marbid]

I too shall maintain... But that will be when i get to classic.. At 40 inches... It feels way too short now, i want to get to a point where my hair feels long and smexi before i keep it there for a few years... I might also chop up instead of maintaining.... I wont feel as short if i chop off at classic than chopping off at hip.... But i dunno... Will see how i feel bout it once at classic.... Only have bout two years to go....in the meantime... I microtrim.

[badslipper1981]

Hello everybody, do you think i can be in this thread?

http://i61.tinypic.com/2n0jvq1.jpg

[LongCurlyTress]

Hi all! My hair growth story is about the same as Wolf Girl, in that it is taking me forever to grow to hip/tlb from waist length. I have very curly 3b/c hair and when it curls up it eats up the length! Very frustrating! I just cut about an inch from the longest part of the U hemline, which helped to even up the hemline, but sadly, there went two months of growth, right into the trashcan! :( For us curlies, that is a huge deal, since due to the extra weight of that inch that was cut off, it is more like 2-3 inches that just went into the trashbin. :( Well, thanks for this thread! It's nice to know that I am not the only one who is very frustrated with growing from waist to hip/tlb. I am thinking and hoping alot! that I will be at tbl within the next couple of years! ;D Cheers! Happy Growing to all!!! :writer:

[rags]

Bad slipper, it lookalike you are past waist! Welcome!

I'm 1/2" away from waist, so I refuse to go back to the other thread because of anoverzealouz hairdresser. In a couple of months I shall be truly waist again! (My hair grows sloooowly)

[Rio040113]

My ends meet the very tippy top of my buttcrack now :lol: I think another month maximum and I'll call BCL :) then onwards to TBL!

[veryhairyfairy]

Welcome, badslipper1981! Definitely past waist!


My ends meet the very tippy top of my buttcrack now :lol: I think another month maximum and I'll call BCL :) then onwards to TBL!

Congrats!!! I'm right behind you in growth, and you'll be at TBL in no time if you've only 2" after BCL!
Oh goodness, things get weird with the milestones past hip length! :rollin: I never thought I'd be poking my around my buttcrack for the purposes of hair lol!

[Crumpet]

I'm still having moments of thinking my hair is so long...and then thinking my hair is so short. Its getting longer and healthier slowly but surely at least. I'm already impatient for my May 1 photo and microtrim!

[Rio040113]

Congrats!!! I'm right behind you in growth, and you'll be at TBL in no time if you've only 2" after BCL!
Oh goodness, things get weird with the milestones past hip length! :rollin: I never thought I'd be poking my around my buttcrack for the purposes of hair lol!

Thank you :D I'm not sure if it's more like 2.25"/2.5" or something, when I got DBF to help me measure he was looking at me so strangely I thought best not to ask him to double check :lol: I think I'll call TBL semi-confidently when my ends touch my chair. How far do you have left to TBL?

Oh yes they do lol! You know you're a longhair when...? :rolleyes:

[cathair]

My longest whisp of hair touches tailbone now stretched. I just need it to do that not stretched and then the rest of it to catch up that little pioneer group of hairs :D

[veryhairyfairy]

Thank you :D I'm not sure if it's more like 2.25"/2.5" or something, when I got DBF to help me measure he was looking at me so strangely I thought best not to ask him to double check :lol: I think I'll call TBL semi-confidently when my ends touch my chair. How far do you have left to TBL?

Oh yes they do lol! You know you're a longhair when...? :rolleyes:

I don't know exactly how far I have til TBL, but it feels like about 3", maybe a bit more. Hehe, my backside is too... 'cushioned' to do the seat test properly, so I'm just going to call it when my ends are wrist length.
(Whoo! I just realized that since I'm not trimming I can count pretty well on having TBL hair in 6-7 months!)


My longest whisp of hair touches tailbone now stretched. I just need it to do that not stretched and then the rest of it to catch up that little pioneer group of hairs :D

Ooooh, an exciting time! :cheer:

[Crumpet]

Cathair and Veryhairfairy -- it sounds like you both are making great progress! I will definitely not make it by the end of the year. I'm microtrimming each month, so the growth is slow. But I'm really enjoying the process most of the time. I felt more comfortable once I hit waist and could do some styles and enjoy some length. Now I can be (relatively) patient.

[White]

I'm signing in. I had hip length couple of weeks ago, but I had to cut off 2 or 3 cm because my hemline looked.... disappointing, now I am somewhere between waist and hip, but I have more even (but still not perfect) hemline. Hope to be BCL in summer. It's seems like I'm in this "between waist and hip" hell forever. Great thread! :)

[Crumpet]

Welcome White! It is a great thread. Lots of nice people and amazing heads of hair to gawk at!

[White]

Thank you.


It is a great thread. Lots of nice people and amazing heads of hair to gawk at!

I agree completely, beautiful hair. :)

[ladonna]

Huh, just took a picture of my hair and it reaches the top of my pant. I didn't realize my hair was that long lol. I need to change the v-hemline since my ends look thin and scraggly but it's the haircut prolly because I just hack at my hair lol. I can't wait for my knock off creaclip to arrive. I took a pic but my bathroom is a mess so I will post a pic after I clean up.
Eta
The pic I keep trying add from photobucket keeps turning upside down!

[patienceneeded]

*snip!
It's seems like I'm in this "between waist and hip" hell forever.

Same here! I've been here forEVER it seems. I was almost hip last August and then trimmed 4" (which was needed and I don't regret). That trim took me to BSL! Now, I'm about 2" away from hip again (very short torso) and am hoping to be solid hip by September. I've been in the BSL/Hip stage for 2 years now. And my hair STILL feels short.

[Komao]

[QUOTE=veryhairyfairy;2695740]I don't know exactly how far I have til TBL, but it feels like about 3", maybe a bit more. Hehe, my backside is too... 'cushioned' to do the seat test properly, so I'm just going to call it when my ends are wrist length.
(Whoo! I just realized that since I'm not trimming I can count pretty well on having TBL hair in 6-7 months!)


I never though of wrist length to determine TBL! Guess I need an anatomy lesson. It's an easy way for me to see how much longer I have to go to reach this milestone. Can't wait to get there. Think I have about the same amount as you to get there, so that's not to bad. :)

[Crumpet]

Wrist-length! That's so much easier for me. For some reason I really have a hard time with body markers on my back, waist and hips. Curvier ladies have it easier. I assume some of our long-haired men have similar issues to me.

Wrist-length it is!

[qtcarmie]

My husband and I had an argument and I cut my hair. I am out of this group for a while. :(

[Aderyn]

It's seems like I'm in this "between waist and hip" hell forever. Great thread! :)

Yes, I know this feeling, with unstretched hair, at least. I feel like I'm never going to move past waist wurly - been here for months. I feel like some days my hair looks shorter than it looked 6 months ago thanks to the curlier days (and the hair is having curlier days thanks to spring rains, heat and humidity.. maybe that's why I'm stuck at waist :p). Doesn't help that I'm really tall, so it already takes a bit longer to reach milestones in general, haha.

Today, for instance, after washing and brushing out my hair, I'm just barely at waist wurly (bottom yellow line is waist).

I don't know if I still have the picture of how long my hair was in May 2013, but the longest hairs were just above BSL curly, so I threw in a rough estimate of that length to track my growth. Quite pleased with the rate of growth, especially considering I had only started to wear my hair up 2 and a half months ago, so the length hadn't been protected over the past year, but was still retained fairly well.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10424&d=1397966891

Stretched, my hair goes down to the top of my belt.

[maskedrose]

Yes, I know this feeling, with unstretched hair, at least. I feel like I'm never going to move past waist wurly - been here for months. I feel like some days my hair looks shorter than it looked 6 months ago thanks to the curlier days (and the hair is having curlier days thanks to spring rains, heat and humidity.. maybe that's why I'm stuck at waist :p). Doesn't help that I'm really tall, so it already takes a bit longer to reach milestones in general, haha.

Today, for instance, after washing and brushing out my hair, I'm just barely at waist wurly.

I don't know if I still have the picture of how long my hair was in May 2013, but the longest hairs were just above BSL curly, so I threw in a rough estimate of that length to track my growth. Quite pleased with the rate of growth, especially considering I had only started to wear my hair up 2 and a half months ago, so the length hadn't been protected over the past year, but was still retained fairly well.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10424&d=1397966891

Stretched, my hair goes down to the top of my belt.

We have very similar hair types, and I feel your pain! I've been hanging out between waist and hip forever. Some days it legitimately feels long and brushes my hips, while on other days it seems to bounce up to above waist. Argh.

[Crumpet]

Count me in! I have a similar hair type. Yesterday I felt like my hair was MBL -- maybe just past BSL. Other days its almost hip. Its hard to get a sense of how long it actually is. I love my waves but they could be a bit more cooperative about the length thing!

[veryhairyfairy]

Cathair and Veryhairfairy -- it sounds like you both are making great progress! I will definitely not make it by the end of the year. I'm microtrimming each month, so the growth is slow. But I'm really enjoying the process most of the time. I felt more comfortable once I hit waist and could do some styles and enjoy some length. Now I can be (relatively) patient.

Hey that's pretty great, though, to have super fresh ends all the time! You know your ends will look and feel great all of the time!




I never though of wrist length to determine TBL! Guess I need an anatomy lesson. It's an easy way for me to see how much longer I have to go to reach this milestone. Can't wait to get there. Think I have about the same amount as you to get there, so that's not to bad. :)
Well we did a small sampling (either on this thread or the TBL in 2014 one) and found that many people have wrist length at TBL, Classic, and even Hip! So for me it's great because my wrists are TBL and my fingertips are classic, easy. But some people may not have similar proportions, so a mirror check would be in order.


Wrist-length! That's so much easier for me. For some reason I really have a hard time with body markers on my back, waist and hips. Curvier ladies have it easier. I assume some of our long-haired men have similar issues to me.

Wrist-length it is!
It definitely takes the guesswork out of TBL for me since I don't really know where it is, but like I said to Komao, all of our body proportions could be different. :)


My husband and I had an argument and I cut my hair. I am out of this group for a while. :(

:grouphug:
I hope you find peace with your new do, I bet the ends feel great and healthy. :flower:

[White]

And my hair STILL feels short.

Same here. Plus, from front it looks like it's waist, so that frustrates me even more. I absolutely hate this trim that I had, since I'm a really slow grower, about 0.5 cm a month, so I didn't cut out 2 or 3 months of growth.... for me it's 4-6. Hate, hate, hate cutting my hair but I really had to, it looked rather... ratty. 10 years it took me to grow out bleaching damage so in the past 10 years it grew from APL to almost hip. I really have patience so it seems.... :D

[White]

Yes, I know this feeling, with unstretched hair, at least. I feel like I'm never going to move past waist wurly - been here for months. I feel like some days my hair looks shorter than it looked 6 months ago thanks to the curlier days (and the hair is having curlier days thanks to spring rains, heat and humidity.. maybe that's why I'm stuck at waist :p). Doesn't help that I'm really tall, so it already takes a bit longer to reach milestones in general, haha.

Today, for instance, after washing and brushing out my hair, I'm just barely at waist wurly (bottom yellow line is waist).

I don't know if I still have the picture of how long my hair was in May 2013, but the longest hairs were just above BSL curly, so I threw in a rough estimate of that length to track my growth. Quite pleased with the rate of growth, especially considering I had only started to wear my hair up 2 and a half months ago, so the length hadn't been protected over the past year, but was still retained fairly well.



Stretched, my hair goes down to the top of my belt.

My hair is really straight so I know nothing about curly hair and the challenges that go with it. But the top of the belt is really great even more so if you didn't wear it up. Congratulations. :)

[VJG]

Wrist-length! That's so much easier for me. For some reason I really have a hard time with body markers on my back, waist and hips. Curvier ladies have it easier. I assume some of our long-haired men have similar issues to me.

Wrist-length it is!

I thought wrist-length was almost to classic? Maybe I just have odd proportions though. It could be that I'm very petite.

[Hairitic]

I thought wrist-length was almost to classic? Maybe I just have odd proportions though. It could be that I'm very petite.

Everyone's proportions are different. For me, my wrists pretty much line up with TBL. Others may not. I can't actually feel where my tailbone is (perhaps because of some spurs I have on it) so I used the sit down method. When my hair touched the seat of a hard bottomed chair when seated on it, I was at TBL. I saw that my hair also lined up with my wrists at that point. At that point, I was about 2 inches above Classic. I know my hair has grown since even if it doesn't look like it. :mad: I
Thought Classic would come quickly after TBL. Not so, lol. Guess I'm being impatient. :p

[nuvola]

I finally reached hip!!!! :cheer:
http://up.picr.de/18037965wl.jpg

Oh I know that darn feeling being between waist and hip is like forever...and my way wasn't that long as I am a quite small person!

[Beborani]

Ah i posted this elsewhere--perhaps it belongs here more.
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag50/Beborani/imagejpg1_zps6cd10cf6.jpg (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/Beborani/media/imagejpg1_zps6cd10cf6.jpg.html)

These two pictures are not exactly equivalent but I really dont have patience for those beautful perfectly aligned length shots. But it shows about years growth wavy/curly with all the imperfections. I think the 2013 is day after a haircut (blowdried) but cant be certain and 2014 is third day hair. Anyway, I thought it worth sharing.

[Komao]

Beborani, nice growth! I love growth shots and yours is no exception. :o

[Lindseyh]

My longest hairs when stretched are ticking hip. I needed this today- not that it just happened today, but I noticed it. I also noticed when I lean my head waaaaay back I can get my hair to BCL. It's nice to imagine and visualize the growth.

[veryhairyfairy]

I finally reached hip!!!! :cheer:
http://up.picr.de/18037965wl.jpg

Oh I know that darn feeling being between waist and hip is like forever...and my way wasn't that long as I am a quite small person!

Looking great! :D I always feel like hip is that milestone that marks 'really ridiculously long' in the mainstream!

[nuvola]

Looking great! :D I always feel like hip is that milestone that marks 'really ridiculously long' in the mainstream!

Haha I think you're definitely right :D I often hear from Hairmuggels: "Oh my god, your hair is SO long!", while I think "well, yeah, it's long, but there are so many people with even longer hair!" :D

[queenovnight]

I can't believe im asking this, but where is 'hip length'? I'm past waist, and im just confused Lol

Well, you guys tell me.. is this hip or am I still considered waist?
http://i57.tinypic.com/70gdpj.jpg

[AnnaKoschka]

Wow queenovnight, I don't have anything useful as far as measurement input goes, but I just had to say that your hair is SO beautiful. Lovely color and texture and thickness.

[Dessi]

I can't believe im asking this, but where is 'hip length'? I'm past waist, and im just confused Lol

Well, you guys tell me.. is this hip or am I still considered waist?
http://i57.tinypic.com/70gdpj.jpg
Oh 100% hip if you ask me! Your hair is beautiful!

[Valkyriejae]

From what I've understood, hip length is the when your hair reaches the top of your hip bone (the ilium) so if you poke yourself in the side until you find a bone, that's hip height. Personally, I didn't count hip until it reached the top of the iliac crest though (where your hip bone sticks out at the front.)

As for you, I'd say you're either at hip or just a wee bit above, and your hair is gorgeous to boot!


I can't believe im asking this, but where is 'hip length'? I'm past waist, and im just confused Lol

Well, you guys tell me.. is this hip or am I still considered waist?

[queenovnight]

Thanks y'all!!!! ^_^

Valkyriejae,
I'd like to think im there.. but I think your right! I have one inch to go! Either way, it's nice to know where hip length starts. Something to look forward to since TBL will take a while! ^_^

[Jomo]

Gosh we have some beautiful manes of hair in this thread! :)

I've started sleeping with a silk pillowcase and trialling a new conditioner since I last posted... and my hair actually seems much sleeker already! I have hope that one day I can wear it in a half up or something and not have a huge all-consuming halo of fluff surrounding me XD

[veryhairyfairy]

Haha I think you're definitely right :D I often hear from Hairmuggels: "Oh my god, your hair is SO long!", while I think "well, yeah, it's long, but there are so many people with even longer hair!" :D
Oh my goodness, "Hairmuggles"!!! :rollin: My day is made!


I can't believe im asking this, but where is 'hip length'? I'm past waist, and im just confused Lol

Well, you guys tell me.. is this hip or am I still considered waist?
http://i57.tinypic.com/70gdpj.jpg
Beautiful hair! I agree that you're either really close or already hip length.


Gosh we have some beautiful manes of hair in this thread! :)

I've started sleeping with a silk pillowcase and trialling a new conditioner since I last posted... and my hair actually seems much sleeker already! I have hope that one day I can wear it in a half up or something and not have a huge all-consuming halo of fluff surrounding me XD

I feel ya', hair-twin sister! :lol: You must have it even worse than I do with your fine hairs, I bet they're more capable of reaching out to the world in all directions!
I'm learning to embrace and love the wild cloud of frizz that my hair becomes when left down, but there are still days when I'd like it to just choose a side already! (Hehe, Bi-texual hair!)

[lapushka]

I can't believe im asking this, but where is 'hip length'? I'm past waist, and im just confused Lol

Well, you guys tell me.. is this hip or am I still considered waist?
http://i57.tinypic.com/70gdpj.jpg

That's most certainly hip, even hip+. Congrats!

[Scarlet_Heart]

Yea, queenovnight. Your hand is on your hip. ;) And there's your hair! Hehe... It's at least hip, IMO.

[Danu]

@}-`-]-,-'- preifat -'-,-{-`-{@

[Marron]

Today I realized I reached waist! So now I'm traveling to tailbone :3

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h346/sewing-sue/a3b5cb47-2f98-4da1-8978-6cd2e3399eca.png

Queenovnight: For me, "hips" equals "trouser waistband" :)

[queenovnight]

Oh this is just confusing Lol Thanks for the input though! Oh and I like the 'hands on hips' measurement. I didn't even think about it like that -.-

Marron,
Congrats! Very pretty hair too!

[GoldenSilk]

Queenovnight, I'd say you're definitely hip! I think putting your hands on your hip bones in front (ileac crest) is the best way to measure. I love your waves, too. :)

Marron, in that picture, you actually look an inch or two past waist to me. I guess it depends on whether you count smallest waist or natural waist. Anyway, you have beautiful hair! :)

ETA update: I almost trimmed my hair last night... Ends are acting grabby. I think they're caught in a cycle of buildup, needing clarifying, being dry, then getting buildup again when I moisturize them, and they tangle at all of those stages. :( I may still trim... No point in rushing to tailbone at the expense of damage, if I'm just intending to maintain once I get there... Right?

[Dessi]

[QUOTE=Danu;2701324]A month ago:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10550&d=1398379294

and my new length...
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10545&d=1398378557
Your hair is awesome! And I love your clothes. Welcome! :)

[Danu]

@}-`-]-,-'- preifat -'-,-{-`-{@

[Marron]

Thank you for the compliments!



Marron, in that picture, you actually look an inch or two past waist to me.

Your right, I'm an inch past. It happened so fast I didn't notice o.O

I put some markers in the picture:

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h346/sewing-sue/41aa8f76-2eee-4265-9a99-65717a71e600.png

I've been growing my hair for 3.75 years now, starting with one inch hair.

GoldenSilk again: I've had these "cut 'em" craving these days, too. I know it's a rather unpopular advice but maybe a few drops of a silicone leave in might help you out? At least, it helped me :)

By the way: My hair is not that thin as it looks in the picture (it was freshly straightened) . This is more accurate although it looks half an inch shorter:

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h346/sewing-sue/ef3b2420-c21e-493e-881b-db86a339d53f.png

[gingeralex]

I just got some coconut oil in the post, so hopefully I'll get fewer new split ends :) On another note, are there any ways to apply coconut oil that aren't quite so rubby? I just feel that rubbing my hair between my hands can't be good for it.

[Hairitic]

I just got some coconut oil in the post, so hopefully I'll get fewer new split ends :) On another note, are there any ways to apply coconut oil that aren't quite so rubby? I just feel that rubbing my hair between my hands can't be good for it.


You don't actually want to "rub" exactly. Put about a pea sized amount on a palm and rub your palms and fingers together to warm/spread the coconut oil on both palm sides. Then, starting at the highest point that you want the oil, sandwich a strip of hair between your two palms and slide them down towards the ends. Repeat as necessary. Then comb to distribute if hair is wet/damp, brush if dry (unless you're a wavy/curly ;)).

[gingeralex]

You don't actually want to "rub" exactly. Put about a pea sized amount on a palm and rub your palms and fingers together to warm/spread the coconut oil on both palm sides. Then, starting at the highest point that you want the oil, sandwich a strip of hair between your two palms and slide them down towards the ends. Repeat as necessary. Then comb to distribute if hair is wet/damp, brush if dry (unless you're a wavy/curly ;)).
That makes so much more sense! thank you!

[Keepitgrowing31]

I am at hip and I find my self doing many more s&d's. I also make sure to oil my hair daily and I continue to wear my hair in protective styles.

[shinyred]

http://s800.photobucket.com/user/suzylikestea/media-full/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps54848833.jpg.html
Here is a picture of my hair in braidwaves yesterday
It's about hip and tailbone

[shinyred]

Oops I don't think the picture works and I meant to say I'm about half way between hip and tailbone.

http://s800.photobucket.com/user/suzylikestea/media-full/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps54848833.jpg.html

[mariakatija]

Hey guys! I have been neglecting LHC for a few months. I'm not really sure why actually, probably school. So I'd just like to check in. I must say you all have beautiful hair!

As for me, I'm at 30.5 inches. Waist was 29 inches and Hip is 33 inches so I'm 2.5 inches away. 5 more months of the waist to hip abyss.

[LauraLongLocks]

So last night my daughter asked me to measure her hair, and I did, and she gained some length and was pleased. Then she asked if I wanted her to measure my hair. Well, my official measure-in date is not until May 1st, but I said okay, why not. So, she measured and apparently I lost an inch in the last month. My hair shrunk back to 30". :laugh: :hmm: :shrug:

I hope after a proper wash and dry that I will find my hair has not shrunk after all and that instead I have gained some length.

[Allie_snowflake]

My hair shrunk too! When I first joined, it measured 34" now it hovers around 33.25" I must have screwed it up somehow... I also hate how different camera angles make my hair look shorter....

[Vanilla]

So last night my daughter asked me to measure her hair, and I did, and she gained some length and was pleased. Then she asked if I wanted her to measure my hair. Well, my official measure-in date is not until May 1st, but I said okay, why not. So, she measured and apparently I lost an inch in the last month. My hair shrunk back to 30". :laugh: :hmm: :shrug:

I hope after a proper wash and dry that I will find my hair has not shrunk after all and that instead I have gained some length.

I find that I've got to measure my hair when it's the tiniest bit damp to get a good reading, because otherwise my hair sproings up into that one S wave, and it's impossible to get an accurate reading once that happens.

[HintOfMint]

Hey guys! I have been neglecting LHC for a few months. I'm not really sure why actually, probably school. So I'd just like to check in. I must say you all have beautiful hair!

As for me, I'm at 30.5 inches. Waist was 29 inches and Hip is 33 inches so I'm 2.5 inches away. 5 more months of the waist to hip abyss.

I've also been remiss in my LHC postings as well! Welcome back!

I think I've officially hit hip, which isn't too far from waist where I chopped back to a few months ago. I would still say I'm about 4-5 inches from tailbone though, so I've still got a ways to go. My ends are feeling kind of rough and I'm not convinced it's your good old fashioned buildup issue. It was yet another rough winter (lookin' at you, polar vortex!) and I'm guessing this is the resulting dryness and damage from that. I'll still try clarifying/chelating and follow it with a heavy duty SMT, but frankly, I'm probably going to need another trim, even though my last one was only three months ago. Joy. Fortunately I have a new hairdresser that only cuts what I tell him, so losing growth won't be a problem. Just wish I didn't have to do another trim so soon.

[mariakatija]

Thank you! You too. I'm sure your hair is not as bad as you think. :)

[GoldenSilk]

GoldenSilk again: I've had these "cut 'em" craving these days, too. I know it's a rather unpopular advice but maybe a few drops of a silicone leave in might help you out? At least, it helped me :)

You're probably right! I'm usually cone-free, but I'm not offended or anything. It's more that they make my scalp greasy (and even if just on the ends, leave ins always seem to make it to my scalp somehow), and I haven't found any coney products that I'm not allergic to yet. :( Maybe it's worth experimenting some more, though. Thanks!

It looks like your milestones will be coming fast, by the way! I love how shiny your hair looks in the second picture! :D

[Rio040113]

Well according to DBF and a rather hastily taken pre-bedtime picture, I'm at BCL! :D

[LauraLongLocks]

I was at physical therapy today and had my hair down because I had just taken a shower and wanted to let it dry as long as possible. So when my physical therapist asked me to turn around so she could see my hips, I asked her, "Since you're back there and my hair is down, is my hair reaching the top of my iliac crest yet?" (She knows I am a long hair enthusiast.) She told me YES, it is indeed to the top of my iliac crest! My official measure and picture day is May 1st, so then I'll get to see for myself. I'm definitely doing a hands-on-hips picture, because I think I've been drawing my line for hip too low all this time.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Hey everyone, guess who gets to join in the party here? I reached 32" (waist) today! See?

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/DSCF4369.jpg

[Dessi]

Hey everyone, guess who gets to join in the party here? I reached 32" (waist) today! See?

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/DSCF4369.jpg

Congratulations! Looks like you're past waist to be honest. Beautiful hair!

[veryhairyfairy]

Welcome Sarahlabyrinth! Lol, I've seen you around here so much, and it seems like you're always telling people who say you're at waist "not quite", but you're definitely solidly fully past waist! :cheer:
Your color is phenomenal! Is it blonde or a silver frosted blonde?


Well according to DBF and a rather hastily taken pre-bedtime picture, I'm at BCL! :D

WOOOOOO! :D Sudden milestones are so great! We're length buddies, I'm alllllmost BCL when dry now!
(You know we want pics!!!) :lol:


I was at physical therapy today and had my hair down because I had just taken a shower and wanted to let it dry as long as possible. So when my physical therapist asked me to turn around so she could see my hips, I asked her, "Since you're back there and my hair is down, is my hair reaching the top of my iliac crest yet?" (She knows I am a long hair enthusiast.) She told me YES, it is indeed to the top of my iliac crest! My official measure and picture day is May 1st, so then I'll get to see for myself. I'm definitely doing a hands-on-hips picture, because I think I've been drawing my line for hip too low all this time.

Hey now! How great is that?! (and how awesome is it that you had someone with medical knowledge to ask instead of a sister who just says "your hips are SOOO big, where are they supposed to start?")

I'm looking forward to seeing your latest length picture with the new ombre, it's looked visually longer to me since you did it so maybe it magically grew your ends! :D

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In henna frustration news:
I really think that this weekend I will be doing a single overnight sun-in over coconut oil soak to lighten my henna. I've been mulling it over for months, and I've been doing the oil soaks which have really worked on my roots (I've brought it from red to yellow on the newest inch of hair!), but the oil has done nothing to the length.

I'm hoping the coconut oil will prevent most of the peroxide damage from the sun-in, but I also know I'll be maintaining for a year and then either continuing to maintain (or trimming half my growth) for several more years so it will grow out with the rest of the damage.
I basically figure; if there was ever a time to do a damaging practice, it would be before a whole year of maintaining length.

I'm really excited to get back to the color that I love!

[LauraLongLocks]

Sarahlabyrinth your hair looks past waist to me. I thought you were already at waist in all your pictures prior to today's. You almost look to be flirting with hip.

Veryhairyfairy I told my PT that she made my day. Tomorrow's my length shot. I am super eager to see and measure! :) I hope you get the color you want without too much damage. And yes, gliding into a maintenance phase is probably the best time.

[lapushka]

Congratulations! Looks like you're past waist to be honest. Beautiful hair!

Yes, that's more like hip!

[FireFromWithin]

Veryhairyfairy, I've recently used sun in twice and there isn't any extra damage on my hair. Leaving it in overnight probably won't help much as it's heat activated. I blow dried my hair and it lightened a bit but that on virgin blonde hair so may not be much help. Best of luck

[Rio040113]

:scissors:
WOOOOOO! :D Sudden milestones are so great! We're length buddies, I'm alllllmost BCL when dry now!
(You know we want pics!!!) :lol:
:scissors:


I've felt like my hair was starting to stall this last month so it was a very welcome surprise! Haha, that's awesome, here's to us then! :toast:

I'll borrow (steal :lol:) my mothers camera Friday and rope DBF into helping me with a length shot (the man is easily bribed!). I must admit I'm slightly scared to post a picture, my hair is thickening after my low point with Trich so my scalp is pretty filled in now but my goodness are my ends thin :/ I feel so self conscious posting pictures here, sigh :(

[rags]

Sarahlabryinth, first, your hair is beautiful! Second, I agree with the others. You look past waist to me!

LLL, that's great!

Rio, if I can post MY hair here, you can! I'll bet its not as bad as you think (we are always our own worst critics).

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Thank you all so much! I am just at waist though, I just happen to own a camera which tells sneaky lies to you all. You have to believe me, not my camera! I love this thread, it feels like being with the grown ups at last, lol!

[Komao]

Thank you all so much! I am just at waist though, I just happen to own a camera which tells sneaky lies to you all. You have to believe me, not my camera! I love this thread, it feels like being with the grown ups at last, lol!

Welcome Sarahlabyrinth, your hair always looks stunning and glad you're here. :)

[PraiseCheeses]

I was at physical therapy today and had my hair down because I had just taken a shower and wanted to let it dry as long as possible. So when my physical therapist asked me to turn around so she could see my hips, I asked her, "Since you're back there and my hair is down, is my hair reaching the top of my iliac crest yet?" (She knows I am a long hair enthusiast.) She told me YES, it is indeed to the top of my iliac crest! My official measure and picture day is May 1st, so then I'll get to see for myself. I'm definitely doing a hands-on-hips picture, because I think I've been drawing my line for hip too low all this time.

LOL! You know you're a longhair when... you ask your PT to confirm your length. Congrats - looking forward to your length picture!



Hey everyone, guess who gets to join in the party here? I reached 32" (waist) today! See?



Welcome! I've always admired your hair - your color and waves are beautiful, and it's in such healthy condition!




[snip]


WOOOOOO! :D Sudden milestones are so great! We're length buddies, I'm alllllmost BCL when dry now!
(You know we want pics!!!) :lol:



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In henna frustration news:
I really think that this weekend I will be doing a single overnight sun-in over coconut oil soak to lighten my henna. I've been mulling it over for months, and I've been doing the oil soaks which have really worked on my roots (I've brought it from red to yellow on the newest inch of hair!), but the oil has done nothing to the length.

I'm hoping the coconut oil will prevent most of the peroxide damage from the sun-in, but I also know I'll be maintaining for a year and then either continuing to maintain (or trimming half my growth) for several more years so it will grow out with the rest of the damage.
I basically figure; if there was ever a time to do a damaging practice, it would be before a whole year of maintaining length.

I'm really excited to get back to the color that I love!

More length buddies? :hifive: I also realized that I'm at a solid CICTBCL (:rollin:) last night. My hair's really taken off since I started using a sleep cap instead of braiding or bunning. I think giving my scalp a break has been really beneficial to growth.

Good luck with the henna tweaking!

[LauraLongLocks]

LOL! You know you're a longhair when... you ask your PT to confirm your length. Congrats - looking forward to your length picture! Ha! I guess that's not normal behavior? :shrug: I should try to get to bed early tonight so tomorrow will feel like it's here sooner.

[Tini'sNewHair]

Hi Sarah so excited that you have finally joined in here :D Good to see a familliar face around (along with LLL) woohoo. Im really slack at keeping up in here tho ... maybe I will try now :gobblecheese:


Marron I really like the way you marked your photo with the growth in years/months. What program did you use?

[veryhairyfairy]

Veryhairyfairy, I've recently used sun in twice and there isn't any extra damage on my hair. Leaving it in overnight probably won't help much as it's heat activated. I blow dried my hair and it lightened a bit but that on virgin blonde hair so may not be much help. Best of luck

Thanks for the input, I'm glad to know it didn't damage your hair! :) The reason I'm doing the overnight soak is because I don't own any kind of heat appliance lol! I really wanted to do Nightshade's method of lightening, but I did do a strand test overnight in my pocket with body heat, and it came out exactly like I wanted.
Thanks for the luck! :flower:


<snip> :)

More length buddies? :hifive: I also realized that I'm at a solid CICTBCL (:rollin:) last night. My hair's really taken off since I started using a sleep cap instead of braiding or bunning. I think giving my scalp a break has been really beneficial to growth.

Good luck with the henna tweaking!

Oh goodness, bolded made me laugh out loud! :lol: I totally do that too!
And yay! More length buddies! :wethree: We can share notes on all of the interesting new experiences of BCL hair! :lol: (Like still getting a little wigged out when your ends brush against your butt in the shower!)

Looking forward to possible pics, Rio! I agree that we're often our own worst critic, and I've pretty much never found a head of hair here to be anything but beautiful. :D

[gingeralex]

My split ends are really bad :( as is my breakage. I've got split ends like 3-4 inches up from the ends of my hair, and I don't know what to do about it. I've been desperately s&ding, but it doesn't seem to be helping much.

[mariakatija]

Well according to DBF and a rather hastily taken pre-bedtime picture, I'm at BCL! :D

Congrats!!


Hey everyone, guess who gets to join in the party here? I reached 32" (waist) today! See?

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/DSCF4369.jpg

Welcome! Congrats! Your hair is beautiful!

[TrapperCreekD]

Welcome to the party, Sarahlabyrinth!

[Allie_snowflake]

I just did my goal measurements. I'll still try and gauge my milestones with photos but my detail oriented brain wants numbers so here they are.... (I apparently have a long butt!)

31.5" = waist
35" = hip
37" = BCL
40" = TBL
42.5" = wrist
45" = classic

[LauraLongLocks]

So, the folks in the monthly length photo thread tell me I made it to hip. Do you concur?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/may2014lengthcollage.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/may2014lengthcollage.jpg.html)

[Sharysa]

Trimmed my split ends on the 29th and washed my hair today. My hair got half-dry in half an hour, which is one good thing about the heat.

[Andeee]

So, the folks in the monthly length photo thread tell me I made it to hip. Do you concur?

Yes! It's grown so much since the first photo!

[veryhairyfairy]

My split ends are really bad :( as is my breakage. I've got split ends like 3-4 inches up from the ends of my hair, and I don't know what to do about it. I've been desperately s&ding, but it doesn't seem to be helping much.

:grouphug: It's frustrating to feel like your efforts aren't helping the splits!
What I'd suggest is a weekly appointment for S&D so you don't go crazy (make sure those scissors you use are hair scissors that have only been used on hair), and wearing it up in protective styles to give you strands a rest and keep it off your mind.

I started wearing my hair up all day everyday about 8 months ago, and since then my splits have steadily decreased to the point where I find maybe 5 through my whole head now. I think the protective styles help prevent new splits from forming, thus allowing me to cut out the old ones bit by bit.


So, the folks in the monthly length photo thread tell me I made it to hip. Do you concur?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/may2014lengthcollage.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/Hair%20length%20shots/may2014lengthcollage.jpg.html)

I think yes! :cheer:
Looks like the swell of your hips starts lower than your illiac crest (probably because you're in good shape) which might throw some people off, but I can see when you have you hands at the top of your hips, the ends are definitely there!

I agree with Andeee, it looks so much longer than the first pic in your siggy!

[hafattack]

Sarahlabyrinth, congrats! Your hair has been growing so fast! (Of course it feels like that to others, but does it ever feel like that to the longhair? :D)

[hafattack]

:

I started wearing my hair up all day everyday about 8 months ago, and since then my splits have steadily decreased to the point where I find maybe 5 through my whole head now. I think the protective styles help prevent new splits from forming, thus allowing me to cut out the old ones bit by bit.
!


This needs to be my next effort. Sometimes I jut blame the old dye, but I am not good at protective styles, I feel like I know too few. Off to watch some torrinpaige!
This need

[Johannah]

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? :) It has been such a long time since I posted on this forum, but I've been so so so so so busy with school!! :(

[Tini'sNewHair]

Heya Johannah hows hair growing? I finally made it to waist woohoo :)

[Johannah]

Heya Johannah hows hair growing? I finally made it to waist woohoo :)

Congratulations! I'm thinking about cutting my hair. I still want 35" length, but my ends are thinning and I want to get rid of my last layers! I'm at 33" atm, which is hip!
I still got some time though, my exams start in a few weeks and if I'm going to cut my hair, it will be in my summer break :D

[LauraLongLocks]

Yes! It's grown so much since the first photo!



I think yes! :cheer:
Looks like the swell of your hips starts lower than your illiac crest (probably because you're in good shape) which might throw some people off, but I can see when you have you hands at the top of your hips, the ends are definitely there!

I agree with Andeee, it looks so much longer than the first pic in your siggy! Well, alright then. I guess I'm at hip. Thanks! I have square-ish shaped hips, almost like a guy, and yes, they don't protrude out right at the top of the iliac crest.

[Ocelan]

I don't have a proper camera so I haven't been taking length shots, but I took one with my camera phone and even though this is basically a "growing out dye" photo collage it includes a length shot so I'm going to post it here too. I'm still maybe 2 months from reaching BCL, but atleast my hair looks somewhat longer compared to the photo taken at the end of the year and I'm pretty much at the same point where I was when I chopped off 2 inches at christmas, only with a slightly better hemline.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10693&d=1398967011

[Crumpet]

LLL -- congratulations on reaching hip! I'm very bad at spotting body markers for some reason, but it sounds like there is a consensus for you. I hope to join you in the coming months. Your hair looks gorgeous and I love your henna ombre.

Ocelan -- its always a treat to see your hair. It looks really beautiful. Your reverse ombre is at a lovely stage now. I hope that the growing out dye aspect of your hair journey is now kind of fun. It looks lovely!

I did my microtrim yesterday. Just 0.25 inches, as usual. It feels good to have the fresh ends and slowly thickening up my hemline. My growing is/will be slow but I think microtrimming is the best way forward for my hair. I'm just glad that I can be patient now. I was a bit of a nutter before I got to waist!

[Johannah]

Hip it is. I'm at 33" and I want to grow another 2". In summer I will keep cutting off my growth to thicken up my hemline because the ends are quite thin. :)

http://i57.tinypic.com/wa6phs.jpg

[Ocelan]

Laura, grats on hip! You grow so fast! I think you are gaining on me! :)

Crumpet, thank you! And yes, I think I'm starting to like the stage my "roots" are at now and it will look even more like an actual reverse ombre once I get past this shoulder length stage. It might actually start looking intentional! I was actually surprised it looked not-so-bad when I saw the picture above, not having seen my hair from behind in a while again. I was still under the impression I had less roots and that the demarcation line was more harsh, but this might actually be the time when I'll enjoy my two-toned hair. I might never have it other color than my natural again so let's take everything out of it while it is this way. :)

[Komao]

Nice Laura, I'd say you've reached hip length. Congratulations. :)

[LauraLongLocks]

Wow, thanks everyone for declaring me to be hip. I don't know... that measuring tape said I only gained .25" this month, but the pictures look like I've grown more. I don't think I grow particularly fast, but having straight hair it shows quicker, I guess. I appreciate all the kind words. Only 29 days to go until my next measure/picture day. I can't wait to see!

[mariakatija]

Congrats LauraLongLocks and Johannah!

Beautiful hair Ocelan!

[veryhairyfairy]

Ahhh, there's nothing like the feeling of warm oil running down your neck... :lol:
My hair is currently literally soaking in coconut oil in preparation for peroxide lightening tonight, sometimes taking proper care of hair is gross lol!
Wish me luck, fellow length peeps, hopefully by this time tomorrow I'll have the henna color I used to know and love!



I don't have a proper camera so I haven't been taking length shots, but I took one with my camera phone and even though this is basically a "growing out dye" photo collage it includes a length shot so I'm going to post it here too. I'm still maybe 2 months from reaching BCL, but atleast my hair looks somewhat longer compared to the photo taken at the end of the year and I'm pretty much at the same point where I was when I chopped off 2 inches at christmas, only with a slightly better hemline.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10693&d=1398967011
You have such a beautiful color! When your natural roots were shorter it was very blonette, but now I'd say your color is definitely blonde. Quite gorgeous! :heart:

Hip it is. I'm at 33" and I want to grow another 2". In summer I will keep cutting off my growth to thicken up my hemline because the ends are quite thin. :)

http://i57.tinypic.com/wa6phs.jpg

Your natural taper is really nice IMO, and your color is just so lovely! :D

[Ocelan]

Mariakatija, thank you. :)

Veryhairyfairy, well I can see how my hair looks lighter now than it did with shorter roots, but I still would call myself blonette instead of blonde. In some lights I even doubt my blonetteness and think my hair is light brown as I have considered myself mostly a dark blonette for a long while now. Maybe this would be blonde in some parts of the world, but not here in Scandinavia. I think most people still would call me a brunette here. Maybe it's also a camera thing since I did use a "proper" camera before and these photos were taken with my camera phone. Oh the joys of hair color changing so drastically with different lighting! Anyway, thank you for the compliment. :)

[Johannah]

Thanks, veryhairyfairy! Still I'd like to have a thicker hemline :rolleyes:

[veryhairyfairy]

Mariakatija, thank you. :)

Veryhairyfairy, well I can see how my hair looks lighter now than it did with shorter roots, but I still would call myself blonette instead of blonde. In some lights I even doubt my blonetteness and think my hair is light brown as I have considered myself mostly a dark blonette for a long while now. Maybe this would be blonde in some parts of the world, but not here in Scandinavia. I think most people still would call me a brunette here. Maybe it's also a camera thing since I did use a "proper" camera before and these photos were taken with my camera phone. Oh the joys of hair color changing so drastically with different lighting! Anyway, thank you for the compliment. :)

Ah, I see, that makes sense to me. The joys of tawny/blonette/chameleon color! Well whatever color it is, it's very golden in those pictures and quite fetching. It's a wonderful thing that you can rock all sorts of different shades depending on the lighting and camera! :thumbsup:



Thanks, veryhairyfairy! Still I'd like to have a thicker hemline :rolleyes:

Yeah I hear you, I'm sure mine doesn't look too bad, but all I can think is "TOO THIN!" :lol:

I'm maintaining all next year, and the thing I'm looking forward to the most is the end of my braid getting thicker!

[lindsayhv]

Well, I still have doubts that I belong here because I feel like my hair is still BSL, but I'm coming over anyway. What do you all think?
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/lhdrouillard/hair%20photos/51EB44DB-2CA9-4D13-AE71-5490D4265B61_zpsjjp4yxrm.jpg (http://s767.photobucket.com/user/lhdrouillard/media/hair%20photos/51EB44DB-2CA9-4D13-AE71-5490D4265B61_zpsjjp4yxrm.jpg.html)

[Hairitic]

Well, I still have doubts that I belong here because I feel like my hair is still BSL, but I'm coming over anyway. What do you all think?
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/lhdrouillard/hair%20photos/51EB44DB-2CA9-4D13-AE71-5490D4265B61_zpsjjp4yxrm.jpg (http://s767.photobucket.com/user/lhdrouillard/media/hair%20photos/51EB44DB-2CA9-4D13-AE71-5490D4265B61_zpsjjp4yxrm.jpg.html)


Oh, you are a little beyond waist so you definitely belong here. CONGRATS! ;). Such pretty hair, color and great texture!
Welcome.

[Johannah]

Yeah I hear you, I'm sure mine doesn't look too bad, but all I can think is "TOO THIN!" :lol:

I'm maintaining all next year, and the thing I'm looking forward to the most is the end of my braid getting thicker!

We'll support each other 8)

[Sarahlabyrinth]

[QUOTE=lindsayhv;2708850]Well, I still have doubts that I belong here because I feel like my hair is still BSL, but I'm coming over anyway. What do you all think?

Oh there's no doubt you belong here! Now come and have chocolate! Well done you! :)

[mariakatija]

You're definitely at waist, lindsayhv. Congrats!

So I'm much closer to hip than I thought!

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad76/marijakatija/IMG_1994_zps0292c05d.jpg (http://s923.photobucket.com/user/marijakatija/media/IMG_1994_zps0292c05d.jpg.html)

[lindsayhv]

Well I am very happy to be here! Thanks this looks like a fun thread!

[LauraLongLocks]

One thing I want to do at this length is learn what works for me as far as haircare and products go. I want to figure out a routine that I can live with when my hair grows to longer lengths. I noticed that a lot of the super-lengths don't have very intricate routines. They seem to keep it simple. I think that is wise. If it is too detailed, too many steps, then it won't be enjoyable or low enough maintenance at longer lengths. Some of the things I have tried, I have done it just to see if it worked for me, like the growth rate experiments. So far, the only thing that has impacted my growth rate is my eating habits. Other things I have tried to figure out which way I like it best, like the products and type of hair washing that I want to use. So far CO-washing 3-4 times a week, and diluted shampooing once a month or so seems to be working well for me. Oiling my hair is also working well and only takes a few minutes. Doing deep conditioning treatments aren't as easy for me. I seem to never want to set aside the time, or I can't figure out where they fit in my wash schedule. Same with pre-wash oil soaking. Making it to TBL should take me another year from where I am now. Then I plan to sort of maintain there for 6-12 months, by trimming half or a third of my growth, before moving on to greater lengths. So I'm hoping between now and when my maintenance period is up, I will have figured out what products work, and what routines my hair likes best, and figure out how to fit it all into my life. This has been a novel, by LauraLongLocks.

[Crumpet]

LLL -- Like you, I am looking forward to a simple routine as I grow. Its pretty simple now: co-wash every other wash/shampoo every other wash; wash once per week; oil most days; deep treatment once per week (this may be too much in summer); protein treatment whenever I can be bothered (highly infrequent!). I expect that once I grow out some damage that I will be able to get by with my co-wash/shampoo wash + oiling as the only normal components of my routine. This will be nice!

[Tini'sNewHair]

Johannah Your hair looks amazing!!!! If i saw you in real life, i would be one of those creepy strangers who want to touch your hair without asking haha So, how much do you plan to cut? I would start with small trims then check hemline and only continue to cut after that because even 1.5cm trim can make a HUGE difference so dont cut to much.

Ocelan sometimes the hemline flips in all directions especially when freshly cut which can make it hard to tell if theres a difference BUT if you look closely im sure you can see it. I think it looks great and your hair is oh so pretty!

lindsayhv I still feel like that to! I have to check my length in the mirror to make sure that im STILL there haha You are at waist FOR SURE tho! So congrats and welcome to the club!

mariakatija You look to be flirting with hip so maybe by next month until you reach solid? Hmmm.... You should place your hands on your hips then take a photo, it may be easier to tell this way :)

[inanna]

I swore I would stay out of this thread because growing to tailbone sounds so daunting, but I have to de-lurk to compliment you all on the beautiful hair! Such wonderful pictures! Congratulations to everyone hitting hip, I agree it's kind of a tough marker to call on yourself.

Ocelan, as a fellow blonette I can only hope that my colour looks as pretty as yours! Living in Scandinavia as a blonette is a bit disheartening because what would be considered beautifully blonde elsewhere is second-class brunette hair here.

linsayhv, I too can definitely relate to feeling like your hair is BSL when it's in fact waist length. I think it's because at least on me, my back curves inwards after BSL so that my hair doesn't actually brush against my waist and I don't feel the extra length. I had declared hip my ultimate goal earlier, but now I think it'd be nice to feel the ends of my hair brushing against me, which would mean at least BCL. :doh:

Count me in as one of the Seekers of a Simple Routine. I'm too lazy to really have ever gone wild with leave-ins and treatments, though, so I'm not sure I can really simplify things beyond what I'm doing now. I should find an opening in my schedule for an SMT every now and then, I'm fairly sure my hair could use the moisture. The sauna would be the perfect place I suppose, but if we have company over I'm too self-conscious to start slathering strange concoctions on my head. :pinktongue:

[veryhairyfairy]

We'll support each other 8)
:hifive: There's a bunch of us maintaining at the end of the year, we're gonna take over the microtrimming and maintaining thread lol! :lol:



You're definitely at waist, lindsayhv. Congrats!

So I'm much closer to hip than I thought!

(pic snip) :)
Oh yeah, you're right there! :D (it's too weird to compliment your figure, but I wanted to, and I guess now I have lol!)


Well I am very happy to be here! Thanks this looks like a fun thread!
Welcome! :flower: We're a pretty great bunch, and we always have cookies, chocolate, and (courtesy of me) Guinness! ;)


One thing I want to do at this length is learn what works for me as far as haircare and products go. I want to figure out a routine that I can live with when my hair grows to longer lengths. I noticed that a lot of the super-lengths don't have very intricate routines. They seem to keep it simple. I think that is wise. If it is too detailed, too many steps, then it won't be enjoyable or low enough maintenance at longer lengths. <snipped a bit> :)
This has been a novel, by LauraLongLocks.

I am so with you when it comes to simplifying my routine. I like the point you make about how a complicated/time consuming routine would be less enjoyable and more like a chore at longer lengths.
Thankfully I've already done all of my new-to-LHC experimenting, and so now I'm just slowly getting myself to a more simple routine.
Right now it's not too complicated: wash 2x a week with CO one time and diluted scalp-only shampooing the other time, pre-wash overnight oiling if I remember/care, no DTs ever lol! (actually, writing that out made me realize there isn't a whole lot that I need/want to simplify in my routine!)
I do have to take extra special care of my hair below BSL due to damage, and so maybe when I've cut all that out it won't be necessary to S&D so often, or take care to dampen my ends with catnip tea once or twice a day.

Anyway, new henna color=perfect!!! :cheese: (the hydrogen peroxide lightening worked perfectly, and I managed to do an application of the new henna that matched my roots with my ends almost exactly!)
I'll be taking pics next weekend because the henna needs to oxidize (and I have lots of stressful school things this week). I just had to share my joy that I managed to replace my cherry-red henna with orangey Irish setter red!

[LauraLongLocks]

I am so with you when it comes to simplifying my routine. I like the point you make about how a complicated/time consuming routine would be less enjoyable and more like a chore at longer lengths.
Thankfully I've already done all of my new-to-LHC experimenting, and so now I'm just slowly getting myself to a more simple routine.
Right now it's not too complicated: wash 2x a week with CO one time and diluted scalp-only shampooing the other time, pre-wash overnight oiling if I remember/care, no DTs ever lol! (actually, writing that out made me realize there isn't a whole lot that I need/want to simplify in my routine!)
I do have to take extra special care of my hair below BSL due to damage, and so maybe when I've cut all that out it won't be necessary to S&D so often, or take care to dampen my ends with catnip tea once or twice a day.

Anyway, new henna color=perfect!!! :cheese: (the hydrogen peroxide lightening worked perfectly, and I managed to do an application of the new henna that matched my roots with my ends almost exactly!)
I'll be taking pics next weekend because the henna needs to oxidize (and I have lots of stressful school things this week). I just had to share my joy that I managed to replace my cherry-red henna with orangey Irish setter red!

I'm still in my new to LHC experimenting phase. Weeding out the useless things, or the things that are too much hassle to keep up long term.

Great that your henna color turned out nice. Mine did, too. I posted it in my henna ombre thread, and I'll have a video up later today.

[Allie_snowflake]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7323/14094646186_8dcc99c6cc.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alliewinter/14094646186/)

I think I've reached hip. It's not too far from my waist. I that upper yellow stripe is my waist so my hip is about 1.5" down from that (about where the dark blue line is on the right.... What do you guys think?). My daughter was impatient so I had to be quick. Hope I'll get a better shot next month. I'm loving my hair in that pic tho! My hair loves coconut oil!

My routine is very simple. Before LHC I washed shampoo only in cold water for shine and didn't use any conditioner because I thought it gunked up my hair needlessly. I washed every other day (and I was a greasy mess by that night). I would blot with towel and not touch it with my brush until it was bone dry. I'd wash at night so it would be air dried, not brushed or conditioned, bed-head every other morning. Not a pretty sight.

My routine now is same washing procedure (cold water, cone-free cheapo dollar store stuff) but then I scrunch with White Rain coconut conditioner (has cones but my hair loves them... Tried some with VO5 without cones and there was no love) and then ignore it (no brush or comb) until it's almost dry. (Comb and loose braid then.) But now I'm able to go 5-6 days. I coconut oil two times between washes and use the coconut condish daily. It gets a little too slick and gunky looking by 4th or 5th day but not bad enough where it's too gross. I tried stretching to a week but that was bad. Limp and greasy.

And my payback is my shiny wonderful hair in the pic above!!!

[mariakatija]

Congratulations!

[Sharysa]

I'd say a couple more months before I reach hip-length wavy. It's swishing around my elbows very nicely. Maybe after my wash tomorrow, I'll have my sister take a shot of it.

[veryhairyfairy]

I'm still in my new to LHC experimenting phase. Weeding out the useless things, or the things that are too much hassle to keep up long term.

Great that your henna color turned out nice. Mine did, too. I posted it in my henna ombre thread, and I'll have a video up later today.

I saw the pics you posted in the show me your henna thread and wow! It looks really cool to me, and there's a much starker contrast between henna and your natural color. :thumbsup:




I think I've reached hip. It's not too far from my waist. I that upper yellow stripe is my waist so my hip is about 1.5" down from that (about where the dark blue line is on the right.... What do you guys think?). My daughter was impatient so I had to be quick. Hope I'll get a better shot next month. I'm loving my hair in that pic tho! My hair loves coconut oil!
<snip> :)

And my payback is my shiny wonderful hair in the pic above!!!

It looks like your very longest bits are there, so call it if that's what makes you happy! :D (lol, I wait until I'm like, 1/2" beyond the marker before calling it... I'm weird)
I see serious shine in the picture, that's awesome that you've found something that gives you that consistently!

[LauraLongLocks]

I saw the pics you posted in the show me your henna thread and wow! It looks really cool to me, and there's a much starker contrast between henna and your natural color. :thumbsup:

Thanks, it's exactly what I wanted. If you are interested, I put up a youtube video about my henna ombre, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-C8IeARbM

[mariakatija]

So today I saw a woman on the train with long hair and I thought to myself that I wish my hair was as long as hers. Turns out, her hair was waist-length. So, my hair IS the SAME LENGTH as hers. I am going hair crazy! :p

[veryhairyfairy]

I'm getting so revved up for length pictures! I'll probably take/post them this weekend when I take my new henna pictures.

I'm also planning on wearing my hair down for my finals, and I'm a little nervous actually. I've never even rearranged my bun in my classes this semester, so I'm worried about attracting attention and feeling overwhelmed... I'll have to think on it some more. :)



Thanks, it's exactly what I wanted. If you are interested, I put up a youtube video about my henna ombre, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-C8IeARbM

Oh goodness, I got sidetracked right away by the cow milking video! That fresh, warm, sweet, foamy goodness made me crave unpasteurized milk so badly! Someday in the next 5 years I'm gonna get my cow (or goat, or both) and I'll ask your advice about it on a hair forum lol! :lol:


So today I saw a woman on the train with long hair and I thought to myself that I wish my hair was as long as hers. Turns out, her hair was waist-length. So, my hair IS the SAME LENGTH as hers. I am going hair crazy! :p

We're all a little hair crazy down here... (supposed to be a reference to IT, haha) I saw a girl with lovely hair the other day and thought "it's so long"; it was MBL! :rollin:
(clarifying: MBL is totally long, it was just funny because I still don't see my own almost-BCL hair as long!)

[LauraLongLocks]

Oh goodness, I got sidetracked right away by the cow milking video! That fresh, warm, sweet, foamy goodness made me crave unpasteurized milk so badly! Someday in the next 5 years I'm gonna get my cow (or goat, or both) and I'll ask your advice about it on a hair forum lol! :lol:


I'll be here! Funny that you were interested in my cow milking video. Ha! I glork that creamy raw milk goodness down every single day. I love it!

And wearing your hair down for finals, totally do it! Just remember to bring a detangling implement with you so you can keep it looking nice all day, and if you use oils or leave-in conditioners, put some at the nape of your neck to help keep that area from tangling while it is down. And of course you are going to attract attention... BCL hair isn't common. But isn't that the fun of wearing it up all the time? When you DO wear it down, it's like you are suddenly a rock star.

[veryhairyfairy]

I'll be here! Funny that you were interested in my cow milking video. Ha! I glork that creamy raw milk goodness down every single day. I love it!

And wearing your hair down for finals, totally do it! Just remember to bring a detangling implement with you so you can keep it looking nice all day, and if you use oils or leave-in conditioners, put some at the nape of your neck to help keep that area from tangling while it is down. And of course you are going to attract attention... BCL hair isn't common. But isn't that the fun of wearing it up all the time? When you DO wear it down, it's like you are suddenly a rock star.

Oh drool! I bet the protein and goodness of fats is great for your hair! :o

And thanks for the encouragement! :flower: I think I will wear it down, and just be prepared like you suggested. Lol, us bunheads and braidwearers are all secret rockstars! :D

[Tini'sNewHair]

Ok, is THIS a SOLID waist please? I keep going back and forward not really feeling like im at waist still :(

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm242/MayasMommy7nov/DSCF1598modifiedbypaint2.jpg (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/MayasMommy7nov/media/DSCF1598modifiedbypaint2.jpg.html)

Thank you :)

[lindsayhv]

You're at or a bit beyond waist you silly goose :)

[rags]

I agree - a bit past waist. Congratulations!

[Dovetail]

Lovely hair! I'm almost to the top of my jean pants! It'll be a huge step for me, I keep tugging on my ends trying to make them reach but I know it wont help. Has anyone gotten a burst yet now that the weather is warmer? (not you silly oz-ies though <3)

[alishaxmarie]

I started micro-trimming (the amount tends to vary so far lol) yet I'm still maintaining/gaining (it's really hard to tell with wurly hair) some length so I think the weather is definitely increasing my growth. I've only trimmed 3 times so far but the first trim was the largest at about an inch and the hair seemed to grow back within a week or two! I think I trim too much off to be micro-trimming so often but I like the blunt ends and growing the thickness down and my hair splits so easily so idk what I intend to do :shrug:

[Tini'sNewHair]

HAHA you made me laugh lindsay, thats what i call my friends when they say something silly :)

Thank you guys, so waist it is!!!! :bow:

[mariakatija]

Congrats Tini'sNewHair! Are you tall? Your hair looks crazy long!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Of course you are at waist, Tini's and very beautifully too if I may say so.

[Tini'sNewHair]

Thank you Sarah :heart:

Maria im 172cm, I never had anyone say that my hair looks crazy long before wow! I like the sound of that :D

[Komao]

Ok, is THIS a SOLID waist please? I keep going back and forward not really feeling like im at waist still :(

Thank you :)

On your way to hip length. Congratulations and pretty hair! :)

[veryhairyfairy]

Length shot! Time for me to spam this bad boy around! :lol:
I am calling BCL, and the red line marks TBL as only a few inches away! :cheese:

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af164/veryhairyfairy/length5-10-14tblmarked_zps1dc6906c.jpg (http://s1004.photobucket.com/user/veryhairyfairy/media/length5-10-14tblmarked_zps1dc6906c.jpg.html)

(Oh goodness, those see-through ends! Just more motivation to maintain for awhile, I guess.) :)

Linking to length shot exactly 9 months ago, bottom of picture is BCL, so that's good growth for me!
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af164/veryhairyfairy/length8-10-13also_zpsce0869ad.jpg

[Hairitic]

Oh, veryhairyfairy, your hair looks great! Good growing. I think your ends look fine but I feel the same way about mine. I'm planning on doing some maintaining once I reach Classic.

[Ocelan]

I agree that your hair looks great and that the ends are not bad at all, veryhairyfairy. The color is also <3. And yep, definitely nice growth you've got there! However I know how you feel. My ends don't look too bad in all pictures either (in some they definitely do), but for example in braids they are so thin that they feel sad and pathetic. I'll be right there alongside you guys maintaining next year. :)

[sourgrl]

That's some gorgeous hair, veryhairyfairy. Gah! Makes me consider changing my goal to BCL length...

[rags]

Gorgeous hair, VHF! I love it, and your ends don't look bad at all to me, they look great!

[mariakatija]

Congrats, veryhairyfairy! Your hair is gorgeous and your ends look great!

[veryhairyfairy]

Oh, veryhairyfairy, your hair looks great! Good growing. I think your ends look fine but I feel the same way about mine. I'm planning on doing some maintaining once I reach Classic.


I agree that your hair looks great and that the ends are not bad at all, veryhairyfairy. The color is also <3. And yep, definitely nice growth you've got there! However I know how you feel. My ends don't look too bad in all pictures either (in some they definitely do), but for example in braids they are so thin that they feel sad and pathetic. I'll be right there alongside you guys maintaining next year. :)


That's some gorgeous hair, veryhairyfairy. Gah! Makes me consider changing my goal to BCL length...


Gorgeous hair, VHF! I love it, and your ends don't look bad at all to me, they look great!


Congrats, veryhairyfairy! Your hair is gorgeous and your ends look great!

:grouphug: :heart: :crush: :o

I was almost hesitant to post the picture because my ends look so thin to me, thank you all so much for making me feel better! :flower:

I had decided not to wear my hair down for finals based on that picture, but if people on a forum specifically for hair think it doesn't look bad, then I can definitely show it to my classmates. :o

I'm all warm and fuzzy now, lol! :D

[rags]

Your classmates will be like this: :bigeyes: Your hair is beautiful!

[Kina]

good luck on your exams, Veryhairyfairy and your hair is lovely!

[Johannah]

veryhairyfairy, your classmates will be jealous. It's lovely!