Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[Dark40]

:thud: :love:

I think you're almost at TBL. Not exactly there yet. Just an inch away. I see since you've joined TLC you have gained lots of length!!! I have too!!! When I joined I started at a chin length short bob, and now I'm at BSL on my way to MBL!!!! I'm expected to hit hip length this coming December. Or, at the end of the year.

[Zesty]

Your hair is soooooo pretty Zesty!!!! You are sooooo lucky to be brushing up against your butt now!!! I know that one of these days soon I will be also brushing up against my butt at times too! :-)

Hi, thanks so much! It is an exciting feeling, I hope you get there ASAP!

[lapis_lazuli]

Goodness, your hair is so amazing, vampyyri! :thud: Such great progress!

Lovely hair, Stub :crush: Enjoy the journey to tailbone! :D

[lapushka]

I think you're almost at TBL. Not exactly there yet. Just an inch away. I see since you've joined TLC you have gained lots of length!!! I have too!!! When I joined I started at a chin length short bob, and now I'm at BSL on my way to MBL!!!! I'm expected to hit hip length this coming December. Or, at the end of the year.

Yep, that's what I would say too. Half an inch to an inch, but really close! :flower:

Amazing progress, girl, lookin' good! :cheer:

[Dark40]

Hi, thanks so much! It is an exciting feeling, I hope you get there ASAP!
Hi, you're welcome very much! I bet it is an exciting feeling! I also hope that I get there ASAP too! Hey, I've got a genetic question to ask.....If you have 2 people on your dad's side of the family that has had hair in their life a little pass their butts, and I've taken my genes mostly after my dad can I also grow hair down to a little pass my butt as well? The only thing I have of my mom is her eyes. Now, she always often tell me that I've taken my thick hair after hers. Nowadays I don't think my hair is as thick as hers. Now, I think with me as a kid my hair used to be thick like hers but not anymore.

[Dark40]

Yep, that's what I would say too. Half an inch to an inch, but really close! :flower:

Amazing progress, girl, lookin' good! :cheer:

Yes, it is very close! I know girlie! I making excellent progress!! I am so happy and excited about it! I can't wait to reach your length in December! Or, at the end of the year.

[Zesty]

Hi, you're welcome very much! I bet it is an exciting feeling! I also hope that I get there ASAP too! Hey, I've got a genetic question to ask.....If you have 2 people on your dad's side of the family that has had hair in their life a little pass their butts, and I've taken my genes mostly after my dad can I also grow hair down to a little pass my butt as well? The only thing I have of my mom is her eyes. Now, she always often tell me that I've taken my thick hair after hers. Nowadays I don't think my hair is as thick as hers. Now, I think with me as a kid my hair used to be thick like hers but not anymore.

I don't think it's possible to say until you try!

[Dark40]

I don't think it's possible to say until you try!
Yes, you are definitely right about that! The longest my hair has ever been in my whole life has been MBL but I honestly think that it can grow a lot longer than that. I know I've posted and have asked this question through another thread on here. But I haven't gotten enough answers.

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

I am sure missing out on a lot.
Congratulations vamppyyri, stub and Zesty on the awesome growth attained.

[PixieP]

I hate knowing I've gotta wait a little bit more before reaching hip XD But I had to do a microtrim the other day, it was less than a centimeter (2,5 centimeters = an inch sorta) so it's under a months growth. It was mostly racer hairs. I needed those fresh ends!!!

[spirals]

Stub, the color of your hair is gorgeous!

[Llama]

Quoting my original post back on May 13... oh how things have changed!

http://i.imgur.com/SqVc8ib.jpg

My length when I joined vs. today...
I'm at the point where I'm asking myself "can I call this TBL?"... what do you guys think?

Your hair is SO perfect! Congrats on reaching TBL! 😊

[Stub]

Aww, thank you spirals!

[JustPam]

Soooooo I got a proper trim today at the hairdressers after I got my streak redone. Might be back at waist, will measure and do my monthly photo at the weekend, but velcro ends are gone, and hem is thicker so I can deal with a bit of length loss. One day I will get to hip haha, I just need to stop messing about with ponytails and put my hair up properly.

[Alissalocks]

vampyyri that is some amazing growth, and I just love the color and texture difference as well. It's a dramatic and lovely change, and gives me hope!

[lucid]

vampyyri: Your hair is unbelievable!



I think I want to maintain my hair at between hip and tailbone. I just cut it, and I think it's hip lenght now? Or waist? I'm not good with the classifiers. It was ehm....buttcrack length before I cut it :p My hair grows 1 cm/0.4 iches a month, so I guess it will be tailbone length by the end of the year, or a bit before.

I have posted this picture in the "thin hair" thread as well. I don't think my hair can take much more length than tailbone length and still look good. It looks fuller in pictures than in real life, since it sometimes gets a bit stringy. I prefer to wear it down as well, and I imagine that would be difficult with hair longer than tailbone length.
https://s26.postimg.org/5yb12p4sp/1_2.jpg

[Serimel]

lucid your hair is perfection! It looks so silky and healthy and I love the colour.

[PixieP]

Lucid I tihnk it looks like hip+, definetly not waist! :) (waist is more around the heiht of your elbows, the thinnest part of the upper body). You have such a lovely colour!

[spirals]

vampyyri, I like the slightly-V hemline and the texture.
lucid, it's so shiny and smooth. I like my curls, but I admire that texture I'll never have. There's room for all kinds of hair beauty in the world.

[Henrietta]

lucid, I went "ooooh" when I saw the photo. You have the hair type I adore the most. The silky smooth mirrorlike surface. Wonderful.

I came here to announce that when I was away from the forums I reached TBL and now I'm 4 cm (1.6") beyond it, at 103 cm :) I've been there before (exactly at 103 cm) but I always trimmed back due to old damage that was plaguing my ends. Now I'm there to stay (and grow to classic) so let me fly off to the "TBL to classic" thread! :)

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

vamppyyri thank you for sharing. Your hair is growing beautifully. The two photos shows amazingly the growth you are experiencing. Congratulations!

lucid you are so lucky to have smooth silky hair. Your hair is gorgeous.

My hair is growing, but when it curls it springs back up. I hope that shall change soon as I gain length.

[Dark40]

^ I'm still afraid to attempt my first ever self trim, heh. :whistle:

I don't think I'll try it for a while. My hemline is adequate, though a bit crooked, so I'll survive for a few more months. In the meantime, I am so excited for my Jan. 1st measurement. It will be near my 1st anniversary of joining and I'll most likely get to call hip. I'm pretty confident that I'm there right now, I just want to be 100% sure.

Hi Aurum! I do self trims yearly all of the time. I don't let anyone else trim my hair, and I usually only have to trim off 1cm. I hardly ever have a split or damaged ends! You are so lucky to be calling it hip now. I can't wait until I can call it hip length this coming December. Or, at the end of this year.

[hypersensitive]

It's hard to get a picture of the back of the head in the wild.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26150&d=1487049566

[Seraphim]

hypersensitive, beautiful! :inlove:

Here's a photo of my hair from Monthly Lenght Photo Project thread :)

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag28/dreamsinpills/63cd34a9-3f7d-4713-b242-2437dd0958ec_zpsmz4dkdgk.jpg

[hanne jensen]

I'd like to join this thread if I may. I noticed today that I've finally reached hip. It will probably take me around 2 years to reach Tailbone as I'm on a dusting program to thicken up my hemline.

[Serimel]

hypersensitive wow you're not far from tbl. I like these kind of photos "in the wild" :). Seraphim you have absolutely gorgeous hair! Welcome hanne jensen! I wish I had your patience to wait and thicken the hemline.

[hanne jensen]

Of course I want tailbone hair yesterday but my hemline is getting a little thin and ragged. I'm only dusting 1/2 cm a month so I'll still be getting some growth.

[lucid]

Serimel, PixieP, Henrietta, Spirals and Kat-Rinnè Naido, thank you all for the nice comments, I really appreciate it <3


I was thinking about maintaining at the length that I am now (hip, thank you PixieP for helping me with the terms :) )....But I want it at tailbone length. I think my braid looks better when it is a bit longer and I just feel that my hair is a bit short now. I'm hesitant about growing it longer because of my thickness (2.5'') and the fact that it is completely straight. I'm afraid that it will look too thin and stringy... I have to add that I'm 176 cm (5'9) , so my hair needs to be really long for it to reach tailbone length... I have a bit of tapering though, because of my episode with TE last year, so in a couple of years my lengths will probably have thickened up a bit. I don't know if dusting may be better option until the tapering is gone, or if I should just stick to my regular hair cutting regime (once every 1-1.5 year)... hmmm..

[lucid]

Seraphim Your hair looks gorgeous, and your subtle waves are really pretty.

[Serimel]

Serimel, PixieP, Henrietta, Spirals and Kat-Rinnè Naido, thank you all for the nice comments, I really appreciate it <3


I was thinking about maintaining at the length that I am now (hip, thank you PixieP for helping me with the terms :) )....But I want it at tailbone length. I think my braid looks better when it is a bit longer and I just feel that my hair is a bit short now. I'm hesitant about growing it longer because of my thickness (2.5'') and the fact that it is completely straight. I'm afraid that it will look too thin and stringy... I have to add that I'm 176 cm (5'9) , so my hair needs to be really long for it to reach tailbone length... I have a bit of tapering though, because of my episode with TE last year, so in a couple of years my lengths will probably have thickened up a bit. I don't know if dusting may be better option until the tapering is gone, or if I should just stick to my regular hair cutting regime (once every 1-1.5 year)... hmmm..

I would go for the length you desire. You can't know how it looks and feels without trying. And it's always easy to cut back if it doesn't sit well on you. I don't think your thickness/thin'ness or straigthness should be an issue as long as you keep your hair healthy. If I were you I would go with the dusting/micro trimming programme acquiring length little by little while keeping the ends fresh. Your hemline looks ok to me and I don't think your hair will look stringy at tbl. Anyhow, only you know what works best for you and your hair.

[PixieP]

Serimel, PixieP, Henrietta, Spirals and Kat-Rinnè Naido, thank you all for the nice comments, I really appreciate it <3


I was thinking about maintaining at the length that I am now (hip, thank you PixieP for helping me with the terms :) )....But I want it at tailbone length. I think my braid looks better when it is a bit longer and I just feel that my hair is a bit short now. I'm hesitant about growing it longer because of my thickness (2.5'') and the fact that it is completely straight. I'm afraid that it will look too thin and stringy... I have to add that I'm 176 cm (5'9) , so my hair needs to be really long for it to reach tailbone length... I have a bit of tapering though, because of my episode with TE last year, so in a couple of years my lengths will probably have thickened up a bit. I don't know if dusting may be better option until the tapering is gone, or if I should just stick to my regular hair cutting regime (once every 1-1.5 year)... hmmm..

For some 1a/F-inspiration look up LadyEllethwyn, she has about your texture and shows that that is NO problem for along, beautiful hair! If you feel like your hair is stringy now then that might be routine-based too, don't blame it all on texture :) Personally I love the look of silky sleek 1a hair, and think it looks so impressive when it's long!

I would suggest microtrimming too, if you want to keep your hemline fresh.

[lapis_lazuli]

Your hair looks so lustrous and healthy, Seraphim! You're getting close :D

[lucid]

I would go for the length you desire. You can't know how it looks and feels without trying. And it's always easy to cut back if it doesn't sit well on you. I don't think your thickness/thin'ness or straigthness should be an issue as long as you keep your hair healthy. If I were you I would go with the dusting/micro trimming programme acquiring length little by little while keeping the ends fresh. Your hemline looks ok to me and I don't think your hair will look stringy at tbl. Anyhow, only you know what works best for you and your hair.

Thank you for your encouragement! I'll give the dusting program a try.


For some 1a/F-inspiration look up LadyEllethwyn, she has about your texture and shows that that is NO problem for along, beautiful hair! If you feel like your hair is stringy now then that might be routine-based too, don't blame it all on texture :) Personally I love the look of silky sleek 1a hair, and think it looks so impressive when it's long!

I would suggest microtrimming too, if you want to keep your hemline fresh.

Awesome, I will!! I have seen so many people in here with lovely thin hair, so it gives me lots of motivation to keep on :)

I actually think you are right regarding the stringyness, I just haven't thought about it that way, but it makes sense. I used to get stringy hair if I didn't brush it when it was dry after shower (it was straight, but stringy). But after I switched to CWC I haven't had that problem at all now that I think about it. So I guess I should work a bit on my hair confidence as well. :o

[hypersensitive]

Thanks, Serimel, Seraphim.

I'm about ready to cut to waist again. I don't like the aesthetic of tailbone for me.

[draysmir]

Serimel, PixieP, Henrietta, Spirals and Kat-Rinnè Naido, thank you all for the nice comments, I really appreciate it <3


I was thinking about maintaining at the length that I am now (hip, thank you PixieP for helping me with the terms :) )....But I want it at tailbone length. I think my braid looks better when it is a bit longer and I just feel that my hair is a bit short now. I'm hesitant about growing it longer because of my thickness (2.5'') and the fact that it is completely straight. I'm afraid that it will look too thin and stringy... I have to add that I'm 176 cm (5'9) , so my hair needs to be really long for it to reach tailbone length... I have a bit of tapering though, because of my episode with TE last year, so in a couple of years my lengths will probably have thickened up a bit. I don't know if dusting may be better option until the tapering is gone, or if I should just stick to my regular hair cutting regime (once every 1-1.5 year)... hmmm..

I'm also planning on growing to tailbone length too! The first time I grew my hair to waist length, I had thin fairytale ends and it basically maintained the same length for a year (before I chopped it all off), because I had a lot of breakage and I only trimmed my hair once a year. Maybe you could try trimming your hair more frequently than you typically do so you don't get a drastic taper (your ends look very lovely right now), but don't trim off all your growth so you can slowly but surely grow to tailbone length. I am beginning to trim 1/2 inch every three months because I am aware that my hair can fairytale easily, and since it is fine, break easily if I don't begin to trim frequently. I'm exactly at the length I used to be, and while my ends are a bit thin, they are not fairytaling at all and look so much nicer than the previous time I tried to grow out my hair (I do love fairytaling, but fairytaling for me typically means breakage). From experience with my own hair, if I trim it when it needs to be trimmed, and try to actually take care of it instead of just letting it grow, my ends are so much thicker this way! If you don't have bad breakage though, you could probably just let it grow a bit more really, your hemline still looks thick (in my opinion) and lovely!

[spirals]

It's been 4 days since I washed it and so my 3a has turned into 2a braid waves. Thus, it's solidly at hip and I can tell it will be BCL 2" from now. I never realize how long it is unless I use two mirrors to look at it. I think I need to take some kind of length pic but I can't get it to behave. It goes all lopsided and floofy. #curlyproblems

[Aidin]

OMG-OMG-OMG!
I think I just hit a mini-milestone and have BCL hair (stretched) :D I am so happy! :happydance:

I hope I can get to tailbone within this year, although my hair grows very slowly due to medication/health condition.

[Serimel]

Congrats Aidin! I think it's more than a mini-milestone! :) I'm just 1,5 inches from bcl as well, so impatient! But I've decided I'll trim some damage off once I reach it... so at the same time happy and sad to be nearing it, lol. Oh spirals, yes for length shots!

[Krytta]

Well i'm officially past TBL!!
I'm currently 35.5 inches. I can't believe i've actually reached this length :)
I felt like i was in the hip area for ages lol.
Hoping to reach CL by the end of this year.
I'm off to the TBL to CL thread!
I hope use all continue in your hair growing journeys :o

[Mimha]

OMG-OMG-OMG!
I think I just hit a mini-milestone and have BCL hair (stretched) :D I am so happy! :happydance:

I hope I can get to tailbone within this year, although my hair grows very slowly due to medication/health condition.

So cool, Aidin !! I'm happy for you ! :) :) :)
I can almost quote what you have said, word for word about my own situation. But I'm not yet at BCL : just one or two more inches. :whip:
so yep, I guess how you feel !... Patience, patience, lol.

:popcorn:

[Aidin]

Congrats Aidin! I think it's more than a mini-milestone! :) I'm just 1,5 inches from bcl as well, so impatient! But I've decided I'll trim some damage off once I reach it... so at the same time happy and sad to be nearing it, lol. Oh spirals, yes for length shots!

Thanks Serimel! :D Me too, I am waiting to buy some good scissors to trim back at least 2 inches due to bleach damage -- never more!


So cool, Aidin !! I'm happy for you ! :) :) :)
I can almost quote what you have said, word for word about my own situation. But I'm not yet at BCL : just one or two more inches. :whip:
so yep, I guess how you feel !... Patience, patience, lol.

:popcorn:

Thanks Mimha! I know it can be frustrating trying to grow hair when our growth rate is not the average one!

[Kellwise Gamgee]

Joining you guys! I can finally call waist dry@ 30.5". Shooting for TBL as my final goal!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/kellwisegamgee/IMG_20170305_112803.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/kellwisegamgee/media/IMG_20170305_112803.jpg.html)

[Mimha]

Yay, welcome Kellwise Gamgee ! :cheer: :cheer:

Your hair looks a lot like mine after wash, when not yet fully dry ! ^^ I love your waves ! :)

[Serimel]

Your wave pattern is gorgeous Kellwise Gamgee. Congrats on your milestone!

[Kellwise Gamgee]

Yay, welcome Kellwise Gamgee ! :cheer: :cheer:

Your hair looks a lot like mine after wash, when not yet fully dry ! ^^ I love your waves ! :)
Thanks! It is *slightly* damp here still!


Your wave pattern is gorgeous Kellwise Gamgee. Congrats on your milestone!
Thank you! It's sooo much curlier when I used to have it shorter (I've been as short as a pixie before!) So this takes getting used to! I like the stretched out waves better!

[Atarah]

Well i'm officially past TBL!!
I'm currently 35.5 inches. I can't believe i've actually reached this length :)
I felt like i was in the hip area for ages lol.
Hoping to reach CL by the end of this year.
I'm off to the TBL to CL thread!
I hope use all continue in your hair growing journeys :o


Congratulations!

[spirals]

Joining you guys! I can finally call waist dry@ 30.5". Shooting for TBL as my final goal!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/kellwisegamgee/IMG_20170305_112803.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/kellwisegamgee/media/IMG_20170305_112803.jpg.html)

I think we're hair twins, except that I still have long layers. Our colors are similar and so is our curl pattern. I'm at waist dry, hip wet.

[Medievalmaniac]

Hello, all! It's been a while since I posted a length update. This is from February. I am hovering right at TBL with the longest layers:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/hair%20update_zpsptawegti.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/hair%20update_zpsptawegti.jpg.html)

(Yes, those are braid waves!)

I'm not calling it until early summer, when I plan a 1/2 inch trim to even things up. But I am super excited to be close to this milestone!

[draysmir]

Hello, all! It's been a while since I posted a length update. This is from February. I am hovering right at TBL with the longest layers:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/hair%20update_zpsptawegti.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/hair%20update_zpsptawegti.jpg.html)

(Yes, those are braid waves!)

I'm not calling it until early summer, when I plan a 1/2 inch trim to even things up. But I am super excited to be close to this milestone!

Congrats, I can't wait to be at the length you are! I love your colour by the way :D

[EbonyCurls]

It's hard to see because I have a short mirror. But I think I can call this tailbone, semi stretched. My goal is hips or tailbone, curly. This is a brush and braid out on dry hair, so the waves aren't as defined.

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/17218580_10209295228923210_5322985098263545785_o.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=74d471a68ba24819eae6493af43d2e75&oe=5929125B

[Serimel]

It's hard to see because I have a short mirror. But I think I can call this tailbone, semi stretched. My goal is hips or tailbone, curly. This is a brush and braid out on dry hair, so the waves aren't as defined.

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/17218580_10209295228923210_5322985098263545785_o.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=74d471a68ba24819eae6493af43d2e75&oe=5929125B

:thud:

Yea it looks like you there. But you are the one who truly knows. :) Your hair is drop dead gorgeous.

[likelikepenny]

It's hard to see because I have a short mirror. But I think I can call this tailbone, semi stretched. My goal is hips or tailbone, curly. This is a brush and braid out on dry hair, so the waves aren't as defined.

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/17218580_10209295228923210_5322985098263545785_o.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=74d471a68ba24819eae6493af43d2e75&oe=5929125B

I love your hair!

[Of the Fae]

Oh my, Ebonycurls your hair is amazing! So thick and strong looking! Awesome!!

[spirals]

Ebony, you have gorgeous hair, curly or stretched out, whichever.

[Aunty Miki]

I'm working at it. My hair is at hip length at 33 3/8".

[Medievalmaniac]

@Draysmir--thank you! The color is henna. :)

@EbonyCurls--Wow! Your hair is super thick and shiny, beautiful! :thud:

[lucid]

Kellwise Gamgee: I love your waves!

Medievalmaniac: Congrats! Your hair looks gorgeous!

EbonyCurls: Amazing curls and color!

[Dark40]

I'm working at it. My hair is at hip length at 33 3/8".

Congratulations on your growth to hip length! :) I am looking forward to reaching hip length at the end of this coming December! I'm right now at BSL on my way to midback length!!!

[Aunty Miki]

Congratulations on your growth to hip length! :) I am looking forward to reaching hip length at the end of this coming December! I'm right now at BSL on my way to midback length!!!

Thank you😊 You can do it😀

[Dark40]

Thank you�� You can do it��
You're welcome:) Yes, I know:) As my mom told me on last week that it's a possibility that I can grow extremely long hair from her side of the family, and also from my dad's side of the family!!! I've very excited about it! As to I had one aunt and a cousin that is deceased that used to wear their hair all the way down to the top of their thighs!!!! Or, it was classic length. So, I know I can do it:)

[Dark40]

Aunty Miki, I forgot to also say that I used to have a longtime high school girlfriend of mine that had hip length hair as well!!! And, it was the most gorgeous hip length hair at our high school too!!! I haven't seen her in 30 years. One year I saw her visiting the school after she graduated, and it a couple of after I saw that she has went through the big chop up to chin length!!!! So, today I don't know if she has let all of her hair grow back that long or not. Especially, after getting married, and having 4 kids.

[Medievalmaniac]

Medievalmaniac: Congrats! Your hair looks gorgeous!



Thank you! :flower: It is *finally* starting to "feel long"--I know y'all know what I mean by that! :)

[Crystawni]

I'm, ummm, at... well yanno that vertical smile bit? :oops: Yeah, there. BCL: 35".

https://i.imgur.com/uTNQuKu.jpg

And I have just over 3" to go until TBL. :cool:

[pailin]

It looks great, Crystawni!

[Crystawni]

Thank you, pailin! I'm a tad sad I'm not a hipster anymore, but I have to admit this length cracks me up..! :henny:

[TatsuOni]

Thank you, pailin! I'm a tad sad I'm not a hipster anymore, but I have to admit this length cracks me up..! :henny:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Congrats! It looks great! :)

[hayheadsbird]

Thank you, pailin! I'm a tad sad I'm not a hipster anymore, but I have to admit this length cracks me up..! :henny:

This is the best thread comment I've read all day! Congratulations:)

[Crystawni]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Congrats! It looks great! :)


This is the best thread comment I've read all day! Congratulations:)

Thank you both muchly! :flowers:

[Serimel]

I'm, ummm, at... well yanno that vertical smile bit? :oops: Yeah, there. BCL: 35".

http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Length%20Shots/BCL%2035in%20Mar%202017_zpshe2py0xo.jpg

And I have just over 3" to go until TBL. :cool:

Congrats on the new milestone!! Your hair is so special, such a beautiful photo. :blossom:

[wispe]

Crystawni it's looking great! Congrats on reaching a new milestone, too (:

[spirals]

I'm just going to say it: buttcrack length. That was fun. :cheese:

[Crystawni]

Congrats on the new milestone!! Your hair is so special, such a beautiful photo. :blossom:

Thank you, Serimel! :flowers: (You made me blush!)


Crystawni it's looking great! Congrats on reaching a new milestone, too (:

And thank you, miss wispe! :blossom:


I'm just going to say it: buttcrack length. That was fun. :cheese:

All together now...

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Buttcrack length...

http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mooning/butt-dance.gifhttp://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mooning/butt-dance.gifhttp://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mooning/butt-dance.gif

[Aunty Miki]

I'd have loved to have seen it! I'm gonna hafta figure out how to post pictures here.

[spirals]

All together now...

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Buttcrack length...

http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mooning/butt-dance.gifhttp://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mooning/butt-dance.gifhttp://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/mooning/butt-dance.gif

LMBO Laughing my butt off!

[Reyn127]

I'm, ummm, at... well yanno that vertical smile bit? :oops: Yeah, there. BCL: 35".

And I have just over 3" to go until TBL. :cool:

Awesome! Your hair is beautiful, btw, such cool colors! :eye:

I'm getting fairly close to BCL too, I probably have 2-3 inches to go until BCL, and about 2-3 inches beyond that is TBL on me. ( I was looking over my shoulder in the mirror the other day so I'm sure that's not entirely accurate, but very exciting nonetheless!) This means I should be at tailbone within a year, maybe even pretty close by the end of 2017 depending on what my actual growth rate is... which I should also be discovering this year!

[Reyn127]

I'm just gonna toss a photo in here because I just took some yesterday. These are the pants I normally wear for my monthly length shot, but not an official length shot because it's the wrong day and a different angle and all that. BCL on me is pretty much where the top of my back pockets are, and tailbone is essentially at the very bottom of the picture (where the embroidery on the pockets meets the inner edge of the pocket, but I realize you can barely see that here). Also, yay for my first picture with my ACTUAL hair texture! (By the way, do you guys think I'm right about being 2a??)
https://s25.postimg.org/r9n79dwfz/Hairtyping2017.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/soory3xiz/)image post (https://postimage.org/)

[Entangled]

I'm just gonna toss a photo in here because I just took some yesterday. These are the pants I normally wear for my monthly length shot, but not an official length shot because it's the wrong day and a different angle and all that. BCL on me is pretty much where the top of my back pockets are, and tailbone is essentially at the very bottom of the picture (where the embroidery on the pockets meets the inner edge of the pocket, but I realize you can barely see that here). Also, yay for my first picture with my ACTUAL hair texture! (By the way, do you guys think I'm right about being 2a??)
https://s25.postimg.org/r9n79dwfz/Hairtyping2017.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/soory3xiz/)image post (https://postimage.org/)
I think you're wavier than that!

[01]

Yup... Tailbone before I chopped it all off into a bob yesterday! Yay. Lol.

[badslipper1981]

Lovely Hair everyone.

This is my hip lengte Hair.
https://postimg.org/image/9yt470arb/

[Serimel]

Gorgoeous badslipper!

[TatsuOni]

Beautiful badslipper! :)

[wispe]

Lovely Hair everyone.

This is my hip lengte Hair.
https://postimg.org/image/9yt470arb/

Oh, stunning! Is that your natural texture, too?

[draysmir]

I'm just gonna toss a photo in here because I just took some yesterday. These are the pants I normally wear for my monthly length shot, but not an official length shot because it's the wrong day and a different angle and all that. BCL on me is pretty much where the top of my back pockets are, and tailbone is essentially at the very bottom of the picture (where the embroidery on the pockets meets the inner edge of the pocket, but I realize you can barely see that here). Also, yay for my first picture with my ACTUAL hair texture! (By the way, do you guys think I'm right about being 2a??)
https://s25.postimg.org/r9n79dwfz/Hairtyping2017.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/soory3xiz/)image post (https://postimage.org/)

I love your hair! I think your hair might be closer to 2b than 2a in my opinion :D I imagine 2a with bigger looser waves (less of them), and I see yours as having a lot of smaller waves

[enting]

Hi everyone, great lengths here. I'm popping back in again to confirm that I'm probably going to be here for a while. I had reached tailbone I'm pretty sure, but I had more splits than I could get with S&D so I just cut back a few inches to just shy of BCL again. I'm not too sad about it even though it's a few months of growth. Splits breed tangles and more splits for me, and I really have not been keeping up with my intended microtrimming. If I had, I probably would have lost that length anyway. I *was* just beginning to feel like my hair was really long though. I guess TBL is where that point is for me.

[PixieP]

HIP! :joy:

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/misherusedai/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/misherusedai/media/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg.html)

(I have my thumbs on the top of my hipbones)

[dvep]

HIP! :joy:

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/misherusedai/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/misherusedai/media/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg.html)

(I have my thumbs on the top of my hipbones)

CONGRATS! I'm in that "am I hip?" zone so hopefully I can make my own announcement soon. Your hair looks so healthy!

[Crystawni]

...hip, hooray! Congrats on the length and such happy-looking hair, PixieP!

[enting]

So exciting, PixieP! Looks great!

[Serimel]

Congrats PixieP!! Partyyy :cheese:

[Reyn127]

@PixieP: Wonderful job! And what an entrancing hair color you have!


I think you're wavier than that!


I love your hair! I think your hair might be closer to 2b than 2a in my opinion :D I imagine 2a with bigger looser waves (less of them), and I see yours as having a lot of smaller waves

I'm a bit surprised at how many waves showed up when I didn't touch it at all! I guess my natural texture is actually fairly close to tight (for me, with thick hair) braidwaves, which is somewhat exciting....

[samanthaa]

I'm, ummm, at... well yanno that vertical smile bit? :oops: Yeah, there. BCL: 35".

http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Length%20Shots/BCL%2035in%20Mar%202017_zpshe2py0xo.jpg

And I have just over 3" to go until TBL. :cool:


HIP! :joy:

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/misherusedai/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/misherusedai/media/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg.html)

(I have my thumbs on the top of my hipbones)

Congrats to both of you! I'm right between both of these milestones. I think I have a long torso so hip to BCL is going to take a while (but on the bright side, BCL to TB is not even half an inch!). I'm probably just under 35" at this point and I still have 2" to 3" inches until BCL! I should probably just call BCL and TB at the same time.

[TatsuOni]

Congrats PixieP! :)

[Crystawni]

Congrats to both of you! I'm right between both of these milestones. I think I have a long torso so hip to BCL is going to take a while (but on the bright side, BCL to TB is not even half an inch!). I'm probably just under 35" at this point and I still have 2" to 3" inches until BCL! I should probably just call BCL and TB at the same time.

Ta, samanthaa! And yeah, it sounds like you could call BCL and TBL together. Aaaaand, depending on any trimming, we'll be hitting TBL at about the same time!

[raemarthe]

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/raemarthe/36F25D4D-EB99-4601-9114-1212C3EE9DD1_zpsu6w1upec.jpg (http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/raemarthe/media/36F25D4D-EB99-4601-9114-1212C3EE9DD1_zpsu6w1upec.jpg.html)
I think I belong in this thread now, having just hit WL.

My new curly hair goal is hip+, and my straight hair will be around tailbone length by then so I think this is the appropriate thread for me.
Anyway, I may decide I want tailbone length or longer curly hair, as I once thought curly waist would suffice for me, but here I am aiming for hip ;)


ETA: not sure what happened to my picture, fixed it

[PixieP]

Thank you all dearies! I'm very happy about it :D

[vampyyri]

HIP! :joy:

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t503/misherusedai/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/misherusedai/media/22C0A0BA-5ADC-4C23-92FC-8989270E3BBE_zpsgnn6g9f2.jpg.html)

(I have my thumbs on the top of my hipbones)

Yay congrats hun!! :bottomsup:

[Dark40]

I'd have loved to have seen it! I'm gonna hafta figure out how to post pictures here.
Oh, you would've loved it if you had seen it! I also have to figure out how to post pictures on here too. I have to take them first....LOL

[Quasiquixotic]

I'm solidly hip...actually I'm close to BCL. I've noticed in that last two months or so my bun is much more compact. And it's actually harder for me to bun than at any other length. A lot of hair things will sag now. Sticks, some forks, even a tusk was sagging this weekend. Ficcare are still pretty solid. So I have a finicky bun that I can hold with much smaller hair things than at say waist or hip. Like my bun compacts a lot and needs to be tighter to really stay. Anyone else experience this?

I can't say I like this trend...

[Crystawni]

Yup. I'm getting a lot of use from 5" (pairs, or single spike) to 6" sticks, if that's any indication. The weight drags stuff down, so I'm bunning higher, too. All of my buns look smaller, but sit out more from my head due to the extra wraps around the stem. And my loopy buns tend to be tighter, too. Anything looser and the wrap + bun = southern explosion of the lot.

ETA: My go-to stick length is usually 6.5" - 7", which I still prefer for loopy buns that spread either side of the stem. But centre-held buns are fine with the shorties, even though I have stacks of fine hair, and a bigger head that is happy with longer and bigger hairtoys.

P.S. 3 and 4 prong Jeter forks are still some of the best forks for me, especially now, and are great for bun-spread, Quasi. Even Jeters with a smaller fpl (4") work in centre-helds, or inner loops of a cinnabun, but completely disappear behind a regular bun.

[Cg]

My buns don't look any smaller, but they definitely stick out more, which feels heavy and looks unappealing. That's why I often resort to Spidermom's -- it sits low at the nape, doesn't pull, and doesn't look like it's afraid of my head.

[Aunty Miki]

Yup, I'm having heavy sagging bun problems, too. I'll try the lower kind today. Thanks for the pointers!

[Zesty]

Just stopping by to say that I am calling BCL. Hubby-verified. I will not post picture proof. You're welcome. ;)

And a late welcome to raemarthe, I regularly admire your curls and am looking forward to seeing your growth. :)

[raemarthe]

Thanks so much Zesty :) congrats on BCL!

[Crystawni]

Thank you, Zesty, for not cracking us up. :rolling: Congrats, though! I can imagine your hubby was a willing varificationer. :eyebrows:

[TatsuOni]

Just stopping by to say that I am calling BCL. Hubby-verified. I will not post picture proof. You're welcome. ;)

And a late welcome to raemarthe, I regularly admire your curls and am looking forward to seeing your growth. :)

Congrats! We believe you without proof :laugh:

[Kellwise Gamgee]

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u452/raemarthe/36F25D4D-EB99-4601-9114-1212C3EE9DD1_zpsu6w1upec.jpg (http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/raemarthe/media/36F25D4D-EB99-4601-9114-1212C3EE9DD1_zpsu6w1upec.jpg.html)
I think I belong in this thread now, having just hit WL.

My new curly hair goal is hip+, and my straight hair will be around tailbone length by then so I think this is the appropriate thread for me.
Anyway, I may decide I want tailbone length or longer curly hair, as I once thought curly waist would suffice for me, but here I am aiming for hip ;)


ETA: not sure what happened to my picture, fixed it

Gorgeous curls!! I'll be here for a while with you, having just hit WL with curly/wurly hair as well!!

[raemarthe]

Thanks :) yayy growing buddies! I'm thinking it's going to take me a year, I need 4 inches, + taking into account a small trim and shrinkage

[Serimel]

Went for a trim, asked to take 1,5 cm off, lost about 3-4 cm (used buttcrack as my indicator) set me 2-3 months back in schedule but no regrets. Thicker smoother braid tassel is a nice sign of my improved hair health. Also nearing blunter cut little by little. :)

[spirals]

Yup, I'm having heavy sagging bun problems

At least you don't have heavy sagging bum problems! :laugh:

[Jo Ann]

Y'all got room for one more, yes? :face:

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q602/3xpletivedeletedAwHE11No/Apr20201720Hair20Update_zpsadd68bfd.jpg

Three inches (relaxed) until BCL!

[spirals]

^It looks like you might already be there, and be 3 inches from tailbone.

[Seratopia]

Hey guys, I'm moving in.. graduated from the BSL - Waist thread today.

http://i.imgur.com/OBL8zcS.jpg

My beginner picture to start from.

Going to post next pic in two months. This is a fun journey so far.

[spirals]

^Gorgeous. I always wanted darker hair.

[raemarthe]

Welcome Seratopia, I just graduated as well! Beautiful hair :)

[TatsuOni]

Welcome Jo Ann and Seratopia :)

[Serimel]

Welcome all the new ones in this thread! You all have beautiful hair and soon(er or later) there'll be a lot more of it. Happy growing :)

[Stub]

At the beginning of last November my hair hit waist and I happily came over here. Then, it stalled. And stalled. AND STALLED. So I am still at waist! Boo. And then 2 nights ago I decided to do a small trim because I was sick of the straight hairline, and also my left side was longer than my right. (I last trimmed in June 2016 I think) So while it looked like I was taking inches off, it was only the uneven parts and the sides of my U, because somehow I STILL HAVE WAIST LENGTH HAIR. I really hope I can grow past waist, but it's kind of entertaining also, to magically still be at waist even after all that! :)

Oh and p.s. - I washed my hair last night and this morning I was IN LOVE with the shape of my hemline, which didn't look much different after cutting it when my hair was still dirty. So, yay! :)

[Kellwise Gamgee]

Took this along with my monthly length pic! My thumb is at tailbone... I have about 3" to go! (So 4" dry probably with the wavies!)

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/kellwisegamgee/IMG_20170405_164316.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/kellwisegamgee/media/IMG_20170405_164316.jpg.html)

[Yarrow]

Hey guys,
I think I will join you until July and then try to figure out what to do with my hair.
I have a few hairs grazing bcl and the rest is still chilling at hip(ish) .
Most people would probably say to cut those fast sprinting ends because even hemline and all that. But I feel kind of reluctant to cut my ends because those are the suckers who need like the most oil and get oiled the most. So it's kind of like I feel like I'm wasting resources if I oil the ends and then just have them meet with scissors.
But then the rest of my hair doesn't need as much as they do.
Do your ends need more then the rest of your hair?
And do you all plan on growing farther than tailbone in the long run or staying in the waist to tailbone sector?
Oh stub, I can so relate . I was like what seemed forever in the waist(ish) area, i think two years or so. But great that your hair is looking and feeling great after the trim. That's worth a million. Though for me I discovered "grow first, cut back later" is the way my hair wants to grow.
Lovely pics here from everyone I d like to stay

[Stub]

Two years!! eeep! I hope it doesn't take mine that long to start growing again! I've started drinking lots of raw vegetable juices most days, in an effort to get more vitamins in me. I'm hoping that kick starts growth. :)

[triumphator!]

Hey Kellwise Gamgee - First of all, excellent username! Second - I think your hands are actually at hip. Tailbone is where your tailbone ends - like between your cheeks :p I think tailbone on you is actually closer to your countertop there. Third of all, your curls are just :crush:! I have like... three curls that hold that shape on my whole head, and the rest is mush. Do you use the LOC method to keep them uniform?

[Dark40]

Congratulations Seratopia! Your hair is gorgeous!!!! I love the color too!!!

[Yarrow]

Two years!! eeep! I hope it doesn't take mine that long to start growing again! I've started drinking lots of raw vegetable juices most days, in an effort to get more vitamins in me. I'm hoping that kick starts growth. :)
Lets hope it does! Fingers crossed! But enjoying the length you are now is also really nice!

Hey Kellwise Gamgee - First of all, excellent username! Second - I think your hands are actually at hip. Tailbone is where your tailbone ends - like between your cheeks :p I think tailbone on you is actually closer to your countertop there.
The age old question of where is this tailbone length! Anatomically it ends way past back. But if we trying to be anatomically correct, then why are not locating "hip" where the actual hip joint is? Some people refer to their beginning of the tailbone as "tailbone" especially in conversational speech. Mine would be located then tad before bcl. It sure is a bit confusing :D

[Seratopia]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. :)

[Forever]

Some people refer to their beginning of the tailbone as "tailbone" especially in conversational speech. Mine would be located then tad before bcl.
No, that's the sacrum, not the tailbone.

[Todd]

Where does BCL fall in the waist-to-tailbone region? I can't really tell where hip or tailbone is on me but I know for sure I am at BCL. Just the thin ends, but at least they're there.

I thought there was a sticky but on short notice I can't find it.

[Forever]

BCL ist few centimeters above the anatomical tailbone. (In my case about 4cm.)

[wispe]

BCL is about an inch above tailbone on me.

[Todd]

Thanks wispe and Forever!

If I can just get the ends to thicken up here at BCL I'll be golden. Probably time for a trim!

[Kellwise Gamgee]

Hey Kellwise Gamgee - First of all, excellent username! Second - I think your hands are actually at hip. Tailbone is where your tailbone ends - like between your cheeks :p I think tailbone on you is actually closer to your countertop there. Third of all, your curls are just :crush:! I have like... three curls that hold that shape on my whole head, and the rest is mush. Do you use the LOC method to keep them uniform?
Thank you for the kind words!! I have found my "holy grail" of products finally!! Involving Nightshade's hair oil and hair cream, so yes, I guess that is LOC!
My thumb is really at where my tailbone ends! I mean, maybe it's a smidge lower than that, but not much!!

[Dark40]

You're welcome Seratopia!:)

[Seraphim]

Grow, hair, grow. I recently trimmed about half an inch.

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag28/dreamsinpills/DSC_0113_zpsf9iiz91d.png

Ahhh, these flippy ends :rolleyes:

[mizukitty]

Grow, hair, grow. I recently trimmed about half an inch.

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag28/dreamsinpills/DSC_0113_zpsf9iiz91d.png

Ahhh, these flippy ends :rolleyes:

Glossy and gorgeous!! Lovely color too :flower:

[Cg]

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag28/dreamsinpills/DSC_0113_zpsf9iiz91d.png

Ahhh, these flippy ends :rolleyes:

What a beautiful head of hair!

[Aredhel]

Grow, hair, grow. I recently trimmed about half an inch.

http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag28/dreamsinpills/DSC_0113_zpsf9iiz91d.png

Ahhh, these flippy ends :rolleyes:

Your hair looks so shiny and healthy! :) I'm actually envious of the flippy ends lol!

[spirals]

Seraphim, I *like* your flippy ends.

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Seraphim I love how glossy your hair looks. Your hair is growing beautifully.

[Zesty]

Seraphim, I have to join in and say that your hair looks gorgeous and healthy, and your ends are so thick!

[Seraphim]

mizukitty, Cg, Aredhel, spirals, Kat-Rinnè Naido, Zesty , thank you so much! I'm blushing :o

[lucid]

Seraphim: Gorgeous hair! I get flippy ends as well if I'm sitting down as my hair dries, and then I pretend to have waves :p :D

[TatsuOni]

Your hair looks great Seraphim :)

[-Fern]

Hello hello, I think I shall hang out here for a bit!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26880&d=1492467764

My goal is to be gentler with my ends. This is my natural color, but by golly, I'm going to henna this summer.

[guywithlonghair]

Keep growing everyone!

[Aredhel]

Lovely colour and thickness, -Fern!

[raemarthe]

I love your hair -Fern!

[Cg]

Hello hello, I think I shall hang out here for a bit!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26880&d=1492467764

My goal is to be gentler with my ends. This is my natural color, but by golly, I'm going to henna this summer.

How could anyone not be thrilled with such beautiful color, and why on earth would you want to change it? It's gorgeous as is!

[-Fern]

Thank you, Aredhel & raemarthe! :o


How could anyone not be thrilled with such beautiful color, and why on earth would you want to change it? It's gorgeous as is!

I do really enjoy my natural color. Part of my decision to use henna is for structural support for the hair... It is very fragile and I get a lot of breakage. And part of it is that I am just craving an extra punch of copper. My hair color changes quite dramatically depending on how much time I spend in the sun, so it is already shifting to its summery color. Thank you for your compliment, though!

[spirals]

It's so beautiful, like princess hair.

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Hello hello, I think I shall hang out here for a bit!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26880&d=1492467764

My goal is to be gentler with my ends. This is my natural color, but by golly, I'm going to henna this summer.

Hello -Fern welcome. You have gorgeous hair. Your natural colour is stunning and a bit unusual.

[Ingrid]

While I was away from the forums, I've reached BCL! But for me BCL is not the same as TBL, so I've got a bit to grow until I reach that milestone!

[TatsuOni]

Welcome -Fern and beautiful hair! :)

Congrats on the milestone Ingrid! :)

[-Fern]

Thank you, spirals, Kat & TatsuOni. :o

And Congrats on your milestone, Ingrid!

[Ingrid]

Thanks, TatsuOni and -Fern! I'll see if I can get some photos to mark the occasion :D

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Congratulations on reaching a milestone Ingrid
It must feel great. Enjoy your special achievement.

[Dragon Faery]

Hello, lovelies~
When I last posted here a year and a half ago, I was waaaiiiiting for the last little bit I needed to get to Tailbone.

Life happened, including some pretty icky chronic illness stuff, and now that I'm back I find myself completely out of this thread and nearly out of the Tailbone-to-Classic thread, as well. :shocked:

My ends aren't nearly what I'd prefer, so I'll be maintaining at Classic this year and hoping they improve. Happy growing to all!! :cheer:

(Length photo in my album, which I'm having trouble linking from my phone.)

[Serimel]

Yay for you Ingrid, that's awesome!

Dragon Faery, benign heavenly neglect eh? :D Congrats for great growth. Your hair is beautiful, so long!

[Crystawni]

Welcome to the thread, Fern. Your hair looks so lush!
And welcome back to the forums, and congrats on BCLing it, Ingrid!
Dragon Faery, I'm sorry to hear about your health struggles, but congrats on graduating from this thread with that sneaky growth!

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Congratulations Dragon Faery :cheer:
It is lovely how hair grows when you are not looking and totally preoccupied.

I hope health wise everything is going much better. Good luck and take care of yourself :blossom:

[TatsuOni]

Congrats Dragon Faery! :)

[Medievalmaniac]

Hi, everyone!

So..... while I wasn't looking (more than once or twice a day, that is)......

I made it to "can I call it" TBL!

I know, I know, pics or it didn't happen. Here you go:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20Hair%201_zpsom6v8ebv.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20Hair%201_zpsom6v8ebv.jpg.html) Blowing in the wind

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20hair%204_zpsyufmw7sb.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20hair%204_zpsyufmw7sb.jpg.html)

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20hair%203_zpsmtmp7e9s.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20hair%203_zpsmtmp7e9s.jpg.html)

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20hair%205_zpsekarwive.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20hair%205_zpsekarwive.jpg.html)

I'm going to wait another month or two to officially call it so I'm more solidly there, but I am SO excited! This is five years beyond bald, following cancer treatments. :cheer::disco::joy::cheese:

[Medievalmaniac]

Hello, lovelies~
When I last posted here a year and a half ago, I was waaaiiiiting for the last little bit I needed to get to Tailbone.

Life happened, including some pretty icky chronic illness stuff, and now that I'm back I find myself completely out of this thread and nearly out of the Tailbone-to-Classic thread, as well. :shocked:

My ends aren't nearly what I'd prefer, so I'll be maintaining at Classic this year and hoping they improve. Happy growing to all!! :cheer:

(Length photo in my album, which I'm having trouble linking from my phone.)


Welcome back, and happy growing! :flower:

[Ingrid]

Thanks, Kat-Rinnè Naido, Serimel and Crystawni! Good to be back, and it's nice how hair just grows while you're busy focusing on other things :D

Here's my progress update - length at BCL :D My hair grew from Hip to BCL in about a year, including monthly micro-trims to get rid of the dye and a 4,5cm trim. I think that's pretty good.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/DSCN3556.jpg

Here's a comparison with mid-May last year:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/c30fd4f8-ff04-4066-bbc5-23505e96c306.jpg

[Serimel]

It looks gorgeous Ingrid :thud: Great growing indeed and I think the trimming was worthwhile, your hair looks so healthy. I'm so anxious to get to bcl now. I have 5 cm to go while wet, little more when dry and wavy.

[maybe sparrow]

Yay! I am here! (Again!)

I realized today that my hairpins were not cutting it all of a sudden. That is sort of my officially long point.

[Medievalmaniac]

Ingrid--your hair looks great! I love the little wurl at the very end in the second pic. :)

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Thanks, Kat-Rinnè Naido, Serimel and Crystawni! Good to be back, and it's nice how hair just grows while you're busy focusing on other things :D

Here's my progress update - length at BCL :D My hair grew from Hip to BCL in about a year, including monthly micro-trims to get rid of the dye and a 4,5cm trim. I think that's pretty good.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/DSCN3556.jpg

Here's a comparison with mid-May last year:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/c30fd4f8-ff04-4066-bbc5-23505e96c306.jpg

Wow! Thank you for sharing. Your hair is stunning :thud:

Welcome maybe sparrow enjoy :flower:

[badslipper1981]

https://ibb.co/bDs8kk

Past hip

[badslipper1981]

http://imgur.com/a/X11Cd

[nitagurl]

Ingrid your hair has definitely improved with the trims. I blame the dye for sure. I don't know what it is but it made my ends look like combed tumble weeds. A trim immediately improved things so great job on the microtrimming. It visibly paid off.

[Medievalmaniac]

http://imgur.com/a/X11Cd

It looks great, badslipper! Love the color. :)

[Ingrid]

It looks gorgeous Ingrid :thud: Great growing indeed and I think the trimming was worthwhile, your hair looks so healthy. I'm so anxious to get to bcl now. I have 5 cm to go while wet, little more when dry and wavy.

Thank you so much! At first I was sceptical about micro-trimming because I didn't want to lose too much length, but it's nice to see the quality of hair improve AND still grow it. 5cm is really close! Hang in there :D


Ingrid--your hair looks great! I love the little wurl at the very end in the second pic. :)

Thank you! The wurls do take away from the length a little but I think they're a bit cute :)


Wow! Thank you for sharing. Your hair is stunning :thud:

There have been many times when "stunning" was not a word used to describe my hair so thank you!


Ingrid your hair has definitely improved with the trims. I blame the dye for sure. I don't know what it is but it made my ends look like combed tumble weeds. A trim immediately improved things so great job on the microtrimming. It visibly paid off.


Dyeing my hair was the WORST decision. I kept at it for several years, too... no idea why I thought orange hair would suit me anyway. But yes, I know exactly what you mean about tumble weed ends, heh! It was hard growing it out at first, but it definitely gets easier, especially trimming along the way to get rid of the damaged hair, and seeing all the shiny new growth. If you're interested, I've got a timeline of progress photos in the "Giving up the dye/bleach and growing out natural? Share your progress." thread.

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

http://imgur.com/a/X11Cd

Wow badslipper1981 you have gorgeous hair. I love the length :toast:

[nitagurl]

Dyeing my hair was the WORST decision. I kept at it for several years, too... no idea why I thought orange hair would suit me anyway. But yes, I know exactly what you mean about tumble weed ends, heh! It was hard growing it out at first, but it definitely gets easier, especially trimming along the way to get rid of the damaged hair, and seeing all the shiny new growth. If you're interested, I've got a timeline of progress photos in the "Giving up the dye/bleach and growing out natural? Share your progress." thread.

Definitely gonna take a peek.

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Thank you so much! At first I was sceptical about micro-trimming because I didn't want to lose too much length, but it's nice to see the quality of hair improve AND still grow it. 5cm is really close! Hang in there :D



Thank you! The wurls do take away from the length a little but I think they're a bit cute :)



There have been many times when "stunning" was not a word used to describe my hair so thank you!




Dyeing my hair was the WORST decision. I kept at it for several years, too... no idea why I thought orange hair would suit me anyway. But yes, I know exactly what you mean about tumble weed ends, heh! It was hard growing it out at first, but it definitely gets easier, especially trimming along the way to get rid of the damaged hair, and seeing all the shiny new growth. If you're interested, I've got a timeline of progress photos in the "Giving up the dye/bleach and growing out natural? Share your progress." thread.

Your hair shows a lot of care and love has gone into it. Whatever you are doing is definitely working. Enjoy :toast:

[Stub]

I am cautiously optimistic that my hair is starting to grow again after it's 5-month stall! Yesterday in the mirror it was a teeny bit longer than my thumb at my waist, where it's been firmly stuck since Nov 2!!

[Medievalmaniac]

Stub -- Hurrah for the end of a stall period! Full growing ahead. :)

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

I am cautiously optimistic that my hair is starting to grow again after it's 5-month stall! Yesterday in the mirror it was a teeny bit longer than my thumb at my waist, where it's been firmly stuck since Nov 2!!

Congratulations Stub:flower:

[Babetriz]

I'm at "can I call this waist"!!! I'm so excited

[Aredhel]

I am cautiously optimistic that my hair is starting to grow again after it's 5-month stall! Yesterday in the mirror it was a teeny bit longer than my thumb at my waist, where it's been firmly stuck since Nov 2!!

Congrats on the growth!! :cheer: It seems a lot of people stall in the winter and pick up again in the summer. I've been stuck all winter too. :(

[megthehennahead]

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to finally call waist! My hairs been growing like crazy since I joined LHC and started treating it right, so hopefully I'll keep on racing toward my goals!

http://i.imgur.com/y9zOhRn.jpg

[Dark40]

Hello megthehennahead! :) It's nice to see you hear on this thread! Yeah, since I've joined the LHC my hair has also been growing like crazy as well!!! I've been a member for 6 years!

[Dark40]

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to finally call waist! My hairs been growing like crazy since I joined LHC and started treating it right, so hopefully I'll keep on racing toward my goals!

http://i.imgur.com/y9zOhRn.jpg

Hi! Congratulations on reaching waist length! :) I'm at MBL now almost at waist.....he he.

[Crystawni]

Welcome to the thread, meg, and happy growing! Both you and Ingrid are looking good! Congrats, Babetriz, and here's hoping your stall is over, Stub!

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Congratulations and welcome Babetriz & megthehennahead :blossom:

[Dragon Faery]

Dragon Faery, benign heavenly neglect eh? Congrats for great growth. Your hair is beautiful, so long!
Thank you so much!! :blossom: Yes, benign heavenly neglect indeed!!


Dragon Faery, I'm sorry to hear about your health struggles, but congrats on graduating from this thread with that sneaky growth!
Thank you!! :blossom: I've been admiring your hair for years!

Congratulations Dragon Faery
It is lovely how hair grows when you are not looking and totally preoccupied.

I hope health wise everything is going much better. Good luck and take care of yourself
Thank you so much!! :blossom: I'll do my best! It turns out I've had Lyme Disease for the past 22-ish years, so it's a long road to get rid of it. But at least I finally have some answers!


Congrats Dragon Faery!
Thank you so much! :blossom:

[Dragon Faery]

Hi, everyone!

So..... while I wasn't looking (more than once or twice a day, that is)......

I made it to "can I call it" TBL!

I know, I know, pics or it didn't happen. Here you go:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20Hair%201_zpsom6v8ebv.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20Hair%201_zpsom6v8ebv.jpg.html) Blowing in the wind

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20hair%204_zpsyufmw7sb.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20hair%204_zpsyufmw7sb.jpg.html)

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20hair%203_zpsmtmp7e9s.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20hair%203_zpsmtmp7e9s.jpg.html)

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x45/simonebeauvoir2/4-23-2017%20hair%205_zpsekarwive.jpg (http://s182.photobucket.com/user/simonebeauvoir2/media/4-23-2017%20hair%205_zpsekarwive.jpg.html)

I'm going to wait another month or two to officially call it so I'm more solidly there, but I am SO excited! This is five years beyond bald, following cancer treatments. :cheer::disco::joy::cheese:

Beautiful!! And congratulations on such an amazing recovery!! Cheering you on! :cheer: :blossom:

[Dragon Faery]

Welcome back, and happy growing! :flower:

Thank you so much!! :blossom:

[Dragon Faery]

Here's my progress update - length at BCL :D My hair grew from Hip to BCL in about a year, including monthly micro-trims to get rid of the dye and a 4,5cm trim. I think that's pretty good.

Here's a comparison with mid-May last year:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss61/jiuta_album/c30fd4f8-ff04-4066-bbc5-23505e96c306.jpg
Gorgeous!! And that's definitely good growth, taking into account how much you've trimmed! :blossom:

badslipper1981 Looking fantastic! :blossom:

[Kellwise Gamgee]

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to finally call waist! My hairs been growing like crazy since I joined LHC and started treating it right, so hopefully I'll keep on racing toward my goals!

http://i.imgur.com/y9zOhRn.jpg
Beautiful! I love your color!

[Kellwise Gamgee]

Had a .75" growth this month! Let's hope that keeps up!! 31" now! Come on TBL!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/kellwisegamgee/IMG_20170504_143321_1.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/kellwisegamgee/media/IMG_20170504_143321_1.jpg.html)

[megthehennahead]

Thank you all! I'm really hoping I develop some real fairytale ends as it grows! I'm growing out layers now, so the ends are thinner already, but I think with my texture I'll have fairytale ends once it gets longer anyway!

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Had a .75" growth this month! Let's hope that keeps up!! 31" now! Come on TBL!
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj24/kellwisegamgee/IMG_20170504_143321_1.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/kellwisegamgee/media/IMG_20170504_143321_1.jpg.html)

Congratulations:joy: :cheer:

[Wreckinbelle]

So... I'm a little chunky and it's kinda hard to make out where all my bits are..heh heh. But I feel confident that I'm passed waist and on my way to tailbone, my first goal, woohoo! Then, with a lot of tlc, hopefully I'll be on my way to classic!
PS/ I've been reading this thread for hours!


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f304/wreckinbelle/20170513_113034_zpso7wwc7aa.jpg (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/wreckinbelle/media/20170513_113034_zpso7wwc7aa.jpg.html)

[Reyn127]

Wreckinbelle, looks to me like you're way past waist, probably past hip, and maybe near BCL even!

[Ingrid]

Wreckinbelle, your hair looks so healthy and shiny, all the way to the ends! I agree with Reyn127, it looks like it's around BCL so TBL is really close!

[Serimel]

[B]Wreckinbelle/B] gorgeous healthy hair you got there. You will outgrow this thread soon. :D

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Welcome Wreckinbelle :flower:

[Wreckinbelle]

Wreckinbelle, looks to me like you're way past waist, probably past hip, and maybe near BCL even!

Really? Thanks! I think I'm about 3 inches or so away. My hair is currently 33.5 inches. I read a thread and that seemed to be pretty standard for around hip length...I'm 5.5.


Wreckinbelle, your hair looks so healthy and shiny, all the way to the ends! I agree with Reyn127, it looks like it's around BCL so TBL is really close!

I'm so excited! TB has been my goal for awhile but I keep cutting it! Trying to get rid of layers and thicken up the hem line. I'm glad it looks healthy to other people because I don't think I can be objective about it!


[B]Wreckinbelle/B] gorgeous healthy hair you got there. You will outgrow this thread soon. :D

Thank you! I'm trying to wash out the last bit of Manic Panic that's slowly but surly finally coming out! I'm not diggin' this colour right now. I felt like I did a lot of damage using BS pretty frequently on there for about 3 weeks trying to get the blue out.
I call it "swamp" coloured now. heh heh


Welcome Wreckinbelle :flower:
Thank you! I'm happy to be here!

[spirals]

Welcome Wreckinbelle :flower:

I second that and I like the clever name! Yes, Wreckinbelle, I think you are at least at BCL, if not past it.

[Wreckinbelle]

I second that and I like the clever name! Yes, Wreckinbelle, I think you are at least at BCL, if not past it.

Hey there! Thanks. I think because of the "chunkiness " my tailbone tilts down...??... but I know my hair doesn't touch it. I'm curious to know if my hair would be longer on my body if I lost lbs?...hmmm

[lucid]

Wreckingbell: gorgeous hair, it looks healthy and thick as well.

[Crystawni]

Hey there! Thanks. I think because of the "chunkiness " my tailbone tilts down...??... but I know my hair doesn't touch it. I'm curious to know if my hair would be longer on my body if I lost lbs?...hmmm

Welcome to the thread! I know my own, um, boobage makes me thankful milestones are from the rear. :p

[Aredhel]

Hey there! Thanks. I think because of the "chunkiness " my tailbone tilts down...??... but I know my hair doesn't touch it. I'm curious to know if my hair would be longer on my body if I lost lbs?...hmmm

I'm 5'3", and my hair is BCL at 35" - I've always understood TBL to be basically halfway in between the top of the crack and the bottom of your bum since the actual tailbone not always too visible or apparent on most people with a little bit of pudge (like myself). :) Please someone correct me if I'm wrong though haha. Also, welcome to the thread! :D

[Crystawni]

That's my take on it, too, Aredhel. Unless you want to go for a dig around (hehehe ewwww), the halfway point is roughly good enough.

[megthehennahead]

I just realized today that my hair is definitely past waist, and I was barely at waist when I called it 3 weeks ago! I'll have to get a picture tomorrow to see how much it's grown, but I think I've had a hair growthspurt!

[TatsuOni]

I'm at BCL! :tmi::happydance::cheese:

https://cdn1.cdnme.se/1263465/9-3/1_59200abd2a6b226bbd79a4b5.jpg

[pailin]

Wow, that's great Tatsuoni!
Your hair is soooooo beautiful.

[TatsuOni]

Wow, that's great Tatsuoni!
Your hair is soooooo beautiful.

Thank you! :flower:

I'm hoping to reach tailbone before the year ends... :)

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

Congratulations TatsuOni :toast:
This is just awesome news. Enjoy your new hair growing milestone. Happy growing :joy:

[Crystawni]

*does the buttcracker waltz*

:waltz:

Congrats, Tatsu!

[TatsuOni]

Congratulations TatsuOni :toast:
This is just awesome news. Enjoy your new hair growing milestone. Happy growing :joy:

Thank you! :flower:

I will celebrate it by taking a nice walk with my dog later :) (She lives with my father)

[TatsuOni]

*does the buttcracker waltz*

:waltz:

Congrats, Tatsu!

Thank you! :flower: Hmmm should I try this butcracer waltz in my livingroom? :eyebrows:

[Crystawni]

Even better, when you're taking the dog for a walk! :wethree: Share your new milestone with the world!

Um...

Fully clothed.
Hair down.

Yeah, maybe the livingroom is a better option. :o

[TatsuOni]

Even better, when you're taking the dog for a walk! :wethree: Share your new milestone with the world!

Um...

Fully clothed.
Hair down.

Yeah, maybe the livingroom is a better option. :o

Though I will keep my hair up as it's a lot of wind here. Spending hours of detangling isn't something that will crack me up :p

[Dark40]

I haven't posted in this thread for a while but my hair is almost covering my whole back now. I could call traditional tailbone in another two inches, but I'm about 5.5 inches away from true tailbone/mid-butt. That's a little less than 7.5 months of my full growth (0.75 in/month) so I won't quite make it this year, but this length feels alright. Like, it's not as long as I want it, I don't know where I'll want to stop yet, but I don't feel the pressure to grow-grow-grow as fast as I can anymore. And now that I know I can get back to an alright length within 3 years, probably in 2 years if I didn't trim the whole time, the idea of having to emergency-cut back to pixie isn't as scary as it was before. I wouldn't do it unless I absolutely had to, but it wouldn't be the end of my long hair dreams the way I thought it might up to this point.

Congratulations on reaching Tailbone length! Enjoy your new hair growth!

[Wreckinbelle]

Woohoo! Congratulations TatsuOni! Will you be trying for longer after TBL?

[Serimel]

Oh Tatsuoni that's amazing, so happy for you! And look at that thick hemline you reached it with, just WOW! :cheer:

[TatsuOni]

Woohoo! Congratulations TatsuOni! Will you be trying for longer after TBL?

Thank you! :flower: I'm going for terminal :)


Oh Tatsuoni that's amazing, so happy for you! And look at that thick hemline you reached it with, just WOW! :cheer:

Thank you for you kind words! :flower:

[pailin]

I hadn't done a length shot in a while- my excuse was no good mirrors in my new house, but I've figured it out with my laptop instead of cellphone. Getting there! 38.5 inches stretched.

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y318/elissabit/hair/WIN_20170520_16_48_01_Pro%202_zpsgpg6xydb.jpg (http://s1025.photobucket.com/user/elissabit/media/hair/WIN_20170520_16_48_01_Pro%202_zpsgpg6xydb.jpg.html )

Still need to figure out better lighting.

[TatsuOni]

I hadn't done a length shot in a while- my excuse was no good mirrors in my new house, but I've figured it out with my laptop instead of cellphone. Getting there! 38.5 inches stretched.


Still need to figure out better lighting.

It looks great pailin! :)

[pailin]

Thanks, Tatsuoni!

[Serimel]

I hadn't done a length shot in a while- my excuse was no good mirrors in my new house, but I've figured it out with my laptop instead of cellphone. Getting there! 38.5 inches stretched.

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y318/elissabit/hair/WIN_20170520_16_48_01_Pro%202_zpsgpg6xydb.jpg (http://s1025.photobucket.com/user/elissabit/media/hair/WIN_20170520_16_48_01_Pro%202_zpsgpg6xydb.jpg.html )

Still need to figure out better lighting.

Gorgeous and so near!

[lucid]

I hadn't done a length shot in a while- my excuse was no good mirrors in my new house, but I've figured it out with my laptop instead of cellphone. Getting there! 38.5 inches stretched.

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y318/elissabit/hair/WIN_20170520_16_48_01_Pro%202_zpsgpg6xydb.jpg (http://s1025.photobucket.com/user/elissabit/media/hair/WIN_20170520_16_48_01_Pro%202_zpsgpg6xydb.jpg.html )

Still need to figure out better lighting.

Gorgeous!!

[pailin]

Thanks, Serimel and Lucid!
It's getting long enough I'm daring to make classic my goal now.

[parkmikii]

I am finally claiming TBL :D
https://i.imgur.com/UDLOBHe_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=high

[Crystawni]

Looking all shiny, bumpy, beautiful, pailin and parkmikii! And congrats on reaching TBL, parkmikii! :happydance:

[Serimel]

Congratulations parkmikii. Looks like real princess hair! :heartbeat

[TatsuOni]

Congrats parkmikii! Beautiful hair! :)

[parkmikii]

Looking all shiny, bumpy, beautiful, pailin and parkmikii! And congrats on reaching TBL, parkmikii! :happydance:


Congratulations parkmikii. Looks like real princess hair! :heartbeat


Congrats parkmikii! Beautiful hair! :)

Thank you! ♡

[Groovy Granny]

Such gorgeous growth ~ congrats to all :applause

[Pinni]

Congrats parkmii, stunning hair :)

[Xan]

Past tailbone almost classic should I continue. This is long as I've ever had it. I love the idea of growing to knee.

[Serimel]

Past tailbone almost classic should I continue. This is long as I've ever had it. I love the idea of growing to knee.

Congrats! Just do it, continue! It's always easy to cut back if you don't like it in further lengths :)

[TatsuOni]

Congrats! Just do it, continue! It's always easy to cut back if you don't like it in further lengths :)

I agree :agree: And congrats Xan! :)

[Kat-Rinnè Naido]

pailin your hair is gorgeous.

Congratulations parkmikii on reaching TBL:toast:

[pailin]

Thanks Crystawni and Kat-Rinne!

[Aredhel]

I am finally claiming TBL :D
https://i.imgur.com/UDLOBHe_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=high

Your waves are so beautiful!! Congrats on reaching TBL. :cheer:

[janeytilllie]

I am finally claiming TBL :D
https://i.imgur.com/UDLOBHe_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=high

Congratulations :)
You have such pretty princess hair :heartbeat

[gthlvrmx]

I am also joining this thread again. :) This was the last thread I was at before I shaved my hair off. I only made it to BCL. If I kept growing for a few more months, I would have graduated from this thread and gone for classic as well but, oh well, I will try again! I know this time I will make it.

[Serimel]

Welcome gthlvrmx, you've come a long way back here!

[gthlvrmx]

Welcome gthlvrmx, you've come a long way back here!

Thank you! Yes, it's been a long journey and I am relieved to be back. Short hair does not suit me, even if I wear a bun throughout the day anyways at longer lengths.

[TatsuOni]

Welcome back gthlvrmx! :)

[gthlvrmx]

Welcome back gthlvrmx! :)

Thank you!

[Chamomile]

I guess this is where I belong. I just made an account a couple days ago after having been a guest for about five years. I was at waist a year ago and I'm squarely at hip right now.

[Aunt Rapunzel]

May I join in?

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg138/littlehousesavannah/hair_june4_17_zpselxpxxri.jpg

I'm looking forward to tracking progress! There is some seriously gorgeous hair in this thread! You ladies inspire me!

[HappyHair87]

Hey everyone! Long time no see! :waving:

I'm not sure if I can call hip just yet but I'm scraping it!

Aww crap...I forgot I can't submit pics from my phone on this forum. How rude! :(

[Aunty Miki]

My hair has slowed down from 1/2"/mo to 1/4"/mo😢 Is this normal for hair to do?

[TatsuOni]

Welcome to everyone new on this thread :)

Autny Miki, hair sometimes does that. Sometimes it grows like crazy only to barely grow at all for a while. How long has it been slowing down?

[Aunty Miki]

Just over the past three months or so. Remeasured: it grew 1" in a little over 2 months, so it's okay.

[TatsuOni]

Just over the past three months or so. Remeasured: it grew 1" in a little over 2 months, so it's okay.

Remember that it's also easy to measure wrong sometimes :)