Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[AmaryllisRed]

I agree, it looks beautiful, Swan Maiden! Your ends look fantastic!

[SwanFeathers]

It feels weird to be at this point, but I'm so excited to join this thread!

[AmaryllisRed]

I have officially reached the point where twin English braids are inconvenient. Had to bun 'em up!

[Boadicea]

@Swan maiden you're hair looks absolutely stunning!
@Groovy Nanny thanks for the wonderful story and great you're growing your hair longer. I wish for myself a long long braid when I reach a respectable age.

I am back here since a long time.. my hair has been TBL for a couple of years. But due to the hot weather this summer, the fact that it hurts to put my long hair up in a bun and the need to let go of some old stuff emotionally...made me kinda scissor happy *shame on me*
So, I am joining the WL to Tailbone group and hope I will grow back the lost length in no time.

[Wendyp]

Congrats!! I have never been TBL before, and I can't wait. As I am nearing 50 yrs old, it is so great to see other long hair lovers over 50! Such an inspiration.
:-)

I’m over 50! I’ll hit tbl this coming year, I’m abt 1 inch from BCL!

[gingerninja]

After seeing all the beautiful hair on this thread i've decided to join. My hair is currently bcl length and i hope to reach tailbone length by summer 2019.

[LadyG]

I have finally reached tailbone length, after 2 years of trying to grow. I hit a stall and then realized my hair was the exact length as my countertop gas stove. Duh! So I started keeping my hair pinned up in the kitchen and have reached my goal. I have loved watching everyone growing and supporting each other, but it is time for me to go on to the next growth thread. Good luck to you all and hugs! Bye.......

[AmaryllisRed]

Congratulations, LadyG!

[Ylva]

Congratulations, LadyG! :)

Is there any point for me to even call TBL since I am going to chop it off after New Year...? Feels pointless.

[JennGalt]

Congratulations, LadyG! :)

Is there any point for me to even call TBL since I am going to chop it off after New Year...? Feels pointless.

Yes :) It was a goal. Reaching a goal still means something, even if not to your satisfaction. The point is you reached it, and you’ll be able to reach it again :) Last I recall, you were about to call TBL. Or am I mistaken? (Wouldn’t be the first time!) Have you reached it already?

And congrats, LadyG :hifive:

[Groovy Granny]

I have officially reached the point where twin English braids are inconvenient. Had to bun 'em up!

I have recently noticed the exact same thing :hifive:



@Groovy Nanny thanks for the wonderful story and great you're growing your hair longer. I wish for myself a long long braid when I reach a respectable age.

I am back here since a long time.. my hair has been TBL for a couple of years. But due to the hot weather this summer, the fact that it hurts to put my long hair up in a bun and the need to let go of some old stuff emotionally...made me kinda scissor happy *shame on me*
So, I am joining the WL to Tailbone group and hope I will grow back the lost length in no time.
Thank you...welcome back...happy growing :cheer:

Mine hurts at times too....adjusting the buns/positions/hairtoys help me.


After seeing all the beautiful hair on this thread i've decided to join. My hair is currently bcl length and i hope to reach tailbone length by summer 2019.

Welcome :waving:


I have finally reached tailbone length, after 2 years of trying to grow. I hit a stall and then realized my hair was the exact length as my countertop gas stove. Duh! So I started keeping my hair pinned up in the kitchen and have reached my goal. I have loved watching everyone growing and supporting each other, but it is time for me to go on to the next growth thread. Good luck to you all and hugs! Bye.......

Congrats ~ happy growing :applause:




Is there any point for me to even call TBL since I am going to chop it off after New Year...? Feels pointless.

:agree: call it! Congrats :thumbsup:

It is a milestone and you may change your mind :eyebrows:

[AmaryllisRed]

Definitely call it, Ylva!

[Ylva]

Yes :) It was a goal. Reaching a goal still means something, even if not to your satisfaction. The point is you reached it, and you’ll be able to reach it again :) Last I recall, you were about to call TBL. Or am I mistaken? (Wouldn’t be the first time!) Have you reached it already?

You are not mistaken! I've been wet TBL for a while and now at the point where I am not quite sure if I am officially there or not.


:agree: call it! Congrats :thumbsup:

It is a milestone and you may change your mind :eyebrows:

Thank you Groovy Granny. :) I definitely cannot change my mind, those damaged ends need to go! Although it's a great pity, since I find TBL an exceptionally beautiful length. But fact is that my ends are just causing harm at this point.


Definitely call it, Ylva!

Ah, maybe! I will have to think about it for a little while longer. :)

[Groovy Granny]

Thank you Groovy Granny. :) I definitely cannot change my mind, those damaged ends need to go! Although it's a great pity, since I find TBL an exceptionally beautiful length. But fact is that my ends are just causing harm at this point.


Well, then take comfort in the fact that it will grow back and will be healthier the next time :cheer:

[Ylva]

Well, then take comfort in the fact that it will grow back and will be healthier the next time :cheer:

I certainly will!

And I'll take you guys' word for it. I'm calling it. I'm officially TBL now. :cheer: For now!

[Groovy Granny]

I certainly will!

And I'll take you guys' word for it. I'm calling it. I'm officially TBL now. :cheer: For now!

Yay :applause:

[ArabellaRose]

Congratulations Ylva! Like has already been said, you've done it once, you can do it again!

I'm currently in the mindset that whilst I'm aiming for TBL, and am very much looking forward to getting there, I'm reasonably happy with the length I have now so I'm content with a slow crawl to TBL if regular microtrimming is needed to keep my ends looking good. I'll be miserable if my ends get too bad and I do nothing just to gain length.

[Ylva]

Congratulations Ylva! Like has already been said, you've done it once, you can do it again!

I'm currently in the mindset that whilst I'm aiming for TBL, and am very much looking forward to getting there, I'm reasonably happy with the length I have now so I'm content with a slow crawl to TBL if regular microtrimming is needed to keep my ends looking good. I'll be miserable if my ends get too bad and I do nothing just to gain length.

Thank you so much! I hope so - at least it doesn't feel like such a long time when I think about it. Half a year ago I was still HL+ and many centimetres away from BCL.

That's an excellent attitude and I hope I can adopt it!

[AmaryllisRed]

Yay! Congratulations, Ylva!

[Ylva]

Yay! Congratulations, Ylva!

Thank you! :flower:

[ravenskey]

I certainly will!

And I'll take you guys' word for it. I'm calling it. I'm officially TBL now. :cheer: For now!

Congrats Ylva! Happy growing!

[lapushka]

I just read you called TBL, Ylva, congrats! :cheer:

[Ylva]

Congrats Ylva! Happy growing!

I just read you called TBL, Ylva, congrats! :cheer:

Thank you so much, ravenskey and lapushka! :)

[Curlyeve]

I certainly will!

And I'll take you guys' word for it. I'm calling it. I'm officially TBL now. :cheer: For now!

Congratulations Ylva, and enjoy your length ;).

[Ylva]

Congratulations Ylva, and enjoy your length ;).

Thank you, thank you! :) I will enjoy it while it's there. :D

[jtschoof]

Hello guys, I'm gonna join this thread! Almost at hip length, hope my hair will be at TBL on december 2019!

[Groovy Granny]

Hello guys, I'm gonna join this thread! Almost at hip length, hope my hair will be at TBL on december 2019!

Welcome ~ nice to meet you :waving:

Happy growing :cheer:

[jtschoof]

Thankyou, you as well! You all have amazing hair, we can do this!

[Groovy Granny]

Thankyou, you as well! You all have amazing hair, we can do this!

Yup you can :agree:

I never thought I'd be this long at my age .....I was WL in the 1960's..... but here I am now getting closer to 70 :flower:

[ravenskey]

I am being an excited idiot who is up far too late as I am now at the halfway mark between HL and TBL! My hair is now BCL at 36" and I am so happy - clearly I have LHC-itis very badly :lol:

[gingerninja]

Congratulations ravenskey, bcl is such an exciting milestone, lhc-itis is contagious i only wanted waist joined here and my goal changed to knee.��

[AmaryllisRed]

Congrats, ravenskey!
BCL is when I really started feeling like my hair was "long" 😁

[g_lou]

Seeing everyone's milestones is so exciting!
Physically I think I've hit BCL but I'm not sure it looks quite there. Will probably wait to call it before new year in the bcl by Christmas thread and fingers crossed it will be there wavy too. :pray:
https://i.imgur.com/0OF0Wozm.jpg?1
I'm sure it looks even shorter than it did a couple months ago... :confused: maybe just very unhappy to be brushed out.

[ravenskey]

Congratulations ravenskey, bcl is such an exciting milestone, lhc-itis is contagious i only wanted waist joined here and my goal changed to knee.��

Thank you! I also wanted waist for a bit due to a book I'd read but once I joined LHC I realised I was already there and thus the goal grew!


Congrats, ravenskey!
BCL is when I really started feeling like my hair was "long" ��

Hmm, still think I've got a way to go before the mane feels "long" thanks to only being 5ft - although I do have quite a long torso this is paired with unfortunately short legs.


Seeing everyone's milestones is so exciting!
Physically I think I've hit BCL but I'm not sure it looks quite there. Will probably wait to call it before new year in the bcl by Christmas thread and fingers crossed it will be there wavy too. :pray:
https://i.imgur.com/0OF0Wozm.jpg?1
I'm sure it looks even shorter than it did a couple months ago... :confused: maybe just very unhappy to be brushed out.

I'm in the same boat as you with the physically there but doesn't look it stage - I never feel I'm properly there until I'm an inch or so past :lol:

[enting]

g_lou I can't quite tell if it looks fully BCL, but your hair is gorgeous!

[Joules]

I'm calling BCL too! Even though I'm barely there, still, I count it :D I'm gonna have an S&D session and a light dusting in about 2 weeks (shouldn't affect the length).

It's the longest my hair has ever been! Ever! I'm also happy to finally be in the "butt" region, I'm really tired of having "back" length hair. BCL is the first length that sorta feels long. Not long enough, of course, but not boringly average anymore.

I plan to maintain BCL for the entire 2019. My ends are driving me nuts. They're reasonably healthy, but so insanely tapered for some reason! Maybe it's the stress-related shed I had last year, maybe it's breakage because of cotton pillowcases and being an active sleeper... I don't know. I just hope it's not terminal. Maybe if all goes well I'll allow my hair to grow a bit more to TBL during the second half of 2019, who knows.

[g_lou]

enting, thanks!
I'm excited to be in the 'butt region' soon too joules. Even if it doesn't feel like it, everyday were getting just a tiny bit closer to our goals :cheese:

[Dante]

Also just called BCL and excited to be growing towards TBL. I expect it'll take another year to get to TBL (will trim in January) but I'm calling it nonetheless!

[AmaryllisRed]

Congrats, Joules and Dante! Welcome to the butt region. :) I definitely find BCL/tailbone to be a very enjoyable length.

[Milady_DeWinter]

Congrats ravenskey! Yay! I still need 1" to be BCL at 36" like you, but since I'll trim on New Year I guess I'll get there sometime during the spring :)

[ravenskey]

Congrats ravenskey! Yay! I still need 1" to be BCL at 36" like you, but since I'll trim on New Year I guess I'll get there sometime during the spring :)

Thank you! I am also doing a tiny trim on New Years but hopefully my hair will continue its crazy fast growth so I'll still be at BCL - I'm only going to trim 1-2cm at most.

[vpatt]

It seems to me that TBL and BCL are the same on me. Am I crazy? Either way it is 4" - 6" from hip. So possibly one year to one and a half which will make my hair at least 40" maybe longer. Wow

[ArabellaRose]

I've just measured and it's still about 5" until BCL for me, agh!

On the plus side, it's only another inch-ish after that until TBL! I need to start recording my length because I measure at the beginning of every month but forget by the end of it :D

[Wendyp]

Congrats ravensky, joules and Dante! :cheer: I’m about to call BCL too, technically there but I’m going to wait a week or 2 so I’m not stretching it.

[AmaryllisRed]

I'm calling tailbone!!!!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34498&d=1544836353

So excited to be moving on and growing to classic. I never thought my hair would be this long, not because I had trouble growing it but because I didn't think I had the right personality to stick with growing this long. I'm grateful to everyone here for all the support so far and as I continue to grow longer. :)

[WavyWannabe]

Congratulations AmaryllisRed ! Lovely hair :)

I've been away from LHC for ages. I was just reaching hip length the last time I posted, now I'm pretty sure my hair is at least BCL when not stretched.
However I've basically been neglecting it during the last months, so it is dry and full of splits.
I have fine strands, some are super-fine and almost translucent, others are coarser (M) (and interestingly have a darker, red color), and most are "in-between", regular F strands ...
But overall it feels like they all love to split and break.
I guess rubbing against clothing all day or being put in a bun with a pencil (that could snag some strands) is quite rough on them ...

Anyway, my ends feel quite dry and rough, so I'm going to trim off about 3 cm.

I don't really have an urge to grow longer than that right now, I'm quite happy to have reached a "new length", my hair definitely feels and looks longer now that it is below hip length :)

Happy growing everyone !

[AmaryllisRed]

Congratulations AmaryllisRed ! Lovely hair :)

I've been away from LHC for ages. I was just reaching hip length the last time I posted, now I'm pretty sure my hair is at least BCL when not stretched.
However I've basically been neglecting it during the last months, so it is dry and full of splits.
I have fine strands, some are super-fine and almost translucent, others are coarser (M) (and interestingly have a darker, red color), and most are "in-between", regular F strands ...
But overall it feels like they all love to split and break.
I guess rubbing against clothing all day or being put in a bun with a pencil (that could snag some strands) is quite rough on them ...

Anyway, my ends feel quite dry and rough, so I'm going to trim off about 3 cm.

I don't really have an urge to grow longer than that right now, I'm quite happy to have reached a "new length", my hair definitely feels and looks longer now that it is below hip length :)

Happy growing everyone !

Thank you and welcome back!

[vpatt]

AmarylisRed, congrats on reaching a goal. I love your hair!!

[wo]

This is the group I will be in for 2019. 😁 I'm at hip, or the waist band of my pants, so I should be at tailbone but the end of 2019 with no trimming.

[lapushka]

I'm calling BCL too! Even though I'm barely there, still, I count it :D I'm gonna have an S&D session and a light dusting in about 2 weeks (shouldn't affect the length).

Congratulations! :D

[AmaryllisRed]

AmarylisRed, congrats on reaching a goal. I love your hair!!

Oh, thank you so much!

[AngelAlly]

My hair is about one inch past WL and I just trimmed a few days ago. WL was my first big goal and I'm excited to be closer to TBL. My hair was TBL last when I was 18. I'm hoping to make it to TBL around this time next year hopefully. I think it is about 6 inches or so away. I don't know if I will grow beyond TBL but I'll think about it. I'm just excited to finally be passed waist.

[g_lou]

Does anyone know if the bcl by christmas 2018 thread still exists? I was getting all excited to call it but can't seem to find it :confused:

[Ylva]

Does anyone know if the bcl by christmas 2018 thread still exists? I was getting all excited to call it but can't seem to find it :confused:

Here: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=146120

[g_lou]

Here: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=146120

Thank you!

[dagny]

dagny ~ you go for it girl! :thumbsup:

I stopped coloring at age 50 for the first time in 20 years after a stylist fried my hair and I had to chop off a foot and had them try to match my roots...never to color again.

It was so freeing....what a great way to celebrate my milestone!

But sadly I went from waist to CBL and then chin.....for the next 11 years; thinking I HAD to stay short as I was silvering and being 'middle aged'.

It wasn't until I was 61 and miserable with curling silver I had no idea how to care for, that I searched online in the hoped of some inspiration and voila.....LHC :joy:

The girls here gave me the tools to care for my hair type and the courage to grow it out, even in the face of doubtful and discouraging comments back home.

That was 5 years ago and I am never going back.... having found my long hair niche....my hope/plan is to live/die as a long hair :eyebrows:


You are a gorgeous 'soon to be 50' gal...wear it proudly.... and do you :cheer:

I loved hearing about your hair journey!!
My sons are all cheering me on to grow my hair longer (and my mom had knee-length hair when she was 58yrs old) so, thankfully I have them to keep me motivated...and all of the lovely-haired locks on this site for inspiration!!! :joy:

[Lisa Long4Life]

Kat-Rinnè Naido have been worried about the ends looking thin and my braids looking skinny but in general its not too bad.

I'm back after an unintentional break from the forum.
I had my hair cut back to waist to see if I could do something about the thinning ends. I think it's got worse.

https://scontent.fltn2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49094770_10156162670393435_7919309404741042176_n.j pg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn2-1.fna&oh=22e7b5ba16afa589e302e13fc7c9f09c&oe=5CD65A0F

taken in August, after a trim

https://scontent.fltn2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49135435_10156162671633435_4472891345643503616_n.j pg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn2-1.fna&oh=752c7d27633c196384821a4415b1aa79&oe=5C903E2F

yesterday

https://scontent.fltn2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48963781_10156162671658435_3279156377435504640_n.j pg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn2-1.fna&oh=791317a70841077356c47ff0651752f0&oe=5C9B5F56

with a darker top on because I know it looks worse against skin/ a pale top

https://scontent.fltn2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49603451_10156162671643435_5481380667818246144_n.j pg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent.fltn2-1.fna&oh=d4ad8907f1b1aa72759e16f36e7ba340&oe=5CC5A251

I don't know if it's just because of the winter. I've been trying to remember to take multivitamins to see if that will help. Failing that it looks like I need to chop back to BSL :sad:cry:

[Groovy Granny]

VPATT ~ BCL & TBL are very close for me as well; they can be for some and longer lengths for others.

Amaryllis ~ congrats...your hair is very pretty!


I'm back after an unintentional break from the forum.
I had my hair cut back to waist to see if I could do something about the thinning ends. I think it's got worse.
taken in August, after a trim

yesterday

with a darker top on because I know it looks worse against skin/ a pale top

I don't know if it's just because of the winter. I've been trying to remember to take multivitamins to see if that will help. Failing that it looks like I need to chop back to BSL :sad:cry:

Welcome back Lisa; I am off forum most of the time these days also....busy with life/retirement/health issues for Hubby and I.

I think your hair is pretty and would not chip back to BSL :tmi:

Perhaps just do micro trims and let the thickness regenerate and travel down to your liking?

I took 2" off from TBL to Hip on the Winter Solstice.

In spite of trimming, my ends get too wispy at TBL and the heaviness causes headaches.

But at least I reached TBL in my lifetime, and will maintain my length between the two landmarks while dusting monthly and doing hemline maintenance with quarterly/seasonal changes.

That length seems to be the healthiest length for me; it sure is the easiest to manage and wear up or down.

Happy New Year and Happy Growing :flowers:

[enting]

Lisa Long4Life I think it got better, not worse. To me it looks like some of your hair escaped to the front of your shoulder in that last picture. Both pictures that have you wearing a solid purple top look thicker to me, so I think it really is about what color is behind it. I would baby it and remember the multivitamins, but I don't think it looks like it needs more of a chop.

[AmaryllisRed]

Thank you, GG!
So you decided to go back to hip? Still nice to say you made it to TBL and good that you have found a happy length for yourself. Happy new year!

[Groovy Granny]

Thank you, GG!
So you decided to go back to hip? Still nice to say you made it to TBL and good that you have found a happy length for yourself. Happy new year!

You're welcome :)

Yup I did .......for now at least....I will grow back out to @TBL and snip every 3 months as needed....end length TBD ;)

It will depend on my headaches and how the ends behave when worn down; it could all change :popcorn:

Thankfully it is just a matter of a couple of inches.

[JennGalt]

I’m gonna have to echo the recommendations for microtrimming, LisaLong4Life. I’m having the same problem you are regarding thin ends, but small trims are less depressing. But if I gather my ends together, I actually am making progress toward thicker ends; it’s just that they like to spread out and look even thinner. And any time I trim, I gain volume and they spread out even more :( It’s a vicious cycle, but one I recognize and intend to grow past. Maybe it’s only a curly problem, but it’s something to consider. I don’t think you should chop <3

I’m back to where I was right before my last trim (early Oct., ~2inches), BCL stretched, which is also top of tailbone for me. With slightly thicker ends this time. Added a pic in my imgur album for proof. Might upload a better one after I wash if I like the results of a blowout tool I just bought.

[Lisa Long4Life]

Thank you for the advice. I trim my fringe every month and have the length done every 3 months, my hairdresser knows to take as little off as possible. I will see how it goes with the vitamins etc too. :)

[spirals]

I was just looking at the growth rate of some on here and I realize mine must be incredibly slow. I've seen people make it from chin to classic in 5 years and in 6 years I've made it from just above APL to BCL. That's a difference of about a foot, probably. However, I have to consider that over those 6 years I have probably trimmed off at least a foot. I sometimes would take off 1.5" to 2". I'm just disappointed that I'm only just past hip with all the time I've put in. Ah, well; it is what it is.

[enting]

spirals, my growth is pretty slow, too. Part of it is probably the trims, but in my case at least if I didn't trim I would just stall out entirely or be left with inches of split and knotty ends. I've known people who could grow from earlength to midback in a school year. We've all got different rates. Maybe we should start a thread for slow growers so we have realistic speeds to look at.

Are you measuring curly or stretched?

[Ylva]

I'm back about halfway between hip and BCL from TBL. I haven't yet seen what exactly my hair looks like at the moment - I'll try to get my boyfriend to take a length shot tomorrow when my hair has dried. I'm super excited about microtrimming this year and seeing the accumulative improvement in my hair after hanging onto damaged and thinned out ends for so long.

[AmaryllisRed]

I expect to go from chin to classic in about 4 1/2 to 5 years. I cut back to chin exactly 4 years ago and I'm at tailbone now. But I have only cut my hair maybe four times since then.

[Corvana]

:sneaks in: Hello I am here!

https://i.imgur.com/pG0jef6.png

Only barely, but CLOSE ENOUGH. The fact that some waves are there means that all of my hair while stretched at the bottom of my U is there! Those lil babies are just looser than others this wash lol. Good enough for me! And super bonus because I found out on a quarterly photo day and didn't need to wait until the next one!

I will now be here for well over a year because TBL is like another twelve inches from where I'm at.

[Ylva]

Here's my current length after my chop.

https://i.ibb.co/GCZ9NsK/hiukset020119.jpg

Hoping to be at BCL by summertime and TBL by the end of the year while microtrimming.

[JennGalt]

Welcome Corvana! Pretty waves!

Looks great, Ylva :) I see less taper already. And I’m guessing you’ll be back at TBL before the end of 2019!

[Ylva]

Looks great, Ylva :) I see less taper already. And I’m guessing you’ll be back at TBL before the end of 2019!

Thank you, Jenn! :) That would be great, but I don't dare to think that far in such detail yet!

[spirals]

spirals, my growth is pretty slow, too. Part of it is probably the trims, but in my case at least if I didn't trim I would just stall out entirely or be left with inches of split and knotty ends. I've known people who could grow from earlength to midback in a school year. We've all got different rates. Maybe we should start a thread for slow growers so we have realistic speeds to look at.

Are you measuring curly or stretched?

I always measure stretched.

[enting]

I always measure stretched.

I was just making sure. I do too. It would be even slower to measure unstretched!

[Corvana]

Here's my current length after my chop.

Hoping to be at BCL by summertime and TBL by the end of the year while microtrimming.

It's looking really good! I think you'll make it for sure!


Welcome Corvana! Pretty waves!

Looks great, Ylva :) I see less taper already. And I’m guessing you’ll be back at TBL before the end of 2019!

Thank you!

[spirals]

I was just making sure. I do too. It would be even slower to measure unstretched!

Yeah :/ Whether medium or long, I have 1 1/2-2 inches shrinkage. I am pleased that I have hit one goal: when pulled in front of me it reaches my waist, stretched.

[UP Lisa]

So does anyone on here have baby fine hair like mine?

[lakhesis]

So does anyone on here have baby fine hair like mine?

that would be me :waving: at least every hairdresser ever said that about my hair

[UP Lisa]

that would be me :waving: at least every hairdresser ever said that about my hair

So you are at Waist length?

[lakhesis]

So you are at Waist length?

bit over waist length now, I need to update the photo.

[UP Lisa]

bit over waist length now, I need to update the photo.

All my photos disappeared, and I haven't managed to put them back.:(

[Ylva]

It's looking really good! I think you'll make it for sure!

Thank you! I hope so!

[GrowlingCupcake]

Corvana, yay for waist :D

Ylva your hair looks great! Much less taper.

[Ylva]

Ylva your hair looks great! Much less taper.

Thank you, thank you! Yes, the difference is great already. :)

[AmaryllisRed]

So does anyone on here have baby fine hair like mine?

Mine is very fine. Cannot feel a single strand between my fingers and it floats everywhere.

[Solgave]

Hello! :D I have just hit waist and have joined the waist to hip thread. I do not know how long I want to grow, and I have decided to hit my original goal of waist+ before changing my goal. Can I still join this thread even if I am not sure if I will ever graduate it? :ponder:

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

[lakhesis]

Hello! :D I have just hit waist and have joined the waist to hip thread. I do not know how long I want to grow, and I have decided to hit my original goal of waist+ before changing my goal. Can I still join this thread even if I am not sure if I will ever graduate it? :ponder:

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


ooh your hair is so beautiful :) that hair color is like from a fairytale!

[Milady_DeWinter]

I'm much happier with my hemline after the cut. Ok, still not perfect and some layers still remains... but I love how it feels! I'm still at hip+, and I calculte to hit BCL by june or the end of may, more or less :D

[Wendyp]

Hello! :D I have just hit waist and have joined the waist to hip thread. I do not know how long I want to grow, and I have decided to hit my original goal of waist+ before changing my goal. Can I still join this thread even if I am not sure if I will ever graduate it? :ponder:

https://i.imgur.com/fOIIODC.jpg
Gorgeous :love: I cut an inch but I’m thinking of cutting more since you can really see where my healthy hair is about 5 inches of damaged hair. This makes me want to.

[Dark40]

Hey everyone! i just had to share with you all that today I've reached a new milestone! I am 2 inches below WL! :D I did my relaxer or chemically straightened my hair today, and it is now 2 inches below WL! I am so happy and excited about this! I thought that I would never make this milestone after a long stall this year!

[Viola_sororia]

My hair was just below hip-length, but I had to trim 2 inches off due to hard water damage. I may be staying in this range for a long time while I try to help my hair recover from this issue.

[vpatt]

My hair is hip, I'm hoping to reach tailbone by 2020. Do you think I can? My present length is in my signature.

[TreesOfEternity]

Uuhh hi everyone! My hair grew :blushing: guess I’ll be over here for a while! I’ll share my terrible last length picture as it’s the only one I’ve taken lately so you can see if I belong here already.

https://i.imgur.com/aMk4izW.jpg

Happy growing! :grouphug:

[vpatt]

Uuhh hi everyone! My hair grew :blushing: guess I’ll be over here for a while! I’ll share my terrible last length picture as it’s the only one I’ve taken lately so you can see if I belong here already.

https://i.imgur.com/aMk4izW.jpg

Happy growing! :grouphug:

Congrats on reaching waist! Your picture is better than mine, lol. Hopefully we will both get much closer to TBL very soon.

[TreesOfEternity]

Congrats on reaching waist! Your picture is better than mine, lol. Hopefully we will both get much closer to TBL very soon.

Your hair looks beautiful by that picture :) and way longer than mine for sure, you’ll be there soon! :flower:

[Milady_DeWinter]

On my way to TBL! The first line marks full BCL, and the second TBL. I hope to hit BCL before summer, and TBL by the end of the year :)

https://i.imgur.com/525Qbm5_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium


Congrats on WL, Trees! Your hair looks very healthy :)

[GrowlingCupcake]

My hair is hip, I'm hoping to reach tailbone by 2020. Do you think I can? My present length is in my signature.

How long is hip on you? Do you grow 4 inches a year or is that with trims?

Hip to TB on me is 8 inches so I would need two years to get there. But for some it's 3 or 5 inches, and that might be doable for you.

Stunning as always, Milday. You are definitely one of my hair crushes. :crush:

[Milady_DeWinter]

How long is hip on you? Do you grow 4 inches a year or is that with trims?

Hip to TB on me is 8 inches so I would need two years to get there. But for some it's 3 or 5 inches, and that might be doable for you.

Stunning as always, Milday. You are definitely one of my hair crushes. :crush:

Thank you lots GC! Your mane is really beautiful itself :)

[vpatt]

On my way to TBL! The first line marks full BCL, and the second TBL. I hope to hit BCL before summer, and TBL by the end of the year :)

https://i.imgur.com/525Qbm5_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium


Congrats on WL, Trees! Your hair looks very healthy :)

Milady, beautiful as always!

TreesofEternity, we will get there....I'm quite tall so it takes me longer to reach goals.

[Milady_DeWinter]

Milady, beautiful as always!

TreesofEternity, we will get there....I'm quite tall so it takes me longer to reach goals.


Thank you Vpatt! BTW, did yoy measure where tailbone is for you? For me it's 38", and with my rrgular growth and trims I. Know that I should be there by the end of this year. But that changes from one person to another. If you are tall I don't know (I'm 5.5")

[gingerninja]

My hair is now about an inch past bcl and about 2 inches until the long awaited tailbone. My hands indicate bcl.
https://i.postimg.cc/Lsww1fSW/DSC-0213.jpg (https://postimages.org/)icici atm near me (https://banks-nearme.com/icici-bank-near-me)

[Stephbaker]

I keep oiling my hair as much as I can daily and oil it completely on weekends. I use coconut oil and castor oil which has reduced my hair fall and really has given it a very healthy look. I also braid it a lot and don't wash it daily or more than necessary as it drains the natural oils from our scalp. This routine has increased the length of my hair and I am at waist length now. I often feel like cutting them but then I guess I love my long hair a lot.

[GrowlingCupcake]

gingerninja beautiful, and so close!

[gingerninja]

Thank you and yes so close i'm really excited ��.

[joylightbeauty]

On my way to TBL! The first line marks full BCL, and the second TBL. I hope to hit BCL before summer, and TBL by the end of the year :)

https://i.imgur.com/525Qbm5_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium


Your hair is absolutely stunning! I love how the colors lend together and such pretty curls.

[priinnz]

I am in too. I think I would be happy even if I can get to BCL length.
I think my hair is currently at waist length, but the ends are looking so ugly, I wonder if I should trim now (for a more rounded U) or grow a bit longer first. Any suggestions?
https://i.postimg.cc/68DjcfMK/IMG-2359.jpg (https://postimg.cc/68DjcfMK)

[Ylva]

I am in too. I think I would be happy even if I can get to BCL length.
I think my hair is currently at waist length, but the ends are looking so ugly, I wonder if I should trim now (for a more rounded U) or grow a bit longer first. Any suggestions?
https://i.postimg.cc/68DjcfMK/IMG-2359.jpg (https://postimg.cc/68DjcfMK)

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous! I also love how the ends look. :) But I understand they might be dry or damaged, so I don't question you disliking them.

[priinnz]

Thank you Ylva,

Since joining LHC i am having major hair envy: I wish I could have beautiful long hair like yours and I wish it was lighter and I wish I had 5 x as many hair on my head... but sadly all that is not happening in this life :(

That said, I think my hair has become a bit thicker and healthier after joining this site.. so a big thanks to all of you:thumbsup:

[Ylva]

Thank you Ylva,

Since joining LHC i am having major hair envy: I wish I could have beautiful long hair like yours and I wish it was lighter and I wish I had 5 x as many hair on my head... but sadly all that is not happening in this life :(

That said, I think my hair has become a bit thicker and healthier after joining this site.. so a big thanks to all of you:thumbsup:

Your hair looks really full to me! Besides at ii you are average thickness anyway. :) Thank you, as well!

[Dark40]

I am in too. I think I would be happy even if I can get to BCL length.
I think my hair is currently at waist length, but the ends are looking so ugly, I wonder if I should trim now (for a more rounded U) or grow a bit longer first. Any suggestions?
https://i.postimg.cc/68DjcfMK/IMG-2359.jpg (https://postimg.cc/68DjcfMK)

I know whatcha mean about being happy if your hair was at BCL now....I would also be happy if mine was at BCL right now too. Your hair is gorgeous! I think your ends look great. I don't think you need a trim right now. But if you dislike them it's up to you if you feel they are dry and need a trim.

[vpatt]

Thank you Vpatt! BTW, did yoy measure where tailbone is for you? For me it's 38", and with my rrgular growth and trims I. Know that I should be there by the end of this year. But that changes from one person to another. If you are tall I don't know (I'm 5.5")

Ok so I always thought bcl and tbl were the same but I see that is not so. TBL on me is 40.5 inches so I should reach it by 2 more years, I think. That gives me a little room for trims. And maybe I will get lucky and have some growth spurts, you never know. But maybe at least BCL by 2020. And classic will be my goal after that...and that is 46" .

[Dark40]

Ok so I always thought bcl and tbl were the same but I see that is not so. TBL on me is 40.5 inches so I should reach it by 2 more years, I think. That gives me a little room for trims. And maybe I will get lucky and have some growth spurts, you never know. But maybe at least BCL by 2020. And classic will be my goal after that...and that is 46" .

I've always considered bcl and tbl the same thing. Especially, with them being so close together. TBL is 22" on me since I'm short like 5'3". Hopefully, at the end of this year I will reach BCL. I'm between waist and hip...

[joylightbeauty]

I am in too. I think I would be happy even if I can get to BCL length.
I think my hair is currently at waist length, but the ends are looking so ugly, I wonder if I should trim now (for a more rounded U) or grow a bit longer first. Any suggestions?
https://i.postimg.cc/68DjcfMK/IMG-2359.jpg (https://postimg.cc/68DjcfMK)
I think your hair looks gorgeous like it is but if you might feel better with it trimmed a little, you could try just a small trim at first to see if that helps before cutting more. Your hair had lovely shine too.

[Dark40]

I am in too. I think I would be happy even if I can get to BCL length.
I think my hair is currently at waist length, but the ends are looking so ugly, I wonder if I should trim now (for a more rounded U) or grow a bit longer first. Any suggestions?
https://i.postimg.cc/68DjcfMK/IMG-2359.jpg (https://postimg.cc/68DjcfMK)

Hey prinnz, I just wanted to tell you that I think your hair is really at hip length instead of waist. Because, mine is at waist length now, and it's more like 2 or 3 inches above where your hair is now. :D

[priinnz]

I know whatcha mean about being happy if your hair was at BCL now....I would also be happy if mine was at BCL right now too. Your hair is gorgeous! I think your ends look great. I don't think you need a trim right now. But if you dislike them it's up to you if you feel they are dry and need a trim.

Thank you Dark40. I feel much better reading your comments. I wonder if my hair is just photogenic ;). After reading your reply I think I will watch my ends for a while before trimming and try trimming myself using Feye's method this time.


Hey prinnz, I just wanted to tell you that I think your hair is really at hip length instead of waist. Because, mine is at waist length now, and it's more like 2 or 3 inches above where your hair is now. :D


Yes maybe you are perhaps right. The longest layers are at hip I suppose. When wet it is 5-6 fingers above BCL for me.

[priinnz]

I think your hair looks gorgeous like it is but if you might feel better with it trimmed a little, you could try just a small trim at first to see if that helps before cutting more. Your hair had lovely shine too.

Thank you for the compliments. I feel much better about my hair already. I like your suggestions- will take it slowly.

[UP Lisa]

My hair is now about an inch past bcl and about 2 inches until the long awaited tailbone. My hands indicate bcl.
https://i.postimg.cc/Lsww1fSW/DSC-0213.jpg (https://postimages.org/)icici atm near me (https://banks-nearme.com/icici-bank-near-me)

Beautiful.

[Dark40]

Thank you Dark40. I feel much better reading your comments. I wonder if my hair is just photogenic ;). After reading your reply I think I will watch my ends for a while before trimming and try trimming myself using Feye's method this time.




Yes maybe you are perhaps right. The longest layers are at hip I suppose. When wet it is 5-6 fingers above BCL for me.

You're welcome prinnz. i'm glad to hear that you're feeling better after reading my comments. Yes, your hair is photogenic :D. Yes, just watch your ends for a while before trimming and try trimming yourself using Feye's method this time. Because, if you let someone else do it you might regret it afterwards. All your hair might need is a small trim like 1 or 2cm. That's how much I trim every 6 months. Or, even just once a year! I don't trim off as much as the others do on here an inch or more. That's because I do more of dustings then they do, and a dusting means is you are just trimming off 1 or 2cm every 3-6 months.

Yes, I would call it hip length. Congratulations on making it to hip length! I'm so happy for you. I know the feeling of wanting to be close to BCL. Don't worry, you will get there soon.

[Ylva]

I don't trim off as much as the others do on here an inch or more. That's because I do more of dustings then they do, and a dusting means is you are just trimming off 1 or 2cm every 3-6 months.

I think you might be surprised to find out how little many people actually trim. 1-2 cm is quite a big trim already. I don't think it's a dusting. The point of a dusting is that the hair that falls off is so short that it looks like dust. It's more like 1 mm than 1 cm in length.

[ArabellaRose]

Yep, apart from my first two monthly microtrims (where I had to correct a mistake or two and ended up chopping off about 1-2cm) all of mine have probably been no more than a mm :)

[Dark40]

I think you might be surprised to find out how little many people actually trim. 1-2 cm is quite a big trim already. I don't think it's a dusting. The point of a dusting is that the hair that falls off is so short that it looks like dust. It's more like 1 mm than 1 cm in length.

I thought I saw people on here saying on a thread that they had to trim off 1 or 2 inches? I can't remember which thread it was but.... Well, how many meters is the tips of your ends then? I've just read on google that a dusting the ends is trimming off less than 1/4 of an inch.

[Dark40]

I think you might be surprised to find out how little many people actually trim. 1-2 cm is quite a big trim already. I don't think it's a dusting. The point of a dusting is that the hair that falls off is so short that it looks like dust. It's more like 1 mm than 1 cm in length.

Yeah, I'm sorry...you're right about it's 1 mm instead of 1 cm in length.

[Ylva]

I thought I saw people on here saying on a thread that they had to trim off 1 or 2 inches? I can't remember which thread it was but.... Well, how many meters is the tips of your ends then? I've just read on google that a dusting the ends is trimming off less than 1/4 of an inch.

Some single person or two probably did, but that doesn't mean everyone does.

What do you mean by how many meters the tips of my ends are...?

[Dark40]

Some single person or two probably did, but that doesn't mean everyone does.

What do you mean by how many meters the tips of my ends are...?

Yes, I know that it doesn't mean everyone. I meant, what are the meters the tips are....I already got the answer to my question from my mother. She said 1 mm.

[GrowlingCupcake]

I honestly have no idea how all of you manage to trim so little xD My plan when I start trimming is to do a trim every 4 months of an inch or maybe every 6 months with an inch. Or I might just wait till the end of the year, and chop off that year's growth.

1 mm seems like it would be so difficult to manage.

[Ylva]

I honestly have no idea how all of you manage to trim so little xD My plan when I start trimming is to do a trim every 4 months of an inch or maybe every 6 months with an inch. Or I might just wait till the end of the year, and chop off that year's growth.

My current microtrimming schedule is 0.5 cm every 5-6 weeks. It's not so little but also not that much I guess. :hmm:

[priinnz]

Wow 1-2 mm? I had no idea so less can be trimmed. For me my split and dry ends won’t come off with that little... primarily because I have been so irregular with trimming.

Thanks for your suggestions and encouragement Dark40... it means a lot to me.

Ylva do you think regular micro trims are better than a once in 4 months kind of trim? Does it like boost growth rate?

[Ylva]

Ylva do you think regular micro trims are better than a once in 4 months kind of trim? Does it like boost growth rate?

It depends on your ends. It does not boost growth. When it comes to growth, the benefit of trimming the ends off is that they're in better condition, not split and thus not breaking off and causing you to lose length. If you find that your ends feel good for 4 months and don't thin out, by all means, don't trim more often than that!

At the moment I am trimming off old damage and trying to refresh my ends often to see what that'll do to me. Last year my ends thinned out tremendously when I went 9 months without trimming them at all, so I'm not going to do that again!

[GrowlingCupcake]

My current microtrimming schedule is 0.5 cm every 5-6 weeks. It's not so little but also not that much I guess. :hmm:

Honest question: how do you manage to cut off so little? I don't think I even cut off that little when I S&D since mine are higher up. Not to mention, I think I will always accidentally cut off more since that's such a tiny bit.


It depends on your ends. It does not boost growth. When it comes to growth, the benefit of trimming the ends off is that they're in better condition, not split and thus not breaking off and causing you to lose length. If you find that your ends feel good for 4 months and don't thin out, by all means, don't trim more often than that!

At the moment I am trimming off old damage and trying to refresh my ends often to see what that'll do to me. Last year my ends thinned out tremendously when I went 9 months without trimming them at all, so I'm not going to do that again!

Also, is the benefit of more frequent microtrimming (1-2 months vs 4 months or something like that) more about the aesthetics? If your ends are already damaged, how would cutting off 0.5 cm help the rest of the damaged ends? Or do you only have that little damage? The thinning out I feel is an aesthetic issue.

[Ylva]

Honest question: how do you manage to cut off so little? I don't think I even cut off that little when I S&D since mine are higher up. Not to mention, I think I will always accidentally cut off more since that's such a tiny bit.

Also, is the benefit of more frequent microtrimming (1-2 months vs 4 months or something like that) more about the aesthetics? If your ends are already damaged, how would cutting off 0.5 cm help the rest of the damaged ends? Or do you only have that little damage? The thinning out I feel is an aesthetic issue.

I have other people do it for me. I wouldn't bother doing it myself. :lol: And I find that many microtrimmers cut way less than 0.5 cm... Are you maybe thinking 0.5 MM instead of cm...?

0.5 cm is just something I've decided as my schedule. It's not based on any scientific evidence of anything - it's just my chosen pace of getting rid of the damage while still gaining length. It's not meant to be an instant fix to get rid of all the damage in one go. I'm experimenting and trying to find my pace - I'm not an expert on microtrimming, this is my first year of doing it. I encourage everyone to find their own pace based on whatever their priorities and goals are.

Thinning out may be an easthetic issue to some, but I find that my ends break more easily if they are thin in the first place.

[Dark40]

Wow 1-2 mm? I had no idea so less can be trimmed. For me my split and dry ends won’t come off with that little... primarily because I have been so irregular with trimming.

Thanks for your suggestions and encouragement Dark40... it means a lot to me.

Ylva do you think regular micro trims are better than a once in 4 months kind of trim? Does it like boost growth rate?

Oh yes, that little bit can be trimmed. Especially, if you don't have any issues with damage or split ends. Which I hardly ever do. I don't ever cut or trim off any unnecessary healthy hair more than I have to.

You're welcome for my suggestions and encouragement prinnz....Awwww, you're so sweet.

[Dark40]

Honest question: how do you manage to cut off so little? I don't think I even cut off that little when I S&D since mine are higher up. Not to mention, I think I will always accidentally cut off more since that's such a tiny bit.



Also, is the benefit of more frequent microtrimming (1-2 months vs 4 months or something like that) more about the aesthetics? If your ends are already damaged, how would cutting off 0.5 cm help the rest of the damaged ends? Or do you only have that little damage? The thinning out I feel is an aesthetic issue.

Well, if you have a lot of damage you can do microtrimming in 1-2 mm. Or, even do 1-2 cm. But since I don't hardly ever have those issues that's why I only trim a little at a time.

[priinnz]

Thinning out may be an easthetic issue to some, but I find that my ends break more easily if they are thin in the first place.
This makes sense... my hair is more like a conveyer belt of split ends. No matter how much I trim- lo and behold- split ends... I think microtrimming kinda schedule may help me but I will have to figure out a way to do it myself.. can’t trust anyone else— NO 😐


You're welcome for my suggestions and encouragement prinnz....Awwww, you're so sweet.

😀👍... you too are a really nice person 🤗

[Synester]

Just dusted my ends! BSL,Waist and hip are all just a few inches apart on my short torso. My hair looks so much longer than it really is in this photo. inching along to hip and TBL slowly but surely. <3
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35100&d=1548006535

[priinnz]

your hair are just beautiful!
Happy growing...

[Dark40]

Synester, your hair is beautiful! You are definitely at HL! :) What is your goal? Happy growing!

[Ylva]

Not the best length pic, but it looks like I'm well on my way towards BCL (again). I'm considering not microtrimming yet, because I don't have any split ends. Then again, I want to get rid of the damaged portion of my hair as quickly as possible. I'm not sure what to do yet.

https://i.ibb.co/h7rw2pd/hiukset210119.jpg


This makes sense... my hair is more like a conveyer belt of split ends. No matter how much I trim- lo and behold- split ends... I think microtrimming kinda schedule may help me but I will have to figure out a way to do it myself.. can’t trust anyone else— NO ��

Try Feye's method if you haven't yet. :)

[JennGalt]

Beautiful, Ylva and Synester!

And Ylva, to my eyes it doesn’t seem like you need to trim anything right now. Honestly, it just looks a little taper or layering. I don’t see anything that looks damaged.

[Milady_DeWinter]

Just 1.5" to BCL! I thought it would take more time after my january trim, but nop. I will probably be fully there for sure by may- june, yay!

[Ylva]

Beautiful, Ylva and Synester!

And Ylva, to my eyes it doesn’t seem like you need to trim anything right now. Honestly, it just looks a little taper or layering. I don’t see anything that looks damaged.

Thank you very much!

About half of my length is damaged, even though it doesn't look like it. I am working on getting rid of that and replacing it with healthy hair. But since these ends are fine for now and I am retaining the thickness without issues, I might delay that microtrim.


Just 1.5" to BCL! I thought it would take more time after my january trim, but nop. I will probably be fully there for sure by may- june, yay!

Ooh, exciting!

[GrowlingCupcake]

Regarding the microtrimming, it makes sense to have someone else help with it, but I guess I don't see the point for my hair. I'd have to cut off at least a year's worth of growth, so it makes more sense to just cut it a couple of times a year or just once a year.

After classic, of course; that'll be an easy length to cut at.

Milady, glad you'll be back at BCL soon <3
Ylva, and Synester, both of you have such gorgeous hair.

[priinnz]

Try Feye's method if you haven't yet. :)

Beautiful picture. Your hair looks lovely I cant see any damage?
I tried Feye's method and snipped of about 0.5 - 1 cm of my longest layer. Lets see if I can maintain. hoping to henna (or gloss) to give my hair strength for this length challenge.

[Ylva]

Beautiful picture. Your hair looks lovely I cant see any damage?
I tried Feye's method and snipped of about 0.5 - 1 cm of my longest layer. Lets see if I can maintain. hoping to henna (or gloss) to give my hair strength for this length challenge.

Thank you so much! I am good at hiding the damage. :) The lower ~half of my hair is damaged.

Ah, nice!

[Dark40]

Not the best length pic, but it looks like I'm well on my way towards BCL (again). I'm considering not microtrimming yet, because I don't have any split ends. Then again, I want to get rid of the damaged portion of my hair as quickly as possible. I'm not sure what to do yet.

https://i.ibb.co/h7rw2pd/hiukset210119.jpg



Try Feye's method if you haven't yet. :)

Very pretty! I don't see any damage. Congratulations on being on your way to BCL again! :)

[lithostoic]

Ylva it looks great! Your damage starts at BSL right? That's where mine begins too and it can be sooo challenging to get the hair to look nice.

[Ylva]

Very pretty! I don't see any damage. Congratulations on being on your way to BCL again! :)

Thank you! :)


Ylva it looks great! Your damage starts at BSL right? That's where mine begins too and it can be sooo challenging to get the hair to look nice.

Thank you! Yeah, that's where the worst of it starts, but it's not "fully nice" past shoulder. Your hair always looks amazing when I see a pic of it, so I would never have guessed that you had any damage there at all.

[Synester]

Synester, your hair is beautiful! You are definitely at HL! :) What is your goal? Happy growing!

thankyou so much it seems like its hip in this pic but its def. waist length. I wish i was at hip. My goal is TBL or just past TBL ideally. Feels so far away!

[Dark40]

thankyou so much it seems like its hip in this pic but its def. waist length. I wish i was at hip. My goal is TBL or just past TBL ideally. Feels so far away!

you're welcome very much it really does look like it's hip length in the pic the way it was taken. I guess some pics do make your hair look longer. I bet you wish that it was at hip. Oh, ok cool. My goal is terminal or to wherever it can grow. I don't even know where my terminal length is, and I would like to know where it is. Yeah, I know the feeling of TBL feeling so far away! I wish that my hair was HL right now too! My hair is also WL too! But not as long as yours. It's about 2" above where yours is now. I'm 5'3" tall which is very short.

[butterflybutton]

I am now at tailbone, it's funny I still don't even feel like I can call waist. Thank you all for having me in this thread!

[Alissalocks]

Congrats butterflybutton ! I guess I should feel normal then if I'm at hip+ and still feel it's about waist length.

I'm hoping to hit BCL by summer. I thought I'd trim at the new year but never got around to it. Deep benign neglect has set in, along w a New Years Eve resolution to start taking better care of my hair again. I've been meaning to take a length pic since November. Maybe I'll do that soon... and it will convince me to trim probably lol. But my ends feel ok, and I see very few splits ever. So I've been keeping on keeping on... :meditate: It helps that I'm psycho busy right now too.

[Dark40]

Congrats butterflybutton ! I guess I should feel normal then if I'm at hip+ and still feel it's about waist length.

I'm hoping to hit BCL by summer. I thought I'd trim at the new year but never got around to it. Deep benign neglect has set in, along w a New Years Eve resolution to start taking better care of my hair again. I've been meaning to take a length pic since November. Maybe I'll do that soon... and it will convince me to trim probably lol. But my ends feel ok, and I see very few splits ever. So I've been keeping on keeping on... :meditate: It helps that I'm psycho busy right now too.

I think you'll make it to BCL by summer with you being at hip+. You are so blessed to be at hip+ now! I had gotten to WL June of last year but I had a set back. I had to trim off 1cm. Because, I didn't like the way my hair was looking and feeling but now I've able to retain a lot of length! Now, I'm at WL+! And, I'm still keeping on keeping on growing! I'm looking forward to reaching hip+ length by summer, and BCL at the end of the year! I know the feeling of being pyscho busy right now. Just stop by and say hello whenever you can. :) It's really good to see you back!

[GrowlingCupcake]

butterflybutton, congratulations on graduating out of this thread :)

[Synester]

I'm 5'3" tall which is very short.

im 4'11! im super short. so my hair is long for me but really short for someone much taller. I love seeing everyones progress on waist to TBL its so inspiring <3

[ArabellaRose]

5ft 2 here! With the way my body is shaped there's only an inch between WL and hip so it only took me a couple of months between those lengths.

Then it's 5 inches to BCL, hoping to reach that by September/October time and then TBL by the end of the year.

I've got just under 4 1/2 inches until BCL with an average monthly growth of 1/2 an inch. With tiny microtrims I might just make it in October but if I hit BCL by the end of the year I'll still be happy, it'll only be a couple of months after that til I'd be at TBL (which is an inch from BCL on me).

[Rosy blossom]

5ft 2 here! With the way my body is shaped there's only an inch between WL and hip so it only took me a couple of months between those lengths.

Then it's 5 inches to BCL, hoping to reach that by September/October time and then TBL by the end of the year.

I've got just under 4 1/2 inches until BCL with an average monthly growth of 1/2 an inch. With tiny microtrims I might just make it in October but if I hit BCL by the end of the year I'll still be happy, it'll only be a couple of months after that til I'd be at TBL (which is an inch from BCL on me).

Same here! I'm 5"2 as well and once I reach waist properly it'll only take me 2 months or so to reach hips and hopefully and of this year I'm BCL. My length reaches waist when I stretch them or straighten them but normal 2b hair shrinks and hangs around mid back/ below bra strap. I still like lurking on this thread though!

[FennFire911]

I'm also 5'2". This seems to be a pretty popular height around here lol
I reached BCL before Christmas 2018 and now I'm already only about a month or so away from hitting TBL. 36" was BCL for me and I only need 38" to call it TBL. I won't measure again until in March with the equinox so fingers cross that I'll finally get to call it. :D
Congrats everybody on all your incredible progress!

[GrowlingCupcake]

5ft 2 here! With the way my body is shaped there's only an inch between WL and hip so it only took me a couple of months between those lengths.

Then it's 5 inches to BCL, hoping to reach that by September/October time and then TBL by the end of the year.

I've got just under 4 1/2 inches until BCL with an average monthly growth of 1/2 an inch. With tiny microtrims I might just make it in October but if I hit BCL by the end of the year I'll still be happy, it'll only be a couple of months after that til I'd be at TBL (which is an inch from BCL on me).

I'm 5'8" but our bodies seem to be shaped similarly!

2 inches between waist, and hip. 4 inches between hip, and BCL (very top). Unfortunately, TBL is a good 4 inches away from BCL for me.

[ArabellaRose]

Yeah I don't know about anyone else but I have quite high hip bones so I'm guessing that's why there's about an inch between WL and hip for me!

[Corvana]

I'm 5'5 or so, and I've got about 4" between waist and hip (I'm measuring hip where my pants tend to sit, which is also about where the tops of my thighs are when I'm sitting), and then about 3" between hip and BCL, and about 5" between BCL and TBL. I'm gonna be in here for a good while!

[Groovy Granny]

Hi ladies ~ just popping into say hello :waving:

Welcome to the newbies; everyone looks awesome :thumbsup:

After my trim in December back to Hip I promptly began growing back to TBL :p

We'll see where it lands in the weeks to come; it is only a few months growth away :eye:

I also have a short torso and am only 5'3" and shrinking, so my landmarks are very close to one another.

It is great for reaching goals quickly, but we get robbed of overall length compared to the longer torso gals :shrug:

Happy growing :cheer:

[Alissalocks]

I think you'll make it to BCL by summer with you being at hip+. You are so blessed to be at hip+ now! I had gotten to WL June of last year but I had a set back. I had to trim off 1cm. Because, I didn't like the way my hair was looking and feeling but now I've able to retain a lot of length! Now, I'm at WL+! And, I'm still keeping on keeping on growing! I'm looking forward to reaching hip+ length by summer, and BCL at the end of the year! I know the feeling of being pyscho busy right now. Just stop by and say hello whenever you can. :) It's really good to see you back!
It's good to be back!! I pop in when I can. This summer will be a great length for us both! :cheer:

[milosmomma]

I'm 5'5 or so, and I've got about 4" between waist and hip (I'm measuring hip where my pants tend to sit, which is also about where the tops of my thighs are when I'm sitting), and then about 3" between hip and BCL, and about 5" between BCL and TBL. I'm gonna be in here for a good while!

Wait a second...if my maths are correct you've got a full foot to grow through this milestone thread LOL

[Dark40]

Hi ladies ~ just popping into say hello :waving:

Welcome to the newbies; everyone looks awesome :thumbsup:

After my trim in December back to Hip I promptly began growing back to TBL :p

We'll see where it lands in the weeks to come; it is only a few months growth away :eye:

I also have a short torso and am only 5'3" and shrinking, so my landmarks are very close to one another.

It is great for reaching goals quickly, but we get robbed of overall length compared to the longer torso gals :shrug:

Happy growing :cheer:

Hi there! It's good to see you back! :) Your hair is always beautiful! Especially our grey hair folks..lol
Congratulations on your new milestone making it to hip+ length! And, growing back close to TBL! Hopefully I'll be at TBL
sometime next year. I'm right now at WL+! I'm 2" below WL. I've been hanging around here since September of last year.

[Groovy Granny]

Hi there! It's good to see you back! :) Your hair is always beautiful! Especially our grey hair folks..lol
Congratulations on your new milestone making it to hip+ length! And, growing back close to TBL! Hopefully I'll be at TBL
sometime next year. I'm right now at WL+! I'm 2" below WL. I've been hanging around here since September of last year.

Thank you :flowers:

Congrats...hide those scissors ;)

[GrowlingCupcake]

Hi ladies ~ just popping into say hello :waving:

Welcome to the newbies; everyone looks awesome :thumbsup:

After my trim in December back to Hip I promptly began growing back to TBL :p

We'll see where it lands in the weeks to come; it is only a few months growth away :eye:

I also have a short torso and am only 5'3" and shrinking, so my landmarks are very close to one another.

It is great for reaching goals quickly, but we get robbed of overall length compared to the longer torso gals :shrug:

Happy growing :cheer:

Hi GG! Nice to see you around :) How many inches do you have to go?


Wait a second...if my maths are correct you've got a full foot to grow through this milestone thread LOL

Waist to tailbone for me is 10 inches, so nearly a foot.

[Groovy Granny]

Hi GG! Nice to see you around :) How many inches do you have to go?

Waist to tailbone for me is 10 inches, so nearly a foot.
Hi there...thanks :waving:
Oh less than 1.5"....I will hit it in March no problem; I actually think I cut less than I thought in December, because it is growing back fast :hmm:

WOW...a foot?! :thud:

I am robbed of average length with a short/shrinking torso but I won't complain :p :lol:

Good luck to you :cheer:

[milosmomma]

[QUOTE=GrowlingCup
Waist to tailbone for me is 10 inches, so nearly a foot.[/QUOTE]

Nearly. I have a soft goal of hip buuut if I were to grow from where I am now, just below bsl to tbl I have just about exact a foot to get there.

[FennFire911]

Hi there...thanks :waving:
Oh less than 1.5"....I will hit it in March no problem; I actually think I cut less than I thought in December, because it is growing back fast :hmm:

WOW...a foot?! :thud:

I am robbed of average length with a short/shrinking torso but I won't complain :p :lol:

Good luck to you :cheer:

I just gotta say, GG, your silver is so amazing. When I look forward to my silver years, this is exactly how I hope things go for me. :D

[Groovy Granny]

I just gotta say, GG, your silver is so amazing. When I look forward to my silver years, this is exactly how I hope things go for me. :D

Awww...thank you :o

[Siv]

Can't remember if I've joined this thread already but if so, hi again :waving: I reached WL a couple of months ago, maybe three even, and then promptly stalled :shrug: I think I'm dealing with breakage, might make a separate thread asking for advice about that... oh well.

[FennFire911]

Can't remember if I've joined this thread already but if so, hi again :waving: I reached WL a couple of months ago, maybe three even, and then promptly stalled :shrug: I think I'm dealing with breakage, might make a separate thread asking for advice about that... oh well.

Welcome! Happy growing. :)

[Groovy Granny]

Can't remember if I've joined this thread already but if so, hi again :waving: I reached WL a couple of months ago, maybe three even, and then promptly stalled :shrug: I think I'm dealing with breakage, might make a separate thread asking for advice about that... oh well.

Hi ~ good to see you again! :)

Good luck ....and happy growing :cheer:

[Corvana]

Wait a second...if my maths are correct you've got a full foot to grow through this milestone thread LOL

Yeah it's awful :laugh: Two full years! And maybe even a touch more, idk. I'm gonna see about not measuring this year, and look at milestones _only_. I keep forgetting to measure anyway, so why not! And my measurements aren't 100% accurate, either, because there's always some error. So, I'll def be here for about 2 years, but I can't be exactly sure or anything! I'm hoping for TBL by my 33rd birthday, though! Which lines up with ~2 years.

Welcome back GG!

[Groovy Granny]

Welcome back GG!

Thank you :)

[Dark40]

Thank you :flowers:

Congrats...hide those scissors ;)

You're welcome :flowers:

Thank you....oh yes, I don't put scissors to my hair that often ;) just once or twice a year.

Or, whenever it needs them. :)

[Dark40]

Hi all,

I have a hair length question...what do you call the length where your hair touches the top of your butt? On the body or length chart where would that be? Would it still be considered hip length? Or, would it be TBL?

[FennFire911]

It sounds like you’re refering to butt crack length lol BCL. Lovely name, right?

[Dark40]

Oh, ok cool!! Yes, it is a lovely name! Maybe I am refering to butt crack length lol BCL.

[Groovy Granny]

Hi all,

I have a hair length question...what do you call the length where your hair touches the top of your butt? On the body or length chart where would that be? Would it still be considered hip length? Or, would it be TBL?


It sounds like you’re refering to butt crack length lol BCL. Lovely name, right?

Agreed...BCL :agree:.....yup real cute name :p

TBL is different on each person....it is @the tip of your spine.....usually 1/2 way down the butt ;)....each person calls it as they see (ahem...feels it) :lol:

[Laurelin]

I'm going to join this thread too! :D I hope to reach tbl some time January-Juli 2020 with some love and care assuming that my hair grows an average of 20cm/7.8inch a year including minus length from damage.

[Ylva]

I'm going to join this thread too! :D I hope to reach tbl some time January-Juli 2020 with some love and care assuming that my hair grows an average of 20cm/7.8inch a year including minus length from damage.

Welcome! :) Your hair is beautiful!

[Dark40]

Agreed...BCL :agree:.....yup real cute name :p

TBL is different on each person....it is @the tip of your spine.....usually 1/2 way down the butt ;)....each person calls it as they see (ahem...feels it) :lol:

Yup, I'd rather call it BCL instead of, "Butthole length," or "Booty crack length." LOL

Yes, you are definitely right that TBL is different on each person....it is @the tip of your spine....usually 1/2 way down the butt ;).....that is true....each person calls it as they see )ahem.....feels it) :lol:

[Cherriezzzzz]

Is anyone else struggling with STILL not being able to do a lazy wrap bun at this length?! My hair is thick and while it's admired... I loathe it. I love my hair thinness after that postpartum hair fall... which I had recently. But is see those short little hairs, determined to regrow. I can't wait to be able to bun easily. I'm terrible at them but I think I can definitely do a lazy wrap once mine is long enough. It's funny to say long enough when this is THEE longest mines ever been!

[TreesOfEternity]

Is anyone else struggling with STILL not being able to do a lazy wrap bun at this length?! My hair is thick and while it's admired... I loathe it. I love my hair thinness after that postpartum hair fall... which I had recently. But is see those short little hairs, determined to regrow. I can't wait to be able to bun easily. I'm terrible at them but I think I can definitely do a lazy wrap once mine is long enough. It's funny to say long enough when this is THEE longest mines ever been!

I can’t do a LWB but can do a nautilus. Have you tried other buns or want to do that one in particular? Another option would be doing two buns (one on top of another), I think it’s a cool look.

[JennGalt]

Is anyone else struggling with STILL not being able to do a lazy wrap bun at this length?! My hair is thick and while it's admired... I loathe it. I love my hair thinness after that postpartum hair fall... which I had recently. But is see those short little hairs, determined to regrow. I can't wait to be able to bun easily. I'm terrible at them but I think I can definitely do a lazy wrap once mine is long enough. It's funny to say long enough when this is THEE longest mines ever been!

Have you tried variations of it like the Nessa bun or TorrinPaige’s simple wrap bun? (There are youtube tutorials for both if you haven’t.) Perhaps you just need to find a modification that works better. Lol, I can’t do a nautilus the normal way for whatever reason, but I can usually manage an upside down nautilus. I’m really not sure why that is.

Speaking of modifications, now that I think about it I cannot do a whole hand LWB because I have to leave a pinkie out to help keep my hair contained while I wrap. Otherwise hair goes everywhere and there is no bun. So I leave a pinkie out to clamp down on the loop and simply spread my other fingers and thumb to create more space in the loop, if that makes sense. Same with my upside down nautilus. Perhaps you just need to find the modification that works for you?

Also, where is Lapushka? I recall seeing posts about her struggling with buns until HL because of thickness. Maybe she has some pointers.

[lapushka]

Also, where is Lapushka? I recall seeing posts about her struggling with buns until HL because of thickness. Maybe she has some pointers.

She just started a separate thread, and I unfortunately didn't have a lot of suggestions. :flower:

[Laurelin]

Welcome! :) Your hair is beautiful!

Thank you so much! Your hair is also beautiful, I really love your color! :o

[Groovy Granny]

I'm going to join this thread too! :D I hope to reach tbl some time January-Juli 2020 with some love and care assuming that my hair grows an average of 20cm/7.8inch a year including minus length from damage.
Welcome ~ happy growing :cheer:

[Ylva]

Thank you so much! Your hair is also beautiful, I really love your color! :o

Thank you so much! :)

[spirals]

Is anyone else struggling with STILL not being able to do a lazy wrap bun at this length?! My hair is thick and while it's admired... I loathe it. I love my hair thinness after that postpartum hair fall... which I had recently. But is see those short little hairs, determined to regrow. I can't wait to be able to bun easily. I'm terrible at them but I think I can definitely do a lazy wrap once mine is long enough. It's funny to say long enough when this is THEE longest mines ever been!

I could for a while after I got to hip but then it grew a little more and suddenly got thicker and now I can't. I'm passing BCL now.

[GrowlingCupcake]

So my hair has potentially grown an inch (or maybe 3/4 of an inch) in ~2 weeks. I am quite dubious about this, but both times it was measured by K so it is likely to be accurate. And I know I use the same starting point, as it is my widow's peak.

Maybe it is a growth spurt? I do not plan on measuring again for a bit, though.

I might be looking at TB by the end of May or sooner if I am growing 1.5 to 2 inches a month. I only have about 3 inches to go.

[snorkie]

My hair has been at hip length forever. My fault though...I trimmed almost 3 inches over a month ago to try and even the ends and get the thickness closer to evenly distributed. Shooting for classic length by my birthday in August.

[Groovy Granny]

I trimmed to @ waist to reshape my U hemline...now to grow to @ hip +

[Siv]

I've thought since BSL I'd grow to WL and then maintain there to rehab my ends for awhile, but now I'm just past WL (woo growth!) and I'm thinking about maintaining and rehab-ing at HL... or even BCL.. I dunno. My ends are split and grabby but they don't *look* too bad just now.

My end-goal is a healthy TBL, but originally it was WL. Then BCL. Then TBL. I figure when I get to TBL my goal will just have moved even further. So will there ever be a good time to stop and maintain for awhile? Probably not.

[Ylva]

I've thought since BSL I'd grow to WL and then maintain there to rehab my ends for awhile, but now I'm just past WL (woo growth!) and I'm thinking about maintaining and rehab-ing at HL... or even BCL.. I dunno. My ends are split and grabby but they don't *look* too bad just now.

My end-goal is a healthy TBL, but originally it was WL. Then BCL. Then TBL. I figure when I get to TBL my goal will just have moved even further. So will there ever be a good time to stop and maintain for awhile? Probably not.

TBL is where I've decided to get rid of a lot of remaining damage before continuing onwards. Feels like a good idea to venture into the "sitting on top of hair" area with healthier and stronger ends.

[Chelsea Lange]

Going to join this thread! I have been hesitant since joining LHC to really hop into a thread but I feel that this thread would be helpful! My ends are hanging out at hip length, but I've been here for a few months. My ends have bleach damage, so I've been slowly cutting it off. Excited to keep growing and having long HEALTHY hair.

[lapushka]

Going to join this thread! I have been hesitant since joining LHC to really hop into a thread but I feel that this thread would be helpful! My ends are hanging out at hip length, but I've been here for a few months. My ends have bleach damage, so I've been slowly cutting it off. Excited to keep growing and having long HEALTHY hair.

That's so nice! Congrats on hip! :)

[languagenut]

I almost got to TBL, but trimmed back to BCL a few days ago, to try to even up the ends. Except they're not that even because there's a section of hair on the left that persists in being shorter than the rest; kinda tapers off from waist to hip. Maybe it'll grow to match the rest eventually, or maybe it gets more damage for some reason, or maybe it's naturally just... shorter? I don't know; at least it's not that noticeable most of the time.

[MoniLein]

@languagenut: did you wear your hair open and your handbag on your left shoulder? It might be old damage that's now taking its toll...



I got rid of some dyed ends (I'm still not rid of everything of the old bleach but now my hemline is in way better conditon an sooo much thicker and softer :crush: ) and I will linger in this thread for a little bit longer :laugh:

https://abload.de/img/20190207ceujk0.jpg
no, the cut isn't wonky - I'm just bad at taking photos :doh:

The diffencen in colour is due to a different time of day - midmorning and just short of dawn :)

[Dark40]

I would like to join in! I've reached WL+. I'm looking forward to growing with you guys and growing to TBL by the end of the year.

[Dante]

I'm at BCL. I'd reached this last year but then trimmed a bit over an inch on the first of January and really felt I couldn't claim BCL still. It wasn't like it was way off, it just didn't feel like it was quite there, if you know what I mean? Anyway, I looked at my hair in the mirror when getting ready this morning and realised it's solidly at BCL again - yay! Now on to TBL...

[hollygolightly]

I've thought since BSL I'd grow to WL and then maintain there to rehab my ends for awhile, but now I'm just past WL (woo growth!) and I'm thinking about maintaining and rehab-ing at HL... or even BCL.. I dunno. My ends are split and grabby but they don't *look* too bad just now.

My end-goal is a healthy TBL, but originally it was WL. Then BCL. Then TBL. I figure when I get to TBL my goal will just have moved even further. So will there ever be a good time to stop and maintain for awhile? Probably not.

omg this is literally me, I just posted something exactly like this on the bsl to waist thread. I'm like 1 cm away from waist length and my ends are sooo wispy but my ambition makes me want to go further, until I reach tbl. I think hip length is a beautiful length to maintain so maybe i'll stay there. But who knows what i'll think when i'm at hip length

[Dark40]

omg this is literally me, I just posted something exactly like this on the bsl to waist thread. I'm like 1 cm away from waist length and my ends are sooo wispy but my ambition makes me want to go further, until I reach tbl. I think hip length is a beautiful length to maintain so maybe i'll stay there. But who knows what i'll think when i'm at hip length

i remember being at your length june of last year. now i'm at WL+, and trying to rehab my ends also. I mean, they are looking good right now but I always like to keep them looking and feeling healthy. I also think hip length and a beautiful length to maintain! I'm hoping to reach it at the end of this year. But I'm also hoping to reach tbl sometime next year as well. All I'm aiming for is health and gaining length.

[hollygolightly]

i remember being at your length june of last year. now i'm at WL+, and trying to rehab my ends also. I mean, they are looking good right now but I always like to keep them looking and feeling healthy. I also think hip length and a beautiful length to maintain! I'm hoping to reach it at the end of this year. But I'm also hoping to reach tbl sometime next year as well. All I'm aiming for is health and gaining length.

that's true, i'm so focused on gaining length that I forgot healthy looking hair is also something I wanted. I think when I fully reach waist I"ll microtrim monthly for a while, at least until I even out my hemline

[Dark40]

that's true, i'm so focused on gaining length that I forgot healthy looking hair is also something I wanted. I think when I fully reach waist I"ll microtrim monthly for a while, at least until I even out my hemline

yeah, me too also focused on gaining length but you want to make sure that the ends are healthy so that you can gain the length that you want so that you can reach your goals. yes, that would be a good thing to do once you've fully reached waist is to microtrim monthly for a while, at least until you even out your hemline. yes, i always love a blunt, thick, even hemline!

[Lisa Long4Life]

I went and had a chop so I will be leaving this thread until I get back to waist length. :)

https://i.imgur.com/LOa4jnY.jpg

[Siv]

Update on the maintaining vs growing discussion:

I switched to silicone and sulphate free for a bit because of concern for environmental issues (and a bit of scalp tenderness tbh). I used to use a crap-tonne of silicones to be able to detangle my hair because I have ultra-fine hair strands, but I think I found a silicone free DT to keep my hair relatively tangle-free... However now I see how frazzled my ends really are (when the silicones aren't "temporarily gluing them back together"), so I cut back from WL+ to WL, and will definitely maintain there for awhile. Maybe for all of 2019? We'll see how things develop, I suppose.

[Tinyponies]

Lisa magic! That’s quite a change. Were you dealing with damaged ends? It looks like you have more thickness at the mid back now. Lovely hair and looks like you’ll be back to waist in no time. Come back and join us in bsl>waist?

(Confessed lurker here :waves: see you all maybe mid June)

[spirals]

I just did the Shower Length Test™--curlies will understand--and I think I'm very close to tailbone, technically. Not to be inappropriate, but it's maybe 1 inch or less from the exact middle of my uh, vertical smile. Unfortunately it only LOOKS hip-length.

[Milady_DeWinter]

Also posted on other threads, but oh well: I'm calling BCL today!

I can't deny it anymore, despite I still don't feel like it... I guess I won't feel like it until TBL or Classic :p

Hair brushed and bunned for days, so my texture is all gone.

https://i.imgur.com/eW2wWCo.jpg

[Ylva]

Congratulations Milady! :cheer:

[enting]

Hooray Milady_DeWinter, you're there! It won't feel like it until it's past that point. Only the tips of your hair are making contact with your body there so it's hard to really feel it right when you hit the mark.

[vpatt]

Yay, Milady, beautiful as always!!

[Ophidian]

I am terrible at keeping up with the length threads, but I would like to join! I’ve been growing out a longish pixie (after years of buzz/side/undercuts) for almost exactly 3 years now. I dusted a tiny bit off the tips maybe a year ago but other than that it’s been no trims so I have natural layers that are beginning to fairytale, with the shortest around MBL and the longest just past waist when stretched. I did lose about 3/4” of circumference due to a stress shed about 4” ago, so I expect my taper to increase when the thickness starts growing back in, but I don’t have plans to trim for the foreseeable future.

My current favorite way to wear my hair at this length is probably a figure 8 bun held with Amish pins. How about you all?

[Corvana]

I am terrible at keeping up with the length threads, but I would like to join! I’ve been growing out a longish pixie (after years of buzz/side/undercuts) for almost exactly 3 years now. I dusted a tiny bit off the tips maybe a year ago but other than that it’s been no trims so I have natural layers that are beginning to fairytale, with the shortest around MBL and the longest just past waist when stretched. I did lose about 3/4” of circumference due to a stress shed about 4” ago, so I expect my taper to increase when the thickness starts growing back in, but I don’t have plans to trim for the foreseeable future.

My current favorite way to wear my hair at this length is probably a figure 8 bun held with Amish pins. How about you all?

Welcome to the thread!!! I'm glad to see you here!!

I've also been terrible with keeping up in them too, tbh.

Mine's currently a LWB with my fork, although I just learned that using my stick the way I use my fork (by going through the side and not the loop) is just as comfortable and stable. Going through the loop lately has been uncomfortable recently, and I assume it's because I'm at an awkward spot.

[Ylva]

Welcome to the thread, Ophidian!

My favourite way to wear my hair right now is definitely a braided cinnabun secured with spin pins.

[UP Lisa]

Welcome to the thread, Ophidian!

My favourite way to wear my hair right now is definitely a braided cinnabun secured with spin pins.


I never think of doing that! I like spin pins, but forget to use them.

[Ophidian]

Thanks Corvana and Ylva! I do find that disc and LWB's with a fork are secure and comfortable (my hair escapes too much with single sticks), but I don't like the way they look on me for some reason. I think I prefer buns that have a wider base and don't pooch out from my head so much. I still wear them but since discovering that I can do a figure 8 with pins, not as much. My other go to style is still a plain old english braid clipped up with a ficci, but I don't wear that one out of the house much as it's usually my sleep braid that I was too lazy to redo ;).

I remember really liking to do double braided buns when my hair was shorter with spin pins when my hair was shorter. I think I stopped because mine were cheap and the finish chipped off, but I loved the style.

[ArabellaRose]

My current go to is a nautilus with either a stick or a fork, my favourite for aesthetic is a spock bun though :)

[spirals]

I just trimmed off like a half inch and it feels so short!

[Groovy Granny]

I got rid of some dyed ends (I'm still not rid of everything of the old bleach but now my hemline is in way better conditon an sooo much thicker and softer :crush: ) and I will linger in this thread for a little bit longer :laugh:
no, the cut isn't wonky - I'm just bad at taking photos :doh:
The diffencen in colour is due to a different time of day - midmorning and just short of dawn Very pretty cut and color!


I would like to join in! I've reached WL+. I'm looking forward to growing with you guys and growing to TBL by the end of the year.

Yay :cheer:


I'm at BCL. I'd reached this last year but then trimmed a bit over an inch on the first of January and really felt I couldn't claim BCL still. It wasn't like it was way off, it just didn't feel like it was quite there, if you know what I mean? Anyway, I looked at my hair in the mirror when getting ready this morning and realised it's solidly at BCL again - yay! Now on to TBL...

Awesome :thumbsup:


I went and had a chop so I will be leaving this thread until I get back to waist length.


So thick and shiny :)


Also posted on other threads, but oh well: I'm calling BCL today!

I can't deny it anymore, despite I still don't feel like it... I guess I won't feel like it until TBL or Classic :p

Hair brushed and bunned for days, so my texture is all gone.

Congrats :applause:

I dusted 1/4" to snip racers last night and am @Hip presently :flower:

I will continue to hover @ Hip and TBL depending on monthly dustings and seasonal hemline maintenance.

Happy growing to all :waving:

[WyntreBlossom]

I'm officially calling waist at 27 inches and my hair meeting my hands in this photo meaning I've hit my waist marker! TBL is mg final goal (for now) so this might be my last thread like this one. But hello everyone I'm migrating over here after graduation from my previous thread! I look forward to growing with everyone!

https://i.imgur.com/JfH12Gp.jpg

[Ylva]

Welcome, WyntreBlossom! :) Nice to have you with us!

I'll be hanging out here for a good while, still, since I cut back to solid hip just a while ago and from hip to BCL is among my longest stretches, I think. Then, I'll zoom over to TBL a couple of months after hitting BCL. :doh:

[zmirina]

I'm not sure if I've hit waist yet, but I'm very close, so let's assume that I'm there at 22".

My hair is just borderline on the mainstream "acceptable" length. I cannot wait to get it to a "weird" length, with all the pricessy feelz it brings me when I'm there

[Groovy Granny]

I'm officially calling waist at 27 inches and my hair meeting my hands in this photo meaning I've hit my waist marker! TBL is mg final goal (for now) so this might be my last thread like this one. But hello everyone I'm migrating over here after graduation from my previous thread! I look forward to growing with everyone!





I'll be hanging out here for a good while, still, since I cut back to solid hip just a while ago and from hip to BCL is among my longest stretches, I think. Then, I'll zoom over to TBL a couple of months after hitting BCL. :doh:


I'm not sure if I've hit waist yet, but I'm very close, so let's assume that I'm there at 22".

My hair is just borderline on the mainstream "acceptable" length. I cannot wait to get it to a "weird" length, with all the pricessy feelz it brings me when I'm there

Congrats to you all ~ happy growing :cheer:

[zmirina]

I'm officially calling waist at 27 inches and my hair meeting my hands in this photo meaning I've hit my waist marker! TBL is mg final goal (for now) so this might be my last thread like this one. But hello everyone I'm migrating over here after graduation from my previous thread! I look forward to growing with everyone!

https://i.imgur.com/JfH12Gp.jpg

I wish there was a chance my hair will grow out to look as intentionally ombre as yours

[WyntreBlossom]

I'm not even sure how the color happened to be quite honest lol! I had it dyed red for years and years and then just stopped dying and this is the result

[vpatt]

So I keep waffling back and forth on this...first (on me) bcl and tbl are the same, next no they are different, now I'm again thinking they are the same. I swear I could measure 10 times in 5 minutes and get 10 different measurements! But I think bcl and tbl are 4 inches away. So I hope in at least a year I can be there. It's possible Jan 1, 2020 ....But who kmows? Only the shadow knows......

[spitfire511]

Hey all - I think I'm jumping over here (finally!) and likely forever. :D

My end goal is probably no longer than hip - but I *really* need to maintain at waist for a bit to thicken this hemline up and make some of these damaged ends go bye bye - but in the meantime - I didn't honestly think I'd ever make it this far - amazing what a little benign neglect and being 'too busy' can do (not that y'all didn't already know that! :D

vpatt I gotta say your color is incredible! LOVE your hair!

https://i.imgur.com/2fjFYttl.jpg

[GrowlingCupcake]

spitfire511, damage, and thin ends? Your hair looks great! How long are you planning on maintaining for?

I'm officially measuring 38 inches now, so hopefully I'll reach TBL by autumn (September). It seems to be 0.5 inches a month right now, and TBL is 40 inches for me. It'll be nice to call TBL by my birthday https://i.imgur.com/YFyj7qQ.png

[spitfire511]

spitfire511, damage, and thin ends? Your hair looks great! How long are you planning on maintaining for?

I'm officially measuring 38 inches now, so hopefully I'll reach TBL by autumn (September). It seems to be 0.5 inches a month right now, and TBL is 40 inches for me. It'll be nice to call TBL by my birthday https://i.imgur.com/YFyj7qQ.png


WOOHOO! Birthday milestones are officially the best. :D

So everything that looks 'blonde' at the bottom there stays CRAZY dry - and all the little springy bits that are poking up in the canopy are broken. I have 8 million white dots and splits! (And trying NOT to pick them is my biggest challenge!) Really I'd just like to maintain/grow slowly and do microtrims regularly until some of that has grown out. I think some piece of my brain wants the hemline weight that I have at shorter lengths - though that may not be realistic? TBH, my hair has never been this long before so it's a whole new world!

I'm still working on how to prevent sun damage as my hair bleaches out in the sun pretty quickly , and we spend a LOT of time outdoors doing activities that aren't sun-hat friendly (mountain biking, motorcycle riding - though I think I have that one licked with a buff- multi-day backpacking and etc.) not to mention, hats make my forehead break out!! I need tatsuoni's scarf skills!

[ravenskey]

Only 2cm from TBL at 39".

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36759&d=1557070011
This picture makes my hair look longer than it really is.

[spitfire511]

Only 2cm from TBL at 39".

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36759&d=1557070011
This picture makes my hair look longer than it really is.


GAH - beautiful!!

[vpatt]

Hey all - I think I'm jumping over here (finally!) and likely

vpatt I gotta say your color is incredible! LOVE your hair!

https://i.imgur.com/2fjFYttl.jpg

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:blossom::smooch: thank you so much and WELCOME. I have to say I love your color a bunch! My color is typical of silver it changes with the light.

[spitfire511]

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:blossom::smooch: thank you so much and WELCOME. I have to say I love your color a bunch! My color is typical of silver it changes with the light.

Yay! Thank you! I honestly thought I'd never be part of this thread and CERTAINLY not changing my goal to hip (because you know - it's like being younger - I knew everything! Until I got there and didn't :lol:)

I am *itching* for henna color at the moment - but I've been completely virgin colorwise (used to use heat some) for like errrr 16 years? So I'm hesitant to do anything with it.

I honestly am so looking forward to silver and all the lovely light changes etc! (Though I hear redheads frequently have a pink phase before they hit silver? So I guess we'll see about that! :p )

[Groovy Granny]

Hey all - I think I'm jumping over here (finally!) and likely forever. :D

My end goal is probably no longer than hip - but I *really* need to maintain at waist for a bit to thicken this hemline up and make some of these damaged ends go bye bye - but in the meantime - I didn't honestly think I'd ever make it this far - amazing what a little benign neglect and being 'too busy' can do (not that y'all didn't already know that! :D
Congrats; it looks so pretty :)


Only 2cm from TBL at 39".
This picture makes my hair look longer than it really is.

Wow....what pretty colors and texture :heart:

Happy growing :cheer:

[amiraaah]

I’m finally joining :cheer: this stage will be very hard to me because every time my hair grows to waist+ i chop it back to APL. this time i hope i will not chop it. I will be posting here constantly to be encouraged.

https://i.postimg.cc/vTswdgSL/CD36-BEFB-5-C9-D-421-D-B4-FD-0-BC19-B67-D6-C4.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Pp2RWxHP)

[Ylva]

Welcome to the thread, amiraaah and congratulations on your milestone! :) So nice to have you here!

[lapushka]

Only 2cm from TBL at 39".

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36759&d=1557070011
This picture makes my hair look longer than it really is.

Oh OK, because I was going to say that is more like 2 cm from classic. :D Gorgeous!

[Dark40]

Yeah, j was going to say the same thing too, ravenskey! You look like you're 2cm from classic.

[milosmomma]

Hello everyone! I have called waist a bit ago but just seen this thread pop back up, not sure if I've posted yet.
Wow ravenskey, your texture and color are just stunning!
Amiraaah how beautiful your hair looks and I love how uniform your waves are :)
Hi spitfire, were moving threads together yay! I agree I love your color as well.
According to my goal length this will be my last length thread I join, but I fear I have picked up lhc-itis so only time will tell where my journey takes me. Happy to be here with you all :)

[GrowlingCupcake]

ravenskey, beautiful!
amiraaah, I just love your wave/curls.
spitfire511, congratulations on getting here :)
milosmomma, welcome :)

I'm really hoping to graduate this thread this year; I'm fairly certain I will.

My growth rate is pretty slow at about 4 to 5 inches a year, closer to 4. Some of that is breakage, but I think the three main factors for my slow growth rate are diabetes/high insulin/blood sugar, stress/pain/illness, and dandruff. The dandruff is being taken care of, and I am now almost itch, and flake free! And my blood sugar levels are getting better with some additional vigilance.

Not there with the stress/pain/illness, though.

[spitfire511]

Hello everyone! I have called waist a bit ago but just seen this thread pop back up, not sure if I've posted yet.
Wow ravenskey, your texture and color are just stunning!
Amiraaah how beautiful your hair looks and I love how uniform your waves are :)
Hi spitfire, were moving threads together yay! I agree I love your color as well.
According to my goal length this will be my last length thread I join, but I fear I have picked up lhc-itis so only time will tell where my journey takes me. Happy to be here with you all :)


Hahaha - I was just thinking the same thing - I've sworn for almost 9 years now that all I wanted was waist (and kept cutting anyway!) Now that I'm here, I'm like - Nah - hip sounds good - I fear I will get there and then be looking for the next goal too! :D

[spitfire511]

ravenskey, beautiful!
amiraaah, I just love your wave/curls.
spitfire511, congratulations on getting here :)
milosmomma, welcome :)

I'm really hoping to graduate this thread this year; I'm fairly certain I will.

My growth rate is pretty slow at about 4 to 5 inches a year, closer to 4. Some of that is breakage, but I think the three main factors for my slow growth rate are diabetes/high insulin/blood sugar, stress/pain/illness, and dandruff. The dandruff is being taken care of, and I am now almost itch, and flake free! And my blood sugar levels are getting better with some additional vigilance.

Not there with the stress/pain/illness, though.

Gosh growlingcupcake possibly I'm oblivious (not uncommon) but I had no idea you had that much going on! I think your persistence is amazing with all of that! Congrats on the dandruff progress and here's hoping that some of the stress and illness will be less in the coming year! :flower:

[Corvana]

Oooh yay welcome welcome everyone who's joined since I last checked!! I love when people reach milestones hehe.

[ravenskey]

Thank you to everyone who commented on my hair (I've not been here much recently) and I've hit TBL!!!!
Happy growing to everyone here, I will now be in the Tailbone to Classic thread.

[daisy rei]

Congrats, ravenskey! :applause Your hair is stunning - can't wait to see it reach longer lengths!


Meanwhile, I will be in this thread for at least two more years. *sigh*

[Corvana]

Thank you to everyone who commented on my hair (I've not been here much recently) and I've hit TBL!!!!
Happy growing to everyone here, I will now be in the Tailbone to Classic thread.

Congratulations!!

[shaluwm_agape]

Hoping to be here soon but right now just admiring everyone's gorgeous manes

[LittleHealthy]

Hahaha, me too, Shaluwm_agape! Just here looking at dreamy manes while I’m stuck in the mid back abyss

[Tinyponies]

Ha, ditto ^^ I’ll be here soon. Maybe :)
Great to come here for some inspiration :love: