Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[Groovy Granny]

Telogen effluvium. :)

It does look better dry, but I think wet hair is sort of less forgiving, so it shows the truth better.

OH...dear heart (((Hugs)))

I am a retired nurse and had no clue; TBH...I had to google it!
I was into internal medicine and not dermatology; in fact way back then (45 years ago) the derm docs were just becoming a 'thing'.

Praying for the healing of your condition...and your hope on days when your hair seems sparse :pray:

Wet hair may show the truth better, but we would never know the difference...at least in pics vs person...it is so pretty :love:

[Ylva]

OH...dear heart (((Hugs)))

I am a retired nurse and had no clue; TV+BH...I had to google it!
I was into internal medicine and not dermatology; in fact way back then (45 years ago) the derm docs were just becoming a 'thing'.

Praying for the healing of your condition...and your hope on days when your hair seems sparse :pray:

Wet hair may show the truth better, but we would never know the difference...at least in pics vs person...it is so pretty :love:

Thank you kindly for all your comforting words. :heartbeat

Indeed, such specialists are a rather recent development. I also didn't go to one for financial reasons but a GP who was luckily able to diagnose it. I think I have somewhat come to terms with the thinning and I do believe that everything will be okay in the end. A lot of big stuff has happened during the past few months, really it's no wonder that my hair is falling out, haha.

By the way, I can never believe your stats when I see the F/ii! Your hair simply looks so thick and voluminous. Are you sure you're ii and not ii/iii or iii?

[Groovy Granny]

Thank you kindly for all your comforting words. :heartbeat

Indeed, such specialists are a rather recent development. I also didn't go to one for financial reasons but a GP who was luckily able to diagnose it. I think I have somewhat come to terms with the thinning and I do believe that everything will be okay in the end. A lot of big stuff has happened during the past few months, really it's no wonder that my hair is falling out, haha.

By the way, I can never believe your stats when I see the F/ii! Your hair simply looks so thick and voluminous. Are you sure you're ii and not ii/iii or iii?

:lol: Nope...it is all 'fluff' I assure you ...which quickly deflates as days pass after a shampoo, and especially if the air is dry ;)

My pony circ is 'just' 2.5"

But thank you :flowers:

[Ylva]

:lol: Nope...it is all 'fluff' I assure you ...which quickly deflates as days pass after a shampoo, and especially if the air is dry ;)

My pony circ is 'just' 2.5"

But thank you :flowers:

I'm jealous of your fluff! :D

Here are the wet ends:

https://i.ibb.co/KzHkykj/poopedyends.jpg

Again, there is some annoying chemical treatment border at ~BSL. I wish it was at least just fairytaleing evenly rather than in chunks like that. It looked quite even before I started shedding, but I guess that + some inevitable breakage is starting to show now.

[Groovy Granny]

I'm jealous of your fluff! :D

Here are the wet ends:
Again, there is some annoying chemical treatment border at ~BSL. I wish it was at least just fairytaleing evenly rather than in chunks like that. It looked quite even before I started shedding, but I guess that + some inevitable breakage is starting to show now.

Oh thank you :o.....I get you now.......I'm sorry :( (((HUGS))

Just looking I would have thought fairytale ends TBH.

There's not too much that is thin though....so now the stress is over, perhaps with small trims it will thicken up again :cheer:

[Ylva]

Oh thank you :o.....I get your now.......I'm sorry :( (((HUGS))

Just looking I would have thought fairytale ends TBH.

There's not too much that is thin though....so now the stress is over, perhaps with small trims it will thicken up again :cheer:

The shedding should gradually ease, I am hoping that it will have slowed down significantly by the end of the year. I don't think I will have a big trim unless the ends become totally see-through. Otherwise, a small trim at the end of the year and another in the summer. :)

[Groovy Granny]

The shedding should gradually ease, I am hoping that it will have slowed down significantly by the end of the year. I don't think I will have a big trim unless the ends become totally see-through. Otherwise, a small trim at the end of the year and another in the summer. :)

That sounds reasonable and hopeful :cheer:

If we weren't made aware of the situation, we never would have noticed.

[Ylva]

Soaking wet, I'm like 2 cm away from BCL and I'm getting suuuuuuper antsy.

It's not helping that I'm due for a trim in December. Even though it'll just be 0.5-1 cm, it's such a stupid timing because it might just take me back above BCL.

Gaah, I must come up with distractions! :D

[Tinyponies]

That’s quite exciting Ylva. Good enough reason to be antsy :) bcl to me seems like a major milestone.

I washed my hair at/in the spring yesterday and it dried very nice again, so I was able to wear it down all evening as we were out visiting friends. It felt lovely.

I keep wondering, how long will it be in the back before I can touch my belly button with a piece in front? Obvs some length will be lost in crossing to the middle of my body.

[Ylva]

That’s quite exciting Ylva. Good enough reason to be antsy :) bcl to me seems like a major milestone.

I washed my hair at/in the spring yesterday and it dried very nice again, so I was able to wear it down all evening as we were out visiting friends. It felt lovely.

I keep wondering, how long will it be in the back before I can touch my belly button with a piece in front? Obvs some length will be lost in crossing to the middle of my body.

It would be easier if it was the first time I was reaching it, I think, but I just want to get to a point where I can actually grow into uncharted territories.

Washing in natural water is something I'd really like to do one day. Maybe I'll try it up in the mountains sometime!

[spirals]

Two and a half years of growth.
June 2017
https://i.postimg.cc/ctdPb3DB/IMG-20170611-212516-Edited.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ctdPb3DB)

September 2018
https://i.postimg.cc/y3PDJH9b/lengthpicsept18.jpg (https://postimg.cc/y3PDJH9b)

March 2019
https://i.postimg.cc/K3mKTrfB/IMG-20190323-151134596.jpg (https://postimg.cc/K3mKTrfB)

Last week
https://i.postimg.cc/8JPSTbbN/IMG-20191111-145602320.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8JPSTbbN)

The last picture is really faded out for some reason. My favorite is the picture from last March.

[Ylva]

Gorgeous, spirals!! The March photo is my favourite as well, but your hair looks amazing in all of them. :)

Here's my wet/damp hair yesterday (in fashionable sleeping gear).

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39117&d=1574260685

Frankly, I don't see any difference when comparing it to this photo (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=38789&d=1571314621) from a month ago - except thinner ends, haha. Maybe a month just isn't enough time when talking about wavy hair.

[spirals]

Thank you, Ylva. I went through a phase where the ends seemed thin at the length where you are now. Just keep micro-trimming and I bet eventually they'll thicken up. I love the color of your hair.

[barnet_fair]

Hello all! :waving: Joining this thread as I've hit waist and am really excited about growing further. I hope you are all enjoying your beautiful hair at this length - I certainly am!

Growing past hip (which I suppose I might hit in about a year's time with a trim in between) will be an interesting journey for me as I like to wear my hair loose in the evenings, so I'm sure I'll discover more about the "hairgonomics" of my living environment as it finds new things to get caught in.

I've also noticed that many of my coarser hairs are a bit wavy on the last couple of inches past MBL. Currently I'm not sure if this is some sort of damage, or if my texture will actually become more wavy as it grows longer. I'll post some photos at some point of this and the length.

[Ylva]

Thank you, Ylva. I went through a phase where the ends seemed thin at the length where you are now. Just keep micro-trimming and I bet eventually they'll thicken up. I love the color of your hair.

Thank you! It is very frustrating because I had decently thick ends just a while ago and then started shedding like mad because of shock-induced telogen effluvium. But it'll be okay. I'm mentally prepared to have fairytale ends again.


Hello all! :waving: Joining this thread as I've hit waist and am really excited about growing further. I hope you are all enjoying your beautiful hair at this length - I certainly am!

Growing past hip (which I suppose I might hit in about a year's time with a trim in between) will be an interesting journey for me as I like to wear my hair loose in the evenings, so I'm sure I'll discover more about the "hairgonomics" of my living environment as it finds new things to get caught in.

I've also noticed that many of my coarser hairs are a bit wavy on the last couple of inches past MBL. Currently I'm not sure if this is some sort of damage, or if my texture will actually become more wavy as it grows longer. I'll post some photos at some point of this and the length.

Hi, welcome! :waving:

[Estrid]

Beautiful progress, spirals! Your hair has grown a lot!

I struggle to see a difference when I take photos month to month, but I'm sure your hair is longer now than last month, Ylva :p Looking great either way!


I forgot about my monthly photo, I was supposed to start with them again. I took one today even though it's a few days late, but better than nothing (and yes, it's braid waves)

https://i.imgur.com/dqCrJxT.jpg?1


ETA: Welcome to the thread, barnet_fair!

[Tinyponies]

Wow looking really beautiful, Estrid. Your colour looks so rich on this pic. :)

[Siv]

Oh so pretty :crush:

[JulianaCapalbo]

Everyone's hair looks absolutely gorgeous! I am 14 and my hair is to my hip (stretched). I cant wait until my hair (naturally) hits hip without stretching (my hair is very curly). Hopefully I will hit tailbone stretched around next May.

[Sabrina Fair]

Can I join? I'm currently between Hip and BCL (and I'm so short waisted that my waist and hip are only one inch apart), but I'm about to cut back to hip to get rid of the worst of my raggedy ends, and then microtrim for... well, it feels like it's going to take forever to slowly trim off the damage/reduce the taper while still trying to slowly grow. TBL+ with a decent hemline is my goal...

[Ylva]

Thank you, Estrid! Your hair is looking super pretty.


Can I join? I'm currently between Hip and BCL (and I'm so short waisted that my waist and hip are only one inch apart), but I'm about to cut back to hip to get rid of the worst of my raggedy ends, and then microtrim for... well, it feels like it's going to take forever to slowly trim off the damage/reduce the taper while still trying to slowly grow. TBL+ with a decent hemline is my goal...

Maybe you'll want to join us over here (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=149604) as well? :)

[Sabrina Fair]

Thank you, Estrid! Your hair is looking super pretty.



Maybe you'll want to join us over here (https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=149604) as well? :)

Ooooh! Thank you for the link! Scooting over to join right now :run:

[Estrid]

Thank you! (The camera made it a bit more warm-looking)

Welcome to the thread, Sabrina Fair :o

[Solgave]

My plan was to microtrim and keep growing, but the urge to thicken the hemline has been greater than the wish to have longer hair. This is the longest hair I have ever had and I do not feel unhappy maintaining for a while. I think I will just continue to maintain at about waistlenght until i am ready to grow onwards.

https://i.imgur.com/VX8NRu9.jpg?1

[Ylva]

That length looks nice, Solgave!

My hair today. I haven't accurately checked how far I am from BCL for a while, I'll try to do that next time I wash my hair or something like that.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39230&d=1575144415

[Estrid]

Beautiful, both of you! :o

Your hair looks so long in that photo, Ylva.

[Ylva]

Beautiful, both of you! :o

Your hair looks so long in that photo, Ylva.

Thank you! :) To be fair, I think that's an illusion because I'm slimmer now than in the past.

[Estrid]

Thank you! :) To be fair, I think that's an illusion because I'm slimmer now than in the past.

Haha, well, it still looks nice and long, illusion or not :p

You made me want to take a natural texture photo again, feels like it's been a long time since I did that. Maybe I can manage to do it tomorrow...

[spirals]

My plan was to microtrim and keep growing, but the urge to thicken the hemline has been greater than the wish to have longer hair. This is the longest hair I have ever had and I do not feel unhappy maintaining for a while. I think I will just continue to maintain at about waistlenght until i am ready to grow onwards.

https://i.imgur.com/VX8NRu9.jpg?1

Your hair color is absolutely ethereal! :heartbeat

[Siv]

How's the growing out your natural going Ylva? From the picture above I think your roots look really nice and gradual! Almost like an ombre effect :)

[Ylva]

How's the growing out your natural going Ylva? From the picture above I think your roots look really nice and gradual! Almost like an ombre effect :)

It's going pretty well, thanks! I am absolutely in love with how my virgin hair feels and can't wait to get more of it. Yeah, it's not too bad! My virgin colour looks A LOT darker in that photo than it is in real life, though. :)

[Siv]

That's great to hear! Yes I figured the lighting would change the colour a bit, still, it's a really nice photo!

[wo]

Second-day church hair. :) I don't know what body marker I'm at but I'm somewhere in this range. You can see on the right shoulder, I have a section of lighter and straight hair. Idk why but that showed up a few months ago.
https://i.imgur.com/i15y472.jpg

[Tinyponies]

Solgave, Ylva, wo, so beautiful all of you!
I accidentally experimented with a coney shampoo last two washes, but this wash I’ve gone back to my Shea moisture shampoo with the masque. I missed this feeling of soft clumpy hair so much!
Pics are of last wash compared to this one - waves dried in a damp bun so they’re a bit weird but still there, I think :)

https://i.imgur.com/LFzO0si.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dd95pGy.jpg

[S&S]

Two and a half years of growth.

Last week
https://i.postimg.cc/8JPSTbbN/IMG-20191111-145602320.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8JPSTbbN)

The last picture is really faded out for some reason. My favorite is the picture from last March.

Wow, that is quite impressive! How fast does your hair grow?

[spirals]

Wow, that is quite impressive! How fast does your hair grow?You know, I'm not even sure. I started at 16 inches 7 1/2 years ago and it's probably around 36" now. But I don't know exactly how much I've cut off in trimming. I'm fairly certain it's been at least 2" per year. I suspect my hair doesn't grow very fast, just the usual 1/2" per month.

[poli]

You all look fantastic!
I decided to gain some length next year and this is my starting point hip+
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39265&d=1575269092

[Tinyponies]

Lovely, poli :) and that light! Isn’t henna in early/late light just one of the best things ever.

I love your curls, spirals. They’re in another league.

[poli]

Lovely, poli :) and that light! Isn’t henna in early/late light just one of the best things ever.

I love your curls, spirals. They’re in another league.

Thank you :) And yes, henna on bright winter day is like radioactive tiger lily :cool:

[spirals]

Lovely, poli :) and that light! Isn’t henna in early/late light just one of the best things ever.

I love your curls, spirals. They’re in another league.

Oh, I didn't see this. Thank you! Meanwhile, I'm in awe of wo's hair.

[Tinyponies]

Oh, I didn't see this. Thank you! Meanwhile, I'm in awe of wo's hair.
Yep me too, wo your hair is stunning.

Endless, infinite variety in our hair, such a wonderful thing. Each with their own beauty.

[wo]

Oh, I didn't see this. Thank you! Meanwhile, I'm in awe of wo's hair.


Yep me too, wo your hair is stunning.

Endless, infinite variety in our hair, such a wonderful thing. Each with their own beauty.
Thank you so much! Spirals, I think we have really similar hair, but yours is thicker and has more body. It's beautiful!

[spirals]

You can see on the right shoulder, I have a section of lighter and straight hair. Idk why but that showed up a few months ago.
https://i.imgur.com/i15y472.jpg

Yeah, what IS that? The hair right over my ears on both sides is stick-straight. It's like I'm a chimera or something. Yours is new, though. Mine's been that way forever.

[GlacierLacie]

I measured my hair today, it's 31 inches, im not sure if that qualifies as waist length but ??? I measured it towards the beginning of november and it was around 29 1/2 inches. The side lengths were 24 and now they are 25 inches. My mind is like?? really? my hair is growing? I know that for me it grows faster in the cold months but like...wow. Maybe I've never actually paid attention to the length? I mean it ends at the end of my rib when pulled to the front so maybe I guess thats waist length? :confused:

When I google 31 inch hair though ... i get results that dont look like 31 inches. I could be in disbelief but im happy to see it grow!!

[wo]

Yeah, what IS that? The hair right over my ears on both sides is stick-straight. It's like I'm a chimera or something. Yours is new, though. Mine's been that way forever.
Ooo that's interesting yours does that too. My other side is also pretty straight and different in texture, but this side just gave up all attempts at curling recently lol.

[Ylva]

I measured my hair today, it's 31 inches, im not sure if that qualifies as waist length but ??? I measured it towards the beginning of november and it was around 29 1/2 inches. The side lengths were 24 and now they are 25 inches. My mind is like?? really? my hair is growing? I know that for me it grows faster in the cold months but like...wow. Maybe I've never actually paid attention to the length? I mean it ends at the end of my rib when pulled to the front so maybe I guess thats waist length? :confused:

When I google 31 inch hair though ... i get results that dont look like 31 inches. I could be in disbelief but im happy to see it grow!!

Inches don't tell much in the end since our bodies are all different length and shape. There are also different measurement methods - some people measure from the scalp, while here, it is encouraged to measure from the front hairline.

The waist is the thinnest part of your torso, so if your hair reaches there while in the back, it's waist length. :)

[Siv]

*trying to catch up with all the pretty picturessss*

So beautiful all of you! @spirals @wo @tinyponies @poli @estrid :crush: (+ sorry if I missed anyone!)

[moontree]

I think I belong here now! I don't remember the point at which one calls Tailbone but I'm close to that I think. I'm really out of practice taking length shots so forgive the blurry pictures.
https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/Keyake/IMG_20191202_104107223_zpshqppn5cg.jpg
https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/Keyake/IMG_20191202_104138523_zpsc7t7xvbj.jpg

[Tinyponies]

Yay thanks Siv :)

Welcome moontree, stunning hair! :inlove:

[Siv]

Oh wow, great waves @moontree!

[GlacierLacie]

Inches don't tell much in the end since our bodies are all different length and shape. There are also different measurement methods - some people measure from the scalp, while here, it is encouraged to measure from the front hairline.

The waist is the thinnest part of your torso, so if your hair reaches there while in the back, it's waist length. :)

I always measure from my front hairline down my back to the ends. I started measuring the side though because my bangs have grown out a lot. I dont even think this is fast hair growth it just makes me happy :p

[spirals]

*trying to catch up with all the pretty picturessss*

So beautiful all of you! @spirals @wo @tinyponies @poli @estrid :crush: (+ sorry if I missed anyone!)

Awwww. <3 moontree, it's definitely tailbone if not longer.

[MadelineMomo]

I last trimmed my hair last December. Now it's December again, and I've got an appointment scheduled for next week. I just feel like once a year is a sensible timeframe, and it should help keep my hemline together. I'm thinking that taking off an inch would be ok, but I'm not sure. My hair is nearly butt-crack length when it's wet in the shower, so taking off an inch would feel like a change to me even if no one else could see it.

[Siv]

You'll regain that inch in just two months if your hair grows at an average rate! That really no time at all, just 8 weeks! :) Personally I've cut maybe half an inch 3-4 times this year and regaining that length takes no time!

ETA: so many exclamation marks! I must be really happy!

[katr]

I've been reading through this thread and wow you all have such beautiful hair! :D
Is is too late to join? My hair's around hip at the moment, although I'm getting a trim this week which will take me to just below WL. I can't post pics yet but you can see it in my avatar. I'm hoping to be at TBL or even longer by this time next year (fingers crossed!). I think it's worth trimming to get a straight hemline, but I hate losing the length :(

[S&S]

I can say I am officially at waist! :inlove:

[Siv]

I've been reading through this thread and wow you all have such beautiful hair! :D
Is is too late to join? My hair's around hip at the moment, although I'm getting a trim this week which will take me to just below WL. I can't post pics yet but you can see it in my avatar. I'm hoping to be at TBL or even longer by this time next year (fingers crossed!). I think it's worth trimming to get a straight hemline, but I hate losing the length :(

Of course you can join! And I'm around there too, hopefully somewhere on the butt by next year :D


I can say I am officially at waist! :inlove:

Congratulations!! :toast:

[Tinyponies]

Welcome katr :) there’s a “tbl by Christmas/Yule 2020” thread bobbing around if you haven’t found it yet.

Congrats S&S :heart: :D

[spirals]

I can say I am officially at waist! :inlove: https://i.postimg.cc/z3Ynsjnq/giphy.gif (https://postimg.cc/z3Ynsjnq) Congrats!

[Tinyponies]

What are your best simple sturdy updos, guys? (I’m a mid ii and just about hip).
My nautilus is misbehaving, the wraps around are making the middle poke out and I don’t like how it looks!
My lwb is hit and miss, stays put sometimes.
A twisted cinnamon bun stays ok ish but ends shred out.
My hair hates being plaited...

[Siv]

My hair likes the LWB, but if I use hair toys only a fork or beak clip works, not stick(s). (I imagine a Ficcare Maxima would work too) Also a knot bun with a tucked tail works fine, but it's not as sturdy. My go-to at work is a LWB or tucked knot bun with four spin pins. I twist the hair around itself rather than just wrap around the hand. So I twist it like I would for a cinnamon bun, but wrap like you do for any LWB. If that makes sense? It makes it sturdier and tighter. That sucker lasted me through a full day of self-defence practise at work :lol:

[TreesOfEternity]

At hip length I am enjoying the Posh Bun a lot! I don’t know or can’t do many styles yet but that bun is awesome. I hold it with a fork.

[spirals]

I had my hair up in a topknot today (my shower knot, in fact) and in the middle of my shift at my side job I took it down because it's heavy. I was ringing up a customer who interrupted me mid-sentence to compliment my hair as it was to the front on one side. I was not expecting that and it was so sweet. I forget how long it is until someone mentions it. It's to my waist in front now. I remember when that was a goal.

[spirals]

What are your best simple sturdy updos, guys? (I’m a mid ii and just about hip).
My nautilus is misbehaving, the wraps around are making the middle poke out and I don’t like how it looks!
My lwb is hit and miss, stays put sometimes.
A twisted cinnamon bun stays ok ish but ends shred out.
My hair hates being plaited...

I missed this post. I usually do a helix bun but horizontally instead of vertically. I work it kind of like you do an L-infinity. I do find the further I get from wash day, the more it slips out. My hair has a lot of traction when it's freshly washed because it's curly and a week later it has straightened out and buns don't stay in. So I use wrap pins in addition to a fork. Wrap pins are very long bobbie pins meant to hold a scarf wrapped around the head which is a method of keeping a blow-out intact. I don't purposely straighten my hair but I find those pins indispensable. If you have thick hair they will help hold just about any style. A nautilus at this point is too big because I like to put my buns close to the nape. If I wore it higher it would be pretty solid. I guess a lazy wrap is the most stationary bun but I just don't like it on me.

[Tinyponies]

Knot bun, posh bun, helix bun

All new to me, thanks so much for the suggestions! Off to try them out.

Happy growing to you all :heart:

[Corvana]

Hi hi hi! Long time no posty!! Let's see let's see... My hair is now BCL stretched! Well, a bit past. Not BCL wavy, and I don't think it technically ever will be :laugh:. My ends just sit right where my butt starts to curve out. It's like when my hair was SL and I had those bad flippies all over again! In the front my hair is nearly waist length! Never thought it'd ever be that long...

I see that there's a question about go to updos! I've just been doing a "lazy cinnabun". I twist and wrap my hair like I'm making a cinnabun, but I don't pin it flat or anything (because lazy). Then with the last bit I'll wrap around the base instead of the outside, and then just shove a fork through the side. It squishes up some to resemble a beebutt bun a little, but I do wrap the coils flat to my head and not under each other.

But lately this is the only comfortable bun I've been able to do. I'm really sad about it! Sometimes I can get a LWB to be comfortable, but then it will slip out at some point. I should really stop being lazy and look up more buns to try out instead of giving up :laugh:

How have you all been??? I've missed you guys!! Any fun milestones I've missed in the last... what... two and a half months?

[Tinyponies]

Hey Corvana :) I was just wondering how you were getting on recently with it being that time of year for seasonal and yearly updates. Glad to hear youre getting on well! Isn’t it funny how we go through these awkward bun stages, I thought once I had hair long enough to make a bun without it being super tight then my problems would all go away :lol: but nope!

Ive just tried the helix bun for the first time and my ends are just *barely* long enough to tuck in but its holding so far, I like how it looks and it means I get to use my favourite long two prong Jeter which usually only comes out when I’m going out for the evening and have an iPod that doesn’t need to be so robust.

I’m calling hip today! I’ve been called out on the seasonal and year growth threads :rollin: I’m pretty sure it’s there. But BCL is soo far away! It’s gonna be like the mid back abyss all over again. Maybe 5 inches - I’m in the TBL by Christmas 2020 thread and, well, if I make it there its going to be a very close thing.... But I’ll be there at tailbone, which is flipping amazing!

:heartbeat:

[Corvana]

Hey Corvana :) I was just wondering how you were getting on recently with it being that time of year for seasonal and yearly updates. Glad to hear youre getting on well! Isn’t it funny how we go through these awkward bun stages, I thought once I had hair long enough to make a bun without it being super tight then my problems would all go away :lol: but nope!

Ive just tried the helix bun for the first time and my ends are just *barely* long enough to tuck in but its holding so far, I like how it looks and it means I get to use my favourite long two prong Jeter which usually only comes out when I’m going out for the evening and have an iPod that doesn’t need to be so robust.

I’m calling hip today! I’ve been called out on the seasonal and year growth threads :rollin: I’m pretty sure it’s there. But BCL is soo far away! It’s gonna be like the mid back abyss all over again. Maybe 5 inches - I’m in the TBL by Christmas 2020 thread and, well, if I make it there its going to be a very close thing.... But I’ll be there at tailbone, which is flipping amazing!

:heartbeat:

Congrats on hip!!! It feels like you're flying through milestones! I think I'm in the TBL by Christmas 2020 thread too, but I honestly don't remember. I measure TBL at the bottom of the tailbone so that I get a milestone halfway between BCL and classic, so getting to TBL is gonna take ages :laugh:

Yeah I was the same way. "Once I get another inch or two, it'll be easy street!" Welp... That was true for a bit... :rollin:

[Tinyponies]

Thanks, yeah when I joined in October a year and a bit ago I was just past bsl and stalling from pure breakage of my ends so really really pleased with my progress.

A bit like you, fast through the milestones - your two sig pics look amazing - all that in two years! I haven’t trimmed at all since getting here, not sure if I will.

I’m measuring tbl at the bottom too, just feels right. Should be just bordering sit-onable...


Happy growing, Corvana :blossom:

[Tinyponies]

Update on my very awkward bun phase.

I tried the helix bun three mornings in a row and think I’ve almost cracked the theory of it. Can’t get it to stay up consistently- the first time I did it was the best, and ends shred out here and there. I think it’s a super clever and pretty looking bun.

Knot bun was pretty solid the one day I did it but I think I made the first loop a bit too big (a-la Torrin) so there’s room to improve that.

Has anyone got a decent vid tutorial for posh bun? I’m not sure I’ve found the right ting yet.

Yesterday I couldn’t get anything to sit right / stay up / not pull / look ok until in desperation I made a braid and coiled it up cinnamon bun style, and tucked the ends under (no hair tie!!). Now next day late morning it’s still there, on my flimsiest stick, having slept on it. Nothing is pulling, but the bun feels rock solid. It might be the loosest bun I’ve had in ages with regards to scalp hair, and that feels really nice.

My hair historically hates braids (loads of webby, grabby tangling when trying to do it) but this time it was pretty ok to plait. Will have to see how many ends shred out.

[Estrid]

I love reading through this thread and seeing all your progress! I've been so occupied lately, with a lot of thoughts in my head, that I haven't had the energy to reply to much myself. All series I've started to watch and enjoy seem to have this gloom over them too, so that's hardly helping. Sigh, I hope 2020 will bring much joy (and buns, please, I don't know why but I can't make any buns work comfortably right now).

My hair is doing its thing, growing, I haven't payed much attention to it, but I thought I should take a final photo for this year, so atm I'm waiting for it to dry. I noticed that when it's soaking wet it's almost at BCL, at least that's something.


ETA some hours later
My last photo of 2019:

https://i.imgur.com/Fdv0fp6.jpg?1

[Tinyponies]

Lovely, estrid :)
Totally with you on the bun struggles. Hope you suss out a new go-to soon x

[spirals]

I've heard that if you sit on the ground and your hair touches it, you are at tailbone. If that's true, I have 3 inches to go.

[spirals]

Yesterday I couldn’t get anything to sit right / stay up / not pull / look ok until in desperation I made a braid and coiled it up cinnamon bun style, and tucked the ends under (no hair tie!!). Now next day late morning it’s still there, on my flimsiest stick, having slept on it. Nothing is pulling, but the bun feels rock solid. It might be the loosest bun I’ve had in ages with regards to scalp hair, and that feels really nice.

Sometimes this is the only thing that works for me--braiding first, I mean.

[jenn14]

I'd say i'm at hip length right now, and right about when i reached waist length i started taking better care of my hair. At hip length i'm starting to notice my hair getting in the way more, so learning protective and comfortable hairstyles has been really important for me at my current length. I'm really learning to love buns that disperse the weight of my hair over a large part of my head, they're really comfortable and prevent tangles!

[Tinyponies]

I'd say i'm at hip length right now, and right about when i reached waist length i started taking better care of my hair. At hip length i'm starting to notice my hair getting in the way more, so learning protective and comfortable hairstyles has been really important for me at my current length. I'm really learning to love buns that disperse the weight of my hair over a large part of my head, they're really comfortable and prevent tangles!

Welcome jenn14, you’re certainly in the right place :) learning to do comfortable buns changed everything for me, even as a kid I couldn’t stand wearing a ponytail as it hurt my scalp. What’s your favourite so far?

[vpatt]

By this method I have 5 inches to go which could be up to 2 years depending on trims. So there is 5" between BCL and TBL. ..for me. That sounds like quite a difference.

Oops I was referring to spirals post.

[Ylva]

For TBL, I just go by where the thing points out of my butt. I don't know how right or wrong that is but that's where I call it. "Floor length when sitting" is a separate fun mini-milestone IMO. :) But they're both in that general area for sure. I have a relatively small butt so I don't feel I need many in-between milestones there, but someone with a different kind of body structure could well appreciate some.

[Ylva]

Got to spam this thread as well with an up-to-date photo.

BCL is close.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39579&d=1577900185

[vpatt]

Ylva I love your hair!

[lakhesis]

Got to spam this thread as well with an up-to-date photo.

BCL is close.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39579&d=1577900185

Beautiful hair and a pretty pic! :)

[Ylva]

Ylva I love your hair!

Beautiful hair and a pretty pic! :)

Thank you so much! :)

[shaluwm_agape]

Ylva Your hair looks stunning

[Siv]

Did my first monthly picture and measure of 2020... 8 cm until TBL (3 in) :eyebrows: five-ish months! but my actual goal is BCL and that's only two more months :cheer: cheering those follicles on!

[TreesOfEternity]

I love to see everyone progress in here, some of us are going to reach TBL finally this year yay!! :cheer:

This is my progress this year. The picture is cropped at TBL and I’m 9 inches from CL.

https://i.imgur.com/Fk4whQZl.jpg

[Tinyponies]

So beautiful, Trees :inlove: :heart: your neat ends are absolutely gorgeous and I’m usually a staunch advocate of the unkempt wild type :p

I should *just* reach tbl by the end of the year, fingers crossed.

[TreesOfEternity]

So beautiful, Trees :inlove: :heart: your neat ends are absolutely gorgeous and I’m usually a staunch advocate of the unkempt wild type :p

I should *just* reach tbl by the end of the year, fingers crossed.

That’s so sweet of you thank you! It means a lot :flower:

Lots of luck reaching TBL this year :o

[Sparkles122]

Hello, im graduating myself from the BSL to waist thread and im joining you guys here. I might be a little past waist. Im not sure when i’ll start trimming my damage out little by little. The damage starts around chin length, maybe slightly lower

https://i.postimg.cc/Lg8MXQtp/0-D81-F8-A3-2-D82-4-CC1-A6-F3-E6-B1306-A19-A7.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Lg8MXQtp)

[Ylva]

Ylva Your hair looks stunning

Thank you :heartbeat


I love to see everyone progress in here, some of us are going to reach TBL finally this year yay!! :cheer:

This is my progress this year. The picture is cropped at TBL and I’m 9 inches from CL.

https://i.imgur.com/Fk4whQZl.jpg

So beautiful! :heart:


Hello, im graduating myself from the BSL to waist thread and im joining you guys here. I might be a little past waist. Im not sure when i’ll start trimming my damage out little by little. The damage starts around chin length, maybe slightly lower

https://i.postimg.cc/Lg8MXQtp/0-D81-F8-A3-2-D82-4-CC1-A6-F3-E6-B1306-A19-A7.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Lg8MXQtp)

Welcome, Sparkles, and congrats on reaching (calling?) waist! :)

[Sparkles122]

Welcome, Sparkles, and congrats on reaching (calling?) waist! :)[/QUOTE]

Thank you! Feels good to be here!

[Sparkles122]

Welcome, Sparkles, and congrats on reaching (calling?) waist! :)

Thank you! Feels good to be here!

[vpatt]

I am at BCL, but I will be trimming at some point. Not really sure how long it will take to reach tbl. I will be here for a while. I remember how I felt when I first stopped cutting my hair, lol. I didn't believe I would ever get to this point.

[jane_marie]

Hello ladies and gents! I have decided to call waist length. :)

Here's my last length check!
https://i.imgur.com/qZ2J8QS.png?1

4" to the top of my hipbone!

[Dark40]

jane_marie, congratulations on your new milestone! :) That is definitely waist length. I remember when I was able to call my hair at waist length 2 years ago! Now, I'm moving on to a new milestone! :D

[jane_marie]

Thanks! Now, I'm growing with you in two threads! ❤

[Tinyponies]

Congrats Sparkles and Jane :blossom: :cheer:

Vpatt bcl! Wonderful :love: Looking forward to your next photos.

[Sparkles122]

Congrats Sparkles and Jane :blossom: :cheer:

Vpatt bcl! Wonderful :love: Looking forward to your next photos.

Thank you!! <3

[jane_marie]

Congrats Sparkles and Jane :blossom: :cheer:

Vpatt bcl! Wonderful :love: Looking forward to your next photos.

Thank you!

[TreesOfEternity]

Congrats jane_marie! :cheer: welcome to the thread!
Your hair is growing quite fast, it looks so nice :)

[jane_marie]

Congrats jane_marie! :cheer: welcome to the thread!
Your hair is growing quite fast, it looks so nice :)

Thanks for the warm welcome! I did the math yesterday and my average rate so far is around 1.125" a month. Who knows though, maybe now that it's winter it will slow down.

I'm hoping it hits HL by May.

[Wendyp]

Havent been here in forever! life has been crazy busy. think im at TBL or really close to it. happy new years everyone belated!

https://i.imgur.com/c7ifsLq.jpg

[Ylva]

Congrats jane_marie!

Hey Wendyp! I was thinking of you just a while ago, glad to see you back! :) Happy New Year!

[Wendyp]

Happy New Year!!

[Wendyp]

Better picture of my color, but the wind was blowing and doesnt show my lenght. I cannot seem to get indoor pics to show up right.

https://i.imgur.com/9kt1PHY.jpg

[Siv]

Donkeys! :crush:

[Tinyponies]

Beautiful wendyp, that length really suits you. And donkeys!! X

[vpatt]

I will try to get a photo before long. I'm not good at adding photos. Thanks for the encouragement!!

[lapushka]

Wendyp, congratulations on TBL; Happy NY to you too! :D

jane_marie, congratulations on hitting waist! :D

[RunOnCaffeine]

I'm another calling and joining this thread :) I hope to have hair as lovely as the others on this thread :flower:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39723&d=1578229634

[Spikey]

Congrats Wendyp! Your hair seems to grow so fast... And welcome RunOnCaffeine, that's a lovely half up. Nice colors, both of you!

I forget if I ever actually joined this thread, but I'm solid hip now (or as solid as my wimpy ends get). Yesterday I tilted my head back to see if I could sit on the tips of my hair and I can, I'm really happy about it! My neck is bendy though, it's not like I'm close to classic. :p Only a few inches to BCL now

[jane_marie]

Nice to see you here RunofCaffiene!

That's awesome Spikey!

[RunOnCaffeine]

Thank you Jane and Spikey :flower:

[Tinyponies]

RunOnCaffiine lovely long hair! :heart:

Congrats on hip, spikey :) soon as my hair is out if it’s drying bun I’m totally going to see if I can tilt my head back and sit on it :lol: :thumbsup:

[Siv]

That's a really pretty updo RunOnCaffeine!

[Wendyp]

They are so sweet! i rescued the paint and a jack, then sold the jack to a friend who had a female and was desperate for a baby donk lol. princess the darker one was born, and then i rehomed them both. But they were so bad for their new owners lol that I took them back. Its so funny because they are so happy and good for us! i love them so much.

[Wendyp]

Donkeys! :crush:

They are so sweet! i rescued the paint and a jack, then sold the jack to a friend who had a female and was desperate for a baby donk lol. princess the darker one was born, and then i rehomed them both. But they were so bad for their new owners lol that I took them back. Its so funny because they are so happy and good for us! i love them so much.

[Wendyp]

Beautiful wendyp, that length really suits you. And donkeys!! X

Thank you!

[Wendyp]

Thank you Lapushak, Happy New years!!

[shaluwm_agape]

Everyone's hair looks stunning!

[Dark40]

Thanks! Now, I'm growing with you in two threads! ❤

You're welcome! Yes, now we're growing together in two threads! :love:

[Corvana]

There are so many new people! Welcome welcome!

I'm here to willsmithpose my length pic :laugh: I can't believe I almost forgot to do it this month, what is happening?! How is my hair not the first thing on my mind all the time anymore?!? (The answer is probably "because it's at a length that you are really content with and more growth is just bonus") Still BCL stretched after a trim, roughly an inch to an inch and a half (depending) unstretched. Not too shabby tbh! And I didn't check my hemline at all when I trimmed, so good thing it turned out nice :rollin:

https://i.imgur.com/3cAR8vol.png

[shaluwm_agape]

Yay Corvana! It looks really good!

I just measured and am at 30"! Another 11" and I'm at my goal ...(classic for now)!
:D

[Ylva]

I just measured and am at 30"! Another 11" and I'm at my goal ...(classic for now)!
:D

That's awesome! Not much to go! :)

About a week and a half until I'm allowed to check my length (soaking wet in the shower). I really hope I'll have reached BCL! I cannot express how sick I am of my limbo length, I want to get out of here (again, and never return).

[Estrid]

Your hair has gotten so long, Corvana! Wasn't that long ago we were at the same length, and now you're way ahead ^.^ I'll get there someday too, but as it is now I'm about 5 cm away from hip length.

Forgot about my monthly photo yesterday, but today isn't that far off:

https://i.imgur.com/HTOVFRK.jpg?1

Not the best angle to see my "true length", but it's something.

[shaluwm_agape]

YLVA thank you :) I totally understand this feeling I was there not too long ago

ESTRID! Your hair is looking lovely so healthy and long I'm in love with it

[catoala]

Your hair has gotten so long, Corvana! Wasn't that long ago we were at the same length, and now you're way ahead ^.^ I'll get there someday too, but as it is now I'm about 5 cm away from hip length.

Forgot about my monthly photo yesterday, but today isn't that far off:

https://i.imgur.com/HTOVFRK.jpg?1

Not the best angle to see my "true length", but it's something.

Amazing hair :) Mind sharing your routine?

[Estrid]

Thank you! :o I don't really have any specific routine atm, I bought the jessicurl cleansing cream again, so currently trying that out. And I should probably keep up with the jojoba oil on soaking wet hair and the leave in in the ends, because that's when my hair looks the best (did not do the oil part in the photo above).

[Stoneburnia]

Mine is past my butt, I have truly been going it out for 5 years. I had three inches cut last week to get rid of split ends. My goal is to the back of my knees and I hope to be there by the end of 2021! Once I get to my 20 posts Ill post pictures!

[Tinyponies]

Mine is past my butt, I have truly been going it out for 5 years. I had three inches cut last week to get rid of split ends. My goal is to the back of my knees and I hope to be there by the end of 2021! Once I get to my 20 posts Ill post pictures!

Sounds like you’re doing great, stoneburnia :)

If your hair is below your bum it sounds like you might already have passed what’s termed here as ‘classic length’, and you might be ready for the ‘classic to knee’ thread which is here :heart:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=34987

[Tinyponies]

Estrid your hair looks perfect :heart:

Doing ok over here, have been co washing since dec ‘19 but used some shampoo today. Hair is a bit squeaky but soft and shiny :)

https://i.imgur.com/xWfsb44.jpg

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

[Bri-Chan]

my hair (https://i.imgur.com/Cog6wOA.jpg)

32 inches situation, and I am in. TBL is around 36 inches to me... However, I don't know why, but I cannot "feel" this length, somebody like me? I don't know if it is thin in the ends, or because I need 1 inch more to reach the belly button

[Ylva]

my hair (https://i.imgur.com/Cog6wOA.jpg)

32 inches situation, and I am in. TBL is around 36 inches to me... However, I don't know why, but I cannot "feel" this length, somebody like me? I don't know if it is thin in the ends, or because I need 1 inch more to reach the belly button

Your hair looks pretty!

I don't really feel this length either. I am closing in on BCL (once again), but this time around my hair is a lot wavier than in the past so I guess that's doing something as well. And for many months now, I've just felt like my hair hasn't gotten any longer, even though it definitely has.

[Bri-Chan]

Thank you... I was thinking to trim about 2 inches in few month because when my hair is fresh washed, the ends look so thinner... But watching this pic, maybe I can wait a little bit... I never had longer hair then this length, I also thought about reaching the tailbone and then trim 2 inches
My last trim was in september (1 inch). From may to September I cut almost 3 inches and now I am bored to stay always at the same length

[Tinyponies]

my hair (https://i.imgur.com/Cog6wOA.jpg)

32 inches situation, and I am in. TBL is around 36 inches to me... However, I don't know why, but I cannot "feel" this length, somebody like me? I don't know if it is thin in the ends, or because I need 1 inch more to reach the belly button

I get this feeling too, your hair looks lovely.

[LittleHealthy]

my hair (https://i.imgur.com/Cog6wOA.jpg)

32 inches situation, and I am in. TBL is around 36 inches to me... However, I don't know why, but I cannot "feel" this length, somebody like me? I don't know if it is thin in the ends, or because I need 1 inch more to reach the belly button

As the others said; your hair does look lovely. I guess it's tough when you're between milestones! I'm around 30"+ now and feel a little the same way. But I've still got a long way to go, and around 4 or 5 inches til belly button at the front, and ages til tailbone! I think 36ish is hip, on me. From the back, anyway.

[jane_marie]

Length check changes :)

1/1/2020 - 1/30/2020

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

[Bri-Chan]

Thank you all... Also, I still don't call it "long", I usually say "normal" lol

Jane, it looks growing very fast!

[Tinyponies]

Really pretty Jane marie, and def some growth in just a month!

[jane_marie]

Really pretty Jane marie, and def some growth in just a month!

Thanks!


Thank you all... Also, I still don't call it "long", I usually say "normal" lol

Jane, it looks growing very fast!

Yeah, it seems to grow quickly. I think it's due to weird hormones. lol

[Untressed]

Hoping to join this thread before the year is over. I’m three inches from waist since I’ve embraced my waves and went modified curly girl.

[WyntreBlossom]

Would yall say ive hit TBL? or am i just a smidge short?
https://i.imgur.com/WemDxzQ.jpg

[jane_marie]

Would yall say ive hit TBL? or am i just a smidge short?
https://i.imgur.com/WemDxzQ.jpg

I think you might be at BCL. I could be wrong but it was my understanding that TBL is where your tailbone ends.

Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Ylva]

I agree, you look to be around BCL.

[WyntreBlossom]

Yes you are both correct, I totally meant BCL not TBL. thats my apologies!

[jane_marie]

Yes you are both correct, I totally meant BCL not TBL. thats my apologies!

No problem! :)

[Ylva]

I had a showerly length check just now and I seem to be 0.5-1 cm away from BCL, so I don't get to call it quite yet, but I should definitely be there next month.

[Bri-Chan]

my hair (https://i.imgur.com/Cog6wOA.jpg)

32 inches situation, and I am in. TBL is around 36 inches to me... However, I don't know why, but I cannot "feel" this length, somebody like me? I don't know if it is thin in the ends, or because I need 1 inch more to reach the belly button

Ok, I think that It doesn't look this length to me because of the fairy tail ends
Also, maybe I did something wrong with the measurement and maybe the TBL needs some inches more then I thought

[Ylva]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40033&d=1580556803

Current length pic :)

[Tinyponies]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40033&d=1580556803

Current length pic :)
That’s such a lovely picture of your hair :love:

[Ylva]

That’s such a lovely picture of your hair :love:

Thank you so much :heart:

[Ylva]

I definitely get to call BCL within a week or two! :joy: I'm getting quite impatient and really want to call it as soon as possible so I'm checking my length pretty much every wash. :lol:

And that marks my exiting through the gates of limbo length land, at long last! Apart from my brief visit down the TBL lane at the end of 2018, of course.

I just browsed through my old hair photos and it appears that I've been between hip and BCL since 2014 AT LEAST. Might have already been at hip in 2013. SHEESH! I don't call it my limbo length for no reason. About time I grew it a bit longer.

[Tinyponies]

I definitely get to call BCL within a week or two! :joy: I'm getting quite impatient and really want to call it as soon as possible so I'm checking my length pretty much every wash. :lol:

And that marks my exiting through the gates of limbo length land, at long last! Apart from my brief visit down the TBL lane at the end of 2018, of course.

I just browsed through my old hair photos and it appears that I've been between hip and BCL since 2014 AT LEAST. Might have already been at hip in 2013. SHEESH! I don't call it my limbo length for no reason. About time I grew it a bit longer.

Hey that’s really cool and well done, your hair is certainly looking great. Bcl is a lovely long length and I’m sure I’ll be antsy too when I get near, which should be around six months from now... looking forward to congratulating you soon :)

[CopperButterfly]

That's awesome Ylva! That's exciting. How far is it from BCL to tailbone on you?

[Ylva]

Hey that’s really cool and well done, your hair is certainly looking great. Bcl is a lovely long length and I’m sure I’ll be antsy too when I get near, which should be around six months from now... looking forward to congratulating you soon :)

Thank you so much! Six months will go fast. Are you trimming along the way?


That's awesome Ylva! That's exciting. How far is it from BCL to tailbone on you?

Indeed! :) BCL and TBL are about 2-3 cm away from each other on me, so I should reach TBL by June.

[GlacierLacie]

Here is an updated pic(and my first pic i've uploaded to the forum) Slowly but surely getting to tailbone! You can't really tell but it nearly at my hips. Was a little tricky getting this, had to stack some boxes up and sit in my bed to even get a decent angle :D My root regrowth is crazy

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/407995943321993227/692059793724014743/20200211_135211222.jpg

[Belgrade Beauty]

Can someone tell me what BCL stands for?

[The-Young-Maid]

Can someone tell me what BCL stands for?

BCL = Butt crack length

[Belgrade Beauty]

BCL = Butt crack length

Oh thanks! But that is pretty much the same as tailbone...On me at least :)

[GoddesJourney]

This really is a frustrating territory. I am long in the torso and have a somewhat high waist, so this journey from waist to tailbone feels like the journey from BSL to waist (even though I wear my bra band correctly). The upside is I finally can make a couple of buns I couldn't before. The downside is I need a few inches before I can do more.

The taper is annoying with certain buns, too. I can tell where the bulk of regrowth is since the postpartum shed. *sigh* At least we made a clear decision on sticking with one kid so I know I won't that kind of shedding for that reason again. I was already at hip when I cut it off. I really could have cut less but I think being depressed at the time made me feel more hopeless and disappointed with my hair situation at the time.

[BookishRay]

Oh thanks! But that is pretty much the same as tailbone...On me at least :)

I feel that way too, so in my book tail bone length will be when my hair touches the chair when I sit down. By no means official but gives me a goal between BCL and classic...if I choose to go that long.

[amiraaah]

I definitely get to call BCL within a week or two! :joy: I'm getting quite impatient and really want to call it as soon as possible so I'm checking my length pretty much every wash. :lol:

And that marks my exiting through the gates of limbo length land, at long last! Apart from my brief visit down the TBL lane at the end of 2018, of course.

I just browsed through my old hair photos and it appears that I've been between hip and BCL since 2014 AT LEAST. Might have already been at hip in 2013. SHEESH! I don't call it my limbo length for no reason. About time I grew it a bit longer.

That’s awesome ylva! I’m so happy for you. :cheer: how long is your hair in inches now?

[Tinyponies]

Ylva, I don’t think I’ll need a trim, but hope that if I do, then I’ll recognise that.

GlacierLacie your hair looks gorgeous, is it really fine? It has that kind of ethereal quality.

[Ylva]

That’s awesome ylva! I’m so happy for you. :cheer: how long is your hair in inches now?

Thank you so much, amiraaah! Frankly, I have no idea how long my hair is, I've never measured it. I only look at it against my body measurements. At some point in the near future I will try to measure it, though, maybe at TBL.


Ylva, I don’t think I’ll need a trim, but hope that if I do, then I’ll recognise that.

That sounds good! Your ends certainly look perfect in your photos. :)

[Tinyponies]

Thank you, Ylva. I’m pretty sure this is the longest my hair has been, and it’s definitely a lot different to the head of hair I had in my teens/20’s. Coming up 40 and it’s less dense and much finer and flyaway. So the ends are kind of new territory, when I tie a braid off it’s teeny tiny but I’m cool with that, it’s weirdly like finding a body part I never noticed before :lol:

[GlacierLacie]

GlacierLacie your hair looks gorgeous, is it really fine? It has that kind of ethereal quality.

Thank you :) It's super fine, a little dry since im still in cold weather but it's at least growing ;)

[Ylva]

amiraaah! I finally measured my hair for the first time ever. I'm not exactly sure if the measurement was accurate, but two out of three attempts yielded the result 92 cm, measured from the tip of my widow's peak (so -1 cm would be the actual, mostly visible hairline). So about 36 inches.


Thank you, Ylva. I’m pretty sure this is the longest my hair has been, and it’s definitely a lot different to the head of hair I had in my teens/20’s. Coming up 40 and it’s less dense and much finer and flyaway. So the ends are kind of new territory, when I tie a braid off it’s teeny tiny but I’m cool with that, it’s weirdly like finding a body part I never noticed before :lol:

:rollin:

[Groovy Granny]

Hi Everyone :waving:

After a trim a few months ago, I am brushing HIP once again, and since my hair has become mostly fine/wispy silver this past year, I am noticing it feels less heavy as well.

Less weight = more comfort = inclines me to go for TBL by Christmas again, and with the "No-trimming 2020! challenge" it will be no problem.

Long term I am even considering going for Classic by January 2022 when I hit 70.....which seems appropriate right?! :o

Happy growing all :cheer:

[TreesOfEternity]

Yay GG sounds like a good plan!! :cheer: I’m so glad your hair is giving you a break and allowing you to go for longer lengths!

Ylva wow your hair is getting so long! And with a beautiful looking hemline :heartbeat

[Groovy Granny]

Yay GG sounds like a good plan!! :cheer: I’m so glad your hair is giving you a break and allowing you to go for longer lengths!

Thank you; I am really excited :o

[CopperButterfly]

GG, that's really fun to be going for new longer lengths. Talk about an upside to getting older.

I got hit by LHCitis, and while I feel my hair was so very long a few months ago, it suddenly feels so short. So I'm definitely growing to TBL now. I thought I'd stop at hip, but I want to keep going. We'll see how I feel at TBL if I stop there or not.

[Ylva]

Hi Everyone :waving:

After a trim a few months ago, I am brushing HIP once again, and since my hair has become mostly fine/wispy silver this past year, I am noticing it feels less heavy as well.

Less weight = more comfort = inclines me to go for TBL by Christmas again, and with the "No-trimming 2020! challenge" it will be no problem.

Long term I am even considering going for Classic by January 2022 when I hit 70.....which seems appropriate right?! :o

Happy growing all :cheer:

I shall wish you happy growing in this thread, too! :)


Ylva wow your hair is getting so long! And with a beautiful looking hemline :heartbeat

Thank you so much! :heart:


I got hit by LHCitis, and while I feel my hair was so very long a few months ago, it suddenly feels so short. So I'm definitely growing to TBL now. I thought I'd stop at hip, but I want to keep going. We'll see how I feel at TBL if I stop there or not.

That sounds fun!

[Groovy Granny]

GG, that's really fun to be going for new longer lengths. Talk about an upside to getting older.

I got hit by LHCitis, and while I feel my hair was so very long a few months ago, it suddenly feels so short. So I'm definitely growing to TBL now. I thought I'd stop at hip, but I want to keep going. We'll see how I feel at TBL if I stop there or not.
Thank you ....it sure gives me more inspiration as I head for 70 :agree:


I shall wish you happy growing in this thread, too! :)


LOL thanks :)

And I see that you hit BCL....awesome..... it looks so pretty :applause:

Happy growing to all; you ALL look amazing :cheer:

[jane_marie]

Yay GG! I'm excited to see what your beautiful hair looks like longer! :D

[Dark40]

Hi Everyone :waving:

After a trim a few months ago, I am brushing HIP once again, and since my hair has become mostly fine/wispy silver this past year, I am noticing it feels less heavy as well.

Less weight = more comfort = inclines me to go for TBL by Christmas again, and with the "No-trimming 2020! challenge" it will be no problem.

Long term I am even considering going for Classic by January 2022 when I hit 70.....which seems appropriate right?! :o

Happy growing all :cheer:

Hey there! :waving:

Sounds like a good plan to me! :) I think you will make it to classic in 2022 in no time without any trims. That's great with the wispiness your hair feels lighter! I think as time goes on you will get use to the weight. Happy growing! :flower:

[Groovy Granny]

Yay GG! I'm excited to see what your beautiful hair looks like longer! :D
Awwww ((hugs))


Hey there! :waving:

Sounds like a good plan to me! :) I think you will make it to classic in 2022 in no time without any trims. That's great with the wispiness your hair feels lighter! I think as time goes on you will get use to the weight. Happy growing! :flower:

Thank you both :flowers:

[Ylva]

LOL thanks :)

And I see that you hit BCL....awesome..... it looks so pretty :applause:

Oh thank you! :) I haven't called it yet but it's basically there yes.

[poli]

I'm working towards my goal of "top of jeans". I got about 1,5 to 1 inch left, depending on how it falls.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40433&d=1582790957

[Tinyponies]

Beautiful hair, poli. :flower:

[Ylva]

Beautiful hair, poli. :flower:

I agree, very pretty! Love the colour and it looks so sleek and shiny.

[poli]

I agree, very pretty! Love the colour and it looks so sleek and shiny.

Thank you :)
It is always shiny, most of the time sleek, more so after henna. The very ends are basically the only parts that get rough to touch and then it's time to trim them. I'm quite frequent trimmer so getting it longer takes soooo long :)

[CopperButterfly]

Looking good poli! You'll get there in no time.

[Groovy Granny]

I'm working towards my goal of "top of jeans". I got about 1,5 to 1 inch left, depending on how it falls.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40433&d=1582790957
Very pretty....and very close; happy growing :cheer:

[Ylva]

Pondering on whether to call BCL or not!

The ends are flippin' out as usual.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40438&d=1582899561

[CopperButterfly]

Pondering on whether to call BCL or not!

The ends are flippin' out as usual.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40438&d=1582899561

I think it's up to you. I'd guess looking at those ends that if they were laying straight down they'd reach BCL. So you definitely can call it, or if you want to wait until it's more visually there with your waves, you probably only have to wait a month. So up to you.

I'm kind of in the same boat with calling hip. If I stretch, my ends just reach the edge of hip, but without stretching, I just don't quite look hip yet.

[Groovy Granny]

I always call it stretched....it is what it is ;)

With my high humidity curl explosions my hemline shrinks @ 2", but I know it is a certain length whether it appears to be so or not.

IMHO....if you 'feel' it is there, call it : everyone has a different feeling about when to call it, so go with your gut :shrug:

Very pretty BTW :heart:

[Ylva]

I think it's up to you. I'd guess looking at those ends that if they were laying straight down they'd reach BCL. So you definitely can call it, or if you want to wait until it's more visually there with your waves, you probably only have to wait a month. So up to you.

I'm kind of in the same boat with calling hip. If I stretch, my ends just reach the edge of hip, but without stretching, I just don't quite look hip yet.

Yep, in the shower, soaking wet, my ends do reach BCL but I can't stretch them there when dry because I don't know which end to grasp. I'll ponder on it for a while longer. After all, the more time I can wait with calling this, the shorter the wait for TBL... But hip to BCL is suuuuuuch a long stretch on me that on the other hand, I'd like to call it as soon as possible.

By the way, your new sigpic collage is very beautiful!


I always call it stretched....it is what it is ;)

With my high humidity curl explosions my hemline shrinks @ 2", but I know it is a certain length whether it appears to be so or not.

IMHO....if you 'feel' it is there, call it : everyone has a different feeling about when to call it, so go with your gut :shrug:

Very pretty BTW :heart:

I tend to call my milestones stretched too, but my waves have become stronger and stronger and I'm leaning towards calling shower stretched, which is next level stretching. :lol: But at the same time, it feels like a cheap shot!

Thank you so much! :heart:

[Groovy Granny]

Yep, in the shower, soaking wet, my ends do reach BCL but I can't stretch them there when dry because I don't know which end to grasp. I'll ponder on it for a while longer. After all, the more time I can wait with calling this, the shorter the wait for TBL... But hip to BCL is suuuuuuch a long stretch on me that on the other hand, I'd like to call it as soon as possible.

I tend to call my milestones stretched too, but my waves have become stronger and stronger and I'm leaning towards calling shower stretched, which is next level stretching. :lol: But at the same time, it feels like a cheap shot!

Thank you so much! :heart:

:agree: It is the 'ultimate stretch' :lol:

I don't think it is cheap....if it reaches,it reaches ;)

[Siv]

I'm calling BCL! I'll try to post a picture once I wash it and it looks a bit more presentable...

[Ylva]

I'm calling BCL! I'll try to post a picture once I wash it and it looks a bit more presentable...

Congrats in this thread as well!

I'm fresh out of the shower and know what... Imma call it as well. It's there. And BCL to TBL is so short on me, while hip to BCL takes almost a year, so might as well call it as soon as possible to even it out a bit.

[Groovy Granny]

I'm calling BCL! I'll try to post a picture once I wash it and it looks a bit more presentable...

Congrats :applause:

[Siv]

Congrats in this thread as well!

I'm fresh out of the shower and know what... Imma call it as well. It's there. And BCL to TBL is so short on me, while hip to BCL takes almost a year, so might as well call it as soon as possible to even it out a bit.

Yay! Congrats to you too!! :flower:


Congrats :applause:

And thank you!!

[CopperButterfly]

I'm calling BCL! I'll try to post a picture once I wash it and it looks a bit more presentable...
Congrats! I do want to see a picture!




I'm fresh out of the shower and know what... Imma call it as well. It's there. And BCL to TBL is so short on me, while hip to BCL takes almost a year, so might as well call it as soon as possible to even it out a bit.

Yay! Congrats on making it official. I think you have a good plan of evening out the time between milestones.

[Groovy Granny]

I'm fresh out of the shower and know what... Imma call it as well. It's there. And BCL to TBL is so short on me, while hip to BCL takes almost a year, so might as well call it as soon as possible to even it out a bit.

:agree: Congrats :applause:

[Ylva]

Yay! Congrats to you too!! :flower:

Yay! Congrats on making it official. I think you have a good plan of evening out the time between milestones.

:agree: Congrats :applause:

Thank you all! :blossom:

I'm so happy to be out of my limbo length. :D

[Siv]

Picture update! End of February

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40484&d=1583253819

Goal length at BCL, 94 cm :) :)

[CopperButterfly]

Siv your hair is beautiful. Congrats on reaching your goal length! That's so exciting! We have the same goal. :flower:

[Siv]

Siv your hair is beautiful. Congrats on reaching your goal length! That's so exciting! We have the same goal. :flower:

Thank you! :flower: It's a fairly good length to aim for, I think ;)

[Ylva]

Congrats on reaching your goal, Siv! :)

[Groovy Granny]

Picture update! End of February

Goal length at BCL, 94 cm :) :)

Your hair is very pretty ~ congrats on reaching your goal :applause:

[Siv]

Thank you both!! :flower: :D

[Ylva]

I don't know what went into me, but the past few days, I very seriously contemplated on a huge chop. Up to like BSL or so. It took quite a bit of looking at photos of me with BCL+ hair and thinking about the reasons why my hair is long to get me to wake up. I think I'm only wanting to chop because of the damage and not really anything else, and that, I think, means that it will soon be time to maintain for a bit to get rid of it. I am certain that I will keep cutting back to TBL for a good while, while participating in the no-trimming halves. I very much like my hair at TBL.

I just wouldn't feel like myself if I chopped off all the damage now. It's not even about preferred aesthetic because I don't have long hair for aesthetic reasons. It's just my preferred... form of existence, I suppose, since I grew up around the heavy metal culture where everyone had long hair regardless of gender, and it is generally very unlike me to fuss about anything that has to do with looks, like maintaining any haircut that's more elaborate than a basic cut at the ends.

A bit of a ramble. :shrug:

[pisinoe]

A question for those that have hip+ length: At what length did you have to start avoiding sitting on your hair?

[Ylva]

A question for those that have hip+ length: At what length did you have to start avoiding sitting on your hair?

Inching past tailbone, I think I had to become more concerned about that. Now, a couple of months before reaching BCL again, I noticed that I was greatly underestimating how far down my ends reached and I had to watch out for them with seatbacks and the such.

[draysmir]

A question for those that have hip+ length: At what length did you have to start avoiding sitting on your hair?

Around TBL I noticed I started sitting on my hair sometimes on soft surfaces, like couches if I was slouching :p My hair was around CL when I began sitting on it pretty consistently.

I seem to also be able to sit on my braid tassel now too... my hair is usually braided so I would say this is another thing I need to adjust for and get used to. I'm a few inches past classic now, I believe.

[Milady_DeWinter]

A question for those that have hip+ length: At what length did you have to start avoiding sitting on your hair?

I'm starting to sit on the very tips of my hair when I'm in the couch. My hair is 1,5" past TBL :)

[Sora Rose]

A question for those that have hip+ length: At what length did you have to start avoiding sitting on your hair?

Started sitting on it a while back, probably just below HL, though I'll admit that was ONLY when I was sitting on a couch/bed and only when I was slouching a bit. It's more noticeable at TBL. Even if I'm not slouching on a soft surface I'll probably be sitting on it, and on hard surfaces I only have to tilt my head back a little.

[barnet_fair]

Last week I trimmed 1.5" or so back to solid waist, as I was unhappy with how the ends looked - I've got some layers left over from my days of trust-the-hairdresser CBL shag haircuts. Now it's feeling thick and bouncy again. This is a couple of weeks after somewhat impulsively cutting in a small face-framing side fringe, which amazingly turned out just as I intended.

This was the first time I've trimmed so much by myself, and I'm realy enjoying getting to know my hair more through direct experimentation. There's only so much you can learn from reading about others' experiences - the scientific method requires practical trials, successes, and failures...

Waist to tailbone is a lovely length, and I hope you're all enjoying the journey as much as I am. I'm curious to see how far I can get with my current hair practices: down when DH is around, up the rest of the time. Considering cassia on the ends to protect them, but trying to max out the moisture I can get into my hair first. While I am not immune to LHC-itis, I feel I will be happiest focusing on health/thickness over length on my long slow journey downwards.

[pisinoe]

Inching past tailbone, I think I had to become more concerned about that. Now, a couple of months before reaching BCL again, I noticed that I was greatly underestimating how far down my ends reached and I had to watch out for them with seatbacks and the such.


Around TBL I noticed I started sitting on my hair sometimes on soft surfaces, like couches if I was slouching :p My hair was around CL when I began sitting on it pretty consistently.

I seem to also be able to sit on my braid tassel now too... my hair is usually braided so I would say this is another thing I need to adjust for and get used to. I'm a few inches past classic now, I believe.


I'm starting to sit on the very tips of my hair when I'm in the couch. My hair is 1,5" past TBL :)


Started sitting on it a while back, probably just below HL, though I'll admit that was ONLY when I was sitting on a couch/bed and only when I was slouching a bit. It's more noticeable at TBL. Even if I'm not slouching on a soft surface I'll probably be sitting on it, and on hard surfaces I only have to tilt my head back a little.

Thanks for the answers everyone. I'll have to watch out for this because it's an inconvenience I'll probably not like to put up with for long if it starts bothering me in the future when my hair is finally that long.

[Belgrade Beauty]

It's official. I've hit waist. Now I can be a part of this gang!

[CopperButterfly]

It's official. I've hit waist. Now I can be a part of this gang!

Woohoo!! Welcome to the thread. Doesn't it just feel great to hit a new milestone?

[Ylva]

It's official. I've hit waist. Now I can be a part of this gang!

Welcome to the thread and congratulations here as well! Your hair is looking so beautiful! :blossom:

[Milady_DeWinter]

Congrats, Belgrade Beauty! Saw it on your IG :) Waist looks very neat on you!

[Belgrade Beauty]

Thanks you guysss!!! I'm so happy! :hifive::smooch::heartbeat

[poli]

Trimmed an inch today. I think I'm staying in hip range and maintaining. Contemplating cutting back to waist actually, but will wait at least two weeks and see how I feel about it then.

[Siv]

Happy congratulations Belgrade! :flower:

[Ylva]

I did my first ever scalp-only wash! :cheese:

I tied my hair on a ponytail which wasn't very close to my scalp, leaving the roots available. I braided the rest of my hair. Using a metal hook, I hooked the braid on the shower "box" - that way, I had two hands at my exposal. They were sorely needed as well so I'm glad I decided to use that method instead of holding the braid in the air!

My final verdict is that... I think I will wait another year before trying this again. I managed to get my hair wet down to about my shoulders, which means I got some of the bleached hair as well. I don't know if it got shampooed or just wet, but it was NOT happy about going without conditioner, and my hair was a bit tangly, also partially because it was upside down and whatnot. It doesn't seem worth the hassle yet at this point. My roots are really happy though! My virgin hair is so low porosity that it feels exactly the same regardless of whether I use conditioner on it or not. It's a funny thought that eventually, I might go from double conditioning and two leave-ins to not conditioning at all. :D

Another issue are the sheds that come out during the wash. They remain stuck in my hair until the bleached hair is dry enough to be manipulated, and they might cause tangle issues. In a normal situation, I would brush my hair before washing it, but because I intended for my lengths to stay "nice", still, I couldn't brush out the sheds either. If it gets too tangly because of them and I can't remove enough of them with my hands, I might just end up having to brush my hair anyway.

[Dark40]

It's official. I've hit waist. Now I can be a part of this gang!

Yippie! Welcome to the thread! Congratulations on reaching your new milestone!

[Ylva]

I did my first ever scalp-only wash! :cheese:

I tied my hair on a ponytail which wasn't very close to my scalp, leaving the roots available. I braided the rest of my hair. Using a metal hook, I hooked the braid on the shower "box" - that way, I had two hands at my exposal. They were sorely needed as well so I'm glad I decided to use that method instead of holding the braid in the air!

My final verdict is that... I think I will wait another year before trying this again. I managed to get my hair wet down to about my shoulders, which means I got some of the bleached hair as well. I don't know if it got shampooed or just wet, but it was NOT happy about going without conditioner, and my hair was a bit tangly, also partially because it was upside down and whatnot. It doesn't seem worth the hassle yet at this point. My roots are really happy though! My virgin hair is so low porosity that it feels exactly the same regardless of whether I use conditioner on it or not. It's a funny thought that eventually, I might go from double conditioning and two leave-ins to not conditioning at all. :D

Another issue are the sheds that come out during the wash. They remain stuck in my hair until the bleached hair is dry enough to be manipulated, and they might cause tangle issues. In a normal situation, I would brush my hair before washing it, but because I intended for my lengths to stay "nice", still, I couldn't brush out the sheds either. If it gets too tangly because of them and I can't remove enough of them with my hands, I might just end up having to brush my hair anyway.

Well, the results aren't that bad in the end. Even the bleached bits that got affected feel fine. I didn't preserve my wave pattern in the slightest, though.

[CopperButterfly]

Ylva, thanks for sharing your experience. I'm always interested in how other people do it. I scalp wash most days, but I've always thought it wouldn't work very well for someone who wanted to maintain a curl pattern. My main motivation is so speed up drying, because I need to wash every day, and by getting the hair we only above the shoulders it dries a lot faster, isn't dripping down my back, and I can use the blow dryer on my roots only. I tie a plastic bag over my braid rather than trying to keep it out of the way.

[Ylva]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40622&d=1584185547


Ylva, thanks for sharing your experience. I'm always interested in how other people do it. I scalp wash most days, but I've always thought it wouldn't work very well for someone who wanted to maintain a curl pattern. My main motivation is so speed up drying, because I need to wash every day, and by getting the hair we only above the shoulders it dries a lot faster, isn't dripping down my back, and I can use the blow dryer on my roots only. I tie a plastic bag over my braid rather than trying to keep it out of the way.

Do you not find that the shampoo water leeches into the braid and doesn't get rinsed out?

[Siv]

Looks great Ylva!! And I love your sweatpants too :D

[Ylva]

Looks great Ylva!! And I love your sweatpants too :D

Hahah thank you so much!! They are so comfy and warm! :D

[Corvana]

:saunters in: Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyy! I exist!! I've been having quite a stressful time lately, so I haven't been around like... at all lol. And either my hair is having a wee stall, ooooor I'm starting to get more mechanical damage from the days I don't/can't put it up in a bun. Since I'm determined to at least hit FTL once in my life, I'll do my best to put my hair up more often to sort of eliminate the mechanical damage part of it. My hair is a bit past BCL (I'd trimmed back to a touch above BCL) stretched, and I don't actually know where it "should" be. Honestly, it could be where it should be and I'm just a dunce for thinking it'd be further! But I am still a little concerned about it.

I will say it doesn't feel too much like it's damage, as while I have more splits than I would with much shorter hair, it's still not a whole ton either (I see maybe 20 in a week or more?). And the general state of my ends feels and looks roughly the same as always, too! My ends have never been this old, either, so it's all new territory. What's normal for me, what's not? Am I needing to baby my ends a lot more, just a little? No more than usual?

But now that the main source of my stress is gone, I can focus on my hair again!

OH! OH! So I was at a comic book shop a couple weeks ago for a local game of dungeons & dragons, and the girl working there told me she loved my hair! :crush: I felt like I was on air the rest of the night. She's the first stranger to compliment it and not just my bun/hairtoy in a while! It was down that day because of a budding migraine, and I wanted to play so badly that I considered it an acceptable risk (if I'd had it in a bun, it'd have become a full migraine before the game and I couldn't play). I'd also brought hairties so I could braid it later! I was also smart and put my hair up getting into and out of my husband's truck :laugh: No getting my hair caught in the door!

Hmmmm... I think that's about it? How's everyone else growing and doing?

[Bri-Chan]

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40622&d=1584185547

Ylva, your waves pattern in this pic reminds me mine! Same little strands

[CopperButterfly]

:saunters in: Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyy! I exist!! I've been having quite a stressful time lately, so I haven't been around like... at all lol. And either my hair is having a wee stall, ooooor I'm starting to get more mechanical damage from the days I don't/can't put it up in a bun. Since I'm determined to at least hit FTL once in my life, I'll do my best to put my hair up more often to sort of eliminate the mechanical damage part of it. My hair is a bit past BCL (I'd trimmed back to a touch above BCL) stretched, and I don't actually know where it "should" be. Honestly, it could be where it should be and I'm just a dunce for thinking it'd be further! But I am still a little concerned about it.

I will say it doesn't feel too much like it's damage, as while I have more splits than I would with much shorter hair, it's still not a whole ton either (I see maybe 20 in a week or more?). And the general state of my ends feels and looks roughly the same as always, too! My ends have never been this old, either, so it's all new territory. What's normal for me, what's not? Am I needing to baby my ends a lot more, just a little? No more than usual?

But now that the main source of my stress is gone, I can focus on my hair again!

OH! OH! So I was at a comic book shop a couple weeks ago for a local game of dungeons & dragons, and the girl working there told me she loved my hair! :crush: I felt like I was on air the rest of the night. She's the first stranger to compliment it and not just my bun/hairtoy in a while! It was down that day because of a budding migraine, and I wanted to play so badly that I considered it an acceptable risk (if I'd had it in a bun, it'd have become a full migraine before the game and I couldn't play). I'd also brought hairties so I could braid it later! I was also smart and put my hair up getting into and out of my husband's truck :laugh: No getting my hair caught in the door!

Hmmmm... I think that's about it? How's everyone else growing and doing?
Hi! It's so great to hear from you. It's fun to be in the same growth thread again! As for your stall, you mentioned you were stressed, and it's not uncommon for people to experience a bit of a stall when stressed. So the good news is, since you said your stress is reduced, your hair will probably pick up the pace again. last year I had a bit of a stall in the summer, but then I had a growth spurt after, so maybe you'll even get a bit of extra growth in the next few months.

Yay for stranger compliments! I'm not surprised at all though, you have really pretty wavy hair.





Do you not find that the shampoo water leeches into the braid and doesn't get rinsed out?

Beautiful Hair! I haven't noticed any trouble with shampoo being in my braid. The top of the braid will be a little damp, but I haven't noticed any kind of build up or anything. I also angle my head so that when I'm rinsing, the runoff goes away from my braid rather than towards it.


I'm quite enjoying my length, and all the possibilities. I may put it up in a bun most of the time, but I enjoy playing with different up-do's when I have the time. That said, I'm also wanting to change things up with my bangs I've had a side swept bang forever, and last night I was looking at curtain bangs, and I'm thinking I'm going to switch it up to those. I've been toying with face framing layers for a while, and this gives a good way to do it. My current bangs are just long enough I think I can switch up the style and add a few longer pieces. I'm spending the day watching you tube videos on people cutting them to get a good handle on it. Hopefully they turn out, but if not, it won't be the first time I've butchered my bangs, haha!

[desisparkles]

Busting the door open with a fierceness as I say, I'M HERE BABES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://i.imgur.com/62YHQSk.jpg

[Ylva]

:saunters in: Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyy! I exist!! I've been having quite a stressful time lately, so I haven't been around like... at all lol. And either my hair is having a wee stall, ooooor I'm starting to get more mechanical damage from the days I don't/can't put it up in a bun. Since I'm determined to at least hit FTL once in my life, I'll do my best to put my hair up more often to sort of eliminate the mechanical damage part of it. My hair is a bit past BCL (I'd trimmed back to a touch above BCL) stretched, and I don't actually know where it "should" be. Honestly, it could be where it should be and I'm just a dunce for thinking it'd be further! But I am still a little concerned about it.

I will say it doesn't feel too much like it's damage, as while I have more splits than I would with much shorter hair, it's still not a whole ton either (I see maybe 20 in a week or more?). And the general state of my ends feels and looks roughly the same as always, too! My ends have never been this old, either, so it's all new territory. What's normal for me, what's not? Am I needing to baby my ends a lot more, just a little? No more than usual?

But now that the main source of my stress is gone, I can focus on my hair again!

OH! OH! So I was at a comic book shop a couple weeks ago for a local game of dungeons & dragons, and the girl working there told me she loved my hair! :crush: I felt like I was on air the rest of the night. She's the first stranger to compliment it and not just my bun/hairtoy in a while! It was down that day because of a budding migraine, and I wanted to play so badly that I considered it an acceptable risk (if I'd had it in a bun, it'd have become a full migraine before the game and I couldn't play). I'd also brought hairties so I could braid it later! I was also smart and put my hair up getting into and out of my husband's truck :laugh: No getting my hair caught in the door!

Hmmmm... I think that's about it? How's everyone else growing and doing?

Good to hear from you, Corvana!!


Ylva, your waves pattern in this pic reminds me mine! Same little strands

Oh nice! :D


Beautiful Hair! I haven't noticed any trouble with shampoo being in my braid. The top of the braid will be a little damp, but I haven't noticed any kind of build up or anything. I also angle my head so that when I'm rinsing, the runoff goes away from my braid rather than towards it.

I'm quite enjoying my length, and all the possibilities. I may put it up in a bun most of the time, but I enjoy playing with different up-do's when I have the time. That said, I'm also wanting to change things up with my bangs I've had a side swept bang forever, and last night I was looking at curtain bangs, and I'm thinking I'm going to switch it up to those. I've been toying with face framing layers for a while, and this gives a good way to do it. My current bangs are just long enough I think I can switch up the style and add a few longer pieces. I'm spending the day watching you tube videos on people cutting them to get a good handle on it. Hopefully they turn out, but if not, it won't be the first time I've butchered my bangs, haha!

Thank you! That's good to hear; maybe I will try your way sometime when I can bother trying again.

If you end up butchering your bangs, at least there aren't many social events to attend to at this time, so it'll probably be okay, haha.


Busting the door open with a fierceness as I say, I'M HERE BABES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the thread, desisparkles!!

[LittleHealthy]

Busting the door open with a fierceness as I say, I'M HERE BABES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://i.imgur.com/62YHQSk.jpg

Heck yes, hello there! Your hair looks super!!!

[desisparkles]

Thank you kindly, Ylva and LittleHealthy :heart:

[knobbly]

I'm finally back to waist after my cut in February. Heres a wash day pic from this morning. I'm excited to keep growing but also this trim has made me realize I hate a blunt cut hemline and I'm not too sure about this weird V shape either. Unfortunately I don't have any from-the-back pics of before my cut so I don't honestly know what it looked like before, but I like more of a choppy long layered look. Blergh.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40668&d=1584579669

[MadelineMomo]

As of my last shower, I think my hair is BCL when its wet, and HL when dry.

[Tinyponies]

Fabulous! Welcome, desi! :flower:

Lovely hair, knobbly. Did you self trim? Be kind and give yourself time and you’ll figure out how you like it best (and be fully independent),

Congrats on bcl, madeline! I think it is a wonderful length.

[knobbly]

Lovely hair, knobbly. Did you self trim? Be kind and give yourself time and you’ll figure out how you like it best (and be fully independent),

Thank you Tinyponies! I did not self-trim, I've never cut my own hair before. I couldn't get what I wanted across to my hairstylist, unfortunately. The bluntness really only bothers me when I'm braiding it as it makes the ends all wonky. It's not uneven but it looks uneven, especially in a french braid:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40424&d=1582729676

Thanks for the encouragement, in a few months I'm sure it will be less annoying. :bigtongue:

[Tinyponies]

Ooh I see what you mean, yeah that would annoy me a bit too. Your hair looks very silky in this photo! :cloud9:

[squirrrel]

I guess that becomes more obvious with thicker hair. I get this kind of effect often (although I don’t French or Dutch braid much. However it doesn’t seem as obvious given how much thinner my ends are... or at least, that’s a guess as to the reason... would slicking the ends with a little oil or something help?

[draysmir]

knobbly Have you tried a U shape hemline yet? You could probably trim your hair into a moderate/deep U shape next time you trim without losing too much length. :) It might make your french braids less uneven at the ends, or at least soften the look. Do you show your hairdresser photos of the hemline you want when you go? Hopefully you get a cut you enjoy more next time you go. :)

I would also recommend looking into self-trimming if that's something you would consider. That's what I've personally done for the past few years. There are a lot of tutorials on the forum for self-trims. :D

Feye's U shape self-trim tutorial is the last one: https://feyeselftrim.livejournal.com/

[CopperButterfly]

Hello everyone, I'm ready to call hip! I'm cross posting a bit, but I'm so excited since this was my original hair length goal when I joined 2 years ago, and this matches the longest I've ever grown. I get to move onto new territory, because of course, LHCitis has struck and now I want BCL.

https://i.postimg.cc/HW7pfD14/IMG-20200320-133714-2.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Tinyponies]

Congrats on hip, Copper! Looking fabulous as ever. It’s none of my business but I’m happy to read that you’re growing on to bcl (at least hahaha) and we can journey on together some more :)

[draysmir]

Hello everyone, I'm ready to call hip! I'm cross posting a bit, but I'm so excited since this was my original hair length goal when I joined 2 years ago, and this matches the longest I've ever grown. I get to move onto new territory, because of course, LHCitis has struck and now I want BCL.

https://i.postimg.cc/HW7pfD14/IMG-20200320-133714-2.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

I love the look of your hair at hip length, congrats on reaching your original hair length goal! It looks very healthy. I bet it will look lovely at BCL as well :)

[GlacierLacie]

So I've wanted to post a picture like this for awhile.(sorry for the lighting difference) This is my hair before and after brushing it for the first time today. I tried pretty hard last night to sleep with my hair in a bun..but tiny little strands kept getting pulled and it was so uncomfortable so I just let it down.. Also I micro trimmed the other day because I noticed that my S&D wasn't helping as much as I wanted it to. I wasn't too worried to do it because it's been growing like crazy lately. I have been doing aloe vera powder masks and they've really been helping with detangling and keeping my hair soft and shiny.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/407995943321993227/691059675726086193/haircompare2.png

[Tinyponies]

So I've wanted to post a picture like this for awhile.(sorry for the lighting difference) This is my hair before and after brushing it for the first time today. I tried pretty hard last night to sleep with my hair in a bun..but tiny little strands kept getting pulled and it was so uncomfortable so I just let it down.. Also I micro trimmed the other day because I noticed that my S&D wasn't helping as much as I wanted it to. I wasn't too worried to do it because it's been growing like crazy lately. I have been doing aloe vera powder masks and they've really been helping with detangling and keeping my hair soft and shiny.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/407995943321993227/690730163658424353/haircompare2.png

I can’t see your pic, GlacierLacie. :flower:

[Estrid]

I keep neglecting this site and my hair, but I hope things will improve as I move in 1.5 weeks (I hope that will make my energy go up). I got the new job in October that I've been slowly getting more and more comfortable with, since it's full time it's also been hard to get used to being away for so many days/week. February was a long anticipating wait, to know if I got the flat or not (that I'm now going to move in to), and March were supposed to be this long boring wait for the flat, but now it turned into virus hysteria instead, and I am so so tired. I've hardly looked at my hair at all other than tried to get it out of the way when I'm heading to work. It's gotten longer, it's full of splits that I haven't had the time/patience/energy to cut out... I do think I'll make some time tomorrow to just sit and do a long S&D session, we'll have to see if that happens.

Today is the 21st, meaning a day where I should take a length shot, which I actually did, and I think I can call hip-length now.

https://i.imgur.com/unGIAb2.jpg?1

I also took a photo of the new Furnival spiral fork that I bought, I just couldn't resist when I saw it in the store. My hair is a bit too short to use it nicely, it had to be a very loose bun for it to go in (so this is a very lazy lazy wrap bun), but it's still holding up 3 hours later + it's comfortable ^.^

https://i.imgur.com/31l0pVR.jpg

[Siv]

Oh your length shot is gorgeous Estrid! Your hair looks super thick! And I also love the bun :D

[knobbly]

Ooh I see what you mean, yeah that would annoy me a bit too. Your hair looks very silky in this photo! :cloud9:

Thanks!! :heartbeat


I guess that becomes more obvious with thicker hair. I get this kind of effect often (although I don’t French or Dutch braid much. However it doesn’t seem as obvious given how much thinner my ends are... or at least, that’s a guess as to the reason... would slicking the ends with a little oil or something help?

Maybe? I can try. It looks slightly better if I just secure it a bit higher up.


knobbly Have you tried a U shape hemline yet? You could probably trim your hair into a moderate/deep U shape next time you trim without losing too much length. :) It might make your french braids less uneven at the ends, or at least soften the look. Do you show your hairdresser photos of the hemline you want when you go? Hopefully you get a cut you enjoy more next time you go. :)

I would also recommend looking into self-trimming if that's something you would consider. That's what I've personally done for the past few years. There are a lot of tutorials on the forum for self-trims. :D

Feye's U shape self-trim tutorial is the last one: https://feyeselftrim.livejournal.com/

Yes, I think I'm gonna try to self-trim into more of a U shape next time. It had been almost 2 years since my last cut when I went in February so I have awhile to get used to the idea/research!

CopperButterfly and Estrid those length shots are so inspiring!!!

[GlacierLacie]

I can’t see your pic, GlacierLacie. :flower:

Hm, that's weird, I haven't used a different link or anything :confused: I tried using another link if that worked.

[squirrrel]

That worked, I can see it now. Your progress is great.

[Tinyponies]

I see it too, your hair is just dreamy. I love the look of it either way :)
I do a highish bun quite loose, with as short a two prong jeter (very comfortable) as I can get away with. I’m finding it stays in better in looser buns the longer my hair gets.

[Tinyponies]

Estrid your hair is perfect. So pretty :)

[Ylva]

Everyone is looking amazing in this thread. :thud:

[jane_marie]

Estrid your hair is looking amazing!