Waist | Hip | BCL | Tailbone

[Bri-Chan]

Ah, do the ends tangle a lot or do you notice the damage going up the hair?

I usually set a goal for myself and when the tapered part of my hair is well past that point I cut back to it. (And then I move that line down without actually cuttung ;)) But I need a hairdresser to do the cut so I want to have a distinct point up to which it's okay to cut.

Also, my hair salon offers this version of S&D where they twist strands of your hair and then cut the damaged tips off. I had that done the last time and it worked wonders and made my hair a lot easier to comb with only loosing minimal length. But now, with the salons closed again and, before that, not being allowed to cut dry hair, I might need to wait a while longer.

In three months your hair is probably gonna grow 1.5 inch at the very least? Then you'd be where your are now, as long as the damage doesn't move up. Is the damage super annoying for you? Then I would trim now. Don't you want to go back to pre bcl? Then I'd wait and see how the ends looks in a month.

So, my hair does a lot of tangles because of its own nature, So I have a lot of tangles starting from the roots. But, the most damaged section of my hair gives me more troubles. But we are speaking about at least... 5 inches. I should cut back to WL to solve the problem. 1.5 inch is a "lot" to me in terms of growth, because I had for few times like 0,7 cm per month of growth. Lately it's growing at more regular speed, but I'm taking supplement for skin related issues (prescribed by my doctor) which have effects on hair growth too.
I don't know... if cutting that 1.5 inches I'd be able to remove all the extra damaged section, I could do it just now and I'd be happy. But in my situation it can't do a lot of difference. That's why I'm still thinking about every option...

[Finda]

Bri-Chan I also have lots of tangles around the nape area and above my ears. In terms of tangles, my tapered ends are surprisingly easy going.
So if I'm undertsanding correctly you fear the 1.5 is not enough and that you'd have to cut more in order to get rid of all the damage? And then you'd be unhappy because of loosing so much length since it's taking you longer than average to regrow? Is that the reason you think in your situation it doesn't do a lot of difference? That's a super hard dilemma and I hope you will find a solution you will be happy with!

[Strands]

Okay! I am between waist and tailbone and have a photo to post. :) It is my end of year length check, Measured by my sweet husband at 34". This to me means that a goal of 40" by the end of next year is possible perhaps. Either way:::

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43765&d=1608493084

[Bri-Chan]

Bri-Chan I also have lots of tangles around the nape area and above my ears. In terms of tangles, my tapered ends are surprisingly easy going.
So if I'm undertsanding correctly you fear the 1.5 is not enough and that you'd have to cut more in order to get rid of all the damage? And then you'd be unhappy because of loosing so much length since it's taking you longer than average to regrow? Is that the reason you think in your situation it doesn't do a lot of difference? That's a super hard dilemma and I hope you will find a solution you will be happy with!

Yes! FYI my hair is pretty much all damaged. But the lighter section is the most damaged one.

[megthehennahead]

I hit tailbone (barely) but trimmed back to BCL on 12/10 because my ends were ROUGH. I'm going to do some intense S&D before the new year and may do one more small trim depending on how the ends look. Then perhaps a no-trim 2021?

@Bri-Chan It may be worth trimming the 1.5 just to see what effect it'll have. Sometimes a small trim makes a big difference, especially if it'll prevent some tangles and therefore cause less damage to the rest of your hair. Obviously I don't want to pressure you to trim if you don't want to, but personally I find that I'm happier with my hair losing a little length but feeling and looking healthier. Also, it definitely "helps" your growth rate if you trim out hairs that are splitting or breaking off at the ends!

[RebekahE]

Okay! I am between waist and tailbone and have a photo to post. :) It is my end of year length check, Measured by my sweet husband at 34". This to me means that a goal of 40" by the end of next year is possible perhaps. Either way:::

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43765&d=1608493084

Beautiful hair!

[Strands]

Beautiful hair!

Thank you so much! :blossom:

Wish I had your hemline in your profile pic, lol but that will come in time for me if God allows it!

[RebekahE]

Thank you so much! :blossom:

Wish I had your hemline in your profile pic, lol but that will come in time for me if God allows it!

Aww, thanks! I trim a bit too much probably, lol. I like fairy tail ends on other people, I just don't like them on me.

[Strands]

Aww, thanks! I trim a bit too much probably, lol. I like fairy tail ends on other people, I just don't like them on me.

haha! I appreciate my uneven hem for now, because in some ways the tapering allows for a well hidden end underneath the bulk of my buns. Since I exclusively bun my hair, I have been using that crutch for a long time.

How much do you trim?!

[Bri-Chan]

Okay! I am between waist and tailbone and have a photo to post. :) It is my end of year length check, Measured by my sweet husband at 34". This to me means that a goal of 40" by the end of next year is possible perhaps. Either way:::

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43765&d=1608493084
Oh it looks good! What's your final goal?


I hit tailbone (barely) but trimmed back to BCL on 12/10 because my ends were ROUGH. I'm going to do some intense S&D before the new year and may do one more small trim depending on how the ends look. Then perhaps a no-trim 2021?

@Bri-Chan It may be worth trimming the 1.5 just to see what effect it'll have. Sometimes a small trim makes a big difference, especially if it'll prevent some tangles and therefore cause less damage to the rest of your hair. Obviously I don't want to pressure you to trim if you don't want to, but personally I find that I'm happier with my hair losing a little length but feeling and looking healthier. Also, it definitely "helps" your growth rate if you trim out hairs that are splitting or breaking off at the ends!
I need to think about it... You don't press me at all, I'm still not sure about the best scenario. This thing need to be done anyway... uff. Idk.

[Ylva]

Bri-Chan, I can relate to your trim dilemma so much! I have about 10 cm of really damaged hair left, and I feel like there is no point in trimming something "middle of the way" because it would be lame to lose a noticeable amount of length, yet not have my ends feel significantly different. So there is only point in trimming either the entire 10 cm, which I am not ready to do, or something like 1 cm just to refresh the ends and continue living with the stupid, damaged ends for 8 months or so.

:shrug:

It is funny how similar our hair situations are, though! Plus textures and colours alike.

[Strands]

Oh it looks good! What's your final goal?

I am not sure about a final goal, right now it is classic, which to me means when I sit down it touches the seat behind me. (That is how I always interpreted classic so that is how I understand it lol) Once I hit that length, I will determine how much longer to go, but my true goal is to not cut again until 2030.

[RebekahE]

haha! I appreciate my uneven hem for now, because in some ways the tapering allows for a well hidden end underneath the bulk of my buns. Since I exclusively bun my hair, I have been using that crutch for a long time.

How much do you trim?!

I last trimmed in May. I do my own trims. That time I took off around 2". I always end up taking off more than I plan because I eyeball the sides wrong and get one shorter than the other and then have to even them up. Usually I try to take of half an inch to an inch.

[Strands]

I last trimmed in May. I do my own trims. That time I took off around 2". I always end up taking off more than I plan because I eyeball the sides wrong and get one shorter than the other and then have to even them up. Usually I try to take of half an inch to an inch.

Oh wow. I am not really brave enough to trim much off. When I did trims I would do the forehead ponytail method, only cutting about an inch of the longest fairy tale ends. But that was literally it. XD I was always too nervous to make it uneven.

[Ada-banana]

https://i.postimg.cc/18V8DR0L/IMG-20201222-181706.jpg (https://postimg.cc/18V8DR0L)
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I made a few hair post for myself the other day, one half damp and the other dry. I was shocked to see that I've grown very grabby fairytaled ends. I think I need to cut 5 cm off my hair, which saddens me. I wanted to achieve tailbone and my other goals as soon as possible.
But I also want nice hair, and a reasonably blunt hemline so I will wait a week more I think to give myself time to change my mind. If I still want it as much as I do know, I will trim, which will cost me a half year of growing.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, my hair has never been so healthy, moistured and shiny, (I have pictures to compare) so why the fairytale ends?
I've also been thinking and I want to have my hair down a bit more often. I feel much more beautiful with my hair down. I'm happy to have learned how to put my hair up, I could never do it. It always came down or gave me terrible headache. But I want a balance now. I hope I still can grow a considerable length even if I don't have my hair up 24/7.
So I will break both of my promises to myself: I will trim and also will not always have my hair up.

Just wanted to share these thoughts, hence the long story.

[RebekahE]

Oh wow. I am not really brave enough to trim much off. When I did trims I would do the forehead ponytail method, only cutting about an inch of the longest fairy tale ends. But that was literally it. XD I was always too nervous to make it uneven.

I did start trimming my own hair when I went through a stage where I didn't really care if I messed it up. I figured I'd just cut it shorter. It's actually not too hard. I use Feyes self trim method and it takes me like 10-15 minutes. So far I haven't messed it up.

https://i.postimg.cc/18V8DR0L/IMG-20201222-181706.jpg (https://postimg.cc/18V8DR0L)
https://i.postimg.cc/zy8Qg31f/IMG-20201222-181636.jpg (https://postimg.cc/zy8Qg31f)
I made a few hair post for myself the other day, one half damp and the other dry. I was shocked to see that I've grown very grabby fairytaled ends. I think I need to cut 5 cm off my hair, which saddens me. I wanted to achieve tailbone and my other goals as soon as possible.
But I also want nice hair, and a reasonably blunt hemline so I will wait a week more I think to give myself time to change my mind. If I still want it as much as I do know, I will trim, which will cost me a half year of growing.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, my hair has never been so healthy, moistured and shiny, (I have pictures to compare) so why the fairytale ends?
I've also been thinking and I want to have my hair down a bit more often. I feel much more beautiful with my hair down. I'm happy to have learned how to put my hair up, I could never do it. It always came down or gave me terrible headache. But I want a balance now. I hope I still can grow a considerable length even if I don't have my hair up 24/7.
So I will break both of my promises to myself: I will trim and also will not always have my hair up.

Just wanted to share these thoughts, hence the long story.
I wear my hair down a lot. I figure I have it to enjoy it, and wearing it pulled back all the time isn't that enjoyable. It hasn't caused too much damage, my ends are still fairly healthy. I totally understand where you're coming from though. I also don't think your ends look too fairy tales from your picture you shared. I think the wavy hair might help hide them. I think fairy tailed ends are really pretty on wavy and curly hair. It reminds me of Galadriel.

[Ada-banana]

I did start trimming my own hair when I went through a stage where I didn't really care if I messed it up. I figured I'd just cut it shorter. It's actually not too hard. I use Feyes self trim method and it takes me like 10-15 minutes. So far I haven't messed it up.

I wear my hair down a lot. I figure I have it to enjoy it, and wearing it pulled back all the time isn't that enjoyable. It hasn't caused too much damage, my ends are still fairly healthy. I totally understand where you're coming from though. I also don't think your ends look too fairy tales from your picture you shared. I think the wavy hair might help hide them. I think fairy tailed ends are really pretty on wavy and curly hair. It reminds me of Galadriel.

Thank you for your kind reply. I'm glad to hear that you have healthy hair while you wear it down. I'm curious: how often do you wear your hair down? I plan to wear it down when I visit or see people. When I'm alone and at work it's only handy to get the hair out of my face.

[Bonsai]

Ada-banana I usually had hair down from years. Most time I had hair around waist, with cutting 1-2 cm/2-3 months.

In August I started wear my hair up. Now I'm ALMOST on tailbone (maybe 5 cm) :). It really work! From that time I made few times microtrimming (maybe 2 cm from all cuts) and once "big trimming", full 2 cm in one moment!

Also it's just more comfortable, seriously!

EDIT

I just understood... I cut 4 cm in 5 months! In next year... I'll try don't cutting so much!

[Finda]

https://i.postimg.cc/18V8DR0L/IMG-20201222-181706.jpg (https://postimg.cc/18V8DR0L)
https://i.postimg.cc/zy8Qg31f/IMG-20201222-181636.jpg (https://postimg.cc/zy8Qg31f)
I made a few hair post for myself the other day, one half damp and the other dry. I was shocked to see that I've grown very grabby fairytaled ends. I think I need to cut 5 cm off my hair, which saddens me. I wanted to achieve tailbone and my other goals as soon as possible.
But I also want nice hair, and a reasonably blunt hemline so I will wait a week more I think to give myself time to change my mind. If I still want it as much as I do know, I will trim, which will cost me a half year of growing.
I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, my hair has never been so healthy, moistured and shiny, (I have pictures to compare) so why the fairytale ends?
I've also been thinking and I want to have my hair down a bit more often. I feel much more beautiful with my hair down. I'm happy to have learned how to put my hair up, I could never do it. It always came down or gave me terrible headache. But I want a balance now. I hope I still can grow a considerable length even if I don't have my hair up 24/7.
So I will break both of my promises to myself: I will trim and also will not always have my hair up.

Just wanted to share these thoughts, hence the long story.

Your hair looks absolutely great! And your hemline fits your wavy texture beautifully.

[RebekahE]

Thank you for your kind reply. I'm glad to hear that you have healthy hair while you wear it down. I'm curious: how often do you wear your hair down? I plan to wear it down when I visit or see people. When I'm alone and at work it's only handy to get the hair out of my face.

Through the summer I was wearing it down everyday except for when I was doing something outside. This winter I'm trying to wear it braided everyday to keep the static at bay and also to help protect it more since I'm trying to grow longer and not maintaining anymore. I also usually wear it down for church and when we go somewhere.

[Estrid]

I was going to get length shots but was trying on dresses at the same time and ended up just playing around in the dresses and taking photos of that...so not the best length shots :doh: Maybe I'll get a chance to take better ones at new years..

https://i.imgur.com/131CEum.jpg

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly:

[Lucy McLucyFace]

I was going to get length shots but was trying on dresses at the same time and ended up just playing around in the dresses and taking photos of that...so not the best length shots :doh: Maybe I'll get a chance to take better ones at new years..

https://i.imgur.com/131CEum.jpg

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly:

Is that little women atelier? It's so pretty :heartbeat wanted one of those so badly but I can't afford it.
What a lovely combination with your beautiful hair! The pose just adds to it

[Estrid]

Is that little women atelier? It's so pretty :heartbeat wanted one of those so badly but I can't afford it.
What a lovely combination with your beautiful hair! The pose just adds to it

Yes! I've been looking at their things for such a long time and I finally decided to just go for it. The dresses are gorgeous. The prettiest clothes I've ever owned for sure.

Now I've spent so much money that I probably shouldn't spend a single penny during 2021, we'll see how that goes! :couch:

[cestlavie]

I was going to get length shots but was trying on dresses at the same time and ended up just playing around in the dresses and taking photos of that...so not the best length shots :doh: Maybe I'll get a chance to take better ones at new years..

https://i.imgur.com/131CEum.jpg

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly:

Gorgeous hair and gorgeous dress!

[Tinyponies]

Gorgeous, Estrid. You have the most beautiful hair and clothes.

[squirrrel]

I was going to get length shots but was trying on dresses at the same time and ended up just playing around in the dresses and taking photos of that...so not the best length shots :doh: Maybe I'll get a chance to take better ones at new years..

https://i.imgur.com/131CEum.jpg

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly:

That’s a fabulous picture Estrid, I love it.

[Bri-Chan]

Ada-banana, I can't help you, but I think your ends look sooo good with your waves...

Estrid, ah it's a nice hair pic! Your hair is beautiful.


Bri-Chan, I can relate to your trim dilemma so much! I have about 10 cm of really damaged hair left, and I feel like there is no point in trimming something "middle of the way" because it would be lame to lose a noticeable amount of length, yet not have my ends feel significantly different. So there is only point in trimming either the entire 10 cm, which I am not ready to do, or something like 1 cm just to refresh the ends and continue living with the stupid, damaged ends for 8 months or so.

:shrug:

It is funny how similar our hair situations are, though! Plus textures and colours alike.
Ah, yes it's funny and quite rare, I find. A comparison when we'll both have healthy hair will be very funny!

The trim ... your right when you say the only point is to cut those centimeters off. But I'm not brave enough with my hair to cut 10-12 cm at once! At least, not before reaching a length after my goal. The point in trimming something in the middle is to remove that section not all at once, but it obviously means it will take more time to reach the goal...

[bokeh]

I was going to get length shots but was trying on dresses at the same time and ended up just playing around in the dresses and taking photos of that...so not the best length shots :doh: Maybe I'll get a chance to take better ones at new years..

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly: That's really cute! Your hair is perfect!

[Estrid]

Thank you, everyone. :o I'll try to get a better length shot for new years, just realised I had a day off there so I should be able to.

[SnowSpot]

https://i.imgur.com/131CEum.jpg

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly:

Just beautiful, both the hair and the dress. I think the wrinkles in the dress actually are quite natural and adorable - it looks like you've been running around in the dress with your locks flowing in the air in a romantic landscape painting. :)

[Estrid]

Thank you!

[Ada-banana]

Bonsai: good to know, that it makes such a huge difference! I have my hair up most of the time, i think 2 hours per day down. I hope that will work.
Finda:
Thank you!! Very nice of you!
RebekahE: good to know. I still have my hair up most of the time but I don't want to be so strict anymore, but I still want growth! So I will have to put my hair up but take for granted the damage that I get by showing off my hair.

Thank you for your replies.

And what a beautiful picture in this granite colored dress!

[lapushka]

Thank you, everyone. :o I'll try to get a better length shot for new years, just realised I had a day off there so I should be able to.

I think that might be TBL, though. ;)

[Finda]

I was going to get length shots but was trying on dresses at the same time and ended up just playing around in the dresses and taking photos of that...so not the best length shots :doh: Maybe I'll get a chance to take better ones at new years..

https://i.imgur.com/131CEum.jpg

I didn't think to steam the dress before taking photos ... :silly:

So beautiful! Little women was one of my favorite books as a kid :)

[Ylva]

Beautiful photo, Estrid!


Ah, yes it's funny and quite rare, I find. A comparison when we'll both have healthy hair will be very funny!

The trim ... your right when you say the only point is to cut those centimeters off. But I'm not brave enough with my hair to cut 10-12 cm at once! At least, not before reaching a length after my goal. The point in trimming something in the middle is to remove that section not all at once, but it obviously means it will take more time to reach the goal...

I also definitely didn't want to take off the entire 10 cm of damage, so I ended up doing a 2 cm trim, which was... on the braver side for me. :lol: I'd been taking off 0.5-1 cm for the past year and a half. I think my hair feels a bit shorter, and the ends do feel better to the touch, but I don't think I notice any difference in tangling, which was expected, as that would require a much bigger trim.

Well, now I'm a tiny bit closer to healthy hair again, so I guess it was worth it even though it feels a bit "meh" both in terms of length gains as well as improvement of condition.

[Bri-Chan]

Ylva, I have more tangles at WL length in general, because, also if it's relatively less damaged, it's thicker.
Your trim gave me some courage, so I (almost impulsively) trimmed. I trimmed something between 2 cm and 2.5 cm ... now with straight hair I'm at something like 91,3 cm (almost 36 inches). It obviously doesn't look so much different in terms of length, but I feel it shorter because I'm no more at BCL. I used Feye's method for the U shape, it's a soft U.
This will be the year of TBL for me, and I plane to not trim until I'm solidly there (probably in 10 months or so).
For the condition, meh. But it's thicker...

[Estrid]

Thank you, all!



I think that might be TBL, though. ;)

I'm not quite there yet :o

[wispe]

Very beautiful, Estrid! Love the dress as well :)

[lapushka]

I'm not quite there yet :o

It looked long enough to me, but well, that will teach me to just up and guess. :)
Wishing you lots of luck for those last bits of growth!

[Belgrade Beauty]

FYI top of the pants is BCL :D I'm happy when I see this annual progress pic :D
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43828&d=1609089386

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43831&d=1609090183

[Bat]

FYI top of the pants is BCL :D I'm happy when I see this annual progress pic :D
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43828&d=1609089386

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43831&d=1609090183

It looks beautiful! Great growth too!

[Bri-Chan]

FYI top of the pants is BCL :D I'm happy when I see this annual progress pic :D
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43828&d=1609089386

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43831&d=1609090183

Oooh nice progress! You're so close to bcl!

[RebekahE]

FYI top of the pants is BCL :D I'm happy when I see this annual progress pic :D
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43828&d=1609089386

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43831&d=1609090183

Beautiful hair! Congrats on almost being at your goal length!

[Ylva]

Ylva, I have more tangles at WL length in general, because, also if it's relatively less damaged, it's thicker.
Your trim gave me some courage, so I (almost impulsively) trimmed. I trimmed something between 2 cm and 2.5 cm ... now with straight hair I'm at something like 91,3 cm (almost 36 inches). It obviously doesn't look so much different in terms of length, but I feel it shorter because I'm no more at BCL. I used Feye's method for the U shape, it's a soft U.
This will be the year of TBL for me, and I plane to not trim until I'm solidly there (probably in 10 months or so).
For the condition, meh. But it's thicker...

That sounds good. We'll both regain these 2 cm in no time. I have a habit of "counting down" to when I'll have regained my lost length; it somehow makes it feel less tedious. So now I'm thinking that by the time March rolls around, I will have gotten it back, and from then on, will be growing longer again. Probably from around my reading week in the spring (which is also something to look forward to).


FYI top of the pants is BCL :D I'm happy when I see this annual progress pic :D

Awesome progress! :cheer:

[BexLocks]

FYI top of the pants is BCL :D I'm happy when I see this annual progress pic :D


Beautiful! You're so close! I've at about the same length, and I keep checking to see if I've reached it yet. Strangely, it seems to be the same every time I look (like twice a day, lol) Your progress is amazing.

[Finda]

Belgrade Beauty Congrats on your progress! Your hair looks great :)

[Johannah]

Hi folks! I'm back to the boards, it's been a long time... Not even sure what my length is at this point, need to measure it. I'll also start January 1 with taking monthly pictures. I need some support to keep treating my hair well, otherwise I'll give up... So yeah... Let's go :)

[squirrrel]

Good to have you back Johannah.

[spirals]

I should have a setback but I don't. My length is fine but the sides of my hair are singed. In trying to put out a grease fire I caught my hair alight. I had it down and it was in front of me. I only have a very minor burn on my hand because I patted out the fire with it. I'm very, very blessed to not be in the ER with half my face burned. And I had been meaning to cut the perimeter again anyway. I have it in a very deep U and the bangs and sides have grown out so I think I'll cut the sides again and maybe take an inch off the length for good measure. I still can't believe this happened. My brother is a firefighter and lives here part-time. Too bad he isn't home!

[lapushka]

Awesome progress! :cheer:

^^ Yes!!! Well done!

[DropStitches]

I should have a setback but I don't. My length is fine but the sides of my hair are singed. In trying to put out a grease fire I caught my hair alight. I had it down and it was in front of me. I only have a very minor burn on my hand because I patted out the fire with it. I'm very, very blessed to not be in the ER with half my face burned. And I had been meaning to cut the perimeter again anyway. I have it in a very deep U and the bangs and sides have grown out so I think I'll cut the sides again and maybe take an inch off the length for good measure. I still can't believe this happened. My brother is a firefighter and lives here part-time. Too bad he isn't home!

Oh my goodness! How scary! I hope you’re doing ok, this sounds traumatic!

[Finda]

I should have a setback but I don't. My length is fine but the sides of my hair are singed. In trying to put out a grease fire I caught my hair alight. I had it down and it was in front of me. I only have a very minor burn on my hand because I patted out the fire with it. I'm very, very blessed to not be in the ER with half my face burned. And I had been meaning to cut the perimeter again anyway. I have it in a very deep U and the bangs and sides have grown out so I think I'll cut the sides again and maybe take an inch off the length for good measure. I still can't believe this happened. My brother is a firefighter and lives here part-time. Too bad he isn't home!

Glad you are okay! Hope the kitchen is undamaged as well! That mast have been quite a shock. And keep an eye on the burn. I've thought in the past I had a minor burn, but then it blistered prettey bad after all.
This brings me back: My hair once caught fire as well. At easter, I was in church, and everyone was carrying a candle. I had my hair open and bent over for a moment. Then all of a sudden I thought: dude, what's smelling so bad? And then, before I realized it was me who was on fire, the woman next to me started screaming and beating at my coat. In the end, only the front hair was singed a little bit. But the flame seemed huge. It was super embarrasing and a lesson to always put my hair up when handling an open flame ;)

[RebekahE]

I should have a setback but I don't. My length is fine but the sides of my hair are singed. In trying to put out a grease fire I caught my hair alight. I had it down and it was in front of me. I only have a very minor burn on my hand because I patted out the fire with it. I'm very, very blessed to not be in the ER with half my face burned. And I had been meaning to cut the perimeter again anyway. I have it in a very deep U and the bangs and sides have grown out so I think I'll cut the sides again and maybe take an inch off the length for good measure. I still can't believe this happened. My brother is a firefighter and lives here part-time. Too bad he isn't home!

Wow! Very scary! Glad it wasn't more serious. I singed a few if my hairs on a candle once. It does not smell good. I'm extra cautious around fire now.

[Bat]

I should have a setback but I don't. My length is fine but the sides of my hair are singed. In trying to put out a grease fire I caught my hair alight. I had it down and it was in front of me. I only have a very minor burn on my hand because I patted out the fire with it. I'm very, very blessed to not be in the ER with half my face burned. And I had been meaning to cut the perimeter again anyway. I have it in a very deep U and the bangs and sides have grown out so I think I'll cut the sides again and maybe take an inch off the length for good measure. I still can't believe this happened. My brother is a firefighter and lives here part-time. Too bad he isn't home!

Yikes! I'd have been flipping out, I hope your hand feels better soon

[spirals]

Thanks, guys. I definitely acted fast. I'm glad my mom wasn't home because now I'm sure she would've hurt herself trying to save me. I am so glad it didn't hit my face. The flames were inches from it. I washed and trimmed my hair and it seems fine. I looked it up: a grease fire will ignite at 500°F. Flat irons can get that hot. So I figure the damage is a bit worse than one of those might do but not too devastating. My hand doesn't even feel as bad as a curling iron burn. I think I put it out fast enough to avoid any major damage. I KNEW I should have walked away from my computer and taken an actual break instead of trying to heat up oil while checking on something. Next time: proper break and hair UP.

[squirrrel]

So glad you are okay, Spirals. Sounds like an unpleasant experience and shock of a near miss.

[Jools69]

Thanks, guys. I definitely acted fast. I'm glad my mom wasn't home because now I'm sure she would've hurt herself trying to save me. I am so glad it didn't hit my face. The flames were inches from it. I washed and trimmed my hair and it seems fine. I looked it up: a grease fire will ignite at 500°F. Flat irons can get that hot. So I figure the damage is a bit worse than one of those might do but not too devastating. My hand doesn't even feel as bad as a curling iron burn. I think I put it out fast enough to avoid any major damage. I KNEW I should have walked away from my computer and taken an actual break instead of trying to heat up oil while checking on something. Next time: proper break and hair UP.

I’m glad to read you’re ok. Well done for keeping cool and putting it out. I hope your hand heals soon.

[squirrrel]

Here’s my tbl shot. Apologies if it’s a mite stringy: I’m pondering whether I return to NW/SO hair care for a bit...
https://i.imgur.com/X05VMDl.jpg

[Bri-Chan]

Spirals I'm glad your ok!
Squirrel congratulations on tbl! You'll go for classic too?

[squirrrel]

Spirals I'm glad your ok!
Squirrel congratulations on tbl! You'll go for classic too?

Thanks. Yes, that’s my next goal, though the current big one is MTL which I hope to reach in 2022. After that I shall see what I want to do.

[Madeline C.]

I did some quick calculations, and I should be at tailbone length by late fall 2021, as long as I hold to my no trimming vow. I calculate that I grow over six inches a year and tailbone is currently only five inches away.
It's really encouraging to finally see your goal in sight.
Anyone else going to reach their goal this year?

[RebekahE]

I did some quick calculations, and I should be at tailbone length by late fall 2021, as long as I hold to my no trimming vow. I calculate that I grow over six inches a year and tailbone is currently only five inches away.
It's really encouraging to finally see your goal in sight.
Anyone else going to reach their goal this year?
It's exciting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes the goal is so far away, it can feel like we'll never reach it.
I think I'll be there by late fall of next year. Hopefully definitely by Christmas.

[knobbly]

I did some quick calculations, and I should be at tailbone length by late fall 2021, as long as I hold to my no trimming vow. I calculate that I grow over six inches a year and tailbone is currently only five inches away.
It's really encouraging to finally see your goal in sight.
Anyone else going to reach their goal this year?

Yes, I’ll be at tailbone a year from now, though I won’t reach my ultimate goal until 2022.

[Bri-Chan]

I did some quick calculations, and I should be at tailbone length by late fall 2021, as long as I hold to my no trimming vow. I calculate that I grow over six inches a year and tailbone is currently only five inches away.
It's really encouraging to finally see your goal in sight.
Anyone else going to reach their goal this year?

Yes! I'll hopefully be there in the summertime. I need about 3 inches, and in this year I've grown something like 5.3 inches.
However, my final goal is Classic. More like a solid classic. I think I need 7-8 inches for that.

[baanoo]

Hello friends! I've been away a few weeks and have so many posts to read and so many beautiful heads of hair to admire. :crush:

Here's my latest length shot – with added bonus front & back photos of my coronet braid today:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43857&d=1609344969

Coronet braid from the front:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43859&d=1609344992

... the back:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43858&d=1609344978
I didn't section perfectly evenly and thus had about a 4" tassel on my braid; it's pinned just to the right of the nape of my neck. I figure about 3 more inches of braid and I can make it all the way around!



Love and light to all of you.

[Ada-banana]

Hello friends! I've been away a few weeks and have so many posts to read and so many beautiful heads of hair to admire. :crush:

Here's my latest length shot – with added bonus front & back photos of my coronet braid today:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43857&d=1609344969

Coronet braid from the front:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43859&d=1609344992

... the back:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43858&d=1609344978
I didn't section perfectly evenly and thus had about a 4" tassel on my braid; it's pinned just to the right of the nape of my neck. I figure about 3 more inches of braid and I can make it all the way around!



Love and light to all of you.

I really really love your braid, I'm going to try that one.

Also nice length shot, nice full hemline! Thanks for sharing. All those beautiful heads of hair makes me happy. And I love your jeans, they look good on you!

[RebekahE]

Hello friends! I've been away a few weeks and have so many posts to read and so many beautiful heads of hair to admire. :crush:

Here's my latest length shot – with added bonus front & back photos of my coronet braid today:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43857&d=1609344969

Coronet braid from the front:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43859&d=1609344992

... the back:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43858&d=1609344978
I didn't section perfectly evenly and thus had about a 4" tassel on my braid; it's pinned just to the right of the nape of my neck. I figure about 3 more inches of braid and I can make it all the way around!



Love and light to all of you.

Beautiful hair! Your coronet braid is very pretty. What kind of pins did you use to pin it?

[Finda]

baanoo Your hair looks great, it seems to grow super fast! And great braid. Do you pin it just at the end or also along the way?

[Ada-banana]

Tried it, cannot make a full circle yet :-(. But now I know what its called!

[squirrrel]

I found that I was perfectly happy making the circle smaller and calling that a coronet braid.

[Ada-banana]

I found that I was perfectly happy making the circle smaller and calling that a coronet braid.

Ha! That's also a good solution.

[baanoo]

I really really love your braid, I'm going to try that one.

Also nice length shot, nice full hemline! Thanks for sharing. All those beautiful heads of hair makes me happy. And I love your jeans, they look good on you!

Thank you thank you! - and I feel the same about these lovely manes. :inlove: These jeans are some classic Levi 501s; they're my favorites.


Beautiful hair! Your coronet braid is very pretty. What kind of pins did you use to pin it?


baanoo Your hair looks great, it seems to grow super fast! And great braid. Do you pin it just at the end or also along the way?

Thank you, Rebekah and Finda! I used bobby pins, two for the tassel and one on the top of my head to keep it from moving. I also used one of those tiny clear elastics on the end of my braid.

Finda, I swear it seems to never move and then when I look at photos, here it is, creeping ever downwards. Maybe because it's so fine it doesn't feel heavy?


Tried it, cannot make a full circle yet :-(. But now I know what its called!
oohhh I cannot WAIT to be able to make a full circle and start it from the nape of my neck!


I found that I was perfectly happy making the circle smaller and calling that a coronet braid.
Genius. Do you start your braid higher on the back of your head?

[Bri-Chan]

Hello friends! I've been away a few weeks and have so many posts to read and so many beautiful heads of hair to admire. :crush:

Here's my latest length shot – with added bonus front & back photos of my coronet braid today:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43857&d=1609344969

Coronet braid from the front:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43859&d=1609344992

... the back:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43858&d=1609344978
I didn't section perfectly evenly and thus had about a 4" tassel on my braid; it's pinned just to the right of the nape of my neck. I figure about 3 more inches of braid and I can make it all the way around!



Love and light to all of you.

Oh good job!

[spirals]

I still can't do a coronet. I think I have to be at classic for that since my torso is so short.

[squirrrel]

Genius. Do you start your braid higher on the back of your head?

Not really, though you could. My avatar is what I came up with. It’s really just a circle of braid pinned to my hair!

[Finda]

Thank you, Rebekah and Finda! I used bobby pins, two for the tassel and one on the top of my head to keep it from moving. I also used one of those tiny clear elastics on the end of my braid.

Finda, I swear it seems to never move and then when I look at photos, here it is, creeping ever downwards. Maybe because it's so fine it doesn't feel heavy?

Ha, don't i know this situation. The other day a braided centerheld came undone halfway and I didn't realize it until I was home and looked in the mirror ;)

[Estrid]

Beautiful, baanoo! :thud: that's the sort of hairstyle I wish I could make, but alas I'm too lazy and my hair too uncooperative for me to even try.



I never took any length shots yesterday so I forced myself to do it today. Ofc it was dark and my hair have been in a bun all day, but it is what it is.

https://i.imgur.com/3UKzcEs.jpg



I'll reach classic this year unless I do something stupid, which isn't impossible.

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


ETA: forgot to say, but I will reach tbl in march-april. Got about 5 cm to go.

[squirrrel]

Your hair looks fabulous, Estrid.

[Ada-banana]

Wowsie estrid, you have such a nice color and thick hair.

[Bri-Chan]

Beautiful Estrid!

[RebekahE]

Gorgeous hair, Estrid! I'm in love.

[LadyEliza]

my hair is 31.5" and tail bone is 34.5" on me. So maybe May or June, as long as it keeps growing. Then I'll get a trim to thicken the hem up, and keep growing. Tail bone is the longest I've had it, so I'm not sure what the terminal length is.
https://www.elizasart.com/misc/hair1_1_21.jpg

[Estrid]

Thank you, everyone :flowers:


Beautiful hair, LadyEliza! So shiny :o

[Bat]

Woohoo, shine goals

[squirrrel]

Your hair is gorgeous, Lady Eliza.

[Hailwidis]

This has always been my ultimate goal thread, since I want to grow to hip/tailbone, but I've been too shy to post these last few months despite growing past waist, because I'm shedding continuously and my ends are very very tapered...

Still, I took my end of the year pic, and I think somewhere it does belong here:
https://i.imgur.com/lFI0CIOl.jpg

This last year I did a no-trim experiment, which was kind of fun - I always felt like I was stagnating but that's because I was cutting off my taper. This year I embraced it, and I was amazed to see my thinnest ends reach tailbone length (stretched). Nuts! I'm going to trim back today because the ends are damaged and getting knotty and annoying to bun, but I'll always have the satisfaction of knowing it is possible for me to reach my end goal. I'll try and get there again by the end of 2021, maybe with thicker ends?

[Jools69]

my hair is 31.5" and tail bone is 34.5" on me. So maybe May or June, as long as it keeps growing. Then I'll get a trim to thicken the hem up, and keep growing. Tail bone is the longest I've had it, so I'm not sure what the terminal length is.
https://www.elizasart.com/misc/hair1_1_21.jpg

Your hair looks in great condition and I love the different tones in colour.

[eringrows]

Hi everyone! I’m almost at tailbone but need a bit of advice, I’ve noticed lately that my ends (maybe the last few inches of my hair) feel really wispy and my hair just overall seems fluffier than normal? I haven’t trimmed in over a year and a half so I have a hairdresser appt booked for today. I’m hoping a little trim will help but I’m considering trying silicones again to smooth the hair? I’m not sure! All help appreciated!

[baanoo]

Hi everyone! I’m almost at tailbone but need a bit of advice, I’ve noticed lately that my ends (maybe the last few inches of my hair) feel really wispy and my hair just overall seems fluffier than normal? I haven’t trimmed in over a year and a half so I have a hairdresser appt booked for today. I’m hoping a little trim will help but I’m considering trying silicones again to smooth the hair? I’m not sure! All help appreciated!

Hi Erin! I don’t know where you live but my hair loves silicones in the winter; the dry air does a number on it. Definitely worth a shot! Re: the wispies - that’s just your growth rate; a little fairytaling after a year without a trim is natural. :)

[baanoo]

I thought I replied to this already but the board seems to have eaten my message!


Beautiful, baanoo! :thud: that's the sort of hairstyle I wish I could make, but alas I'm too lazy and my hair too uncooperative for me to even try.

I never took any length shots yesterday so I forced myself to do it today. Ofc it was dark and my hair have been in a bun all day, but it is what it is.

https://i.imgur.com/3UKzcEs.jpg



I'll reach classic this year unless I do something stupid, which isn't impossible.

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


ETA: forgot to say, but I will reach tbl in march-april. Got about 5 cm to go.

Dang, Estrid, your hair is my dream! :crush:
Thank you! It takes a lazy hair-fixer to know another. ;)


my hair is 31.5" and tail bone is 34.5" on me. So maybe May or June, as long as it keeps growing. Then I'll get a trim to thicken the hem up, and keep growing. Tail bone is the longest I've had it, so I'm not sure what the terminal length is.
https://www.elizasart.com/misc/hair1_1_21.jpg

LadyEliza, what gorgeous hair you have! Love the color and shine. :)


This has always been my ultimate goal thread, since I want to grow to hip/tailbone, but I've been too shy to post these last few months despite growing past waist, because I'm shedding continuously and my ends are very very tapered...

Still, I took my end of the year pic, and I think somewhere it does belong here:
https://i.imgur.com/lFI0CIOl.jpg

This last year I did a no-trim experiment, which was kind of fun - I always felt like I was stagnating but that's because I was cutting off my taper. This year I embraced it, and I was amazed to see my thinnest ends reach tailbone length (stretched). Nuts! I'm going to trim back today because the ends are damaged and getting knotty and annoying to bun, but I'll always have the satisfaction of knowing it is possible for me to reach my end goal. I'll try and get there again by the end of 2021, maybe with thicker ends?

Hailwidis - those curls at the end are incredibly sweet; such a romantic look. :heart

[rhosyn_du]

Slowly getting there! This is pic is from this morning, at just past BCL. TBL is about halfway down that next black row on my skirt, which is about where the photo cuts off.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=43948&d=1609879403

[Finda]

Rhosyn_du, wow, super nice :)

[rhosyn_du]

my hair is 31.5" and tail bone is 34.5" on me. So maybe May or June, as long as it keeps growing. Then I'll get a trim to thicken the hem up, and keep growing. Tail bone is the longest I've had it, so I'm not sure what the terminal length is.
https://www.elizasart.com/misc/hair1_1_21.jpg

Oh my gosh, look at that shine! Your hair is gorgeous. :crush:


This has always been my ultimate goal thread, since I want to grow to hip/tailbone, but I've been too shy to post these last few months despite growing past waist, because I'm shedding continuously and my ends are very very tapered...

Still, I took my end of the year pic, and I think somewhere it does belong here:
https://i.imgur.com/lFI0CIOl.jpg

This last year I did a no-trim experiment, which was kind of fun - I always felt like I was stagnating but that's because I was cutting off my taper. This year I embraced it, and I was amazed to see my thinnest ends reach tailbone length (stretched). Nuts! I'm going to trim back today because the ends are damaged and getting knotty and annoying to bun, but I'll always have the satisfaction of knowing it is possible for me to reach my end goal. I'll try and get there again by the end of 2021, maybe with thicker ends?

I really like the aesthetic of your fairytail ends, especially with the way they curl, but I totally get needing to trim because of damage. I'm currently doing monthly microtrims due to damage, myself.

[Estrid]

Beautiful, Hailwidis and rhosyn_du! Love the wurls :o

Thank you, baanoo :flowers:

[Hailwidis]

I thought I replied to this already but the board seems to have eaten my message!

Hailwidis - those curls at the end are incredibly sweet; such a romantic look. :heart




I really like the aesthetic of your fairytail ends, especially with the way they curl, but I totally get needing to trim because of damage. I'm currently doing monthly microtrims due to damage, myself.


Beautiful, Hailwidis and rhosyn_du! Love the wurls :o

Thank you, baanoo :flowers:

Thank you all so much, your comments made my day! :flower:

[cestlavie]

Estrid, LadyEliza, Hailwidis and Rhosyn_du, you all have such wonderful hair! It looks great! :)

[pisinoe]

Such beautiful hair here! Thanks for keeping me inspired. I have 10cm to go and I feel like I’m running out of patience already XD

[victor_tinyduck]

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

Just barely at BCL! It feels like such an accomplishment :)

I'm going to try not cutting my hair all year- we'll see how it goes lol. I'm stuck between wanting fairy tale ends but also hating when my ends get crunchy and damaged :/

[spirals]

It's great! Also, I like all the notes on your mirror. There is so much encouragement there. It's a great idea.

[Bri-Chan]

This post gained a lot of beautiful manes in the last days... You all have beautiful hair!

[ebillan]

Okay so 2 years ago I was at TBL, but the quality of my hair has been disintegrating as a result of two box dies and heat damage from straightening. I was looking at the ends of my hair a few days ago in proper sunlight, and it was bad. I was trying to maintain the ends through occasional trims but it just wasn't doing the job. I finally bit the bullet and cut 5 inches off last night. I'm sad about how short my hair looks, but the ends are so much thicker and healthier, I think it was worth it!

https://imgur.com/T2sCVIMm.jpg https://imgur.com/OF2IWIrm.jpg https://imgur.com/KG8xbRXm.jpg

[victor_tinyduck]

It's great! Also, I like all the notes on your mirror. There is so much encouragement there. It's a great idea.

Thank you! I like to save notes my friends give me, and cut outs from my church bulletins :)


Okay so 2 years ago I was at TBL, but the quality of my hair has been disintegrating as a result of two box dies and heat damage from straightening. I was looking at the ends of my hair a few days ago in proper sunlight, and it was bad. I was trying to maintain the ends through occasional trims but it just wasn't doing the job. I finally bit the bullet and cut 5 inches off last night. I'm sad about how short my hair looks, but the ends are so much thicker and healthier, I think it was worth it!

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous! I love your curls!!

[Jools69]

Okay so 2 years ago I was at TBL, but the quality of my hair has been disintegrating as a result of two box dies and heat damage from straightening. I was looking at the ends of my hair a few days ago in proper sunlight, and it was bad. I was trying to maintain the ends through occasional trims but it just wasn't doing the job. I finally bit the bullet and cut 5 inches off last night. I'm sad about how short my hair looks, but the ends are so much thicker and healthier, I think it was worth it!

https://imgur.com/T2sCVIMm.jpg https://imgur.com/OF2IWIrm.jpg https://imgur.com/KG8xbRXm.jpg

Love your waves.

[ebillan]

Thank you both! I'm starting to accept the curls, but I still struggle with them more days than not. I appreciate the boost of confidence! :)

[cestlavie]

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

Just barely at BCL! It feels like such an accomplishment :)

I'm going to try not cutting my hair all year- we'll see how it goes lol. I'm stuck between wanting fairy tale ends but also hating when my ends get crunchy and damaged :/

Your hair looks to healthy and your hemline looks great! :)

[cestlavie]

Okay so 2 years ago I was at TBL, but the quality of my hair has been disintegrating as a result of two box dies and heat damage from straightening. I was looking at the ends of my hair a few days ago in proper sunlight, and it was bad. I was trying to maintain the ends through occasional trims but it just wasn't doing the job. I finally bit the bullet and cut 5 inches off last night. I'm sad about how short my hair looks, but the ends are so much thicker and healthier, I think it was worth it!

https://imgur.com/T2sCVIMm.jpg https://imgur.com/OF2IWIrm.jpg https://imgur.com/KG8xbRXm.jpg

Gorgeous curls! 🤗

[Ada-banana]

@ebillan: that's beautiful, I love your curls.

@victortinyduck: wow what a hemline!

Just wanted to say that I have a new favorite updo because of this thread: the cocornet braid. Love it, looks really great and very comfortable.

[pisinoe]

I'm closer than ever before and still, it feels like it's taking so long!! Ugh haha.

Did the inversion method ever work for anyone here? I probably should look up the thread, but i just want instant !!!growth!!!

Lord please send some patience my way!

[spirals]

Okay so 2 years ago I was at TBL, but the quality of my hair has been disintegrating as a result of two box dies and heat damage from straightening. I was looking at the ends of my hair a few days ago in proper sunlight, and it was bad. I was trying to maintain the ends through occasional trims but it just wasn't doing the job. I finally bit the bullet and cut 5 inches off last night. I'm sad about how short my hair looks, but the ends are so much thicker and healthier, I think it was worth it!The ends are enviable now. You'll be at hip in no time.

[LadyEliza]

Okay so 2 years ago I was at TBL, but the quality of my hair has been disintegrating as a result of two box dies and heat damage from straightening. I was looking at the ends of my hair a few days ago in proper sunlight, and it was bad. I was trying to maintain the ends through occasional trims but it just wasn't doing the job. I finally bit the bullet and cut 5 inches off last night. I'm sad about how short my hair looks, but the ends are so much thicker and healthier, I think it was worth it!
https://imgur.com/KG8xbRXm.jpg

It looks great and you have heathy and beautiful hair to grow! I think you did the right thing. Sometimes we just have to admit to ourselves we are going in the right direction and take a step back. Brave and sensible woman! :)

[Simpscone]

I'm officially joining this thread! I've been putting off calling waist as I haven't measured, but after brushing out my wurls last night and snapping a picture, I think I can officially call it and move on from the BSL to waist thread.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44188&d=1611223665

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44189&d=1611223674

Waist has been my goal since joining LHC, but now that I'm here... I want it longer :lol:

I'm thinking I'm just going to grow until I can't handle wearing it down anymore, which I'm thinking is hip or tailbone. So I'll aim for tailbone for now! I need to measure where that is on myself to figure out how long it should take, but I'm just happy slowly cruising down now 8)

[bokeh]

I'm officially joining this thread! I've been putting off calling waist as I haven't measured, but after brushing out my wurls last night and snapping a picture, I think I can officially call it and move on from the BSL to waist thread.

Waist has been my goal since joining LHC, but now that I'm here... I want it longer :lol:

I'm thinking I'm just going to grow until I can't handle wearing it down anymore, which I'm thinking is hip or tailbone. So I'll aim for tailbone for now! I need to measure where that is on myself to figure out how long it should take, but I'm just happy slowly cruising down now 8)
Congratulations on your milestone! It's great growing after reaching waist since it's such a beautiful length and there's no pressure anymore. You can just relax and enjoy the journey now!

[Simpscone]

Congratulations on your milestone! It's great growing after reaching waist since it's such a beautiful length and there's no pressure anymore. You can just relax and enjoy the journey now!

Thank you so much!

It still doesn't feel like it's there, but the pictures can't lie! I'm super happy with it at this length because it's never been this long before, so anything from here on out just feels like a bonus.

[paper.wyrm]

Everyone's hair is so thick at the ends, I'm worried about posting a photo of mine, it's just at my hips but the bottom third is so wispy. It's probably a lot to do with the fact that it's spider silk fine and I wore it down for so ages, hopefully now I'm bunning or braiding every day it'll thicken up. I should probably maintain but I want to get to tailbone more!

[bokeh]

Thank you so much!

It still doesn't feel like it's there, but the pictures can't lie! I'm super happy with it at this length because it's never been this long before, so anything from here on out just feels like a bonus.

Ah, you just summed that up perfectly for me because that's exactly what happened when I reached waist length. That was the longest I'd ever been too and I doubted that I could grow that long. It's a great length so, yes, everything from there is a bonus!

[pisinoe]

Hair measured 80cm right now. I have exactly 10cm left to go, woohoo!

[Bri-Chan]

I'm *almost* regretting my trim, done ~a month ago. Don't know, maybe I thought I could grow an inch in a month at that time LOL. I'm not measuring and I will not, but it seems like I need a good month more to be back at BCL.

[Bat]

I'm *almost* regretting my trim, done ~a month ago. Don't know, maybe I thought I could grow an inch in a month at that time LOL. I'm not measuring and I will not, but it seems like I need a good month more to be back at BCL.

I feel you. Cutting back to chin from almost Shoulder is taking much longer than I thought, I think I have another 2 months before I'm There

[Estrid]

Welcome to the thread, Simpscone! Love your hair, looks so voluminous :o



My hair has started to feel weirdly long all of a sudden, I guess the phase of "my hair feels short" has started to go away.

[Tinyponies]

Everyone's hair is so thick at the ends, I'm worried about posting a photo of mine, it's just at my hips but the bottom third is so wispy. It's probably a lot to do with the fact that it's spider silk fine and I wore it down for so ages, hopefully now I'm bunning or braiding every day it'll thicken up. I should probably maintain but I want to get to tailbone more!

Hi there, I’m sure it is beautiful. There are plenty of us with wispy ends. :)

[WavyWannabe]

Everyone's hair is so thick at the ends, I'm worried about posting a photo of mine, it's just at my hips but the bottom third is so wispy. It's probably a lot to do with the fact that it's spider silk fine and I wore it down for so ages, hopefully now I'm bunning or braiding every day it'll thicken up. I should probably maintain but I want to get to tailbone more!

It's ok! :blossom:
I have thin ends too; I totally understand how you can feel self-conscious about it, but there's really nothing wrong with having thin or fairytale ends (I mean, there's nothing wrong with having any kind of hair, that would be silly).
If you don't feel like maintaining at hip but still would like thicker ends, it's also totally possible to grow to a length you're happy with (for me that was tailbone), and then maintain there.

[Finda]

Paper.wyrm I emphazise about feeling seIf-conscious, but I second the others. Everyone's hair is different and it's also about priorities. Wispy ends also have some advantages. They make buns a lot more stable for example.

[Bri-Chan]

I feel you. Cutting back to chin from almost Shoulder is taking much longer than I thought, I think I have another 2 months before I'm There

Yeah and sometimes I think "oh my ends didn't look so bad"... I'm at hip for an year now!

[Bat]

Yeah and sometimes I think "oh my ends didn't look so bad"... I'm at hip for an year now!

I want rid of my layers so I feel I'll be stuck for years! I'm thinking I might microtrim until most are gone next year I'll see how long my hair is by the end of the year though

[MadelineMomo]

Can anyone do 2 buns with hair this length? I can't, or at least not the way that I try. My hair is too long and not thick enough, and so they get unstable.

[paper.wyrm]

Hi there, I’m sure it is beautiful. There are plenty of us with wispy ends. :)

Thanks! It's funny, because I definitely have more issues with wispy ends on me than on anyone else, but I will have to learn to appreciate mine. Maybe I'll brave it and take a photo after my next wash.

[poli]

Can anyone do 2 buns with hair this length? I can't, or at least not the way that I try. My hair is too long and not thick enough, and so they get unstable.

I have not try two buns in ages. On me they are just tiny. Maybe try braided buns, should be more stable and secure.

[knobbly]

Can anyone do 2 buns with hair this length? I can't, or at least not the way that I try. My hair is too long and not thick enough, and so they get unstable.

I’ve done double buns a few times. I secure them with spin pins.

[Finda]

Some more hair has caught up and I'm now visibly at bcl :)

[bokeh]

Some more hair has caught up and I'm now visibly at bcl :)Hooray for reaching a new milestone!

[Bat]

Some more hair has caught up and I'm now visibly at bcl :)

Congrats! Are you calling it?

[Bri-Chan]

Some more hair has caught up and I'm now visibly at bcl :)

Oh, that's awesome!

[Finda]

Bokeh, Bat, Bri-Chan Thanks, I'm very excited :) On the matter of calling it: Yes (and no lol). Because of former breakage I have some pretty uneven tapering going on in the last inches, so calling a milestone is relative because I know I will have to cut at some point in the future. But the demarcation line is continuously growing down, so my plan right now is to keep growing until I reach tailbone and then maintain until everything is even. But I have been moving the point where I start cutting from BSL to waist to hip to tbl, so we'll see...

[bokeh]

Finda, that sounds like a good plan. I know that it's hard to start trimming when you are still growing for length!

[BexLocks]

Finda, congratulations on your milestone! I hope I can join you soon.

[Finda]

BexLocks Thanks :) I wish you speedy growth!

[pisinoe]

Hair kinda sucks right now but it looks longer!

https://i.imgur.com/mncndzk_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

[BexLocks]

Hair kinda sucks right now but it looks longer!
I think it looks beautiful! I love your color.

[bokeh]

Hair kinda sucks right now but it looks longer!It looks beautiful to me. You are getting close to your goal!

[pisinoe]

I think it looks beautiful! I love your color.

Thank you. <3


It looks beautiful to me. You are getting close to your goal!

Thank you! I truly am! I'm very excited about that :D :pray:

[spirals]

My longest strands are tailbone but for all intents and purposes it's BCL.

[pisinoe]

Thinking of buying hair growth shampoo here with special vitamins, biotin etc to see if it works... The reviews are good and I need some excitement to look forward to. My hair is growing slower now (2cm a month instead of the usual 3cm) so if it could boost that I would be very pleased... :pray:

[Bat]

Thinking of buying hair growth shampoo here with special vitamins, biotin etc to see if it works... The reviews are good and I need some excitement to look forward to. My hair is growing slower now (2cm a month instead of the usual 3cm) so if it could boost that I would be very pleased... :pray:

I'd be happy if mine grew and inch a month, mines currently 1cm a month, hope it works what are you using watermans or something else?

[Jools69]

Thinking of buying hair growth shampoo here with special vitamins, biotin etc to see if it works... The reviews are good and I need some excitement to look forward to. My hair is growing slower now (2cm a month instead of the usual 3cm) so if it could boost that I would be very pleased... :pray:

I think 3cm or even 2cm of hair growth per month is quite good. Whereas for most people it’s about 1cm - as Bat has said. What I do know is that the growth rate can be subjected to biological and environmental effects - diet, hormones, season, stress, etc.

In my opinion, I’m a little dubious with claims from products that promote hair growth and if they actually worked, would it also increase hair growth on other parts of the body? If you do decide to try any products, make sure you buy them from trusted sources and let us know the results!

[pisinoe]

I'd be happy if mine grew and inch a month, mines currently 1cm a month, hope it works what are you using watermans or something else?

No it would be from a Brazilian brand called Salon line, the ‘Bomb’ shampoo. With vitamin A, castor oil, d-panthenol, biotin and whey protein ��

[Bat]

No it would be from a Brazilian brand called Salon line, the ‘Bomb’ shampoo. With vitamin A, castor oil, d-panthenol, biotin and D-panthenol 🤔

Growth Bomb? Dark bottle with yellow and white striped label?

[Sammich]

Hey guys I posted in the wrong thread a way back but I’m hip currently. (I thought I was waist durp) so I’m here where I belong now haha! I’m excited to join and grow to tb and apparently my hair grows fast so I hope to reach tb before Christmas this year! Here’s my hair! I’m keeping the ends. Also I’m starting on a hair growth shampoo today called hairburst, it’s sls free so it wouldn’t hurt to try. I’m glad my hair grows apparently fast because I’m such an impatient person! I get incredibly frustrated and bored with my hair a lot and this is the longest I’ve had it since a little child because I kept cutting it or bleaching it (a lot ) and now I’m trying to really grow to terminal now. I’m curious, I really hope I don’t get bored and lop it all off. I’m incredibly impulsive. :(
https://i.imgur.com/H3ABknt.jpg I’ll be doing monthly shots because I'm curious at how fast my hair grows.

[pisinoe]

Growth Bomb? Dark bottle with yellow and white striped label?

No it’s this https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTbbHrddSBi29L7FisSeMdD-VROwGfUIW_Cw&usqp=CAU

[pisinoe]

I think 3cm or even 2cm of hair growth per month is quite good. Whereas for most people it’s about 1cm - as Bat has said. What I do know is that the growth rate can be subjected to biological and environmental effects - diet, hormones, season, stress, etc.

In my opinion, I’m a little dubious with claims from products that promote hair growth and if they actually worked, would it also increase hair growth on other parts of the body? If you do decide to try any products, make sure you buy them from trusted sources and let us know the results!

Yeah I think I was too stressed in 2020 and gained weight too, diet went to ****, so that did not help my growth :/. I hope it can return.

I don't really believe in such products either but I've seen so many good reviews with actual results, it can't hurt to try it myself and see what happens. I just got the product and before I wash I will measure my hair, take a pic and come back in 15 days and then 15 again to show the result!

[BexLocks]

My longest strands are tailbone but for all intents and purposes it's BCL.
How exciting! I love your curls. Do you call your length stretched or loose? You'll be at tailbone fully before you know it!

[BexLocks]

Hey guys I posted in the wrong thread a way back but I’m hip currently. (I thought I was waist durp) so I’m here where I belong now haha! I’m excited to join and grow to tb and apparently my hair grows fast so I hope to reach tb before Christmas this year! Here’s my hair! I’m keeping the ends. Also I’m starting on a hair growth shampoo today called hairburst, it’s sls free so it wouldn’t hurt to try. I’m glad my hair grows apparently fast because I’m such an impatient person! I get incredibly frustrated and bored with my hair a lot and this is the longest I’ve had it since a little child because I kept cutting it or bleaching it (a lot ) and now I’m trying to really grow to terminal now. I’m curious, I really hope I don’t get bored and lop it all off. I’m incredibly impulsive. I’ll be doing monthly shots because I'm curious at how fast my hair grows.

Welcome Sammich! Your dyed ends look awesome. Good luck with your growth charting!

[pisinoe]

Gonna wash my hair now with the growth shampoo. Hair is 80.5cm right now.

I marked with a sharpie on my dress so it’s easier later to compare.

https://i.imgur.com/DbIvv5J_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

Let’s see if it grows more than a cm in 15 days...

[paper.wyrm]

Pisinoe, your hair is so thick all the way down, it looks like you have almost no taper, and such amazing shine!

[RebekahE]

Hey guys I posted in the wrong thread a way back but I’m hip currently. (I thought I was waist durp) so I’m here where I belong now haha! I’m excited to join and grow to tb and apparently my hair grows fast so I hope to reach tb before Christmas this year! Here’s my hair! I’m keeping the ends. Also I’m starting on a hair growth shampoo today called hairburst, it’s sls free so it wouldn’t hurt to try. I’m glad my hair grows apparently fast because I’m such an impatient person! I get incredibly frustrated and bored with my hair a lot and this is the longest I’ve had it since a little child because I kept cutting it or bleaching it (a lot ) and now I’m trying to really grow to terminal now. I’m curious, I really hope I don’t get bored and lop it all off. I’m incredibly impulsive. :(
https://i.imgur.com/H3ABknt.jpg I’ll be doing monthly shots because I'm curious at how fast my hair grows.

Looks almost bcl to me. Beautiful hair!

[pisinoe]

Pisinoe, your hair is so thick all the way down, it looks like you have almost no taper, and such amazing shine!

Thank you! I do use a lot of products to protect the ends as I try to avoid as much taper as possible :blush:

[pisinoe]

Just noticed today that my sides are catching up and passed my waist length I think! Small victory :pray:

https://i.imgur.com/iAHN76y_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

[Bri-Chan]

pisinoe its looking great! How many cm/inches is TBL on you?
Sammich did you join the Monthly length photo project?

[Sammich]

What is bcl? If it’s buttcrack length then I don’t see it being anywhere near my buttcheeks haha but thank you for the welcomes you guys!


pisinoe its looking great! How many cm/inches is TBL on you?
Sammich did you join the Monthly length photo project?

No I haven’t but I can’t seem to find it? Thank you for pointing it out though!

[Bri-Chan]

Sammich here the thread:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=153358

[barnet_fair]

Calling hip today! :cheer: I reached HL for the first time last September, then chopped 2" in October. I'm now back approximately at my longest length, with a somewhat better hemline. No miracles have occurred - I don't have the stunningly thick ends of some of the ladies in this thread, but I'm happy with them as a reflection of my current lifestyle, in which I enjoy my hair and wear it down a lot!

Will try to take some photos in the next few days. Still experimenting with the texture - the longer my hair gets, the more the parts below BSL want to clump. My scalp loves a BBB or horn comb, but my ends don't. I've had one shiny, smooth, perfect result washing with amla, which I've since failed to replicate. CO-washing similarly variable. I keep a standard shampoo and conditioner around for when I need a predictable result, but dryness is an issue.

pisinoe and Sammich, what gorgeous hair you both have. :crush: Don't stress too much about the growth - it'll happen in time. I hope you're proud of your hair and enjoy it at its current beautiful length.

[BexLocks]

I wanted to share my six month growth comparison with microtrims in November, December, and January (about 1/4" each time). On the left was July 28, 2020. On the right is from today, Feb. 1, 2021. It's very close to BCL! I don't think I'll do a microtrim this month, since I think the hem looks a bit better, and I'd really like to hit that milestone. We'll see how I feel about that tomorrow! It's also a bit fluffier since I've been trying to encourage the waves with mixed success.
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44347&d=1612192958

[BexLocks]

Calling hip today! :cheer: I reached HL for the first time last September, then chopped 2" in October. I'm now back approximately at my longest length, with a somewhat better hemline. No miracles have occurred - I don't have the stunningly thick ends of some of the ladies in this thread, but I'm happy with them as a reflection of my current lifestyle, in which I enjoy my hair and wear it down a lot!

Will try to take some photos in the next few days. Still experimenting with the texture - the longer my hair gets, the more the parts below BSL want to clump. My scalp loves a BBB or horn comb, but my ends don't. I've had one shiny, smooth, perfect result washing with amla, which I've since failed to replicate. CO-washing similarly variable. I keep a standard shampoo and conditioner around for when I need a predictable result, but dryness is an issue.

pisinoe and Sammich, what gorgeous hair you both have. :crush: Don't stress too much about the growth - it'll happen in time. I hope you're proud of your hair and enjoy it at its current beautiful length.

Congratulations barnet_fair!!! That's awesome. Can't wait to see your pics. I've also been struggling with dryness. WCC has helped tremendously for me, but as you can see in my last post, I'm still dealing with over-fluffing. I liked the texture and shine I had in my July shot much better.

[pisinoe]

pisinoe its looking great! How many cm/inches is TBL on you?

TBL is at 90cm on me! (exact same length as BCL)


Calling hip today! :cheer: I reached HL for the first time last September, then chopped 2" in October. I'm now back approximately at my longest length, with a somewhat better hemline. No miracles have occurred - I don't have the stunningly thick ends of some of the ladies in this thread, but I'm happy with them as a reflection of my current lifestyle, in which I enjoy my hair and wear it down a lot!

Will try to take some photos in the next few days. Still experimenting with the texture - the longer my hair gets, the more the parts below BSL want to clump. My scalp loves a BBB or horn comb, but my ends don't. I've had one shiny, smooth, perfect result washing with amla, which I've since failed to replicate. CO-washing similarly variable. I keep a standard shampoo and conditioner around for when I need a predictable result, but dryness is an issue.

pisinoe and Sammich, what gorgeous hair you both have. :crush: Don't stress too much about the growth - it'll happen in time. I hope you're proud of your hair and enjoy it at its current beautiful length.

Congratulations! I think the best part is being able to enjoy the hair we have :D

And thank you, sometimes I get too impatient, but I try to enjoy my length as much as possible <3

[lapushka]

Just noticed today that my sides are catching up and passed my waist length I think! Small victory :pray:

https://i.imgur.com/iAHN76y_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

Yay! :cheer:
Congrats. :)

[Belgrade Beauty]

Guys,I'm an inch away from BCL.
We did a measure and picture Jan 1st and Feb 1st, I've got more than 2,5cm growth,so it that repeats, I'm on my goal in a month!!!!

[Bri-Chan]

Guys,I'm an inch away from BCL.
We did a measure and picture Jan 1st and Feb 1st, I've got more than 2,5cm growth,so it that repeats, I'm on my goal in a month!!!!

Wooow that's so exciting!

[Ylva]

Awesome, Beauty! :) What's your plan after that?

[Belgrade Beauty]

Wooow that's so exciting!
Yeeeees,thanks for sharing the enthusiasm :D


Awesome, Beauty! :) What's your plan after that?

Oh,I think I'll do the first half no trim challenge and than cut back to bcl and have awesome ends :D Or maybe I will like TBL and maintain there :D Gosh, so many options and I'm so frickin excited!!! Is this how you felt when you hit TBL?!
Edit: my hair always grows faster during the winter so I'm using it to my advantage now, reaching goals and staying away from scissors! And then when summer shed comes, I'll be ready to trim a little without feeling bad for losing length. Whatever happens, I'll be happy maintain BCL/TBL for some time for sure... If the mood strikes I'll grow longer, but I doubt that scenario :)

[BexLocks]

Guys,I'm an inch away from BCL.
We did a measure and picture Jan 1st and Feb 1st, I've got more than 2,5cm growth,so it that repeats, I'm on my goal in a month!!!!

That's very exiting! Congratulations!

[barnet_fair]

Belgrade Beauty, so exciting! I love your seasonal growing/trimming plan. It's wonderful to be in tune with the natural rhythms of the seasons and our bodies.

As promised, some photos to celebrate my HL milestone. More in album. It's hard to get the lighting right for my dark hair - pisinoe, teach me your tricks (unless they require sunlight, which is in short supply here in the UK)!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44390&d=1612484189

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44392&d=1612484213

Any other 1c/2a/2b wavies have that one bizarrely straight strand in the middle?!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44389&d=1612484180

ETA: I'd appreciate if someone could tell me if the pictures are too big. I use a very large screen with high zoom level. Let me know and I'll resize them and reupload.

[knobbly]

I don’t see your pics barnet_fair. Do you have them set to friends only?

ETA I see them now! So lovely! I also have dark hair issues in pics and am going to try to begin doing length pics outside as that’s the best light and I actually live in a basement which doesn’t help lol.

[Ylva]

barnet_fair, your hemline looks so pretty with your texture and clothing style! Yes, I definitely have strands that won't wave up like the rest, but mine are mostly on the sides!


Oh,I think I'll do the first half no trim challenge and than cut back to bcl and have awesome ends :D Or maybe I will like TBL and maintain there :D Gosh, so many options and I'm so frickin excited!!! Is this how you felt when you hit TBL?!
Edit: my hair always grows faster during the winter so I'm using it to my advantage now, reaching goals and staying away from scissors! And then when summer shed comes, I'll be ready to trim a little without feeling bad for losing length. Whatever happens, I'll be happy maintain BCL/TBL for some time for sure... If the mood strikes I'll grow longer, but I doubt that scenario :)

Sounds solid. Whatever you decide, I think you'll be happy with your hair. :) For me, hitting TBL was more like "finally I'm out of my limbo length" *deep sigh*. I'm finding it kind of hard to rejoice about my hair at the moment. The ends are in a frustrating condition, I'm working on using up sub-par conditioners which don't help the situation, and the length feels meh because I lost a bit to a trim before New Year. But it'll get better, I'm sure. :)

[RebekahE]

barnet_fair, your hemline looks so pretty with your texture and clothing style! Yes, I definitely have strands that won't wave up like the rest, but mine are mostly on the sides!



Sounds solid. Whatever you decide, I think you'll be happy with your hair. :) For me, hitting TBL was more like "finally I'm out of my limbo length" *deep sigh*. I'm finding it kind of hard to rejoice about my hair at the moment. The ends are in a frustrating condition, I'm working on using up sub-par conditioners which don't help the situation, and the length feels meh because I lost a bit to a trim before New Year. But it'll get better, I'm sure. :)

I know how you feel, Yiva. I've been fighting with the urge to trim my ends. My hemline doesn't grow evenly. The u shape helps hide that, but I'm ready to have a blunt hemline again.
I use my sub par conditioners up on the horses, lol. It's nice to have an outlet and not just throw them away or force myself to use them up.

[BexLocks]

Belgrade Beauty, so exciting! I love your seasonal growing/trimming plan. It's wonderful to be in tune with the natural rhythms of the seasons and our bodies.

As promised, some photos to celebrate my HL milestone. More in album. It's hard to get the lighting right for my dark hair - pisinoe, teach me your tricks (unless they require sunlight, which is in short supply here in the UK)!

Any other 1c/2a/2b wavies have that one bizarrely straight strand in the middle?

This is me! Mine can be very curly on top, and much of the under layer is completely straight!

Your hair is lovely barnet_fair! It's beautiful with the long dark skirt.

[pisinoe]

Belgrade Beauty, so exciting! I love your seasonal growing/trimming plan. It's wonderful to be in tune with the natural rhythms of the seasons and our bodies.

As promised, some photos to celebrate my HL milestone. More in album. It's hard to get the lighting right for my dark hair - pisinoe, teach me your tricks (unless they require sunlight, which is in short supply here in the UK)!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44390&d=1612484189

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44392&d=1612484213

Any other 1c/2a/2b wavies have that one bizarrely straight strand in the middle?!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44389&d=1612484180

ETA: I'd appreciate if someone could tell me if the pictures are too big. I use a very large screen with high zoom level. Let me know and I'll resize them and reupload.

Some of my better pics are taken by someone else, but always in front of a light wall. I try to be in front of a white wall and use the flash setting! Basically I set up my phone to take a pic with flash in 10 secs and position myself in front of the wall and take it!

[Bri-Chan]

Yeeeees,thanks for sharing the enthusiasm :D


Ahah, it's that to me BCL seems like a huge milestone, maybe even more than TBL!


Belgrade Beauty, so exciting! I love your seasonal growing/trimming plan. It's wonderful to be in tune with the natural rhythms of the seasons and our bodies.

As promised, some photos to celebrate my HL milestone. More in album. It's hard to get the lighting right for my dark hair - pisinoe, teach me your tricks (unless they require sunlight, which is in short supply here in the UK)!


Any other 1c/2a/2b wavies have that one bizarrely straight strand in the middle?!


ETA: I'd appreciate if someone could tell me if the pictures are too big. I use a very large screen with high zoom level. Let me know and I'll resize them and reupload.

Lovely hair! I have those straight strands too:p

[Belgrade Beauty]

barnet_fair, your hemline looks so pretty with your texture and clothing style! Yes, I definitely have strands that won't wave up like the rest, but mine are mostly on the sides!



Sounds solid. Whatever you decide, I think you'll be happy with your hair. :) For me, hitting TBL was more like "finally I'm out of my limbo length" *deep sigh*. I'm finding it kind of hard to rejoice about my hair at the moment. The ends are in a frustrating condition, I'm working on using up sub-par conditioners which don't help the situation, and the length feels meh because I lost a bit to a trim before New Year. But it'll get better, I'm sure. :)
You’re right , I will be happy with it, length wise anyway. What troubles me lately is the color. It looks ridiculous the more it grows. So much virgin hair, and all I can think about is dyeing it again :(

Ahah, it's that to me BCL seems like a huge milestone, maybe even more than TBL!



Lovely hair! I have those straight strands too:p
It’s so exciting you know, i feel like I’ve been waiting forever 😩 and it was my original dream hair. Never believed I could get there and now...

That's very exiting! Congratulations!
Thank you so so much!

Belgrade Beauty, so exciting! I love your seasonal growing/trimming plan. It's wonderful to be in tune with the natural rhythms of the seasons and our bodies.
.

Well the whole 2020 I was learning about my hair and trying things out , and writing down what works what doesn’t , when my sheds are etc.. So this is a natural extension to this whole thing, I am very happy I figured stuff out 🤩

[Aerya]

I'm at that stage where some days I'm like "Hey, my hair is past waist!" whereas others it feels like it's still not there yet... Today is the latter, and so I decided to take a picture. I'm surprised at how long it looks! I did a trim before Christmas which made it feel so short (but helped a lot with my ends) but it seems I am definitely past waist. :D

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44421&d=1612629860

Edit: And lol @ the two locks in the middle that I forgot to brush out, haha.

[Finda]

I'm at that stage where some days I'm like "Hey, my hair is past waist!" whereas others it feels like it's still not there yet... Today is the latter, and so I decided to take a picture. I'm surprised at how long it looks! I did a trim before Christmas which made it feel so short (but helped a lot with my ends) but it seems I am definitely past waist. :D


I so know that feeling! Your hair looks great and well past waist from this angle!

[barnet_fair]

pisinoe, excellent! I never thought of using the flash! I still haven't got it quite right, but getting there:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44423&d=1612639084

This is after wrapping and a bit of combing while it dried, whereas the other photos were basically a hairtyping wash. I prefer the smoother texture and this is how I usually wear my hair and feel most like myself. Feels like it's getting wavier, though, as now it only goes 1b/1c straight if it is combed fairly continuously while drying.

Aerya, your hair is lovely and it looks very long. You'll be at hip soon...

[pisinoe]

pisinoe, excellent! I never thought of using the flash! I still haven't got it quite right, but getting there:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44423&d=1612639084

This is after wrapping and a bit of combing while it dried, whereas the other photos were basically a hairtyping wash. I prefer the smoother texture and this is how I usually wear my hair and feel most like myself. Feels like it's getting wavier, though, as now it only goes 1b/1c straight if it is combed fairly continuously while drying.

Aerya, your hair is lovely and it looks very long. You'll be at hip soon...

It looks lovely! Make sure that when you use the flash, you’re a bit closer to the camera or you turn off the bright lights around you, that way it works best :)

[pisinoe]

The waist+ abyss is really getting to me. I've been here for almost a year already...

[Bri-Chan]

Aerya you're very close to hip!
pisinoe I feel the same! I'm past waist since summer 2019 o.O and at hip for an year now :/

I have a question. TBL is at the beginning of the tailbone or at the end of it?

[pisinoe]

Finallyyy I'm here and to stay...

I'll try to resist the scissor thoughts and wait until december to get a nice hemline refreshing so I can retain as much length as possible.

April 10th! 10 months here then.

[pisinoe]

Aerya you're very close to hip!
pisinoe I feel the same! I'm past waist since summer 2019 o.O and at hip for an year now :/

I have a question. TBL is at the beginning of the tailbone or at the end of it?

Oh god I feel your pain. What's your end goal though? Classic?

That's a really good question. TBL and BCL is the same on me, so I'm going to measure it by the end of mine as I'm not sure where it starts

[Bri-Chan]

Oh god I feel your pain. What's your end goal though? Classic?

That's a really good question. TBL and BCL is the same on me, so I'm going to measure it by the end of mine as I'm not sure where it starts

Yes, classic. More a solid classic. Like classic in every shrinkage condition.

On me BCL and the end of the tailbone are 2.5 inches far, so quite far.

[JasminxCat]

Just noticed today that my sides are catching up and passed my waist length I think! Small victory :pray:

https://i.imgur.com/iAHN76y_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

Beautiful :)

[draysmir]

I'm at that stage where some days I'm like "Hey, my hair is past waist!" whereas others it feels like it's still not there yet... Today is the latter, and so I decided to take a picture. I'm surprised at how long it looks! I did a trim before Christmas which made it feel so short (but helped a lot with my ends) but it seems I am definitely past waist. :D

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44421&d=1612629860

Edit: And lol @ the two locks in the middle that I forgot to brush out, haha.

Congratulations on reaching waist length! :o I'd say you're even close to hip.

[Belgrade Beauty]

pisinoe, excellent! I never thought of using the flash! I still haven't got it quite right, but getting there:

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44423&d=1612639084

This is after wrapping and a bit of combing while it dried, whereas the other photos were basically a hairtyping wash. I prefer the smoother texture and this is how I usually wear my hair and feel most like myself. Feels like it's getting wavier, though, as now it only goes 1b/1c straight if it is combed fairly continuously while drying.

Aerya, your hair is lovely and it looks very long. You'll be at hip soon...
Your hair looks awesome!

[Belgrade Beauty]

Oh god I feel your pain. What's your end goal though? Classic?

That's a really good question. TBL and BCL is the same on me, so I'm going to measure it by the end of mine as I'm not sure where it starts
Lucky you!

Yes, classic. More a solid classic. Like classic in every shrinkage condition.

On me BCL and the end of the tailbone are 2.5 inches far, so quite far.
Im courting bcl on 90cm and tbl on 100cm. It may not be exactly like that on my body, idk, I can’t find my tailbone, so I decided to mark it like that. 100cm on me is mid butt and I saw that being tbl on many longhairs :) also, don’t be discouraged classic is a big goal for anyone, you’ll get there. It’s tough when you’re wavey ��

[Finda]

Lucky you!

Im courting bcl on 90cm and tbl on 100cm. It may not be exactly like that on my body, idk, I can’t find my tailbone, so I decided to mark it like that. 100cm on me is mid butt and I saw that being tbl on many longhairs :) also, don’t be discouraged classic is a big goal for anyone, you’ll get there. It’s tough when you’re wavey ��

For me it's also something like 4, 4 1/2 inches, so when I'm lucky I will reach tailbone by the end of the year.

[Bri-Chan]

Lucky you!

Im courting bcl on 90cm and tbl on 100cm. It may not be exactly like that on my body, idk, I can’t find my tailbone, so I decided to mark it like that. 100cm on me is mid butt and I saw that being tbl on many longhairs :) also, don’t be discouraged classic is a big goal for anyone, you’ll get there. It’s tough when you’re wavey ��

On me BCL is 93, TBL 99 and classic 108, so TBL is mid butt on me too.
The problem is not the wavy-ish texture, it's that it grows slow. In normal condition, it's 1 cm per month at most. For several months now I was prescribed some skin supplements and now it's growing "faster" (1 to 1,5). But after cutting out 2/3 supplements, it seems to grow around 1 cm.

[Belgrade Beauty]

For me it's also something like 4, 4 1/2 inches, so when I'm lucky I will reach tailbone by the end of the year.
Fingers crossed!


On me BCL is 93, TBL 99 and classic 108, so TBL is mid butt on me too.
The problem is not the wavy-ish texture, it's that it grows slow. In normal condition, it's 1 cm per month at most. For several months now I was prescribed some skin supplements and now it's growing "faster" (1 to 1,5). But after cutting out 2/3 supplements, it seems to grow around 1 cm.
I cant even measure accurately anymore. My ends twist and I can’t seem to get the hang of it. When I measure it turns out sometimes it grows an inch and sometimes nothing. Idk. I just want it to touch the butt when I’m naked :) I’m so looking forward to maintaining like you wouldn’t believe. That’s gonna be a dream ... and I imagine than it’s gonna speed up with growing. Everyone says so. When you hit the goal it seems like it grows faster.. probably cause you don’t want it or expect it to grow longer. I just hope my terminal isn’t shorter than goal :(

[Bri-Chan]

Fingers crossed!


I cant even measure accurately anymore. My ends twist and I can’t seem to get the hang of it. When I measure it turns out sometimes it grows an inch and sometimes nothing. Idk. I just want it to touch the butt when I’m naked :) I’m so looking forward to maintaining like you wouldn’t believe. That’s gonna be a dream ... and I imagine than it’s gonna speed up with growing. Everyone says so. When you hit the goal it seems like it grows faster.. probably cause you don’t want it or expect it to grow longer. I just hope my terminal isn’t shorter than goal :(

Your hair now seems too thick to be close to terminal imho.
About reaching my goal and maintaining, well I don't know how I'll feel. I tend to being bored when my hair looks always the same for so many months or years. But I still have to grow out dyes, so that will be another goal.
In a long term future, I can see myself having everything from 100 to 115 cm. At the same time, I don't know if I'll do a huge cut to remove the most damaged section at some point. Or also to cut all the not-virgin part. Sometimes I think I could do this in a future and rock a shoulder length cut (which I like and I think it looks good on me) but at the same time I hate all the between lengths from like armpit to waist, so it would be difficult to me to grow it again in that scenario.

[foreveryours]

Fingers crossed!


I cant even measure accurately anymore. My ends twist and I can’t seem to get the hang of it. When I measure it turns out sometimes it grows an inch and sometimes nothing. Idk. I just want it to touch the butt when I’m naked :) I’m so looking forward to maintaining like you wouldn’t believe. That’s gonna be a dream ... and I imagine than it’s gonna speed up with growing. Everyone says so. When you hit the goal it seems like it grows faster.. probably cause you don’t want it or expect it to grow longer. I just hope my terminal isn’t shorter than goal :(

Oddly it really does. My goal originally was tailbone and classic just flew by. Guess it's true about time and fun. You'll be sitting on it in no time :p

[Belgrade Beauty]

Your hair now seems too thick to be close to terminal imho.
About reaching my goal and maintaining, well I don't know how I'll feel. I tend to being bored when my hair looks always the same for so many months or years. But I still have to grow out dyes, so that will be another goal.
In a long term future, I can see myself having everything from 100 to 115 cm. At the same time, I don't know if I'll do a huge cut to remove the most damaged section at some point. Or also to cut all the not-virgin part. Sometimes I think I could do this in a future and rock a shoulder length cut (which I like and I think it looks good on me) but at the same time I hate all the between lengths from like armpit to waist, so it would be difficult to me to grow it again in that scenario.
Idk what to tell you. I am as well with a lot of dye in my hair. Virgin is the next goal anyway. I won’t do anything drastic like trim it off at once and lose a bunch of length. I don’t think I would be able to keep growing after that, the thought of short hair now and the years that I’ll need to grow it virgin TBL is just something I can’t deal with. Mine is not bad quality, it’s just different color. It’s not fried or anything , so I don’t even think in that direction, cutting off all the dyed part. I’m thinking of dyeing dyed hair more my color, cause it’s going off anyway in time that comes... have you tried massages to speed it up?

Oddly it really does. My goal originally was tailbone and classic just flew by. Guess it's true about time and fun. You'll be sitting on it in no time :p
Hahah everyone says so. And so guess we deserve it, cause most of use spend years in caring and growing phase. It’s nice to think of the rewarding period that follows. You can trim of damaged ends, splits , whatever and not feel like crap cause you are on your goal anyway :)

[Bri-Chan]

Belgrade Beauty well at the end I don't know how brave can I be with my hair. I tried scalp massages, but unfortunately I have a sensitive scalp and massages irritated it.
Anyway yes, I totally understand your point since your hair is healthy.

[SnowSpot]

The waist+ abyss is really getting to me. I've been here for almost a year already...


Aerya you're very close to hip!
pisinoe I feel the same! I'm past waist since summer 2019 o.O and at hip for an year now :/

I have a question. TBL is at the beginning of the tailbone or at the end of it?

Oh nooo, I didn’t realise there was waist+ abyss as well, in addition to midback abyss. :D But I guess it makes sense... Waist has been my intermediate goal for a long time and now that I’ve reached it, everything feels a bit... uncertain, unclear. Do I want to grow first and thicken the ends later or maintain or something in between... and, also, it’s a long way from waist to tailbone, like 1,5-2,5 years. And I guess there’s a reason why people tend to get stuck around hip/tb area.

[pisinoe]

Oh nooo, I didn’t realise there was waist+ abyss as well, in addition to midback abyss. :D But I guess it makes sense... Waist has been my intermediate goal for a long time and now that I’ve reached it, everything feels a bit... uncertain, unclear. Do I want to grow first and thicken the ends later or maintain or something in between... and, also, it’s a long way from waist to tailbone, like 1,5-2,5 years. And I guess there’s a reason why people tend to get stuck around hip/tb area.

My initial happiness at reaching waist didn't last long, because while I'm lucky that I'm high waisted, this also means a much longer time for the hair to travel down to TBL. It took like 8 months to get to hip, and now no idea how much until TBL haha. I clearly underestimated how long it takes since my growth rate also took a hit in 2020.

I'm using "growth" shampoo to see if it can speed up the process because I'm getting impatient. I really want to hit my goal for my 2 year anniversary here...

[AshtangiPNW]

Hi! I just made it to WL recently, so I'm joining you all in this thread :joy:

[BexLocks]

Hi! I just made it to WL recently, so I'm joining you all in this thread :joy:

Welcome AshtangiPNW! Congratulations on reaching waist!

[Belgrade Beauty]

Hi! I just made it to WL recently, so I'm joining you all in this thread :joy:

Congrats and welcome!

[cestlavie]

My initial happiness at reaching waist didn't last long, because while I'm lucky that I'm high waisted, this also means a much longer time for the hair to travel down to TBL. It took like 8 months to get to hip, and now no idea how much until TBL haha. I clearly underestimated how long it takes since my growth rate also took a hit in 2020.

I'm using "growth" shampoo to see if it can speed up the process because I'm getting impatient. I really want to hit my goal for my 2 year anniversary here...

I have the same issue, reached waist last October. I'm quite high waisted but hip will take 6-8 months I'm afraid. Now it seems there hasn't been any growth but I'm trying not to think about it that much :p

Welcome, AshtangiPNW :)

[Finda]

Hi! I just made it to WL recently, so I'm joining you all in this thread :joy:

Congratulations!

[AshtangiPNW]

Congrats and welcome!


Welcome AshtangiPNW! Congratulations on reaching waist!


Congratulations!

Thank you all for the kind welcome messages and congrats wishes!


For me it's also something like 4, 4 1/2 inches, so when I'm lucky I will reach tailbone by the end of the year.

Sounds great, finda! Very close.


Oh nooo, I didn’t realise there was waist+ abyss as well, in addition to midback abyss. :D But I guess it makes sense... Waist has been my intermediate goal for a long time and now that I’ve reached it, everything feels a bit... uncertain, unclear. Do I want to grow first and thicken the ends later or maintain or something in between... and, also, it’s a long way from waist to tailbone, like 1,5-2,5 years. And I guess there’s a reason why people tend to get stuck around hip/tb area.

Congrats on reaching your intermediate goal! I'll be here for a while, too, snowspot:o I'm guessing it will be about 1 or 1.5 years until the longest bits arrive at TBL for me. I'm personally not planning to trim, but I haven't trimmed since I joined here. My hair is not particularly prone to splits anymore since I wear it up a lot. It has been very low maintenance lately, and I've really embraced the benign neglect. :) :) Happy growing, and I'm sure you'll arrive at TBL eventually, whether you decide to trim or not. :heart:

ETA: Cestlavie- in your avatar, your hair *looks* like it is almost at hip already! 6 months is not so long at all.

[pisinoe]

I have the same issue, reached waist last October. I'm quite high waisted but hip will take 6-8 months I'm afraid. Now it seems there hasn't been any growth but I'm trying not to think about it that much :p

Welcome, AshtangiPNW :)

Man can I relate to that. I feel like I've reached a stall every time I measure my hair, and it makes me super unmotivated :'). But last year I felt the same way and went from BSL to hip length hair...

[pisinoe]

Gonna wash my hair now with the growth shampoo. Hair is 80.5cm right now.

I marked with a sharpie on my dress so it’s easier later to compare.

https://i.imgur.com/DbIvv5J_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

Let’s see if it grows more than a cm in 15 days...

It's been 13 days. I lost my phone, but my cousin kindly took a picture for me :)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/808722309921243187/809147861546565692/149064190_431594874847616_7014608597427731230_n.pn g?width=497&height=663

It looks longer than it actually should, probably because my cousin is almost 10cm smaller than me? And the person who took the first one was way taller. But it grew 2cm exactly. To me it's not visible at all and i did not notice any difference until I put the dress with the marker on. I look forward to the final month result.

[Sammich]

It's been 13 days. I lost my phone, but my cousin kindly took a picture for me :)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/808722309921243187/809147861546565692/149064190_431594874847616_7014608597427731230_n.pn g?width=497&height=663

It looks longer than it actually should, probably because my cousin is almost 10cm smaller than me? And the person who took the first one was way taller. But it grew 2cm exactly. To me it's not visible at all and i did not notice any difference until I put the dress with the marker on. I look forward to the final month result.

That’s insane. What’s your routine with that shampoo?

[ipickee]

It's been 13 days. I lost my phone, but my cousin kindly took a picture for me :)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/808722309921243187/809147861546565692/149064190_431594874847616_7014608597427731230_n.pn g?width=497&height=663

It looks longer than it actually should, probably because my cousin is almost 10cm smaller than me? And the person who took the first one was way taller. But it grew 2cm exactly. To me it's not visible at all and i did not notice any difference until I put the dress with the marker on. I look forward to the final month result.

Your hair is a very lovely shade of brown!

[cestlavie]

Wow, very nice Pisinoe!

[pisinoe]

It's been 13 days. I lost my phone, but my cousin kindly took a picture for me :)

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/808722309921243187/809147861546565692/149064190_431594874847616_7014608597427731230_n.pn g?width=497&height=663

It looks longer than it actually should, probably because my cousin is almost 10cm smaller than me? And the person who took the first one was way taller. But it grew 2cm exactly. To me it's not visible at all and i did not notice any difference until I put the dress with the marker on. I look forward to the final month result.

Just adding this other picture I took when I pulled the dress back a bit more and my aunt took another pic:

https://scontent.ffor7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/148898963_341774300357960_7516774126500898730_n.jp g?_nc_cat=103&ccb=3&_nc_sid=ae9488&_nc_eui2=AeGWb7ob3D-hJBQz02NJ8Jo_T6P7PyBg4rdPo_s_IGDit0lGdSXFkRBUXZ5zi 6YE07nhd4lOPFOWUs17IYkW9XIp&_nc_ohc=O-BIcSPeEZAAX-KNaBO&_nc_ht=scontent.ffor7-1.fna&oh=b2e969bdbcb202e5e20348515006e985&oe=60491CCE

I think it's more true to the growth.

[pisinoe]

That’s insane. What’s your routine with that shampoo?

I use it as my second shampoo and use a big glob of it on my scalp and then leave it on for 3-5 min. Every other day :)

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Thank yu ipickee and cestlavie!

[BuddhaBelle]

Just adding this other picture I took when I pulled the dress back a bit more and my aunt took another pic:

https://scontent.ffor7-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/148898963_341774300357960_7516774126500898730_n.jp g?_nc_cat=103&ccb=3&_nc_sid=ae9488&_nc_eui2=AeGWb7ob3D-hJBQz02NJ8Jo_T6P7PyBg4rdPo_s_IGDit0lGdSXFkRBUXZ5zi 6YE07nhd4lOPFOWUs17IYkW9XIp&_nc_ohc=O-BIcSPeEZAAX-KNaBO&_nc_ht=scontent.ffor7-1.fna&oh=b2e969bdbcb202e5e20348515006e985&oe=60491CCE

I think it's more true to the growth.

So how long would you say it’s grown since the new shampoo? is this more than your usual growth? :)

[pisinoe]

So how long would you say it’s grown since the new shampoo? is this more than your usual growth? :)

My usual growth used to be 3cm a month. Last year maybe due to stress and other factors, it went down to 2cm a month. It has grown 2cm in half that with it, which makes me hopeful (altho irl it's not obvious to me at all). So I guess it has doubled my growth? I'll post a final update at the end of the month.

[BuddhaBelle]

My usual growth used to be 3cm a month. Last year maybe due to stress and other factors, it went down to 2cm a month. It has grown 2cm in half that with it, which makes me hopeful (altho irl it's not obvious to me at all). So I guess it has doubled my growth? I'll post a final update at the end of the month.

Yes please! And a link to the shampoo because I went back in the thread and can't find the name :D

[Sammich]

Yes please! And a link to the shampoo because I went back in the thread and can't find the name :D
It's Salonline bomba shampoo. I tried to get it but... it's brazilian I think and it's way too expensive so I went and got watermans instead and i'm using hairburst too.

[BuddhaBelle]

It's Salonline bomba shampoo. I tried to get it but... it's brazilian I think and it's way too expensive so I went and got watermans instead and i'm using hairburst too.

Thank you! ah might struggle to find it in the UK :(

[Sammich]

Thank you! ah might struggle to find it in the UK :(

Yeah it's impossible I tried :( It's over £40

[pisinoe]

Yes please! And a link to the shampoo because I went back in the thread and can't find the name :D


It's Salonline bomba shampoo. I tried to get it but... it's brazilian I think and it's way too expensive so I went and got watermans instead and i'm using hairburst too.

Dang that's insane to me! It cost me 3€ with conversion only. I'm coming back to Europe next month (most likely), and I'm probably going to buy a few bottles to bring with me. If you're interested, I'm willing to ship them to you.

[pisinoe]

Oh, I just remembered that before the brazilian brands developed their own growth shampoos, the CrecePelo one by Boé (a dominican brand) was the most sought one. You can definitely find that in Europe! :)

[baanoo]

Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038

[BexLocks]

Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038
Sorry to hear you've had a rough day. Your waves look magical! So pretty!

[BuddhaBelle]

Dang that's insane to me! It cost me 3€ with conversion only. I'm coming back to Europe next month (most likely), and I'm probably going to buy a few bottles to bring with me. If you're interested, I'm willing to ship them to you.

Ooo i might have to take you up on that if the results are goood!!!


Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038

So pretty :)

[baanoo]

Sorry to hear you've had a rough day. Your waves look magical! So pretty!


So pretty :)

❤️❤️❤️❤️ thanks, you two!

[Bri-Chan]

Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038

I can feel the struggle with the hip to bcl abiss!

I'll be at bcl probably before the end of the month after an year being here.

[Finda]

Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038

I so know the feeling! Your hair looks great, though!

[ipickee]

Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038

Before you know it, you'll be classic :).
Your ends look great too!

[Ylva]

I can feel the struggle with the hip to bcl abiss!

I'll be at bcl probably before the end of the month after an year being here.

That's so exciting. Your hair looks more and more glorious every time I see it.

I'm just popping in to cheer everyone on in the hip to BCL abyss, which is my bane length, too. I unknowingly maintained my hair there for over half a decade with a brief visit to TBL along the way...

[Belgrade Beauty]

Bri+Banoo I understand the abyss thing. Although it’s my own damn fault I’m stuck anywhere, becaus I can’t keep myself away from scissors!
I did a check the other day, and I trimmed my hair 4 times last year! It’s a gods gift and a wonder I went from mid back to hip!
Srsly I need to shape up, cause if I do it this year as well I will literally never get to my goal length. Since I’m one of those freaky ppl who prefer solid hem over length, whenever I see my ends thinning out I trim off. And than I wonder why can’t I reach TBL/ BCL. Well.... It’s better for ppl like me who love to trim to hit goal and than maintain monthly than trim every so often and be stuck.

[Simpscone]

My hair is definitely at waist length when I take photos from behind and when I measure... but it looks so much shorter from the front!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44497&d=1613408879

I know it's partially the angle but is there a length when it's going to actually start looking that long?! It looks BSL here but reaches my belly button from behind when stretched, gaaaahhh! :lol:

[ipickee]

My hair is definitely at waist length when I take photos from behind and when I measure... but it looks so much shorter from the front!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44497&d=1613408879

I know it's partially the angle but is there a length when it's going to actually start looking that long?! It looks BSL here but reaches my belly button from behind when stretched, gaaaahhh! :lol:

I don't know if I'm more impressed with the curls, the color, or the fact that you have a reverse belly button. :D

[Finda]

Simpscone The color looks great! My hair is around bcl. From the front it is a cm or two past my belly button. So what you are saying sounds about right.

[Sammich]

I don't know if I'm more impressed with the curls, the color, or the fact that you have a reverse belly button. :D

I laughed so hard at this! Omg that’s perfect!
I’m more impressed her belly button reaches her hair and can stretch so far.

[Simpscone]

I don't know if I'm more impressed with the curls, the color, or the fact that you have a reverse belly button. :D

Thank you!
Omg I thought about how it sounded before I posted but I dismissed it :lol:
It doesn’t reach my bellybutton in the front but is in line with it from behind!


Simpscone The color looks great! My hair is around bcl. From the front it is a cm or two past my belly button. So what you are saying sounds about right.

Thank you! Ahhh glad to hear it, it just pushes me to want it longer than I first thought so it “feels” long from the front!


I laughed so hard at this! Omg that’s perfect!
I’m more impressed her belly button reaches her hair and can stretch so far.

Wait what hahaha do you mean you’re impressed that my hair can reach my belly button when stretched or am I being a bit dense? It can’t reach from the front unfortunately :(

[Bat]

Thank you!
Omg I thought about how it sounded before I posted but I dismissed it :lol:
It doesn’t reach my bellybutton in the front but is in line with it from behind!



Thank you! Ahhh glad to hear it, it just pushes me to want it longer than I first thought so it “feels” long from the front!



Wait what hahaha do you mean you’re impressed that my hair can reach my belly button when stretched or am I being a bit dense? It can’t reach from the front unfortunately :(

I think she means your Navel reaches your hair not they your hair reaches your Navel, like it streaches

Everyone is a comedian here!

Your hair grows quickly too you got roots showing already!

[Bri-Chan]

That's so exciting. Your hair looks more and more glorious every time I see it..
Oh thank you Ylva... It's hard to deal with it in the last weeks!

My hair is definitely at waist length when I take photos from behind and when I measure... but it looks so much shorter from the front!

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44497&d=1613408879

I know it's partially the angle but is there a length when it's going to actually start looking that long?! It looks BSL here but reaches my belly button from behind when stretched, gaaaahhh! :lol:
I don't know but I felt in the same way when at WL, I even thought I wasn't there for months because of that.

[Simpscone]

I think she means your Navel reaches your hair not they your hair reaches your Navel, like it streaches

Everyone is a comedian here!

Your hair grows quickly too you got roots showing already!

I thought so but I wasn't sure :lol:

My hair grows about half an inch a month so it's actually an average growth rate! They're definitely starting to come in at the front now, but I'm happy to let them grow for a few months between bleaching because they don't bother me :D

[Bat]

I thought so but I wasn't sure :lol:

My hair grows about half an inch a month so it's actually an average growth rate! They're definitely starting to come in at the front now, but I'm happy to let them grow for a few months between bleaching because they don't bother me :D

It seems fast to me!

[Simpscone]

It seems fast to me!

It's been a month since I bleached it, the time is just going so quickly! I'm torn between wishing the months away to have longer, more virgin hair, and not wanting to wish my time away or take it for granted :lol:

I can't tell as much where the roots are in the brown, I think the contrast in the blonde section just makes it super obvious.

[baanoo]

:crush::crush::crush::crush::crush: y'all are the best.


Bri+Banoo I understand the abyss thing. Although it’s my own damn fault I’m stuck anywhere, becaus I can’t keep myself away from scissors!
I did a check the other day, and I trimmed my hair 4 times last year! It’s a gods gift and a wonder I went from mid back to hip!
Srsly I need to shape up, cause if I do it this year as well I will literally never get to my goal length. Since I’m one of those freaky ppl who prefer solid hem over length, whenever I see my ends thinning out I trim off. And than I wonder why can’t I reach TBL/ BCL. Well.... It’s better for ppl like me who love to trim to hit goal and than maintain monthly than trim every so often and be stuck.
Beauty I am amazed at anyone who likes to trim; it stresses me so much! I don't even keep my bangs trimmed properly most of the time.


Before you know it, you'll be classic :).
Your ends look great too!
Thank you! :flower:


I so know the feeling! Your hair looks great, though!
xoxoxoxoxox


I can feel the struggle with the hip to bcl abiss!

I'll be at bcl probably before the end of the month after an year being here.
BRI so excited for you!



My hair is definitely at waist length when I take photos from behind and when I measure... but it looks so much shorter from the front!

I know it's partially the angle but is there a length when it's going to actually start looking that long?! It looks BSL here but reaches my belly button from behind when stretched, gaaaahhh! :lol:
Simpscone, it will come! You've got so much volume in your lovely locks it will just take a little while. :)

[Simpscone]

I don't know but I felt in the same way when at WL, I even thought I wasn't there for months because of that.

That's how I feel at the moment! Logically I know it's at waist but it doesn't seem it unless I look from behind, especially with shrinkage.


Simpscone, it will come! You've got so much volume in your lovely locks it will just take a little while. :)

It's honestly shocking how much hair I have on my head with how much I shed :lol:

Thankfully this is the longest I've ever had my hair, so I'm pretty content with however long it takes to grow from here on out - as long as I don't have to cut shorter than waist again, for now I'm just cruising on down 8)

[Bri-Chan]

Ehi, I... I actually think I could call it bcl now. I checked several times but it seems so unreal that I think I'll give it at least one week to decide/realize.

[JasminxCat]

I'm pretty sure I'm MBL if I'm 3 1/2 inches past my bra strap. So what, 4 more inches and I would be at waist?

[baanoo]

Ehi, I... I actually think I could call it bcl now. I checked several times but it seems so unreal that I think I'll give it at least one week to decide/realize.
Ahh such good news!! Congrats, Bri!!!



I'm pretty sure I'm MBL if I'm 3 1/2 inches past my bra strap. So what, 4 more inches and I would be at waist?
Where is the very smallest part of your waist? Is it 7.5” from the base of your shoulder blades / bra strap line to the small of your waist? All of our proportions are so different!

(I always ignored mbl as it felt like the cheerful halfway point between bsl & waist)

[Bat]

Ehi, I... I actually think I could call it bcl now. I checked several times but it seems so unreal that I think I'll give it at least one week to decide/realize.
Maybe show a new photo and ask around?

[JasminxCat]

Where is the very smallest part of your waist? Is it 7.5” from the base of your shoulder blades / bra strap line to the small of your waist? All of our proportions are so different!

(I always ignored mbl as it felt like the cheerful halfway point between bsl & waist)

I eye measured it by looking in the mirror. 5-6 inches and it will be there. So 1 year :)
By then I will actually feel like it's long

[baanoo]

I eye measured it by looking in the mirror. 5-6 inches and it will be there. So 1 year :)
By then I will actually feel like it's long

:) can’t wait to see your progress!

[Sammich]

I was naughty and did a bit of a trim to even the ends but I’m hoping my hair will stay hip length this month or at least reach it again. I need to take a picture again to see how long it is now. I’m kinda dreading it because I wanted to go beyond hip at the next picture I took! :/

[AshtangiPNW]

I was naughty and did a bit of a trim to even the ends but I’m hoping my hair will stay hip length this month or at least reach it again. I need to take a picture again to see how long it is now. I’m kinda dreading it because I wanted to go beyond hip at the next picture I took! :/

Ohh fresh, even ends sound really nice!



Ehi, I... I actually think I could call it bcl now. I checked several times but it seems so unreal that I think I'll give it at least one week to decide/realize.

Congrats!!:joy: I know how that feels. Most days, I think of my hair as BSL instead of WL even though it is definitely at WL....:confused:


:crush::crush::crush::crush::crush: y'all are the best.


Beauty I am amazed at anyone who likes to trim; it stresses me so much! I don't even keep my bangs trimmed properly most of the time.


I'm not a big trimmer either! Thankfully, I don't have bangs to maintain...they would probably be covering my eyes half the time! :silly:


Looking so good everyone! It’s been a pretty rough day but at least my hair is behaving? I feel like I’ll be in this hip+ place forever.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44488&d=1613171038

Stunning, baanoo! I think this is the first time that I've seen your hair...such a lovely warm shade. :heart: hope this is a better week, too!

[Sammich]

Ohh fresh, even ends sound really nice!




Congrats!!:joy: I know how that feels. Most days, I think of my hair as BSL instead of WL even though it is definitely at WL....:confused:



I'm not a big trimmer either! Thankfully, I don't have bangs to maintain...they would probably be covering my eyes half the time! :silly:



Stunning, baanoo! I think this is the first time that I've seen your hair...such a lovely warm shade. :heart: hope this is a better week, too!

Yeah. My hair grows so unevenly!! Annoyed at the fact I did trim it so it was more straight but it grew all uneven!! Aaaaaaa

Also dyed my hair midnight blue directions but you can’t really tell, ah well. It’s all one colour now and I’m happy with that.https://i.imgur.com/6of8a8E.jpg