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jojo
March 11th, 2008, 04:06 PM
Mine is waist but i would like to see if i can get to classic.

whats the longest you have ever had your hair?

AJoifulNoise
March 11th, 2008, 04:08 PM
My hair, at 33" is as long as it's ever been. I think the longest before this was BSL when I was little.

girlcat36
March 11th, 2008, 04:10 PM
Probably halfway between BSL and waist, in the early 90's.

AmandaPanda
March 11th, 2008, 04:33 PM
36½" - last month, before I trimmed 1"

Feisty Redhead
March 11th, 2008, 04:48 PM
My hair has been hip length before.

az_sweetie01
March 11th, 2008, 04:52 PM
Tailbone, when I was 7 and it had a little natural waviness to it :)

artemis
March 11th, 2008, 04:59 PM
This is the longest my hair has ever been :) It's 40" and just past my hips. I'll be cutting about 2" next week during my annual trip to the salon :p

ljc
March 11th, 2008, 05:16 PM
well....a couple years ago, when it was wet in the shower, it came to about 2 inches above waist....alas now gone and back to boring short haired dude again.....sighhhhhhhhhh

LJC

Cichelle
March 11th, 2008, 05:23 PM
At it's longest layer, my hair is just about hip length when stretched. This is the longest it has ever been, as far as I can remember.

Islandgrrl
March 11th, 2008, 05:25 PM
The longest my hair has ever been is knee length.

It's currently right between APL & BSL.

My ultimate goal is terminal, but I'll be thrilled when I'm back at knee.

hrimfaxi
March 11th, 2008, 05:28 PM
Not counting the few inches I just chopped off ( :( ), this is the longest my hair has ever been--29". I kept it shoulderlength (or thereabouts--I couldn't be bothered to get it trimmed that often) for a long time, and then discovered LHC.

lapushka
March 11th, 2008, 05:37 PM
Classic length when I was 10/11.

mira-chan
March 11th, 2008, 05:40 PM
Currently at 46" with 3 hairs at 47". They grew an inch more than the rest, normal 1/2 inch for the rest, this month. Now if only the rest of my hair grew like that....

Patchouli
March 11th, 2008, 05:42 PM
I used to be able to sit on it when I was in my early teens... is that classic?
The longest after that was about 3 years ago, tailbone when pulled straight.

zift
March 11th, 2008, 05:53 PM
It was mid-thigh at 49" two years ago before I cut it.

Meli
March 11th, 2008, 06:02 PM
I have had TBL hair - or, the longest hairs were actually a little longer, because they made it into the vertical smile when I was in the shower... :p I measured in a different way back then, but I have tried two different ways to convert that length to LHC measurement and both calculations gave 39" as result. Tailbone is 38" on me and one inch past it really makes sense to what I remember my length to have been.

tiny_teesha
March 11th, 2008, 06:13 PM
When i was a kid i think it got past classic. Then i looped it off, i still have the braid which reaches TB on me now. (i didn't grow much!!!)
I think considering nearly all the hairs were split, if i look after it right this time round i think i can get it to my knees, If i keep it there for years and years i can get it looking decent, coz my lopped plait has loads of taper at the ends!!

Can't wait. I'm almost at waist now!

EbonyCurls
March 11th, 2008, 06:16 PM
bras-strap

Elle
March 11th, 2008, 06:18 PM
The longest my hair has been is probably where it is now - about 57". It's been this long once before. :)

veganwitch
March 11th, 2008, 06:29 PM
Between BSL and waist length -- when it was fried, before the big chop.

vw

helynhighwater
March 11th, 2008, 06:34 PM
My hair is the longest it's ever been right now at hip length now that it's grown back what I lost at the last trim.

BlndeInDisguise
March 11th, 2008, 06:37 PM
The longest mine has ever been is 53". It's at about 51 1/2 inches now.

Accolady
March 11th, 2008, 06:45 PM
The longest I allowed my hair to reach was at calves - 64".

In 33 inches, I'll have it back. If I wait a few years. Sigh. :o

naomimcc
March 11th, 2008, 07:12 PM
Mine is the longest its ever been right now! :D

naomimcc
March 11th, 2008, 07:13 PM
My hair is the longest its ever been right now... :D

Euphony
March 11th, 2008, 07:28 PM
Currently my hair is at it's longest (33.25"). Before LHC I had no clue how to take care of my waves so I had a false terminal of bsl.

Dvips
March 11th, 2008, 07:30 PM
My hair reached classic, before I cut it to shoulder-length last month.

Unfortunately, I never managed to take a photo of it at that length, and I'll probably never grow it that long again. :rolleyes:

CurlyNinja
March 11th, 2008, 07:31 PM
When I was a little girl, my hair was around waist length (and straight!!!)

prosperina
March 11th, 2008, 07:39 PM
When I was fifteen my hair was waist length. I then got it permed and cut--one of the worst things I've ever done to my hair. So I'm hoping it will at least get to waist again.

moonchaser
March 11th, 2008, 07:41 PM
My hair was classic when I was 12.

wintersun99
March 11th, 2008, 08:06 PM
waist length (when I was 3 years old) :)
arm-pit length (as an adult, about 2 years ago)

effe
March 12th, 2008, 01:20 AM
My longest is waist length.:)

Liluri
March 12th, 2008, 01:32 AM
I think that my current length of 71cm is the longest I've had my hair. This has been the only time I've measured the length of my hair so I am not certain yet, as soon as I get to waist length I'll know it's the longest I've ever had my hair.

kate46
March 12th, 2008, 02:01 AM
BSL when I was a teenager, it's almost back to that now, I'm not sure if i'll ever be able to grow beyond BSL but i'm going to have a real good try! :)

savi
March 12th, 2008, 02:21 AM
My current lenght 70cm/27,5". I've had this lenght couple of times before but for some reason hairdressers have always hacked 2-3" off when I've gone for 0,5" trim. But not this time, this baby is going to grow. :D

Guenever
March 12th, 2008, 04:44 AM
37" - as in: now!^^
I did have tailbone length as a child and at that time it was in a better condition, thicker etc.. but not as long.. tailbone length back then would probably be midback on me today^^

Siowiel
March 12th, 2008, 04:47 AM
I'm currently at waist, longest I ever had it, but hopefully it will keep growing...

Sarahmoon
March 12th, 2008, 04:58 AM
Tailbone length when I was 12. But I'm taller now so my hair could be the same length or even longer at this moment, lol!

ilovelonghair
March 12th, 2008, 05:18 AM
Longest for me was ankle lenght, not something I'd recommend :p. You just keep on stepping on it so you have to keep it up all time. Did I mention TANGLES yes? LOL.

Saoirse
March 12th, 2008, 05:46 AM
My hair is mid-thigh length. This is the longest it has ever been. :)

Alaia
March 12th, 2008, 06:17 AM
Hip/TB as it is right now. I had never been beyond waist before, if I ever got to that (I have just looked through photos of me from a couple of years ago and my hair was much shorter than I remembered).

harley mama
March 12th, 2008, 06:39 AM
My hair is currently the longest it has ever been. I was hoping to baby it along until I reached my next goal (TB). I am about 2" away from the goal and in need of a big trim. It may take longer than I hoped!

enfys
March 12th, 2008, 06:58 AM
My longest was between tailbone and classic, but it used to annoy me not being able to wear it down, and it tucking into my jeans. It was that length a few years ago, when I was about 17.

justgreen
March 12th, 2008, 07:01 AM
Right at this very moment, my hair is the longest it's ever been.:)

Jaime
March 12th, 2008, 07:31 AM
Me too - I'm currently at APL+, and that's the longest its ever been.

8) Jim

Silver & Gold
March 12th, 2008, 07:33 AM
I've never had hair much past shoulder length. It's a bit difficult for me to imagine my hair much longer. I'm not certain how long I will grow my hair but if I ever get it to even waist length I will be amazed.

Stagecoach
March 12th, 2008, 07:35 AM
At 49" sopping wet, this is the longest my hair has ever been!

eadwine
March 12th, 2008, 09:42 AM
I think BSL, definitely not longer than that in any case.

cassie_g
March 12th, 2008, 10:14 AM
My current length is the longest it's ever been.

Tapioca
March 12th, 2008, 10:18 AM
Right now, it's at it's longest. I just hit waist!

k_hepburn
March 12th, 2008, 10:25 AM
Around hip length (towards the end of high school, and again recently before I got my ends cleaned up).

Blueglass
March 12th, 2008, 10:39 AM
Classic. When I was in my mid- teens.

Isilya
March 12th, 2008, 11:00 AM
Waist length, as it is now. When I was younger (about 10), the longest I've ever had it was BSL.

Leisha
March 12th, 2008, 11:43 AM
I think tailbone (like I have now) is the longest I've had my hair. I've probably had it at about tailbone a few times when I was younger, but it would have been shorter then, seeing as I was shorter myself :D

So I guess it's more or less the longest I've had it right now.
I'm maintaining it at around this length at the moment, sometimes it's a few cm's past tailbone.
It's around 96-97 cm right now.

lora410
March 12th, 2008, 11:48 AM
I think the longest my hair was at 18 was almost to waist length. i didn't pay much attention to the length back then though. I just know it covered my breast sorry if TMI..and that right now would be about 2inches from waist.

Rzilynt
March 12th, 2008, 12:00 PM
The longest has been Waist. I would like to have Hip length. Then maintain it there.

Anje
March 12th, 2008, 12:06 PM
Where it is right now -- 33" and hip length.

Curlsgirl
March 12th, 2008, 12:28 PM
Right now it's longer than it has ever been by maybe 2 inches or so. It feels GREAT! :D

Hairytale
March 12th, 2008, 12:36 PM
Hmm, I don't remember, but I think it was somewhere between APL and BSL. That means I am about to enter a whole new world of hair lengths soon! (Currently I have it's-oh-so-close-to-BSL-hair.)
Wow. I didn't even realize until I saw this thread...thanks for starting it, it's fun to read!

khyricat
March 12th, 2008, 12:45 PM
probably around where it is now.. its been mid back/bsl before but I'm just about there now.. I need to measure and see where it really is in relation to my measured BSL.. haven't measured since Nov..

jel
March 12th, 2008, 12:56 PM
It's now, at waist, the longest it's ever been! Yay!

When I was a teen I had what I thought was really long hair, an inch or two past BSL...

Unnamed
March 12th, 2008, 01:01 PM
Right now (although it'll be longer :lol: ), but it's currently on the lower edge of mid-thigh.

ohjezebel
March 12th, 2008, 01:05 PM
Right now my hair is solidly at tailbone, which is the longest it's ever been. I had long hair in childhood, and my freshman year of college I had hair down to my lower-back.

Xan
March 12th, 2008, 02:59 PM
right now at 36" and I want to grow it much longer.

yogachic
March 12th, 2008, 03:43 PM
Longest my hair has been, was between bsl & waist, just this past spring in 2006, before I found LHC.

Naluin
March 12th, 2008, 05:55 PM
The longest my hair has ever been is APL when I was about 6 years old. I plan to beat that by the end of this year!

jtl45
March 12th, 2008, 06:27 PM
a inch past my waist which is my longest ever!!!
Jim

Messyhair
March 12th, 2008, 06:33 PM
Mine was tailbone length in January 2006 when it was taken away from me. I don't know if I'll grow that long again, but I will have longer than BSL again (and no more "stylists" that only want to hack off feet of hair without telling their clients!).

cuddledumplin
March 12th, 2008, 07:55 PM
I was classic as a child, but in my mature life I'd say waist.

EdG
March 12th, 2008, 08:06 PM
My hair is the longest it has ever been right now (upper calf):hollie:
Ed

carloota
March 12th, 2008, 10:48 PM
My hair was hip length until I donated 11+ inches to Locks Of Love in May of 2004.

Teacherbear
March 12th, 2008, 11:03 PM
Upper thigh/fingertip length. I much prefer it between BSL and tailbone.

Altocumulus
March 13th, 2008, 08:18 AM
Mine is TB, which is the longest it's ever been. It was TB until I chopped it when I was 11, but I was a bit shorter then. ;)

Melein
March 13th, 2008, 10:20 AM
Classic - when I was about six years old. Other than that, I think this is the longest. I really ought to measure to see for sure!

MadPirateBippy
March 13th, 2008, 01:42 PM
I'm not sure exactly how long it was when I was around 16, but if it's not the longest it's ever been about now, it's going to be soon.

And the condition is MUCH, MUCH BETTER. I brushed ripping through my hair, I shampooed every day IN COLORADO with no conditioner... etc. Split city.

domonic_uk
March 13th, 2008, 02:07 PM
Elbow length

PatGear
March 13th, 2008, 03:41 PM
My current length, which is waist, wavy. It's been this length many times in the past, but never longer. So I'm just barely starting onto the unchartered territory here.

thunderlilies
March 13th, 2008, 03:52 PM
Actually, the length I'm at right now is about the longest it's ever been!

Harpo
March 13th, 2008, 04:21 PM
I'm pretty sure my hair is currently at the longest it has ever been -- just a bit past 41 inches, which is classic on me.

blackcat905
March 14th, 2008, 02:59 PM
My hair is currently at its longest length, just touching classic. Well, some of it IS classic length and the rest is past tailbone, I have uneven ends at the moment.

I like my hair at hip/tailbone length and I may trim it back to those lengths, I want to see what another inch or two of even length looks like on me first.

Alley Cat
March 14th, 2008, 08:51 PM
33 inches which was a few weeks ago at my last cut , my hair was almost at hips and is now just past waist again.:)

mugglemomof3
March 14th, 2008, 09:08 PM
Almost waist - and that was back when I was a pre-teen.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z29/mugglemomof3/mugglemomasgradeschooler.jpg

I cannot wait til I get there again!!!!! :cheese:

sweetkandi
March 14th, 2008, 09:17 PM
The longest mine has been was at hips, then I chopped it to my shoulders. I was almost 16 when I did it. I really want to see if I can get to classic. I just hope that after it gets to my waist, I dont chop. lol

freznow
March 14th, 2008, 10:09 PM
Longest length is current length - about 41-42 inches, just a bit past tailbone.

It's been anywhere from just above BSL to waist my whole life. But ever since past waist, it's pretty much new territory...

vindo
March 14th, 2008, 10:11 PM
Right now, 2" before classic

Never thought it would be this long ever ;)

poppiesinjuly
March 14th, 2008, 10:20 PM
My hair is the longest now that it has ever been at about 40".

Michiru
March 15th, 2008, 01:20 PM
32 inches, what my hair is now. Going for 40.

SchnauzerMom
March 15th, 2008, 04:53 PM
The longest I ever had my hair was waist length when I was 21 years old. It would be nice to get there again.

Alva
March 15th, 2008, 05:03 PM
My longest ever must have been at about 37 inches, that was 3 years ago. Now I am nearing that again, but this time with much fuller ends.. two more inches or so to go and it will be a whole new experience, longer than it ever was :P

Niniane
March 15th, 2008, 05:26 PM
Mid thigh, heading towards knee, in middle school/high school.
Now I keep it in the hip to classic range.

GlassEyes
March 15th, 2008, 05:26 PM
About shoulder length...

When caked with gel. I have a sinking feeling that I might be longer in the back now, but my hair is layered at the moment so i don't consider it such. D: ******n layers.

savi
March 15th, 2008, 05:35 PM
About shoulder length...

When caked with gel. I have a sinking feeling that I might be longer in the back now, but my hair is layered at the moment so i don't consider it such. D: ******n layers.
Hey, every inch counts. At least in my book. ;)

GlassEyes
March 15th, 2008, 05:38 PM
Hey, every inch counts. At least in my book. ;)

Yup... *snicker*

Keiera
March 15th, 2008, 08:30 PM
I have longer hair now that I ever had. In highschool, I had gotten it to just above waist before I cut it all off. I'm now down to tailbone. Can't wait to hit classic.

marajade
March 15th, 2008, 09:02 PM
Umm I had pretty long hair when I was very little. . say close to waist length. . I'm pretty sure right now I am at the same length or near it. Can't wait to get to waist length and beyond!

Soraya
March 16th, 2008, 10:03 AM
I'm not sure really, I didn't measure before chopping it all off. I'd say it was 23-24", which is between APL and BSL on me.

hairfarmer
March 16th, 2008, 10:25 AM
the middle of my back'now its shorter cuz ive donated i to locks of love 3 times.

florenonite
March 16th, 2008, 10:56 AM
I had it waist-length when I was eleven, but I was several inches shorter then (my wee sister, who was the same size in September as I was at the same age, is the same age I was then now and is up to about my nose).

Carolyn
March 16th, 2008, 11:16 AM
A few weeks ago it was just getting past 40" (tailbone length on me) and I trimmed 5" off to get rid of thin ends and the U shape. I loved the length for the most part but hated how my ends and hemline looked.

aisling
March 16th, 2008, 12:53 PM
About an inch above tailbone, this is the longest my hair has ever been.

AnneAdeline
March 16th, 2008, 01:25 PM
The longest mine has been was BSL about two years ago. I cut it and added layers, so even though it is reaching BSL again, not all my hair is that long.

icydove
March 16th, 2008, 01:42 PM
Mine was 40+ inches and at classic when I cut back to 26 inches in January 2007 because of old dye damage.

Wanderer09
March 16th, 2008, 02:49 PM
BSL or so in 2004. Of course, I didn't know how to care for it properly so in the end I got fed up and cut it. :(

KarenLynn
March 17th, 2008, 05:48 AM
37" at the end of February before I trimmed.

SparklePi
March 17th, 2008, 05:48 AM
When I got married the first time, and for a couple years after, (around college age +) my hair was at truly hip length.
During assignment to hot, humid area after assignment to hot humid area as a military wife, i slowly trimmed it up to an adorable chin length bob, and later to a boy-short hairdo. Then it slowly re-grew to long hair again. I loved my shorter hairdos but I could never get used to the trimming schedule! LOL! That's the real reason it grew back out. I just never got used to 6 week appointments rather than 6 months. LOL Now it's grown because i've just been too out of my mind busy and poor to get to a salon for trims.
Currently all of my hair is at my waist, about 35".

Patrycja
March 17th, 2008, 12:09 PM
up until I was 15 or so-it was waist/hip length and blonde :O

Butters
March 17th, 2008, 12:32 PM
Right now my hairs is just past classic and is 42" long. :) And this is as long as I can ever remember it being.

HairColoredHair
March 17th, 2008, 05:22 PM
Where it is right now... about fingertip.

MadHatter
March 17th, 2008, 06:01 PM
I'm between waist and hip, and this is the longest it's ever been.

Xanthippe
March 17th, 2008, 06:02 PM
At the end of August of last year, it was 34 inches I think - solidly hip length. I trimmed 3 inches or so, and it's grown back now probably (I haven't measured recently). So, right now is the longest at definitely hip length.

CaityBear
March 18th, 2008, 08:26 PM
My natural waist. I never measured then, but this time I hope to get longer before cutting it off again.

Hypatia
March 19th, 2008, 12:49 AM
Top of the thighs. It was a great length!

AlleyKitten
March 19th, 2008, 02:03 AM
Brushing the tops of most of my pants, before my most recent trim. I think it was just over 36". I feel like it's taking forever to get back to that length after a 2"-3" trim...I really liked it.

Gwaihiril
March 19th, 2008, 02:38 PM
Mine had just reached knee length at the beginning of last summer. However, I spent that school year (nine months) in China and refused to let anyone cut my hair for fear that I wouldn't be able to communicate what I wanted and I would end up with some short Chinese haircut, which meant the ends were bad by the time I came home. Right now it's midthigh, maybe three or so inches above my knee?

MadPirateBippy
March 19th, 2008, 10:12 PM
Update: I just saw pictures from the last time my hair was this long, and indeed, I do have hair longer than I have ever had before in my life. Thank you, thank you very much. Really, you can stop the applause at any moment.

HappyCurls
March 19th, 2008, 10:28 PM
When I wore my hair straight, the longest ti was was to my waist. I miss it! Its almost there when I straighten now, but I want it at that length when its curly!

Garnett
March 19th, 2008, 10:37 PM
My longest was about an inch above waist when I was 18. Now, it's the longest it's been since 2002.

Silverlady
March 19th, 2008, 10:53 PM
The longest I measured was 31 inches, just 1 1/2 inches from my waist. Now it's 21 inches, so I have a very long way to go (again), :) However, this time I have so much great hair info under my belt that I didn't have before.

Alenka
March 20th, 2008, 09:24 AM
A bit past BSL, right now.

kissedbyfyre
March 20th, 2008, 03:33 PM
About 2 or 3 inches beyond classic at the tips. I found the only annoying thing at that length was sitting on it or having others sit on it. Otherwise it was a lot less fuss than what I was expecting.

Robinlyn
March 20th, 2008, 03:55 PM
The longest my hair has ever been was just past BSL. I can't wait to be that mark!! Grow hair grow!!

nastasska
March 21st, 2008, 02:05 AM
I got to 42" but the ends weren't very thick

lavenderblue
March 21st, 2008, 04:01 AM
between BST and waist, and now it almost BSL and I want it to be in between BSL and waist again

rubyredslippers
March 21st, 2008, 04:07 AM
I think that the longest my hair has ever been is about 3 inches (maybe more like 4) past BSL, but the ends were really damaged.

I was on a student exchange and that's what I cam out with, but I hadn't gotten it trimmed at all, except what I took off myself with scissors that were intended for paper. I really didn't want a hair-related misunderstanding, or razor-cut layers by people who only knew how to handle Asian hair.

I hope to surpass this length.

peachy.pudding
March 23rd, 2008, 01:51 PM
Not sure in inches, but it was tbl a long time ago. I am hoping to break that personal best within the next 4 years

ladystar
March 23rd, 2008, 02:36 PM
Tail bone when I was 18... I am hoping to go past that... Going for Classic...

Lillian
March 23rd, 2008, 03:18 PM
This is the longest hair I've ever had - it's 43" at the moment.

ETA: woops, no it's not. It's 43.5".

paper
March 24th, 2008, 06:21 AM
Waist length when I was a teenager.

Medievalhair
March 24th, 2008, 06:02 PM
Longest my hair has ever been was waist before, the chop. I was 13-14 yr. old.
I can't wait til my hair reaches my knees!!

Angellen
March 26th, 2008, 02:37 AM
The longest my hair has ever been was between classic and mid-thigh, and I cut it when I was 12 or so, I think. Maybe 11. The last 6-8 inches were pretty damaged, but it really makes me wonder just how long I can grow it...

socks
March 26th, 2008, 09:56 AM
My hair is at it's longest right now. It's over five feet long (a few inches past my knees) and a bit damaged, but I'd love to get it down to floor length in a few years.

growingitlonger
March 28th, 2008, 01:58 AM
My longest layers are probably the longest my hair has ever been... just a few inches past shoulder. Most of my hair has yet to catch up! I had just past shoulder length hair once before as a child.

Silverlox
March 28th, 2008, 02:50 AM
I've only had really long hair once before, almost 30 years ago. In my mid-20s it was 4" above my knees.

Presently I'm at tailbone and curious to see how long it will get. :)

RedCardigan
March 28th, 2008, 05:34 PM
Waist length in summer 2006.
Now its about collar-bone.
This time, I'm letting it grow as long as it will. I will NEVER cut above waist length again. Ever.

Nynaeve
March 29th, 2008, 02:38 PM
Mine is waist but i would like to see if i can get to classic.

whats the longest you have ever had your hair?

If you mean comparatively, like compared to body size, the longest mine ever was would have been when I was a child, it was down to my thighs.

If you mean in inches, this is probably either tied with that or just a bit longer.
I have always wanted my hair to grow very long, but obstacles have... obstructed that from happening. Now I'm doing it no matter what happens. :P

Hopefully, I can get my hair to term. Always wanted to know how long I could grow, and how my hair would change as it gets longer.

Morag
March 29th, 2008, 02:45 PM
My hair is the longest it's ever been right now - 22". I've had it this long several times before, but it usually begins to break, split, thin, and generally look bad right about now. This time it's feeling nice and healthy, so I thought, "Why not see if it will go longer?" So here I am, trying to find out how best to help it do that.

Arianwen
March 29th, 2008, 02:55 PM
When I was 17 I had pretty long hair, maybe the same length it is now but I really have no clue. I also had fairly long hair at 19.

This might be the longest ever, it certainly will be once I managed to get out of waist length zone.

lilalong
March 30th, 2008, 06:53 AM
BSL, I think. A couple of years ago.
Now, it just touches my shoulder, but I'm dreaming of waist length hair..

connie
March 30th, 2008, 08:45 AM
The longest mine got to was just a couple inches shy of classic, but my hair was layered, so we're talking about the longest layer. That was about 4 months ago, but I trimmed it back to about an inch or less above tailbone.

Now it's just about armpit length.

n3m3sis42
March 30th, 2008, 11:13 AM
My longest was waist length (or maybe sliiiiightly past) back at the beginning of 2001.

It's sloooooowly approaching that length again now. I'm not sure how long I want to grow it yet. I'm thinking I'll let it get to hip- or tailbone-length and then trim regularly for a while to get rid of some of the more damaged bits while maintaining that length. After that, we shall see.

chrissy-b
March 30th, 2008, 11:23 AM
I don't know the length in inches, but my hair was past my bum. I would have to move it to the side or I would end up sitting on it. That was when I was much younger, though.

Stephanie
March 30th, 2008, 11:24 AM
Classic length.

Ashley
March 30th, 2008, 11:33 AM
My current length is the longest I've had since I was a child. It's great!

Tsevoth
April 1st, 2008, 12:49 PM
My current lenght, a bit below BS

heidihug
April 1st, 2008, 03:05 PM
My length yesterday was as long as it's ever been - 48". I just trimmed off some fairy tail ends totalling about 2", but it doesn't bum me out - they were pretty straggly. I want a straighter hair line with thickness all the way down to 48" - probably another 4 to 6 months yet. We'll see how I feel about growing it any longer once I meet that goal!

silvergirl
April 1st, 2008, 05:07 PM
The longest is Midback length 3 inches shy of waist length on my long torso.

My ultimate goal would be tailbone:)

Vela
April 3rd, 2008, 05:35 PM
MBt(MidButt) or brushing wrist, which is where its at now! I've given up on inches, measure it one minitue its 38 the next its40, so I'm just going by where its at on ME, not some tape! XP I KNOW it's grown, since I came here its gone from Hip/TB to its current length, and I'm quite happy! :D

annys
April 3rd, 2008, 07:26 PM
My longest hair was mid-thigh. Wish I hadn't cut it.

yzkaloha
April 4th, 2008, 08:22 AM
The longest my hair has ever been is between bra strap and waist, but that was when I would blow my hair out straight. I am hoping to reach that length or longer curly. We will see...

Lady Godiva
April 4th, 2008, 09:49 AM
The longest my hair has ever been is right now, or better put, the length I've been maintaining it for the last year. :D

filiadeluna
April 4th, 2008, 07:08 PM
Right now!

Waist, 30.5":happydance:

Suldrun
April 4th, 2008, 07:14 PM
The longest mine has been was in my teens. I think it was a little past BSL and very scraggly.

I really hope that BSL is not terminal for me :( I have about an inch to go and I am there but this time my ends are thicker and much more healthy so there may be hope for me yet:)

XtinaXposed
April 5th, 2008, 06:09 AM
right now with bsl. all my childhood i had about shoulder length because i hated the knots and the brushing (my mum could get brutal with my hair and it hurt so much...). now i brush it myself i sometimes think it could be easier with shorter hair again but i am a long hair lover so i will not cut my hair. never!

Beatnik Guy
April 5th, 2008, 06:38 AM
Now.
...which reminds me, I ought to measure. :frog:

Brun
April 5th, 2008, 11:40 AM
Only APL before. Now I'm BSL/ Midback.

Robbi Dehlinger
April 5th, 2008, 12:01 PM
Hi!

Just below my shoulders, but I cut it:( Now it is just below my collar bone, but much healthier!

Choccielocks
April 6th, 2008, 04:36 AM
Longest ever is just below BSL and that was a week ago - just had to trim and inch off it due to way too many splits, now back to BSL.

tiny_teesha
April 7th, 2008, 01:16 AM
As a kid i think i had about thigh length before my mum lopped it all off. Ive grown it to hip since but then slowly trimmed that away because i killed it. I'm still going through the regrowth process and still trimming remaining damage.

smythe_michael
April 7th, 2008, 02:34 PM
mid-back a few times between ages14-16. Never got longer because I kept getting bribed by my mother to please get a hair cut. She made it worthwhile for me a couple of times. Seriously.

Elizabeth
April 10th, 2008, 10:15 AM
The longest was just shy of BSL, but it was really damaged and straggly. Now it’s just to my shoulders, but it is in very good condition. Thank you LCH!!

Irishred
April 11th, 2008, 10:35 PM
now.... now..... no now :p

LOL. Longest it has ever been and I'm just beyond classic

Kiraela
April 11th, 2008, 11:01 PM
This, right now at 34 1/2" (and only 1/2"-3/4" away from tailbone) is definately the longest it's ever been.

MoonSong
April 12th, 2008, 01:03 AM
My waist is the longest mine has been. That is also my goal. I just loved the way it felt and looked. I'll be there again some day.

Alaskanheart
April 12th, 2008, 02:11 AM
between BSL and waist. almost 9 years ago.

Riot Crrl
April 12th, 2008, 02:26 AM
Tailbone. And I had it that long only a few months ago. But my routine and products were pretty gross, and it didn't look the greatest. I am happy I've made the changes that I have, including cutting a portion.

stardrift
April 12th, 2008, 03:00 AM
I think about 33 inches and that would have been when I was 20 and then I went and cut it all off to shoulder length.It grew back several times but never longer than that. I am now at 30 (I think) and hoping to get to the longest I have ever been.

Amoretti
April 12th, 2008, 07:21 AM
My longest is right now, barely at classic.

fleurdelis
April 13th, 2008, 09:06 AM
Definitely now, I never had hair beyond shoulders (ok, once, and I think I was prettiest in that age, but it was just a bit just below shoulders and my friend cut it off soon..thought I did agree), now it is, I hope..APL. But since this week I discovered hundrets of split ends, I guess I´ll need to cut about 5 cm....arg.

Leisha
April 13th, 2008, 09:13 AM
I think tailbone (like I have now) is the longest I've had my hair. I've probably had it at about tailbone a few times when I was younger, but it would have been shorter then, seeing as I was shorter myself :D

So I guess it's more or less the longest I've had it right now.
I'm maintaining it at around this length at the moment, sometimes it's a few cm's past tailbone.
It's around 96-97 cm right now.
I should update because I cut my hair a few weeks ago (so much for "maintaining it at around this lengh :lol: I'm a bit fickle :o) so it's no longer the longest it's ever been. It's just past waist length now (with layers, shortest around BSL). :)

tennies
April 13th, 2008, 01:18 PM
just past shoulder length is the longest my hair has ever been.

mommy101405
April 13th, 2008, 08:06 PM
BSL before I was old enough to wear one. lol. I've not had hair past about the shoulders since I was little. I hoping to get to APL or BSL. I just hope I have the patience. Not one of my stronger points ;)

Nyght
April 13th, 2008, 08:30 PM
About 30". I miss it so much.

michelle99
April 13th, 2008, 10:08 PM
APL length. Would love to get to waist length at some point.

Legend
April 13th, 2008, 11:40 PM
Just past waist length. I'm trying to get back there in the next 16 months. I'm currently BSL.

meichigo
April 14th, 2008, 01:35 AM
I forget all the specialty terminology you guys use (I haven't been here for a long time), but I tend to stall out at about mid-hip length or so... somewhere in between 36 and 40" I believe. I got a trim at the beginning of the year, so I'm back to about 33" now but my edges are much blunter and thicker; they were very wispy and uneven before.

tennies
April 16th, 2008, 08:11 PM
Just past shoulder. Am trying to get there again.

Rebelkat
April 16th, 2008, 10:23 PM
I got to 42" but the ends weren't very thick
I have that exact same problem. There's about 6" or so that is quite thin indeed, but I can't bear to cut it. shudder: What did you do to thicken the ends up? Do you think maintaining my length for awhile will solve the problem?

flapjack
April 16th, 2008, 11:33 PM
Knees when I was a kid for several years. I was also about 4'8 at the time, so I don't know what the technical length was. Nowadays, it stays around waist/tailbone.

zelah
April 16th, 2008, 11:50 PM
The length it is now. Well, unless it was longer when I was a child (I don't remember too many hair cuts!). But in adult life, I'm pretty sure this is the longest I've ever had it, almost waist length.

camillacamilla
April 17th, 2008, 06:02 PM
I stupidly would try layers, or damage it with chemical treatments and trim it back shorter. Dumb thing to do.

Druid of Alba
April 17th, 2008, 06:22 PM
Just above the bottom of my shoulderblades. And I cut it all off to a pixie cut last week! :(

aney
April 18th, 2008, 04:21 AM
It was the longest at a bit past waist! That is my goal now, since I think it's the perfect lenght for me!

kaorifun
April 18th, 2008, 09:16 AM
When I was little, it was around waist/tailbone. I don't think it's too far off from that length in inches now.

Robbi Dehlinger
April 19th, 2008, 12:53 PM
Just above the bottom of my shoulderblades. And I cut it all off to a pixie cut last week! :(

Hi!

WHYYYYY????

Must have had teen issues, I guess? Grow it back!

I hope you are OK?? ((hug))

rosieposie
April 19th, 2008, 01:35 PM
the longest my hair has ever been was around 33". I (foolishly) cut it last year to my chin. Not a good idea :( I cant wait for it to grow back.

lookingglass
April 19th, 2008, 02:20 PM
I am longer now than I have ever been!

Haith
April 20th, 2008, 06:32 PM
My hair's the longest its ever been now and its only going to get longer! It's almost at waist.

dukkelisa
May 21st, 2008, 08:36 PM
Knee length as a teen.

may1em
May 21st, 2008, 08:44 PM
Either now (waist) or when it was iliac when I was 12. But I was shorter then by at least six inches, so I'm not sure.

forgetmenotak
May 21st, 2008, 09:19 PM
At 26 inches this is the longest my hair has ever been! Up to 2 years ago my hair barely ever touched my shoulders, and it was my dream to have long hair!

julya
May 23rd, 2008, 01:06 AM
My hair was at about 44" right before I trimmed 2" which is the longest it's ever been.

Dvips
May 23rd, 2008, 07:43 AM
Classic... but I don't know in inches or centimeters (or meters ;)).

darl_in1
May 23rd, 2008, 08:21 AM
Mid butt - 44"

Finoriel
May 23rd, 2008, 09:29 AM
Now, at "not yet fingertip" :p
No idea how long that is in inch / cm, I´m not measuring.

Garnet66
May 23rd, 2008, 09:45 AM
The longest mine has ever been is waist length in grade school.

Robbi Dehlinger
May 23rd, 2008, 01:35 PM
Right now!

16 inches and growing

DaveDecker
May 23rd, 2008, 06:28 PM
Until January 2008 I was at ankle. Well, more specifically, I had several dozen strands that reached my ankle.

I had 10" trimmed off then, and it hasn't been trimmed since. It's still about mid-calf length.

Mastermindsgirl
May 23rd, 2008, 07:33 PM
It is currently the longest it's ever been, BSL, which was 26.25 inches on May 6th 2008.

intothemist1999
May 23rd, 2008, 08:29 PM
Inches-wise, I'm not sure. Until I was around 13 or 14, it was always at least waist length, maybe a bit longer. Almost there again!

invisiblebabe
May 23rd, 2008, 08:32 PM
Classic, from age 14 to 18, and I was/am 5'7"

Cinnamon.locks
May 23rd, 2008, 09:41 PM
Classic when i was 8 yrs. old. Tailbone length 2 years ago then i cut to APL due to damage so growing back as far as it will grow.

OR Cowgirl
May 24th, 2008, 12:46 AM
My hair is the longest it has ever been right now! LOL! Once I passed below-bra-strap it has pretty much all been new territory! And I've been enjoying it all the way!

Mariah

Phalaenopsis
May 24th, 2008, 01:43 AM
I had waistlength, maybe even a bit longer. But I've never experienced hiplength or something like that before.
I can't wait to see how it feels:)

luciole
May 24th, 2008, 12:58 PM
Waistlength when I was 5 years old.

Tangles
May 24th, 2008, 07:00 PM
About an inch above waist was the longest I've gotten. And it was pretty stringy too because I didnt take v good care of it.

lilalong
May 27th, 2008, 10:40 AM
a bit beyond BSL, if I remember correctly. I didn't look very good then, but I'm hoping to go to waist this time around.

MusicLady
May 27th, 2008, 10:55 AM
Tailbone - 42" for me last March before my 4" trim.

Saranne772
May 28th, 2008, 02:12 AM
The longest mine has been in Classic- then I chopped back to waist in September and Im starting to reach towards Classic again

morgwn
May 28th, 2008, 03:51 AM
Waist length when I was 14, right before my op, after which it was easier to cut my hair short and have fuller hair for the time being.

RavennaNight
May 28th, 2008, 10:33 AM
The longest mine has ever been was slightly longer (1-2 inches) than BSL. Right now, my hair is almost there again. My goal is waist, uncharted territory.

hurricane_gia
May 28th, 2008, 06:05 PM
My senior year in High School I hit hips, but the ends were getting "straggly" and I cut back to waist. If only I had known about fairytale ends back then! And SMTs, and updos! :rolleyes: I meant to keep growing it out, but a bad experience with prednizone and other medications left me with severe hairloss. But that is anothe story.

Actually, come to think of it, my hair may technically be longer now. I never measured in inches back then . . . but between high school and age 25, I grew another two inches in height. So, maybe my current length is equivalent to or longer than my length back then.

Shell
May 28th, 2008, 06:10 PM
Three inches past classic--43.5 inches. That was last year before I trimmed a bit. I'm now back at about 40 inches (but that's a guess, as I no longer measure).

I think I'm heading for fingertip, but we'll see!

emeraldfaery
May 29th, 2008, 05:24 PM
Mine was the longest before I chopped 12 inches off in 2005. I don't know the exact length in inches but it was Classic. I regret doing that now.:mad:

Gladtobemom
May 29th, 2008, 06:19 PM
Long enough to sit on. That was in my early twenties. I had small children and was a PhD student.

I just braided it every day and washed it when I had a chance (about once a week). For "dress-up" I did Heidi braids. Back then, my husband loved my hair down, so I would wear a wide hairband and let it flow free for a day or so after I washed it.

I used Queene Helene Mint Julep Shampoo (ultra cheap and I still use it, $3 makes a gallon. I used a "wave set" to roll my hair on huge rollers and let it air dry.

Back then, I didn't really use conditioner as such. I did use a little VO5 hairdressing on my braid tassel to keep it neat.

Benign neglect is good for hair.

talula_fairie
May 30th, 2008, 01:02 AM
This is the absolute longest it ever was. I got to this length a few times before cutting it off. I always hit that length and then give up. But then, I've always colored my hair since I was in middle school.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/308298567_74c9c9fc28_o.jpg

nappywomyn
May 30th, 2008, 03:31 PM
APL when I was 18 or so, and then again when I was 27ish - that's about the longest it's ever gotten before I decide that I'm ready to do something new with it....

dulce-de-leche
May 31st, 2008, 09:49 PM
past my butt I don't remember exactly how old I was but I know it was before age 5

tiny_teesha
June 2nd, 2008, 07:14 AM
As a kid i reached thigh, but i was a midget then.....in yr 12 i reached hip and then butchered it with chemicals and had to chop it slowly to APL from damage- still chopping out the damage 3 years later!
I have confidence that this time round i will achieve better healthier thicker hair- it will just take another 4 years for me to have virgin TB length hair!
When it was hip length as a child there was LOADS of breakage and a taper that was thick until BSl and then a drop in thickness along with loads of splits- i had finer hair then and mum used babyshampoo and scrunched it on top of our heads....so i won't do that this time round!!! :)

Marysmirth
June 2nd, 2008, 09:24 AM
The longest my hair has been is just below bsl, 11 years ago. I cut it shorter and shorter, thereafter. I hope to meet my former length next summer, though, minus alot of damage, thanks to you all. I plan on growing to waist or tailbone.

Eireann
June 2nd, 2008, 09:39 AM
I think it was probably around hip length when I started university. At that point, I had never set foot in a salon, and only occasionally had my ends trimmed at home.

swanns
June 2nd, 2008, 09:41 AM
This is the longest it's ever been - an inch or two past waist. :)

Boon
June 2nd, 2008, 05:42 PM
My hair has never been longer than it's now, 41 inches.

Tarí Felagund
June 5th, 2008, 06:47 AM
just bsl
but i hope it will grow on longer now:)

MsBubbles
June 5th, 2008, 07:18 AM
I have never grown my hair longer than BSL, and neither have any of the other women in my family. I never tried growing it for longer than 2 years. I always got a perm or something to 'add some body'. Not any more! We shall see what my genes have in store for my hair length (waist - please - waist :pray: ).

Shermie Girl
June 6th, 2008, 09:19 AM
The longest I ever had my hair was classic. :)

HotRag
June 6th, 2008, 12:26 PM
I had about 50 inches in 1998.

DotDotDot
June 6th, 2008, 01:49 PM
Mine was classic when I was in 4th grade, about 4.5 years ago. In inches it was probably the same length or a bit shorter than it is now.

bunnii
June 6th, 2008, 01:51 PM
mine is at mid back and the longest its ever been!! :cheese:

my mother used to insist my hair be kept short, to spite my father i'm sure Boo hiss boo!! :lol:

FrannyG
June 6th, 2008, 01:58 PM
The longest my hair has ever been was just a smidgen above waist length, which was 11 months after I joined LHC. I cut off 6 inches of pre-LHC damage, because I wasn't at all happy with the ends or my hemline. I cut another 5 inches off about 5 weeks ago, after removing dark brown dye as a "hair health" measure. I don't see any reason for any more big cuts now, so now I'm just going to grow with microtrims until it stops growing! :)

shellblue1
June 7th, 2008, 02:49 AM
Tailbone or a little longer. That was when I was a kid.

Marcipangris
June 7th, 2008, 05:28 AM
Tailbone or a little longer. That was when I was a kid.

Me too! Tailbone up to age 12. I remember my reason for cutting it was because I got tired of other kids always wanting to play with it! :o

Delenn
June 7th, 2008, 06:20 AM
My hair right now. :D

I had waist length hair before but I really didn't know how to handle it so I ended up cutting it all off in defeat and frustration and "donating" it to the charity-who-must-not-be-named.

Since finding LHC I have learned the tools to care for this huge volume of hair and I'm not overwhelmed by it so I'm seeing how far I can take it. ;) I'm even coloring it myself at this length, if you told me I would be doing that I would've laughed nervously with a deer-in-headlights look on my face.

WavyGal
June 7th, 2008, 01:53 PM
Down past BSL, but not quite to waist length. This was when I was in 3rd grade. Looking back on those photos, I was shocked to see that my hair was THAT long. I knew it was long, but not that long.

Xandergrammy
June 7th, 2008, 04:27 PM
My hair is the longest it's ever been right now!!!

jesamyn
June 7th, 2008, 04:32 PM
Several years ago, mine was about 4 inches shy of waist.

susiemw
June 7th, 2008, 07:01 PM
Several decades ago when I was 14 and started high school my hair was to my knees. now it's below bsl and on it's way to waist length

Susan

after hours
June 7th, 2008, 10:59 PM
About waist length, but pretty damaged from dyes & etc. Now I'm going for waist again, but this time healthy.

Eden Iris
June 8th, 2008, 04:02 PM
It was a little below waist when I was a preteen, and at that time I could French braid it myself, without a mirror, a skill I have lost utterly.

Robbi Dehlinger
June 9th, 2008, 05:28 PM
Now!

Got to 17 inches this month! WOO-HOO!

Pikkukala
June 10th, 2008, 03:00 AM
It's the longest it's ever been now :D

It used to vary between a bob and bsl whilst I was at school.

Sakura07
June 10th, 2008, 06:57 PM
A little longer than waist length. But that was when I was younger and shorter.

kwaniesiam
June 10th, 2008, 09:00 PM
Past waist, but as much as I miss the length the new thickness and better condition makes growing out again much easier :)

Loreyanne_H
June 12th, 2008, 03:52 AM
The longer my hair ahe ever been is...today with is 79 cm (32 inches)!

Rose_Red
June 12th, 2008, 06:18 AM
The longest mine has ever been is the length it is now - tailbone :)

Siava
June 12th, 2008, 06:35 AM
Between BSL and waist when I was 17. Sometimes I could kick myself, but then again it wasn't as healthy as it is now.

talula_fairie
June 12th, 2008, 10:02 AM
Longest it has ever been is just above bra strap length.

I'm shooting for waist this time.

Siamese
June 12th, 2008, 10:16 AM
The longest was last month, hip length at 38". I've just trimmed in several increments back to 33" though.

rhosyn_du
June 12th, 2008, 03:46 PM
About halfway between waist and tailbone. That was eight years ago.

burns_erin
June 12th, 2008, 03:51 PM
In 8th grade my hair was classic length, before I took a pair of scissors to it and chopped it off at my shoulders. SInce then I have had waist 2X and a plethora of BSL that I have chopped off into bobs. And now classic is where I am trying to head again, if only I had known right.

Brun
June 13th, 2008, 08:51 AM
I think classic length.:)