Coming late...One year in LHC!!!! (very pic heavy!!)

[SwordWomanRiona]

My first LHC anniversary was on the 12th of this month, but unfortunately I've been sooo busy I haven't been able to post an 'one year in LHC' until today.

So...thanks to you all for this wonderful community, full of awesome inspiration, gorgeous heads of hair and nice people!! :):) I've learned a lot of things - about hair terminology, about henna and cassia and herbal rinses, about how I can properly care for my long fine hair...and above all: I've learned to love my own hair a bit more. Before LHC, I didn't hate my hair or anything, but I was constantly pining for wavy hair because my hair's straight; I was also deppressed about my thinnish ends and 'not-too-thick' hair. I still long for thicker hair, but I'm learning to love mine too, and I've actually found out here that it's well into the ii category...

Before LHC I didn't use to make any length shots, but I can say that my hair was in a worse condition than it is now! Now I keep it always untangled, I trim it from time to time (I have gained some thickness in the ends because of that!), I've found out about aloe vera and cassia and tea-rinses.

So here are a few length shots taken during this year (sorry for the hugeness...):

A little more than a month after I joined (January-February) my hair got to classic length! But my hemline was a bit too uneven to my liking because of a former inexperienced microtrim. I had recently henna'ed for the second time, too.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7193&pictureid=95004

In August I did a serious trim (1") and got rid of my uneven hemline (the left part of which was a bit past classic and the right part nearly at fingertip!). I felt better after the trims, with a slightly thicker hemline.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6175/6159148001_e9eda8aeaa.jpg

September, after a cassia treatment:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6560346667_ba3992d5ed.jpg

November - braidwaves and bandanna curls in the ends
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6560334225_d35d7fa4c0.jpg

14th December...with my hair surprisingly red!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6560335791_b3ce362553.jpg

December again, more bandanna curls
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6565104585_7118baa06c.jpg

yesterday
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6565104595_20be6211a8.jpg

And today!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6565104599_1f7a26d9c6.jpg


There hasn't been a lot of length-progress, but I'm happy to maintain at classic for a while. My next step is a full fingertip hemline!

[princessp]

I am in awe over your hair wow it is simply divine! (insert multiple thuds here) :)

[moon2dove]

Your hair is beautiful! A well deserved :thud:

Happy growing to fingertips;)

[Hairwish]

Serious texture envy right here! I would LOVE to have your 1a/1b hair! :)

[dulce]

Fantastic hair,if I had my wish,my hair would look just like yours.Gorgeous!!!!

[Kricket]

Beautiful!

[jacqueline101]

Your hair is lovely and the progress is wonderful.

[EdG]

Very nice, SwordWomanRiona! :thud:
Ed

[dili]

wow! looking very cool!

[Libbylou]

Beautiful hair. I only hope mine looks like yours in a few years.

[SwordWomanRiona]

:) Thanks a lot, everyone, for those awesome comments! They are too great, especially as they come with people whose hair I myself admire!

Hairwish, are you mad ;)? Your texture is absolutely gorgeous, I'm in awe before your hair! Is this the grass being greener at the other side of the fence all over again? :)

[Kira94]

Lovely hair!
Perhaps it's your name, but whenever I see your picture I think of an elven warrior. :)

[SwordWomanRiona]

Wow, Kira94! What a great compliment! You've made my day (or my night, more like) :joy:

[Xi]

Congratulations, SwordWomanRiona! Your hair is looking lovely -- long and shining and a beautiful colour.:blossom:
P.S. The bandana curls are awesome!

[Shesta]

Good job, girl! :flower: The quality of your hair has visibly increased for this one year. Happy growing to fingertip! :)

[beautifulending]

Oh my :thudpile: its beautiful.

[hypersensitive]

Yay! very nice! wow fingertip length... that's crazy haha but go for it!!

[sonng]

Wow, I'm speechless. Your hair is AMAZING and SOOO LONG im so envious. +0+ :thudpile:

[Avital88]

congrats! you are really a big inspiration to me and your hair isnt thin at all! very lovely, straight and with bandana curls..

[Hairwish]

It always is, isn't it? But I really mean it, I constantly damaged my hair with the flat iron trying to make it look like yours, so yeah..I would trade it any day he he :D

[coffinhert]

Inspirational. This makes me excited about the next few years of my life!

[freckles]

your hair is gorgeous!!

[jojo]

your hair is amazing and my dream length :thudpile::thudpile::thudpile::thudpile::thudpile: :thudpile::thudpile::thudpile::thudpile::thudpile:

[Dragon Faery]

Beautiful! :)

Congratulations on a year!

As always, love your length, texture, and color. Perfect for an elf of Rivendell.

[kouran]

Oh my :thudpile: its beautiful.

I second this!! Your hair is very beautiful and in superb condition, Riona!! I wish we were hair twins! :D

What a coincidence, we both joined LHC December last year! I'm glad you joined, you're my LHC's best friend :) :flower:

[Nannanej]

aw, that's great to see! you're pretty much the same hair type and thickness as me, and my goal is at least tailbone.. Hopefully my hair will look that good when I get there :D

[SwordWomanRiona]

Wow, people...I'm overwhelmed by all the awesomely nice comments, I really am. Thank you all! LHC's such a nice community!

@Xi Thank you! Those two pics show my very first bandanna curls, I love how wavy they make my ends.


@hypersensitive haha, if that's crazy, I'll refrain from mentioning that I would like to try to get to knee! :p


@sonng Why, we're hair twins! :) Your hemline looks awesome, btw


@Avital88 Thanks a lot! I tend to obsess about how thinnish my hemline looks...


@Hairwish We can swap for a while, how about that? :D I'd love to!


@Shesta, beautifulending, coffinhert, freckles Thanks a lot!!:flower:


@jojo :o I don't think I deserve ten thud-piles, that's just too much! :)


@Dragon Faery A Rivendell Elf...That sounds great! :D I generally just contemplate a Sword-woman visiting Rivendell, though :p


@kouran You're too sweet, kouran! :flower: And I love your texture (and thickness) myself!


@Nannanej I'm sure it will, fellow hair twin! :)

[lapushka]

Amazing hair, well done! Congrats! :)

[MasCat]

They might redo your sword in Rivendell Milady :)

Anyway - your hair is stunning, it's an inspiration.

[kanaka]

Your hair is gorgeous as always :) i dont have any special words for your hair. i wish my hair grows soon to the same length.

Anyway, congrats on your Anniversary :)
I hope you grow your hair to knee length soon :D

[SwordWomanRiona]

They might redo your sword in Rivendell Milady :)

Anyway - your hair is stunning, it's an inspiration.

Erm...ot quite sure about what you mean with that...My sword's not broken! :D
Well, in fact, my first one was, but its state was so bad they couldn't reforge it, so I had to get an Elvish one instead. Good bargain on the whole! :D:D [Ignore my Tolkien-nerdiness if you want]

[SwordWomanRiona]

Oh and thanks a lot, kanaka and lapushka :)

[Amber_Maiden]

Beautiful hair!! Congrats!!! :D

[longhairedlady]

Ahhh I just love all the different looks you can get with your hair! Silky straight and wonderfully wavy!! :D

[Trish in SC]

Congrats on your hair. Looks great! I like the picture with the bandana waves.

[DreadfulWoman]

Wow, I didn't realize you had been here only a year. Since I've decided to go the undreaded route your hair has been a major inspiration to me. :thud: Can't wait to see you go for fingertip length!

[Intransigentia]

Hot damn! Your hair is seriously fabulous. I hope to catch up soon.