Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
Corvana it's great that you discovered that! :)
And I love the term 'cowlick cleavage', lol, although it's not funny when it is actually happening...
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
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_fred_
Trim update! :happydance:
After the trim!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/j3...g=w365-h487-no
Behold my amazing ability to say no to straightening irons!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EI...A=w365-h487-no
This has to be the first time in about five years that I've been to the hairdresser and said no to the straighteners. My hair certainly feels better for it. It doesn't have the crinkly little fried hairs I'd see every time it had been straightened.
She also cut me a super-long outgrown fringe kinda thing - apparently called a curtain fringe (which just makes me think of that 90s curtains style!). The wispy bits at the front of my face that just don't grow as far as everything else now have some friends to make nice face-framing bits out of :joy:
I am so happy with this cut! The texture is pretty hilarious though - it's kinda sleek and resistant to being held right now, but it'll get its usual grabby texture back when I wash it (maybe tomorrow, maybe Tuesday, depends how it feels) and it'll be easier to put up then. But right now, it's really nice to wear it loose for a little while.
I should have taken a pic going into the salon - I was having a great hair day yesterday! Weirdly, at this length, good hair days come more often than not. Guessing that's a combination of satin pillowcase, letting it hair dry, and tying it back in a way that encourages it to sit well when it's down. All lessons learnt!
Looks great! And the fringe is becoming, not too short :) The hair-friendly pillowcase is definitely a game-changer!
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Kake
Thank you, I really appreciate the support and encouragement. Maybe that's why I'm so fed up, I've been here for a year and a half already, trimming out dye and damage. I'm not trimming for the rest of the year, so hopefully I'll see some growth.
Kake I know it seems like you've been taking steps backwards with the trimming, but it is great to get the damage out. I'm not trimming for the rest of the year, and I'm sure others in this group are not either! We'll support each other.
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Corvana
Well I
finally got around to taking a new length pic. It's like... 2 weeks late for July and 2 weeks early for August :laugh:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...7&d=1501470231
Not anywhere near the same angle as my last few, but whatever tbh. The last one, for tattoo reference:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...6&d=1497956219
My hair looks like it's maybe a smidge past (or at the same length as) my first length shot! So I'm pretty sure I'm no longer in the negative gain territory! It's all in the positive from here on out!
Also I think when I took my last two pics (today's my husband took for me!), I tilted my head forward a smidge. Eh, close enough to accurate haha.
Corvana, Excellent growth!! And it looks healthy. :joy:
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Candyapple
I just reached APL not too long ago. After swimming frequently this summer, my hair doesn't feel very good. I might have to cut some off but I don't want to!
Congrats Candyapple! :D
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
Corvana, nice progress!
_fred_, my hair takes 4-6 hours to air dry, depending on the season.
Candyapple, congrats on reaching APL! If your hair is dried out from swimming perhaps trying an SMT will help? I've never tried it myself but see it recommended quite a bit around the forum. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...read.php?t=128
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Update from me: I washed, conditioned, air dried most of the way, blow dried a bit so that it was straight, did the towel test, and then had DH check for me. I have a little less than 2" to go. I'm still on track for reaching APL by the end of September or early October.
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Joyful Mystery
Update from me: I washed, conditioned, air dried most of the way, blow dried a bit so that it was straight, did the towel test, and then had DH check for me. I have a little less than 2" to go. I'm still on track for reaching APL by the end of September or early October.
:cheer: So close!! My current estimates put me at about October/November!
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I'm on my way! I have another inch to go!
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
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Corvana
Yeah! It's basically just a spot where your hair changes growth direction, usually in a swirl pattern. I believe everyone has one on the back of the head, but I have two. The big main one, and one smaller one on the opposite side that is super ignorable 99% of the time. But this one:
http://i.imgur.com/LM9SHAp.jpg
Is a butthead. You can see how it curves, it's like an S shape, and it's not small. Annoying, and makes me look like I've got a bald spot, especially in this lighting because it's so contrasting (and makes my hair look much darker, and my skin much paler).
LOL, that does make sense, thank you! I don't think it looks like a bald spot though :)
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Shanawavy
Fred my hair takes between 2-3 hours to dry: although I have fine hair, I have a lot of it (at the back, anyway)! I often use the cool shot on my hairdryer to speed drying time up.
I've also recently started using one of these:
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/25267/Microfibre-Hair-Wrap
which I think speeds up the drying time more than when I use the cheaper hair turbans.
I would not want to go back to using any heat on my hair now as it has made such a difference to the condition!
Oooh nice! Totally checking to see if they have any of these in the shops on my way into work today.
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NightSister
Looks great! And the fringe is becoming, not too short :) The hair-friendly pillowcase is definitely a game-changer!
Thank you! :D She did suggest shorter for it, but I wanted to be able to clip it back easily. Very glad I went for this length!
I still need to make some more satin pillowcases. My partner needs one, and we need some for laundry rotation...
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Joyful Mystery
Update from me: I washed, conditioned, air dried most of the way, blow dried a bit so that it was straight, did the towel test, and then had DH check for me. I have a little less than 2" to go. I'm still on track for reaching APL by the end of September or early October.
Go you! :cheer:
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Starla*
I'm on my way! I have another inch to go!
Nice one! :joy:
I've not measured how far I have to go for a while, and I'm going to try to hold off until the Autumn. I'm hoping my hair will surprise me and I'll make it long before June next year...
