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I did finally purchase two in my "real" size (30DD or 30E) from Chantelle and Simone Perele, but I hardly ever wear them any more to be honest... I'm more comfortable without one and I like the look of a completely smooth back.

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Originally Posted by CrisDee

OH, ITC, so many of us that are twice your age can relate! We want some magical cut/chemical/process to give us the hair we've always wanted - while reality is, we have the hair that we have. I guess the upside of age is that we've learned that - the downside is wrinkles. Ugh, that's a pretty sucky downside... :p

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I know, it's tough with hair. Because there is such a difference between hair from one moment to the next (dry verses humid weather, air dry versus blow dry...), it's easy to imagine something magical can happen. As for the aging process, if I want to see myself 18 years older, I have this magic mirror named "mom" :p Shows my EXACT image just older.

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Originally Posted by Jimothea

InTheCity, how nice to hear for once a stylist who didn't quite cut enough! Frustrating, I'm sure, but that's a much easier fix, erm, than one who cuts too much. lol. Also funny that her reply was "you won't like it." Did you go to a long hair salon, or did she just make a guess? Hope the blowout works for you!

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It wasn't a longhair salon but I think for once, the stylist actually listened and believed when I said "a few months ago, my hair was past my bra and my now ex-stylist chopped it all off." But you're very very right, I'd rather have paid too much for not enough cut than paid not enough (or any amount!) for too much cut!

I need a trim badly, but I really don't want to cut any of it. My hair hasn't been this long since I was a kid. The ends are just really rough and in icky shape, so I should probably get it over with. :(

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Originally Posted by InTheCity

I also found out that if I committed today, during a holiday special, I could get a Brazilian Blowout/Keratin Smoothing treatment for about 1/3 the cost of where I live. My appointment is Saturday, in smalltown nowheresville (part of why the cost is low.) I now sort of wish I did not spend the money on a cut, since the texture change will (hopefully) come out nice, and would have shaken my bumminess. I also know the damage potential I'm facing and decided that I am willing to take the risk and see what happens, since I have no damage to speak of at present.

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Make sure you know the potential damage to your health from those treatments not just to your hair. Formaldehyde is very common in those treatments and is a known carcinogen.

Dear Hair,

All I want for Christmas is for you to dry to approximately the same length every day.

Please don't yo-yo. It's bad for my heart.

You see, the two of us are in this together for the long haul, and I don't think it's fair for one of us to be poking fun at the other. It ain't kind.

So, I'll hold my towel in the same place everyday after a shower, and you just curl the same every day after a shower.

And we'll be best buds.

Much smooches,

The Head

Hi there,

I'm joining you on this long journey :) I am just at shoulder length now, so I will be following this thread for a while I think! I have decided not to cut for at least a year though, so I hope I will be at (more than) APL by then (I measured for the first time on November 1st, so I have no idea what my monthly growth rate is).

Oh my gosh I got a hair glaze last night (tinted the bottom half to match my roots) and got it blowdried, it was amazing. I have not blowdried my hair since February since I have thrown out my blowdryer (good riddance). It felt so good to get it blown out styled even though I felt a surge of guilt because I know even once can be damaging. It was such a treat.

I also had my clipin extensions dyed to match my hair and I curled them this morning and wore them today. I love them but they are a little too dark so they need to be clarified a few times ;) I feel no guilt whatsoever in them because it's not my hair they can split all they want. They are uncomfortable and damaging but are for special occasions.

I'll post pics of my newly done hair soon :) even though I was way too tired to get a pic of it blowdried out.

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Originally Posted by jaine

I did finally purchase two in my "real" size (30DD or 30E) from Chantelle and Simone Perele, but I hardly ever wear them any more to be honest... I'm more comfortable without one and I like the look of a completely smooth back.

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:) I rarely go without a bra. I find the ones that are the right size are much more comfortable than the ones that aren't though!

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Originally Posted by FrozenBritannia

:) I rarely go without a bra. I find the ones that are the right size are much more comfortable than the ones that aren't though!

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Yep, agreed. For me on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being least comfortable and 10 being most comfortable) the wrong size bra is a 1, the right size bra is a 4, and no bra is a 10 :)

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Originally Posted by Audhumla

Make sure you know the potential damage to your health from those treatments not just to your hair. Formaldehyde is very common in those treatments and is a known carcinogen.

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Thank you. I plan on verifying the levels, and possibly wearing a mask.