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21 inches stretched for me, I have no idea how much shrinkage will eat that up but I my measure day is tomorrow, I think I was 18 inches also stretched last month so with luck I'll be a little further along now. I think it's grown, my buns end a little further around then they did last month.
I would say if you aren't there you are super close. Try wrapping a towel under your armpits and check it out!Quote:
Originally Posted by thirstylocks
Yay, I'm shoulder length with you all! Hi :)
Hi and welcome!
Mmmm, all this talk about measurements is making me wonder about how far I am from APL. How do we measure again? I think I might have seen it somewhere but can't remember...
Thirstylocks- that seems very close to APL to me! Maybe an inch or so if you want to be 100% sure! :-)
AnnaB- I have started using Wild growth hair oil on my scalp (I'm very inpatient) so I'll keep you updated regarding miraculous growth. ;-) They (manufacturers and people on their site) claim that it really helps but because I have rather fine hair I can't use too much of the oil without my hair getting very greasy. So we'll see...
The way I was told is to wrap a towel around yourself (just under your armpits) as you would after getting out of the shower. If your hair touches the top edge of the towel, it's APL.Quote:
Mmmm, all this talk about measurements is making me wonder about how far I am from APL. How do we measure again? I think I might have seen it somewhere but can't remember...
I think I'm there with my hair sopping wet, but I'm not calling it until it's there dry. I need to measure again, but I know I'm getting close.
^ this is how I check about once a month.
Woo! Mini-milestone today! I wear my hair in a wrapped bun of sorts where you take the hair below a half up and wrap it around the ponytail base (Kate from The Small Things has a video on YouTube). My hair is now long enough to wrap around twice and still plenty of "tail" to pin in place. :hollie:
I'm just two more inches away from APL! I forgot to take my end-of-March progress pic so I just took one to do for March and April. I have some mega braid waves on the go (been dutch twin braiding every day, ponytail is getting super heavy without layers!) I still can't bun worth a darn without there being some really tight spots or it falling out within minutes, but as long as the growth keeps up, I can manage.
My hair is finally long enough to do a samll french braid. However it is only just long enough and any sharp gust of wind lifts out the shorter top layers but as long as I stay indoors it stays put. :o
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