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She is actually one of my newest additions to my subscriptions! I have been you tubing all day and finally found her! Thanks loads!

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Originally Posted by SerinaDaith

On another note do any of you have any favorite you tube vids or people for our current length? I drool over several fellow lch people but all of them have such long hair! The care and other tips are fabu but most of the styles are well out of my reach and a lot of the shorter or medium length vids start with things like heat or hair spray which are big no nos for my hair. I am at collar bone now by the way, I can do a couple of half up buns, French braids, ponies and sock buns.

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I have felt the same frustration: just on the cusp of being able to do some cool updos, but can't quite get them to stay. My hair is very slippery, so French braids still slide out. I have Gibson tucked my whole head for church--one in the back and one on each side because the sides are too short to reach the back--, and pin curled for variety.

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Oh my gosh that is lovely!

I still can't get the hang of pin curls!

Practice, practice, practice. They are a pain but on my hair I can get Temple's springy curls for a day. I figure everything we learn now while our hair is short will be easier when it is long. I still can't get a crown braid to go all the way around my head yet so this week I am trying every other day till I get my aha moment.

@ SerinaDaith: Let me know how that crown braid goes! I can go from one ear to the other, but have some fumble fingers when I need to reposition my hands near the top of my head. I can't imagine going around the back, and was planning to wait a couple of more months for some length before I give it a try. I await your update :)

@Joflakes: I'm not skilled, just stubborn. Work at it until you get it. You can click through the flickr thing to see the set I slept in and how it looks from the back after a good brush out. I wear the set for 2 or 3 days--until my scalp gets itchy! Day 1 = Marilyn Monroe, day 2 = Jackie O, day 3 = victory rolls or other updo.

It shall be done since it is one of the styles I want to incorporate into my go to styles! I may really need a bit more length as well but I figure practicing he turns and teaching myself to curve now isn't bad.

Ooooh, that's lovely BrownEyedSusan!

Thanks for the YT video, SunlightShines. I did something like that once and really liked it... and then forgot all about it! Thanks for the reminder. I should probably jot these styles down so I actually use them.

I am in the process of putting together a personal cookbook and I've even made entries for the easiest "recipes" that don't even need a recipe, just so I am reminded to put it in the rotation. I should do the same with hairstyles :)

thanks, guys!
A notebook for hairstyles = brilliant! What a great idea! I'm doing that!

I have a YouTube playlist of all the hair tricks I want to try as my hair gets long enough. My only problem with this is that I'm getting so impatient for my hair to be long enough to do it all! At least having found the LHC I know that, even if it feels like it's taking longer than ever before, I will have a much healthier head of hair when I figure out where I want to stop growing.