Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
I was just barely touching BSL when I went in for a trim two days ago. I asked for an inch and a half to be cut off, and she took more than 3 :( So now it isn't even at APL any more.
I was really really upset, but now I'm trying to look on the bright side and hope to be to BSL in about 8 months.
I got a quick growth spurt from taking DE a few months ago, so I'm going to try that again. Maybe that will speed things up a bit! I hope, I hope.
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
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monsterna
I'm wondering if I've reached APL yet. It's hard to tell. Anyone want to check out my most recent pic and give an opinion? Thanks :)
I can't really tell with the dark shirt, but seems close.
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
Alright. Went to the salon today:rolleyes: Granted, I'm loving the color and the highlights! But I thought "hey! Let's do something different. I know! Bangs!" Yeah. She cut them too short. Somehow lip-length became tip of nose-length:confused: Monistat to the rescue ...
It's also really dry and "floofy." I'm hoping a good coat of argan oil and some panacea will take care of it :)
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wvgemini
Alright. Went to the salon today:rolleyes: Granted, I'm loving the color and the highlights! But I thought "hey! Let's do something different. I know! Bangs!" Yeah. She cut them too short. Somehow lip-length became tip of nose-length:confused: Monistat to the rescue ...
It's also really dry and "floofy." I'm hoping a good coat of argan oil and some panacea will take care of it :)
Your bangs will be the length you want before you know it! :D
I'm not sure of your hair type but when I hear floofy, it reminds me of my own hair ... I always straighten my bangs with gel when they're a little too short for my comfort, since they look longer when they're lying flat and not puffy. Wet or damp hair, hard hold gel, fine tooth comb to get everything smooth, leave it alone until it's dry, comb out the crunch, voila! Smooth straight bangs that look longer than they would be if they had dried with waves.
(Actually, I still do a variation of that on my whole head because I like to have my wave/curl pattern a lot looser and straighter than it would be normally ... it's just easier for me to deal with and less tangly)
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
Since August last year when my hair was just below ear length, it's now just touching shoulder length, so I reckon it'll be at least another six months before I reach APL. Probably nearer a year to get to where it was before I stupidly cut it. Note to self: don't listen to other people when it comes to your hair (unless they're LHC affiliated :D )
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jaine
Your bangs will be the length you want before you know it! :D
I'm not sure of your hair type but when I hear floofy, it reminds me of my own hair ... I always straighten my bangs with gel when they're a little too short for my comfort, since they look longer when they're lying flat and not puffy. Wet or damp hair, hard hold gel, fine tooth comb to get everything smooth, leave it alone until it's dry, comb out the crunch, voila! Smooth straight bangs that look longer than they would be if they had dried with waves.
(Actually, I still do a variation of that on my whole head because I like to have my wave/curl pattern a lot looser and straighter than it would be normally ... it's just easier for me to deal with and less tangly)
Thank you:D This floofy-ness was more like fluffy and fly away type. Over washed floofiness, lol. Fortunately the oil did the trich and my hair is behaving much better now ...
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wvgemini
Thank you:D This floofy-ness was more like fluffy and fly away type. Over washed floofiness, lol. Fortunately the oil did the trich and my hair is behaving much better now ...
I was very fortunate last month when I went for a trim - I asked my hairdresser to wash my hair with conditioner only, and she did! I think it was Biolage Matrix, and it didn't seem to have 'cones in it cos it didn't make my hair all goopy like CO'ing with 'cones does.
Re: Calling all who are growing shoulder to APL!
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CrisDee
I was very fortunate last month when I went for a trim - I asked my hairdresser to wash my hair with conditioner only, and she did! I think it was Biolage Matrix, and it didn't seem to have 'cones in it cos it didn't make my hair all goopy like CO'ing with 'cones does.
That’s great! I'm very secretive about my routine around hairdressers. I don’t want them to try and tell me I’m wrong and how I should be looking after my hair or have them look at me strangely, so I keep my routine to myself (I’m probably being a bit paranoid). But to find one that did a CO wash is nice.
I've started trimming my hair myself... I just did a trim this weekend I think it’s the third one I’ve done myself :)
It looks okay. Just very blunt, because I cant feather or layer the ends myslef. But I think some length will thin out those ends :D
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My hairdresser is awesome too ... she asked me when my last shampoo was and decided to only use conditioner when she heard the answer. :)
I have the urge to keep going back to my hair salon and spoiling them with nice tips even though my next haircut is 11 months away. So far I've gone back for a manicure/pedicure, brow wax, and a massage.
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Kathie
...I'm very secretive about my routine around hairdressers. I don’t want them to try and tell me I’m wrong and how I should be looking after my hair or have them look at me strangely, so I keep my routine to myself...
Well I'm a little off the beaten path with a lot of my routines, particularly what I eat - controlled (unrefined only) carbs, little or no sugar, higher protein/fat - so I'm used to people looking at me strangely. :D
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jaine
...I have the urge to keep going back to my hair salon and spoiling them with nice tips even though my next haircut is 11 months away...
For me, a trip to the salon is a necessary nuisance, like grocery shopping or scrubbing the toilet, yet another thing to fit into my day that sucks time out of the space/time continuum. Maybe if you want to stay away, look at it as a chore rather than a treat?