Thank you! The purple is so pale and pretty, it's like a pale blue-purple-grey shade. I wanted a matching pair, though, for when I can do double buns!Quote:
Originally Posted by GalaMoon
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Thank you! The purple is so pale and pretty, it's like a pale blue-purple-grey shade. I wanted a matching pair, though, for when I can do double buns!Quote:
Originally Posted by GalaMoon
I've noticed something similar with my ends. I did some trouble-shooting, and I think some of it's damage left over from over a year ago, which is the last time I had my hairdresser use straighteners on my hair - the ends are only just long enough now that I can include them in S&D. I think the others are from brushing while wet, which I've stopped completely. I haven't noticed anywhere near as many of them since I did that. No idea if they have the same cause for you though, but I hope you can get to the bottom of it. They're so annoying!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluecardigan
Seconding everything corvana said. Plus, I'm finding it really helpful to identify other body markers to measure against (I've got two really well placed tattoos for this! Plus some moles). I'm just emerging from the funk that seems to follow for a month or so after every trim, where my hair doesn't seem to grow at all (only because it's catching up on the very small amount I had chopped off!), and I'm hoping to see some gains pretty soon against my shoulder tattoo.
Other that that, I'd suggest some serious self indulgence and self-care. Give yourself some nice hair treats - they don't need to be expensive at all, just as long as you enjoy them (and not just for your hair, but because you deserve nice things). I've found that allowing myself to have time for self-care really helps me to kick out some of the negative feelings, and that helps with my patience. From what you've written, you do really well by your hair, what you need is time. Maybe planning in a regular enjoyable and more time-consuming hair treatment will help ease the waiting? :)
Those are wonderful! What's the hold like? I can't wait to see how the moon works when you have it. I've been eyeing them up each time one comes on the swap board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corvana
I've been having more adventures in cheap hair toys from eBay. This one was ordered before Lent began, but took a while to arrive. And now it's here I absolutely love it! It's definitely my fave of all my forks so far. It's so substantial, but also springy, and it's so soooooo smooth :happydance: Plus, the hold is magnificent, even when i wind really loosely (there's a whole lot of air in my buns!).
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uD...g=w457-h609-no
Also, my very first ever Ficcare is here! :love: I got this on the swap board, and I'm so glad I did! It's gorgeous. None of my photos do it any kind of justice, and I clearly need way more practice, but here's a pic from a few weeks back when I first got it:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/El...A=w457-h609-no
The hold is superb, the colour is glorious. So shiny!
And here's a length pic from the other day, just cause (freshened up the colour last weekend, and have managed to only wash it once since then, which it's coping super well with. I'm loving the colour transition, even if I've not yet decided what to do about my roots):
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ia...w=w457-h609-no
Oof my ends are getting real gross. It's about this point where I'd do a little trim if I weren't doing my best to wait until the end of no trim first half! It's definitely some left over wear, as I've only got about nine months of LHC cared for hair. I may find myself having gross ends for awhile! But that's fine. I don't mind doing regular small trims!Quote:
Originally Posted by _fred_
I can't wait for the moon either!!! I got it on etsy for basically $20 from Alpenlandkunst. There's a small thread in conventional products about them, and reviews are mixed. The quality seems pretty good, but sometimes there's a smell due to their finishing methods. As someone who's perpetually broke, I'd rather have a nice moon that I can afford and deal with the smell if there is one. There are ways to get rid of it!
As for the hold of the ONNs, they are, of course, perfection. I wouldn't expect anything less, considering the glowing praise of LHC :laugh: I did struggle with them in my full bun, but that was my hair not the sticks as none of my toys have been holding all week! Annoying.
But I did manage to get them into little double buns (a big part of why I bought the pair was so that I could do double buns with matching sticks), and they were wonderful!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...7&d=1519461632
That fork is lovely!! I was planning to get a pair of sticks and a three prong fork (as I have a couple two prongs and a four prong), but then when I had the money I couldn't decide on anything! And good thing, because after a couple of hours of dilly dallying I found that moon...
And that Ficcare! :crush: It looks so beautiful in your hair!! I'm hoping to get one of that style soon. I've got the other style, the beak? And I wasn't too pleased with it previously, but now it can hold my center-held buns, so it's back in my good graces! :laugh:
Your hair is so lovely! And while it's hard to see head on, if I move to the side, I can see that your ends are getting along to APL quite well! Or at least they seem to be! I loooove that dark dark purple, though.
Speaking of "getting along to APL", I'm VERY close! I might even be able to call it, technically. Not 100% sure, as when I try to take a photo on my own to see, I tilt my head :laugh:. But when I get out of the shower, I'm pretty sure they're touching. Buuuuuuut photo day isn't for a month! If it's really close when I measure tomorrow, I may ask my husband to take a photo early. My spreadsheet says I'll hit APL in 8 days, and last month I was less than 2cm away.
Those double bus are epic! I'm going to have to try something like that soon. Also, I totally need to check out Alpenlandkunst when I'm allowed to buy things again... (I give up non-essential purchases for Lent every year, so no new hair toys for me until Easter!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Corvana
I'd definitely recommend getting a Ficcare Maximas, they're so damn nice. For ages I wondered what all the fuss was about, and now I know!
So exciting that you're so close to APL! :cheer:
Thank you for the compliments btw :D I'm really loving the colour combo right now, hopefully I can keep it like that a while. As for approaching APL, I went and did a towel test, and I've still got a long way to go. Gaining on it, but not there yet! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oR...Q=w457-h609-no
I'm hoping my estimate of the summer is still accurate. Fingers crossed!
Thank you! I've missed double buns hehe.Quote:
Originally Posted by _fred_
I'd really love a Maximas, but they're pricey so it will probably be a little while!
I'm not, in fact, going to be leaving here earlier than expected lol. I got a little extra last month, and a little less extra this month, evening out to 1" between the two LOL. So still on track, and will be waiting for April! Which is fine, and I'm not even bothered tbh. I was actually a bit upset at the thought of moving over early! I didn't know what I'd be doing about the pictures, since I was wanting to do quarterly ones! If I was further from the next one (say, last month instead of this one), then I would've taken it and been fine, but I'm so close! Should I wait, should I not? It was nice having that be settled so easily lol.
You're really close, though!! Looks like only a few more inches to me! I think summer is pretty accurate!
Everybody’s buns are so cute ! They all look a good size too !
I could swear that my ends are at APL at the front sometimes and I can pull them to tuck in my armpit when I’m sitting down but I think when I check my towel test on Thursday it’s going to put my fireworks out as usual
I’m staying here until April at least either way
Even if it touches armpit I want to be 100 percent confidently armpit before graduating . Otherwise I’ll feel stuck in the next milestone for even more years lol (bit dramatic but it feels like years )
My hair is 100% at my armpits in the front. It's very annoying!! That, plus the waves making it STILL LOOK COLLARBONE :angry:, makes this whole milestone very frustrating for me. It feels like it's been foreeevveerrrr!Quote:
Originally Posted by fhairyqueen
I felt the process yesterday! I went to train like I usually would but I forgot my hair tie and, even though my hair wasn't in the way that much, I don't want to forget it again.
I just took my monthly hair photo to check if I’d reached APL yet and I’m externally disappointed that I don’t think I will reach it for graduating in April as hoped
It HAS grown , I think ? I will upload pics but I can’t remember what website to use can anyone remember ? Sorry about that I really need to write it down somewhere
Today 1st March https://s13.postimg.org/rrt5vk6gz/93...BAA112_DA2.png