I feel like once I totally hit APL/BSL the growing out process will speed up!!
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I feel like once I totally hit APL/BSL the growing out process will speed up!!
SL to APL is the worst! It is always where I begin to really itch for a haircut, hence why I have yet to ever make it to BSL. I would have already been at APL if I hadn't given into a 3" trim months back and here I am feeling it again. This past weekend I even walked the few miles to the salon, but didn't go in (went to the coffee shop across the street instead) Glad that I chickened out, but it was soooo close!
Anything above APL is the hardest for me = although getting past shoulder (my hair FLIPS horribly) is the worst. I still have some really weird flips sometimes, bah.
Having chopped twice during my time here, once from waist and this last time from hip (medical reasons, causing HUGE sheds where I lost about 40 percent of my hair by the dermatologists estimate), I can say that once I get past BSL I totally quit worrying about length. APL is nice - but BSL allows my slippery hair to work better with some of my heavier toys. I wish I had chopped to APL and not right above shoulder, but at the time i was extremely discouraged and not planning on growing it back out.
applecinn, I agree. I always seem to give up when I am between shoulder and APL and get my hair cut into a bob. But this time, this time, I am DETERMINED to make APL and then BSL. Good for you for not going into that salon!
rags, I hope you and your hair are doing better now! It's great to hear you're growing your hair out again. I identify with you: I've had major shedding due to health and stress over about 7 or 8 years, but it has slowed down, thank God.
Yes, close to APL is an easy time to give up for SURE! I looked at some pictures from like 6 months ago, and my hair really DID look much better on my face just past shoulder than it does just bordering APL. The layers have grown out in a way that isn't the most flattering, and it looks kind of flat on top and poofy on the sides. But, if I give in and trim them now, I will just regret it later since I really want blunt cut hair once it gets to BSL, aside from maybe a little bit of face framing right in front. There is really no way to enjoy this stage for me, so I think it is time to just put my hair up and forget about it for awhile! HAHA
I am thinking I won't even bother trimming until BSL, and then I will just trim the layers out slowly at that point. Trimming just seems to prolong the agony of being too long to have "shape" but too short to have the weight necessary to de-poof it where it gets wide! Once it gets to BSL, the weight tames it down and it flows more nicely.
I measured! I have grown about an inch! I can really feel the improvement in up-do-ability, sticks and even my clunky diy fork stay in for a decent while. I can do several kinds of messy twists now!
Yes I feel like once we are all at APL we'll feel "longish" and won't feel the need to cut! At this point my past chemical damage really starts showing and I always want to cut my hair!! ahhhhh no!!