Shoulder | Armpit

[Hotrox]

Hi there,
I just cut my hair from below waist to mid neck length. Now I consider my self growing again. I think it will take me a year to reach APL.

Hello Misso, welcome to our club I've taken a year so far from mid neck length to 'nearly' APL! I'm very tall, so a year is probably about right. Pull up a chair and get comfortble, you'll be with us for a while

[MomOf2Gremlins]

I just made a cinnabun divided in sections. It's a lot easier and more secure for me. I also added pictures and dropped the tip in this hairstyle thread. It's an useful thread for people our length. Just wanted to leave the link in case some people haven't seen it yet.

That's awesome, I'll have to give this a try! I only don't have any pretty hairsticks yet.., can I just use a pencil or wooden chopstick?

[lizdini]

Hi! new here. I'm almost APL (If I stretch it in the front I"m just about there). I just learned about sock buns on this thread. How did I go my whole life not knowing this?!? You all just made my day!

[girlthursday]

jaine, I've had great success with curling my hair with what I call bohemian braids. It's a super-easy twisted braid down each side into two braids. I haven't had any luck with bun waves yet.

[Kathie]

That's awesome, I'll have to give this a try! I only don't have any pretty hairsticks yet.., can I just use a pencil or wooden chopstick?

Yip, but make sure they're smooth/hair friendly so you don’t cause any damage as you put them in.

[Lianna]

That's awesome, I'll have to give this a try! I only don't have any pretty hairsticks yet.., can I just use a pencil or wooden chopstick?

Thanks! That one in particular I made with U hair pins, but even bobby pins would work.

[MomOf2Gremlins]

Yip, but make sure they're smooth/hair friendly so you don’t cause any damage as you put them in.

Gotcha! Thanks!

Thanks! That one in particular I made with U hair pins, but even bobby pins would work.

Ohh.. u hair pins, haven't even heard of those! (You can tell I'm a long hair newbie still LOL.)
I'll have to play around!

Right now I'm happy of having 'accomplished' my first sock bun! http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ctureid=109129

[jaine]

I admit I didn't have much luck with the half-pulled-through ponytail as a drying method. It definitely resulted in the straightest hair I've seen so far, but there were 2 big horizontal kinks across my entire head - one at the top of the loop and one at the bottom - I think I need a little more randomness to make it look natural. Probably my own fault for being so exact about it when I was putting it up!

I'm also tempted to just dry my hair down when I want to wear it down, and dry it up when I want to wear it up ... hmmm, drying it up in order to wear it down might not be a realistic goal.

I think I'll try the 2 twists facing each other next and see how that works. If that doesn't work I might have to learn how to do the sock bun!

[jacqueline101]

I'm just past shoulder my self and have been working on mine since may and I do hair, skin, and nails pills. I haven't done the no cones yet. I'm afraid to try it my hair may fall apart. I did take a friends advice and try M*ne N Tail shampoo and conditioner. I do hope you reach your goal date. I'm hoping to reach mine in a year.

[MamaCimino]

Hi everyone! I just joined and am working towards APL. Right now the front hair hits my collar bone. It is a bit shorter in back and want to grow it out a little more then cut it so all the layers are gone. I hope it wont take too long. I have dark blonde hair that I have put highlights into. I'm planning on trying out honey to lighten up the roots when they become more obvious... has anyone tried that?