Shoulder | Armpit

**CrisDee** · August 7th, 2011, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by jaine

It's time for a random length update!

Not APL yet obviously ... but I'm happy that the shape seems to be holding up. My last trim was in December. It's the first time in years that I've gone for more than 6 months without a trim.

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WOW, Jaine, look how long, thick and GORGEOUS your hair looks!! Way to grow, you'll be at APL in no time!

**milk** · August 7th, 2011, 06:33 PM

Hi everybody! This is going to be my first post in this forum.

I started to take care of my hair just about three months ago and I already see a dramatically huuuge difference!

I am currently VERY layered, because of severe breakage I assume. The longest tips of my hair is about an inch away from APL, but my shortest strands only reaches down to eye-length. I hate that. If it werent for all of the layering I guess I would be pretty happy with the length at this moment, but now my hairstyle makes me feel like atleast 30 years older then I am.
I will not cut my layers away though, I'm just longing for some length at the moment, maybe I'll cut away the layers in a couple of years.

Soo, I am not really UBL since a lot of my hair is far above my shoulders, but I guess this is the right thread for me anyway!

**Kathie** · August 8th, 2011, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by milk

Hi everybody! This is going to be my first post in this forum.

I started to take care of my hair just about three months ago and I already see a dramatically huuuge difference!

I am currently VERY layered, because of severe breakage I assume. The longest tips of my hair is about an inch away from APL, but my shortest strands only reaches down to eye-length. I hate that. If it werent for all of the layering I guess I would be pretty happy with the length at this moment, but now my hairstyle makes me feel like atleast 30 years older then I am.
I will not cut my layers away though, I'm just longing for some length at the moment, maybe I'll cut away the layers in a couple of years.

Soo, I am not really UBL since a lot of my hair is far above my shoulders, but I guess this is the right thread for me anyway!

Welcome, Milk. I agree, the longest layers decide the length

Happy growing!

**CrisDee** · August 8th, 2011, 04:40 AM

Originally Posted by milk

Hi everybody! This is going to be my first post in this forum. ..

Hi Milk!

I think most of us go by the length our hair "looks." Many of us are pixie grower-outers, so many of us have layers - a lot of my layers are only between chin and collarbone - but the bulk of my hair (at least in the back) is between shoulder and APL. So this is the thread for me, at least for now.

**mrs_coffee** · August 8th, 2011, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by milk

Hi everybody! This is going to be my first post in this forum.

Hi! I have a lot of layers too, but I'm one of those weirdos who loves layers. Maybe because I've always had them except when I had a chin length bob and no layers made me look like bushwoman?

My hair is thick and kind of coarse. I think when I get maybe BSL I'll try growing the layers out and see what happens. Anyway, welcome!

**Canarygirl** · August 8th, 2011, 12:15 PM

On me, BSL is 2-2.5" below APL, on all my bras, and I think they fit properly. But I am freaking long from shoulder to APL, and have a long neck as well.

**milk** · August 8th, 2011, 03:58 PM

Thank you all for greeting me welcome!

Originally Posted by mrs_coffee

Hi! I have a lot of layers too, but I'm one of those weirdos who loves layers. Maybe because I've always had them except when I had a chin length bob and no layers made me look like bushwoman?

My hair is thick and kind of coarse. I think when I get maybe BSL I'll try growing the layers out and see what happens. Anyway, welcome!

Yeah, I totally get your point, I have a semi-fro so my hair is very coarse as well. But when I think back at my hair on how it looked when i didn't had any layers in it, I prefered that look a thousand times over this, even though it could look a bit triangular.

I'll probably cut the layers out when I'm at bra strap length aswell.

**Kathie** · August 8th, 2011, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Canarygirl

On me, BSL is 2-2.5" below APL, on all my bras, and I think they fit properly. But I am freaking long from shoulder to APL, and have a long neck as well.

I'm on the long APL side too. APL for me will be 23 inches.

Actually, last night I was going to call my length APL- but its really only just touching APL at the moment. So in some pics its on the mark and some its just above depending on posture etc. So again, I want to reach and call this milestone with grace rather than calling when the first mm hits APL

Oh yeah, I also broke my vow not to measure or take pics of my length until the end of this month *sigh*

**jaine** · August 8th, 2011, 09:41 PM

Do you think I should stop damp-bunning my hair? Damp-bunning was my attempt to "straighten" it in an attempt to look more "professional" ... but now I'm not so sure if that was working. It always looks wonky when I damp-bun it.

Here it is at the end of the day after I air-dried it loose:

Here it is at the end of the day after drying in a bun:

**pixiestar** · August 9th, 2011, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by jaine

Do you think I should stop damp-bunning my hair? Damp-bunning was my attempt to "straighten" it in an attempt to look more "professional" ... but now I'm not so sure if that was working. It always looks wonky when I damp-bun it.

Here it is at the end of the day after I air-dried it loose:

Here it is at the end of the day after drying in a bun:

Jaine I love how your hair has dried loose, you have beautiful curls. I would definitely keep drying loose