Shoulder | Armpit

**Autumn Light** · August 15th, 2011, 04:06 PM

Same here slo2gro!

Do any of you S & D? I'm not sure whether it's worth doing at this length, though I do have a few split ends as my hair is a bit damaged. I just want to try and avoid getting a trim too soon!

**slo2gro** · August 15th, 2011, 05:13 PM

I do S n D as much as I can anyhow. I also do or did for the first time a micro trim self one n turned out ok, my hair feels better for it. When im sitting around I look for splits n shoot them down.

**milk** · August 15th, 2011, 05:38 PM

I'm gonna try to keep my hair in updos for about 70-80% of the time from now on, since my ends are breaking. I ALWAYS wear my hair down normally, but it's time for a change. Think I'm gonna sport the sockbun, and I will try to work out some things with hairsticks. I wanna be APL!

**slo2gro** · August 15th, 2011, 05:42 PM

i wear my hair in a peacock twist most of the time. I want APL TOO lol

**Lianna** · August 16th, 2011, 01:44 PM

My mom is stealing my hairsticks! Looks good on her.

**slo2gro** · August 16th, 2011, 03:24 PM

i ordered some sticks and a lil fork off etsy

**CrisDee** · August 16th, 2011, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by MomOf2Gremlins

... I still feel as if nothing [much?] has changed!? Does anyone else feel like that? Am I just too impatient? I feel as if it's the same concept like "A watched pot doesn't boil" ; now that I focus on the length, I can't see any progress..

...

I hear ya, Mom! The turning point for many of us is when we can put it up. That has made me sooo much less crazy, now that I can get it up and off me - out of sight, out of mind! I put mine up every single day during summer, I just can't stand to have my hair on my neck like a hot, sticky blanket. By the time the weather cools down and I have any desire to wear my hair down (mid to late September at the earliest here), I'm gonna be shocked and surprised at how long mine has gotten!

**kdaniels8811** · August 16th, 2011, 05:26 PM

I am graduating from the super shorties to shoulder to APL!

My hair is touching shoulder, the longest lengths, anyway.

As far as the S&D question, I am noticing velcro ends so have broken out the coconut oil and it does the trick. As soon as it gets a little longer I will start using catnip soaks again.

Happy to join the club!

Oh, and I passed a mile stone - I can put my hair up in a tiny french twist. I need a small flexi 8 but even a small may be too much at this point. I will wait a month or so and see if I have more hair to up up.

**CrisDee** · August 16th, 2011, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by kdaniels8811

I am graduating from the super shorties to shoulder to APL!

My hair is touching shoulder, the longest lengths, anyway.

As far as the S&D question, I am noticing velcro ends so have broken out the coconut oil and it does the trick. As soon as it gets a little longer I will start using catnip soaks again.

Happy to join the club!

Oh, and I passed a mile stone - I can put my hair up in a tiny french twist. I need a small flexi 8 but even a small may be too much at this point. I will wait a month or so and see if I have more hair to up up.

That's SOOOO awesome to hear, you are SUCH an inspiration!!

**headtrip_honey** · August 16th, 2011, 07:31 PM

I'm soooo close to APL.

I would probably already be there, but I got a trim in June because my layers were growing out uneven. As always, I told the hairdresser to take off as little as possible, but she probably took off close to an inch.

It's funny; I've been a shortie for so long - I only started growing out my hair because the updo I want for my wedding in October wouldn't work with my short layers....but now I'm considering trying to grow for BSL. I'd always thought my thin, fine hair couldn't do it, but I've seen so much beautiful hair on this forum.

It seems possible.