Shoulder | Armpit

**joflakes** · January 11th, 2013, 01:47 AM

Thanks for all your words of encouragement, guys! I'll try it out again soon. =)

**SunlightShines** · January 11th, 2013, 04:36 PM

What a great idea! I think I'll make a notebook of hairstyles too! I also need to spend some time trying to teach myself how to braid. I usually start out good & then I loose track of what I'm doing and make a mess of it. It doesn't help that my hair is really thin and slips out of place....but I will keep trying until I get it.

**TheLuckyLurker** · January 11th, 2013, 04:48 PM

Do you mind if I join? I was in the APL to BSL thread, but during this last LHC outage I had to trim off about 4 inches.

**NoRush** · January 11th, 2013, 05:25 PM

TheLuckyLurker Welcome!!!

**Joliebaby** · January 12th, 2013, 05:20 AM

SunLightShines, your hair looks really really good, and a great start for long hair!!!

**Neecola** · January 13th, 2013, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by browneyedsusan

thanks, guys!
A notebook for hairstyles = brilliant! What a great idea! I'm doing that!

Originally Posted by SunlightShines

What a great idea! I think I'll make a notebook of hairstyles too! I also need to spend some time trying to teach myself how to braid. I usually start out good & then I loose track of what I'm doing and make a mess of it. It doesn't help that my hair is really thin and slips out of place....but I will keep trying until I get it.

Great! Then we can compare notes

I have the same problem with braids and really should practice while its shorter...

Welcome, LuckyLurker-- sorry you had to trim back so much

**SerinaDaith** · January 13th, 2013, 11:12 AM

I have pics in one e-mail account and pinterest for style ideas, I guess those are my notebooks.

**raebbit** · January 13th, 2013, 12:46 PM

Hello everyone, I guess I can join here now... I have just about reached shoulder length. I have had really short hair forever and am growing out from a pixie. Now that I have reached shoulder I might have to stay here for a while and get my thin lengths to thicken up some. In the last few months I have realized that my hair is too thin and fragile to highlight it to super blonde and let hair grow at the same time. So now I am trying to go more natural in order to have healthier hair. Right now I have started an experiment of washing with clay instead of harsh shampoo. Just to see what my hair looks like without all those cones and so far I am loving it. So I am wishing you all good luck growing...

**raebbit** · January 13th, 2013, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by browneyedsusan

I have felt the same frustration: just on the cusp of being able to do some cool updos, but can't quite get them to stay. My hair is very slippery, so French braids still slide out. I have Gibson tucked my whole head for church--one in the back and one on each side because the sides are too short to reach the back--, and pin curled for variety.

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Untitled by Mom and wife, on Flickr

wow, your hair grew quickly! Mine was much slower to get from my pixie to shoulder length. My hair looks quite similar to yours in structure, just in blonde... And still a little shorter. My hair was quite layered, so it feels a little thin and doesn't hold a style easily. I am on the look out for nice styling ideas, too. I am mostly wearing ponytails, often with a french braid. At my last hairdresser session I had some z-shaped flatiron curls that I loved. But that is a style that I probably won't do often on my own, as it takes forever to do it and will most certainly ruin my hair with heat.