Midback | Waist

[shayna]

I have 11 days left before my boyfriend and I will measure my hair and see who won our bet. I'm really starting to worry I won't make it because I have at least a half inch for the longest bits. I'm visiting my parents for the weekend without my tape measure so I'm not sure if my eyes are deceiving me.

We agreed I don't have to be perfectly solidly at waist, but there should at least be more than a few hairs hitting. With my hair, onion oil, and caffeine rinses, you never know, right? Thats what I'm telling myself.

Um, would temporarily straightening it be against your rules? Because you may be able to 'encourage' it slightly.

[Rainbouu]

Um, would temporarily straightening it be against your rules? Because you may be able to 'encourage' it slightly.

Not much of a cheat, my hair is already pretty straight haha! I'm going to wash it and air dry it completely right before so its in it's straightest state. But I did explain the concept of stretching hair to measure it, because mine can get a liiiiittle flippy at the ends, and I don't want to be cheated out of a couple millimeters of length 😂

[Albact]

Rainbouu, when you showed us your hair I saw it so close to your waist that it's hard for me to think it won't reach wl with a few more days.
And on top of that, if you plan to stretch it the night before so that the waves don't steal even a millimeter from you I see a clear winner.

What do you get if you win the bet?

[MaggiNoodles ☆]

Congrats, MaggiNoodles! I see it as a solid waist. But if you want to keep us company in this thread for a while longer that's fine too. I'm asking this a lot but do you know how long it took you to go from MBL to WL? By the way, you have beautiful hair!

MaggiNoodles, your hair has such a pretty wave pattern! Some people like to call their milestones when all of their strands reach past the marker, but that's harder for us that don't have straight-across hemlines

I think it's solidly waist, especially if you consider waist to be the slimmest part of your abdomen which looks to be an inch or so above where your hands are placed. In any case, congrats and we'll see you in the next thread soon!

That's waist for sure! And considering you have wavy/curly hair, I'm sure that fully straightened it would look solidly waist.

Gorgeous hair, MaggiNoodles, and most definitely waist length! Heck, I only have about thirty hairs going past my waist and I am counting that as waist length. Because my hair is going through 'difficulties' (like staying on my head) at the moment, I am not going to wait until the whole lot clears waist length before I call it.

Aw, thank you everyone! You're right, I suppose it is solid WL after all. I felt a bit like an imposter before, but now I'm more certain!

Albact, as for how long it took, unfortunately I have no idea because I only started paying attention to the length recently. I know when I joined here in November it was solidly MBL already, so my guess is perhaps somewhere in the realm of 6-8 months? Sorry, I wish I had started tracking it earlier!

[MaggiNoodles ☆]

I have 11 days left before my boyfriend and I will measure my hair and see who won our bet. I'm really starting to worry I won't make it because I have at least a half inch for the longest bits. I'm visiting my parents for the weekend without my tape measure so I'm not sure if my eyes are deceiving me.

We agreed I don't have to be perfectly solidly at waist, but there should at least be more than a few hairs hitting. With my hair, onion oil, and caffeine rinses, you never know, right? Thats what I'm telling myself.

It's really going to be down to the wire, isn't it? Well you've still got 11 days, I hope you make it!

[Rainbouu]

It's really going to be down to the wire, isn't it? Well you've still got 11 days, I hope you make it!

Thank you! Hopefully I'll be able to join you soon. You have beautiful hair.

Rainbouu, when you showed us your hair I saw it so close to your waist that it's hard for me to think it won't reach wl with a few more days.
And on top of that, if you plan to stretch it the night before so that the waves don't steal even a millimeter from you I see a clear winner.

What do you get if you win the bet?

Loser has to buy dinner, anything the winner wants within our budget! I'm actually going to be sad it's over regardless of the outcome, it's kept me really engaged and focused on caring for my hair every day in the hopes of being able to say "I told you so, I really have bene gesserit like control of my body!" :P I might have to come up with some new challenge to pass the time to hip once I reach waist.

[Albact]

Albact, as for how long it took, unfortunately I have no idea because I only started paying attention to the length recently. I know when I joined here in November it was solidly MBL already, so my guess is perhaps somewhere in the realm of 6-8 months? Sorry, I wish I had started tracking it earlier!

Thanks for responding, MaggiNoodles! I was just curious.
Months ago I read that it takes 8 months to get from MDL to WL, and now I always remember that when I see people reaching waist length.

Loser has to buy dinner, anything the winner wants within our budget! I'm actually going to be sad it's over regardless of the outcome, it's kept me really engaged and focused on caring for my hair every day in the hopes of being able to say "I told you so, I really have bene gesserit like control of my body!" :P I might have to come up with some new challenge to pass the time to hip once I reach waist.

Ooh, that's cute!
I also love these types of challenges or bets. That extra motivation is very helpful. Now I have to find someone to bet with.
It would be cool to have a thread where people did these kinds of challenges. I have seen people who try to wear a different hairstyle every day or to wear their hair down. But not about hair growth in x time or other challenges.

[Albact]

By the way, when I see hair between MBL and WL they seem long to me. Then I look at my hair and it looks short. I don't know if it's because I am short, I have a small torso, a higher waist, or I'm just not being objective.

I read threads about how long their hair should be to reach their waist, and it's more than I need. I guess that's the advantage of being short.

[MaggiNoodles ☆]

By the way, when I see hair between MBL and WL they seem long to me. Then I look at my hair and it looks short. I don't know if it's because I am short, I have a small torso, a higher waist, or I'm just not being objective.

I read threads about how long their hair should be to reach their waist, and it's more than I need. I guess that's the advantage of being short.

Don't worry, it seems to be pretty common to think your own hair looks shorter than it is. I find myself out and about going "Wow! That person's hair is so long, I can't wait until mine's that long too!" only to realise a second later that my hair is longer

[Rainbouu]

Thanks for responding, MaggiNoodles! I was just curious.
Months ago I read that it takes 8 months to get from MDL to WL, and now I always remember that when I see people reaching waist length.





Ooh, that's cute!
I also love these types of challenges or bets. That extra motivation is very helpful. Now I have to find someone to bet with.
It would be cool to have a thread where people did these kinds of challenges. I have seen people who try to wear a different hairstyle every day or to wear their hair down. But not about hair growth in x time or other challenges.

It's pretty engaging when the outcome isn't a 100% sure thing. It's a bit like gambling, maybe. I don't want to keep betting my hair will hit a milestone, and find that it hasn't, over and over though, lol! That would start to get discouraging rather than motivating. But I'm not sure what other high stakes (in a fun way) challenges there are. Hair doesn't change much aside from length.