Shoulder | Armpit

**pixiestar** · July 4th, 2011, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by KittyLost

I've been studying my growth progress picture closely after being disheartened to begin with. The thread about length perspectives got me thinking about it and how hair on yourself can seem short but it seems long to others. I may be too hard on myself not seeing any growth. It's difficult to judge since the photos are different, I think I'll start taking the photos consistently now to measure the milestones. I also need to stop asking my brother to take the pictures because he just doesn't get it.

APL is still a long way off but I think I can see a little bit of growth since April?

Its definitely grown KittyLost

Your the same as me, I take pics some times wet some times dry

We will have to be more consistent

**pink.sara** · July 4th, 2011, 08:42 AM

Nice growth CrisDee and KittyLost

My hair is crawling towards APL and is about an inch shy infront and about 2-3 in back I think.
I haven't had a trim at all now in a year and am wondering if this length is a normal amount of growth?!
I have gone from a POB with the back bottom 2 inches shaved and the longest front bits at chin on one side and slightly too short to tuck behind my ears on the other to this. It doesn't seem to be very much growth at all!! I did cut the longest front sections about 2 inches shorter to even my hemline but man this flicky shoulder business is taking forever to be over!

Did anyone else start at chin or shorter? How long did it take you to get where you are now?!

**mrs_coffee** · July 4th, 2011, 10:11 AM

I started at pixie and it's taken me a few months shy of a year to reach shoulder.

**MaryRose** · July 4th, 2011, 11:45 AM

I am back. I was working towards BSL when I decided to get my hair layed and they took two inches off my length. I am an inch away from APL when my hair is dry, and right above APL when it is wet. I like my cut but I wish she would have left me with more length.

**Kathie** · July 4th, 2011, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by KittyLost

Thats excellent growth!!! Keep it going

**KittyLost** · July 5th, 2011, 09:36 AM

Thanks everyone! I'm glad I decided to check my length sgain. I was previously thinking about a big chop to make my short layers seem more bareable thinking that because I had no growth there would be nothing to lose. I'm glad I didn't now!

Mrs. Coffee that's great growth! And MaryRose at least you get to keep your cute cute and have it at the length you want as it grows. You'll only need a slight trim to tidy up the layers and keep it at BSL

**CrisDee** · July 5th, 2011, 09:44 PM

I started at uber pixie in August '09. I think my growth is about average at this point - my hair used to grow a bit faster when I was younger - but this

(August 09)

to this

in two years makes me happy!

**Lianna** · July 5th, 2011, 09:47 PM

APL on me is quite long, even though I have a short neck, but reading some other thread on the "polls" section, I discovered my hair at waist length is pretty average for my height (31.5).

I'm happy about that!

ETA: pink.sara, exactly a year ago I was at ear length, now about an inch to APL.

**KittyLost** · July 6th, 2011, 12:33 AM

I started at a chin length a-line (pob) and although I joined in April, I'd been growing it out since the beginning of March. I reached Shoulder by September with a trim inbetween and have been stuck where my pictures show in January and April ever since with 2trims since September. Even my trusty hairdresser commented on my slow growth. My hair has only just started showing signs of growing again which I'm pleased about. I thought I'd be stuck at shoulder forever!

Previously I've been able to go from Shoulder to touching BSL in just over a year so my growth rate has definately changed as I got older.

**pink.sara** · July 6th, 2011, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by Lianna

ETA: pink.sara, exactly a year ago I was at ear length, now about an inch to APL.

Originally Posted by KittyLost

I started at a chin length a-line (pob) and although I joined in April, I'd been growing it out since the beginning of March. I reached Shoulder by September with a trim inbetween and have been stuck where my pictures show in January and April ever since with 2trims since September. Even my trusty hairdresser commented on my slow growth. My hair has only just started showing signs of growing again which I'm pleased about. I thought I'd be stuck at shoulder forever!

Previously I've been able to go from Shoulder to touching BSL in just over a year so my growth rate has definately changed as I got older.

I'm thinking it's age

Booo! In my teens I grew to knee in 5 years and then again from pixie to waist in 3-4 years in my early 20's. That's averaging an inch a month or even more, now it grows about .5 or even less and a chin length (shaved back) POB to: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ctureid=105337
In a year.
I don't even know how far away APL is but if I get there this year it'll be a miracle!