Shoulder | Armpit

**mizsunshyne** · September 28th, 2010, 07:39 AM

I'm trying to hold out measuring until Oct 1st. I have no idea how fast my hair grows, but I know it's not fast enough!! haha

**Caldonia Sun** · September 28th, 2010, 08:15 AM

tigr, I could do that, but APL isn't a great length for styling for me. My hair is so slippery, it stays down too often, braided or in a ponytail. I want to do some of the beautiful updos I see here.

**sunshine-locks** · September 29th, 2010, 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by tigr

I'm declaring myself officially at shoulder length and joining this thread.

Because I have sloping shoulders, I'll be here for a loooong time...

Gosh, me too, it's dreadful :/
(my shoulders also slope)

**strawberrywine** · September 29th, 2010, 04:23 AM

finally reached APL! only took a year from chin woo! now to learn some updos....

**mizsunshyne** · September 29th, 2010, 06:38 AM

How many inches does everyone have to go before they hit APL? I just looked in the mirror and I'd say I have about 2....

**angelfell** · September 29th, 2010, 06:53 AM

I'm between shoulder and APL at the moment, I STILL have yet to measure my hair (can't find a tape measure) so I guesstimated on my measurements XD. My goal is waist length, but APL is my minigoal as that means I'm about halfway there. My hair generally grows quickly, probably about between 1/2"-3/4" a month, if I treat it nicely... so I hope it doesn't take forever XD.

**Beatrix_Kiddo** · September 29th, 2010, 07:34 AM

I'm happy. Today I was able to do 2 french braids on my shoulder length hair! They aren't perfect, because of the layers and spiky hair, but anyway! I missed braids!
*pictures later. I'm at work and I don't have my camera here

**julia941** · September 29th, 2010, 08:18 AM

I have about an inch/inch and a half to go before I reach APL (unless I throw my head back!). It is below shoulder length (20") but I just measured it for the first time at the end of August. It was cut much shorter than I wanted in June, just skimming my shoulders, and it has grown a couple of inches since then. At that rate I *should* reach APL by the holidays. The chin - APL is pretty easy for me (I've done it over and over), but APL - BSL seems to take forever.
My hair is very thick and pretty coarse and it tends to break all the "thick hair" barrettes, combs, elastics, etc. from mainstream outlets. The only things that really hold it are large Ficcares and Grahtoe hair forks with at least 4.5" functional prongs. I have several pairs of Mei Fa hair sticks, but my hair has escape artist tendencies and the sticks alone are not enough to hold it securely. I mostly use them as "helpers" or decoration in messy buns I've made with a "scrunchie" (I use cut out sections of tights). It is also blunt cut straight across which looks pretty when it is down and straight, but that blunt end isn't very easy to work with in an up-do. Looking forward to more natural ends as it grows.

**triumphator!** · September 29th, 2010, 09:54 AM

Hmm, I don't know if I've really seen any growth since I joined. I think my hair is at that point where what actually grew is still getting caught up in my neck/shoulders and not actually showing the real length. WHATEVER.

**Mexibeach** · September 29th, 2010, 10:01 AM

I am still reluctent to call mine shoulder length. It is resting at my shoulders but it still looks short. I am still going to post in here cuz soon enough I will officially say it is shoulder length. The way I am feeling - it may be something like forever before I move on to APL. Likely closer to May 2011 at the one year mark of my (horrible) cut. I predict 2 yrs to get back to BSL.... but really, once I get past the point where I am now and my hair "feels" long again, I won't care how long it takes to get to APL, BSL... cuz it just won't be "short" anymore... so, I'm predicting about 6-7 months of growth.... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh