17 years of growing my hair and 10 years on LHC! Lots of pics!

[TatsuOni]

Another year has passed and this years anniversary it's extra fun, because I've been on LHC for ten years!


I had a side cut and decided that I wanted long hair. I cut all of my hair to the same length (around 0,5 cm, so a little shorter than in the picture), but kept bangs to have less of a buzz cut. But I hate having bangs, so I soon cut that off too.


Back then I used a really dull scissor to cut my hair and would continue to do so for years. My poor hair!



Don't ask me why, but I bleached my hair... Above is the "carrot phase".



Blond and abused hair.



And of course, I soon missed having black hair.
Even if you can't see it, I still hadn't found any hair products, that my hair really liked. And my scalp was a flaking itchy thing.




I decided to for the last time in my life, bleach my hair, before dying it red and then go back to black once and for all. And thus the "carrot phase" again.



I also used to let a friend heat style my hair and I was still in the search for products that my hair really liked.



I really enjoyed the color hair, but what a hassle to keep it red!


Before my elbow surgery, I had to wash my hair with disinfection. Other than drying out my hair, it also washed away most of the colour.



Before jumping in to the shower to do my first conditioner only wash. This is where I finally found something that actually worked for my hair and scalp.

Even though I've switched products, I'm still CO-washing today and never use shampoo.

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[TatsuOni]

This is what my natural hair looked like after a year of CO-washing and when most of the bleach had been cut away.


I decided to never again use chemical dyes again and wanted to be a henna head for a while, before starting the process of getting it black with indigo.


The process of getting it black. It took some time and effort, but was worth it. Also, my hair finally started to get longer for real, now that I now longer mistreated it.


Black again.








Having kept up with some heavy S&D and minimal trims for years. My hemline was starting to fairytale.


My thin ends reached knee by the end of 2020. The ends were actually thinner than you can see in the picture. I began to maintain at knee.



The ends were still thin, but the thickness was traveling down, since I was maintaining at knee.

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[TatsuOni]

Since nothing had happended lenght wise, I went with a more "fun" picture for 2022. As you can see, my ends were still quite thin, but thicknes was traveling down and was visible despite the eight braids in my hair.


Since my last anniversary, I've switched maintaining to microtrimming. Meaning that I cut away around half of what I gain every month. This allows my hair to get longer, while still allowing thickness to travel down.

I've now reached calf lenght and 137 cm. I will continue to microtrim. I'll probably never get a thick hemline, but there's still thickness traveling down!


My message to those of you desperate to reach longer lengths. The goal is only a part of the journey. Enjoying the journey and having fun along the way is even more important! Treasure every milestone!


Although my hair would have been longer, if I would have taken as good care of it all the way, as I'm doing today. I have no regrets! I had a lot of fun trying different colors and doing stuff with my hair! And today I'm still having lot's of fun with my hair, but in new ways.


One way I have fun with it is by doing different hairstyles.


And even if I'm less active in periods, you will not get rid of me as long as this forum is up and running! I hope you will all stick around for another ten years with me!

[paulownia]

Happy hair anniversary TatsuOni
Your journey has been amazing and what a gorgeous long mane! You are inspiration to many here, myself included

[LongHairFaerie]

Your snowy 2010 picture is so striking, especially your eyes!

Congratulations, my Evil Duck Queen friend. Here's to many more years of happy growth.

[embee]

Lovely hair journey thread! What fun you've had, it really shows in your pictures. Your hair now is just *stunning* and the things you can do, OMGoodness!

[ETJ CURLS]

This is such a cool thread! Love all the different styles, and hearing about your journey.

[starlamelissa]

I love the rich black Haircolor you've been able to achieve!

[Bat]

Happy anniversary Tatsu!

[elysia_venus]

Happy anniversary!! Your pics were such an inspiration to me, and I hope to someday reach those lengths