Waist | Hip

**squiggyflop** · December 27th, 2008, 10:19 AM

well i ran a search and i couldnt find a thread that matched.. ive now got waist length hair (and this time im not chopping it back to bsl) so im almost hip when wet but my waves keep me closer to waist when dry.. who else here wants to grow with me.. any other people going from waist to hip?
here is a pic.. my hair wasnt very wavy that day.. oh and ignore the orange lines they just show where i started at in august 2007 and where i would have been in dec 2008 if i hadnt trimmed so much.. oh and view the wonders of henna.. sometimes it can look brown like in the pic below and sometimes it can look flaming red depending on the light

ive still got like 3-4 inches until im hip when dry.. maybe 1-2 inches when sopping wet.

it took me so long to get to waist with blunt ends because my underside grows twice as fast as my canopy so it always looks like ive got layers if i dont trim..

**iriska** · December 27th, 2008, 10:59 AM

ohhh...the length you have now is EXACTLY the length (and U-shape) i want to achieve !!!
i LOVE LOVE LOVE your hair

(the color is really nice too!)

**pinksquiff** · December 27th, 2008, 11:00 AM

Hey Squiggy

I will grow with you, I am at waist at the moment and due to the loong body I have far to go to get to hip, if i ever do!

Anyway I have done a couple of trims in the last couple of months to get rid of the layers in my hair. Hair is in much better condition and I hope that in the New Year I can go a little time without a cut so that I can get some good growing in.

Good luck with your journey and remember we are now at the point where tipping your head back means you can feel it sweep the bottom of your back, how cool is that?

**Sherri** · December 27th, 2008, 11:17 AM

I will grow with you. I was recently at 32" and after my end of year trim I stand at 30" Hopefully this new year I can achieve TB or longer.

**cthulhuapproved** · December 27th, 2008, 11:37 AM

Oh my! A waist-to-hip support group sounds delightful. Count me in!

I had actually just reached hip about three weeks ago, but everything from waist on down had a very strawlike texture from when I used to blowdry my hair regularly, when it was around APL. I reasoned, "It's long enough now for me to cut off all of the damaged stuff without freaking out that it's too short." So I did. ...And the freakout that ensued was almost unprecedented.

So here I am, back at waist, wistfully waiting for my hair to again reach the length I now think of as "where it was before I stupidly cut off several inches, thinking it would look better." (Which it doesn't.) I feel like waist is the most awkward hair length for my body shape, so why I reasoned it would look "better" if I cut it back to waist is beyond me.

Argh.

Anyway. High fives for waist-to-hip anyway. Wee!

**Rapunzelwannabe** · December 27th, 2008, 04:07 PM

I'll join!! I'm due to hit tailbone early 2010 if I trim every 3 or 4 months, but if I can stretch it out a little I should be there by next christmas. I'm at 30 inches right now and my tailbone ends at 35 inches

**jojo** · December 27th, 2008, 04:36 PM

oh I wish I could but I should be joining this post around September, see you then!

**arylkin** · December 27th, 2008, 05:28 PM

Your hair is GORGEOUS! I love your hemline too! Do you do it yourself or go to a hairdresser?

**venividibxtchy** · December 27th, 2008, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by arylkin

Your hair is GORGEOUS! I love your hemline too! Do you do it yourself or go to a hairdresser?

I'd also like to know about your hemline.

**squiggyflop** · December 27th, 2008, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by iriska

ohhh...the length you have now is EXACTLY the length (and U-shape) i want to achieve !!!
i LOVE LOVE LOVE your hair

(the color is really nice too!)

thanks!

Originally Posted by cthulhuapproved

Oh my! A waist-to-hip support group sounds delightful. Count me in!

I had actually just reached hip about three weeks ago, but everything from waist on down had a very strawlike texture from when I used to blowdry my hair regularly, when it was around APL. I reasoned, "It's long enough now for me to cut off all of the damaged stuff without freaking out that it's too short." So I did. ...And the freakout that ensued was almost unprecedented.

So here I am, back at waist, wistfully waiting for my hair to again reach the length I now think of as "where it was before I stupidly cut off several inches, thinking it would look better." (Which it doesn't.) I feel like waist is the most awkward hair length for my body shape, so why I reasoned it would look "better" if I cut it back to waist is beyond me.

Argh.

Anyway. High fives for waist-to-hip anyway. Wee!

welcome to lhc!

Originally Posted by arylkin

Your hair is GORGEOUS! I love your hemline too! Do you do it yourself or go to a hairdresser?

i did go to a hairdresser.. she cut off 2 inches instead of the centimeter i asked for.. i even showed her on her hand that a centimeter was the width of her pinky nail.. she decided to disobey me anyway.. grrr.. ok end rant.. i am however perfectly capable of cutting my own hair into a perfect u shape.. its darn easy with Fey's self trim technique.. (sp)

Originally Posted by venividibxtchy

I'd also like to know about your hemline.

yup i went to a hair dresser.. but it wasnt necessary in order to get a perfect u shape.. all i need is my tri fold bathroom mirror (so i can see the back of me) a scrunchy, a spray bottle of water and a good pair of hair scissors.. easy..