Tailbone to classic thread!

[Aerya]

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My hair as of today, right out of the bun. Not entirely classic yet, but almost.The camera was about the same height as bsl. I'm a bit bummed. Just got back from a belated company christmas party and a colleague was kind of blunt and told me I'd need a cut, that it was pretty obvious my ends were damaged. I sort of get it. These people only ever see me with a braid, so they see my taper and sad tassle and judge based on that. What really bugged me though was a comment that she had talked to other colleagues about the state of my hair lol. It's a weird feeling to realise you are the subject of gossip.

How rude! Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but not all opinions need to be said out loud. And I think a lot of people have a warped sense of what healthy hair actually looks like, considering it's not that common with truly long, natural hair. Tapes does not equal damage, and even if it was damaged, it's none of their business. Your hair looks amazing to me - I actually really like the fairytale ends! Makes it very soft and romantic looking IMO. And so close to classic, too!

[gghh]

For the past three months, I’ve been consistently measuring my hair growth from the same spot at the top of my head and it looks like I actually get a lot more growth than I thought I did. I need more data to be entirely sure of that, though. Keeping my hair in protective styles and oiling my ends might be the thing that’s helping me retain more length per month because I did not notice my hair growing this much before. Whatever it is, it’s so exciting! Slowly creeping past tailbone and I can’t wait to see how long it may get by the end of next month. I have marked April as the month where my hair may be halfway towards classic, but it feels so far away :’).

[baanoo]

Here I am at 39", with braid waves so it looks a touch on the short side.

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Ooh Stagecoach, looking great - what a perfect hemline, too!

… I love how the LHC has made me appreciate my hair more actually, since I am seeing other people with a similar hair type and liking how it looks on them.

So true! This has been one of the unexpected side effects of being here for me, too.

Hello everyone! I've been lurking on this forum since mid 2021 and am finally getting up the courage to post. My hair started just above waist (84 cm/32 inch) and I think it might be just over tailbone now (108 cm/42.5 inch). Finding a good explanation for tailbone has been hard so I'm just using the measurement of 'touches the chair when I sit down'.

I rarely take photos of me / my hair, but I've been very thorough in keeping track of my hair growth so I hope that will satisfy instead 😊

Posting on my phone so I hope the image comes through...
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I’m so glad you worked up the courage to post! There have been …many, many, many… discussions about where tailbone is so your definition is as good as any.

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My hair as of today, right out of the bun. Not entirely classic yet, but almost.The camera was about the same height as bsl. I'm a bit bummed. Just got back from a belated company christmas party and a colleague was kind of blunt and told me I'd need a cut, that it was pretty obvious my ends were damaged. I sort of get it. These people only ever see me with a braid, so they see my taper and sad tassle and judge based on that. What really bugged me though was a comment that she had talked to other colleagues about the state of my hair lol. It's a weird feeling to realise you are the subject of gossip.

Finda, that’s so rude! I hope this colleague was a few glasses over the limit. I think your hair looks as wonderful as ever.

I suppose you could be the subject of worse gossip? :eyeroll:

[Finda]

Your hair is lovely, Finda. What a shockingly rude comment for your coworker to make. Perhaps that is her opinion, but one she should have kept to herself. Thickness is not the only measure of beauty and you have length and colour in your hair that is stunning.

How rude! Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but not all opinions need to be said out loud. And I think a lot of people have a warped sense of what healthy hair actually looks like, considering it's not that common with truly long, natural hair. Tapes does not equal damage, and even if it was damaged, it's none of their business. Your hair looks amazing to me - I actually really like the fairytale ends! Makes it very soft and romantic looking IMO. And so close to classic, too!

Finda, that’s so rude! I hope this colleague was a few glasses over the limit. I think your hair looks as wonderful as ever.

I suppose you could be the subject of worse gossip? :eyeroll:

Thanks, all of you. Yes, the unsolicitated advice is what got to me, I think. I'm not always a fan of other people's hairstyles, but I don't go around telling them unless they ask for an opinion. I think for people with mainstream views about hair it's hard to make out a difference between for example bcl and classic. For them it's all bud-length, but they don't see the two years of growth it takes to get there. So my reasoning that I'm growing past my current length to cut back to it didn't make sense to them in the slightest lol These coworkers actually used to have quite long hair themselves, waist+ even, maintained for years, so with a thick hemline. Their length always seemed unreachable for me, but both have cut back recently to apl/bsl for reasons I don't know.

Talking about unsolicitated opinions lol Went to a metal concert yesterday with this hairstyle:



The metalheads were a lot less strict about my taper During the break, it felt like someone had picked up my braid and let it go, because it suddenly started swinging. A couple of minutes later, a woman approached from behind, took my braid in her hands and kept petting it. She said something like: "Oh my god, how did you do that? It looks like fish bones. That's so cool." Adimttedly, it could have been a bit invasive to just pick up someone's hair, but in this setting it was okay and tone of voice was super friendly.

[Bat]

Thanks, all of you. Yes, the unsolicitated advice is what got to me, I think. I'm not always a fan of other people's hairstyles, but I don't go around telling them unless they ask for an opinion. I think for people with mainstream views about hair it's hard to make out a difference between for example bcl and classic. For them it's all bud-length, but they don't see the two years of growth it takes to get there. So my reasoning that I'm growing past my current length to cut back to it didn't make sense to them in the slightest lol These coworkers actually used to have quite long hair themselves, waist+ even, maintained for years, so with a thick hemline. Their length always seemed unreachable for me, but both have cut back recently to apl/bsl for reasons I don't know.

Talking about unsolicitated opinions lol Went to a metal concert yesterday with this hairstyle:



The metalheads were a lot less strict about my taper During the break, it felt like someone had picked up my braid and let it go, because it suddenly started swinging. A couple of minutes later, a woman approached from behind, took my braid in her hands and kept petting it. She said something like: "Oh my god, how did you do that? It looks like fish bones. That's so cool." Adimttedly, it could have been a bit inv asive to just pick up someone's hair, but in this setting it was okay and tone of voice was super friendly.

Metalheads seem to like fairytail ends must be be better for windmilling! that girl was probably drunk or high but I am a big fan of fishtail braids too!

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Do you guys think it would be possible for me to reach classic length either near or by the end of this year? My ends are very much babied and certainly look it. I’ve been growing around an inch per month these past couple months that I’ve measured

[SeppV]

Gghh: I really have no clue about these things! I have never gone this long myself, so I have no experience to compare to and can't answer your question.

I had moments these days when I thought to myself I just wanted to chop of the ends. Because they started getting more and more straw-looking. I hadn't chelated in a while, and it had been a few washes since I touched it with shampoo (I usually CWCs and shampoo the lenghts maybe once or twice a month). When I rembered it had been a while since clarifyig I brought out the strongest stuff I have, my chelating shampoo, and now my ends are fine again! Yay! Reminds me that I always need to try this before making any choices about my ends..... Not sure why I suddenly forgot. It had been so long since I did a deep cleanse and stuff had started building up.

Haven't cut since beginning of june last year, and my hair is creeping downwards. Still at TBL, I'd say, but more solidly so now.

[gghh]

Gghh: I really have no clue about these things! I have never gone this long myself, so I have no experience to compare to and can't answer your question.

I had moments these days when I thought to myself I just wanted to chop of the ends. Because they started getting more and more straw-looking. I hadn't chelated in a while, and it had been a few washes since I touched it with shampoo (I usually CWCs and shampoo the lenghts maybe once or twice a month). When I rembered it had been a while since clarifyig I brought out the strongest stuff I have, my chelating shampoo, and now my ends are fine again! Yay! Reminds me that I always need to try this before making any choices about my ends..... Not sure why I suddenly forgot. It had been so long since I did a deep cleanse and stuff had started building up.

Haven't cut since beginning of june last year, and my hair is creeping downwards. Still at TBL, I'd say, but more solidly so now.

I think I have been at this length before I just wasn’t aware of it and thought I couldn’t go longer. I was young and impatient then. Not that much has changed lol

It’s so good to hear that your ends are back to being soft, i too forget that sometimes all i really need is a sour rinse for my hair to feel better again. I think by the end of this month, I should be more solidly at tailbone, too. I’ve heard that curls start to “curl” less at longer lengths, and I think I’m slowly starting to see that now. So it’s definitely a sign of subtle growth. Good luck growing!

[BVU]

Do you guys think it would be possible for me to reach classic length either near or by the end of this year? My ends are very much babied and certainly look it. I’ve been growing around an inch per month these past couple months that I’ve measured

I grow about an inch a month too. I hit a solid TBL in Oct and am at classic when my hair is wet, so it depends on the actual length of your hair, and the length classic is at on you. My classic is at 46 inches, and my hair is at 44 (Probably about 47 when wet).

[mochichichi]

For the past three months, I’ve been consistently measuring my hair growth from the same spot at the top of my head and it looks like I actually get a lot more growth than I thought I did. I need more data to be entirely sure of that, though. Keeping my hair in protective styles and oiling my ends might be the thing that’s helping me retain more length per month because I did not notice my hair growing this much before. Whatever it is, it’s so exciting! Slowly creeping past tailbone and I can’t wait to see how long it may get by the end of next month. I have marked April as the month where my hair may be halfway towards classic, but it feels so far away :’).

I'm about half way now and expecting to hit classic in the summer, but I've noticed as I'm getting to classic my growth seems to be slowing a bit. These things can be a bit unpredictable, but fingers crossed for you to reach classic this year!!