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    Default Re: Length over health?

    Right now I'm definitely focused on length, but I'll also break out the shears if the ends start looking too ragged. I just trimmed off three inches this week even though I finally hit TBL. I'll get back there soon enough.

    I love intricate braids and buns and wear my hair in them almost all of the time. It's way too hot where I live (especially in the summer) to leave my hair down for any length of time. I leave it down when I sleep so my hair and scalp can breathe. I don't feel bad putting it up everyday. I'm also a pretty solid, creative braid maker and have no issue trying out new, unusual or difficult styles, for which I need that added length at the ends even if they're much thinner than the bulk.

    I have no issues just putting it up and forgetting about it for months at a time, which probably contributed to its current dehydrated state. That's also how I gained almost a foot of hair without really realizing it. But I'm on the path to hydrated, healthy hair right now, so we'll see if my thoughts change about this topic in the future.

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    Definitely health! I absolutely hate the feeling of dry, damaged hair

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    I think I fall in the "length" category. If I cut my hair every time it wasn't "healthy" or every time my ends tapered, I'd never have long hair. It's thanks to my hairtype, which is both fine (prone to damage) and thin (prone to appearing more tapered than people with more bulk). Oh well. The flipside is that the fineness of my hair hides split ends really well.

    EleriMc, I also did a trim right as I reached TBL (last October), although I took more like 7". Now I'm trying seasonal microtrims. Hoping to get back to TBL by the end of the year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by samanthaa View Post
    EleriMc, I also did a trim right as I reached TBL (last October), although I took more like 7". Now I'm trying seasonal microtrims. Hoping to get back to TBL by the end of the year.
    Ouch! 7"? That's a chunk. We're growing back down to TBL together. Here's to hoping we'll both make our year end goals.

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    For my hair I don't notice much difference in health with trims vs left alone other than a thicker hemline, but I prefer my hair in fairytale ends anyway, so I guess I'll say length is more important to me.
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    Length. I think it's easy to trim and trim and trim your dead ends away, and with them your growth. It's a lot harder to baby the damage you already have (and, if you really want long hair, you're probably always going to have some damage) and trust that your dead zone provides a good buffer to your healthier strands farther up.
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    Default Re: Length over health?

    Health over length for me, for sure. However, I've been growing out my hair without trims for about a year and a half now. It doesn't look great at the ends, but as soon as it reaches my goal length, I'll trim it continuously while maintaining, until it's healthy again. Hair that's long but lifeless or destroyed is just... not it in my book.

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    Default Re: Length over health?

    Health VS length. For example, I personally can't let my hair grow into fairytale ends because my hair is fine and they just split like crazy. I look best with a blunt, even hemline and I'm willing to trim more often and grow more slowly to get that.
    No more big chops though. In the past, I've done them because my hair wasn't 100% pristine, even though it wasn't actually very damaged at all. I'd rather slowly trim off minimal damage and save big chops for desperate situations.
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    Health! and length... but most health.. lol

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    Right now? Length over health. I am only trimming once per year.

    Hurray! I've reached tailbone length! Last trim 1-2-23.
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