How often do you do comparison shots?

[LongHairDreams]

I do them once a month. Im kind of thinking about extending it. What about you?

 

[cmw45]

I do them once a month. Im kind of thinking about extending it. What about you?

I think once a month is too often...at least for me. I like "not knowing" and then being surprised when I see it. I take photos every three months at the most often. Just long enough for me to see a difference without agonizing over whether or not I got exactly 1.5 inches.

 

[LongHairDreams]

cmw451: Do you have a fotki or a photo album?

 

[nichole21]

I do mine every 6 months to a year now. When I first started I did comparisons every month or two and I got depressed because their wasn't much to compare. So now I try to wait a significant amount of time to really see a difference. I believe in the saying, "A watched pot never boils."

 

[LongHairDreams]

I think once a month is too often...at least for me. I like "not knowing" and then being surprised when I see it. I take photos every three months at the most often. Just long enough for me to see a difference without agonizing over whether or not I got exactly 1.5 inches.

I do mine every 6 months to a year now. When I first started I did comparisons every month or two and I got depressed because their wasn't much to compare. So now I try to wait a significant amount of time to really see a difference. I believe in the saying, "A watched pot never boils."

I agree with the both of you. Thats why im thinking about extending it. But, I only watch my pot boil once a month lachen

 

[Simply_Kelz]

I might do 4 a year. I know I have 2 so far for this year [Jan and June] then one in August and Dec.

 

[lilsparkle825]

i did one from march to june and it was really awesome...then i stopped flat ironing...so next one will be aug 13th, a month into megatek and right on time for my august fotki updates.

 

[cmw45]

Yea...it just has been updated in a couple of months. http://www.fotki.com/cmw45 PW:iamnotmyhair

 

[malibu4590]

I take pictures every month but I only compare them in 6-month intervals.

 

[E. Princess]

Before I whacked off some inches, I took shots every two months. Since I've cut my hair, my last comparison shot was taken after four months.

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

I do mine every month. I'm still new to this so I want to make sure that all the new things I'm trying aren't damaging my ends and costing me growth.

 

[EMJazzy]

I do mine every 6 months to a year now. When I first started I did comparisons every month or two and I got depressed because their wasn't much to compare. So now I try to wait a significant amount of time to really see a difference. I believe in the saying, "A watched pot never boils."

^^^^same here my natural hair shrinks up so much that I rarely see any difference on a month to month basis so I've decided to take pics maybe once or twice a year so I can be surprised... that's why I haven't updated my fotki in such a long time.

 

[MiWay]

Initially, I was taking pics whenever I did something to my hair (almost weekly), but now, I've decided I will only take pics on relax day/week...unless it's a special occasion.

 

[TLC1020]

I do comparison shots when I do my touch-ups which is about 2-3mths.

 

[Kiki82]

with every relaxer about every 2-3 months

 

[LivingDoll]

I'm still relatively new but I've chosen to take comparison shots every 3 months.

 

[Queen V]

I do mine once a month; for me, it's a motivator to stay on top of my regimen, knowing that I'll be updating soon and don't want to cause any embarrassing damage.

 

[LongHairDreams]

Yea...it just has been updated in a couple of months. http://www.fotki.com/cmw45 PW:iamnotmyhair

ahhh....thats who you are. Your pw jogged my memory

 

[freshlikemoi]

My last one was sometime in January and my next will be in the fall sometime. Around August/September.

 

[JustKiya]

About every three months, or so. It's pretty pointless to do it any sooner, as you can't see a difference, really.

 

[Ediese]

I only do comparisons when I see a big difference, so it's usually every 3 months or so.

 

[cottoncoily]

I'm going to start doing mine every 2 months until the end of this year. Next year I might wait a little longer. I just like taking pictures

 

[RegaLady]

I do mine every 3-6 months, nothing sooner.

 

[tiffers]

Every 3 months when I relax

 

[prospurr4]

Every 8 weeks or so, after a fresh relaxer.

 

[RubyWoo]

Every 3-6 months.

 

[Determined22]

Its usually every time I get a relaxer, so it ranges between 3 and 6 months.

 

[HoneyA]

Every three months.

 

[winnettag]

I've just started taking progress pics, so I plan on doing comparisons every 6 months.

 

[wannabelong]

In my experience think waiting at least 3 months you can really see progress. Then once I see the progress I don't get discouraged.