Am i the only person who doesn't want very long hair?!!!

Nope. I want healthy hair.

I've had APL when I was relaxed years ago. As time progressed, I started cutting it and it eventually became a bob. I love the bob, I think I look better in a bob.
 
redliz81 said:
I think anything longer than APL would not flatter me. My goal is CBL and I have seen some beautiful SL and CBL ladies on this board that inspire me.
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I'm quite new to this & not quite up on all the abbreviations yet, so i don't exactly know what CBL is.:blush:
Can someone fill me in please?
 
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My original goal was BSL but now I think I might be happy with just APL. I think healthy hair habits will cause me to get to BSL anyways but I think I am going to keep trimming it at that point. After that it just gets too much to handle, especially being natural. If I was relaxed, I think I could handle a bit more length.
 
I just want BSL.. maybe MBL... nice and full and long layers.. I've had the WL.. been there done that... For my lifestyle BSL is perfect.. MBL would be just an added bonus.
 
When I first found LHCF and was relaxing my goal was WL. Now..I'll be happy with APL-BSL natural hair stretched/straightened.

During my transition I did have a goal of WL though..to help make my transition easier. I managed to grow my hair a little past MBL. I rarely wore it straight because it was just too much work for me...

I stayed at that length for about 3 weeks before I got tired of all that hair and BCd. Now Im back at collarbone, where I started at the beginning of my transition. I will be BSL by 2010 (yep, I will) ..and I plan on stopping then. Im in awe of beautiful long hair on other people but nah..its not for me.

omg brownsugarflyygirl..thats my dream length. your hair is fabulous..
 
Add me to the list.

I don't want anything longer than APL. And right now I can't even imagine myself with it being that length.

I would probably be satisfied with CBL like Redliz.
 
I agree OP. I only wanted hair that was bsl. It is mbl now and very hard to manage. I'm so tired of hair, but I really don't think about length anymore. In fact, I want to cut it. Everyone tells me not to do it. I will eventually, but I don't know when. Part of me wants to see how long it can grow while the other part wants a bob that is easier to style. I'm torn. For right now, I'm just going to let it do its thing.
 
Like someone stated earlier, I'm short. Only 5'1". My goal is MBL as a natural. If it were any longer, I'd look like cousin IT. Not a cute look. It would shrink anyway to my shoulders, so I'm just gonna grow sum healthy hurr.:grin:
 
foxxylisa1025 said:
I agree OP. I only wanted hair that was bsl. It is mbl now and very hard to manage. I'm so tired of hair, but I really don't think about length anymore. In fact, I want to cut it. Everyone tells me not to do it. I will eventually, but I don't know when. Part of me wants to see how long it can grow while the other part wants a bob that is easier to style. I'm torn. For right now, I'm just going to let it do its thing.
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GIRL, you betta not :spank:...LOL, nah, I wish I had that option right now. LOL.
 
p381 said:
I've seen a few ladies on here with really long waist length (or longer) hair & although it looks lovely - to me it just looks like it would be very hard to manage!
I have neck length & basically just happy to have healthy shoulder length or maybe even armpit length.
Anyone feel the same?
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I don't want really long hair either. My goal is thicker, healthier hair. The longest I want to be is somewhere between APL and BSL( for more versatility with styling). I am 6'3 and everything about me is long including my face......:grin: So the longer my hair gets the longer my head seems to look. I just want it to fill our and thicken up some.
 
I'd settle for in between APL and BSL! Hell I'd settle for APL! But MBL would be nice. I know the longer my hair gets, I'd be running out of products pretty quickly and my checking account wouldn't appreciate that too much.
 
p381 said:
Yes, this it what i'm fearful of JJamiah.
You know, once you get to WL how much product do you end up using?!!
I'm only NL at the moment & use quite a lot of products as it is........for example i go through quite a few big tubs of ORS Hair Mayonnaise in just 1 month (and i'm from the UK, so these things aren't cheap here)! I also use ORS Relaxer in the kit and the tub is just about enough for my hair.
How much relaxer or other products would i be using if i had WL hair?
I shudder to think!
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Relaxer- Well, you should only be relaxing the new growth, so it shouldn't really change.:perplexed
Products- You probably will go through more conditioner:yep: (I only buy cheapies like Suave and Garnier, so it's not a problem for me.)
 
p381 said:
I've seen a few ladies on here with really long waist length (or longer) hair & although it looks lovely - to me it just looks like it would be very hard to manage!
I have neck length & basically just happy to have healthy shoulder length or maybe even armpit length.
Anyone feel the same?
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I am somewhere between nl and sl and I will be satisfied with apl. If I get to bsl that's icing on the cake. But I won't go any longer. I could see me crazy now trying to manage anything longer that bsl. I'd probaly only be able to do buns and ponys and I'm thinking if that's the case what's the point? I guess I need to be a little more creative to really go long.
 
I'm still not sure what I want. At first I thought APL would be more than long enough but all of the beautiful pics of BSL and WL have me thinking I might want to go longer. But my hair is SL now and I can barely handle it so I don't know what I'd do at WL.
 
I will be satisfied with BSL. I may be willing to do mbl we'll see. I'm 4'11" so MBL will be the max. I've only had hair just a little past SL so I can't even picture these lengths on me so I will see when I get there.
 
I honestly can't picture myself with hair longer than APL. My hair doesnt have to be long, I just want it at a medium length and healthy.
 
Rosie8604 said:
This has been asked many times before, and no, you are not the only one. I don't understand you folks not wanting long hair. Y'all are crazy. :lachen:

J/k.
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Lol, it has been said quite a bit. I was like, oh no another one of those threads:grin:.

As my hair gets longer the maintenace stays the same......no harder to maintain, it's actually very easy.

OP, it's probably hard for you to imagine wl hair now because your hair is shorter but you will learn as you go and it won't be like your hair will jump from nl to wl overnight so your regimen probably won't feel any different at all because you'll be used to it after having gone through so many length stages if that makes sense. It's probably just overwhelming to you now but as others have said, you will most likely want more length as you progress.
 
I can understand - I think it may or may not change for you. I have had, SL-Wl then cut again to BSL, back to APL, going back and forth visiting SL-WL several different times. It was like sometimes I wanted it and sometimes I didn't. When I would cut my hair, I didn't want it long and I'd look at the 3-6 and 7 inches that I took off and think nothing of it.

I think what some ladies are saying is right now you just want your hair healthy and your first length goal met and after that is acheived you may change your mind but like I say you may or may not change your mind. Everything really isn't for everyone, and everything isn't for everyone at different points in their lives. If that makes sense...
 
1Aleeesha said:
I can understand - I think it may or may not change for you. I have had, SL-Wl then cut again to BSL, back to APL, going back and forth visiting SL-WL several different times. It was like sometimes I wanted it and sometimes I didn't. When I would cut my hair, I didn't want it long and I'd look at the 3-6 and 7 inches that I took off and think nothing of it.

I think what some ladies are saying is right now you just want your hair healthy and your first length goal met and after that is acheived you may change your mind but like I say you may or may not change your mind. Everything really isn't for everyone, and everything isn't for everyone at different points in their lives. If that makes sense...
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That definitely makes sense....
 
I came here wanting BSL, but the more I see pics of people with WSL the more I kind of think I might want that too. The only thing I'm worried about is it not looking appropriate. Everyone I see here with WSL looks nice, but in real life it kinda looks like too much. But, if I get hair that long I probably won't care what anyone thinks!
 
I believe i am APL now (haven't done a length check in 4 months). i am already frustrated with what i have now AND im a natural on top of that. I have a muscle in my right arm from detangling so much i could be in the female body building contest and probably win! I want full length BSL and thats it! nothing more. but i would be happy with full length APL as well.
 
I'm close to BSL now and that'll be enough for me. I like the look of rollerset hair but it's getting harder and harder to get it smooth. When I first started surfing LHCF I decided I wanted WL but now I've come back to reality. I enjoy looking at the pictures of it but I don't think it would fit me (I'm 5'2") and my lifestyle (1 dh, 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 demanding fulltime job).
 
I stated off only wanting full APL hair, but once you reach a length, a new goal is set
 
Carolina18 said:
You may find that you'll want more length once you reach your goal, if only just to see how far your hair can go. I aimed for BSL when I joined LHCF, got there, then went for WL. I haven't cut my hair to keep it at WL, so some of it is touching TBL. I will probably cut it back so I can be full WL when the rest of my hair catches up, but it has been cool to see my hair reach lengths I have always dreamed of.
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I agree, my daughter said she wanted BSL but now that she is almost there, she likes it and wants longer length.I told her that if she wants BSL grow it at least MBL, That way if she has any heat damage to her ends and gets it clipped, she will still have BSL and not feel like she had a major set back!
 
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