SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
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Hip Length 2011!! Let's do this!!
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SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
Since it's almost summer and I may wear my hair curly more often I'm going to refrain from trimming just yet. I also cannot see any damage in those see thru areas, I believe my growth has just been uneven but I have to attribute something to the flat ironing. I usually wear my ends curled which hides how skinny they are lol but right after a flat iron I want to shave my head because the ends are so pitiful! I'm also afraid to trim for fear that my ends will thin out and become uneven at MBL or shorter lol.... but that shouldn't happen it I don't abuse it ?
MariposaSexyGirl
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Just baby your ends
. From looking at the pics your hair doesn't look that bad, it just looks like it hasn't been trimmed in awhile. I've been applying a smidge of evoo on my ends at night and bunning. I really mean a smidge because I don't want it too oily when I wear it down because I like the cleaness and movement it has. When I'm not wearing it straight I will even re-wet the ends add conditioner and seal with an oil. I hope it will make my ends stay healthy and on my head until I'm ready to trim it lol. Maybe include some protein rich deep conditioners in your regimen every week. That could help with strengthening your hair.
SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
^^ I think I'll give it a couple of months to fill in and if it just gets worse I'll trim. I think I also need to make sure I trim evenly lol. I HATE how my hair looks right after a flat iron, it really accentuates all of the unevenness. I'm still debating whether to cut. I can hide the thinness by keeping my ends curled (i use caruso rollers) but my thin ends really limit me because it makes all of my length look sparse when it's fully straight...
Traycee
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I think you have lead hairs... I would give it a couple of months especially if you don't wear it straight and you should start to see it fill in ...
NJoy
Here I grow again!
Here is my latest pic. My ends are very bad. They don't look damaged really but the uneveness has made them very see thru. Would it be advisable to trim now, don't worry my feelings will not be hurt lol. And how many inches do I need to cut :cringes:... I'm thinking up to MBL which would most likely ruin any chance of hip length this year even though my hair grows quite fast (healthy retention is my issue because I flat iron nearly every single week, every single month, every single year lol.)
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Yeah, if they're not damaged, I'd definitely leave them alone and let them do what they're gonna do. Wait on the others to catch up. Back aWAY from the scissors!
Lucia
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Great idea, just do the occasional dustings don't cut back just for even hair if that's not your goal length. I did that and now I'm growing back out and I only S&D then when I straighten I'll dust. I haven't worn my hair straight either for months.
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BostonMaria
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I wouldn't cut all the way back to MBL. I think maybe an inch every 3 months would do it. Or at least until you feel better about your ends. If you're not going to straighten your hair for the summer then you really don't need to chop off that much.
I thought this thread was dead, lol. I got bored at work yesterday so I made a summer hair schedule for myself. I'm basically alternating between rollersets and bunning until September. We'll see what kind of retention I get. I've never rollerset my natural hair before, so idk how it will turn out. Hopefully I'll get better at it as I do more of them. I have flexi-rods, magnetics, and magnetic snap-ons so I can be prepared for anythingI'll post some pics of the first one if it looks decent.
FoxxyLocs Its just quiet for now. Some of our members cut their hair and we're still grieving and in shock LOL
NJoy
Here I grow again!
SerenavanderWoodsen, your hair color looks so good and healthy. Is that natural or are you indigo'd?
SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
Hey Njoy, neither 
I think it's the lighting. For some reason even though the light is bright in this room my pics come out dark and even in super bright light my hair looks jet black when it's actually I would day darkest brown and not black at all. I wish it would be either dark auburn or jet black but it's not, oh well lol.
I'm going to try to take better pictures soon, the quality is just crappy with my computers camera.
I think it's the lighting. For some reason even though the light is bright in this room my pics come out dark and even in super bright light my hair looks jet black when it's actually I would day darkest brown and not black at all. I wish it would be either dark auburn or jet black but it's not, oh well lol.I'm going to try to take better pictures soon, the quality is just crappy with my computers camera.
SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
I trimmed lol. I realized that i have been completely IGNORING my ends for probably years now lol. I never moisturize themJust baby your ends
so it was really time to start anew and start paying attention to my ends. Right now my ends are super blunt even though the pic doesn't show it lol. I look ridiculous from the front because the ends are so chunky and straight. So, my main thing is that I'm going to remember to moisturize my ends daily with a light oil. Idk how the heck I neglected my ends when I'm so careful with my hair in most ways 
I still feel like I can make hip length this year
. I'll be at waist by mid September I'm almost sure and by December maybe hip length.
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NJoy
Here I grow again!
Ugh. I'm so frustrated with my hair right now. It's the detangling and having to deal with the thick texlaxed portion and trying to detangle with oil makes my relaxed ends look so skimpy. I mean, I want thick hair but, this is ridiculous. I'm not patient enough to detangle all of this. I'm getting very discouraged about growing any longer and am actually thinking a full BSL may be enough. I've spent way too much time and only have detangled half of my head. What the flocka?! I'm afraid to even imagine detangling more hair than this. And I'm layered! 
erplexed Maybe I should go 'head and relax my whole head, cut back a bit and be done with it.
I'm thinking braidouts would be nice at this length. I can get the look in my avi pic. But, the tangles...oh, the detangling.
ouch.
erplexed Maybe I should go 'head and relax my whole head, cut back a bit and be done with it.I'm thinking braidouts would be nice at this length. I can get the look in my avi pic. But, the tangles...oh, the detangling.
ouch.
Lucia
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I trimmed lol. I realized that i have been completely IGNORING my ends for probably years now lol. I never moisturize them
I still feel like I can make hip length this year
You can def. make HL by December, just keep on top of those ends with moisture then seal with oil, check out ceramide oils and mix it with a hairsaft penetrating oil like EVOO or coconut oil.
Do you DC? IF not start DC-ing more often, also keeping ends it really helps with thickening up the ends.
Ugh. I'm so frustrated with my hair right now. It's the detangling and having to deal with the thick texlaxed portion and trying to detangle with oil makes my relaxed ends look so skimpy. I mean, I want thick hair but, this is ridiculous. I'm not patient enough to detangle all of this. I'm getting very discouraged about growing any longer and am actually thinking a full BSL may be enough. I've spent way too much time and only have detangled half of my head. What the flocka?! I'm afraid to even imagine detangling more hair than this. And I'm layered!
I'm thinking braidouts would be nice at this length. I can get the look in my avi pic. But, the tangles...oh, the detangling.
Don't be so quick to chop, you may just need to relax the new growth, and dust, maybe you need to DC soak it in oil as a pre-poo. HTH
MariposaSexyGirl
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I trimmed lol. I realized that i have been completely IGNORING my ends for probably years now lol. I never moisturize them
I still feel like I can make hip length this year
It looks good! Doesn't even look like you trimmed that much off. I still think you can make hl this year
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MariposaSexyGirl
Well-Known Member
Ugh. I'm so frustrated with my hair right now. It's the detangling and having to deal with the thick texlaxed portion and trying to detangle with oil makes my relaxed ends look so skimpy. I mean, I want thick hair but, this is ridiculous. I'm not patient enough to detangle all of this. I'm getting very discouraged about growing any longer and am actually thinking a full BSL may be enough. I've spent way too much time and only have detangled half of my head. What the flocka?! I'm afraid to even imagine detangling more hair than this. And I'm layered!
I'm thinking braidouts would be nice at this length. I can get the look in my avi pic. But, the tangles...oh, the detangling.
Maybe you can try to relax the texlaxed portion a little? I'm not sure. But don't make decisions whil frustrated.
SHEANITPRO
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Finally posting my post perm pic...a week late. I finally got new batteries for my camera.
PRE-PERM
POST-PERM
I'm glad to see the ends are thickening, seeing the results is really what helped me not to blunt cut my hair for now. The challenge continues...
PRE-PERM
POST-PERM
I'm glad to see the ends are thickening, seeing the results is really what helped me not to blunt cut my hair for now.
The challenge continues...
SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
^^Beautiful and inspiring!
SHEANITPRO
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MariposaSexyGirl
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Finally posting my post perm pic...a week late. I finally got new batteries for my camera.
PRE-PERM
POST-PERM
I'm glad to see the ends are thickening, seeing the results is really what helped me not to blunt cut my hair for now.
This is good! It looks pretty. My hair has grown some. And the ends are trying to thicken up more. I vowed to not cut this time. Just let it do it's thing and see what it looks like at the end of the summer. So far it looks good. I may do a very small dusting at the end of next month. I will see then.
SHEANITPRO...your hair looks beauiful, and your ends are thickening up nicely.
NJoy , I totally hear you on the tangles and the doubt. I've been feeling the same way. And I keep fretting over my ends being thin, which seems to be the norm for all of us. But you're sooo close. Good luck with whatever you decide.
SHEANITPRO , your hair has grown so much! Can you pm me too about how you get those curls on the end. And how long your able to maintain them.
SerenavanderWoodsen , your trim looks great.
I flatironed my hair last week and here are some update pics. Based off of the pics, I'm going to let my hair grow about another 1" - 1 1/2". Then I'm going to slow start trimming until my ends thicken up.
SHEANITPRO , your hair has grown so much! Can you pm me too about how you get those curls on the end. And how long your able to maintain them.
SerenavanderWoodsen , your trim looks great.
I flatironed my hair last week and here are some update pics. Based off of the pics, I'm going to let my hair grow about another 1" - 1 1/2". Then I'm going to slow start trimming until my ends thicken up.
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SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
^^Your ends are amazing, you don't even need to trim, I am not seeing the thinness at all. I want ends like that!
I can't wait to get my length back. It doesn't look like it in the pic but I really cut a lot and I'm missing it. I plan to baby my ends from now on.
I can't wait to get my length back
. It doesn't look like it in the pic but I really cut a lot and I'm missing it. I plan to baby my ends from now on.
Lucia
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I agree Dee Raven you look Hip To me.
I am going for WHIP length. Basically my lady made term. Past WL but above HIP length. So I am claiming it when I get there. LOL
I have another trim coming up in October, I hope to get Whipping by 2012 December
Yeah it's one of the terms we voted on for below WL and before HL
I'll be using that term too when I get there.
I wanted to drop in and say that you ladies are doing an awesome job...so much long, beautiful hair, all in one thread.
I didn't join this challenge, because I thought there was NO WAY I could reach Hipbone length by 12/31/2011. Well I recently "straightened" my hair with a rollerset and noticed some "lead hairs" touching my waist...Yay!! I still may not reach HL by year's end, but I'll be close.
Keep up the good work!
I didn't join this challenge, because I thought there was NO WAY I could reach Hipbone length by 12/31/2011. Well I recently "straightened" my hair with a rollerset and noticed some "lead hairs" touching my waist...Yay!! I still may not reach HL by year's end, but I'll be close.
Keep up the good work!
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