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Long hair ladies, can I live vicariously through you?
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Lucia
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I feel so happy to be able to share long hair stories again! My hair must grow really fast because it seems like just yesterday i was complaining about missing my long hair...and now its long again and all i do is throw it in a bun on top of my head...a big sloppy curly bun that i absolutely adore! Lol
I have noticed...especially at work...women love to come around me and talk about their hair and weave. They don't talk directly to me...they just start talking about mostly weave...and i'm all...
It feels good to not have to depend on weaves tho.
If they ever dare to suggest your hair is weave let them know its ALLLLL yours and smile
MizzBFly
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SmilingElephant
..or you get a compliment about your hair and it is followed with a response like: "my hair used to be that long" or "my daughter's hair is longer" or "I choose to keep it short". Im like
, ok, alright. smile.
Or ladies, has someone asked you for hair advice and someone else chims in with their two cents whose hair is ??? and you're like "ok but x is better than y. then it turns into who knows what..blah, blah and "my momma/ auntie/cousin "do hair"
so I know.
**I enjoy reaching for my hair from the back and seeing how long is goes down,
and then thinking about my next goal.**
..or you get a compliment about your hair and it is followed with a response like: "my hair used to be that long" or "my daughter's hair is longer" or "I choose to keep it short". Im like
, ok, alright. smile.Or ladies, has someone asked you for hair advice and someone else chims in with their two cents whose hair is ??? and you're like "ok but x is better than y. then it turns into who knows what..blah, blah and "my momma/ auntie/cousin "do hair"
so I know.**I enjoy reaching for my hair from the back and seeing how long is goes down,
and then thinking about my next goal.**
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
SmilingElephant
..or you get a compliment about your hair and it is followed with a response like: "my hair used to be that long" or "my daughter's hair is longer" or "I choose to keep it short". Im like
Or ladies, has someone asked you for hair advice and someone else chims in with their two cents whose hair is ??? and you're like "ok but x is better than y. then it turns into who knows what..blah, blah and "my momma/ auntie/cousin "do hair"
**I enjoy reaching for my hair from the back and seeing how long is goes down,
I haaaaaate when ppl say OH MY DAUGHTERS HAIR IS THAT LONG! Im like 'Sooooooo! Everybody daughter hair is 'that' long'! Shoot, when I was younger my hair was 'that' long too!!! But what's your story as an adult???? *rolls eyes*
SmilingElephant
Well-Known Member
Can i just say....im gonna be vain here..
...
I always have women at work saying they want my hair. Its absolutely flattering.
The downside is they then put their own hair down bc they have a tighter curl pattern. And then when i compliment them....they refute my compliment...and then they make me feel like i shouldn't complain about my hair bc "your hair ain't nappy like mines :::lip pop:::...you're white"...and im like....okay...im gonna go sit outside now, talk to you later.
I always say i was thinking i would end up with a tighter curl pattern before i went natural.
But i ended up with every curl pattern found in the diaspora. Lol!
...I always have women at work saying they want my hair. Its absolutely flattering.
The downside is they then put their own hair down bc they have a tighter curl pattern. And then when i compliment them....they refute my compliment...and then they make me feel like i shouldn't complain about my hair bc "your hair ain't nappy like mines :::lip pop:::...you're white"...and im like....okay...im gonna go sit outside now, talk to you later.
I always say i was thinking i would end up with a tighter curl pattern before i went natural.
But i ended up with every curl pattern found in the diaspora. Lol!
havilland
Magical Mythical Princess
Can i just say....im gonna be vain here..
I always have women at work saying they want my hair. Its absolutely flattering.
The downside is they then put their own hair down bc they have a tighter curl pattern. And then when i compliment them....they refute my compliment...and then they make me feel like i shouldn't complain about my hair bc "your hair ain't nappy like mines :::lip pop:::...you're white"...and im like....okay...im gonna go sit outside now, talk to you later.
I always say i was thinking i would end up with a tighter curl pattern before i went natural.
But i ended up with every curl pattern found in the diaspora. Lol!
I feel u! But....u have a better attitude about it than I do. All my friends are natural now and we have every texture of curls---- 3a,3b,3c (me), 4a and 4b/c.....my friends dismiss any hair complaint I may have and call me "white girl" and dismiss my transition because I didn't big chop like them.....
camilla
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My Aha moment when my husband saw me take my top bun out in between installs and said oh you bought longer hair this time 
i realized that my hair grew way past the length of the weave im in 90% of the time he has not seen my real hair in over 6 months so now i up graded to 22 to 24 inch weaves
i realized that my hair grew way past the length of the weave im in 90% of the time he has not seen my real hair in over 6 months so now i up graded to 22 to 24 inch weaves 
tapioca_pudding
Well-Known Member
Still love this thread so much... I stay dreaming of long hair!
At neck length I would do the most to style because I wanted it to look neat at all times even if it a a bun. Now, I could put my hair in a loose bun, or a ponytail and with minimal effort it looks great. Same goes for straightening -- before at NL/SL I would flat iron every piece, now @ MBL I can get away with flat ironing only the outer layer and hair framing my face and I'm good to go.
Another thing... after brastrap length, products get used up a lot more quickly. No one told me at MBL I can easily finish and 8oz jar of conditioner in 2 uses
It's fun now while I'm a PJ b/c often trying something new 
Another thing... after brastrap length, products get used up a lot more quickly. No one told me at MBL I can easily finish and 8oz jar of conditioner in 2 uses
It's fun now while I'm a PJ b/c often trying something new
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BostonMaria
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At neck length I would do the most to style because I wanted it to look neat at all times even if it a a bun. Now, I could put my hair in a loose bun, or a ponytail and with minimal effort it looks great. Same goes for straightening -- before at NL/SL I would flat iron every piece, now @ MBL I can get away with flat ironing only the outer layer and hair framing my face and I'm good to go.
Another thing... after brastrap length, products get used up a lot more quickly. No one told me at MBL I can easily finish and 8oz jar of conditioner in 2 uses
I don't bother buying conditioners that have less than 22 OZ of product inside. Otherwise it's like one use for me
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Incognitus
Well-Known Member
My Aha moment when my husband saw me take my top bun out in between installs and said oh you bought longer hair this time
camilla What was his response when you told him it was your hair???
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GettingKinky
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I love this thread! My hair isn't that long, just reached BSL, but I got a compliment the other day that made me so happy and I had to share it with you all. I had just gotten my hair done a few days earlier so it was pretty straight but not straight-straight it had a little fullness to it. I was at the car rental counter and the agent was an older black woman. As soon as I walked up she said "that's a nice head of hair you've got there" right away I started smiling and forgot that I was mad that the line took forever to get through. She then followed up by saying "most of the time when you see someone with that much hair, it belongs to someone else. I'm glad yours is real". I was cheesin' from ear to ear. She made my day.
Hyacinthe
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SmilingElephant
Well-Known Member
Standing at the bus stop swinging my almost apl curls.
Cool points.
Of course they only do this when wet or damp.
Cool points.
Of course they only do this when wet or damp.
SmilingElephant
Well-Known Member
Okay....so after the bus stop incident...i decided to take pics of my curls to really see how long they are.
And i reached my first curly length of apl curly!!! :woohoo:
My ultimate curly length goal is to reach BSL curly. I was with my friend today and she was like i want my hair to grow out just like yours!!
I didn't realize it had gotten so long until the bus stop incident
i kept turning my head and i noticed my curls had a lot more swing to them! I usually wear my hair in a bun on top of my head...this week i decided to start wearing them down again. I was out shopping earlier and it was so cool to turn my head and feel my curls swing!
So i guess to reach BSL curly I'll have to be WL or Whip length.
And i reached my first curly length of apl curly!!! :woohoo:
My ultimate curly length goal is to reach BSL curly. I was with my friend today and she was like i want my hair to grow out just like yours!!
I didn't realize it had gotten so long until the bus stop incident
i kept turning my head and i noticed my curls had a lot more swing to them! I usually wear my hair in a bun on top of my head...this week i decided to start wearing them down again. I was out shopping earlier and it was so cool to turn my head and feel my curls swing!So i guess to reach BSL curly I'll have to be WL or Whip length.
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SmilingElephant
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One more pic! 
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Instagram: adaybyjay
Congrats SmilingElephant, seems like you just BCed.
Killahkurlz
New Member
Im bsb hoping to be full bsl by dec. Then I will feel like I'm starting to have medium-getting to b longer hair. I can't wait!!
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curlicarib
Lovin'' All of Me
So, I recently cut my BSL/MBL hair back to APL. My siggy pic is my hair at the start of my HHJ. At the time, my hair was colored light brown with various shades of gold/blond/lighter brown hi-lites. When I started my HHJ I started using henna to combat a mass of split ends. My typical week included 2 washings along with blow dry and flatiron - every week. My hair was a mess. My siggy pic is probably after 3/4 henna treatments. You can really see the red. Anywoo, I finally grew out that entire head of hair.
With this cut back to APL I think all of the color treated hair is gone. It's hard to tell because the henna/indigo had eventually darkened all of my hair to basically the same color. The only real difference is that I'm seeing A LOT less split ends and my curls are a lot more lively. Looking forward to getting back to BSL/MBL and beyond.
Cheers to a head of healthy hair!
With this cut back to APL I think all of the color treated hair is gone. It's hard to tell because the henna/indigo had eventually darkened all of my hair to basically the same color. The only real difference is that I'm seeing A LOT less split ends and my curls are a lot more lively. Looking forward to getting back to BSL/MBL and beyond.
Cheers to a head of healthy hair!
melahnee
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yall somethin happened to me today that has NEVER happened to me before! I put extension pieces in my hair to go out to dinner just cause 
And when I was taking them out..I was searching for the last piece that was in my hair and I couldn't find the clip(i had clips in my normal hair too because I had clipped my hair back)..I was like wtf and then realized that it was MY HAIR! omg lol Bless LHCF.
And when I was taking them out..I was searching for the last piece that was in my hair and I couldn't find the clip(i had clips in my normal hair too because I had clipped my hair back)..I was like wtf and then realized that it was MY HAIR! omg lol Bless LHCF.
ChannieBoo3
Active Member
I can't wait to tell my long hair stories !!!! I'm barely shoulder length but give me two years !!! Lol , this thread gives me sooo much motivation !!
SmilingElephant
Well-Known Member
So i had a woah omg moment yesterday lol....i was sitting behind these white girls on the bus yesterday and one of them had this thin, looked like bleached blonde apl hair...and she kept flipping it...
And then it dawned on me...that if i was to straighten my hair...my hair is almost twice as long as hers!
And then i thought to myself....we as Black women need to stop shoutibg we want that "white girl flow"...i have nothing against white girls...but, we have our own flow...when we take care of our hair and if we decide to straighten our hair (or not)....we have some really awesome hair!
And then it dawned on me...that if i was to straighten my hair...my hair is almost twice as long as hers!
And then i thought to myself....we as Black women need to stop shoutibg we want that "white girl flow"...i have nothing against white girls...but, we have our own flow...when we take care of our hair and if we decide to straighten our hair (or not)....we have some really awesome hair!
cocosweet
Well-Known Member
In spite of my recent misgivings with my hair, I caught myself stunting (just a little) yesterday.
While I was in the bss getting help buying a wig, I pulled my hair down from the clip that held it up to show her what I was going to be hiding away. The clerk was like, :lovedrool: "OMG, you do have a lot of hair!" "Looks like you're natural too." "I am." "Wow!" Looking around, I seemed to be the only natural with her own hair in store.
Later in the grocery store parking lot, I took my hair down (clip was digging in my scalp yall) readjusted it and clipped it back up. A cashier who was out getting shopping carts kept stealing glances at me.
I thought about it later like, "Was I showing off?" Oh well.
While I was in the bss getting help buying a wig, I pulled my hair down from the clip that held it up to show her what I was going to be hiding away. The clerk was like, :lovedrool: "OMG, you do have a lot of hair!" "Looks like you're natural too." "I am." "Wow!" Looking around, I seemed to be the only natural with her own hair in store.
Later in the grocery store parking lot, I took my hair down (clip was digging in my scalp yall) readjusted it and clipped it back up. A cashier who was out getting shopping carts kept stealing glances at me.
I thought about it later like, "Was I showing off?" Oh well.
Killahkurlz
New Member
so today I was with some friends and we where just chilling having a session and one friend sitting next to me asks to touch my hair. I say yes and she pulls a twist that I have out of my ponytail and stretches it and was just like daaaang curls! lol. my name for everything is killahkurlz so they call me curls. The last time I had seen these friends I still had a twa so now that I'm bsb is like yesss they fruit of my labor lol.
Incrediblehairgirl
Active Member
New story: this happened last week. I go into Walmart while shopping w/a friend. I run into a white lady I used to work w/that I haven't seen in a good, good while. She immediately recognizes me & comes over to hug me. I hug her back, small talk, & being the LHCF conscience person I am say to her "my gosh you cut off all your hair!!" Her hair is now about mid-neck length. I explain to my friend how I could never do that given the nearly 4years it's taken me to get to an "almost" grazing waist length 
The former co-worker laughs & joins in on the conversation to tell my friend "yeah, this cut was kinda drastic considering my hair used to be real long like hers!" She says this as she's pointing at me! I was so stunned to hear a white lady say & consider my hair "real long" that I was speechless. (& my hair was only in a mediocre looking low-pony) I just kinda laughed a little & proceeded to chat before departing her. A few minutes later, I began to reflect on the comment she made & immediately got the butterflies in my stomach from the realization & excitement that my hair is for real & OFFICIALLY long.
Had to share-- this long hair feels so good!! Keep on growing girls!
The former co-worker laughs & joins in on the conversation to tell my friend "yeah, this cut was kinda drastic considering my hair used to be real long like hers!" She says this as she's pointing at me! I was so stunned to hear a white lady say & consider my hair "real long" that I was speechless. (& my hair was only in a mediocre looking low-pony) I just kinda laughed a little & proceeded to chat before departing her. A few minutes later, I began to reflect on the comment she made & immediately got the butterflies in my stomach from the realization & excitement that my hair is for real & OFFICIALLY long.Had to share-- this long hair feels so good!! Keep on growing girls!
growbaby
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I finally have a story!!!
So I was weave checked twice in one weekend
The 1st time I was wearing a half up half down curly twistout as I went to hang out with a couple friends that I haven't seen since last summer. One friend, not in a loud way , came up to me dug her fingers right on in and said "ur hair is cute, u have a phony in here?" I laughed n said nah girl. I could tell she was taken aback in shock she then said "daaaang u got long on us" in a very approving way. I was tickled.
The 2nd time I was out at a club with my friends. I was wearing my hair combed all the way out in a big relaxed hair "afro" that hangs to about APL (my hair is Full BSL/grazing MBL). I walked up to the bar to get a drink and this guy (very attractive btw ) came up to me and offered to buy my drink. I said thank you and I gave the usual small talk owed to a man when he buys ur drink LOL. Half way through my sentence he blurted out "I can't but help but to ask, is that all you? If not that weave is bangin!" I was like whaaaat? Lol that's bold. I told him it was mine but I can tell he didn't believe. I just shrugged n turned to my drink. He then said "can I touch it?" He's lucky he was handsome or else he wouldn't of had the privilege hahaha. I said "idc" very nonchalant kind of way. He didn't pat the fro like I thought he would but instead reached from the scalp and pulled a piece of hair down to see how long it went. He was then like "d*mn girl I love that sh**!!" yes he was drunk lol. I found it very flattering lol
I think I like being weave checked.
So I was weave checked twice in one weekend
The 1st time I was wearing a half up half down curly twistout as I went to hang out with a couple friends that I haven't seen since last summer. One friend, not in a loud way , came up to me dug her fingers right on in and said "ur hair is cute, u have a phony in here?" I laughed n said nah girl. I could tell she was taken aback in shock she then said "daaaang u got long on us" in a very approving way. I was tickled.
The 2nd time I was out at a club with my friends. I was wearing my hair combed all the way out in a big relaxed hair "afro" that hangs to about APL (my hair is Full BSL/grazing MBL). I walked up to the bar to get a drink and this guy (very attractive btw
) came up to me and offered to buy my drink. I said thank you and I gave the usual small talk owed to a man when he buys ur drink LOL. Half way through my sentence he blurted out "I can't but help but to ask, is that all you? If not that weave is bangin!" I was like whaaaat? Lol that's bold. I told him it was mine but I can tell he didn't believe. I just shrugged n turned to my drink. He then said "can I touch it?" He's lucky he was handsome or else he wouldn't of had the privilege hahaha. I said "idc" very nonchalant kind of way. He didn't pat the fro like I thought he would but instead reached from the scalp and pulled a piece of hair down to see how long it went. He was then like "d*mn girl I love that sh**!!" yes he was drunk lol. I found it very flattering lolI think I like being weave checked.
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Stormy
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Sounds like your hair was turning him on! I think if and when I ever make it, I will like being weave checked too.
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