Naturals, how long is your hair before and after

[fivetimestwo]

My curly hair is between ear length and nape length but straightened it's about an inch above APL. I agree that a product needs to be invented that helps the hair "hang" more while curly.

 

[yamilee21]

My hair is shoulder to APL when curly, and mostly tailbone when straightened. The shrinkage seems to increase with length, .

 

[lacreolegurl]

I'm neck length when curly and APLish when bone straight. I love my shrinkage! I feel like I have the best of both worlds.

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

Before I straighten my hair is shoulder length.

Straight my hair is waist length (see avatar)



EllePixie I have the same issue. My hair is shoulder length curly no matter how long my hair is I thought for sure it would be at LEAST APL curly by now being that I am waist length. Not even close. I think I will need to change my final length to be ankle length in order to achieve BSL curly LOL

BostonMaria :hardslap:

 

[BostonMaria]

@BostonMaria :hardslap:

LaFemmeNaturelle ouch!! erplexed Why the slap?!

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

LaFemmeNaturelle ouch!! erplexed Why the slap?!

BostonMaria You told me to in your siggy That was for yesterday and now you get another one for replying lol

 

[BostonMaria]

@BostonMaria You told me to in your siggy That was for yesterday and now you get another one for replying lol

OMG! LMFAOPIMP!!!!!!! OK I'm logging off! LOL

 

[Fine 4s]

SL when shrunken, about WL when straightened....

@BostonMaria, PM coming right up! Wait, couldn't send it...I'm so late on responding to a PM about doing your hair. PM me if you're still interested!
At least let me play in it...dayum it!

LaFemmeNaturelle, that second slap was hilarious! lol

 

[FroFab]

Neck and top of shoulder length with shrinkage but past apl to bsl straightened.

 

[jry2lnghair]

My hair is CL natural and almost BS straightened.

 

[Fhrizzball]

Fully Shrunken it's a weird mommy wig/El curly like my siggy.
When stretched it's about CL/NL
Fully Stretched/straighten before it poofs up it comes to APL/Mid Shoulder Blade.

I want it to be Full SL curly but I doubt that's possible on fully shrunken hair.

 

[LovelyNaps26]

honestly i don't think my hair will get past shoulder length in it's natural state. It will get BIGGER, but not longer, kind of like Mwedzi's hair. With my hair goal, I hope to reach mbl-waist straightened and big full Tracee hair with braid/twist out.

currently my hair is BSB (technically BSL but i need another inch to really claim it) straightened and shrunken it is just past ear length.

 

[knt1229]

I have come to realize that the length of my hair unstraightened is best determined by how big it is not by where it falls. Depending on body parts for unstraightened length checks is useless. My hair stays at my shoulders no matter what. My hair gets bigger and only somewhat longer in its unstraightened state.

ETA: I don't know how long it is straightened because I haven't straightened since last summer. The back when wet is past my shoulders and might be APL or close I'm not really sure. The back of my hair is looser than the rest. Once dry it shrinks to my shoulders.

 

[Janet']

I am anywhere from chin length to shoulder length unstretched and APL-MBL straightened...

 

[EccentricRed]

My hair is slightly longer than SL curly & APL when it is straightened.

 

[FoxxyLocs]

My hair in this pic was BSL. I have crazy shrinkage.

 

[Roux]

my shrinkage is average I suppose. I was really pissed off and mad because I thought I would be able to get a pony and i couldn't on damp hair until i realized that i could if my hair was sopping wet with conditioner that i have a decent sized pony. i'm probably ELish while wet and bordering almost SL stretched, i haven't straightened my hair yet.

 

[lala89]

My hair is shoulder lengthish when its curly. If I steam it I can get to apl curly. Straightened its hovering above waist length.

 

[Nonie]

Mine is about neck length when shrunken (about 2-3 inch afro) and about APL stretched which is what I'd think it'd be straightened. This pic sorta gives a visual:

 

[SVT]

SL shrunken
MBL straightened

 

[Jewell]

1.5" or so past APL while curly (the back/nape area hangs longer than the top/front as the curl is looser in the bottom half of my hair). I haven't straightened while fully natural/since my BC. However, when stretched by hand it is about BSL. I figure a really good press would get full BSL back, APL sides.

I hate shrinkage!

 

[softblackcotton]

Hair in the front
Eyebrow length shrinkage
Chin length stretched

Hair on the side
Ear length shrinkage
2inch past collarbone stretched

Hair in back
Neck length shrinkage
~2in to APL stretched
I have uneven hair.
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[NikStarrr]

My wash-n-gos are around shoulder/collarbone length--I always use a diffuser which makes it hang more. Straight, I'm MBL.

 

[lacreolegurl]

I'm neck length curly, APL when straightened.

 

[adf23]

Straight- MBL

Curly- shoulder length

 

[kittikat24]

I'm noticing a recurring trend--many of you are SL curly, but APL/BSL/MBL straight.
This reminds me of the "how tall r u" thread because it shows that the distance past our shoulders to waist varies greatly..

I'm NL curly, and full APL straight, with my longer layers @ BSL.

 

[Oasis]

i'm no longer natural but 3 inch fro when "curly" and BSL when straightened.

 

[EMJazzy]

NL shrunk APL straight

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[SherylsTresses]

After shampoo: mid-size fro
Stretched: APL