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I'm planning on trimming on the upcoming Solstice -21 December @2:44 AM. Don't know if I'll be up that late, but I'll do it as late as possible before I go to bed.
 
I trimmed this morning before 09:08 before the moon in Pisces went void of course. :look:

I did a deep trim that should hold me until Spring. I've done a few minor trims and lots of S&D over the last few months, but I kinda went in this morning. I had to get that coarse, uneven and broken crown under control. I'm happy and my length (APL) was maintained.
 
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I think I'm joining this one for next year. Instead of 1-2 trims next year, I will bump it up to 3. That's once every 4 months should suffice.
 
For some reason, I thought the solstice was tomorrow/Friday and not today.

Did a quick dusting all over, mostly focusing on my ends. I didn't have that many SSKs/ splits from what I could see, but then again my hair is uneven all over. Today's trim was for strength according to the calendar. My next trim dates may be in either February or on the spring equinox.
 
I trimmed Tuesday- Winter Equinox- Strengthing
I don't plan on cutting again until the Spring Equinox. I will have to search the dates of that and add to my planner.
 
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I really need to do a search and destroy. I have a few ugly ends thst need to GO! I will most likely do it on Full moon/New moon
 
Trimmed my ends and took off a 1/2 inch to an inch in certain areas. Lightly dusted the front area. Will look at them again in 10 weeks.
 
I'm doing a search and destroy later today to remove splits and tapered ends. Today is a lengthening day
 
I know I'm due a dusting in February but not sure when I last dusted. I will aim for February 17th - 20th since that is a holiday weekend.
 
I did a very light dusting of my ends today after plaiting my hair. It can barely be called as such but I just cut where I felt any little SSK beads. According to the chart it's New Moon and good for root work.
 
Dusted my ends and did a mini search and destroy. Hopefully my ends are good for another 3 months.
 
Lightly dusted the ends of my plaits because I felt some annoying SSKs. It's a strengthening day on the calendar and the spring equinox is coming up. I don't think I'll be doing a proper trim until end of April/early May.
 
Today was a strengthening day. I trimmed an inch from my hemline, sides and bangs. I didn't trim my crown, because I want those layers to grow out.

Now I have more of a U shape instead of a V
 
I've set the dates on my phone to trim every 10-12 weeks. I want to take off a total of 6 inches by YE. I get anywhere from 0.75 to an inch in growth per month. Depending on how my hair grows I'll still be able to retain between 3 - 6 inches. I want to get rid of the rest of my heat damage. The difference between my healthy hair and the remaining damage is becoming too much for me to ignore. Had 2 inches taken off in March. I will self trim an inch each time.
 
With my hair in twists it's really easy to see where my damage is...took the spaghetti damaged ends off of 5 twists in my crown area. I quickly put the scissors away cause I would have kept going and regretted it. Will stick to my schedule and do my next official trim in May.
 
jasmyne14 said:
I got a trim on the 24th march and my hair feels so much better
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You ain't never lied. I mean after my cut, my hair is behaving so well too. I think I will be trimming every 3-4 months from now on - No longer than 4 months anymore.

BY the way, this APL length really looks great on me plus it's wayyy more manageable than BSL to me. Sooooo, APL it is for me moving forward. I'll just concentrate on thickening her up a bit more. I really really like this length a lot.
 
Did a dusting of my ends yesterday before I installed braids. I only did it because the blow-dryer did a number on my ends. It ended up being a day for root work, so that's something.
 
I flat ironed yesterday and trimmed today. I took off 3/4 to 1". I didn't take off enough in February so I wasn't able to make it 3 months. I'm hoping since this was a decent trim, I can make it 3 months and just need a dusting in July. I will be working on a regimen for my ends starting now. I'm still trying to figure out how to make them happy.
 
My ends felt terrible earlier this year, so I've been dusting according to the lunar calendar:
1/29 New Moon, Root Work (Sun)
2/4 Thicken (Sat)
3/20 Spring Equinox - Lengthen (Mon)
3/26 Root Work (Sun)
 
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