What do you consider long hair?

What do you consider long hair?

  • Shoulder Length

    Votes: 82 5.1%

  • Armpit Length

    Votes: 488 30.5%

  • Bra Strap Length

    Votes: 655 41.0%

  • Mid-Back Length

    Votes: 314 19.6%

  • Tailbone Length

    Votes: 59 3.7%
  • Total voters
    1,598
Interestingly, I once thought brastrap length was long....now that I am nearing that length, I don't think so anymore. I don't think I have long hair. I think waistlength hair is long haor. Once my hair is waistlength, it will be long IMO.
 
I've been thinking about this alot lately......anything ARMPIT length or longer I consider LONG hair.

I've been noticing the hair length of most of the (white) actresses/models in my favorite shows/movies - most are are between APL and BSL.
 
The day my hair covers my chest I will consider it long. On other people any length past Armpit so long to me
 
Until recently I thought Full APL was long but now I consider BSL long hair. I still think Full APL is a very nice length to have and gives a lot of styling options but BSL is what I consider long without a doubt.
 
ebzonix said:
APL and anything past it is quite long, especially for the average black woman.
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I dont agree.

I think FULL MBL and anything longer than that is long. I see way too many black women with BSL hair. I now think BSL is average. On me... :nono: Maybe Im just hair-norexic but BSL doesnt do it for me anymore. Im striving for waist length for myself.
 
Actually, I depends on the heigth of the person, since the absolute length of the hair itself is all that matters. I've recently reached APL for the 1st time, my hair is currently in braids and I used to think well it is not that long (according to LHCF standards). Yesterday I met a girl about 5'10 with hair about APL like mine. Wow, I was so impressed, her hair was sooooooooo long. I am 5'9, so I am starting to think " Maybe my hair is long (in the abosule), although it doesn't seem that long (relatively to my height)". But ultimately in real life, healthy hair past shoulder length on a black women always captivate appreciative looks from other blacks.
 
Waistlength! One of my reasons...the possibilities for styles are numerous. I'm on that waistlength journey now, so when I've reached this length I can say "I have arrived"! :grin:
 
I think that bra strap and longer is "long" to me. BUT - it has to be full, no see through hair to make the bra strap criteria IMO. If the hair is full at that shoulders but gets thinner and thinner and then the tippy tip of the "v" touches the bra then that is NOT bra strap in my book...moreso like shoulder length. I think that full, even APL hair can look better than some BSLs. :ohwell:
 
MAMATO said:
Actually, I depends on the heigth of the person, since the absolute length of the hair itself is all that matters. I've recently reached APL for the 1st time, my hair is currently in braids and I used to think well it is not that long (according to LHCF standards). Yesterday I met a girl about 5'10 with hair about APL like mine. Wow, I was so impressed, her hair was sooooooooo long. I am 5'9, so I am starting to think " Maybe my hair is long (in the abosule), although it doesn't seem that long (relatively to my height)". But ultimately in real life, healthy hair past shoulder length on a black women always captivate appreciative looks from other blacks.
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Absolutely. Some people's MBL on here is someone else's APL.
 
After having my daughter, I got a perm at a white salon. My hair was a little longer than BSL and the stylist said my hair was long. I wanted to get it cut into a style in a photo and I was surprised because no one ever considered my hair long before then.
 
MAMATO said:
Actually, I depends on the heigth of the person, since the absolute length of the hair itself is all that matters. I've recently reached APL for the 1st time, my hair is currently in braids and I used to think well it is not that long (according to LHCF standards). Yesterday I met a girl about 5'10 with hair about APL like mine. Wow, I was so impressed, her hair was sooooooooo long. I am 5'9, so I am starting to think " Maybe my hair is long (in the abosule), although it doesn't seem that long (relatively to my height)". But ultimately in real life, healthy hair past shoulder length on a black women always captivate appreciative looks from other blacks.
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:) ITA! You're example is exactly why I don't consider my hair as "long hair". :perplexed I'm only 5'2 and have APL hair. When I see tall ladies with APL I'm in awe :love2:... Because it does look absolutely long. I know that a tall woman's APL would be at least BSL on me. I'm guessing I'll have to be between BSL- MBL to be satisfied :)
 
Alot of people in the "real world" consider my hair long but when I see the ladies here...I'm thinking to myself, I have far to go to be considered long.

I cut 4 inches off in the Summer because it gets too hot and ofcourse I'm wanting all my inches back...LOL!


Trinity1
 
You know what is funny is that a few months ago, I thought APL was long. Now that I realize how short I am and APL is only an inch away, I know APL is short....BSL and longer it long hair to me now.....and I bet that will change too once I get to that length
 
Generally around APL but it really depends on the person's size and the fullness of the hair. Some people's APL looks short, whereas it looks long on people with thick, full hair and long torsos.
 
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