For me, it'd be a full shoulder. I cut my hair to ear length in December 2014. I went home for break and had intentions on straightening my hair and finally giving it a break from braids from (2005-2009) and sew ins and upart wigs from (2009-present). I thought I had been making good progress for never having really long hair, but when I straightened it, it was horrible! Uneven, broken off, and it just didn't feel healthy and was crunchy. It was about "shoulder length" So I decided then and there, that I would restart my hair journey and cut. Now 3.5 months in, I did another length check. Again it was "shoulder length." I was able to grow it back in 3 months, it didn't feel as horrible as before, but I can't seem to get all of my hair to grow out. So I cut it again! Lol. I went in harder this time. And I'm determined to make this hair grow. I'm not playing. I'm tired of being "the girl that never wears her real hair."