Ah, I`m a fool.

"I want to grow my hair out."

Many people roll their eyes and laugh when I say that, because I eventually get it cut short.

I had it growing good for over a year, and then I *foolishly* got a perm. When the perm was finally starting to come out, my hair seemed like nothing but dead weight, so I cut it. I took off over a foot of hair... resulting in hair above chin-level.

I enjoyed it for a while... I even got a bunch of layers put in... But now it annoys me... And I don`t like the way I look with short hair.

So, here I am. Going for my next attempt to grow my hair out... and I want to do it right. So I came here for support.

My longest layer is shoulder-length. I don`t mind the layers, so I`m going to keep them in... and I`m going to try to avoid trims... but with that, avoiding dyes and brushing my hair when wet...

So... any suggestions for a newbie?

Hello Linus

Hmmm well for starters hide the fashion magazines because I remember when I was in my teens I wanted to try every style and that is no way to grow your hair.
Secondly do get your trims not as often as you did and wear earplugs so that you aren`t persuaved. ( okay joking about the earplugs but you get my point)
Try some wigs and find out what length you would like.