Un-cut Hair

Lyris, I wasn't aware of that, thanks.

If she isn't concerned with how her hair looks, then there's no reason to keep it trimmed.

My suggestion is to avoid trims as
much as possible and only trim IF
you get serious splitting, not to
decide "okay, I'll trim every so
often." I think that human hair has
been growing from short to long
for many years without regular
trims. There is for example a guy
in some place like Tibet who
stopped cutting his hair cold turkey
years ago and now has (or until
some point had) the longest hair
in the world. It's just not true
that hair needs trims as a rule
in order to grow well. It really
depends on the hair. Of course,
if you chemically process (dye,
bleach, perm) your hair or use
too much shampoo etc. you
weaken it and may have more
splits etc.

If all else fails and do need a
trim, I would advise trying to
find a salon that works only
with long hair. That way, you
significantly lessen the chances
that a stylist will chop off too
much, and increase the chances
that they'll cut off the absolute
minimum.

Hey Duke

Tina is right - I am not going to trim my hair.

I also wonder about your writing pattern .

Take care,

No pics of my hair are available on the web yet, Duke.
I need a sympathetic photographer, some scanning equipment and a photo-hosting site.
None of which I have obtained yet.........

Thanks Jasmine.
It's quite amazing how we humans express ourselves through our outside appearance - and hair. And how our ideal self-image differs from each other.

I wish you all the best with your goals too .

Take care,

Thanks for your encouragement enfys.
Godd luck to you in yours.

A "pixie" one half-inch long? At its longest length? Tina - that sounds more like a buzzcut to me. Or a brush cut, butch cut, what you will. A pixie is definitely short, but long enough to comb, short hair cut feathery. Am I correct?

*Duke I live with Tina so I should know. *It seems to me that Tina's hair is a little longer than one-half inch, not much longer than that but a little longer at least on top and in front. It might be one-half inch right after she gets it cut.* It's shingled and tapered like short pixies are. *Like Tina said, her hair is like Alyssa's or Jamie Lee's pixie. It is about as long as Alyssa Milano's hair right before she cuts it. After the cut it is about like Jamie Lee is now wearing her hair which is to me more or less a crewcut or an ultra-short pixie. She her hair cut usually every 5 weeks or so.
As far as Uzma's hair, didn't Uzma say she was growing her hair out from a short cut that she had a couple of years back. I think I read that on one of these boards. I believe Uzma said her hair is now past her shoulders but not real long yet. * Correct me if I'm wrong Uzma.

My hair is past the shoulders - almost bra-strap length .
I have also found a way to constuctively use my intense interest in hair, by commencing trichology training.

When I was 20 years old, I had a mohican, with my head completely shaved except for a 3 inch long & wide strip from forehead to nape.

At the point I decided to grow my hair, I had above ear length hair cut into spiky/feathery long layers (which are still intact).

One phenomena I've noticed recently in London is the number of couples (of any & all persuasions) who have the same hairstyle.
It's like 2 people reflecting each other as part of mutual love....or almost merging into one.

Tina and KathyAnn...do you both have the same or similar hairstyles?

*Your hair really is growing Uzma. That's nice.
*I've been thinking of growing my hair out longer too. That may seem strange to some who know us because I wear the pants, literally and figurativelly in our relationship. Tina's the "femme", the"wife" in our relationship. But Tina is just so darling, cute and feminine in her short crop, whereas I believe I look pretty good with hair that is shoulder length, maybe even longer.
*I haven't had really long hair for years. I would like to grow it out again at least as long as your is, maybe even mid back. I dress feminine when I am at work, I am in sales and wear a pantsuit or a dress, what-have-you, but when I'm not at work I just wear a pair of jeans and a work shirt and don't bother with any makeup . *I like wearing men's clothes too.
*I would like to grow my hair long and just tie it back in a long ponytail, and then wear a pair of jeans and a work shirt with some boots and a leather jacket. That's a casual look and feels free and easy to me.