One length or layered?

I grew my hair from a crew cut, and now the back reaches my bra. The front is a little below my chin.

To those here, is your hair layered or one length? What are the pros and cons of having your hair the way it is?

To those with one length hair, did you trim the bottom layer as it grew? If not, what did you do?

Sounds like you've got some good length to your hair.

Style depends upon what you are going for and what kind of hair you have.

If you have any natural wave or curls, layers work quite well, especially longer layers.  (The longer the hair style, the longer the layers should be for symmetry.)  They can look very, very nice and I have always loved that look.

However,though layered hair might appear thick, you will actually have thinner hair as a result.  If your hair is more on the thin side, and if you want to wear nice thick pony tails or braids, one length is better.  No one with layered hair could have as thick as hair as seen below:

http://www.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3850 6&PN=2

http://english.people.com.cn/200512/27/eng20051227_231144. html

One-length hair is generally better for more hair up-dp options.  But if you have really thick hair and fear the possible 'Cousin It' factor in having long hair, layers can help too and lighten the hair weight on your head.

Either way is good.

My hair is thick, fine and wavey.  Although long layers can suit it quite well, I have worn it it at one length (well, not counting the front bangs) for a number of years.  The sides near the front are shorter.  For lack of a better measurement, they reach down to about mid-breast level.  My hair tapers from there to a greater length in back.  It goes just past my waist at the longest point.

I originally grew it out from longer layers.  I think all I did was simply trim the ends as it grew and not worry about the length variety until it was no longer an issue.

Thanks, everyone, those were some good points.

I've never thought about the effect of the "weight" of my hair when it gets longer. I'm black and have very thick, very course hair. It looks like I literally have twice as much as many of my family members (I don't know where I got it from), and my straight hair lying down is almost as big as most Afros standing on end. The very bottom does look somewhat thinner than the rest of it, but not noticeable to anyone but me.

I want it long, but I also want it easy to handle and easy to style. I don't really have a problem with it now, but I was mostly wondering about when it's longer.

Nearly EVERY black girl I know (including myself) chop all of our hair off at about age 13, usually to look more grown-up.

Thanks!

Believe it or not, but I've cut my hair crew cut short at least 5 times in the last 10 years. I would try to grow it out, and get frustrated with the thickness, and cut it again. It was so free to get up at 7 am, brush my hair without even looking in the mirror at it, and leave. Or I could jump out the shower, and my hair was so short, I didn't even need to towel dry it.

This time, I decided to just be patient and leave it alone. Also, it helps that I'm a stay at home mother now, and don't have to do as much to my hair anymore.

I do like this look much better, it's more becoming on me.