Frizzy????? I agree with Hairbraider. Pay no attention to a few stragglers. Everyone has some. The #1 way to achieve length is to stay away from salons! So many stylists are conditioned to believe such rubbish as "shoulder length" is the maximum length at which hair can look attractive. And, too many seem to not know what a *trim* means.
It is true that short hair needs to be regularly cut to maintain a nice shape, but one-length hair can easily grow for a year or more without needing scissors. My own wife went from 1/04 to 2/06 before a trim was in order. She had virtually no splits, b/c of using only large, soft plastic combs. How even one likes a hair "hemline" comes down to individual taste. *If* you decide to stay with salons, be certain that the stylist you choose *loves* your long hair. And if anyone suggests several inches instead of fractions, they are either incompetent or impatient, and they are not for you. Happy growing, Bob
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Welcome Raizell! Your hair looks very healthy and shiny. Well done!
It sounds like you want waist length hair ASAP. The best way to do so is to avoid getting 3-inch trims! Seriously though, since your hair is presently neatly shaped, you could grow your hair for quite awhile (6 months, a year, maybe more) without a trim (and by trim, I mean one-quarter inch or maybe one-half inch). You must find someone you trust to trim just that much... a friend with a steady hand, or a stylist whom you've carefully interviewed in the realm of a consultation only.
How soon your hair reaches waist-length depends on these 3 factors: (1) your growth rate, (2) the distance between your current length and waist-length, and (3) how much/little you have trimmed, and how often/infrequently you have it done.
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Looking at the pic, I'd say you don't need to trim much to keep splits
in check, your hair looks pretty split free. If you trimmed 1/4
inch every 3 months, that would be enough to keep it blunt if you like
it that way, and keep the splits gone. If you don't want to keep
it blunt, just keep it dusted (cut splits off of individual hairs
whenever you see them). Either way, you keep splits in check and
get to keep almost all of your growth.
You can use any shampoo and conditioner you feel works well for you. If
you use ones with lots of silicones be sure to use a clarifying shampoo
to remove them every 1 or 2 months to keep them from breaking your hair
off with buildup. I use silicones because they help keep so much
of my hair from breaking in tangles, but removing them once in awhile
is very important.
Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com
I can't use Garnier, my hair doesn't like it. But yours may love it. Just try different things until you find what works best for you.
I found that the healthier my hair became, the less it frizzed. Lots of conditioner, regular deep conditioning treatments. Much better than it ever was before! What did the stylist do to smooth your hair?
My hair is extremely prone to split ends and I trim it only 1/4 inch every 2 months or so.
Susan's trimming plan works well; the big "if" is whether your stylist can and will trim only 1/4 inch. Some can and will. Others aren't capable or willing. Finding a sympathetic stylist can be hard, but well worth the search if you find one. I've been very fortunate in this regard.
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Raizell wrote:
Frizzy????? I agree with Hairbraider. Pay no attention to a few stragglers. Everyone has some. The #1 way to achieve length is to stay away from salons! So many stylists are conditioned to believe such rubbish as "shoulder length" is the maximum length at which hair can look attractive. And, too many seem to not know what a *trim* means.
Seriously though, since your hair is presently neatly shaped, you could grow your hair for quite awhile (6 months, a year, maybe more) without a trim (and by trim, I mean one-quarter inch or maybe one-half inch). You must find someone you trust to trim just that much... a friend with a steady hand, or a stylist whom you've carefully interviewed in the realm of a consultation only.
