What is ?/?/? ?
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Topic: What is ?/?/? ?
Posted By: hairalways
Subject: What is ?/?/? ?
Date Posted: April 28 2003 at 6:00am
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I see these classifications on peoples signature as well as on the LHS boards. It is meant to describe the type of hair you have as well as the length? Can someone please tell me what each number (or letter sometimes) means? Sometimes I see 3 different numbers, sometimes there are ii's or c's. Thanks! jacqui |
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Posted By: Lyris
Date Posted: April 28 2003 at 7:21am
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http://www.naturallycurly.com/Hairtypes/hairtypes.html - http://www.naturallycurly.com/Hairtypes/hairtypes.html Try that link--it describes the hair type classification system. ------------- Look for beauty, and you will find no intelligence. Look for intelligence and you will find both.Proud member of the Cult of All Soft |
Posted By: AmandaPanda
Date Posted: April 28 2003 at 6:17pm
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There is what Lyris posted above(another link: http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=227393&messageid=1041634434 - http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=227393&messageid=1041634434 ) and 18/26.5/28 would mean "length I was(when decided to grow long)/length I am now/length I want to be" -------------  http://amandapandahair.spaces.live.com/ - My Long Hair Odyssey
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Posted By: hairalways
Date Posted: April 29 2003 at 5:00am
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Thanks Lyris - you are the queen of all that is referenced!! You know so much!! I am like that too......do you often get called Ms. know it all by family members? I get that - esp by my sister. thanks for the link. Amanda - thanks for the link. If you don't mind my asking, how long did it take for you to get from 18" to 26.5? Jacqui ------------- |
Posted By: hairalways
Date Posted: April 29 2003 at 5:08am
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Ok - I think I am 2c/c/iii and 2/19/26! Cool! thanks girls.jacqui ------------- |
Posted By: Lyris
Date Posted: April 29 2003 at 7:09am
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Oh heck if you were to ask me a math question you wouldn't think I know so much then! :-) I just read a lot and ask many questions. ------------- Look for beauty, and you will find no intelligence. Look for intelligence and you will find both.Proud member of the Cult of All Soft |
Posted By: AmandaPanda
Date Posted: April 29 2003 at 1:36pm
A little over 1 1/2 years. If you go to my webpage, which is in my profile, then scroll to the bottom, you will see a picture of my hair after a perm, it's held back in a headband, I'm wearing a red shirt....it was shortly after that picture was taken that I decided to grow my hair long (I think I was at 18") So, I have only had 4 trims from 7/01-4/03. I think I'm growing at a good pace, although I've only been getting about .25" a month since I've started measuring. Thanks for asking  ------------- http://amandapandahair.spaces.live.com/ - My Long Hair Odyssey
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hairalways wrote:Posted By: hairalways
Date Posted: April 30 2003 at 5:18am
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Only 4 cuts since then? Wow! That's really good self control as well as hair care. I have gone only 2x in the year since I decided to start growing. I started growing mine from a really short cut in may of last year. i am hoping it will be 1 1/2 years for me too....but I guess it is no big deal how long it takes since once I get there I will be there for a long time!! I loved looking at all of your hair evolutions. Great page and you have come a long way! I used to perm and color my hair too. it is really great to finally just leave it alone and enjoy it (well, except for a little color every once in awhile!) Thanks for sharing you website. Lyris - too funny about the math. So no "calc" questions for you!! (not to brag, but I did get A's!) jacqui ------------- |
Posted By: papillon_purple
Date Posted: May 21 2003 at 1:26pm
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oh wow.. this is defnitely a good way to keep track of hair length. Altho I'm wondering what to do about my layered locks. I suppose it's overall length that's worth keeping track of.... ------------- |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: May 21 2003 at 7:29pm
Hi papillon_purple, I suppose the measurements would be for the longest strands, yes. You could always qualify the lengths you measure with "layered" (and perhaps add how much so). I would guess that it isn't a detail that most here have considered. Are your initial and current lengths measured from the top of your forehead (for "front") and from the crown of your head (for "back")? I believe all of the lengths others post refer only to the "back" measure, starting from the forehead line and going back over the crown of the head, and down to the ends (loosely referred to as "the GM method"). So, shoulder-length hair would be in the general vicinity of 17 inches. You are of course free to measure as you wish, but if you're using a method different from the "GM" way, you may want to state the method you use to help avoid confusing others. Simply a suggestion, take it or leave it. ------------- |
Posted By: papillon_purple
Date Posted: May 23 2003 at 11:27am
Thanks so much Dave! I've been measuring from the roots of my hair to the tips.. once in front, once in back.. the method you've described makes so much more sense!! It's about the total length of hair.. not individual strands. I guess I've just been really paranoid about how long my hair is... 
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: May 23 2003 at 7:23pm
Hi Pappilon_purple, While the "GM" (George Michael) method distorts the actual length of the longest strands, I believe it is used for two purposes: 1) as a constant reference point for one's own measurement, so that growth progress can be consistently measured as time passes. 2) as a consistent method of comparison between people (not necessarily that there exists any competition with or between anybody else). ------------- |