Anyone for medium/long?
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Topic: Anyone for medium/long?
Posted By: Jennifer
Subject: Anyone for medium/long?
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 10:14am
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It seems (perhaps I'm mistaken) that many here are for growing their hair simply as long as nature will allow! I'm certainly supportive of that decision, but even if my hair could grow below my waist (the longest it's ever been), that's not my personal style. My ideal length is just at bra length or slightly below -- perhaps half-way between bra and waist. Is there anyone else here who wishes to keep his (or her) hair at a certain "long length" without growing it as long as you can? I'm just curious. |
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Posted By: AmberJune
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 10:25am
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Well, if I could actually get my hair to grow that long I would! I want mine to be about bra strap. ------------- *AmberJune* http://twitter.com/AmberJune01 |
Posted By: papillon_purple
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 11:30am
yes. I'm hoping to keep my hair at bra strap length -a few more inches (months) to go!  I'm actually not sure how I'd look with waist-length hair. ------------- |
Posted By: Kintaro
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 11:50am
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If I could have hair taller than most asians (let's say knee cap for me or a bit more (1.4m)) I would never cut it everr. However, I'd have to often have it in a braid so when I go for a crap that the undesirable doesn't happen. The color wouldn't be noticeable, but the smell sure would be. And maybe there are ways to conceal length and make it appear like volume. Maybe braiding braids can do something similar if done solidly and tight enough. But I won't know or be able to try until much later. ------------- I hate all of the following and lots more : Fundamentalists, racists, sexists, fascists, ageists (people saying seniors = senile , kids = stupid , 18 = immature or a combo of them), and bigots for causes yet to receive their own designation. |
Posted By: 3katz
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 1:43pm
Thanks for that image, Kintaro! Ew-w-w-w! I'll keep it mind when I get to that point all the same! I'm here for practical advice, after all! ------------- 3katz |
Posted By: Tódia
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 2:57pm
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i`d love to have waist-long hair. mine is a little below bra-lenght now. i just want to grow it little more so i can keep at waist-lenght. i have noticed, that my long, curly hair is getting thinner and thinner all the time! is it normal? i eat heathy. maybe it`s just that you notice the normal hair-loss better when your hair is long. that`s a reason why i don`t want to have very long hair. it just get`s so thin. if my hair get`s even more thinner, i won`t let it grow anymore. i had very thick hair a couple of years ago and my hair is curly, so it still looks quite thick and healthy. lol ------------- Annette |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 8:23pm
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Tódia, welcome to the board! It is normal for your hair to gradually lose volume, the longer it gets. How quickly it thins depends on lots of factors, including (but not limited to) haircare techniques, diet (including vitamin/mineral/herb supplementation), and other "lifestyle" issues (exercise and stress). Kintaro, you are a nut. We whose hair extends beyond our behinds have learned many ways to keep hair "out of the way." PapillonPurple, you'll never know how you'll look unless you try. (that should be construed as gentle persuasion). You can always trim back if you don't like it longer.AmberJune, what's your rate of hair growth? Jennifer, I guess the goals among the good folks here vary from mid-back to as-long-as-possible. Despite what some might think, the "long as possible" is not my goal. ------------- |
Posted By: Kintaro
Date Posted: June 10 2003 at 11:39pm
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Dave : Can'T say I'm not. It's a fact of life though. And if you'Re growing out for the first time, it's best to know this before it actually happens, so you can prevent it. P.S. I'm a crazy guy. I can't deny that. ------------- I hate all of the following and lots more : Fundamentalists, racists, sexists, fascists, ageists (people saying seniors = senile , kids = stupid , 18 = immature or a combo of them), and bigots for causes yet to receive their own designation. |
Posted By: LetGoMommyHair
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 2:44am
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Kintaro, As a girl, my hair was down long enough to get caught when I stood up after going to the bathroom. Ya simply pull your hair around your shoulder before sitting down :-) Zulu knots produce a curl like Daryl Hannah in the movie Splash on my medium/wavy hair. Zulu knots are where you section off damp hair in ~5 parts. Each section gets twisted until it twists on itself - looks like a knot sitting on the scalp - then secure and allow to dry. Here is the tricky part, once dry, use fingers to comb out....this is a slow process but worth it! Braids wil also add volume - # of strands in the braid will be one factor in how the wave/curl looks. ------------- LetGo...sweetie...let go of mommy's hair... |
Posted By: papillon_purple
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 11:03am
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Thanks Dave! ------------- |
Posted By: Stephy
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 1:27pm
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I am trying to grow my hair long (right now I have a short bob), so anything longer would just be lovely. However, what I woud LOVE is my hair to come down to my bra strap. I think that very long hair is beautiful, and whatever people are comfortable and happy with is what they should wear. Maybe one day, when I too get to this lenght I will post my picture on this forum. ------------- I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skindeep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas? Jean Kerr |
Posted By: Elissa
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 4:55pm
I used to grow and grow and grow my hair as long as it would grow, trimming only about once every year or two. But over the last year or so, after getting a couple of major trims to rid it of damage, I'm finding I actually like my hair this length: It's a few inches longer in the back than you can see in this picture, hitting about the top of my bra strap. Overall, I like it because it feels healthier and seems to have more body and wave. I have a lot of hair, and when it's very long the waves are pulled straight, but it's still plenty frizzy. So now I'm trimming about two inches every three or four months to keep it exactly at this length. There have been times that I've been tempted to go shorter, but I know my boyfriend really likes it on the long side, and I suppose I do too. We've been watching the complete "Twin Peaks" on video non-stop lately, and I LOVE both Lara Flynn Boyle and Sherilynn Fenn's hairstyles. They both have similar hair to mine, and I am tempted to get those shorter styles every time I see them. I have to fight it! When I tell my boyfriend, he just smiles and mutters something. Elissa -------------  [/url]
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Posted By: tina m
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 5:22pm
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You look lovely Elissa! Your hair length is perfect for you!!!! 
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Posted By: uzma
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 5:51pm
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I'll second that. Elissa - you are a beautiful woman. Gorgeous hair, too !!------------- Uzi |
Posted By: Elissa
Date Posted: June 11 2003 at 7:41pm
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Thank you. You guys are very sweet. ------------- [/url]
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Posted By: laststar
Date Posted: March 23 2005 at 7:41pm
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I think it would be interesting to grow my hair as long as it will
grow, allthough I think I will be happy at waist lenghth which is
pretty long for me because I am quite tall. But you never know I
might go longer than that because I think growing hair is addictive and
you might always want it longer. Does anyone agree? |
Posted By: enfys
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 3:19pm
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I always think of "if it was a bit longer I could do this...". I basically really want to be Princess Leia (you'd think I'd have grown out of that by now), so my goal is to be able to plait my hair and wind it around my head. I've never had short hair - it's been long for my whole life. Seriouslym since I was five it's not been above my waist. It usually plays between waist and classic. If your hair desn't suit you when it gets longer...don't wear it longer than you want to. Simple! ------------- http://www.myspace.com/waltzin_with_the_open_sea - http://www.myspace.com/waltzin_with_the_open_sea Ah-ha, a place I can soon add hair pics...once I do some |
Posted By: Katja
Date Posted: March 24 2005 at 4:22pm
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my hair is about an inch or so past bra-strap length right now. i want it to grow waist length, and after that i'll probably just keep it that way. i don't know how much i'd like hair that went down to my knees, even though it looks great on some people. so jennifer, you and i are kind of in the same boat... just with different ideal lengths. |
Posted By: GoldieLocks92
Date Posted: March 25 2005 at 10:30pm
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I'm shooting for waist length which is the longest I have had it (but not since I was about 5). I never kept mine at a certain length; I always cut my hair when it got long and wanted to grow it back out right away so I could get it cut again.
~A  ------------- Hair is BSL+ as of 9/15/05 |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: March 27 2005 at 11:54am
Yes. It can and does happen. But that's okay. When I started growing my hair 13 years ago, I didn't have a specific goal in mind. As it got to be about waist-length, I set a goal which was just past classic length. I've not amended my goal, but I have allowed my hair to grow past it. At this point I'm curious to discover its "terminal" length. I'm probably almost there. ------------- |
The Last Starfighter wrote:Posted By: Elissa
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 6:56am
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Me--I like my hair to be bottom of bsl at the most. And since I had my baby 9 mths ago, I almost never, ever wear it loose anymore so that's even more reason not to let it get too long (for me, might be fine for others).
I tend to let it grow grow grow and then cut 3 or 4 inches off at a time (whatever's dry). I do my own cuts at home out of convenience and enjoyment. So yes there are at least two of us who are not growing our hair to max length but still love long hair and discussions thereof! ------------- [/url]
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Posted By: Elissa
Date Posted: March 28 2005 at 6:58am
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I see I answered this already in June 2003, ha ha! That was before I was married. This board is starting to tell the story of my life. ------------- [/url]
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Posted By: strawberryfine
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 1:25am
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I think it would be nice to be content with a bsl or waist length. Mine's never been longer than waist, then I always cut it. I'm curious to see what will happen after waist length, but I have quite a long time to wait. I'm hoping for fingertip/mid-thigh length, but I'll be happy with what I can get and have it look healthy. I'm probably still going for terminal length. I'm getting older (sort of) and I want to do this now at this point in my life. Also, I can't see myself going back to a short haircut ever. I'm rambling... I have to say I have never taken such good care of my hair as I have since finding these boards! SF ------------- strawberryfine 2aFii 12/25.5"/terminal length after reaching "small of my back length" |
Posted By: Grace912
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 7:09am
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Since I've had a say in it, I've never had mine shorter than shoulders
or longer than waist. When it was first growing from short when I was
little, I had an Afro for a little while. Adorable on a preschooler in
the '80's, but these days, it ain't happening. Even if I had straight
hair, though, I don't think that short hair would be my style. Right
now it's a bit past BSL, and that's pretty much where I like it best.
Long enough that it's flowing and I feel like I stand out, but I can
still try things like bangs and they grow out relatively painlessly.
------------- Monica: Isn't there any way that you could look at this as flattering? I mean, she's doing this to be more like you. Rachel: Well, then, couldn't she have just copied my haircut? |
Posted By: Bob S
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 11:28am
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So to me, there is a HUGE difference in beauty between moderately long and very long. One caveat is that if a woman truly can't deal with super long hair, I appreciate it when she keeps it as long as possible. Bob |
Posted By: mysty
Date Posted: April 10 2005 at 6:26pm
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My hair is just past my shoulder blades, and I have a goal for mid-back, I would be very Happy with hair that long, I dont need it waist length BUT........if it were to grow that long I sure wouldnt cut it. Time will tell. What is a good shampoo and is there place to look on the boards???
Thanks :-) ------------- Cindy 8 months to *Mid-Back*..give or take! |
Posted By: Supersugar
Date Posted: April 10 2005 at 8:31pm
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Mysty, I would check the Hairboutique Shop - especially the Phyto shampoos. They make at least six different shampoos for all different ranges of hair. ------------- Make every day you have count, before the time comes for you to count every day you have. |
Posted By: goddess_mels
Date Posted: April 10 2005 at 10:10pm
Count me in. I want my hair to go to BSL. I don't think I want it any longer. Though as two PPs have now said...you never know until you get there!  ------------- Mels |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: May 01 2005 at 11:01am
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