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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	November 2004 Nov 1^st, 2004 at 5:04pm I'm not measuring until Inauguration Day!!! But I wanted to jump on the opportunity to start one of these measure up threads anyway. I do plan for a trim later on this afternoon when I've got some time... then that will take me a tad shorter than waist length. But no numbers for me! Anais
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Kata Ex Member	Re: November 2004 Reply #1 - Nov 1^st, 2004 at 5:11pm Allright! Then it´s my turn... and the measuring tape says 27cm (10.8 inches). I have a time for hairdresser´s tomorrow and I´m gonna take 1-2cm off. The ends are so dry, no matter what I do . It´s the cold and dry scandinavian winter I suppose. But I´ll survive and keep growing!
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flaming bunny Emerald Offline Gothic Beauty Posts: 374 magical forest in England Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #2 - Nov 1^st, 2004 at 6:11pm not measuring til january tra la la la
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kengibson2001 Ruby Offline Certified longhair Posts: 82 New York Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #3 - Nov 1^st, 2004 at 7:47pm Nov 10th = 1 year aniverssery I can't wait till the 2 year aniverssery, goodbye awkard stage The front is about 4 inches, the back is about 8 inches. Not that bad for 11.60 months of growth, it is also very thick and a little wavy so it could be longer. God I love my thick hair, would not cut it for a million bucks.
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Re: November 2004
Reply #4 - Nov 1^st, 2004 at 9:51pm

*grin*

6 inches. Grin

I'm wondering how long this inch a month thing will keep up. The longest layer is all the way down my neck. It's really exciting! Too bad I'm going to need to trim the long layer in a month or two, to start the work of getting these layers to one length.

Any advice on how much I should trim off the bottom at a time and how long it will take to get to one length without doing any SERIOUS chopping?

Ella

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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #5 - Nov 1^st, 2004 at 10:41pm I would do half an inch a month. Even at my length, it's too traumatic to do any more that that. But I would also wait until my longest layers are at least shoulder length. YMMV.
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Justme Amethyst Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1 ! Posts: 18 Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #6 - Nov 2^nd, 2004 at 3:54pm I just measured this morning ...................... 24 inches !
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Re: November 2004
Reply #7 - Nov 2^nd, 2004 at 4:03pm

This is the first time I've done this... My mom helped me measure my hair with the "standard" method that ya'll use here in the long hair community Grin

(start at the forehead and go over and back to the longest piece), and she said 32 inches. So I guess that's about what it is. Starting a month ago I measured my actual hair length, by parting down the middle (which is how it always is anyways) and measuring a piece that started at the part (does that mean I measured from the crown?). A month ago it was 27 inches and now it's 28 inches! If I was consistent, that's a whole inch of growth! WOW!

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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #8 - Nov 2^nd, 2004 at 10:48pm Ella! Last I remember, you were at THREE inches!! My my, you're growing pretty darn fast there and CONGRATS on your SIX !
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Valerie Diamond Offline Posts: 615 Colorado Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #9 - Nov 3^rd, 2004 at 5:03am 34 1/2 inches. That's one inch in 5 weeks. I still need to trim off the ends though, but hopefully just 1/4 of an inch.
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #10 - Nov 3^rd, 2004 at 7:35am Wow, fantastic growth everyone! I'd better start taking my vitamins again! I've actually lost the tape measure this month, so looks like I'm waiting until Dec 1. /Kate
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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #11 - Nov 3^rd, 2004 at 11:14am 34.2" here! Only 0.2" growth, but I'll take anything I can get!
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #12 - Nov 3^rd, 2004 at 11:28am Lots of good growth going on. Keep eating healthy, take your vitamins and be gentle with your hair - your hair goals can be reached!
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Re: November 2004
Reply #13 - Nov 10^th, 2004 at 4:45am

I know I'm a few days late, but...

34 1/2 inches! Shocked

(leia, am I actually longer than you?!)
That's almost a whole inch of growth since last month! I haven't been paying very close attention to my hair lately so I wasn't expecting much growth, but I guess just letting it do it's own thing worked just as well, if not better. It's to my waist now, and I love how it feels at this length.

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Re: November 2004
Reply #14 - Nov 10^th, 2004 at 7:57am

I figured out that I need to start measuring so I can get some proof that I really make some progress.
I don't know what the "standard" way to measure hair is, so I measured it two ways: from forehead hairline and over the head to hairtips at the back it's 53 cm. Length of an average-looking lock from scalp to end is 31 cm.

I guess that I'll start using the method that gave me longer result. It's more encouraging. Grin

For those who wonder...one inch is about 2.5 cm.

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #15 - Nov 12^th, 2004 at 1:02am Quote: I know I'm a few days late, but... 34 1/2 inches! (leia, am I actually longer than you?!) It looks like you are! When you were last 33", I remember mine being a little shorter too.
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Cairn Ex Member	Re: November 2004 Reply #16 - Nov 12^th, 2004 at 4:01am Hmm...for some reason I always thought yours was so much longer, I guess because yours always looks so much thicker and more beautiful compared to mine.
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Autumn Emerald Offline I love Long Hair! Posts: 380 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #17 - Nov 15^th, 2004 at 9:26pm I think I will wait to measure mine till next month or January, that way I will really notice a difference.
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styg Diamond Offline ~¤ she shines in a world full of ugliness ¤~ Posts: 711 France Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #18 - Nov 18^th, 2004 at 6:35pm 83 cm ... that's 32.677 Inches apparently
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maggie Diamond Offline Posts: 799 Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #19 - Nov 18^th, 2004 at 7:07pm What is the correct way of measuring? Going from your part down, or from the front of your head down? ???
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #20 - Nov 18^th, 2004 at 7:51pm The most common method is to start at the hairline at the front, then go over the top of your head down to the longest tip of hair.
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maggie Diamond Offline Posts: 799 Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #21 - Nov 18^th, 2004 at 8:13pm OK then.....measuring.....measuring....... Looks like.... we've got precisely 26.5". I guess that's Ok (?) That's all I gots! Next measure: set for christmas...
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LB_Williams Amethyst Offline insert clever message here Posts: 16 California Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #22 - Nov 19^th, 2004 at 2:33am Hi all! By standard measure 14". But if I measure from scalp to end of average section, 5" or so. I just chopped off all my heat and chemical damage on the 6th of this month.
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Re: November 2004
Reply #23 - Nov 19^th, 2004 at 4:45pm

Hi LB, nice to have ya!

So exactly how *big* was the big chop? Sometimes it just has to be done, though...I've been there. In fact, my usual pattern is letting my hair grow as long as I can, and then I always get this urge for <<short>> hair, I mean SHORT! Then I hate it, then I grow it, then I hate it, then I chop it, then I hate it, I think you get the cycle! I'm trying to break the cycle this time! I will not cut, I will not cut!

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Re: November 2004
Reply #24 - Nov 19^th, 2004 at 9:01pm

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In fact, my usual pattern is letting my hair grow as long as I can, and then I always get this urge for <<short>> hair, I mean SHORT!

maybe this time you should go for really LONG hair Wink

but i understand, i have 6 year cycles ... as i remember i have cut my hair above shoulders in primary, high school and university (college or whatever you call it). i dunno exactly how you count in the US but all those three school times consist of six years exactly (in my case, college is quite often just 4 years). afterwards i would always let my hair grow back.

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styg Diamond Offline ~¤ she shines in a world full of ugliness ¤~ Posts: 711 France Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #25 - Nov 21^st, 2004 at 10:02pm my bf measures poorly. measured it again after washing (when dry), no waves that is. 84 cm
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maggie Diamond Offline Posts: 799 Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #26 - Nov 22^nd, 2004 at 1:06pm Quote: maybe this time you should go for really LONG hair That's the goal - as of now - I am committed this time!!! I am still skeptical that my hair will get any longer than this, I will be very shocked if it does, very! But I will keep positive, and keep trying...
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legomypago Ruby Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 74 Maryland Gender:	Re: November 2004 Reply #27 - Nov 24^th, 2004 at 2:33am Yay!!! I measured my hair today after cutting it yesterday and it measured at a little more that 19 inches and before i cut it it was 19 1/2 inches so I actually didn't lose all that much. That makes me feel a lot better about cutting it. And I am very pleased that it is still long enough to braid for bed.
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