do you think I can do it? - 1 YEAR LATER

hello everyone, so this is my first official post in the long hair support forums! Here is my challenge; I'm 20 years old, I used to have quite thick hair, and down to my lower back... one bad dye job later and 2 years later I feel like I'm still suffering from it, but things arn't so bad anymore. I've been keeping up with my trims (1" every 2 months) and I think I'm finally at the stage where I'm going to stop all trims, and see what kinda length I can pull in before summer (which would officially june) yesterday I just got my last trim, I got rid of about an inch all around. here's pics of how my hair was just before I trimmed it. it still pretty much looks the same, minus maybe half an inch or so in the back. my hair is naturally dirty blonde, and wavy (like in the pics) it grows quite fast. I have about just under an inch of growth every month, I get my roots done every month with a 9N highlift. I only EVER get my roots done since the accident. I really really want my hair to be at about the small point of my lower back, just above where my waist kinda shrinks in. I figure I'll need about 4-6" depending on what kind of splits I see when the trims stop. feb to june is 5 months... do you think I can do it? no trims for 5 months? or maybe one tiny trim if things start looking bad? I need all the help I can get! I'll keep you posted as much as I can with pics and such. thanks everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your hair looks much lighter than a 9N. It looks lighter than an 11N...

 

anyways, I got another small trim... like half a centimeter, since then it feels like it's grown maybe an inch. I've got another concern about color tho, but I'll post it in the color threads :)

 

not sure if it's that much longer... havn't had any trims. but I'll be getting one today when I get my hair done, I've decided on probably just getting a half inch off the front (I've got some wacky layers I don't like anymore there) and maybe just a 1/4" in the back, splits in the back are very minimul surprisingly! except I have noticed my hair seems thinner lately :( I'm not sure why... been losing a lot in the shower too. sucks, sometimes I feel my hair is super thin or always falling out and I just wanna cut it all off!!!! but then a month later it feels great and I'm so glad I didnt. does anyone else ever get hair-moodswings like that? anyways theres an update!

 

What is your goal?

 

boo :( no hair update pics cuz I feel like crap. I'm gonna sleep with it down for the week, see if I feel any better. I'm due for a trim at the middle of may, so thats when I'll most likely post an update pic.

Your hair looks absolutely gorgeous. It looks like Christina Aguilera's hair when she has hair extensions but of course, your hair is real ...  I'm a bit concerned about the stylist leaving the hair colour for an hour and a half. I had my hair coloured the other day and they only left the semi permanent in my hair for twenty minutes. If you have reservations at the hairdresser, you need to speak up. I've been to hairdressers where you pay a certain price for a senior hairdresser and they do a consultation but your hair is looked after by an apprentice who may be looking after a few heads of hair. I suggest that you do question them next time and always keep an eye on the time yourself and insist on someone rinsing it out at the alloted time. It's better to be forceful than spend a year being regretful you didn't speak up.

 

 

I've also converted to doing my roots myself, a scary risk to take but I've done them twice now and it's turned out quite alright. Hair feels like it's getting longer!