Beauty And Styles: It's been a long year (Progress Pics! LOTS)

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Yeah, go ahead and scroll down for the pics, then come back and read this when you are done. LOL.
This year has been exhausting because I haven't managed to gain any real length. I got to Classic last year October then trimmed back to TBL, then to Classic again and then my hair decided to severely slow it's growth. I only managed 2" since April of this year. No splits but I was seeing a lot of breakage and the ends had a lot of racers and so I did a little trim yesterday...I intended to cut off about 2-2.5" but only cut about 3/4" putting me at a solid 43" which is one inch past Classic on me. It was my first moon trim. Not the greatest moon day but I had to try and couldn't wait for a better one.
I took before and after trim pics and have included a post-trim pic from my 3"+ trim last October. So it was about 13 months between trims with NO splits but breakage. So before I did the trim yesterday I did a protein hair mask, which I have never done before. Eggs, mayo, coconut oil and AVG. It was super gross and next time I will apply it in my shower because I made a mess on my floor. Anyway, my hair seemed to like the mask. I have tried protein treatments (store bought) and they never seemed to do anything but dry my hair out. I still cannot believe I put raw eggs in my hair. Ok...pics.
NOTE: My virgin hair (canopy) is between nape and shoulder now (measured at 11" 25 months since last sun-inn application). In this first pic, it was not to my ears yet.
This is after my trim a year-ish ago October 15, 2011 (3"+ from just Classic back to TBL) I don't have a before pic for this one, sorry.
The next 3 are pre-Trim yesterday (Nov.27, 2012). Racers were at 44".
Then after my trim yesterday:

And the ends after my trim: (sorry this one is huge, I resized them all to the same size I swear!)

A side by side for fun: (before and after)
Not very much difference I know, and I don't have the pics lined up quite right. I am not very picture savvy.
I do intend to grow to FTL in 2013 and I hope moon trimming will increase my growth back to 1/2" per month like it used to be. I am having manageability issues since going past TBL and am somewhat unhappy with my hair. I know it LOOKS good, but it attacks me and hates me daily. Thanks for looking!
ETA: The ad format in the new forum won't let the side by side pics show up next to each other anymore. At least not in my browser though I had the ads disabled.

Last edited by WaitingSoLong; Today at 10:31 AM.

~WSL~ Love is in the Hair!
Goal: Virgin hip length by my 40th birthday

I think you've done a wonderful job with the trim! Your hair is so beautiful.
It looks like you didn't have to take off as much as you expected to. That's always good!!

My progress: ?T?B?L? ~ CLASSIC ~ FINGERTIP ~ MIDTHIGH ~ KNEE
Lady Deipneus of the Gifted Hands in the Order of the Long-Haired Knights
Mum to five awesomely geeky and intelligent kids

Lovely trim and everything about your hair is gorgeous!

WaitingSoLong, you have one of the most beautiful hairs I have ever seen. You should be really happy with your hair!
Do you straighten your hair in some way? (Your stats say that you are a 1b so I wondered.)
Congratulations on your progress!

Your hair is beautiful. Feel free to enjoy it!

Lady Kawaii-In-The-Garden the Terminally Curious of the Order of the Long Haired Knights

You have the most beautiful hair, WaitingSoLong. I love the color, the thickness, and the hemline. I totally understand your frustrations, but am glad to see you are going to keep growing it.

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Your TB pic is so beautiful, you may have just made me satisfied to reach that length (I'm a bit past waist right now and had planned to go to classic). If you love your hair at TB and it behaves itself there, why not keep it there. it is beautiful length.
Either way, your hair is lovely.

Gasp! So much beauty all in one place; thanks for sharing.
I understand your issues. Other people go gaga over my hair, too, and they probably have no idea how annoying it is. Lately I can comb one side, then the other side, and the first side somehow manages to get all tangled up while I'm working on the second (though CHI Silk Infusioin helps).