Quote from: Lyric on May 15, 2018, 08:50:32 AM
I'm a total hair enthusiast who has grown it out at least 3 times. The reason it sticks out when you grow it is that when hair is short and has little weight so it grows perpendicular to the scalp. Long hair tends to grow flat to the scalp, due to it's weight. Once your hair is long enough it will lay flatter. When growing it out you just have to find a way to tolerate the awkward direction of it's growth until it trains downward.

Trust me. Decades of wearing wonderful long hair is worth a year of awkwardness. Wear gels, clips, scarves, hats or whatever if you feel the need. You won't regret it.

I think my mom suggested that I should have let it train downward the last time I tried to grow my hair out, but after putting up with an unintentional afro and hair in my face I lost patience and buzzed it all off.  It's been short ever since.  This time though I'll find a way to live with it until it grows the way I want.

I am just string to grow my hair out after keeping it extremely short for decades. I am glad to hear that there are others with wavy/curly hair when it is long. I have a full head of hair. In high school I grew it down to my shoulders and it was a pain. It gets so wavy that the waves turn into curls. I would even sleep in a toboggan to keep it down and make it easier to style in the morning. Otherwise, it would be a major frizzed out mess, lol.

Quote from: Danielle Kristina on May 15, 2018, 06:57:33 PM
This time though I'll find a way to live with it until it grows the way I want.

You won't regret it. Put your mind on other things than hair and before you know it you'll have lush long hair you'll love. I actually envy people with thick hair because it can look so fantastic when long. You can do bangs or front feathering. You can grow it to your waist with it still very thick and full. Grow and enjoy.

Quote from: Lyric on May 19, 2018, 11:15:25 AM
You won't regret it. Put your mind on other things than hair and before you know it you'll have lush long hair you'll love. I actually envy people with thick hair because it can look so fantastic when long. You can do bangs or front feathering. You can grow it to your waist with it still very thick and full. Grow and enjoy.

I look so forward to having long hair.  I've tried a couple of times in the past but always lost patience and buzzed it all off.  I figured if I couldn't have the hair I wanted, then at least a buzzed head would be easy to take care of.  But after all these years it fbdoing wothout the hair I want, I decided it's time to see it through, so I've begun my journey to a new style.

Hello Danielle

Your original question about how to grow long hair is mainly
Pre determined by your genetics. There's not a heck of a lot of things you can do to get it longer when it comes right down to it.
sure you can try a few tricks that were mentioned here but the rate of hair growth really won't be affected sure you can make it a little more like you want it but it's not going to come out of your head any faster.

I don't think there's a woman on the planet that's truly happy with her hair
I would recommend just let it grow let it grow let it grow.
Perhaps the weight of your hair will pull it down and might be more appealing to what you want to see
I personally had to cut a foot off my ponytail about 8 months ago because the weight of all that hair was just pulling it down straight and flat. I know that our hair is different but this worked for me but my hair just grows like a weed.

I think if you get it really long a compromise solution will present itself when it really gets long. Just be happy you can grow hair  sweetie.

Best of luck with your hair love Tatiana

Quote from: Tatiana 79 on May 20, 2018, 08:52:08 AM
Hello Danielle

Your original question about how to grow long hair is mainly
Pre determined by your genetics. There's not a heck of a lot of things you can do to get it longer when it comes right down to it.
sure you can try a few tricks that were mentioned here but the rate of hair growth really won't be affected sure you can make it a little more like you want it but it's not going to come out of your head any faster.

I don't think there's a woman on the planet that's truly happy with her hair
I would recommend just let it grow let it grow let it grow.
Perhaps the weight of your hair will pull it down and might be more appealing to what you want to see
I personally had to cut a foot off my ponytail about 8 months ago because the weight of all that hair was just pulling it down straight and flat. I know that our hair is different but this worked for me but my hair just grows like a weed.

I think if you get it really long a compromise solution will present itself when it really gets long. Just be happy you can grow hair  sweetie.

Best of luck with your hair love Tatiana

This is great advice, thank you! (Though I know it wasn't directed at me)
You have hair like my sister, she straightens it though to be like that. Very pretty!
This may be surprising that I'm saying this... but for me hair doesn't really makes me feel more feminine. I mostly just wanna see how my hair will look when it's long because it's never been longer than just a few inches.
Before hrt, I'll admit, I felt it would look awkward with my masculine features. I feel bad saying that, but I only really want long hair if it compliments my entire look.

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