What things do you like to use/do or avoid when growing hair out? (cut, blond)

[pitt_transplant]

What are your favorite things or tips?

And how do you not just go "bahhhhhhh" and cut it.

I keep wanting too through those lengths that just look bad but have been pulling it back instead...SO HARD..

chopity wishes and grand length dreams...

[Shopaholic]

I'm growing my hair out right now too. make sure even though you're growing it out you still get regular trims so it still looks good and not overgrown.

[Katlakat]

I grow my hair from short to long about every 5 years or so. Right now I am growing out a short style where the bangs were long and tucked behind my ears, and the back was spikey, sort of like that kate + 8 woman, but brunette with blond highlights.

I love styling hair, so I use each length and trim as an opportunity to wear styles I never could while long. For example, In growing out the spikey layers, I started pulling my bangs back in a clip with jewels on them straight back at the front and curling the spikes as they grew longer into a shaggy curl.

Once those back layers were down past my ears, I got my bangs/sides/and back cropped in a bob, and have one more hair cut in about 2 months before it is all one length at my chin.

Right now my back are very unruly, while the front is long and one layer. What I do is put small hot rollers in the back and sides, and just sweep the front in one side curl. If that looks silly, then I use my headbands, scarves, and even a few butterfly clips to add texture to my front pulled back while the back is curly.

The headband and scarf covers the length in the front so the attention is on the waves and curls in the back. Short hair above the neckline curled with a scarf as a headband is a nice fall/autumn look when you can match your scarf with your skirt and knee high boots.