Me too Shannon. My texture is more "limp" instead of "straight." There aren't waves, there are just spots that like to flip or bend and look weird. If I air dry I don't have a "shape" to my hair and that bothers me. But right now I'm enjoying the change, and I hope you are with your locks too.

Your hair is looking fabulous! Love the style direction that it's heading.

LOVE this on you Shannon! Very flattering at this length, perhaps will actually be better shorter like this than longer. Curious to see how it turns out. Very in line with your desired style direction and would also lend plenty of the new direction to the older artier pieces, too.

Seems like many of us are in the midst of hair changes. *looks around and whispers* Mine is currently in a modified mullet with bangs even. Can't decide if I like it or not, keep going back and forth (looks better now that it's grown in a bit; it was legit 80s at first). Haven't posted any photos here yet but here's how it looks today. Shhh!

Kari, I'd love to see photos of your hair in process and now. Sounds like you're working toward the same style I am. This is the longest the sides of my hair have been in a very long time, and I have been getting the back cropped (I guess that's what you'd call it, pulled in tighter on the bottom half of the back). I'm still growing out the "make it messy! make it shaggy!" layers but I am really feeling a strong desire to even out those ends.

Aida, I love those pictures! Massive curls and texture make this so fun and playful. You are brave to try bangs but they REALLY work well with this cut.

Thirkellgirl, here's a taste of the growing out process throughout the last year in order from what I could pull up on my photo library. There were some legit growing pains here, hair isn't always styled, and I don't have great pics from the side/back. The difficulty is that I want a relatively smooth taper from back of neck where it's cut short and tight, to the front where it's chin length or below. My stylist helped ease the transition when there were some bare or shaggy spots growing out along the side. I go in every 7 weeks. My hair also behaves much better when freshly colored (which I do myself.)

Thanks! Inspirational. You've really grown it!

I love this on you, Shannon. You were very cute in the pixie cut, but this is even better. I think it makes you look even more youthful...or something...just that it brightens up your face!