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Hello all, It's been a long time since I've last shown my face on here. Trying not to be so much of a stranger.
Measured my hair last night, longest strands have reached 24 inches! This is far past my original goal of past shoulder length, and I have NO intentions of cutting any time soon.
So many people on these forums have been a great inspiration for me not to trim and just let it grow over the last almost 3 years. So I just also want to extend a big THANK YOU to all you longhairs out there!
Loose after being taken out of a braid.
Hi Pat, very impressive - sets yet another standard for us still growing! Thanks for sharing. Ian
Justlike so many on here have been my inspiration, I hope I will be future longhairs inspiration! Thanks for your comment!
And again in a ponytail
Hi Pat,
Great to hear from you and nice to see you posting again. I had to do a double take and look again as I didn't think it was you at first. Wow what a change and the hair is looking really amazing and nice to see you are still growing it out. You certainly have a thick head of hair there and full of body.
I'm glad you dropped by again and just shows another great inspiration of longhair. I like the large hoop earings as they certainly suit you.
Keep in touch mate.
Cheers,
John.
Nice to see you still around too! A lot of people say I look a lot different mostly because I shaved off my facial hair, AND I have a pic with my hair down. i usually keep it in a braid or tail.
Wow, welcome back. What a transformation. Congratulations on a fantastic mane! Cheers Dave
Thaks! Last time I posted here I was about 20 inches, so probably some time in January or Feb. Too long away from the forums... keep growing too!
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Your mane is gorgeous, PatM. It looks really thick. It is hard to see, but your ponytail at the tie point appears to be about the diameter of a golf ball. You now have 2 feet of hair. Time to set a new goal, maybe 2 1/2 feet. Looking great.
Scott
I've aways found your detailed hair mesurements and calculations very interesting. You're about right as far as the thickness at the tie, it would be close to a golf ball.
And yes, 2 1/2 feet would be nice, but I think I'll be going for even more hair!
Oh yeah ... great mane Pat! I didn't notice it because I was checking out those HUGE hoops in your ears. How large are they? If they're bigger thn mine (1.5"), I'm upsizing!!
Thanks! I'm always making my new goal length longer and longer. Absalom suggested going for 2 1/2 feet. I will be there in time, and hopefully longer.
I love hoops and I wear them just about every day.
The ones in my ears now are 2" diameter.
The ones in my pic are the ones I usually wear when I have my hair tied back or in a braid. Sometimes I'll go a little smaller and wear 1 1/2" hoops, but even that is rare. I am considering going even larger still.
I wear my 3" hoops when I have my hair down for the day. I also have a huge pair of 4" that I'll wear on occasion. And yes I love them enough to wear even the biggest pair in public. I've gotten a surprising amount of nice compliments on them from young and old, men and women, white and black. I don't see many other men wearing large hoops which is a shame I think, I love the look.
It would be great to see some pics of you wearing the larger hoops. Do you ever have the gals playing with your ears? I just got mine played with an hour ago by a hot gal who was wearing four inch hoops:) Have you considered wearing multiple large hoops? I wear 27 hoops 24/7, and half of them are an inch or larger in diameter Still, I'm going bigger!
Hi Pat,
your hair looks awesome !!
I think you should bring back the goatee
The hoops look great. You get any good compiments on them?
Cheers
Tes
Hi tes! glad to see you still around!
I usually go back and forth between keeping a goatee or going clean shaven. I'm probably going to stick with the shave until it starts getting cooler out in the fll and the goatee will be back.
And thanks, I appreciate your comments on my hair, I love how supportive these forums are for growing hair, chances are i'd be shoulder length at best had it not been for this place. I'm not cutting any time soon either, so I'll be posting future updates with even longer hair.
And as far as my hoops go, yes I do get quite a few nice comments on them, which always makes me feel more comfortable wearing them in public, since not a whole lot of men wear such big hoops in public.
The ones in my ears now are the ones in that pic, they're 2" diameter and are my everyday pair. I wear them when my hair is up in a braid or tail, which is proably 80% of the time. I sometimes wear a 1 1/2" pair but not too often. I'm considering going for even larger ones in public once I'm comfortable.
When I have my hair down, I'll wear a pair of 3" hoops which are sometimes completely covered by my hair. I also have huge pair of 4" that I wear sometimes as well. I love my hoops and I am not ashamed to wear them in public at all. I love the look and I would like it to be more popular for men, especially with long haired men.
Hey Pat,what an awesome update!It's a huuuuge difference from what I remember the last time you updated.Longhair certainly compliments your overall appearance and from what you stated we can expect some brilliant hair pics in the future:)I'll add my name to the list on liking your cool hoops.Cheers my friend.
Mark
Hwy mark, lot of familiar faces here, glad to se you still around!
Thanks on your comments on my hair, you and many others have been a great inspiration to keep growing, and I'm glad i'm starting to become an inspiration for others also!
Keep growing!
Hi Pat,
My apologies for being late to reply to your update, but it is great to see you stop on by, and thank you for sharing your progress with us.
You have a mane to be proud of, it sure grows quickly, and I am stunned to see how incredibly THICK it is! Also, your hair appears to be much curlier/wavier than I remember from your earlier updates.
Keep it growing,
David
Hello there!
Thanks for the nice comments! My hair was just taken out of a braid shortly before taking the photo, so it does have a little more waviness to it than usual. It does have a very slight wave to it in its natural state though!
Hi Pat, You r hair is looking great. Keep in growin" n' flowin"!
peace, jonalbear
Thanks jonalbear, you're one of manythat has keep the scissors away!
Wow, Pat, that is some amazing hair!!! It looks thick and healthy, and is a beautiful color! I like it tailed, and I bet it looks great in a braid too, but my favorite is the pictures of it loose. You are totally rockin' that mane, AND those hoops!! I wish my hair was *half* as awesome as yours. You got it, so go FLAUNT IT!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Pat's personal weather forcast: better take an umbrella, 'cause I predict hair compliments and hair envy *raining* on you. :)
LOL Thanks for your comments! Like I've said on here before, this place is awesome for inspiration and I've seen many great manes on here. I love my hair and my hoops so neither are going away any time soon!
Keep growing your hair too! i'd like to see itsometime, and I;m sure it looks better than you think it does!
Awesome hair length!! I love the earrings too, I thought I was the only guy who wear larger diameter earrings. I wear 2 to 4 inch ones most of the time now with my hair down (its similar length to your) I think larger hoops are pefect with long hair
Thanks Steve! This is about 3 1/2 years of growth, and this is my first time at 24 inches. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who loves hoops, if you have any pics I'd like to see them also. It's a shame that only a very few are aware how good large hoops look on long haired men.
Here is a pic of my super thick 2" white plastic hoops.
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Hey Pat, I really love those hoops! They look very cool on you I might add.I have some small 1 inch gold hoops that I wear occasionally but most of the time I wear my gold studs.Do you have a particular place you shop for your earrings?
I give you great credit being comfortable enough to wear such large rings:)You need big earrings when you have big hair my friend;)Cheers
Mark
I like those too. Maybe we need a forum to show our hoops.
I just don't want to get off topic LOL
Tes
Here's a bigger pair of hoops.
They look good on you. I'm thinking I should go for bigger myself !!
Tes
2 1/2" hoops
Wow, those huge hoops look really cool with the mane. I can't image what four-inch hoops would look like! It looks like you wear typical post and back earrings rather than captive bead rings like I do. Thanks for posting:)
Pat,
great growth! You've got some cool looking hoops, man. I applaud you on your individuality!
Venya
Hey Pat, great update dude! We have the same hair except yours grows way faster than mine does! lol. I'm at 4 years growth and mine is still about 3 inches shorter than yours. Mine will be your length at probably 5 years of growth for me, but it will get there eventually, lol. Again, great update man and good to see you around! :)