Growing Out the Pixie {44 weeks}
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44 weeks in and still no professional haircut! That is growing out a pixie on a budget. Just enlist your very willing and loving husband to do the dirty work for you! I thought I would get one in the last 8 weeks, but just never got around to it/don’t know where to go. So, here I am with longer hair than before!
My hair is definitely getting more fun. Before I pretty much had 1 style – straight-ish. I am able to really curl it now but also can really straighten it. It is also officially a headband (the kind that tucks behind your ears not around your whole head) only ponytail – as long as I keep the ponytail close to my neck (insert thumbs up emoji here).
It’s so weird looking back to pictures from a year ago when I was really rockin’ the pixie. It’s hard to believe that my hair was ever that short!
It should probably go without saying that I love my hair at every new stage and I’m grateful for healthy hair that grows “quick-ish”
So that is pixie update #9! 11 months in and itching for a change but loving where we’re at.
Happy Day!
November 20, 2014 @ 9:26 PM
Hi! Thank you for sharing your journey. I started mine about a month ago. I love how you stayed positive throughout your experience. This blog has been the best “pixie grow out” I’ve seen. Thanks again for sharing!
November 20, 2014 @ 11:46 PM
Thanks Joanna! I hope your experience goes as well as mine did 🙂
September 10, 2017 @ 6:16 AM
I have been stalking your Pixie growth posts for a few months now. I am only in my first four weeks of growth but your posts are very encouraging. I like to be able to count out to see where my hair wil be for certain events. Birthdays, Holidays, trips. My hair seems to be very similar to yours and our initial pixie styles were very similar as well. Thank you for posting your journey. I know it was a long time ago for you but for me, it is giving me hope and a positive attitude toward enjoying the growing out instead of being frustrated for the next 6 months.
October 17, 2017 @ 5:29 PM
Yes! This makes me so happy to read. I so wanted something to give me milestones for my growth. I didn’t have any clue how long it would take to grow out. I’m so glad it’s giving you hope as you wait. My hair is long again but every few months I want to chop it off again 🙂
August 3, 2020 @ 5:22 PM
I’m five months into my pixie growout, but mine was shorter than yours, so I look more like you at four months. Let me tell you, yours looked better than mine does, lol. It’s so awkward. The only good thing about this pandemic is that no one sees me except my husband! (I work from home.) You give me hope that I can make it through. Might have to buy some of those extra long bobby pins I saw you wearing. Thanks for sharing!
August 18, 2020 @ 2:33 PM
Yes! The bobby pins are saviors in the attempt to grow it out. Push through – the awkward gets better – I promise! 🙂