Been there. Awkward phases of growing out your hair are the worst. Tip #1: don’t cut it. No brainer, right? It’s tempting to get it re-shaped when you’re growing it out, but you need to make sure that you’re growing faster than you’re trimming or the process will take forever. (The only exceptions to the no-cut rule are for bangs, which need to be trimmed often, and the back of your hair if it starts getting mullet-y. Always trim anything mullety.) Tip #2: Styling. Depending how fast your hair grows, your best style options will change every couple weeks to couple months, so experiment with different styles (headbands, clips, bobby pins, product, curly vs. straight) until you find what works, then stick with that for a few weeks. As soon as it starts to look scraggly, re-experiment until you find something else that works. Tip #3: Grin and bear it. Somedays, you just won’t feel stylish. We all go through it, and it will be over before you know it. Stay strong.

Growing it out takes so looong. It’s driving me crazy. I’ll try to keep my bangs trimmed, to help reduce how scruffy I feel. Wyndham, how’s your hair doing?