answer:Are you going to continue to get a perm? Growing hair out is tedious, time-consuming and messy. Just bite the bullet and skip haircuts for several months. If you can’t stand it, have a friend just trim the bottom. Is hair coloured, natural, gray? That makes a difference. I just spent a year growing mine out and hated it. Luckily I discovered a place that will cut thick wavy hair( w. cowlicks) dry and carve in layers underneath. I am assuming, BTW, that you are a woman?