// Hair · Cut & Style · Growing Out — L3 data

const GROWING_OUT = {
  type: "Growing Out",
  parent: { title: "Cut & Style", href: "/en/hair/cut-style/" },
  grandparent: { title: "Hair", href: "/en/hair/" },
  totalCount: 94,
  hero: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529688499929-9e4fefc77c1f?w=1800&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop",
  heroAlt: "Editorial — growing out a short haircut",
  h1: "How to grow out your hair without losing your mind.",
  deck: "Growing out a short cut is a long game with several genuinely difficult stages. The people who get through it with dignity are the ones who understand the stages before they reach them.",
  intro: "Growing out is the most under-discussed topic in hair. Everyone talks about the cut; almost no one talks about what happens when the cut starts to fail. The in-between stage is real, it's long, and it catches most people off guard. Growing out a pixie to a bob takes roughly 12 to 18 months. Growing out a bob to shoulder length takes another 12 months on top of that. The way you manage those months — how you trim, what you don't trim, which products you use, and when you change your part — determines whether you arrive at your destination or spend two years in the purgatory of accidental mullet. Below: every stage, every strategy.",
  byline: "Edited by Nelly · Beauty & Style Director",
  meta: { count: 94, updated: "Updated 1 May 2026", reading: "Avg. 5 min per piece" },
};

const GROWING_OUT_QUICK_FACTS = {
  defn: {
    h: "Why growing out is a stage, not just waiting",
    body: "Hair grows approximately half an inch per month. That sounds fast until you remember that a pixie to shoulder-length journey is 10 to 12 inches — meaning two years at minimum. The reason growing out feels harder than just waiting is shape: a short cut has a structure that becomes visible and strange as it extends. The nape goes flat, the sides extend past the ear, the crown puffs. Managing the grow-out means managing shape at every stage, not just letting it go.",
  },
  myths: [
    { m: "You shouldn't cut your hair while growing it out.",
      t: "You should absolutely trim the ends, and sometimes the shape. Not trimming leads to split ends and the dreaded 'shapeless blob' stage. Strategic trims every 8–12 weeks keep the grow-out looking intentional at every phase." },
    { m: "The best strategy is just to power through.",
      t: "The best strategy is to plan for the stages. Most people hit 3–4 genuinely difficult in-between lengths. Knowing they're coming — and having a styling strategy for each — makes them survivable." },
    { m: "If you want to grow it out, don't get any layers.",
      t: "This is half-true. Layers through the ends slow apparent growth because they remove length. But strategic face-framing layers can improve the in-between stage enormously without affecting the grow-out timeline meaningfully." },
  ],
};

const GROWING_OUT_BEGINNER_PATH = {
  h: "Just made the decision to grow it out?",
  deck: "Three pieces in order. Your roadmap for the next 12–24 months.",
  steps: [
    { n: "01", t: "The grow-out stages, mapped by cut",                     time: "6 min", note: "Pixie, bob, and fringe grow-outs each have different stage sequences." },
    { n: "02", t: "When to trim (and what to trim) during a grow-out",      time: "5 min", note: "The counterintuitive case for strategic trimming." },
    { n: "03", t: "Products and styling for in-between lengths",            time: "4 min", note: "What actually works when nothing sits right." },
  ],
};

const GROWING_OUT_TRENDING = [
  { rank: "01", t: "Growing out a pixie — the 6 stages, in order",                time: "6 min", auth: "Nelly", date: "Apr 28", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529688499929-9e4fefc77c1f?w=1100&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", reads: "21,004" },
  { rank: "02", t: "The awkward stage: how long does it last, really",            time: "4 min", auth: "Iris",  date: "Apr 23", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522337360788-8b13dee7a37e?w=1100&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", reads: "17,882" },
  { rank: "03", t: "How to style in-between hair so it looks intentional",        time: "5 min", auth: "Nelly", date: "Apr 18", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519699047748-de8e457a634e?w=1100&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", reads: "14,003" },
  { rank: "04", t: "Growing out a fringe: what no one tells you",                 time: "4 min", auth: "Iris",  date: "Apr 13", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1595452767427-0905ad9b036d?w=1100&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", reads: "11,220" },
  { rank: "05", t: "Should you trim while growing out? The evidence",             time: "4 min", auth: "Nelly", date: "Apr 08", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529688499929-9e4fefc77c1f?w=1100&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", reads: "9,884" },
];

const GROWING_OUT_FORMAT_GUIDE = {
  h: "The grow-out, by starting cut",
  deck: "Each cut creates a different grow-out challenge. Here's what to expect from yours.",
  formats: [
    { name: "Pixie grow-out",   when: "12–18 months to a bob",   avoid: "Skipping the ear stage styling strategy",   note: "Longest journey. Four distinct difficult stages. The nape is the hardest.", verdict: "Longest" },
    { name: "Bob grow-out",     when: "9–12 months to shoulder", avoid: "Not trimming the ends at month 6",           note: "One main difficult stage — the jaw-to-shoulder gap. Manageable.",           verdict: "Medium" },
    { name: "Lob grow-out",     when: "6–9 months to shoulder",  avoid: "Letting the ends split",                    note: "Usually just one awkward length stage. Less dramatic.",                     verdict: "Easier" },
    { name: "Fringe grow-out",  when: "4–8 months to full blend",avoid: "Not pinning strategically at week 6–10",    note: "Side-sweep, then clips, then layers. The stages are predictable.",          verdict: "Manageable" },
    { name: "Undercut grow-out",when: "Variable",                avoid: "Expecting it to blend without help",        note: "The sides grow faster than the top. Needs regular shape-trimming.",          verdict: "Tricky" },
  ],
};

const GROWING_OUT_HOWTOS = [
  { t: "Growing out a pixie — the 6 stages, in order",              time: 6, tech: "Stages",      auth: "Nelly", date: "Apr 28", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529688499929-9e4fefc77c1f?w=900&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", kick: "Roadmap",  pick: true },
  { t: "The awkward stage: how long does it last, really",          time: 4, tech: "Stages",      auth: "Iris",  date: "Apr 23", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522337360788-8b13dee7a37e?w=900&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", kick: "Reality",  pick: true },
  { t: "How to style in-between hair so it looks intentional",      time: 5, tech: "Styling",     auth: "Nelly", date: "Apr 18", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1519699047748-de8e457a634e?w=900&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", kick: "Styling",  pick: true },
  { t: "Growing out a fringe: what no one tells you",               time: 4, tech: "Fringe",      auth: "Iris",  date: "Apr 13", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1595452767427-0905ad9b036d?w=900&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", kick: "Fringe",   pick: true },
  { t: "Should you trim while growing out? The evidence",           time: 4, tech: "Technique",   auth: "Nelly", date: "Apr 08", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1529688499929-9e4fefc77c1f?w=900&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", kick: "Technique",pick: false },
  { t: "Products that make in-between lengths behave",              time: 3, tech: "Products",    auth: "Iris",  date: "Apr 02", img: "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1522337360788-8b13dee7a37e?w=900&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop", kick: "Products", pick: false },
];

const GROWING_OUT_TECH_FILTERS = ["All", "Stages", "Styling", "Technique", "Fringe", "Products"];

const GROWING_OUT_CROSSLINKS = [
  { id: "bob",   title: "The Bob",   deck: "The destination for many pixie grow-outs.",                   count: 189, href: "/en/hair/cut-style/bob/" },
  { id: "lob",   title: "The Lob",   deck: "The destination after the bob.",                              count: 172, href: "/en/hair/cut-style/lob/" },
  { id: "pixie", title: "The Pixie", deck: "The cut you might be growing out of.",                        count: 143, href: "/en/hair/cut-style/pixie/" },
  { id: "layers","title": "Layers",  deck: "Strategic layers can make every grow-out stage look better.", count: 168, href: "/en/hair/cut-style/layers/" },
];

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});