Four years ago, end of high school/beginning of college, my hair was quite long. I cut it short again in spring/summer 2009 and grew out a goatee which i kept shaving and regrowing to signify change in my life. I shaved it off for the last time early 2012 and have not grown it since. Those were my "natural" makeovers.
Sometime during early 2009 my hair started falling out and thinning, most likely due to stress and poor nutrition. It stopped thinning this year, and did not cause any baldness but was very noticeable, and I like to think reflected my personal transformation as I became an adult. Since graduation my hair is regrowing (with the help of a proper diet, reduced stress/exercise and a lovely product called Biosil) and I aim to grow it as long as it was in 2008, so as to come "full circle" with my coming of age period. Plus, having long hair rocks; I highly recommend it.