I thought the length that really suited you was when you first began growing it out, and then cut off the straggly bits and got the microfringe. That was a good length on you. On the other hand, it was too short for tying back, and as someone whose hair is currently hovering an inch or two short of tyingbackability or tuckingbehindtheearsability, and is difficult to manage, I would hesitate to recommend it without reservation.