My stretchmarks are HUGE!!! They were dark purple when pg and now ove a year later they are still red, have faded heaps but still have a long way to go. My auntie and i were comparing stretchies the other week and my 7 year old cousin looked at my belly and yelled "OOOOHHHHHH WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!!!!" She was really concerned about me! Out of the mouths of babes....