the hair thread

Jennytree

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Anyone got any tips to lighten it more before I put the dye on next week?

You need to get yerself a filler of some sort! If ye put brown over a blondeygingery thingy then its not gonna turn out the way you want it to. I'd recommend putting in some red/browny red dye to take the orangeyness away, then putting the brown over it OR dying the lot of it in a semi-perm black dye then letting that one fade.

Jennytree

I, like Sian, have had every colour under the sun in my hair. My hair is currently brown with green and blue in it - very odd looking but slightly better than the mess it was in when I was on hols! My awesome products of recommendation (esp. for the coloured/damaged haired folks among us) are:

Aussie Shampoo and Conditioner, specifically Colour Mate shampoo, and 3 minute miracle conditioner. http://www.aussiehair.com/ You can buy huuuuge tubs of it in the States, makes me sad that its so expensive here. Its perfect for keeping your colour, yet improving its condition. You need to use it constantly for it to work though - no chopping and changing!! I've also got my boyfriend using it, and it has worked wonders for his mid-back length frizzy mass of hairdoom

Lee Stafford R U Taking Protection?

I use this stuff between shampoo and conditioner. My growing hair has totally improved since I started using it - usually my hair looks like shit when I get it to a certain length. You can get it in Boots - not sure about the States though

http://www.leestafford.com/uk/products/product.php?pi=35

Special Effects hair colour
If you want crazy hair colour, this is the brand to use! http://www.beeunique.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=72

chadwick

i just got a hair cut. (im all brand spankin new now)
i love when i get a new hair cut.
it feels nice for some reason.

one of these days i'll have to shave my facial hair.
it's been a few weeks.

moral of the story is this:
i have hair and i talked about it in this thread.
it's blonde-brown colored and short.

now who's proud of me??

PJPixie

D2D, I thought you're hair looked great when I saw you in NYC

nothingman44

i feel like cutting all of my hair off.

Brain of J.Lo

This thread inspired me to go all-over blonde tonight!

I've got the color on now, and I'm waiting to rinse.

If this looks bad, I'm going to hold each one of you personally responsible. :mad:

_

Jennytree wrote:

Aussie Shampoo and Conditioner, specifically Colour Mate shampoo, and 3 minute miracle conditioner. http://www.aussiehair.com/ You can buy huuuuge tubs of it in the States, makes me sad that its so expensive here. Its perfect for keeping your colour, yet improving its condition. You need to use it constantly for it to work though - no chopping and changing!! I've also got my boyfriend using it, and it has worked wonders for his mid-back length frizzy mass of hairdoom

Does anyone know what happened to the Aussie detangler called Knot Forgotten? This stuff is amazing! But just when I became addicted to it, it seems to have disppeared from the shelves? Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Heineken Helen

So I did my hair myself last night it's not tooo bad. It was pretty cool when I had it done, but this morning looked kinda crap so I'm using hair clips for the first time since I was a kid I actually blow dried it myself with the rolly brush and all and it actually wasn't too hard.

Heineken Helen

so here's how the new hair looked on Saturday:

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v295/18/125/648930914/n648930914_1479276_450.jpg

Of course it no longer looks ANYTHING like that

Sian-of-the-dead

Jennytree wrote:

You need to get yerself a filler of some sort! If ye put brown over a blondeygingery thingy then its not gonna turn out the way you want it to. I'd recommend putting in some red/browny red dye to take the orangeyness away, then putting the brown over it OR dying the lot of it in a semi-perm black dye then letting that one fade.

Thanks hon
I'm currently using washing up liquid to fade it. I put a red/brown color on it about 4 weeks ago so it should even out when I put the chocolate brown on on Tuesday/Wednesday....

Wish me luck!

iluvcats

i think i forgot to mention the brand of at home dye that i use. i prefer garnier nutriesse on my roots. i use natural brown or light brown. keeps gray away longer than l'oreal preference did. my mother in law prefers l'oreal Excellence to turn her gray hair (once brown) blonde. she thinks l'oreal (the expensive one) makes her hair too red.

Jennytree

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Thanks hon
I'm currently using washing up liquid to fade it. I put a red/brown color on it about 4 weeks ago so it should even out when I put the chocolate brown on on Tuesday/Wednesday....

Wish me luck!

Ah you'll be grand and pretty as ever Give Head and Shoulders a try too if there's any lying around - it strips colour out like a mofo!!

Sian-of-the-dead

Jennytree wrote:

Ah you'll be grand and pretty as ever Give Head and Shoulders a try too if there's any lying around - it strips colour out like a mofo!!

Yeah, would you believe, a hairdresser suggested that to me!

decides2dream

PJPixie wrote:

D2D, I thought you're hair looked great when I saw you in NYC

awww, thanks!
btw - you still need to PM me that pic of the 2 of us. you know what one i am talking about, haha. i still haven't even uploaded my pics to the computer yet. sheesh. between the tour, my injury, being sick, the holiday weekend then back to work...i've just been unmotivated to touch my computer at home.

nothingman44 wrote:

i feel like cutting all of my hair off.

might as well. all that beautiful hair, always hidden under a baseball cap in any case.

Heineken Helen wrote:

so here's how the new hair looked on Saturday:

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/phot...479276_450.jpg

Of course it no longer looks ANYTHING like that

it looks fantastic! even more shocking....helen wearing eye make-up?! :eek: what is the world coming to....helen's getting all girly. you look beautiful!

iluvcats wrote:

i think i forgot to mention the brand of at home dye that i use. i prefer garnier nutriesse on my roots. i use natural brown or light brown. keeps gray away longer than l'oreal preference did. my mother in law prefers l'oreal Excellence to turn her gray hair (once brown) blonde. she thinks l'oreal (the expensive one) makes her hair too red.

thanks for the info. you're at least the 2nd person to give a positive plug for garnier.....and also loreal. in the past i've used natural instincts? i think....whatever one has a lot of 'natural' ingredients or something. also tried loreal's feria. i liked it b/c it was multi-dimensional color just as they said on the box. so if at home highlights prove too difficult, i might go back to the feria.

Heineken Helen

decides2dream wrote:

it looks fantastic! even more shocking....helen wearing eye make-up?! :eek : what is the world coming to....helen's getting all girly. : D you look beautiful!

Thanks D! Of course, like I said, it no longer looks that good :( however I'm certainly going through a girly phase... I LOVE that eyeshadow, rimmel london mousse and, you can't see in the pic, but that's a dress I'm wearing AND I have nail polish... on my fingernails :eek:

NY PJ1

my day has just been ruined ...

decides2dream

Heineken Helen wrote:

Thanks D! Of course, like I said, it no longer looks that good however I'm certainly going through a girly phase... I LOVE that eyeshadow, rimmel london mousse and, you can't see in the pic, but that's a dress I'm wearing AND I have nail polish... on my fingernails

:eek::eek::eek:
*faints*




haha. i am not the most girly of girls...but i do love a lot of girly stuff. can be fun! and yes, i do like make-up and nail polish.


and even if your hair doesn't look quite the same as the pic, i am sure it still looks fab. when i finally upload my pics, i guess i should share b/c you'd be surprised too. stick-straight hair now!

libragirl

decides2dream wrote:

:eek::eek::eek:
*faints*




haha. i am not the most girly of girls...but i do love a lot of girly stuff. can be fun! and yes, i do like make-up and nail polish.


and even if your hair doesn't look quite the same as the pic, i am sure it still looks fab. when i finally upload my pics, i guess i should share b/c you'd be surprised too. stick-straight hair now!

Im a very girly girl..I rarely spend under $100 in sephora.


Why can't you blow out your hair like in the salon..everytime I do it..it ends up poofy...

Heineken Helen

decides2dream wrote:

:eek ::eek ::eek :
*faints*




haha. i am not the most girly of girls...but i do love a lot of girly stuff. can be fun! and yes, i do like make-up and nail polish.


and even if your hair doesn't look quite the same as the pic, i am sure it still looks fab. when i finally upload my pics, i guess i should share b/c you'd be surprised too. stick-straight hair now!

wow, I really can't picture it... but I bet it really really suits you actually. When you've had your hair straight OR curly for a while, it makes a huge difference to change it... lol, I don't think either of us are the girliest... so we should definitely have a girly night next time and just enjoy the irony.

Sian-of-the-dead

:eek:

Helen, YOUR HAIR!!!!! :eek:

It's gorgeous :D

wow...

Heineken Helen

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

: eek:

Helen, YOUR HAIR!!!!! : eek:

It's gorgeous : o: D

wow...

Thanks! Now how the fuck do I hire my own personal hairdresser to blow dry it every day for me

decides2dream

libragirl wrote:

Im a very girly girl..I rarely spend under $100 in sephora.


Why can't you blow out your hair like in the salon..everytime I do it..it ends up poofy...

:eek:
yikes!
yes, that is soooo not me. trust me, i like my make-up, although fairly minimal......love polish, always wear perfume, etc. always wear jewelry, like skirts and dresses....but yea...just not 'girly' about it. i have my moments sure, but i am just too into being comfortable and i like low-maintanence too much to get too girlified.....:p haha.


and that, i have no idea. quite honestly, i was never too fond of how my hair got 'done' at salons. i have naturally curly hair, and i liked it be quite natural. in the past year i've enjoyed having it ironed after a cut, but not something i would even attempt to do at home, nor could i be bothered. also why i decided to go for the japanese straightening. wake up with sitck-straight hair, easy. even easier than my curly hair. less fighting with knots. i still pet my hair, haha, b/c it just feels soooo different! i do like to have fun with my hair, wearing it up in different ways, etc.....but yes not really about fussing.

Heineken Helen wrote:

wow, I really can't picture it... but I bet it really really suits you actually. When you've had your hair straight OR curly for a while, it makes a huge difference to change it... lol, I don't think either of us are the girliest... so we should definitely have a girly night next time and just enjoy the irony.

yes, it's a HUGE change. first couple times i had it done, i didn't like it really...freaked me out. altho i always liked how it felt. everyone else really liked it, but i just felt so odd. over time i enjoyed it. thus why i went for the straightening. i used to blowout my hair in high school...but not since. so yes, i've been walking around with my curly hair for 20+ years....although varying lengths/changes otherwise. i think the biggest thing is bangs! i haven't had bangs since i was a little girl .....so very odd! i like em though.


and, absolutely....!

Jennytree

libragirl wrote:

Im a very girly girl..I rarely spend under $100 in sephora.


Why can't you blow out your hair like in the salon..everytime I do it..it ends up poofy...

half my credit card bill was spent on all the sephora stuff I bought in NY... I don't even consider myself a girly girl!! I spent HOURS in those shops though!!

And I'm the opposite... I loooove poofy hair, I cannae get it poofy enough :D

Heineken Helen

decides2dream wrote:

yes, it's a HUGE change. first couple times i had it done, i didn't like it really...freaked me out. altho i always liked how it felt. everyone else really liked it, but i just felt so odd. over time i enjoyed it. thus why i went for the straightening. i used to blowout my hair in high school...but not since. so yes, i've been walking around with my curly hair for 20+ years....although varying lengths/changes otherwise. i think the biggest thing is bangs! i haven't had bangs since i was a little girl .....so very odd! i like em though.


and, absolutely....!

is it permanently straightened? I've always wondered about that. Oh and... what are bangs?

Ok, I'm about to prove my ungirliness... what the fuck is sephora?

Jennytree

Heineken Helen wrote:

is it permanently straightened? I've always wondered about that. Oh and... what are bangs?

Ok, I'm about to prove my ungirliness... what the fuck is sephora?

a fringe, Helen

And sephora is the best cosmetics shop in the world. Think Boots meets make up in Roches x1000.

Sian-of-the-dead

Heineken Helen wrote:

Thanks! Now how the fuck do I hire my own personal hairdresser to blow dry it every day for me

I could manage it in Devon for you... but you can fuck off if you think i'm being sponsored by Ryanair and flying over everyday so you can get a slick barnet! ;)

libragirl

Jennytree wrote:

half my credit card bill was spent on all the sephora stuff I bought in NY... I don't even consider myself a girly girl!! I spent HOURS in those shops though!!

And I'm the opposite... I loooove poofy hair, I cannae get it poofy enough :D

yeah that place is dangerous for me...I have a bob and poofy just looks wierd. I like the sleek but voluminous look i get at the salon .

helen...sephora is a beauty superstore

libragirl

Heineken Helen wrote:

so here's how the new hair looked on Saturday:

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v295/18/125/648930914/n648930914_1479276_450.jpg

Of course it no longer looks ANYTHING like that

ah..very chic...that's how i want my hair to look..when i blow it out..it gets too poofy :( I think i need a bigger brush.

Heineken Helen

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I could manage it in Devon for you... but you can fuck off if you think i'm being sponsored by Ryanair and flying over everyday so you can get a slick barnet! : p;)

:eek: excellent. Thanks It's just the blowdrying I have issue with... although I managed it last night... bought the big round brush and all (libragirl it really DOES help)

Thanks Jenny was never sure if it was a fringe, layers... or... something else :eek:

comebackwoman

Heineken Helen wrote:

so here's how the new hair looked on Saturday:

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v295/18/125/648930914/n648930914_1479276_450.jpg

Of course it no longer looks ANYTHING like that

very chic! I love it! I'm not very good at blowing out my hair either - I do the best I can, but a straightening iron really helps me smooth it out.