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[04 Jan 2010|09:32pm] |
Hi all. I chopped my bangs in mid-November and while I am digging the blunt eyelid-length look, it's got a shelf-life of about 4 more days before I can't see and go insane. I want to get my bangs shaped into a v (supposedly called a v fringe) but that is way too ambitious for me to try myself.
I've never had my hair cut professionally. In fact, I make it a policy to run the other way when I see a hair dresser coming. I've never met one who didn't say, "your hair is beautiful, you should cut it!" which makes me want to shove a pair of $800 scissors into their eye.
When I cut my own bangs my hair line (bang line? where my bangs part from the rest of my hair) isn't 100% even so I'd like to have that evened up at the same time.
I need some tips for how to speak "hair stylist" so I get what I want with no miscommunication and no nagging about what I should be doing with the rest of my already perfectly good, healthy hair.
And any photos you can share of this style would also be helpful as I'm having a hard time finding source photos to bring with me to my appointment.
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| Help, I am losing my mind! |
[03 Jan 2010|06:33pm] |
My scalp is so dry and itchy it is making me crazy! I've been using Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship (don't hate me) for about a year with good results until the recent itchiness.
My hair seems like it's in great shape - just had a trim last month, it's soft and not dry or frizzy. It feel wonderful! But my scalp is so itchy, I don't know what to do.
Oh, I did put Lush henna on my hair last month, but I've used it before in the past with no side effects. And the itchiness started a couple of weeks after the henna.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.
Help me Dr. LJ, you're my only hope!
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[03 Jan 2010|09:41pm] |
hey, im planning on using coconut oil on the ends of my hair as there quite dry and was wondering if the coconut oil you can get from health food shops like "Holland and Barrett" are ok to use?
thanks xxx
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| Last Minute Henna Questions. |
[02 Jan 2010|02:29am] |
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Well I finally mixed together my henna. I used 1.75 cups of grape juice with 100 grams of henna. It's a bit clumpy because I forgot to sift it and I mixed the grape juice in cold since I'd drank some of it the other day. Is there something I can do to make it less clumpy or is that normal?
I didn't add any lemon juice because my hair is so dry from all of the dyeing I've done. I thought I had some at home and was going to add a little, but I don't. Should I run out and get some to add? I have lime juice. Should I add that?
-K
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| Hair growth progress |
[01 Jan 2010|10:42pm] |
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Hello everyone! This is my first-ish post. I had one before this, but it wasn't exactly all too interesting, so here I am with another one! :D This is my hair growth from 2006 to today. I'm sure it grew and I got it trimmed and cut within the time period, but I tried to find a good progression of photos.
Bear with me, I was (and I still am!) a silly sort. ;)
Sorry about the largeness of some of the pictures. ;/ Hopefully it won't bother you too much. :)
( Pictures under here! )
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| Overdue photos |
[01 Jan 2010|08:16pm] |
Long time no post! I'm back from Los Angeles for winter break, and I got myself a lovely trim at my trusty hair salon and thought I'd share with you how nicely my stylist cleaned it up in back for me :)
( Two under the cut )
Aaand that's it. There's some streaks of purple in my hair but it's very subtle, so they're downright impossible to see unless you're looking right down onto the top of my head.
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| Out of curiosity,,, |
[01 Jan 2010|07:55pm] |
How long, in inches (or centimeters), is your hair? I've kind of wanted to do a survey of this for a while, so I would really appreciate as much input as possible :3
Mine is currently 34 inches (70-or-80 cm). If you don't know how to measure your hair, check this out.
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| Working towards long hair. |
[01 Jan 2010|06:55pm] |
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Hello all! I'm just stopping in to say hi and introduce myself. I don't have what I'm sure most of you would consider long hair - yet. I'm working on it, though. :) Here's the length as of two days ago.
I am trying the no shampoo/no conditioner thing. For the first two days I tried baking soda to wash and apple cider vinegar to rinse. This morning I was weak and went for no shampoo, but I did use conditioner (Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship). It only had one 'cone and no sulfites (see - I read the FAQ ;) listed and I really wasn't liking the way my hair was feeling without it. I'll do the bs/acv again tomorrow.
I did read that it takes about two weeks for your hair to not feel oily/grimy when switching to no shampoo/no conditioner. Is that about right? I'm a little concerned because I start a new job on Monday and I don't want to gross out my new employer! Also, what do most of you do about washing your hair and then going immediately out into public? I usually just brush my hair, but I've read that brushing wet hair is bad (and honestly, I'm never not running late, so even if blowing it dry weren't supposed to damage the hair I wouldn't have time). How do you guys manage to look presentable when you head out shortly after a shower?
Thanks all!
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| Question Regarding Finding New Conditioners |
[30 Dec 2009|05:05pm] |
Hello everyone! I've been on a no SLS and no -cones routine for my hair for about the last two or three years and I've noticed a dramatic improvement in my hair. I've been using Burt's Bees Super Shiny Grapefruit&Sugarbeet shampoo as well as the conditioner. I noticed during the spring/summer however that I just wasn't getting as much moisturizing as I needed. I saw some Nature's Gate on clearance(The volumizing Lemongrass and Sage variety) several months ago and bought quite a few bottles, but I am now on my last bottle and I'm curious about other brands. What are some other organic or -cone free conditioners out there and how/why do you like them? The Burt's shampoo works for me, but I need something more moisturizing in my conditioner. If possible I'd like notes about when there is a fruit/citrus scented kind or something that has a light/soft/subtle scent, as I do like to scent my conditioner with essential oil.
I'm especially curious about the Avalon Organics brand, but I'm happy to hear any thoughts!
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| Dry Winter Scalp+Psoriasis |
[29 Dec 2009|05:23pm] |
Hi everyone! I'm hoping someone might have some advice for me. I have a little longer than BSL hair and I have psoriasis on my scalp. I use Clobetasol propionate on it maybe 2X-3x a week, sometimes more, sometime less to deal with flaky-ness. This is the first winter that I've been using it regularly. I know that psoriasis can act up in the winter and it seems to be doing that. As of late when I'm in the shower or running my fingers through my hair and my nails make contact with my scalp it hurts so much! It almost feels like it's covered in scabs but I'm pretty sure my scalp isn't broken. Anyone have suggestions on what I can do to moisturize it? I was wondering if something like olive oil might work? I tried googling but couldn't really find anything about what to do for it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Happy New Years Everyone!
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| Picture Update |
[29 Dec 2009|07:02pm] |
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Hey all!
Was just wondering if you could see any length difference since i cut my hair in October! Granted today it's lying a bit flatter, so it's going to look longer.
( Pictures! )
Sorry for the crappy cell phone quality. I promise real pictures when I have a functional digital camera!
+ QUESTION!!!
would you call my hair 2b 2c or 3a... I can't figure it out!
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| "restoring" my hair? |
[29 Dec 2009|04:39pm] |
Hey, everyone. I used to be active in this community - this was my hair two years ago. I used to take excellent care of it but since then, I've cut it and dyed it and done all sorts of things to it. Right now it's a touch longer than shoulder-length and is reddish-blonde with blonde highlights.
Basically, my question is, is there a way to return my hair to its natural color without using any more harsh chemicals? My hair isn't horribly damaged but it's definitely not as shiny and silky as it once was - what kind of shampoo/conditioner can I use to help restore it? Back in my hair's heydey, I used Avalon, but it never really worked miracles.
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| dyeing hair with indigo... |
[29 Dec 2009|03:21pm] |
I have a question.
I would like to dye my hair a deep, dark black with indigo.
I realize that the best way to do this is to use the indigo over henna.
I have henna in my (naturally dark, dark brown) hair from a couple of months ago (maybe an inch of roots). Would I need to re-henna before applying the indigo?
Thanks in advance! I can't find any info on this :X
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| Straw Set Results |
[29 Dec 2009|02:42pm] |
Hey Peeps!
Happy Holidays! For a party I went to, I tried out a new hairstyle called 'straw curls' or a 'straw set.' You take three-inch segments of drinking straws and wind wet, conditioned hair around them, then pin the straws to your head and wait for the hair to dry. The curls come out nice and smooth looking!
PS. Sorry for the stuck-up expression!
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| Combs |
[27 Dec 2009|01:35pm] |
Happy Winter Holidays to all!
I was just curious, for those of you who use wooden combs. Do you have a favorite? What wooden comb has served you the best? Also, what are people's experience with horn or bone combs?
For hair reference, I have about elbow-long (not sure what that is officially) straight straight hair. Medium in thickness and fineness.
Thanks!
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| Scissors? |
[27 Dec 2009|11:54am] |
I've been looking around for somewhere to get a really nice pair of barber scissors to dust and do occasional trims with. I found what I thought was a decent pair at Target. It's ConAir brand, they seemed nice, and cost about $18, which for me was creeping toward being a bit pricey. They were fancy Japanese stainless steel. I figured they were okay.
However, since I've used them I've noticed they aren't nearly as sharp as I thought they were. Unless I'm snipping a hair at a time for dusting, they tend to mash or bend the strands more than cutting them. It's pretty horrific. It looked like when you use a knife to shave bits of wood off a twig. There were long, curly slices of hair and mashed ends all over after one snip. *shudder* I'm going to retire them to trimming ribbon bits or something. They aren't touching my hair again.
Which brings me to my problem: What do you folks use to dust/trim? And where in the world did you get it?
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| Yarn |
[26 Dec 2009|09:35pm] |
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Lately I've become a little bored with my hair. I like having it long, and I love that it's just about waist length (I'm just a tad short!), but it's just boring me. Putting it in buns, braiding, etc just seems kind of dull to me right now.
I discovered that we actually had a hair straightener and tortured my hair a couple times with it.
But today I've decided that I am going to try something that I haven't tried since high school (which only lasted about a week because I had short hair and it drove me mad)...
Yarn extensions!
I'm aiming for something like THIS from THIS WEBSITE (hilariously enough it's the same website we had found before when my sister and I first did the whole yarn thing), except black and reddish-pink instead of black and purple. I don't have it in right now. We're planning on doing this tomorrow.
I was just wondering if any of you guys had done this before and if you have any words of wisdom or pics (I love looking at hair pics!).
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| thanks guys |
[25 Dec 2009|10:21pm] |
To everyone who responded- to this post:
I was really freaked....
First off, thank you. I'm having a LOUSY week (i hate my job and the holidays and this hair thing was just like the icing on the s**t cake)
Second off:
I tentatively think its breakage. I'm FOR SURE going to ask my dr about it on Monday because if there's something wrong with hormones it needs to be fixed ASAP. I had a hard time getting preggers (year and 1/2 and they were literally 1 week away from putting me on fertility drugs) and I don't wanna loose this kiddo.
BUT today I braided it VERY gently, and put it in a bun under a silk scarf. I just took it down and combed it out, and I've got approximately 40 hairs as opposed to the HANDFUL that i was getting every single time I touched my hair. I honestly think its the dry weather and the texture change, but i'm still going to ask my doc JUST IN CASE. - I think it was just breaking because it was so tangled constantly, and the coconut oil even after washing out makes it nice and slippery. Its VERY soft now, and I think the coconut oil is a WONDERFUL conditioner and plan on using it again. Even if it does make me smell like a pirate.
My mother's theory is that the baby is also a redhead and that he's stealing my hair.... (i do hope that part of that is true, I REALLY want a Ginger kid.... ha ha!!!)
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| Pregnancy hair WOES |
[24 Dec 2009|11:57pm] |
Ok,
I thought pregnancy was supposed to make my hair LUSTEROUS and GORGEOUS and amazing. Heck no! Its either falling out or breaking by the handful and i'm starting to REALLY panic. Its my vanity and I'm FREAKING out . Its not a medical issue - like i'm lacking a vitamin or anything because all of my blood labs have come back A OK normal, and I can TELL that the prenatals are working because my nails are like TEFLON hard and they've NEVER been like that. This happened to me when I was one of the pills, orthotrycyclin i think it was made my hair fall out in handfuls- i HONESTLY think its the hormones. Which I can't do anything about. (its also turned my skin into a battlefield.... and i NEVER get zits)
I'm wondering if it could have anything to do with the fact of: Pregnancy sucking all nutrients+I loose hair when i'm on the pill/hormones go crazy (like now that i'm pregnant hormones!) +chicago winter=OH THE HUMANITY. It HAS changed texture as I posted before, it was wavy to begin with but now its gone very CURLY at least for me.
So i'm sitting here, smelling like one of those fruity drinks that come in a bottle with a pirate on the label (to misquote David Sedaris) because i've slathered myself in coconut oil in a desperate attempt to save what i've got. I know i need a trim, but this is REALLY not about my ends- up by my temples while i sleep is getting VERY tangled and i'll braid it and can't comb it out in the mornings! Its VERY fine and I have a lot of it, but i'm afraid i won't have a lot of it for very long. :( Its getting bad even up near the crown and its not like i'm abusing it. i'm not even BRUSHING it anymore with a BBB, but finger combing it and still coming away with handfuls every evening. I'm known jokingly amongst my friends as having "more hair than G-d" (my friend said this the other night) but i'm not gonna for very long at the rate i'm going.
Could it be that its changed texture and i'm not treating it right? Or could this just be one of the "joys" of motherhood.
( some pics )
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