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Post by constanz22 on Jan 2, 2014 14:51:58 GMT -5
At home kits are pretty easy to use, just don't try anything drastic. Save that for the salon. But, if you are only covering gray or staying within a shade or two of your natural color, most at home kits are fine. WWBG, there are also "temporary" hair color kits that wash put in 28 shampoos. Maybe she'd be more comfortable starting with something like that? I usually get a good salon color a couple times a year, but have no problem doing it at home in the times between, but that was when I was just doing a shade of blond or light brown. Now that I'm RED, I will probably have to continue with salon color for awhile til I'm ready for something different.
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Post by Peace77 on Jan 2, 2014 17:46:23 GMT -5
I would donate some to Locks of Love and wear a headband to keep it off my face.
For those looking for organic foo-foo, or hair stuff, go to an Aveda Salon. Like organic food, it's not cheap but they have salons all over the place.
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Post by Jaguar on Jan 2, 2014 17:49:24 GMT -5
Oh, yay, a hair thread! I have my hair professionally dyed red and trimmed every six weeks. (It is my one splurge). I was THISCLOSE to getting 10 inches hacked off though last Saturday. I have very long, thick hair, most of the way down my back. Big Sarge likes my long hair. However, I don't know how to 'do' my hair. It takes me 2 hours and all of the swear words I know to put it into a regular braid. A French braid?!?!? Fuggedabouddit. Hot rollers? Nope. I don't even own a blow dryer. Most of the time my hair is in a high ponytail or in a bun.
Anyway. A day or two before my hair appointment, Big Sarge picks a fight with me about how I need to be doing something with my hair (like leaving it loose). It's MY hair. I've only been pulling it back from my face for the past 15 years, and for a lot of those years it was a requirement of a job. I shed enough hair during the day to make 3 Barbie wigs. It's kind of gross to me to have my hair in my face.
So who is right here, YM? YOu need to cut your hair into a pixie cut and strangle big sarge with the clippings.
Holy Shit freaking big time.
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Post by The Home 6 on Jan 2, 2014 19:39:47 GMT -5
Oh, a headband! I hadn't even thought of that. I tried to do something with bobby pins to keep the side pieces out of my face, but bobby pins are not my friend. Or perhaps I just need larger pins.
BS in a wig....HA! He had all of last week off of work and so didn't get a haircut. Older daughter told him that he looked like a hippy officer.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 20:12:58 GMT -5
Jeez, DH wants me to stop coloring my hair and see if my stripe, a la Jo-Beth Williams in "Poltergeist", comes back. He can kiss my ass if he thinks I'm growing it out long again though. I have baby fine hair and when it grows out, I look like something died on my head. Not pretty.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jan 2, 2014 20:17:31 GMT -5
I would donate some to Locks of Love and wear a headband to keep it off my face. For those looking for organic foo-foo, or hair stuff, go to an Aveda Salon. Like organic food, it's not cheap but they have salons all over the place. I love my Aveda salon!
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jan 2, 2014 20:24:40 GMT -5
My hair migrates into my mouth. Seriously, how can I shed so much and still have so much HAIR!!!!
milee, I told BS that I would try to learn something. (Also, I didn't think you were being mean). I won't try to do a French braid in front of a mirror-guess these tiny bathrooms are coming in handy for something. I recently cut three inches from my hair (was boob length and is now a little past the shoulders) and I still have too much! It's always getting into my mouth as well. My hair is everywhere no matter how careful I am. Hubs was vacuuming once and it started to smell like burning. He turned the vacuum over and there was all this glorious red hair wrapped up everywhere.
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Post by raeoflyte on Jan 2, 2014 21:03:06 GMT -5
Oddly I just had my hair cut and it now looks exactly like my avatar with bangs...
While I'd totally use drama's 2x4 on bs, I wish my dh had any opinion on my hair/look. He's very sweet and complimentary, but he'd say the same thing whether I shaved my head or grew it back down to my ass. I mean he's got to have some opinion-right?
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Post by teen persuasion on Jan 3, 2014 11:45:45 GMT -5
DH always wants me to have long hair, but I prefer it shorter. I had it long when the kids were babies, and I always had it in a ponytail or french braided just to keep it out of their grip. Finally I decided what was the point of long hair if it was never down? I gradually cut it shorter and shorter - shoulder length, chin length bob, more layers, shorter layers... Now my hair is nearly the shortest of the family (DH just *finally* buzzed his short). I think DS4 has the longest - his super curly hair is about shoulder length dry, and he tucks the long front curls behind his ears (otherwise they'd cover most of his face). We can't convince him that taking some (6") off would still leave it really long, but look better. And he might actually be able to comb it.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 3, 2014 12:05:10 GMT -5
Why is this thread making me think of Iamangel and has anyone heard from her recently?
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 3, 2014 12:12:36 GMT -5
Lol, no. I'm losing a lot of hair because of my thyroid issues. I thought it was getting too thin to keep it long. I just got my hair chopped due to post-partum hair loss. I also got some Nioxin to help stop further hair loss. Good stuff! are you sure that Nioxin is necessary? Post-partum hair loss is normal. I had some major hair loss (think bald patches) and it grew back after both times. edited: major spelling error
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Post by swamp on Jan 3, 2014 12:14:58 GMT -5
Why is this thread making me think of Iamangel and has anyone heard from her recently? I see her on FB. She's doing fine.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jan 3, 2014 12:32:28 GMT -5
I just got my hair chopped due to post-partum hair loss. I also got some Nioxin to help stop further hair loss. Good stuff! are you sure that Nioxin is necessary? Post-partum hair loss is normal. I had some major hair loss (think bald patches) and it grew back after both times. edited: major spelling error I know it's normal, but it's continued on a lot longer this time. I was mainly mentioning the product for Swamp to check out if she wanted since it works for hormonal types of hairloss. I like the shampoo & conditioner which is what I use.
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Post by tloonya on Jan 3, 2014 12:34:33 GMT -5
And DH doesn't like it. It was between my shoulder blades. It's now up to my chin. Im not sure I like it either, but it was starting to look scraggly. You are not going to believe it but I will tell you anyway... I am giving my husband scissors and tell him to cut my hair 'this much'. I am having this kind of hair - it is hard to mess it up so I am saving on hairdresser my whole life. So when he cuts it - it is his own problem if he doesn't like it. Never happened though... I also don't have a cuticle, so my manicure is 123 deal. I can still reach my toes - so pedicure is a breeze! -lightbulb-geez! I should be a millionaire!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 3, 2014 12:34:41 GMT -5
DH and I agree on my hair, long is best. I cut it off and gave it to Locks of Love a few years ago and while I liked seeing my curls again, I realized that I had grandma helmet hair too. I am NOT spending time straightening/blow drying every day. I've always hated the feel of product in my hair so I'm kind to it by default. I'm not about to start abusing it when I can just let it get long. It's long enough that when I sit back in my chair I have to move it or risk pulling my own hair every time I move my head. It still curls on its own fairly well. I usually cut it when I get to this point but I won't go above the shoulder with it.
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 3, 2014 12:37:04 GMT -5
Oh, a headband! I hadn't even thought of that. I tried to do something with bobby pins to keep the side pieces out of my face, but bobby pins are not my friend. Or perhaps I just need larger pins.
BS in a wig....HA! He had all of last week off of work and so didn't get a haircut. Older daughter told him that he looked like a hippy officer. Well, if BS wants to control hair, getting him a wig will give him hair to control. That way, it isn't necessary for him to control YOUR hair. For the record, this guy would be wondering how in the heck all his things ended up in the front yard if I were you. I don't do well with being "operated".
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 3, 2014 12:38:24 GMT -5
Oh, a headband! I hadn't even thought of that. I tried to do something with bobby pins to keep the side pieces out of my face, but bobby pins are not my friend. Or perhaps I just need larger pins.
BS in a wig....HA! He had all of last week off of work and so didn't get a haircut. Older daughter told him that he looked like a hippy officer. Well, if BS wants to control hair, getting him a wig will give him hair to control. That way, it isn't necessary for him to control YOUR hair. For the record, this guy would be wondering how in the heck all his things ended up in the front yard if I were you. I don't do well with being "operated". I think the word is "ordered" since BS is used to ordering people around... But other than that, I agree with you.
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Post by mmhmm on Jan 3, 2014 12:39:18 GMT -5
Why is this thread making me think of Iamangel and has anyone heard from her recently? I see her on FB. She's doing fine. So glad to hear that! I'd wondered how she was doing. Thanks for asking, Beth, and thanks for responding, Swamp. Takes another worry off my mind.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Jan 3, 2014 20:33:31 GMT -5
I have red very wavy/curly hair and I keep it short. The few times I grew it out long I looked like Orphan Annie with eyes - totally ridiculous! I get it professionally colored and cut about every 6 weeks as I have gone mostly white around my hairline and the white is now starting to creep up to the crown of my head.
When I was a kid I hated my red hair since I didn't know anyone with red hair and I felt like I stood out too much. I never could get away with anything since if I did anything wrong it was pretty obvious who did it.
Now I love my red hair and I'm never going to give up coloring it!
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jan 4, 2014 2:41:58 GMT -5
Oh, yay, a hair thread! I have my hair professionally dyed red and trimmed every six weeks. (It is my one splurge). I was THISCLOSE to getting 10 inches hacked off though last Saturday. I have very long, thick hair, most of the way down my back. Big Sarge likes my long hair. However, I don't know how to 'do' my hair. It takes me 2 hours and all of the swear words I know to put it into a regular braid. A French braid?!?!? Fuggedabouddit. Hot rollers? Nope. I don't even own a blow dryer. Most of the time my hair is in a high ponytail or in a bun.
Anyway. A day or two before my hair appointment, Big Sarge picks a fight with me about how I need to be doing something with my hair (like leaving it loose). It's MY hair. I've only been pulling it back from my face for the past 15 years, and for a lot of those years it was a requirement of a job. I shed enough hair during the day to make 3 Barbie wigs. It's kind of gross to me to have my hair in my face.
So who is right here, YM? Buy BS a thick, long wig. Tell him it's his to wear and care for. Then, do what you want to do with YOUR hair. I don't agree with one spouse ordering another around. But i do think it is important to keep yourself attractive to your spouse. I would be pissed if my husband came home with a buzz cut (he would look awful!). My husband despises short hair. I can't imagine cutting off all my hair without caring that he would hate it. Maybe I would feel different if he told me in couldnt cut it off (I'm spiteful!).
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Post by The Home 6 on Jan 5, 2014 16:47:37 GMT -5
That's the weird thing, Miss T. BS tells me that I'm pretty (and not always in bed ), but I think I look better with my hair off my face.
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