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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2004 Nov. - 2005 Jan.: Hair! (ARCHIVES): Archive through September 21, 2004 users admin

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Nippytoes
Member

05-25-2004

Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well fooey. I've gotta whine. I ended up flipping a stupid coin because I couldn't decide what to do with the hair. Of course I had to do a 2 out of 3...it came up "go back to brown" the first 2 times. So after pouting for a day, I sat in the stylist's chair and she brought me closer to my natural...mouse brown, ACK!! I hate it, hate it, hate it. BUT, I know it'll be easier to deal with AND greasy brown hair looks better than greasy blonde highlighted with the dark roots sticking out hair. Gawd, I hate being practical. Now none of my clothes work, my teeth look yellow, and I just feel, well, frumpy. humfff! Ah well, now that the hair is done, I think I'd better work on my attitude. One saving grace..she cut a bunch off and into a relatively sassy style so at least I'm not a total dud. (thanks for the space to gripe)

Amchess
Member

08-27-2002

Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol. Anyone see the movie Hair with Treat Williams & John Savage, among others?

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Let's see, hmmm, I saw Hair Spray and Shampoo but not sure about Hair.

My hairdresser saw the error of her ways and turned my orange hair a more natural color this time.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Help me!!.......

....but first I must say......Gracie, I'm glad your hair is more to your liking!

I did what Nippytoes did and let my hairdresser dye my over-highlighted hair back to brown. She talked me into using a medium dark brown as opposed to a light medium brown (which I remembered as being closer to my natural color). She convinced me that the medium dark brown would be better to cover up the varying degrees of highlights and that after a few washes, the medium dark brown would lighten up a bit.

What I'm seeing is the dark brown over the original highlights starting to lighten up and the undergrowth staying very dark brown and I'm not liking this look too much. (Eggie Goes Semi-Gothic!! LOL!!)

I'm not sure I've got any options left.

Anyone have any ideas to share?




Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
First calm down lol. I think the dark color looks great on you, light colors make people look older imo. Is this a semi permanent color or permanent color? You could just go back and ask her to lighten it up.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm calm, I'm calm...LOL!

It's a permanent color.

And yeah, a few people at work told me that I looked "younger"...but still, everytime I look into the mirror I don't feel good. It looks unnatural to me.

And I don't want to go back to her because I'll feel stupid for not going with the lowlights like she suggested in the first place....opps!


Graceunderfyre
Member

01-22-2004

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hermoine I was just thinking back to when a friend of mine in my dorm shaved her head and how beautiful her hair was when it came back in. . . I keep wondering if that's what I have to do to get thick hair. . .

Egbok - was it a permanent color? What kind of dye did the salon use? I've had bad experiences with Redken dyes, but my DSiL swears by all Redken products and only uses it at her salon.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol. And it looks unnatural to you cause you haven't been that color before. Just go back and don't feel stupid. Thats what she's there for and it's no biggie when you're trying something new.

I washed my hair today and used Lustrasilk's Tea Tree conditioner (which i've had for awhile but it was on the top of the medicine cabinet and i forgot about it) and it made my skalp feel like it ate a peppermint patty, nice and refreshing. I then used some tea tree oil before I blow dried it and it's very shiney and healthy looking. Even the gray hairs are sparlking. I like it. I might not color it for now. :-)

Oh and a permanent color will need to be stripped if you want to lighten it.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have tree tea oil but I didn't know it could be used on hair...thanks for the great idea!!

Ya know....the whole reason I went back to ala natural was because I was going to embrace my gray hairs as I let them naturally grow out....

So yeah, I'll make an appointment and see what other damage I can do to my overtreated hair.

GracieFire: I don't know what kind of dye she used...I didn't think to ask.


Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol. If it's over processed then please make sure she deep conditions it. This is very important when coloring your hair, especially when you color alot.

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Okay, I will. Thanks for calming me down too...giggle!

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yw.

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 7:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HI egmom,

I have to tell you my last at home color was way off, so I went back to get the color *I* like, and the girl gave me a semi ash to put over it... well darn if I didnt NOT learn my lesson, 'cause then the next color was way wrong, I kept trying to color over it... nothing...

I will add my friend with much trepidation decided to put her hair in her stylist hands and go with those low lights to embrace her "grayness" IT LOOKED AWESOME!!... it has taken almost a year tho to get all the color even, or embraced in her good grey!! (its not all silver grey, it looks great!! I really liked her low lights much better than her dark color she was going with, her roots were always showing, the low lights seemed to blend in so much better with her roots...)

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi ReaderCyberKidlet.

Thank you for sharing your information, especially about your friend who went with the lowlights. I'll get there eventually. You'll be seeing me in Mystic with this current color because I really don't want to put my hair through anymore chemical fixes. It might fall out and then where would I be...LOL!!


Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Uh wearing a wig?

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 8:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Uhhhh....no way would I wear a wig. They have lots of pretty head wraps and I'd go for several different colors, but no dark brown ones...lol.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Saturday, September 11, 2004 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rofl!!

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 11:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Graceunderfyre, you don't have to shave your head, but I found that if you let your hair and scalp remain natural - no chemical solutions such as perms or color - and you let all hair that has been treated grow out and get cut off, your 'new' new head of hair will be thicker and more lively.

Giving your scalp a scrubbing massage with your knuckles or fingertips - not your fingernails! - during shampooing will encourage blood flow under the skin and make your hair healthier, too. Your scalp should be flexible not tight.

Sugarbok, you will like the lowlights. It's the starkness of the darker color that is throwing you.

Mocha, you cracked me up with the peppermint pattie description of your tingly scalp! I love shiny hair.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It seriously felt that way. I encourage everyone to try it.

Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Sunday, September 12, 2004 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Things are getting hairy in here :-)

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sugarbok, your speaking about wrapping your hair reminded me of something. A few years ago my daughter told me - and others - that my hair resembled a 'brown football helmut'! Of course, that was back when I used Aqua-Net hair spray, and she has that scent imbedded in her childhood memories.


Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Monday, September 13, 2004 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rofl!!!!

Bandit
Member

07-29-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I posted in this question yesterday in the Dumb Question thread. I guess mine really was a dumb question, because no one answered!

Those of you who live in the Las Vegas area, could you recommend a good place for an "Updo" for my wedding on Saturday? Thanks all!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Bandit, I saw your question, but I always got my hair done at the casinos! LOL
You might check Allure magazine's site. They do alot of regional recommendations.

Bandit
Member

07-29-2001

Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks! I'm leaning toward having my hair done at Caesar's, but they want $75 for an updo, and I thought that was a little extravagant. (Especially given that it's Caesar's) Although I haven't had an updo since my senior prom many moons ago, so maybe $75 is the going rate nowadays.

I'll check Allure's site. Thanks again for the heads up (no pun intended!)