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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 03, 2009 - 7:21 pm
Benji.. I think that is a fine tip for that price and probably a little high, but if you are happy with the stylist it isn't unreasonable. I wish I could afford more. When I go, it is for 2.5 - 3 hours and I tip $20 on top of the $100 it costs and more at Christmas. I've had the same hairdresser for 25 years and continue to drive to her after moving away.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, April 03, 2009 - 7:32 pm
As for self coloring.. short hair would be MUCH easier, for sure, and how often to color with one color depends so much on how fast your hair grows and how different your roots are from the color you had/want to have. Very dark hair would require one to go in more often to look really good and natural. I have short hair now but have had highlights.. my hairdresser calls it weaving (not to me mistaken for weaving in more hair, but bleach) and I end up with light hairs from the bleach, dark hairs from me, grey hairs from me and lots of different shades of highlights. Seems like my grey is very well distributed so there aren't places that are all grey or all dark. My mom's hair greyed the same way, all over. Peggy's very good at what she does and very thorough and she is quite fast with the foils and bleach compared to some other hairdressers) and it still takes a fairly long time.. lots of foils, then waiting for the color to come up and thorough washing, blow drying, etc. Anyway there is no way I could even approach what she does on myself. It is of course on the list of potential expenses to drop.. I've been stretching out my visits a bit, but it isn't at the top of the list, yet. Curves, Disneyland pass, gone.. Newspaper.. I renegotiated the price but it could go soon. I never smoked, don't drink coffee at all, so cannot cut those things out.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 1:09 am
I dunno Benji, it seems a bit high to me, but hey if you're happy with the service and fine with tipping $10 then it's all good. Even though I'm very unhappy with my grey, I still haven't had my hairdresser friend dye it yet. She still thinks that I need to go with a lighter shade (which would be more blonde than I want since I'm a red head dammit) but the big thing is timing. She's usually free Monday/Tuesday mornings and I'm usually busy with my aunt at those times. She'll do our trims and cuts at our house or hers, but prefers to dye at the shop. LOL, even though we still can't agree on the color, I know and trust her.
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Emeraldfire
Member
03-05-2003
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 9:29 am
Wargod, I was born a red head, then my hair turned platinum blonde and finally settled on strawberry blonde with more red than blonde. When I first started noticing greys I went to my hairdresser and told her to match my original color the best she could and she did. Depending on how bad the grey is you might want to consider what I have done. My hairdresser does highlights/lowlights instead of one color. It looks like my natural color and it does hide the greys although you still may see one or two.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 11:39 am
I still haven't done anything with my gray either. I am edging closer and closer to buying a box of something from Target though. I'm somwehat afraid but getting more courage. I need to stop yanking those thicker gray hairs on top and in front that stick straight out...very annoying.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 11:56 am
Im going to embrace my Grey hair... I have put color on it befor but Im tierd of doing it.."and it"..the grey hairs..always come back, they are here to stay... I actually think I have earned everyone of them too...so its just a matter of time... A good hair cut though is very important...and I will not forgo those....
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 3:57 pm
I think everyone should do whatever works for them and I certainly honor anyone's grey hairs.. but I remember a rather vivid comparison with a co-worker at a reunion where all of us were 10 years older and she was of the school of not doing anything to her grey hair. But she brought along her twin sister, who had been a hairdresser and was of the opposite school and the difference in their apparent age was rather striking. I don't think I'd want to maintain a solid color .. real hair is rarely a solid color anyway and highlights are more fun.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 6:23 pm
My colorist always works my greys in with my color, which is foiled so chunks of natural color with the grey are mixed in. I have a grey streak at my right temple that I'm having an affair with, she leaves that alone at my request. I will probably get over it as I get older, but we're going strong for about five years now. Mom is jealous, she always wanted a grey streak but she's a redhead, her hair blonded instead of greyed. Grey usually ages an appearance, I am in favor of mixing it in while not trying to act as if grey hasn't happened. Of course, there are those lucky, lucky women with a stark white head of hair who wear it like a crown and look YOUNGER with it. I want to be one of those when I grow up.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 8:07 pm
That is cool about your streak, GAL.. I definitely like includig my greys and dark hairs into the mix on top of my head.. My grandmother had that gorgeous, shiney white hair.. at age 30! And had it for the next 49 years as well.. No such luck for my mom or for me. I also had a housemother in my dorm at Berkeley when I was a freshman and she had an overnight change to white.. hers was very nice, too and she wore it up but we'd see her if she had to pop out of her little apartment at the end of our hall and it was down to her waist. I don't think I'd touch that if I had it.
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Benji
Member
01-13-2008
| Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 4:54 pm
Hi Wargod: I have Grey hair too, but only my beard. My hair on my head is what my wife calls "strawberry blonde" I call it dirty blonde, and I hope it stays that way. I have talked to my wife about dyeing my beard, but she says NO; so I guess that settles that topic. My wife has silver grey hair and I think she looks beautiful, but again; No she dyes it blonde, and that settles that topic too. However, we have only been together 30 years; so I guess I may get my own way one day? 
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 5:10 pm
Benji, that is one of the sweetest posts I've ever read. I love that you let your wife have her way (she has to be seen with you afterall). No worry, you won't get your way but you'll be happy that your wife is happy LOL. You remind me of my dad.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 9:16 pm
Gal, DH & I met Benji and his wife, and they are the sweetest couple - and they both have nice hair!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 08, 2009 - 10:55 pm
That is very sweet, Benji! I agree with Gal, you probably won't get your way but it'll be ok cuz your wife is happy.
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Benji
Member
01-13-2008
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 9:38 pm
Hi everyone: thank you for the nice comments, they are very kind and much appreciated. Yes! in all reality I know I will never get my own way; but that's fine. my wife is my sweetheart and best friend. I call her Munchkin, her favourite movie is "the wizard of Oz" and I tease here that she is one of the mucnchkins from the "lollipop gang." We do everything together and we are inseparable. I am just recovering from major hip surgery and she is my nurse, care-giver & physio. So all things considered I do not mind getting my own way, because I am loved to pieces and spoiled rotten, and as I am a Harry Potter fan; my wife calls me "dobby". Last year I was such a good Dobby I got a sock for Christmas. Does this mean I'm free????? Why spoil a good thing?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 5:48 pm
OMGolly, Benji, that is the sweetest post! You two are an adorable couple! 
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 11:37 am
Has anyone here tried/use Wen hair care products? www.wenhaircare.com
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Zeno39
Member
11-09-2002
| Monday, April 27, 2009 - 9:19 pm
Hi Ketchup! I tried to email them, but no luck. I think it is another ripoff, so I would not advise dealing with them. I tried to tell them about my daughter who is losing hair at a high rate, and they just ignore!! Don't mess with these people!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 6:11 am
The product is responsible for her hair loss? I haven't proceeded further. Thanks for the warning!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, June 08, 2009 - 3:50 pm
Hair emergency I have a 15 year old now. Anyone else got one of those? It's always an emergency. I love this kid. Well, a while back, probably six months ago, she up and died her hair black. Rebel? I don't know. She's a good kid and maybe didn't intend for it to be actually black. So, now it's growing out some and she is hating that she has light roots and dark everything else. She wants to go back to her original color without completely destroying her locks. I called around to some hair places, and DANG it would be at the leas $80 to do it. I don't have no $80. Any suggestions.
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, June 08, 2009 - 5:48 pm
Escapee I put dark brown on my hair once and my hair turned black. After speaking with the salesperson at the beauty supply. They recommended something like this. http://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color-removers-correctors/Hair05-10,default,sc.html It worked for me without damaging my hair. Maybe you should both go into a beauty supply and ask for help.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Saturday, August 01, 2009 - 2:43 pm
I went and got my hair trimmed today. I do this about every 3 months - I know to go get a trim by when I need to color up the bit of grey. Since I wear my hair long and not layered I always just get a trim. I wear it a little tapered around the face & the last 2 "cuts" have gotten long bangs. My stylist was the sweetest girl. She took one look at my hair (very thick & more than mid-back length) and said "I want my long hair back - no, I want your hair". She is 20 and says the temptations to do all kinds of things to her hair have been overwhelming since she chose being a stylist as her profession. She told me to never think that I should cut off my "beautiful" hair or do anything else to it unless that is trully what I wanted to do. I'll be seeing her again in 3 months.
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 8:40 am
My beloved blow dryer blew up yesterday. I had to use my small travel dryer that really doesn't get hot enough. So, I trudge to Walmart and buy a Conair 1875. It has hot warm & cold for temps and fast & slow for speed. Just what I wanted. Well, I use it this morning and even on the highest setting, it's not as hot as a warm fart in your panties. It's even cooler than my travel dryer. Do any of the dryers really get hot? I am in a tizzy now. My hair is very fine and fragile. It won't hold up to curling wands or curlers. I've always styled it with a hot dryer and a round brush. Works great. Now I've got floppy unstyled hair. YIKES! My old dryer was a Remington 1875 and I don't see any of those now. It would get hot enough to give you a tan if you held it in one place long enough. Not this new one. What do you use? Does it really get hot?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 8:48 am
Do any of these at amazon look like yours? LINK
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 10:10 am
Jeep, I had that happen to me a few months ago. I went to Target and picked up a Revlon 1875 Ionic for about $15, and it gets really hot! (I washed and dried my hair after I read your question, so I was paying close attention .) The directions say that after drying and styling you should set your hair with a blast of cold air, but the cold setting doesn't get cold (at least not fast enough for me).
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Jeep
Member
10-17-2001
| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 10:33 am
Thanks Babyruth, I didn't think about Amazon. One looks almost like mine! I'm glad to know Remington is still around. Merrysea, I almost got the Revlon instead of the Conair. I should have. I'll have to go back. I'm glad one of them gets hot. I guess I'll end up with two and keep the wimpy Conair for a spare. Thanks for the info!!!!
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