Archive through July 09, 2003
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Archive through July 09, 2003
Texannie | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 09:59 am     I know..it's pathetic how this brings out the wimp in me, isn't it!! LOL |
Tabbyking | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 10:24 am     squared, i don't think i have a personality! lol as for what type, i am usually the type that will march right up to someone i feel has wronged my children. now, when it looks as if it will be a 'situation', my kids whisper, "please don't say anything, mom!" my friends called me 'felony mom' for about 2 years. i went on campus to see a teacher who had called me about my son. i didn't check in at the office because i went in through the gate with the kids who got off the bus and the teacher i needed to talk with was on yard patrol in that area. as i walked up to her, another teacher (who had my son in history for the second year, so he darn well knew who i was) got on his walkie talkie and called to the office and security to report! "parent on campus! parent on campus!" i looked at him as if he must be nuts. i think i gave him 'the look', which all women have and all men fear, because he ran and hid in the bushes. then the lady teacher and i were talking and a white, unmarked police car came screeching across the grass and slid to a halt and the keystone cops got out and assumed the sniper position. i got in all kinds of trouble, although the teacher did say she called me to come in and she had waved to me when she saw me and knew i was coming to see her. anyway, i guess the teacher hiding in the bushes announced on his walkie talkie, "it's mrs. C......" and kids in the office heard it and spread it around the school and everyone was terrified of me! it was the stupidest thing i had ever seen or heard, but when i call any of the schools now and give them my name, they get me a higher-up right away. i think i paid this woman yesterday who messed me up because she was a little bit too outwardly religious for me. every thing she said was 'praise him', and 'it's the Lord's will', and talking about her bible study group. i was raised catholic and consider myself to have religion, but i wasn't expecting it at Supercuts! every single thing she said for the whole half hour... i really didn't want to go back to her....also, you know how they warn you about sending something back to the kitchen? i think anger on hair could be worse than spit on my steak! lol |
Squaredsc | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 10:36 am     tabbyk, that is totally different. you complain about a bad haircut, don't pay, and never go back. lol texannie. |
Fluff | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:16 am     Okay Texannie, I'll come with you. But I'll have to stand over her shoulders with my arms crossed. Mmmm-hmmm.  |
Texannie | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:24 am     Tabby..that is hysterical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Fluff..but when you meet her, you might wimp like me..she is the tiniest, sweetest little Vietnamese woman who just wants to make "you look like a sexy momma!" you just hate to hurt her feelings...kind of like kicking tinkerbell or that fabric softerner bear! LOL |
Fluff | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:33 am     I beg to differ... I don't care if she was Mother Teresa, when it comes to hairdressers, I try not to become their friends. I learned this with my last one, whom I ended up leaving because she was "trimming" too much of my hair, and later made a statement that basically told her motives. I think of it like this: I'm paying for a service, not a friendship, so if I have to hurt her feelings in the end, I won't feel too bad about doing so.  |
Texannie | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:45 am     Fluff..I am so with you and normally I am that way even if I really like the person. I had one hairdresser for 12 years and NEVER had problems saying "didn't like this, change that" (she did or I wouldn't have stayed!) but for some reason this lady intimidates me with her niceness! LOL makes great sense doesn't it??? |
Squaredsc | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:50 am     texannie, it's probably a front so that she won't get any complaints. |
Fluff | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:51 am     No, it makes total sense. The friendlier they are, the harder it is to be straightforward with them. There's nothing wrong with a friendly stylist, in fact, I'd prefer a friendly stylist to a mean one. But when push comes to shove, she should not be purposely ignoring you when you tell her the specifics. If she cuts your hair the way that she wants, and not the way that you tell her, she has it coming. You let that had been one of my cousins in her chair and she messed up their hair... |
Texannie | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 11:55 am     It is probably a subversive plot to keep me cowed!!!!!!!! OK..you are right!!! I am strong, I am fortified......... |
Squaredsc | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 12:01 pm     ... you have just been crowned... lets hear you roar. |
Texannie | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 12:10 pm     ROFL!!!!!!! That's right, dag dabbit.......
(i couldn't find a lion!!!) |
Tabbyking | Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 09:33 pm     well, hubby has been home for 15 minutes and hasn't noticed (or wants to live and hasn't commented on) my crew cut! lol i was hoping i had til tomorrow because it would have grown twice as much in two days as the one day LOLOL with me, the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is about 4 months.........sigh |
Texannie | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 12:31 pm     OK..ya'll have to give me strength since this is technically ya'lls fault! LOL heading out to my vietnamese lady to color my hair with my "adulterous" haircut! LOL just gonna say if she says anything "isn't it cute? a friend came in town from England and did it" (the guy had just gotten back from a vacation in England and we did become 'best friends' after the cut!!) |
Ladytex | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 01:01 pm     Okay, I can braid my daughters hair, but I cannot start the extensions! Can anyone here help? |
Squaredsc | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 01:04 pm     ladyt i have no idea how to start them. fluff? texannie, lol. |
Texannie | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 01:06 pm     Nope..I can't even french braid! LOL |
Texannie | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 02:55 pm     Well, I am not feeling too guilty or even loyal She commented about my hair, I gave my answer. She says "so you like it like this??????" why yes I do, thanks! oh...and then proceeded to charge me more for my color than she ever has!!!! (it wasn't outrageous but definitely more!) Buh bye! |
Hermione69 | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:04 pm     Tabby? Crew cut? Send me a picture!!!! Personally, while I like my hair a lot, what I would really love to do is just shave my head bald and start fresh. I have absolutely no idea what my natural color and texture is. Although there is probably more gray in there than I am prepared to see, LOL! Ladytex, I can't help either. Have you tried googling it? There is probably a web site out there that will help. Or Fluff. Paging Fluff! Yoo hoo, Fluff!! Texannie, how long has she been doing your hair? I wonder why she would charge you for more like that with no warning. That's a shame. |
Texannie | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:21 pm     Herm, I have threatened to shave my head and start over many times! LOL I went gray in my late teens/early 20's so needless to say I have been coloring for forever. About 10 years or so ago, my dh said, "why not let your color grow out this summer, I don't think I have ever seen your "natural" color. I did. He then told me it was ok to color it! LOL Not really sure, like I said it wasn't outrageous..it was more odd. |
Tabbyking | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:27 pm     hermi, it's actually anywhere from 3 inches to 6 inches long... but shorter than i have had it since i was maybe 12! for me the difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is about 4 months! i should be looking okay by halloween...lol just look at the pic i sent you from my son's graduation and take about 3 inches off all the way around. unevenly, i might add.... |
Hermione69 | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:36 pm     OMG, Tabby! Well, maybe you, Texannie and I should make a bald pact and shave our heads and start over together! Texannie, I can't believe your husband! ROFL! Reminds me of a Cathy comic strip when she goes to a party with Irving and she is wearing skin tight stirrup pants, a turtleneck and a long, cardigan-type sweater. Irving asks if she would like him to take the sweater and hang it up with the coats and Cathy is like, "Oh no, it's part of the outfit." Irving said, "Come on, you are going to be hot," and Cathy says, "These pants reveal every bulge and dimple from the thighs up, no way is this sweater coming off." Irving was like, "Oh how bad can it be? Let me see. C'mon let me see.... Oh." Next thing the host asks Cathy if she can take her sweater and place it with the coats and Irving answers, "No, it's part of the outfit!" Well, that was quite a little tangent I went off on... back to HAIR, people! |
Texannie | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 03:41 pm     ROFL!!!!!!! Herm..he isn't quite that bad NORMALLY but I think seeing his then 35 year old wife totally whiteheaded undid him! LOL And, unfortunately, it's not one of those pretty white heads..my skin tone isn't right for it. I have often thought for my 50th, I was going to go natural. |
Squaredsc | Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 06:50 pm     yep texannie its definately hasta la vista(sp) time. how dare she? but i would have asked her about the change in price. |
Fluff | Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 07:48 am     *racing in, outta breath, huffing and puffing, settling down* Everyone freeze! Put your hands in the air! Step away from the shavers. *handcuffing all potential baldies* Texannie, now you see? LOL! That's why it's good to never become too good of "friends" with your hairdresser. Here you were worrying that you were stabbing her in the back, but in reality, she does it to you. And the fact that she asked you in that tone whether or not you liked the cut (I can totally picture her saying it too!) proved she was a nasty person to begin with. And she probably charged you more for the hair color because she was jealous and wanted revenge, which proves she's not as nice as you thought she was. I tell you the truth. Many hairdressers compare to Satan when it comes to respect. Tell her "Peace out!" Ladyt, when I did my own braided extensions, I simply: 1. took my natural piece of hair, held it in one hand 2. took the false hair and wrapped it around the root of my natural hair about one and a half times, and proceeded to braiding. My hair was one piece, and I used the other two pieces of hair from the extended hair to braid with. Here is something I posted at the hairboard a few months ago. I hope this may also be of some help. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* It took about 2 days, and I'm still not finished. I've put all the hair in braids (I used synthetic S-curl), but I tried to have some larger in the middle compared to up front, and it didn't work. But overall, I am pleased and will do it again anytime. But here is what I've learned. 1. You don't need to part it in squares, but just make sure the parts are equal to the rest. That way, all the braids will look like they have the same width: 2. If you want to make some bigger than the others to save time, don't count on it. You can make them a little larger, but they may be noticeable. So, change the size very subtle. 3. Have plenty of time set apart! Especially if it's your first time doing them, like it was mine. 4. Choose a hair that's good for you. The S-curl hair was really hard to braid with, but I wanted a certain look. 5. Consistency! This is a must. I have to do some over because they are either bigger than the others or the plaiting style isn't the same. 6. Choose a technique and stick with it! Underhand, overhand, whatever. Don't do both on one plait. 7. Be prepared for some ignorant person to comment on your hair, good or bad. My friend kept asking me why did I do this, rather than that. Why did I do that, rather than this. In truth, she is jealous because I did something for myself and my braids came out decent compared to her hideous cornrows that she paid someone to do for her. I almost let her nagging hurt my feelings, even though I kept telling her that it was my first time doing this. I would have never picked with her like that. But anyway! That's stupid people for yuh. Just be prepared. |
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