Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 08:42 am     welcome meemo. fluff is our resident hair expert and i try to help out here and there. imo you can go with some auburn highlights or even a nice bronzie gold would work. did you want to lighten your dark brown to something lighter forthe blong hi-lights to work? |
Sasman | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:04 am     I was supposed to get my hair cut yesterday but that darn Ray wouldn't cut hair in the dark! Now my BW is threatening to get me a violin lol. |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:06 am     lol sas. btw what does bw mean? beautiful wife im guessing? oh and be happy he didn't cut your hair in the dark. |
Sasman | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:08 am     yes, that's what bw stands for..... you're probably right about the dark cut... |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:09 am     yep. especially if he uses clippers. then you would be in here talkin bout a bad haircut. |
Sasman | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:13 am     lol square - btw how you doing today? its slow here so i'm bored TGIF. |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:19 am     sas, ive got a full tummy and im jammin to bob marley (had a luncheon). so i will be no more good this afternoon. TGIF to you too. |
Sasman | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:21 am     square, i've got sgt peppers on and just had a delish corned beef samovich. hope your hair comes out good.... |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:24 am     thx darlin, i do too. you need to go to the what's for lunch thread in general discussions. |
Lucy | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:28 am     Meemo, while we're waiting for Fluff to weigh in, I'll tell you what I've done with highlights for my darker brown hair...My Ahndrew, you can call him Drew for short, puts in a small amount of caramel colored highlights. Good luck!! |
Tater | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:08 am     Okay, the past few months my hair has deciced to jump ship. I could deal with it when it became gray and then grayer, but now this is bordering on just plain ridiculous. ANy ideas or help? I don't think bald will be a good look on me. LOL  |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:14 am     tater have you talked to a dermatologist? female pattern balding is getting pretty prevalent. i would go to the doctor first and see what they say. because it could be something genetic or maybe one of the products you are using. do you color your hair? or perm it? or use any other chemicals on your hair? |
Fluff | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:51 am     Hi Meemo. You should definitely consider your skintone when getting highlights. Cool colors for cool skin, warm colors for warmer complexions. Having said that, I agree with auburn or caramel colored highlights. Just a few is enouugh to give your total haircolor a punch. But, you definitely have to be careful with caramel because they can come out orangey/bronzey. What effect are you trying to achieve? Barely visible highlights? Knock-em out highlights? Here's an article that might be beneficial to you. http://www.substance.com/discuss/article/0,,413822,00.html Also, here is a haircolor chart for fun. Pick out your natural color, and then hunt down the color that you want with your haircolor. Tell us the ones you've picked, and then we can have fun matching colors for you! This should be fun! http://www.dosfordonts.com/haircolor.html Tater, I definitely recommend a dermatologist or trichologist in that situation. |
Meemo | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:05 am     thanks for everyones response. i'd say that i have a warm complexion. diffently want knock-em out highlights. i will have to check out that haircolor chart. since summer is almost over i thought maybe something warmer. i'll get back soon. thanks |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 06:16 pm     ahh back to my normal self. |
Tater | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:19 pm     Square, Just went to the Doctor today. He thinks it's stress but he took some blood just to check thinks out. THnaks for the ideas! |
Squaredsc | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:26 pm     ok tater. that was fast. ok so if its just stress then you need to relax, relate, and release. get a good massage and clear the mind. |
Trishan | Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 01:26 pm     Thanks Squared, Fluff & Tabbyking for the heads up ...now I just need to wait 30 days, ask my friend to trim just the front of my new "chin length bob" & I'll be set. Hopefully, my hair will brush my shoulders by October...yay! |
Squaredsc | Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 03:46 pm     hah, the fab5 has nothing on us. trish im sure your hair will look fab well before then. |
Denecee | Monday, August 18, 2003 - 03:42 pm     I was getting my hair lightened and I asked my hair dresser if he could do my eyebrows, so he did! When they grow back I will have dark roots in my eyebrows! YIKES! |
Squaredsc | Monday, August 18, 2003 - 05:31 pm     aack denecee. i never thought of that. |
Fluff | Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 07:34 am     LOL Denecee! So, how did the brows turn out? |
Meemo | Friday, August 22, 2003 - 11:10 am     fluff- i checked out the haircolor chart and i'd say i'm a dark brown (4). after looking at those highlights i'm wondering if maybe my hair is too dark for any of them. the only reason i thought to highlight it is because i heard it was better than dyeing your whole head. what do you think? |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 - 12:42 pm     ok i think my hair has paused in its growing. the top layer is just brushing the top of my ears. in also taking a mini break from going to the hairdressers. |
Fluff | Thursday, August 28, 2003 - 08:22 am     Highlighting in a sense is better than dyeing your entire head, although it can still do damage to the hair that has been dyed. Your hair isn't too dark for highlights. My hair is darker and I got caramelish highlights and that gave my entire head of hair a nice punch. The key is picking a color that will agree with your complexion. |