First time henna, can't decide if I like it!

[AriaDraconfly]

So I am a natural red head, but my hair started fading two years ago (I blame not going out in the sun and Floridas sulphur-laden water, may be unfounded but I blame it anyway, glad to be back in California!) I have grown tired of it being so faded so I finally made the jump and did henna, and am now trying to decide if it was the right jump!

I know it takes a little while to let the hair oxidize and such, it has only been 24 hours since I did it, so I hope it darkening will make me like it a bit more.

This is me before, when my hair was really red:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/AriaDragonfly/36884_126592564047649_100000907186756_136185_50401 25_n.jpg

This is me when it started to fade (sorry about the odd outfit it was at a convention >.> only picture I could find that showed what I meant by fade)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/AriaDragonfly/34727_153975014642737_100000907186756_266817_79108 42_n.jpg

And this is me as of 5 minutes ago:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/AriaDragonfly/Picture4-1.jpg

What do you guys think? I think it looks a tad unnatural... but like I said, it may be just because I've never dyed my hair before and it's so new!

[little_cherry]

I think your colour is beautiful....the lighting is a little low, so it's hard to see..but I bet it looks amazing in full natural light. :)

It usually does take about a week for henna to settle down.

[lundmir]

I think you look gorgeous and I love the color. With your coloring, it looks very natural to me, and you probably find it unusual because you had never colored your hair before.

It takes about a week for me to oxidize, I hope you become satisfied with the final color.

[akuamoonmaui]

I'd give it a bit of time. I've just done two henna glosses over the last month and it does take a couple days for it to change. Even in the wait-time, the color is fine on you. Much redder than what you're used to so I can see why you posted this, but you are a redhead, so your coloring works just fine with the more intense color.

If you don't care for it, you can try indigo with your next mix (or a gloss), it'll tone it down a bit. I'd read the articles and threads on henna if you haven't already. I was nervous playing with henna, but it really does lovely things for your hair. I think it's worth tweaking to find the right application for you.

[AriaDraconfly]

Yeah unfortunately as it is super cloudy outside natural light is very low, and I don't have much light in my living room as it is.

[rach]

It always looks bright at first attempt . You should have seen mine !!!! woza !!!
It will calm and it will look great on you.
One thing i will point out is what you wish to do future wise because i assume you don't wish to go to cherry colour tones , the darker henna shade. Cassia /henna mixes or glosses should suffice from now onwards if you wish for the natural red head shade or just keeping to roots only ?

I think all pictures look lovely.
I think the richness is likely to be a shock at the moment but it will mellow down over the week.
Took me ages to adapt to my colour and remembering i'm now a red/cherry head

[Roseate]

It's beautiful! If you want to go towards a lighter red, more like your unfaded natural in the first pic, you might consider going for a cassia/henna blend in the future. Your coloring definitely works with the red, either way. I envy you hennaheads!

[CurlyTresses]

Agreeing with has already been written but wanted to add, I think your henna results look beautiful (tho the pic is little dark). Also think it's just the intensity of the henna first few days before it fully oxidizes or settles. :)

[redwoman]

I don't know anything about henna, but I think the color looks really good on you. You should keep it that way. It looks lovely.

[deko]

It looks so pretty and vivid!

I would do only henna glosses if I was a natural redhead. It should keep your haircolor nice and warm without too dark red/brown. Henna glosses are so easy and less time consuming, but they give a nice warm tint and really cood extra condition.