The egg/honey/oil thing did leave my hair feeling soft and shiny, I was just so irritated by the loss of my waxy coating. :/ I'll try to hit Sally's this evening, to find out if they have any inexpensive protein treatments I can try.
My hair has never required chemicals to straighten. I did it once, and it was horrible-- I ended up shaving it off shortly thereafter, it looked and felt that bad. I've never had success straightening with a blow-dryer, that left me a frizzy mess (something I tried a handful of times), but with a curling iron my hair can be indistinguishable from naturally straight hair (I tend to do less straightening on the under-layers so I can keep some body, because it will lie horribly flat if I don't). When I put my hair into a bun and take it out, it will be stick-straight on top and slightly wavy to straight in the bun part. I'm left with whatever strands weren't long enough to get into the bun and/or were missed being curly and something that looks like hat hair, only it goes all the way to the nape of my neck (where I usually make my buns).
I generally love my hair, though. Except for times like this, when it is too fine to really work with, it will do damn near anything I want it to do. I can wear it straight, wavy, or curly, I love the color. . . I'm actually kind of vain about it. The waxy build-up made it less prone to tangle and even better behaved, provided I didn't mess with it too much once I was finished combing (which I only do while my hair is wet, because it's impossible otherwise).
How many posts do you need to post pictures? My camera isn't working right now and I'm not on my own computer (the beast is out for repairs), but I'm sure I have pictures online which can illustrate some of my hair traits.
Oooh, yes, I've seen those. My kids' grandparents live in Amish country (not just the area, I mean their 'neighborhood', if it could be called that, is at least 60% Amish) and I pass an Amish store each week when I take the kids down to see their grandparents. Those hair pins look like they'd slide right out of my hair, though. The spin pins might work, but $6 is on the expensive side for me (have I mentioned that I'm really poor? ), especially considering that I'm not sure my hair is long/thick enough to make good use of them. In a few more inches, though, I'll give them a go.Buggers are pricey. I think I know what you are talking about. Worst thing about them is they overcharge for what should be cheap! With me.. it ain't the clip.. it is the hairball I have.
A spin pin is this thing HERE. Amish hair pins are these HERE. Basically, a U shaped thing. If you are crafty, you can make one out of a small metal knitting double point needle.
Clever person! I've made knitting needles that way, but for some reason I never thought to make my own hair sticks. *shrug* I have used orange sticks in the past (the kind that they sell for fingernails), but they were kind of rough even after filing (though I never bothered painting them with nail polish first, d'oh!).And.. as for chopsticks.. I make my own from old takeout sticks from Chinese places. Just cut them to size, shape and sharpen an end, sand flat and paint with nail polish. I actually posted about them on my blog because I have no life. It is a how-to.. if you've never done that yourself. (Probably have, but you never know.)
And I hate scrunchies too. As a child of the 80s I've put my time in with them!
My daughter is just discovering scrunchies thanks to my own 80's-based complex. *lol* She recently received some hand-me-down girly things from a friend of mine, pulled out the scrunchie and asked, "What's this, some kind of fluffy bracelet?" *lol* She was tickled to find out she could put it in her hair. It was a reminder not to project my own traumas onto my children. *lol*
Yeah, every now and then I see a bus around here but it honestly seems totally random to me. There certainly isn't a bus system to get me around town, and walking more than a few blocks with four small kids is a PITA. :/ Being poor is no fun.I don't get out enough either. Gas=$$$ and the bus system here is laughable. :/
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