Depressing S&D Mission...

[Natalia]

Well while i was waiting in the hospital today for almost 2 and a half hours more than planned i decided to go to town on an S&D mission. Im sitting htere with an IV what else am i supposed to do right ;) ? Well i usually S&D under an Ott light type thing so if you have one of those you know how bright they are. I havent been finding tons of splits at home when i look so i thouhgt hey im not doing as bad as i though :)....WRONG!

I was so sad to see that daylight brings out my splits alot better than my ott light :(. Im kinda glad and kinda sad. Glad i can find them and take care of them but sad that i do in fact have as much if not more splits than i thought :(... Who knew that the super bright ott light or the light from my lap top screen wasnt showing nearly what i had. So i guess my S&D missions need to be in daylight from now on.

Anyone else notice this with their hair? I thought maybe becasue my hair is so fine and im a blonde underneath this dye the bright light shines stright through the even finer split hairs? They are so hard to see i generally trim anything with a sudden taper just to be safe. Turns out that was a good thing becasue i found alot of deep broken off splits.

Just thought is share my pathetic discovery
Natalia

[Coriander]

First of all I hope you're okay!!!

Secondly, last week when I was in the ER with my DBF, I had nothing better to do as well than play with the end of my braid. I don't want to tell you how many more splits I found thanks to those fluorescent lights.

Here's to healing you and your splits :flowers:

[demitasse]

Nothing looks good under fluorescent lights: hair, skin, figures. It's like they were purposefully designed to make people look as unkempt, washed out, and lumpy as possible. Don't let it get you too down. I defy anyone to look their best while standing underneath one of those things.

Hope you're feeling well, Natalia. :)

[Kiraela]

Oh, I do hope you are feeling well, Natalia!

Yes, sunlight and florescent lights are awful for me. I can see splits, kinks, bends, blackheads, lumps, bumps and bruises so much worse under those lights. Not to mention the havoc they play on my migraines.

[Moonstruck]

Ahh! It's SO frustrating when I'm somewhere outside without my scissors, find out literally that my ends are TEEMING with splits, and when I get home, march into my bathroom with scissors firmly in hand.... my lights turn up NOTHING. ::throws hands in air::

But hey, if you can't see 'em, others can't see 'em either. So no one inside knows how terrible my ends look. ;)
My dark dark brown hair is actually surprisingly hard to find the splits on because I have a lot of natural variation in hair color and thickness. I can never tell if its a real split end or a natural taper - I end up cutting both as well.