LindainCO
August 22nd, 2011, 03:05 PM
So glad to be back! I had a reformat and lost my links!
Plus, my hair is now almost 23" long, was 19" when I started here! :cheer:
My oldest friend was looking at my hair the other night, she has nice hair, hardly any gray, and she encouraged me to grow mine (but maybe not THIS long? :D) but was a bit confused about the color. For 40 years, I was a blonde. I was blonde when young, and the last year or so, have tried to go natural, but my hair is med-dark brown and I would say, 60% gray or more. Not a pretty gray, and doesn't look good with my face. I tried growing it out, but finally added some blonde streaks. The length is the old blonde, and a bit brassy.
I have done the streaks/highlights on the new growth only, but have delayed this time as I have some scalp damage due to bleaching, I think. I am trying some natural fungus cures, just in case, and might try the Monistat.
She also thought my hair looked dry, so I am upping my oil treatments. It made me feel self-conscious, but in a way, I feel like saying, "It is what it is", and letting it keep on growing just to see what happens.....she does envy my thickness, but wanted to help me out on conditioning.
Should I just ignore her? Should I hurry and update those highlights? Is there anyway to stop the brassiness? I just ordered 3 deep conditioners from Curlmart....I have oil that I put on after shampooing, but maybe its not enough?
Thanks for letting me go on and on.....
Plus, my hair is now almost 23" long, was 19" when I started here! :cheer:
My oldest friend was looking at my hair the other night, she has nice hair, hardly any gray, and she encouraged me to grow mine (but maybe not THIS long? :D) but was a bit confused about the color. For 40 years, I was a blonde. I was blonde when young, and the last year or so, have tried to go natural, but my hair is med-dark brown and I would say, 60% gray or more. Not a pretty gray, and doesn't look good with my face. I tried growing it out, but finally added some blonde streaks. The length is the old blonde, and a bit brassy.
I have done the streaks/highlights on the new growth only, but have delayed this time as I have some scalp damage due to bleaching, I think. I am trying some natural fungus cures, just in case, and might try the Monistat.
She also thought my hair looked dry, so I am upping my oil treatments. It made me feel self-conscious, but in a way, I feel like saying, "It is what it is", and letting it keep on growing just to see what happens.....she does envy my thickness, but wanted to help me out on conditioning.
Should I just ignore her? Should I hurry and update those highlights? Is there anyway to stop the brassiness? I just ordered 3 deep conditioners from Curlmart....I have oil that I put on after shampooing, but maybe its not enough?
Thanks for letting me go on and on.....