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Originally Posted by
Katleen
I used to call my color 'dishwater hair' but apparently now we can call it 'blondette'
It looks to me that yours is slightly darker than mine, more lightbrown than darkblonde... But then again, I never knew at what point you go from dark blonde to light brown...:confused:
I could never figure that out either...I guess Then I can say that I'm a cool-toned blondette :cheese:
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Originally Posted by
OrganicJewel
or I guess that should be diatomaceous earth :doh::rolleyes:
Good luck finding the coconut oil! :) And I totally like Damascus Earth better than diatomaceous earth :D
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Originally Posted by
Georgies
Okay, that made me laugh but it's not true! btw, my hair color has had some help from multiple henndigo glosses. I like either black or red hair but I have neither, my nat color is kind of ashy, with blonde tones in the summer. I don't think it fits my warm and yellowish skin tone at all. Of course, I am jealous of cool toned people...
Well, henndigo gloss or not, your hair color is lovely, Georgies! And I totally believed that it was natural! :)
I could never really figure out what hair color I have, and never, ever, thought that I would have ash or cool tones. But, in honor of this thread, I popped by the local MAC counter after work today (MAC opened in Finland about a year ago...yes!!) and had them "type" me. The lady informed me that I could wear both warm or cool toned foundations, since I have hints of both, but we ended up going with the cool one since it looks better! I was in shock! But totally happy, since now I look better :cheese: Now I just have to figure out what to do with the hair color... :D
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Originally Posted by
pretty wings
So happy I found this thread! I made it to shoulder length back in April or May and hope to make APL around this time next year. I'm banning myself from doing length checks until at least September because it has become excessive. I know my hair is growing but I swear it is in the same spot it was back in May.
Still not there yet. :mad:
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Originally Posted by
JaimeH
Pretty hair JaimeH! You'll get back there with the help of everyone here :)
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Originally Posted by
Justy
I did lose about 1/2 inch more than I was planning to, but not as much as I was dreading last night. My last hair dresser had used thinning scissors on my hemline to make it not blunt. Today all the thinned parts were cut off, about 1" from the back and 1/2" from the front/sides so it's all even with a fuller hemline. I think most of my old undercut is gone now too. Since I'm at the thin end of ii and my hair has a huge tapper from my big shed last year I can use all the help I can get.
Here is my new hemline, what do you think?
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ctureid=128768
wow, really good hemline and a lovely colour!
In answer to the trim or no trim question, my take on it is that I'll only trim if I see split ends. None so far. Maybe because I wear my hair up nearly all the time. but it is a miracle, because my hair was heavily bleached until recently.
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Originally Posted by
DaniVerde
Actually, are you able to tell if someone has cool tones or warm? If so, would you mind telling me if I send you a few pics? PM me..
I am only so-so at being able to do skin tones. Good thing you went to MAC :D. BTW have you tried their Mineralize Skin Finish Natural? That stuff is amazing. I used to be such an anti-Mac snob but this product has me repenting. I get so many compliments on my "gorgeous skin" now LOL.
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Originally Posted by
DaniVerde
While we're on the topic...what color is my hair?
From the pic you posted I would say you are a cool toned brunette which is what I would be if my face could handle it. Love that color because it is so sophisticated and unique-- and very hard to achieve without a very pro colorist.
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Originally Posted by
OrganicJewel
or I guess that should be diatomaceous earth :doh::rolleyes:
I like Damascus Earth better. Sounds like the name of a S. Lutens perfume... or a metal band!
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Originally Posted by
pretty wings
Still not there yet. :mad:
Come hang out with us Pretty Wings it's a good way to pass the time :D
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Originally Posted by
Sillage
Come hang out with us Pretty Wings it's a good way to pass the time :D
Thanks, looks like I will be hanging out with you guys a lot longer than I had originally thought. Oh well my hair isn't falling out so I can't complain. :)
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Originally Posted by
Johanna
Ooooh I like this. Will have to try it soon.
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Originally Posted by
Johanna
That's very cool. Thank you sharing! :)
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Originally Posted by
Johanna
Great find Johanna! I love this look-- very elegant with plenty of texture and interest. The bun is very nicely proportioned and looks chic without being prissy. I hate prissy updos!
Alas my hair is still too short but I'm saving it for when it's finally long enough.
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I did a sneaky midmonth towel test this morning ;) , and I think I am definitely APL at this point.
Been thinking about it, and this is a great thread since there has been some life kicked into it, so rather than growing further, I decided to plan a very small trim within the next weeks, whenever I can plan it in my schedule.
I will probably have some extra layers cut in as well, in an effort to revive my waves.
That way I can stay with you guys a little longer :cool:, and I get my ends in better shape, so I can grow to APL and longer again with healthy hair.
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Originally Posted by
Sillage
I am only so-so at being able to do skin tones. Good thing you went to MAC :D. BTW have you tried their Mineralize Skin Finish Natural? That stuff is amazing. I used to be such an anti-Mac snob but this product has me repenting. I get so many compliments on my "gorgeous skin" now LOL.
Mineral tends to break me out :( But I got the Longwear Pro, and so far I have to say that it's amazing :D
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Originally Posted by
Sillage
From the pic you posted I would say you are a cool toned brunette which is what I would be if my face could handle it. Love that color because it is so sophisticated and unique-- and very hard to achieve without a very pro colorist.
You may be convincing me to keep my natural color :D
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Originally Posted by
Katleen
I did a sneaky midmonth towel test this morning ;) , and I think I am definitely APL at this point.
That way I can stay with you guys a little longer :cool:, and I get my ends in better shape, so I can grow to APL and longer again with healthy hair.
Those are both fabulous reasons to stay here! Healthier hair at APL and fun in the Shoulder to APL thread!! :cheese:
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I had my hair up in a "bun" today. It isn't really a bun, but it is all up and tidy and held with sticks. When I took my hair down... I had bun curls! OMG! Bun curls! Well, ok, only half my hair did, but still.... so awesome!
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Originally Posted by
Katleen
That way I can stay with you guys a little longer :cool:, and I get my ends in better shape, so I can grow to APL and longer again with healthy hair.
Sounds like a plan Katleen. Quality over quantity I say!
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Originally Posted by
DaniVerde
Mineral tends to break me out :( But I got the Longwear Pro, and so far I have to say that it's amazing :D
You may be convincing me to keep my natural color :D
That's too bad about the MSFN but I'm happy you have a foundation you like. Mac does make some amazing foundations. Also glad you're considering keeping your natural color. I love love love cool toned brunette hair.
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Originally Posted by
kielrain
I had my hair up in a "bun" today. It isn't really a bun, but it is all up and tidy and held with sticks. When I took my hair down... I had bun curls! OMG! Bun curls! Well, ok, only half my hair did, but still.... so awesome!
:cool: :D
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Originally Posted by
kielrain
I had my hair up in a "bun" today. It isn't really a bun, but it is all up and tidy and held with sticks. When I took my hair down... I had bun curls! OMG! Bun curls! Well, ok, only half my hair did, but still.... so awesome!
Congrats on your "bun" and curls.
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I can now put my hair up in a wimpy mini ponytail! It was so exciting when I did it today :D
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My hair looked fabulous today, I just thought I'd mention it. After my treatment on Tuesday it was soft but looked a little dirtier, even after I just rinsed it out. However, one CO later, GREAT hair day. :cheese:
AND, I got a compliment! I saw an old friend today and one of the first things she said was "You are growing your hair!!" It's nice when people actually notice you are growing your hair. She also said it looked great. She's awesome. She knew me when I had waist length hair, and when I cut it to a pixie, so she knows I have had it long before!
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Originally Posted by
misspriss
My hair looked fabulous today, I just thought I'd mention it. After my treatment on Tuesday it was soft but looked a little dirtier, even after I just rinsed it out. However, one CO later, GREAT hair day. :cheese:
AND, I got a compliment! I saw an old friend today and one of the first things she said was "You are growing your hair!!" It's nice when people actually notice you are growing your hair. She also said it looked great. She's awesome. She knew me when I had waist length hair, and when I cut it to a pixie, so she knows I have had it long before!
I love it when people notice! And don't good hair days feel excellent!? I had one today too...it was so soft and shiny and looks fantastic. :D
ETA: I'm fairly positive my hair is at APL now, but I'm waiting til Tuesday to measure since that's when I take my monthly photos. So we'll see if I'm sticking around for another month or if I get to graduate soon.
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Originally Posted by
Bunnysaur
I can now put my hair up in a wimpy mini ponytail! It was so exciting when I did it today :D
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Love your new sig BTW
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I looove hair compliments! Or the days your hair just falls perfectly (: I'm in a D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E attempt to get to APL by mid or late june. I don't know if here's the place to ask it, but I've been taking vitamins for like the last 20 days or so, and have been noticing hair growth. But I was wondering if I'm taking the right vitamins and if I'm taking too little/much of them? This is what I've been taking (percentage baised of daily value):
-140% vitamin A
-5-10 mg biotin
-200% Vitamin C
-200% vitamin E
-200% each of Vitamin B1,B2,Niacin,Folic Acid,B12
-4 mg silica
-100% iron
-162 mg calcium
I take this on a DAILY basis. Most of the vitamins are from a multivitamin I take (besides the biotin and flaxseed). I also do daily 5-10 min scalp massages, and the whole sha-bang of keeping my hair healthy!(: So am I totally OD-ing on vitamins, or is this healthy for hair growth?
THANKS!
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Here I am! Mine is about tad longer. I"m also trying no trims 2012. Just thought I'd drop in!
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Welcome kittengirl!
JuicyBabe, I'd say talk to your doctor about the vitamins. To me, that's a high dose of biotin, though a number of people here take that amount. Watch out for side effects! Some people have reported headaches and acne. There are some biotin threads in the archive.
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I'm calling APL officially. I've been waiting for 50% of my layered hair - when dry - to be below the APL mark, and I just checked and I'm there! You can see a shot in my profile thaT I took yesterday, although the APL line isn't marked.
I do plan on getting a trim in the next couple of weeks, so I may end up back here if my stylist screws it up! Crossing my fingers he won't!
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Good hair days are the best! As are hair compliments. Yeah!
HumanBean- Congrats on hitting APL even with layers!
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Awesome humanbean! Your hair looks really thick and beautiful!
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Originally Posted by
Sillage
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Love your new sig BTW
:D It was surprisingly hard to find a picture of dinosaur bunny... But apparently there's some random girl on myspace or something who calls herself Bunnysaur too... Grrr :p
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Originally Posted by
JuicyBabe
I looove hair compliments! Or the days your hair just falls perfectly (: I'm in a D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E attempt to get to APL by mid or late june. I don't know if here's the place to ask it, but I've been taking vitamins for like the last 20 days or so, and have been noticing hair growth. But I was wondering if I'm taking the right vitamins and if I'm taking too little/much of them? This is what I've been taking (percentage baised of daily value):
-140% vitamin A
-5-10 mg biotin
-200% Vitamin C
-200% vitamin E
-200% each of Vitamin B1,B2,Niacin,Folic Acid,B12
-4 mg silica
-100% iron
-162 mg calcium
I take this on a DAILY basis. Most of the vitamins are from a multivitamin I take (besides the biotin and flaxseed). I also do daily 5-10 min scalp massages, and the whole sha-bang of keeping my hair healthy!(: So am I totally OD-ing on vitamins, or is this healthy for hair growth?
THANKS!
I currently take about 5mg a day, sometimes I forget if I took it and probably end up taking 10 :o I think you should definitely talk to your doctor about it, because that's A LOT of B's you're taking.
While my hair has definitely grown since starting to take biotin, I think that daily scalp massages and adding some oils to my shampoo has helped more.
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Originally Posted by
HumanBean
I'm calling APL officially. I've been waiting for 50% of my layered hair - when dry - to be below the APL mark, and I just checked and I'm there! You can see a shot in my profile thaT I took yesterday, although the APL line isn't marked.
I do plan on getting a trim in the next couple of weeks, so I may end up back here if my stylist screws it up! Crossing my fingers he won't!
Eeep! Congratulations! Good luck with your trim!
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I'll def check with the Doc. next time I go in! I actually take 2 biotin pills a day (each 5mg), so I think I'll cut back to one a day. I have been doing scalp massages too! Works great, doesn't it?(:
BTW; I have a very small apitite, AND I'm a dedicated vegitarian..so I guess maybe it's okay since I don't really get all my vitamins from the food I eat...But still gonna' check with my Doctor! thanks guys.
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Good job HumanBean! Congrats on your new APL hair!
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Trying headband curls! I like how my hair looks with the headband. :p
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OMG friends, a HUGE RAVE for Roux Porosity Control shampoo and Ion Extreme Moisture Creme!
I dyed my hair today and had to refresh the color on my length as well. Well when I went to rinse out the dye my hair was like straw and I couldn't get my fingers thru it-- so scary! Anyway, I used RPC and it made an enormous difference. I was able to get my fingers thru my hair and it didn't feel as rough. I shampooed with it twice to make sure all the dye residue was out then made a mix of molasses and Ion Extreme Moisture Creme which I put in my towel dried hair and left for 30 min. I rinsed it out, put in a some avocado oil and now my hair feels like silk. Can't believe what a difference these two products made in my hair. Simply astonishing!
Anyone else have a miracle product tale they want to share?
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JaimeH, your hair is going to be long again quite soon!
Battles, I wish I was long enough to try that, I think it looks cool as is too.
I'm a few inches from APL but I still have so much permanent black in my hair :(.
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missdelarocha
Battles, I wish I was long enough to try that, I think it looks cool as is too.
I'm a few inches from APL but I still have so much permanent black in my hair :(.
You could probably try it now, or pretty soon if it doesn't work yet. My hair isn't quite APL yet and it felt like it was slightly difficult to wrap it around the headband at some points.
And I know how you feel about the permanent dye. I'm trying to grow out henna now too.. :o
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Originally Posted by
battles
You could probably try it now, or pretty soon if it doesn't work yet. My hair isn't quite APL yet and it felt like it was slightly difficult to wrap it around the headband at some points.
And I know how you feel about the permanent dye. I'm trying to grow out henna now too.. :o
I don't have one of those thin headbands unfortunately, or even a normal one that doesn't feel like it's cutting into my head :o.
How did the curls turn out for you?
Ah, thank you for telling me, it makes me feel less alone haha, everybody seems to grow out a colour lighter than their own, which seems much easier..
What colour is your natural hair?
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missdelarocha
I don't have one of those thin headbands unfortunately, or even a normal one that doesn't feel like it's cutting into my head :o.
How did the curls turn out for you?
Ah, thank you for telling me, it makes me feel less alone haha, everybody seems to grow out a colour lighter than their own, which seems much easier..
What colour is your natural hair?
The sections I took were a little uneven, so they were all sproingy in the front and heavier, a little saggy and still damp in the back. I'll give it another try at some point and leave them in all day since I doubt they'd survive the night with how much I toss and turn. :P
Definitely not alone! My henna is auburn that I've lightened a little bit with color oops, my natural color is sort of medium ash brown. How much do you have left to grow out?
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I have a miracle product to share: Neelibhringadi Oil. There is another thread on this oil but I thought I would share anyway.
I have used it a total of three times, pre shampoo. I just rinsed my hair now- I didn't wash it, but I did an SMT on my protein-ey ends post henndigo on the weekend. While rinsing, I didn't lose a single strand in the drain, usually just from rinsing I would lose at least 50-100. There has been significantly less hair in my tangle teezer, too :joy: :cheese: Awesome :cool:
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Originally Posted by
Lissandria
I have a miracle product to share: Neelibhringadi Oil. There is another thread on this oil but I thought I would share anyway.
I have used it a total of three times, pre shampoo. I just rinsed my hair now- I didn't wash it, but I did an SMT on my protein-ey ends post henndigo on the weekend. While rinsing, I didn't lose a single strand in the drain, usually just from rinsing I would lose at least 50-100. There has been significantly less hair in my tangle teezer, too :joy: :cheese: Awesome :cool:
I am a big fan of that oil myself. The thread is here: Neelibhringadi Ayurvedic Hair Oil. Be mindful of indigo allergy, it does contain indigo.
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Roscata
Since it has indigo in it, will it darken hair?
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Originally Posted by
DaniVerde
Since it has indigo in it, will it darken hair?
I have not experienced any darkening, and there is at least one blonde that is using it and updated that thread with her experience. No one has yet reported any darkening, but you could probably ask her directly.
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Originally Posted by
Lissandria
I have a miracle product to share: Neelibhringadi Oil. There is another thread on this oil but I thought I would share anyway.
I have used it a total of three times, pre shampoo. I just rinsed my hair now- I didn't wash it, but I did an SMT on my protein-ey ends post henndigo on the weekend. While rinsing, I didn't lose a single strand in the drain, usually just from rinsing I would lose at least 50-100. There has been significantly less hair in my tangle teezer, too :joy: :cheese: Awesome :cool:
WUUUUUUUUUT?!?!?!?!?!
Is India Abundance a reliable supplier??
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There are so many things to try!! I'm doing my best not to try everything at once, and it's sooooooo hard!!
So I'm living vicariously through you guys-I demand frequent updates on all of this fun stuff, please, so that way in about a month I can try something else too! :cheese:
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I know it's not Towel Thursday, but I don't very often have the opportunity to have someone take a "glamor shot" - DH basically thinks I've completely lost my mind on this hair obsession - so I'll just bend the rules a little and throw mine out in between. :o
I was suprised to see how long my hair has actually gotten but I'm afraid there's also still quite some way to go :cool:. I will have to admit that I quite like my layers and - at least for now - I'm definitely going for length as opposed to an even hemline :D
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ctureid=129121
