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Posted 10/13/2016 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
Nothing better than a foo-foo time for a woman!! A new do can make you feel so much better.

Nothing fancy.... I could have just gone for the shampoo and the way she washes my hair.

Happy woman here!!
Posted 10/14/2016 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
I do my hair color every 10 days!! Yep PeteZa I could not agree more...that and hair straightening (only 3 times a year).
Posted 10/14/2016 12:42 AM (GMT 0)
I did this the other day too, made me feel great which was much needed :)
Posted 10/14/2016 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Glad for you uplift PetZa! I totally agree with you on this count. I went the weekend before last, thinking a new do would give me a lift, OMG! I had to wear a scarf to work for a week around my head. It was SOOOOO bad.
Posted 10/14/2016 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
Some of you made me laugh and some made me sad.

I started years ago coloring my hair - probably in my 30's just for fun. Then it was a thing you had to do to maintain..... Then it was a thing you did to make sure the "glitter" didn't show.

Now? Well, I would like to be non-coloring so we had to color it what they call shadow roots and silver ends. That way I can go to my natural color and quit coloring all together.

If I was to advise a young person I would say - do not color your hair. Just put $50 a month in a fund for something better than hair color!!! LOL

Go natural. It always looks real. But, last month I did a violet tinge to my hair and it was so cool! I was a hip grandma! Now I have been there, done that and the thrill is gone.
Posted 10/14/2016 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
LOL ^^^^no way!!....i have been coloring my hair since age 14. I think I have been all the color of the rainbow....blonde...purple...reddish...3 boxes of color on my hair....now I am burgundy/red for years. You will have to kill me and wait until my hair grows the mythical 1/4 inch to see me with gray hair. I got gray at age 28.

It cost me only $10 a month and I color my hair 3 times!!
Posted 10/14/2016 3:50 AM (GMT 0)
My daughter and I were nervously laughing about this just the other day. I started coloring my hair in my early 20's because I inherited my Father's early graying gene.

My daughter started coloring hers at the same age I did, though I don't know why, she used to be a pretty blonde and she went black, and then everything else. I color mine on average every couple months or so, or until the roots get embarrassing.

Anyhoo, we were having the *do you think doing it for so long it's leaked into our brains* conversation.




I buy mine off the shelf, and rarely spend more than $3.50.
Posted 10/14/2016 4:26 AM (GMT 0)
I colour my hair, too...because I have some grey.... but I feel bad doing it now with Lyme because of the toxins...

Vanity.
Posted 10/14/2016 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
^^^^ same here julymorning and the color is just fine. Nobody can ever tell it is store bought. At this point does not even overlap with the difference color tone typical of newly died hair root.
I have a friend who is a haistylist and has her own shop. She always asks me to get it colored in the shop for free. I just like to do it at home at my own terms.
Posted 10/14/2016 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
Aww, there is nothing better than a new 'do!! :D Even when your insides feel like you've been abducted by aliens, I think when your outsides looks nice it can sure make you feel better.

@Girlie-
I too have issues about using chemical hair dyes. And go back and forth about it. Especially with toxic burden we Lymies have. But now I live abroad and the prices are INSANE. So I am reconsidering doing henna again that I used to do a few years ago.

So to be clear, I am not talking about the store bought henna in a box which is full of nasty salts, etc. This is the henna that any hairdresser has learned about and will tell you to never do.
But, Body art quality henna is a whole other amazing world! Here's a link to the site below . If you have a spare 5 hours and no Lyme brain it is a fascinating site! LOL! The owner actually has a Ph.D. ( or dissertation) in henna. When I was using this, it was amazing!!! My hair was a gorgeous virbrant red. But I have blonde hair and look better that way. Blonde henna doesn't really exist except if you were blond and now grey, because it can't lift color. The cool thing is you can play with colors and make your own mix of reds, browns, blacks. I think I might just start doing the Cassia(neutral or blonde) just to cover my greys. But cassia is a great conditioner too. Anyway, it takes a bit of practice but it's really amazing... and totally chemical free;)

http://www.hennaforhair.com/
Posted 10/14/2016 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
Yay for you PeteZa!! That is such a good feeling! I am fortunate that ombre and reverse ombre are stylish...my highlights have grown out, my roots are a mess, but someone told me the other day that they like my hair color! HAHAHA! I almost fell over; haven't had it highlighted or cut in over 5 months lol. I joke that my current fashion style is "homeless chic" :)

Thankfully, it is colder now and I don't have to worry about a pedicure. I sorta neglected that for about a year but I figured "who'd notice?" It wasn't pretty AND it turns out that more people look at your feet than you realize! lol

Now, it is all about the eyebrows for me. Out.Of.Control. I can't keep up with the plucking and I just don't have the energy to go get them waxed. They are the bane of my existence lol
Posted 10/14/2016 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
great PeteZa
so glad to hear that you are happy
<3
Posted 10/14/2016 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
Blueberry it is just nice to have something "normal." It really is the little things.
Posted 10/14/2016 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
Now, I am just waiting for "BEDHEAD" to be chic!!
Posted 10/14/2016 3:56 PM (GMT 0)
Me too - this morning my hair is not the same was when she did it. LOL!! I was gorgeous yesterday. Today I am back to looking like me.
Posted 10/14/2016 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
I completely agree with this topic! I do my own hair color, using henna... I hadn't let it go this long in ... ever! Last Sunday I did the deed, and I felt instantly better! It's amazing! -- I have super straight hair, so it always looks the same besides color, LoL
Posted 10/14/2016 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
I really rock the BEDHEAD!!!
Posted 10/14/2016 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
I finally let my hair go grey. When I get to travel, and be away from the office, the grey gets colored pink. Saging women look great with fun colors! I fantasize about pink and turquoise together, maybe with some blonde.
Posted 10/14/2016 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
I love the term Sage Woman.
Posted 10/14/2016 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
kinda off topic - but more 'girl' talk.

What is the microblading they're doing for eyebrows?

Are they adding in 'fake' hairs? or what?

I still have eyebrows...lol...but these days everyone is thickening them..
Posted 10/14/2016 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad you got a fresh new look! Feels good to pamper yourself! I used to love getting my hair done, then a few years ago I developed alopecia areata. I was rocking a platinum blond pixie when my first spots showed up. I loved that hairdo so much, but I was forced to grow it out to cover any future spots and let it go back to my natural very dark brown to reduce damage. I was too embarrassed to get it cut by someone else so I learned to trim it myself. My hairdresser at the time had never seen it before and I felt kind of like a freak show. I wore wigs while my hair grew out. Ugh! But, currently all my spots have grown back in so maybe I will go in for layers...or I'll just find some youtube to learn how to cut layers in my own hair! ;)
Posted 10/14/2016 7:25 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think thick brows look good on anyone....they surely make my lines heavier....possibly drawing em is the cheapest and safest option. Unfortunately or fortunately (depends who you are talking to) I grow hair like a she wolf . I really like the 1930's style of brows from the old movies......
Posted 10/14/2016 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
ChickNorris - my hubby and I cut my hair for a year...I didn't want my head back so they could wash it in those sinks.

It was not bad, actually...he cut the back for me.
Posted 10/14/2016 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
I worry about the chemicals being that close to my brain too. Sometimes the smells get to me too. I usually stretch it as long as I can - like 12 weeks. Then I get the high light/low light with foils so it's not painted on my head, I know some touches my scalp with the foils but not as much. It does make me feel so much more like a "regular" person.

I no longer do manicure/pedicures either. I did find an "organic" nail salon the other day and may give it a try.
Posted 10/14/2016 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know when I've been to the hairdresser last. That's something that I'm saving for when I really feel better. In the interim, Hubbie takes care of my hair.

PeteZa I'm sure your hair looks lovely 😊
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