Hey all,
Anyone want to show off their long differently color hair? I'm about 2 inches from waist-length at the moment with pretty wavy hair. I was thinking about dying my hair pink or some other color but I feel like it would look silly and "interesting" colors look better on short hair.

Prove me wrong!
Pictures please?

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Thanks so much for the quick responses. Moment of weakness I guess, I've been growing my hair out from maybe an inch long (basically buzzed) to the current length for 3 years. Looking into henna or something similar to get a more red hue over my natural brown...

It seems like there are a LOT of picture posts lately.

Which is a good thing, right? Text-only advice is great, but I love to see pictures of everyone else's hair growth and especially pictures of all of you longhairs' hair. It inspires me to keep going!

So hopefully this is inspiring to somebody out there??

I think my hair has JUST BARELY reached BSL. It would have probably been there months ago if I haven't been so crazy with my trimming/dusting. D: I think I'm just going to stop. I've probably cut a good 2-3 inches off in the past couple of months. Eeep.

( June 2008 - November 2009 )

Feelin'...: determined

( Photos under here )

 So, I've dropped my wide-tooth plastic comb in the shower so many times that a bunch of the teeth have fallen off, and it's about time to get a new one.  When I bought that one I didn't know anything about long hair, I just heard in Allure that they were better.  Now I am a bit more informed, but have to ask the question;

What type of WTC is the best for detangling and gentlest for long hair?  Soft plastic?  Hard plastic?  Metal?  I think that wood is out of the question for me because I de-tangle in the shower and wood gets swollen.  My hair, as everyone knows by now, looks like this:  (I'm on the right)



And here is a bonus pic, of a "milk-maid" style hair braided with ribbons

 Hi Everyone!

I don't think I've posted here before... Guess I've just been a lurker... I do have a question, however, as I'm going to henna my hair and you all seem so knowledgeable. I've been googling this to no avail.

My hair is light/medium brown, and I have some grown-out highlights from maybe 3 months ago. I've only colored my hair once. You can only see the roots and tell that it's dyed if I tie it up in a tight ponytail; when its down, it still blends together. 

I just picked up 200 grams of pure henna (Mumtaz brand - mumtaz_superior_quality_henna_1s copy.jpg). I was going to mix it with indigo, then decided I might like to go red and just use henna. My question: I know that the highlighted hair will take the color more easily than the non-highlighted parts... but will it look ridiculous? (here's the natural color, if it makes a difference - don't have any pictures of it highlighted.. 5840_551981876861_13003495_32887100_6462316_n.jpg). Will there probably be an obvious line of new growth and old hair or should it blend well? 

Thanks!

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My resolution of trying to post something in this journal daily has not succeeded terribly well. I had an astonishly productive day yesterday, during which I whittled away at the Desk of Damnation [thank you, vyrdolak1998 for the inspiration for that], but said productivity cost me writing time and unwinding time, as well as necessitating my previous post about taking a bye in therealljidol. I'd hoped to save my byes for the days I'll be away for philcon.

I need to be able to string productive days together. I will count today as productive if I can get out and make a dent in leaf-raking and leaf-blowing, because our street will have curbside pickup next week.

So it comes back to catch-up in this journal. Bullet points commence.

* A very belated "Happy birthday" to oberonia, and good natal wishes today for jarien.

* Welcomes to new Gentle Readers jack_batelin, moonhot97, and karmasoup, and to returning Gentle Reader minikin.

* Lots of news about audiobook titles at mikescomics from BBC Audio. If you're looking for other titles, including non-genre stuff from the Radio Collection, please drop me a line. In addition, we just got in "The War Games", which is Patrick Troughton's swan song as The Second Doctor, and is a story that works just as well today... I can easily see it fitting the current WHO format as spanning an entire season/series. Matt Smith/11th Doctor writers, take notice. Especially if a certain warlike planet found itself UNQUARANTINED after the Time War... the storytelling possibilities could be quite intriguing. You're welcome.

* We just finished "The Silurians" as part of our DOCTOR WHO rewatch, and with each viewing, I become more and more impressed with the character of Doctor Lawrence as played by Peter Miles. There's a lot of nuances there that aren't apparent on first viewing, and he is not just a single-minded head honcho. In fact, he's quite a tragic figure, and a lot of credit must go to the writer, the director and to the actor. I can find the character extremely relatable at the moment.

* My plans for my attendance at Philcon 2009 are coming together. I have my accommodations and my travel arrangements set; this weekend I am working on what needs to be packed - not merely clothing, but press materials and notes for what possible panels I may be on.

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Off to tackle the Backyard of Leafy DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

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Feelin'...: hopeful

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I know enough of you have already started getting your holiday gourd on, so click here for a little hardcore validation. And by "hardcore", I do NOT mean DVDA.

Goddamn Daily Show. Stupid code is stupid. Just click here already, since either they or I are made of fail and can't embed a fucking clip.

There will be no LJ Idol entry from me this week.

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NOTE: All bold events through 11/20/09 are with The Elephant Engine High Dive Revival (Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani and Buddy Wakefield.)

Sun Nov 8
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Time of Show: 7:00 pm
GYMNASIUM
22062 Antonio Parkway
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
$5 donation

Tue Nov 10
Student Union
University of Nevada
1500 N. Virginia
Reno, NV
7pm
Free

Wed Nov 11
Main Theatre
Dominican University
50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA
Free for students, $10 for general
8PM all ages

Mon Nov 16
Kilworth Chapel
Puget Sound College
Puget Sound, WA
N. 18th and Warner St., Tacoma, WA, 98416
Free for students, $5 for general

Tue Nov 17
Lewis and Clark
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd Portland, OR
97219.,
Student Union Auditorium
8PM, all ages, FREE

Wed Nov 18
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA,
Details TBA

Thu Nov 19
Whatcom Community College, Syre Auditorium
237 West Kellogg, Bellingham WA 98226
7:30pm

Fri Nov 20
Reed College
Reed College’s Kaul Auditorium
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland OR
8:30pm

Wed November 25: Berkeley, California; Berzerkely Poetry Slam “Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Mike McGee/Sock Puppet Slam” at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. Sign up: 7:30pm

Wed December 2: Albuquerque, NM; Poetry & Beer, Blackbird Buvette, 509 Central NW. Sign up at 7:30pm.

Mon December 14: Vancouver, B.C.; Van Slam, Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive.

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Saturday Nov. 14

2:00-4:30 p.m.

Marlborough Public Library

35 West Main Street Marlborough MA 01752

Bigelow Auditorium

For More Info Contact: David

509-624-6900

dmackenzie@cwmars.org

Demonstration by the Worcester Youth Poetry Slam and other area poets.

http://worcesteryouthslam.com/

http://www.marlboroughpubliclibrary.org

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After much indecision, I got my hair cut yesterday. It is still, by most people's standards, long, although I feel somewhat like I'm forsaking the sisterhood. You can clearly see in the pictures where there's a line about halfway down. Above that it's nice and thick; below that it gets wispier as it goes. I knew that it did, but don't think I realized how badly until I saw the pictures. I had surgery four years ago and was on a liquid diet for weeks, and it shows in my hair-that line. Lori cut it right in the middle of the thick spot, so now I've got nice thick blunt ends. It's short enough to be swingy, long enough to go back or up (right now I've got the front pulled up off my face) and I have bangs, not forehead.

In short, I love it, and I have no regrets. I may eventually let it grow out again from here, but for now, I'm going to enjoy it where it is.

( before and after )

Feelin'...: satisfied

I'm wondering where everyone who dusts/S&D/trims thier own hair bought their scissors from and how much they were.  I keep reading that you should use scissors made for cutting hair when you trim it, but I'l be honest- I don't see the difference between the scissors they sell at Walmart for cutting hair, and the same scissors used for paper projects or fabric cutting.  When I first started dusting, I used an old pair of crayola kid's scissors which probably was not the best idea.  Right now I'm using a new pair of embroidery scissors that I only use on hair (mine and my husband's).  They're the gold stork kind of scissors from joann's, and they're really sharp.

I'm just wondering if that's really doing more harm than good on my hair, and where I can find a reasonably priced, nice pair of scissors to use on hair if it is.  Thanks everybody!

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Background info: I have hair that just hits my tailbone, blunt cut. I wash my hair every second night and I let my hair air dry.

My question is, how do you sleep with your hair to cause the least amount of damage?

I didn't have a stroke today!

(Yes, there's a story behind all this. Ask if you're interested.)

January 08

MArch 08 after i had it cut shorter

This is my first post and i thought i would show you my hair rather than explain it! I have no recent photos but i will upload one eventually! As it is MUCH longer
I loveeee my hair soo much, but its in very very bad condition.. My fringe is singed and has went frizzy (its a side fringe) so i had to get it cut really short but its growing back and i am haveing in trimmed every so often to try and get rid of the damage
My hair also holds water + I have to blow dry it because if I leave it too dry naturally it is still wet the next morning.
It is naturally straight but I sitll striaghten it everyday, i also back-comb it 2-3 times a week, I know i'm bieng a b***rd to my hair but I hate having it in the same style.
x

I have a job!

Pay is about the same if not a little more than what I had before... and I am SALARIED! I also get BENEFITS after 3 months!

The job is as an Assistant Manager of a 'Kiddie Kandids'... a children/family photo studio in Totowa, NJ.

What it means is that my weekends are shot from the word go until after Christmas... but thats fine. The store is open til' 8:30 monday thru saturday... and sunday is a short day only open til 6pm. I was told right off the bat that for the season ALL managers work Friday, saturday, and sunday... I'm not worried.

I'm just happy to have a job again.

well here in central new york ...it's already time to gear up for winter!

my hair is getting super dry and i'm not sure what to do.

background:
a month and a half ago i have to trim it from bsl to just below collar bone length. My hair is pretty damaged but i want to wait until after may(my wedding) before i cut it all off and start fresh!
-i trim every 3 months
-i wash every 2-3 days with -cone free shampoo and conditioner.
-i rarely heat style (maybe one or two times a month..and it's a quick blow dry then)
-i don't brush my hair a lot..i mostly finger comb and let air dry
(i do own a bbb but i hate the way my hair looks/feels after i use it)
-i do dye my hair..i just use the semi perm commercial dyes (though i am stopping until the spring)
- i am improving my diet to try and help promote healthy hair/skin/nails
-i mostly wear my hair up

is there anything i can do to not make it so dry? would coconut oil help? i know it's most likely from the dye damage..but i just need to maintain until may.

thanks!

Feelin'...: curious

...I feel like my hair is all different types at once! So I'm sort of looking for advice, sort of seeing if anyone else has the same kind of problems...

my hair is:

-very greasy at the roots
-mainly straight, but...
-has short curly bits around my hairline (where a fringe would be)
-is dry underneath (in the bits would be at the bottom of my ponytail, near my neck)
-and therefore frizzy almost to the point of being wavy underneath, while being straight like I'd straightened it on the top!

I don't brush my hair when its wet, just comb it, never straighten it, don't blow dry it..I do usually tie it up when its wet, but if I don't and just let it dry naturally it goes more frizzy...aaah...

Its so frustrating...I can't buy "hydrating" shampoo for dry hair, as I don't want to get anything like that near my greasy roots...at the moment I use Body Shop Nettle Shampoo on the roots, and Aussie Long Hair conditioner on the rest of it, does anyone have any good recommendations for things to stop it being so frizzy, but also stopping it being so greasy! (both at the same time!) . Any ideas for "household" things to use would be useful as well! Even if I have to put up with having vinegar on one part and mayonnaise on the other part...or whatever you helpful people recommend! :)

ps Picture will be added when I get on my home computer :)

I'm looking for a ride from Brighton to to Logan Airport at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday. Any early risers out there?

Also a ride back at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday would be nice, but that's much easier with public transportation.

What else is there to say right now?