K, here's the pics
Posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08: Previous Next
I decided not to put these on the hyperboard and to just post them here. It usually curls more than this; it's weighed down from the oil treament, and it's rainy today which causes my hair to do strange things...it's either super curly or it lays flatter with lots of "fly-aways." It's a fly-away day today. hehehe
Here's my "favorite little curly-Q" Right at the base of my head, and twists in a tight little curl all the way down. You can sorta see the heart shape thing my hair does at the front, except the other side is doing better than usual today. (see, even women have trouble hair!)
And another of my favorite little curl:
Here's the bottom:
And here's the side, which is about 6" shorter than the back. I have a combination of long hair (back) and awkward stage hair (sides).
Here's another of the side:
Here's the whole thing, all together (why do I now feel like a scientific experiment? LOL):
Hope my html works! :-P
oh, yeah
Posted by Sherri on April 09, 2004 at 00:00:23: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
I didn't intentionally wear the same shirt for the pics. LOL
I just happen to take pics of myself on tank cleaning days. My motorhead T is sleaveless, which means I don't get quite as soaked while doing my "waterly duties."
Great hair!
Posted by Gollan on April 09, 2004 at 00:07:08: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
: Hope my html works! :-P
The "no edit" really keeps us on our best HTML behavior! Sherri you have very healthy hair. Nice curls too. After seeing your results I'm going to get serious about oil treatments. Are you growing it longer or keeping it the same length while the other color grows out? Thanks for the update!
Re: Great hair!
Posted by Sherri on April 09, 2004 at 00:47:23: Previous Next
In Reply to: Great hair! posted by Gollan on April 09, 2004 at 00:07:08:
I see no reason to edit. Everyone complains about their hair. Everyone has fly-aways, no one's hair lays perfect...unless it's been tended to in one way or another. Some days it looks better and behaves, some days it becomes possessed and goes every which way that it isn't supposed to. Hair is like a child; it will never behave when you want it to.
I do normally take a large round brush and blow drier to it, after combing out all the tangles. That straightens it as it looks in the pics I posted on the hyperboard pics page. It gets a frizzy look to the blonde/white area when I do that also. It doesn't look entirely straight. Doesn't look natural, but oh well. It's easier to deal with.
I only plan to trim it around every 6 months, about .5-1", just to even the back until it's straight. After that, as I see split ends that I can't manage myself. Maybe a dusting every 6 months to a year. It will reach terminal length. The longest I ever had it was when I was 13; it was at upper thigh and didn't seem to be stopping any time soon.
I also don't lose the amount of hair that is normally lost. I may lose up to 100 hairs a day during stress, but my norm is maybe 20. My hair also grows at a bit over .5" per month. I'm blessed.
My hair is NOT healthy at the point where it's blonde/white. I HAVE to condition and add leave in conditioner to get a wide tooth comb through it. It is very damaged and course. My normal hair is very healthy, and doesn't seem to need conditioner, and definitely no leave in. It makes it look greasy.
I'll be happy to be rid of the white/blonde, but I will not sacrifice the growth.
: : Hope my html works! :-P
: The "no edit" really keeps us on our best HTML behavior! Sherri you have very healthy hair. Nice curls too. After seeing your results I'm going to get serious about oil treatments. Are you growing it longer or keeping it the same length while the other color grows out? Thanks for the update!
Re: Great hair!
Posted by StanleyBey on April 09, 2004 at 08:37:17: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Great hair! posted by Sherri on April 09, 2004 at 00:47:23:
I'd like to add my vote for your natural hair color. Your natural color is great. Here's hoping you never dye it blonde again.
Just to clarify...
Posted by Gollan on April 09, 2004 at 15:13:56: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Great hair! posted by Sherri on April 09, 2004 at 00:47:23:
I mentioned "editing" in response to your wish "Hope my html works!". This message board is unforgiving when we make a mistake either a typo or a broken link. Sorry for being confusing.
hehehe
Posted by Sherri on April 13, 2004 at 23:43:29: Previous Next
In Reply to: Just to clarify... posted by Gollan on April 09, 2004 at 15:13:56:
Well, looking at the mess my hair was in was what caused my confusion. LOL
: I mentioned "editing" in response to your wish "Hope my html works!". This message board is unforgiving when we make a mistake either a typo or a broken link. Sorry for being confusing.
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Theron on April 09, 2004 at 02:18:32: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Thanks for posting these pictures :-) I've been looking forward to seeing them since you mentioned it a couple days ago. By the way, I really like your natural color :-)
Theron
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by DawnAshley on April 09, 2004 at 10:19:38: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Your natural curl is awesome I do like the blond colour best but then im blond too. Thanx for the post your hair looks great
Dawn
: I decided not to put these on the hyperboard and to just post them here. It usually curls more than this; it's weighed down from the oil treament, and it's rainy today which causes my hair to do strange things...it's either super curly or it lays flatter with lots of "fly-aways." It's a fly-away day today. hehehe
: Here's my "favorite little curly-Q" Right at the base of my head, and twists in a tight little curl all the way down. You can sorta see the heart shape thing my hair does at the front, except the other side is doing better than usual today. (see, even women have trouble hair!)
:
: And another of my favorite little curl:
:
: Here's the bottom:
:
: And here's the side, which is about 6" shorter than the back. I have a combination of long hair (back) and awkward stage hair (sides).
:
: Here's another of the side:
:
: Here's the whole thing, all together (why do I now feel like a scientific experiment? LOL):
:
: Hope my html works! :-P
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Sherri on April 13, 2004 at 22:28:46: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: K, here's the pics posted by DawnAshley on April 09, 2004 at 10:19:38:
I love the blonde/white color too. I had it for 8 years, but the damage just doesn't seem to be worth it any more. I've been growing it out for 1 year and 5 months now. I'll never go back.
: Your natural curl is awesome I do like the blond colour best but then im blond too. Thanx for the post your hair looks great
: Dawn
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Justin on April 09, 2004 at 10:27:30: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Looks great! :-)
Thank you for sharing the photos of such great long hair.
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by georgiaboy100 on April 09, 2004 at 23:25:09: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Sherri,
Looks great. Thanx for the pics and the inspiration!
Brett
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Resonance on April 10, 2004 at 06:05:38: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Such a beautiful natural colour! The waves and curls make me jealous too. It's fun to see the blond hair gradually being pushed to the extremities as your hair gets longer :)
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Sherri on April 13, 2004 at 23:49:46: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: K, here's the pics posted by Resonance on April 10, 2004 at 06:05:38:
Never liked my natural hair color, or the curls...but it's "beginning to grow on me." :-P
:
: Such a beautiful natural colour! The waves and curls make me jealous too. It's fun to see the blond hair gradually being pushed to the extremities as your hair gets longer :)
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Eric on April 10, 2004 at 09:48:51: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Sorry, but must say....lookin' bad, real bad....and damaged too.
You may have to get it all stripped, conditioned or just cut back.
Do something today....you must be scaring small children.
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Sherri on April 13, 2004 at 23:16:22: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: K, here's the pics posted by Eric on April 10, 2004 at 09:48:51:
Thank you so much for pointing out the obvious! (DUH)
The damage was caused by 8 years of peroxide. If there was no damage my hair would all be blonde/white...because I'd still be dying it. I stopped dying it because of the damage, not because I don't like the color.
I would not have it "stripped" and will not have the blonde/white dyed to "match the natural color." That would be doing the same thing that I've decided not to do anymore = cause damage to my hair. I've given up my dye bottle addiction.
I condition with each washing, and put in leave in conditioner afterward. It's the only way I can get a comb through it. I deep condition once a week and give it an oil treatment monthly also.
I will not cut off all the dyed hair either. I don't care how many people run screaming at the sight of me, or how many people make rude comments...although yours would be the first.
It took 8 years of dying to get my hair into this mess, and it may take 8 years to be rid of it. It's my hair and I'll deal with it, slowly. Trims to this hair will only happen once every 6 months at the most, and only remove 1/2-1" at a time.
I can live with the "2 tone" look and the damage. I would be suicidal if I lost that much length in one sitting.
I also wouldn't be as nice in my reply if we were face to face instead of posting on Victor's board.
: Sorry, but must say....lookin' bad, real bad....and damaged too.
: You may have to get it all stripped, conditioned or just cut back.
: Do something today....you must be scaring small children.
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Nyghtfall on April 11, 2004 at 12:02:02: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
Your hair looks much better with curls. Then again, I have a thing for curls, so I'm rather biased.
hehe
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Amon-Ra on April 12, 2004 at 21:07:20: Previous Next
In Reply to: K, here's the pics posted by Sherri on April 08, 2004 at 23:37:08:
I agree that you keep your natural colour, it looks great. Incidentally, had you cut the sides to be much shorter than the back or is that how it grows?
Re: K, here's the pics
Posted by Sherri on April 13, 2004 at 22:32:28: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: K, here's the pics posted by Amon-Ra on April 12, 2004 at 21:07:20:
Yes, I was cutting the fronts and sides until about 3-4 years ago. After I stopped cutting I began to notice the damage that I was inflicting on my hair by dying it.
: I agree that you keep your natural colour, it looks great. Incidentally, had you cut the sides to be much shorter than the back or is that how it grows?