This is just a little thread to introduce myself and meet you all!   :D

I come from Wales in the UK, and I'm 19 years old. I used to have short hair as a little girl, so now I'm all for long hair! I think its absolutely beautiful...whenever I see someone with long hair, I can't help but stare... I think its lovely!!! hehe So if you have long hair, and you're getting a complex because someone is staring at you....it's probably me! I love admiring and playing with long hair.
To answer some routine questions:

How long is your hair? My hair reaches down to my waist...about 26-27inches long.
What color is your hair? That's a hard one! Its not red....but it has a lot of ginger in it with natural blonde, so I think strawberry blonde is the most accurate!
Is your hair straight/curly/wavy? My hair is very thick....when its cut short its straight, but being long, it has a definite "kink" in it. I will try and get a photograph of it on the web for anyone who would like to see it.
Do you have favorite products to use on your hair? Actually I don't use any! I wash it with Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner, which really suits my hair, and I love the smell!
What are your favorite hair accessories? I'm really fond of cute little hair clips, like the twist-in-spiral flowers and butterfly-clips. I could spend a fortune in Claire's Accesories!

As you may have guessed from the nickname, I love the hairstyles that the women from Star Wars wear...Leia and Padme, and I like to try and imitate them as best as possible. My favourite is the Leia Cloud-City hairstyle, because it doesn't scream "Star Wars!"
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Welcome, Carrie-Leia!  Your hair sounds gorgeous, Please do post pictures soon!!  I'd love to see your Leia in cloud city 'do, too!

Greetings, Carrie-Leia.

I knew before I even read your introduction that you were a Star Wars fan.  ;)

It's always nice to see a fellow Celt join the boards. I have a little Welsh blood myself (but mostly Irish). My hair is close to the same colour as you described for yourself, although mine is light brown with a definite red tint. Something tells me that you probably have fair skin also.  ;)

You should definitely post a few pics of your hair. It sounds awesome!!

God bless and happy growing.  :)

Something tells me that you probably have fair skin also.

hehe, yes  ;)

I will post a picture of my hair as soon as possible!  :) I haven't at present got a picture of the Cloud City Leia hairstyle, but I got the idea from another thread on these boards!

Love to you all xxxx

Welcome Carrie-Leia!
Your hair sounds lovely.  Glad you've joined the group here.

Welcome!  Glad to have you here.

Welcome to LL, Carrie-Leia!  :)

Welcome to LL, CL!

Yeah, I can spend quite a bit at Claire's, too.  Maybe we should form a support group for that. ;)

Nice to meet you all!  :D

Yeah I love Claires....I can spend a fortune in there! My brother hates it when I go shopping there, cos I take soooo long! The only thing I gotta be careful with, is the little twist-in gems and flowers on little spiral wires that  go in your hair....I find that when I take them out at night, I sometimes end up pulling some of my hair out with it, because my hair gets tangled in the spiral wire. Anyone else find this?  ???

I wore those hair spirals for homecoming when I was in high school.  I had the same thing happen to me.  Also, the velcro-like hair gems are hard to get out, too.

Welcome to the Boards. Happy hair growing!

Those spiral gems are really fun-I have a bunch!  When I'm removing the wire, I twist in the opposite direction of putting them in and then as I slowly begin to take it away from the scalp I use my other hand to gently pull off any strands caught on it -drawing the individual hairs in the other direction.  Hope that made sense!

I like Claire's fancy jewelry, too.  Its difficult to find rhinestones, they have the best selection around prom time.

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When I'm removing the wire, I twist in the opposite direction of putting them in and then as I slowly begin to take it away from the scalp I use my other hand to gently pull off any strands caught on it -drawing the individual hairs in the other direction.  Hope that made sense!

lol I always tried to pull them down the length of the hair.  Why couldn't I figure that out!   :-[

Welcome Carrie-Leia :)

I too await these hair pictures, ESPECIALLY of the Star Wars dos.

You're going to love this board!

Anais

Ah thank you for the tips on the spiral gems! I have been trying to untwist them in the opposite direction, but sometimes even then individual hair gets tangled somehow underneath the lil flower or gem bit! So when it gets like that, I normally pull them down the length of my hair, and sometimes that does work.
But they do look so purdy in!  ::) hehe

Welcome! :)

I love Claire's too, but the one at the mall near us is too small- can't fit more than 5 people in it :P


See you around :)

Hello and welcome  :)

Welcome! I will tell you again, I love your pictures of your hair. It's a wonderful color and looks so healthy.  ;D

Do you still live in Wales? I've visited a couple times when I was in the UK. I'm Welsh by desent, but am not sure by hom much.

Happy growing  :)
Meg

Do you still live in Wales? I've visited a couple times when I was in the UK. I'm Welsh by desent, but am not sure by hom much

Yeah I do! I don't have the Welsh accent, because I lived *just* outside of Wales in England when growing up, and now I live virtually on the border of England...but its still classed as Wales. Where do you come from? :) Thanks for the comments about my hair! You're going to be so happy when you get your lovely curly hair the length you would like it!

I live in sunny California and have always lived here. I hope to continue to live here once I get married.

When I visited Wales, I was impressed by the beauty. I love the green hillsides and the areas of open land. I like looking at the country, but don't know if I could live in it. Wales is a wonderful country. I'm not too sure what a Welsh accent sounds like. Can you speak Welsh or read it?
Meg

Welcome to the boards!

Have you seen this site? It has how-to instructions to all SW hairstyles.

http://starfilly7.cjb.net/

Welcome!  They did have some great hair styles in the SW series.

Cynde

Can you speak Welsh or read it?

No I can't!!!  ??? hehe
I've never been to California, but I would sure love too in the future, there's many places I need to get around to and visit!

Ooooooo thanks for the link with the Star Wars hairstyles! I love the styles in the films, especially Padme's curly locks....but being as I have fairly straight hair...apart from the odd wave, its really hard to acheive that look!  :-/