Hair feels nice today. I guess that amlika leave-in conditioner is OK though I noticed that it contains Dimethicone Copolyol. So I'm not going to use it after every wash- just every now and then.

That's great to know. My hair is still doing very well, so I think it accepted the leave-in nicely. I also did a small S&D session. I found splits but I had to really search for them- it seems that the situation is under control right now.

Making that hairstick poll was a good idea. After realizing that I've ordered 4 pairs just this month made me feel a bit worried for a time. Though, as my wise spouse put it when he saw the last shipment: "Everyone's got to spend their money somehow, and hairsticks are beautiful."

It's still soothing to know that there are plenty of sane people out there who have really big collections.   Hopefully, one day I'll be one of them.

But still, I'm not sure if lurking in the shop when I can't afford anything is a good hobby- I've spotted 2 lovely pairs again, and keep wishing that they won't sell until I can order them. As if it helped...   At the same time, I'm waiting for my last order to arrive this week. I'm sure that when it does, I'll feel just perfectly happy again.

A new day, new to die for-designs in the shop. I keep telling myself that there'll be some new to die for-designs for sale when I can afford ordering again. Can't yet say, whether this works...

EDIT: Didn't work, as I suddenly remembered that I had acquired a gift certificate from Collector's Club. Big enough to make all the difference between affording and not-affording. So, Seafoam Bloom Glittersticks are now mine. I put the order on hold, though, and plan to complete it after I survive the Visa bill.
   I'm again all excited! These qualify as green hairsticks, match my hair and clothes...and were SO to die for-design.

My hair is behaving weirdly. I washed it on Saturday evening, so this morning it should have been clearly dirty and need a wash tonight. Well, it isn't. It's at its best- not horribly slippery anymore, not dirty yet. It looks great in a bun though this should be a braid day.
But if it doesn't demand to be washed, I'm not certainly going to wash...but it's still weird. I don't suppose this is because of the leave-in conditioner. Weather, then?  ???

Nope-couldn't resist washing my hair last evening. But it's still new record, 5 days.

I've been able to nearly abandon hairspray. Aloe vera gel has for some reason started to work. Added to the fact that I don't wash myself nearly so often, I decided to change my vinegar rinsing habits. For twice now, I've been using a vinegar rinse as a part of my regular hairwash. But I've used it as a much milder solution than what I did when I used it once a month or so. I just love the effect a vinegar rinse gives to the hair, and have been very pleased with results of my new practice.

It seems that there's always something new...and something to write about. I didn't know that this can be so interesting.

He he...I found yesterday an old picture of me...taken early spring 2003. My hair was there barely chin length, even a bit shorter in front. Odd...I remember it had to be longer, as I started to put it up with a claw clip the same summer. Tells something about my obsession with updos  .

It's always great to find proof of that my hair is actually growing. In 2 years I've managed to get everything to one length and am nearing BSL.  I'm happy.

Galadriel, sorry to intrude
I just wanted to say, what a charming siggy you have!

I've discovered vintage hair combs in idea level. I don't know if any are available here, but the ones sold at Ebay seem to be very affordably priced. So, I registered in Ebay and hope that at some time something nice comes to auction. They're too cool. :look

I found Yves Rocher's version of Monoi oil (contains about 50% real stuff plus paraffinium etc.) and since it's the only stuff that resembles even distantly monoi oil in this country, I just had to try it (though in general I'm not very fond of their products). The scent is lovely, and the oil itself seems passable. It's definitely heavier than jojoba, but my hair decided to respond well anyway. I guess it'll be good for occassional winter use. My hair doesn't seem to be growing, so I really want to keep it so well moisturized that I wouldn't have to trim it for a while. I can tolerate zero growth, but actually taking steps backwards is a different matter. 

I've checked split ends again- it's a while since my last thorough S&D mission. I've found few splits, but my overall situation seems to be quite good. Pampering seems to work!

Other observations: As you can see, I've added my estimation of my hair type to my siggy. I'm not sure it's totally correct- I had to get the 1b- part from that old photo where it seemed that my hair wasn't exactly stick straight. Now I keep it braided or bunned so much that it always has little wave because of that. But I guess that it's 1 b. Determining hair thickness wasn't easy either. I have some baby fine hair, especially along hairline. I think the bulk of my hair is barely medium thickness though- it's difficult to see against light, but that's because a single hairs' color is so light. I have no problems of feeling my hair between my fingers. And, of course there are some hairs that are darker and really coarse, really weird, wiry things. But they are still hairs and getting long...and that's what matters  . So, average is M.

Yes...I'm not totally excited about mineral oils either. So though I kinda like it -it made my ends shiny and a bit heavier so they're easier to handle- I'll try to be careful. I'm planning of ordering real monoi oil- if only I can find a company of which international shipping policies I can understand :lol .

I've got such a hair-eventful day today. The reason why I stopped thinking deep thoughts for my Master's Thesis (I'm writing it at home today...I'm trying to do it as much as possible nowadays) and ran back here was that my Misty Mauve DecoStix and chinese jewelry roll arrived today! *does a happy dance and flies straight to happy hair heaven* Sticks are absolutely breathtaking as always. As I was bored of cinnabuns today, I had made a french braid with end tucked in. Now I tried a hairstick-decorated version of it and it's just lovely. I'm sure they'll make my philosophical thoughts flow much swifter for the rest of day.
My combing table has been waiting for the jewelry roll, and for a reason- all my LL sticks went there nicely and it looks very elegant on my combing table. I need another for my MT sticks :look .