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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #60 - Jul 5^th, 2006 at 7:24pm

Ooo, good idea, Curlgurl! I'm going to have to see if that's offered...

On a happy note, I am FINALLY getting better! Yay! Grin

Note to self: Anti-histamines and serious chest colds equals VERY strange dreams.

To recount:

Laying in bed, in a semi-delirious state brought on by being propped upright by pillows to avoid coughing and a combo dose of anti-histamines and sleep aids, I had some of the most strange and vivid dreams of my life.

Vampires, that, on the whole, were very nice. Apologetic about biting necks. Asking for permission to bite said necks. No random killing sprees... and... offering their victims bottomless expense accounts to buy presents for friends.

Aliens running gift shops... cordial, but difficult to understand. And the only gifts I can remember were these giant, colorful umbrellas, so big you could barely open them indoors, with Van Gogh's paintings.. sunflowers, irises... starry night.

Until I.. fell down into those paintings, flying, taking on those vivid colors, and the air inside them was sweet, sugary sweet, like lemon flavored simple syrup. But then I woke up coughing and the dream spell was broken.

I liked his paintings.

Hehehe, at any rate, hair news...

Washed this morning with Jason Biotin shampoo. This will be my third wash with this shampoo, and I really like it. Ladies and gents, I think we have a winner! Cheesy

Seriously, this shampoo doesn't give me top-of-the-head fuzzies, which is great. But I think I need to figure something out for the hairs under the nape of my neck.. they seem a little more coarse than the rest of my hair, but whether that's because they need more moisturizing, or it's just their nature to be that way, I'm not sure.. Undecided

Will have to experiment a bit.

Finished off with Suave Milk&Honey and a vinegar rinse. No JoJoba oil, but I'll probably do a deep conditioning JoJoba soak before my next shampoo...

And oh! I finally found some of those barrettes I was talking about at the grocery store. 4 for a dollar, couldn't be beat! They are Vidal Sassoon, and as to what kind of clasp this one is called, still no clue. The package says "classic" so I'm guessing a classic clasp? It DOES NOT catch on the hair like a french clasp... ahhh.. happy hair. Grin

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #61 - Jul 6^th, 2006 at 1:42am Hey novusfemina... I'm confused about this "French" barrette/clasp thing. Can you explain what this is?
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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #62 - Jul 8^th, 2006 at 10:47pm

I can try, Angel!

A "french clasp" barrette is an "automatic" clasp, when you close it, you just press the bar down until it snaps shut. Then, when you go to release the barrette, there are two little prongs on each side of the clasp that you squeeze to open.

The problem with the french-styled clasps is that there are various pointy metal edges that can catch the hair in the clasp... resulting in a ton of snags and breaks...
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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #63 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 1:18pm

Sounds like I'd be so mad at having my hair caught that the french barrette would be thrown out the window!!! Glad you found something that doesn't catch any hair. I'll have to snoop around at the drug store myself to see if there are any. I hate,I mean absolutely hate when my hair is pulled,yanked or has damaged by anything Angry

Last year I bought this pretty long hair clip at a craft show,it is heavy with all the crystals and roses on it,problem being that I started to feel my hair tighten in it so before it broke my hair,I took it out carefully and it now sits on my bureau looking pretty! $20 bucks for that,oh well live and learn!

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Blondestorm Sapphire Offline Long hair is so cool! Posts: 228 USA Gender:	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #64 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 4:31pm Novusfemina, Tell me how long is your hair now? I saw where you were at waistlength back in 2004. Is your down your thighs headed to your knees now and red? I'll bet it's very beautiful. Congratulations. Jim
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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #65 - Jul 10^th, 2006 at 9:22pm

Oh, Curlgurl, do I understand your pain! I see all these loverly barrettes that I am just itching to get my hands on, but then.. french clasp, yank away at my hair, and I decide not to order/buy them...

*sighs*

You know, I might be able to make a business out of dressing up the plain "classic" barrettes with things.. all I need is a hot glue gun and some imagination.. hrm... Cheesy

Jim, my hair is a little past tailbone length, about half way down my tush... I had a serious hair-call last year (I wound rag curls wrong and had a head full of super-tangles) and had to cut my hair back to waist length to get rid of all the damage... Cry

It's okay, though, I'd rather it be healthy and happy then full of straggly ends and splits that cause tangles.. ouch!

But it's all good... I take my children's vitamins and pray for classic length hair...

As for hair news...

I did a henna treatment today..

All sorts of lengthy "how I did it" details could follow, but suffice it to say I washed with Jason's biotin shampoo, mixed my henna up with brewed tea and a little vinegar and left it on for an hour.

Pretty, hair is shiny, but feels a little dry, even after having used Suave Milk&Honey after rinsing the henna out...

I might add a drop of JoJoba oil later when I comb it.

I've got the serious "full" hair feeling from the henna, which is awesome. Also, and this may be something ya'll have experienced, but my hair dries SUPER fast after using the henna.. the past times I've used henna, I used a blowfryer, but now that I've been without the heating methods, I was amazed that my hair only took about an hour to dry... wow! Shocked

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #66 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 1:18am Thanx for clearing that up, novusfemina. That's exactly what I thought French-style barrette clips were. My mother gave me 2 for my birthday or Christmas or something, and they're really pretty, but now I'm afraid to wear them!
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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #67 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 2:35pm

Awww, I'm sorry Angel!

Yeah, I have semi-coarse hair, and even then my hair snags on the clips, so I'd hate to think what it might do to your super-fine spiderweb hair... Shocked

I've read on some of the boards, though, that you can paint all the sharp metal parts with clear nail polish so it smooths them out a bit. I haven't tried that yet, so I can't recommend it, but it's an idea!

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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #68 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 8:08pm

Not sure if that would work...at the very least it would require a ton of nail polish! Undecided

I suppose in the future, I could try to point out what kinds of barrettes I do like. I'll just tell her that sharp metal edges break my hair off. She'll buy that. hehe But if I start talking about French-style this and hair-safe that....oh, I shudder to think of her reaction. Tongue

Thanx for the pointers, novusfemina.

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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #69 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 9:27pm

No problem, Angel! Hey.. if I get the classic style decorated barrette idea off of the ground, I'll make you one first.. Wink

As for the reaction you were talking about... sounds about the same as the "look" I get when I get to chatting with sweetie about hair stuff. Bless him, he tries, but when I go off about organic shampoo, vinegar rinses and micro trims, all I can see is this expression: ???

*giggles* As long as he loves my hair, I can't complain...

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #70 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 10:31pm Hot Glue Gun!!!!! Oh Novusfemina those glue guns can be hidious if you get burned. Be Careful!! I've heard it's like getting burned with hot oil. Ouch
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Re: Red's flame mane
Reply #71 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 11:33pm

lol Curlgirl64....it's nothing like getting burned with hot oil. Trust me.

My fingertips are so accustomed to hot glue burns that it almost doesn't hurt at all anymore. Just one sacrifice we artists must make. It's not the glue itself that's the most damaging - it's the metal tip of the gun.

I used to have scars all up & down the insides of my arms from glue gun burns that I sustained while working on a particular project. But they're gone now. The damage really isn't that severe. It only takes off a few layers of skin... Roll Eyes

Novusfemina: You're lucky if you only get the ??? look from your beloved.
My mother's reaction would be quite different. I don't even want to imagine what she'd say. When I told her that I wash my hair with cold water, she let me know on no uncertain terms that that was the craziest thing she'd ever heard. And when I casually mentioned doing a vinegar rinse to clarify, she went off.
Lord knows that if I tried explaining anything hair-related in too much detail, she'd try to have me institutionalized...again. Tongue

Decorating classic style barrettes is definitely the way to go. I've been experimenting with different barrette styles to make some awesome gothic hairtoys. Grin

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #72 - Jul 12^th, 2006 at 8:46pm A few layers of skin, Angel!!??? Yes, I think you are right about that nasty metal tip , grrrrrr, any burn is an annoyance because you know that you'll always be hitting it on something or getting it touched and then you go through the roof with pain!!!!
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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #73 - Jul 13^th, 2006 at 12:06am nods Just a few layers. It looks like jagged holes in your skin when you're burned. It hurts when you very first get them, but the burns are so small that there's really no pain (or at least not much) afterwards. They heal up pretty fast.
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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Red's flame mane Reply #74 - Jul 13^th, 2006 at 12:26am nods,too got it
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