For several months I have been reading this message board, and I really wanted to talk with others who are just as obssessed with long hair as I am. 

My hair is finally down to my hips.  I am working on growing it longer still.  I have two friends who also have long hair, one to her waist and the other is past her knees.  She is my hair idol! Someday...

For many years now, I have lightened my naturally dark blonde hair to a light golden/platinum shade.  That all ended a couple months ago with a bad experience from a box of Garnier hair dye.  It turned all my lightest hair this horrific purplish-grey.  Fortunately, my friend saved the day by knowing what to dye over it with.  My hair was an ugly, non-shiny beige color, but at least it wasnt purple. 

Since my husband has been trying to convince me to stop chemically dyeing my hair for a long time, he finally got his wish.  I did some studying on henna and natural dyes.  Two applications later my hair is super shiny, soft, and a dark gold/strawberry blonde color that I really love.  The henna process is messy and time consuming (although I am getting better at it) but completely worth the effort for the conditioning effects alone. 

My hair is wavy if I let it dry naturally, which I do.  If I comb it wet it pulls the waves right out.  Also, my hair is easier to comb if I let it dry naturally because as it dries the tangles mostly fall out.

I really love the way Herbal Essences products smell.  I use the spray leave in conditioner sometimes just to make my hair smell nice.  Lately though I have been using ShiKai's organic Henna shampoo and conditioner.  Since using the henna I find I need much less conditioner.  My hair also seems to be drying faster, but I need to time it and see if that is really the case.

The hair accessories I use the most are the hardwood hairsticks my husband turns on his lathe for me.  They are beautiful, with finial ends, and sometimes he puts a hole in the end so I can add beads or crystals to them.  We often design them together.  He is amazed that all my current hairpins are getting too short to hold my hair.  

I am really looking forward to discussing my favorite obssession with others who share in it!

~Sasha

Your hair sounds lovely!

I agree henna is really worth the time.
But i was just wondering where do you get the organic shampoo you are using?- henna shampoos have always worked really good for my hair but i can't find them here

Hope to see you around often

Welcom Sasha.  Funny how things turn out -- your hubby gets his wish, and you get even more gorgeous hair!
Really  8) to have a hubby making hairsticks for you, better yet doing them together. Very, very 8)

I would love to see pictures of your hair sticks and your hair!! 

I am not sure how well the color came out in these.  It is really red right now since I just hennaed yesterday.  It is so shiny in the sunlight that it sometimes looks almost metallic.  I don't think it translated into photos well though. 

http://tinypic.com/ega9ty


Here are some of the hairsticks my husband has made.  I think he is really talented!

http://tinypic.com/ega69g

The three on the left are turned on the lathe.  The snake he carved by hand.  The hairstick with the amber is half of a pair which we made after I did some research for my celtic SCA persona.  I learned that they used lathes to turn amber beads, so they are my SCA hairsticks.

Welcome!

Your hair looks great and the hairsticks are fantastic.  Your husband it quite talented.

I love those hairsticks.  They remind me of really elaborate spindles from staircases.