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Midnight Angel Ex Member	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #255 - Oct 6^th, 2009 at 3:25pm I know exactly what you mean. My colouring doesn't lend itself well to black hair either. I can get away with very dark browns and reds, but not black. shrug Growing out green hair wouldn't be particularly fun either.
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #256 - Oct 6^th, 2009 at 8:11pm

Curlgirl64 wrote on Oct 6^th, 2009 at 4:14am:

I just had to tell you!................if you used straight indigo without henna in a mix or doing henna first and then immediately indigo,you'd have green hair!!!!!!!!

My goodness! I wonder if that's what happened to Anne of Green Gables? Remember when she wanted to dye her hair and get "beautiful raven hair"?

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #257 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 11:11pm Hmmm,the horror of it! Imagine wanting beautiful black raven hair and getting something that looked like the color of swamp nasties!!!!!!!
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #258 - Oct 8^th, 2009 at 3:43am

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I just had to tell you!................if you used straight indigo without henna in a mix or doing henna first and then immediately indigo,you'd have green hair!!!!!!!!

I wanted green hair so badly in the 80s. I wish someone had told me back then. Grin

Hmm...I like the idea of my hair with a green cast. Am I wrongly assuming that it can't dye really dark hair green? Huh

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #259 - Oct 8^th, 2009 at 6:15am Well, the pics that I saw on Mehandi.com a few years ago showed someone that had done it,but it was just before she applied the indigo. It was green,but not an emerald green. I think it depends on your hair,texture,how long you leave it in,etc. That's why a harvest test is your best bet to see what exactly you'll get!
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #260 - Oct 10^th, 2009 at 4:19pm

Today we started pulling the Halloween stuff out of the garage. The weather's perfect so it makes it more fun, and the soundtrack to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory makes it go quickly.

I tried the less intense of the deep conditioners I got from KBB. At first I thought it might be too heavy, but my waves turned out quite nice and there wasn't a heavy cast from my styling products.

We're taking a break now, and will go back out for more when it cools off a bit. Nap time!

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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #261 - Oct 11^th, 2009 at 9:02pm

Man, I think this party's gonna be here before I know it! I'm so happy hubby's taking 2 days off to help me decorate before the party. In October we get some really strong winds so I try to not do too much in advance to avoid damage to the props and having to do it twice. I hate having to do things over!

I'm knocking around the idea of darkening my hair a little, by mixing cassia and amla. The amla is supposed to add a brown tint and enhance my curls. The cassia can pull out the curl a little. Haven't made up my mind yet.

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Drear Diamond Offline 1aCii Posts: 909 Denmark Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #262 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 5:30am Are you using the Indian Amla hair oil or some other source? I never tried it but now I wish I lived near an Indian shop. Please post photo results if you go ahead with it.
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #263 - Oct 12^th, 2009 at 2:53pm

The amla I'm talking about is a powder that I would mix with the cassia powder to make a paste and apply to my hair and leave on for about 3 hours.

I've tried amla hair oil, its always mixed with other herbs and fragrance. Its a nice oil, the one I have smells pretty perfumy, but I don't mind the scent. Its almost more of a hair decoration oil, in my opinion, like you'd oil your hair to go out. I would do that if I lived in India and had black hair. I haven't oiled my hair in a long time so its just sitting in my cabinet.

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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #264 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 2:19pm

Man, the October winds are upon us! I wish they were November winds because they usually mess up my Halloween decorations and ruin any hope of a decent outdoor fog effect!

I've been uncharacteristically lazy with my hair lately. I've been leaving it in two low pigtail braids. It works to keep my hair contained and there's no stress on my scalp. Yesterday I put my hair up in a fairly low braided bun. The thickness of my hair makes it stand off the back of my head. My braid at the top is at least 2-1/2" across, and then tapers because of the layers. I guess it will look better when its longer. I always tuck the tail of my bun under. Do you all do that, too?

Anyway, I'm trying some herbal teas and supplements to make my kidneys healthier to see if it makes my hair healthier. Been juicing almost daily and making fruit smoothies to shift some of this yuck. I think I'm through the worst emotionally with the homeopathy, getting into the rebuilding. That's just scary.

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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #265 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 3:23pm

I had to go to the doctor today because my prescription for my high blood pressure medication is up. Now my blood pressure is right on the boarder of being too low. I'm feeling it, too-weak, dizzy and low energy.

I made an unfortunate smoothie today. Water, blueberries, pineapple, 1 packet stevia, 1 tbs. coconut oil and 1 tsp of wild blue green algae. Its is an awesome purple/black color, but tastes like crap.

I'm getting an adjustment later this afternoon, I haven't had one in many months. With the homeopathy and emotional work I've done my physiology has changed, too. I need to be re-aligned.

I don't know if its the low bp or what, but I still haven't washed my hair this week. Just don't feel up to it. Dr. said it will take up to 2 weeks for my bp to normalize. My Halloween picnic falls in that time frame, so now I might have to forgo my corset or at least not lace it as tight as usual.

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kittennoodlesoup Ex Member 2aF/Mii, 33/39.5/45 Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #266 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 3:36pm I hope you feel better soon! Low bp is really terrible; I have a friend who gets low blood pressure, and on some bad cases, it knocks her out for a day or two. Maybe some gentle walking will help you feel more pepped and energized? Maybe try some outside walking, while the weather is still marginally nice.
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Isabelle Diamond Offline A womens hair is her life :) Posts: 643 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #267 - Oct 15^th, 2009 at 11:54pm Hope your feeling better!! I live with low BP myself due to my medication.
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MichelleR Emerald Offline Posts: 301 DFW area, Texas Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #268 - Oct 16^th, 2009 at 1:04am Hope everything balances out soon Sakina!
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Drear Diamond Offline 1aCii Posts: 909 Denmark Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #269 - Oct 16^th, 2009 at 5:47am I know the balance with blood pressure can be tricky and I'm glad you're seeing your doc about it. My husband has hypertention. My blood pressure is naturally low, if I get really worked up into a rage I may be able to get it up into the "normal" range.
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