Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[Weisinheimer]

never heard of Rooibos tea.

[SleepyWitch]

seriously?
well, some people call it Rooibush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibush

[thelastmelon]

Rooibos-tea isn't tea at all, actually. It's not made out of tea at all, but it's very similar and called tea therefor, I guess. But I actually like it. I bought it about two weeks ago, and I have it every morning before I go to school.

I usually don't have milk in it though, just one teaspoon of sugar and I'm happy!

[applepie]

hey girls, what's your opinion on Rooibos tea? is it an obscenity to drink it with milk? some people seem to think so. I like it with milk, though. but then I have almost any tea with milk, except herbal/fruit or lemon tea of course (which leaves black and rooibos)

If I'm having Red Chai, then I drink it with milk. I drink lots of tea with milk. My favorites are black teas, green chai, and red chai. I drink plain green or rooibos tea with just a little honey or nothing at all. Nothing is more common for me, because I'm not a fan of sweet tea.

While we're on the subject of tea... what does everyone think about using the herbal teas blended for things like cold care and easier sleeping at night. I find that I can be a bit of an insomniac if I have too much on the brain, so I picked up a medicinal tea blend to help me get to sleep easier. It has passionflower, chamomile, linden flower, catnip, and hop strobile in it. I also buy the cold care ones during the winter to help ease the cold a bit. I think the nightime relaxation one really works. Last night was the best night of sleep I've had in a long time, but I may have been plain exhausted too. So, what do you all think? Are they worth the money and the trial, or is it a waste of money?

[Bakiryu]

I prefer to buy my fresh plants (really cheap) and make the tea myself. Here we use tea for everything. Want to sleep? drink tea. Have a cold? more tea. Want to get pregnant? tea!

I think buying premade tea is just wasting money when you can make the mix yourself.

[SleepyWitch]

It has passionflower, chamomile, linden flower, catnip, and hop strobile in it.

hm, that sounds delicious. I sometimes drink a medicinal herbal tea when my tummy is giving me trouble and it usually helps. over here, herbal teas (camomille/ peppermint/ fennel/ mixed herbs) are generally much more common than e.g. in England, though.

[papayahed]

I prefer to buy my fresh plants (really cheap) and make the tea myself. Here we use tea for everything. Want to sleep? drink tea. Have a cold? more tea. Want to get pregnant? tea!

I think buying premade tea is just wasting money when you can make the mix yourself.

I would love to make my own tea; how do you make it???

[Shalot]

yeah, what do you mean by pre-made tea?

i brew my own tea, but I buy little bags at the store and I make it at home.

I guess you're talking growing the tea, and drying it out yourself before using it? sounds like it would be far superior.

[Bakiryu]

I would love to make my own tea; how do you make it???

Well it depends which kind of tea you're making, some plants are better without being dried: like mint and chamomile.

You just find the plant, boil it and drink the tea.

(I eat the leaves too, they're good for you)

[papayahed]

My hair is rockin' today. It has the right amount of hold and barely any frizzies - I gotta remember this mornings recipe:

Sun silk Volume control
Fresh Curls
The blue stuff from Beyond the Zone
Frizz Zapper

I'm gonna try again tomorrow to see if I get the same results.


And why can't I do my nails halfway decent, every time I try they come out all jacked up?

[papayahed]

So far so good, it worked again today.

[Weisinheimer]

So far so good, it worked again today.

Nice. I pretty much do my hair the same way every day, and it seems to come out different every time.:confused: Sometimes it looks great, other times, not so much.

[*Classic*Charm*]

It's all about the product, right papaya??

As long as I use the same products in the same order, and apply them when my hair is dry enough but not too dry, and stay in a climate controlled environment until it dries, everything is good!:D

[Bakiryu]

My hair hates me. It always does what it wants. Its like a separate entity that just happens to be living on top of my head *hums x-file theme* :alien:

[Granny5]

I love reading about you young ladies' concern about your hair. When you get to be my age, your just glad you have hair and can afford color!! I read somewhere a few years ago that a "bad hair day" is a physical thing and that everyone has them due to climate and hormones. So once you no longer have hormones, you just don't worry about it so much. You buy lots of ponytail holders and worry about big stuff...like if your butt is big or you boobs will stay above your waist.

[Nossa]

Hey guys!! :D:D:D
I'm just dropping by to see how's everyone doing?!
I'm pretty busy with my courses these days, I'm not online much, but I wanted to see how's life with all of you?!
Hope everything is good :D

[Shalot]

I love reading about you young ladies' concern about your hair. When you get to be my age, your just glad you have hair and can afford color!! I read somewhere a few years ago that a "bad hair day" is a physical thing and that everyone has them due to climate and hormones. So once you no longer have hormones, you just don't worry about it so much. You buy lots of ponytail holders and worry about big stuff...like if your butt is big or you boobs will stay above your waist.

Well, I say live for the day. My coworker is balding but I'm not going to worry about my potential balding until I get closer to that age. And about the boobs, well maybe one day I can afford an augmentation. Or maybe I'll get breast cancer and then it won't be a concern.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Well, I say live for the day. My coworker is balding but I'm not going to worry about my potential balding until I get closer to that age. And about the boobs, well maybe one day I can afford an augmentation. Or maybe I'll get breast cancer and then it won't be a concern.

Shalot, that's a terrible thing to say!!

[Shalot]

Shalot, that's a terrible thing to say!!

Well no. Life is a gift and we should thankful to be alive. And part of being alive is living and you have to go through the part where you worry about the hair you have so that you can to the part where you're thankful you have hair and so on. No matter what age we are, we all have our own silly little mini-tragedies, whether it's hair you can't manage or being the pilgrim instead of the indian in the thanksgiving parade (that was my personal kindergarton tragedy - and then to top it all off, I was an alligator in the Christmas play in the first grade!!!) So if we're going to talk hair and hair remedies, let's talk about them. We can worry about not having hair some other time.

I really wanted to be the indian but I was a pilgrim because of my fair skin and blue eyes but if only they knew - I am an Indian at heart!!!

But I do digress. I apologize if I offended anyone.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Not offended!! You're explanation is more than sufficient. In fact, they sound like words to live by!

Sorry bout you're not being an indian. I'm sure you'll get there someday!!:D

[Idril]

I really wanted to be the indian but I was a pilgrim because of my fair skin and blue eyes but if only they knew - I am an Indian at heart!!!


I had a similar and yet much less lofty situation. My best friend and I were huge fans of The Sonny and Cher show. We were young, early elementary and we loved pretending we were them. I always wanted to be Cher because I thought she was so beautiful but like you, I am whiter than white but my best friend is Native American and had that long black hair so I had no legs to stand on in the argument that I should be Cher. I pleaded my case by pointing out I was the taller of us so therefore, I should be Cher but that long black hair trumped height every time so I always had to be Sonny...but I was always Cher at heart. :p ;)

[papayahed]

It's all about the product, right papaya??

As long as I use the same products in the same order, and apply them when my hair is dry enough but not too dry, and stay in a climate controlled environment until it dries, everything is good!:D


Exactly, and even then it's a crap shoot.


My hair hates me. It always does what it wants. Its like a separate entity that just happens to be living on top of my head *hums x-file theme* :alien:

I like to think of mine as controlled chaos - there's only so much I can do then my hair does what it wants.

[Niamh]

My hair is rockin' today. It has the right amount of hold and barely any frizzies - I gotta remember this mornings recipe:

Sun silk Volume control
Fresh Curls
The blue stuff from Beyond the Zone
Frizz Zapper

I'm gonna try again tomorrow to see if I get the same results.


And why can't I do my nails halfway decent, every time I try they come out all jacked up?

Papaya, you seem to be the lady of hair products. Care to help me?
Hair has a life of its own.
Very hard to control.
Curly underneath, wavy, straight, frizzy and somewhat curly everwhere else.
major split ends and broken bits, stringy bits. etc

[stephofthenight]

erm... im in a perdicament...
i cant hink of a better place to ask but...

ive missed my period, twice. im extreamly regular like 2-7th
ive been sick like everymorning
horrible cramps in my lower stomach...
i think i may be pregnet...
but i dont want to get a test because then my parents would know, and all and im not even sure who the father would be, i mean i passed out at a party and now here i am...please help me

[Niamh]

christ steph. You really should get a test done.

[stephofthenight]

i know im just scared. i was raised in a big wait until marriage home...and well my bf probably wont understand because he forbid me from partys and i went to that one anyways...i dont know. *sigh* can anyone tell me like the probability

[Niamh]

We cant really give you a definite answer Steph. You really have to go see a doctor. Even try see one that doesnt know you or go to a womens clinic (do you have them in the states?) they'll run tests and give you advice. But if it turns out you arent, be careful. If you are, my thoughts are with you. But you must take a step. I would suggest getting someone to get you a home kit but that might not work out well for you as someone might tell someone else so.... I'm sorry if i'm not mush help but you need to look after yourself as see a doc.

[Shalot]

i know im just scared. i was raised in a big wait until marriage home...and well my bf probably wont understand because he forbid me from partys and i went to that one anyways...i dont know. *sigh* can anyone tell me like the probability

This happened to me once. I was late once and started to suspect that I was and then I took a home test and it turns out, i was according to the home test. Then I went to a clinic and took a free test there, and got a negative result. But I wasn't convinced because i felt different plus, their test was el cheapo and couldn't detect a pregnancy that early on. So I paid for a blood test and got their confirmation that I was in fact pregnant. So, if I were you, i would go buy a pretty good test - they're coming out with some that can detect that hormone quite early on. You need to find out so that you can make some decisions about what you're going to do. You'll want to watch your nutrition, and go over your options. You don't want to just sit on it if you know what I mean. The sooner you find out, the sooner you can come up with a plan.

If you can, go to a pharmacy or something and buy a test and then take it somewhere other than at your house (sounds sick, but maybe you can find a public restroom and set up shop there. Maybe find one with a lock and sink set up (not one of those multiple stall situations) so you have space and a surface to put the thing on - you definitely want an accurate result)

As far as my situation, I was extremely stressed. My now husband was less than thrilled and I made myself sick over it because I didn't know how I was going to handle it. I was at home on a very sunny Sunday afternoon at my desk and the oddest thing happened. I felt the world shift suddenly and this feeling came over me like everything was going to be alright. And i had a miscarriage. I think it had happened at that moment, but I didn't know until Tuesday.

Good luck steph - you're in my thoughts.

Edit: If you passed out at a party and you didn't know what was happening, is that not rape?? Who went to the party with you? If it were me, I'd want to know for a number of reasons. Someone needs a boot in their butt.

[stephofthenight]

yes for the second time, but i am pleased to say my partying is OVER as of now. and yeah ill try. i didnt kow anyone, the one person i did know left and i was having a pretty good time, everyone was laughing and cutting up so i stayed..big mistake...thanks for the advice

[Mortis Anarchy]

Yeah...I was almost in a similar situation. I was at a friends house...er rather ex-friends house. But we were just hanging out...they were drinking, I was the DD. But anyways, my friend(not the ex-friend), comes over to me and tells me not to drink anything they give me. He said that he saw some of them with pills and that they were putting them into their own drinks. I found out later that it was one of those drugs that they people use to increase sexual awareness and then causes them to black out. They were taking some other kind of drug...but I haven't talked to them since then. And I've stopped partying as well.

Take extra good care of yourself. Go to a clinic and they can help you out. Like Shalot said, there are tests that can predict a lot closer now. So you might want to ask a friend to get you one or you could get it. Have you been under a lot of stress, or anxiety etc? Because I missed my period this month and I've also been feeling really weird, but I know I'm not pregnant because I'm not sexually active. Stress/anxiety(etc.) does crazy things to your body...

Good luck and my thoughts are with you...

Have you thought about telling your boyfriend??

[Shalot]

well, again I hope it all works out to your advantage. Just find out so that you can make a plan. I'm so sorry that this happened to you.

[stephofthenight]

thanks guys...your support means a lot, ill find out tommrow, a friend is getting me a test. :bawling: im scared but life must go on. thanks for yuour help...

[applepie]

thanks guys...your support means a lot, ill find out tommrow, a friend is getting me a test. :bawling: im scared but life must go on. thanks for yuour help...

Good luck to you Steph. I've been there myself, and it is really scary, especially when you are very young. I was 16 when I found myself pregnant by my boyfriend. My best advice is to confide in your parents if you find out that you are. I know this is easier said than done, but you may be surprised at how they react. My parents were irate when they first found out, but they would have moved heaven and earth to help me if I hadn't micarried in the first trimester. You are in my thoughts.

[Bakiryu]

Yikes Steph. and you being so young and all. Good luck.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Good Luck, and Take Care, Steph!!

[Granny5]

Has anyone heard from Steph today? I sent her a pm but haven't heard back. I hope she's ok. This is a hard time for any woman.

[applepie]

Has anyone heard from Steph today? I sent her a pm but haven't heard back. I hope she's ok. This is a hard time for any woman.

I've not heard from her yet, but I hope she will update us when she knows. That was actually why I was checking in just now. I hope that she is alright as well.

[Niamh]

Yeah i've been wondering about her too. Hope she is okay.

[Bakiryu]

I'm concerned.

(Does anyone know a cure for muscular pain? my legs are killing me, it hurts so bad! :bawling:)

[Granny5]

I'm concerned.

(Does anyone know a cure for muscular pain? my legs are killing me, it hurts so bad! :bawling:)

Leg cramps or just leg pain?

[Bakiryu]

Leg cramps or just leg pain?

I don't know what it is! It started a few hours ago and hasn't really gone away. And I need my legs tomorrow to get home. It's like a stabbing ache concentrated on the lower leg muscles and up to the knees. Like the bone it's humming or thrumming or something.

[motherhubbard]

bakiryu- you might try walking a little bit and then stretching. Sometimes it gets worse for a little bit while you stretch and then it pushes past that point and is better.

[Granny5]

A hot soak in the tub might help too. Try to relax your muscles. Stretching should help as motherhubbard said.

[Bakiryu]

bakiryu- you might try walking a little bit and then stretching. Sometimes it gets worse for a little bit while you stretch and then it pushes past that point and is better.

Motherhubbard: I walk a mile and half everyday! More walking?

It's still there too. A dull ache now until it flares again. I'll see if it's lack of exercise and run for a bit.

Granny5: that's a great idea. But if I wasted that much water my parents would skin me alive :sick:

[papayahed]

So what about stretching?

Also, Magnesium is good for leg pain. At least that's what a holistic Dr. told me.

[papayahed]

So ladies what are your favorite or signature perfumes/fragrances?

[Bakiryu]

I just wear simple fruit and fragrances. (the really cheap kind) Violet and lilies are my signature scent.

[Mortis Anarchy]

DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats the smell I really like, but I'm to poor to buy it.:(

[Nossa]

Lacoste Touch of Pink...it's not that expensive too. I love it :D

[Shalot]

Clinique Happy In Bloom

Cool Water for Women

Sunflowers (this is an oldie but a goodie)

I like anything that smells clean. I am not a big fan of musks and I don't like thick smells like well, Spellbound for instance. And Chanel - I think most of those perfumes just are too heavy. Coco and Chance smell good but it's just too much.

[mercy_mankind]

I 'll be glad to join to your coffee . if you accept for sure.
I'm also happy to see that you ask about each other .
Friendship is a precious thing in life.

[Granny5]

I hate to be a worry wart, but Steph's last post was on the third. I was wondering if anyone has heard from her. I have sent her two pm's but haven't heard anything back. I'm really concerned. She is so young to have to deal with the situation she talked about. My thoughts are with her.

[applepie]

I hate to be a worry wart, but Steph's last post was on the third. I was wondering if anyone has heard from her. I have sent her two pm's but haven't heard anything back. I'm really concerned. She is so young to have to deal with the situation she talked about. My thoughts are with her.

I've been worrying as well, so don't feel like too much of a worry wart:) Hopefully we'll hear from her soon.

[Shalot]

hopefully steph has an answer. Maybe she's celebrating because it's good news. If not, let's all hope that it works out somehow to her advantage and that it's OK. Let's send positive thoughts her way. :nod:

[Niamh]

Still no sign of her? I hope everythings okay....


Favourite fragrences are
Accenti by Gucci (discontinued):(
Lulu Blue by Cacherel (also discontinued):bawling:
Eden By Cacherel
Hypnotic Poison by Dior
Deep Night by Ghost
BlackXS, new fragrence by Paco Rabanne

[Granny5]

I got a pm from Steph. She wanted me to let everyone know that she is grounded for life. Results of the test, considering her age, are not good. We need to all send postitive thoughts her way and hope she will be ok through this whatever she decides to do.

[Mortis Anarchy]

Still no sign of her? I hope everythings okay....


Favourite fragrences are
Accenti by Gucci (discontinued):(
Lulu Blue by Cacherel (also discontinued):bawling:
Eden By Cacherel
Hypnotic Poison by Dior
Deep Night by Ghost
BlackXS, new fragrence by Paco Rabanne

I LOVE PACO RABANNE!!!!!!!!

[applepie]

I'm sad to hear that the results didn't go more in her favor. I am glad to hear that she did tell her parents, and I hope that however things go she will be alright. It took real strength to let her parents know the results, and I am hoping that they will calm down and be supportive after the shock has worn off. Steph you are in my thoughts and prayers.

[Niamh]

I got a pm from Steph. She wanted me to let everyone know that she is grounded for life. Results of the test, considering her age, are not good. We need to all send postitive thoughts her way and hope she will be ok through this whatever she decides to do.

Poor Steph.

[Bakiryu]

I know I'm going to sound really judgmental but that is practically Steph's fault. She should have taken more care of herself instead of just passing out in random places or partying.

I wouldn't have told my parents thought. Just tried ruda. She got herself in trouble and thought I feel sorry for her, I'm angry at her too.

[Shalot]

I know I'm going to sound really judgmental but that is practically Steph's fault. She should have taken more care of herself instead of just passing out in random places or partying.

I wouldn't have told my parents thought. Just tried ruda. She got herself in trouble and thought I feel sorry for her, I'm angry at her too.

What's ruda?

Parties happen and good friends go to the party with you and they watch your back when you can't take care of yourself.

What about the boy who did it? WHY doesn't anyone ever sit their son down and say, don't have sex with a girl who doesn't what's going on????

If I were her parents, I would use whatever means to find out who the dad is.

[Bakiryu]

Ruda is the Spanish name for a cleansing herb. If you've an early pregnancy it's a good way to loose the kid (you'll bleed like hell tho.)

If i were her parents I wouldn't have allowed her to go out in the first place.

Parents don't usually talk to kids about that. they'll figure they'll learn on their own. Everything I know about it I have learned from someone else and the internet.

People are just like that.

[Shalot]

Or maybe birth control pills. Or the morning after pill. But you kind of have to be aware of what happened the night before.

But I think we're touching on abortion there and I just hate that topic.

Poor thing. But I just hate the guy. He doesn't have a clue what he caused.

[Mortis Anarchy]

What's ruda?

Parties happen and good friends go to the party with you and they watch your back when you're too much of a fool to do take of yourself.

What about the boy who did it? WHY doesn't anyone ever sit their son down and say, don't have sex with a girl who doesn't what's going on????

If I were her parents, I would use whatever means to find out who the dad is.



I KNOW! How come its always the girl's fault! Even though she did have a part in it, the boy should have some responsibility. I hope she is ok...parties can be fun, but dangerous at the same time.

[Virgil]

Please excuse if a guy enters this, but I have read the last few days what happened and I'm going to explode with anger. Not at Steph. Perhaps she was imprudent (and what 15 year old hasn't been at some point) but at what these low life bastards did, if true. [Edit: Snip. Perhaps I shouldn't write in anger, so I'll delete this section of my original post.] There is nothing that angers me more than boys that don't act chivalrous. Steph and her family wll have to do what is best and comfortable for them, but I would press charges on these pricks to the hilt. And whose ever house that took place, I would sue the pants off of them.

Steph it was not your fault. You didn't commit any crime. Those bastards did. You and your family are in my prayers.

[Niamh]

Well said Virgil!

Have you ever blacked out Baki? While on a night out with friends? I have. You have no recollection of what you were doing during that time or who you where with. Having a black out does not mean you passed out, its also when you can remember what you did. I was lucky my friends were with me or god only knows what would have happened. You shouldnt be angry with Steph. There was no one watching her back when she blacked out, and some creep took advantage of that.
(can we please stay away from the topic of abortion. Thank you)

[Virgil]

Well said Virgil!



Thanks Niamh, but perhaps my anger caused me to write stuff I shouldn't have said. I've edited out what I think was improper.

[Niamh]

Thanks Niamh, but perhaps my anger caused me to write stuff I shouldn't have said. I've edited out what I think was improper.

There was some fowl language in it alright!:p But we all flip like that when we get angry. Sometimes its that stuff that truely shows how we really are reacting to things.:)

[papayahed]

This is a big step for me - I bought a big purse. I usually buy small purses, the kind that only fit a cell phone, gum, lipstick, drivers license, cash and a couple of credit cards. Three of my old purses can fit in my new one, i'm sitting here thinking of the possibilites.....What do other women keep in their purses...I don't understand. Other then it's cute I'm not sure why I bought it or what I'm gonna put in this thing. it's a garbage bag with a tassle...(ok, that may be a bit dramatic..)

[Scheherazade]

Not necessarily all simultaneously but...

A book, diary, pencil box, couple of cereal bars, a small bottle of water (sometimes), wet and dry tissues, hand cream...

Post a pick, post a pic! Have been looking for a new handbag for a month now!

[Shalot]

lipstick, brush, wallet, handiwipes, hand sanitizer, spray (helps with disgusting public bathrooms) stuff

I need a new purse too. I just got one but it was labeled as a work tote and you could fit a laptop in this thing (it has padding for one)

but what I liked about it was the pen holder and cell phone holder. there is nothing more frustrating than having your phone ring and not being able to find it because it's in the creases somewhere. And pens too - sometimes I need a pen and if it's lost in a bottomless pit of a purse I get very flustered.

the problem with a big purse is sometimes you don't know what you're pulling out. like one time, at the store I was paying for groceries and I didn't realize that a tampon had sort of adhered itself between the crease in my change purse. It was so embarrassing. I don't know why that embarrassed me but it did - I mean periods are a fact of life and most women have tampons in their purses. Anyway, I digress.

I like black purses. they're more veratile.

[gothic_goddess]

umm hi guys, i dont think that you guys should be mad at steph.she seems nice, where did she go, and why did she leave for good? i dont understand her blog.

[Idril]

I go back and forth between purse size. I get bored with purses quite quickly, I generally switch them every few months and it seems like I'll start off with a small purse and decide it's too small so the next one I buy will be huge and I'll love it for awhile, then decide it's too bulky and awkward and go with a smaller one the next time. :rolleyes: The purse I have right now is really small because the last one I had was HUGE and I got sick of hitting things with it all the time. The new one just has room for my wallet, datebook and a little first aid kit (I'm kind of obsessed with first aid kits...I just love the small packets). I have a little pocket on the outside for my phone and gum. I bought it and almost immediately lamented my choice. In fact, I actually had a dream the very night I bought it where I was whining because my purse was too small. :lol: I've gotten used to it now...sort of. I might be able to go a whole month before I buy a new one. :D

[Granny5]

I too love purses. I'll buy a purse a lot faster than I'll buy shoes or clothing.
My prize is a purse I bought years ago that I carry every now and again.
I only carry a small purse when I'm at a party or funeral or wedding. Otherwise, it has to be big. My life is in my purse. If I had to carry a small one, I'd have to carry something else to tote all my other stuff in.

[Shalot]

umm hi guys, i dont think that you guys should be mad at steph.she seems nice, where did she go, and why did she leave for good? i dont understand her blog.

I am not mad at steph. I did post some inappropriate responses in the discussion about her predicament but it was coming from my frustration with the situation and nothing I posted was intended to ridicule her.

I am sorry that happened to her, and I don't like her friends for leaving her there and I certainly don't think much of the other people at that party.

As always, I hope it works out for the best.

[Granny5]

Thanks Niamh, but perhaps my anger caused me to write stuff I shouldn't have said. I've edited out what I think was improper.

Virgil, you've said what most of us were thinking and I thank you. Steph isn't to blame here. If she was not aware of what was going on, she was raped.
Now she will have to deal with it one way or the other and he's off free to do the same if something isn't done. I just hope that Steph has the support of her family and friends. She appears to be a bright young girl and I hope the best for her. I'll keep her in my prayers.

[papayahed]

Not necessarily all simultaneously but...

A book, diary, pencil box, couple of cereal bars, a small bottle of water (sometimes), wet and dry tissues, hand cream...

Post a pick, post a pic! Have been looking for a new handbag for a month now!

I can't find a picture of it anywhere. I'll take one later tonight and post it.


lipstick, brush, wallet, handiwipes, hand sanitizer, spray (helps with disgusting public bathrooms) stuff

I need a new purse too. I just got one but it was labeled as a work tote and you could fit a laptop in this thing (it has padding for one)

but what I liked about it was the pen holder and cell phone holder. there is nothing more frustrating than having your phone ring and not being able to find it because it's in the creases somewhere. And pens too - sometimes I need a pen and if it's lost in a bottomless pit of a purse I get very flustered.

the problem with a big purse is sometimes you don't know what you're pulling out. like one time, at the store I was paying for groceries and I didn't realize that a tampon had sort of adhered itself between the crease in my change purse. It was so embarrassing. I don't know why that embarrassed me but it did - I mean periods are a fact of life and most women have tampons in their purses. Anyway, I digress.

I like black purses. they're more veratile.

haha - I've done that. There's always change at the bottom of my purse so one time I just grabbed a handful and with can up a tampon.

[Scheherazade]

I carry separate little bags for such 'awkward' items in my handbag (either tiny make-up bags or even glass-cases or pouches) so even if the contents of my bag fall out, they are 'hidden'.

Looking forward to seeing the photo, Papaya! :)

[Granny5]

I have several bags in my handbag....wallets (3) and card holders(2) and a makeup bag, a bag for pens and such, and meds. I love wallets too.

[applepie]

I'm not very girl like on this issue at all. I can't remember the last time I carried a purse. I normally have a wallet and keys in my pants pocket. In the winter it all enters my jacket and it isn't permanently removed until it gets warm again. I always have a diaper bag for the more awkward things like tampons. I don't know what I'll do when that isn't available any longer.

[RobinHood3000]

On the subject of steph...

Hear, hear, Virgil. There may have been considerable imprudence at play, but only a speck was on Steph's part - the rest belongs to those who believe hedonism comes without a price

That pretty much sums it up for me. I just wish there were more men - heroes - to keep this kind of thing from happening. Poor Steph - caught in a terrible predicament for which she had no desire and could only barely have foreseen. I suppose we can only hope her troubles will pass soon.

[Koa]

This is a big step for me - I bought a big purse. I usually buy small purses, the kind that only fit a cell phone, gum, lipstick, drivers license, cash and a couple of credit cards. Three of my old purses can fit in my new one, i'm sitting here thinking of the possibilites.....What do other women keep in their purses...I don't understand. Other then it's cute I'm not sure why I bought it or what I'm gonna put in this thing. it's a garbage bag with a tassle...(ok, that may be a bit dramatic..)

I'm quite a queen of huge handbags... I hardly ever go out without a bottle of water (unless it's a night out or dinner or such, then I'll have a smaller bag, but for daily use my bag must fit a half-litre bottle), umbrella since I live in the UK :lol:, if I have to take public transport I often have a book or two (which I don't read because I have music with me too :lol:), and then all things like wallet, tissues, keys, sometimes a small mirror, pens, sometimes paper cos you never know... sometimes food if I'm like working or something and I need energy...
Although I admit that my massive bag phase was due to university...

Some people also carry a comb and deodorant...

Problem is that, the more you fill it, the heavier it is...:sick:

[Madhuri]

Hey girls,

I have a question about hair colouring. I have straight, black hair, and I do not want to deviate much from the original colour. Do you think colouring will damage hair to a great extent? Will it lead to grey hair, if later I discontinue? What are the risks involved?

[Shalot]

Hey girls,

I have a question about hair colouring. I have straight, black hair, and I do not want to deviate much from the original colour. Do you think colouring will damage hair to a great extent? Will it lead to grey hair, if later I discontinue? What are the risks involved?

Coloring becomes this ongoing thing that you have to continue doing month after month if you are not careful. If you don't want to go much lighter than your natural color, then it shouldn't be that big of a deal.

I've heard that you shouldn't have your hair colored while you're pregnant, but people still get their hair colored anyway, so I don't know about the risks.

As far as hair damage, if you leave the color on too long, you can damage the hair you have and it's harder to brush and you have to spend a lot of time conditioning it. But I haven't heard anything about hair color affecting your future hair growth really.

If I were you, I would get a semi-permanent dye to start with. It washes out after a month or so, so there is no real commitment there. Then if you like what you got, you could go permnanent. Or you could just get a few strands woven in for a subtle change. And you could do those strands demi or semi permanent if you wanted. Are you planning to have someone else do it? That might be wise.

Good luck. I myself have a love/hate relationship with hair color. I had highlights and lowlights for years and got tired of it so I tried going down to my natural color. I didn't like that so I had a some semi-permanent red that I did myself, but I really prefer someone else to do the coloring even if it's not complicated. So the latest is my natural, which is this dark blonde with just a few face framing very blonde highlights :rolleyes:

[Scheherazade]

I can't find a picture of it anywhere. I'll take one later tonight and post it.Hey, what happened to that handbag photo?

[Madhuri]

I will be going to a professional, ofcourse. As of now, I don't know if I want to go for highlights or colouring entirely, the professionals will guide as to what will suit (highlights or complete colour) and they would also know what products to use after, which is an important thing to maintain the hair colour and the quality.

Going for semi-permanent colour initially seems like a good idea. I will be able to decide within a month if I want to continue or not.

I was a bit worried about the damage, if I discontinue. I have heard people saying that as there is chemical content, such colouring may result in grey hair, in that case, you won't be able to discontinue. I guess, if proper care is taken, using right shampoo and conditioner, this may be avoided.

[papayahed]

Hey, what happened to that handbag photo?

I forgot:



http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9817/mybaggm0.jpg

[Scheherazade]

That's nice! My handbags usually look like that (more or less). After a long search, I finally got a new bag but not so sure about it. It's a gift; not exactly the colour or model I would usually go for but it is a nice change.

And what's a handbag anyway? Here today, gone tomorrow! ;)

[papayahed]

That's nice! My handbags usually look like that (more or less). After a long search, I finally got a new bag but not so sure about it. It's a gift; not exactly the colour or model I would usually go for but it is a nice change.

And what's a handbag anyway? Here today, gone tomorrow! ;)

exactly.

That's my first big handbag!! I'm kinda liking it - I can put everything in there, including the kitchen sink.:D

[thelastmelon]

I don't think I'm much of a girl when it comes to handbags. I've never had a handbag that model or anything similar. I wear a backpack when I go to school, and then I have a different model (not a handbag though) when I'm not in school. Don't you get tired of CARRYING the bag around everywhere? Why not just let it hang over your shoulder. :) Someone needs to convince me about handbags.

[SleepyWitch]

I don't think I'm much of a girl when it comes to handbags.
me neither. I usually use a rucksack or a satchel

[Niamh]

I use big bags all the time. But i'm fussy about bags whether they are small or big. They must be able to be slung over my neck and sit against my hip. I dont like bags that i have to hold, although i do have a few, but they are usually for parties.

[Granny5]

I forgot:



http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9817/mybaggm0.jpg

Nice looking bag, papayahed. I love big RED bag! that's a lot like the red one I'm carrying now.

[papayahed]

Nice looking bag, papayahed. I love big RED bag! that's a lot like the red one I'm carrying now.

I think I have a thing for red bags, for some reason I'm always drawn to them.


So, todays dilemma:

I think I say "So" far to often - I'm going to work on that. Anyways, I was home for Thanksgiving and I bought to new pairs of boots. One brown one black. They both have about a 2 in. (5 cm) heel. I wore the black ones on the plane coming back home and by the time I got back to Louisiana it felt like I was walking on marbles. I wore the brown ones earlier this week and it was like walking on clouds (ok not clouds but they were comfortable). What gives? Do I have to practice on the black ones or are they a lost cause???

[Shalot]

I take it the brown boots and the black boots are not the same style? I dunno. Shoes can be so difficult. I need shoes that look decent but are comfortable to walk in as I have to walk downtown from the parking garage to the office and that includes about 3 pairs of the many cheap shoes I own that I bought when walking wasn't such a big deal as the other office had front door parking.

I don't suppose you can just take them back can you?

[Granny5]

You know, I always thought it was just me. But, I buy boots, shoes, ankle boots on sale and I usually get a brown and a black pair. But the brown ones are always more comfortable. I don't have any idea why unless it's just the leather or the way they treat the leather to use different dyes. I always wear my brown boots/shoes out but never the black ones.

[Shalot]

You know, I always thought it was just me. But, I buy boots, shoes, ankle boots on sale and I usually get a brown and a black pair. But the brown ones are always more comfortable. I don't have any idea why unless it's just the leather or the way they treat the leather to use different dyes. I always wear my brown boots/shoes out but never the black ones.

I am just the opposite. I am all about black shoes. My brown slides are hideous. They're quite cute, but they creak when I walk. My brown boots are uncomfortable. I don't like brown. Oh, and about taking them back? I don't know if you bought them at a chain or what, but if you didn't, I guess taking them back isn't an option seeing as how you bought them out of town.

[Granny5]

I am just the opposite. I am all about black shoes. My brown slides are hideous. They're quite cute, but they creak when I walk. My brown boots are uncomfortable. I don't like brown. Oh, and about taking them back? I don't know if you bought them at a chain or what, but if you didn't, I guess taking them back isn't an option seeing as how you bought them out of town.
Some of them will take them back when bought at one of their other stores, maybe just exchange but that's better than hurting feet.

[papayahed]

Granny you're right!! I never thought about it until you mentioned it but I had another pair of black boots that I ended up disliking and I have a pair of black loafers that I'm ready to throw out the window.

I don't think I can take the current boots back I wore them outside.

[Granny5]

Granny you're right!! I never thought about it until you mentioned it but I had another pair of black boots that I ended up disliking and I have a pair of black loafers that I'm ready to throw out the window.

I don't think I can take the current boots back I wore them outside.

Try to take them back anyway if you're near a store like the one you got them in. You never know and they just might take them back.

[papayahed]

I've decided that I'm going to buck up and now only buy shoes for style not for comfort and my feet will adjust. I actually think I lost the ability to walk in heels, is that possible? I've only been on one date since I moved and I wear steel toes at work...

[Niamh]

yes that is possible. I use to walk around in heels alot. Then along came two years of archaeology with its flat steel toes, and almost three years of airport with flats and nowheels kill me.

[dramasnot6]

How is your work going Niamh?(love the new status btw, I always assumed you were 100% both :p)

Speaking of new boots!!(and a new skirt,for that matter)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p231/dramasnot6/whitehouse1.jpghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p231/dramasnot6/whitehouse2.jpg
I love them so! Although, they aren't that comfy...

[Niamh]

those types of boots are all over Ireland at the moment. In fashion.

Guess what everyone! I'm going to the hairdressers tomorrow! I havent been to one in over seven years!:p (sister was a hairdresser) Might post a pick of my new hair when i'd done!:D

[Shea]

Guess what everyone! I'm going to the hairdressers tomorrow! I havent been to one in over seven years!:p (sister was a hairdresser) Might post a pick of my new hair when i'd done!:D

seven years!!:eek2: How long is your hair now?

I need a trim desperately.

[Idril]

Guess what everyone! I'm going to the hairdressers tomorrow! I havent been to one in over seven years!:p (sister was a hairdresser) Might post a pick of my new hair when i'd done!:D

Are you getting something major done? I just got bangs this last weekend which was huge for me...although I went kind of half-arsed and just got wispy side swept bangs but still, a big change since I haven't had anything even remotely resembling bangs in over 20 years.

[LadyWentworth]

Guess what everyone! I'm going to the hairdressers tomorrow! I havent been to one in over seven years!:p (sister was a hairdresser) Might post a pick of my new hair when i'd done!:D

I decided to make the choice to not really get my hair CUT for a long time. The past few times that I went, NOBODY did what I asked them to do. I even tried a couple of different places. Nothing turned out right. So, I have just decided to give up for awhile. Trim my hair on my own, when necessary, and that is it. But.....


Are you getting something major done? I just got bangs this last weekend which was huge for me...although I went kind of half-arsed and just got wispy side swept bangs but still, a big change since I haven't had anything even remotely resembling bangs in over 20 years.

if I decide to go, I think it will be to get bangs. I haven't had bangs in, I'd say, 12 years or so. I really want to have a change again. Bangs (hopefully) should be something that they do right!

[Weisinheimer]

Guess what everyone! I'm going to the hairdressers tomorrow! I havent been to one in over seven years!:p (sister was a hairdresser) Might post a pick of my new hair when i'd done!:D

That sounds kinda like me. My aunt did my hair for years, but the last year or so she's been really super busy, so my haircuts were getting less and less frequent. So the other day I was at the mall with some friends and we had some time, so I decided to get my hair done. I hadn't been to the hairdressers since, maybe the year 2000. so yeah. I'm happy. I got bangs and it's way shorter now. If I was at home I'd post before and after pics.

[Shalot]

how do y'all stay away from the salon for so long? I love to go! I am addicted to it. I love to get my hair color changed (not much - it's always some variant of blonde highlights and my recent experiment with red). I am not so experimental with my haircut since some man cut my hair unevenly and acted like it was a style move instead of his ineptitude. But the salon is good - the place I go to now has all these great smells and I get a free head massage with every cut using aromatic oils. Although, I must say, with this part time work and student life, I may have to cut back.

[Bakiryu]

My parents are really thrifty so I've never gone to salon (yes, I can hear Shalot chocking on her breath :p). I last cut my hair three years ago and usually cut my own ends in the bathroom. :p

(oooh, does anyone have any idea what I should put in it, since I moved to a cold climate? I'm confused now!)

[Shalot]

My parents are really thrifty so I've never gone to salon (yes, I can hear Shalot chocking on her breath :p). I last cut my hair three years ago and usually cut my own ends in the bathroom. :p

(oooh, does anyone have any idea what I should put in it, since I moved to a cold climate? I'm confused now!)


well the first thing you need to do when you go off to college or whatever is go to a salon :nod: (or not - it does get on my nerves when they try to sell the shampoo)

[papayahed]

how do y'all stay away from the salon for so long? I love to go! I am addicted to it. I love to get my hair color changed (not much - it's always some variant of blonde highlights and my recent experiment with red). I am not so experimental with my haircut since some man cut my hair unevenly and acted like it was a style move instead of his ineptitude. But the salon is good - the place I go to now has all these great smells and I get a free head massage with every cut using aromatic oils. Although, I must say, with this part time work and student life, I may have to cut back.


Is that an aveda salon? I went to one once and got a hot towel and a head massage. It was wonderful however the haircut wasn't great so I never went back.

[Shalot]

Is that an aveda salon? I went to one once and got a hot towel and a head massage. It was wonderful however the haircut wasn't great so I never went back.


Actually, yes it is an Aveda salon. Luckily, I found a good person who knows how to cut hair (at least mine anyway), but I have received a crappy hair cut from another Aveda salon so I understand that. They can put all kinds of good smells on your head but if your haircut doesn't work, then it's no good.

[Idril]

I love going to salons because I love having people play with my hair and the smells are nice too. I go somewhere different everytime because when I decide to get my hair cut, I want it done now, within say, 15 or 20 minutes, I don't have the patience to call a specific person or salon and make an appointment. I'm all about instant gratification. :p :rolleyes:

[Niamh]

seven years!!:eek2: How long is your hair now?

I need a trim desperately.
Well my sister always cut it for me, but my hair is half way down my back.


Are you getting something major done? I just got bangs this last weekend which was huge for me...although I went kind of half-arsed and just got wispy side swept bangs but still, a big change since I haven't had anything even remotely resembling bangs in over 20 years.
I dont know what to get done. Trimmed and my layers trimmed but i dont know if i'm going to get a colour of copper highlights and styled...

That sounds kinda like me. My aunt did my hair for years, but the last year or so she's been really super busy, so my haircuts were getting less and less frequent. So the other day I was at the mall with some friends and we had some time, so I decided to get my hair done. I hadn't been to the hairdressers since, maybe the year 2000. so yeah. I'm happy. I got bangs and it's way shorter now. If I was at home I'd post before and after pics.

Yep that sound like my life. The reason why i last went to a salon back in 2001 was because my college friends made me.:blush:

btw, what are bangs?

[pussnboots]

I usually go to the salon about once a year. I've been going to the same place and use the same person for a few years now. I go to JCPenneys. Its a department store but they have a salon in it. I found this really good hairdresser there and everytime I go there she remembers me. She knows exactly how I want my hair done. I have never been disappointed with her. Every time I go she can tell I trimmed by own bangs.

[Idril]

btw, what are bangs?

My English friends call them 'fringe' if that helps. Maybe you're more familiar with that term for them.

[Niamh]

:lol: Its a fringe! Yeah i had a fringe recently but it grew out and now i have a side sweep. Got my hair done. Much like it was but she blowdried curls into it.(which have practically fallen out but its nice.

[papayahed]

Actually, yes it is an Aveda salon. Luckily, I found a good person who knows how to cut hair (at least mine anyway), but I have received a crappy hair cut from another Aveda salon so I understand that. They can put all kinds of good smells on your head but if your haircut doesn't work, then it's no good.

I should have known it was trouble because the aveda hairdresser kept saying my previous hairdresser made a lot of mistakes but I think my previous hairdresser followed the curl of my hair whereas the aveda guy probably did it technically correct as if I had straight hair. Thats my hypothesis at least.

You've got me thinking that I should try an aveda salon in my new town.

[Weisinheimer]

My English friends call them 'fringe' if that helps. Maybe you're more familiar with that term for them.

good call, I was trying to think of another term besides bangs. Couldn't pull it. I think I have heard the term fringe before, though.

[Shea]

I always wind up growing my hair almost to the middle of my back and then donating it to chop it real short. Everytime I chop it, I tell myself that I want to keep growing it long again and not chop it. It's getting to be the chopping time again.

My cousin's wife has her hair nearly to her knees! No joke! It's beautiful, but she once went to the beach and didn't bother to put it up. She spent two hours that night trying to comb it out.

[Nightshade]

my hair... my poor hair has gone wierd... and the other day I look in the nirror and my whole scalp was peeling... I thought it was terrible dandruff ( some ho appearing overnight) but now Im pretty sure what happened was I was so tierd I forgot to rinse the shampoo out of my hair and it dried in great white soapy flakes..
:rolleyes:
:lol:

[Shea]

my hair... my poor hair has gone wierd... and the other day I look in the nirror and my whole scalp was peeling... I thought it was terrible dandruff ( some ho appearing overnight) but now Im pretty sure what happened was I was so tierd I forgot to rinse the shampoo out of my hair and it dried in great white soapy flakes..
:rolleyes:
:lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Get some sleep Night!

[Nightshade]

when I have time...

[Shea]

I know the feeling!

[Niamh]

I always wind up growing my hair almost to the middle of my back and then donating it to chop it real short. Everytime I chop it, I tell myself that I want to keep growing it long again and not chop it. It's getting to be the chopping time again.

My cousin's wife has her hair nearly to her knees! No joke! It's beautiful, but she once went to the beach and didn't bother to put it up. She spent two hours that night trying to comb it out.

:nod: i'm the same! Always a mistake cutting short.

[Nightshade]

Humm so IM really sick of these split ends and I think I may just go whole hog an shave my head and start from scratch...
my mum says that shaving is a bad idea because my hair will grow back prickaly and irritate me, so the question is has anyone here by anychace had to shave their head?
And how long till it grew back... my hair is nearly mid back length again now... so obviously I dont mean all the way back but a decent covers the pointy tops ofmy ears length,

[Granny5]

I have moderate to sever psoriasis and I have considered shaving my head several times in order to treat my scalp more effectively but have never gotten up the nerve. I'd be interested in knowing if any other women here have ever done it too.

[Niamh]

Humm so IM really sick of these split ends and I think I may just go whole hog an shave my head and start from scratch...
my mum says that shaving is a bad idea because my hair will grow back prickaly and irritate me, so the question is has anyone here by anychace had to shave their head?
And how long till it grew back... my hair is nearly mid back length again now... so obviously I dont mean all the way back but a decent covers the pointy tops ofmy ears length,

how about a bob?
http://beauty.about.com/od/shorthairstyles/ss/bobcuts.htm
http://www.hairstylestalk.com/images/gallery/keira-knightley-short-hair-style.jpg
or a pixie cut?
http://www.glamforless.com/mandymooreshort.jpg
or something like one of these?
http://www.haircentric.com/gallery/d/663-2/layered-hair.jpe
http://www.more-hairstyles.com/long/l17.jpg
http://www.hairstylesdesign.com/images/medium_hairstyles_expic_01.jpg

[Shea]

I like the bobs.

[LadyWentworth]

I have a question. What do you think would be a good haircut for someone whose hair is wavy and has a tendency to curl at the end? When I say curl, I mean true ringlets.

I saw an article about wavy hair (let's just forget about the curls for now) and they said to get the hair cut in layers. So, I got it cut in layers (supposedly) and it never looked right. Three people couldn't get it right. Now I am letting it grow out again (but the split-ends are terrible!).

I have to have my hair long enough so that I can tie it back. I need to tie it back for dance and in the summertime. What is a hairstyle that you think could work? I made the decision to not get a haircut for awhile (I can trim my own hair), but if I give in (which I might), what hairstyle do you think would work best?

I would post a photo if I had one (every picture either has my hair tied back like a spinster or done up in some sort of style!). So you will have to use your imagination with this! Thanks. :D

[Niamh]

I have a question. What do you think would be a good haircut for someone whose hair is wavy and has a tendency to curl at the end? When I say curl, I mean true ringlets.

I saw an article about wavy hair (let's just forget about the curls for now) and they said to get the hair cut in layers. So, I got it cut in layers (supposedly) and it never looked right. Three people couldn't get it right. Now I am letting it grow out again (but the split-ends are terrible!).

I have to have my hair long enough so that I can tie it back. I need to tie it back for dance and in the summertime. What is a hairstyle that you think could work? I made the decision to not get a haircut for awhile (I can trim my own hair), but if I give in (which I might), what hairstyle do you think would work best?

I would post a photo if I had one (every picture either has my hair tied back like a spinster or done up in some sort of style!). So you will have to use your imagination with this! Thanks. :D

That i think is where the problem is.
For layers to really work in wavey hair it needs to be long. I have wavy/curly mad hair thats straight in some places and like you was told i should get layers. Had hair shoulder length (just above) and it was ghastly with layers. I hated it when i got layers put in, always getting told that they would help my hair, but they never did. Now my hair is much longer, and i have layers and it is much better. Adds shape.

you should let it grow longer. If you go to the hairdressers get them to just trim the split ends and use a thinning scissors. This mkes a big difference. (trust me!) When you hair is partially down your back get the layers back in but make sure the shortest one is just below the jawline. And get a side fringe (think its bangs to you).
Something like this
http://www.hrpromhair.com/promlongwithbangs.jpg
or this
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/database/sandrabullock/sandrabullock4_300.jpg

[Anza]

LadyW, considering your description, your hair sounds a lot like mine. Keep it a little past shoulder length. Mine is about two inches past my shoulders

[1n50mn14]

I SHAVED MY HEAD! :yawnb:
It took about three months to grow back to be an inch long, but maybe my hair just grows crazy fast.

[Bakiryu]

I SHAVED MY HEAD! :yawnb:
It took about three months to grow back to be an inch long, but maybe my hair just grows crazy fast.

cool! got followed by any skinheads yet? it happened when I shave off my hair :alien:

[LadyWentworth]

you should let it grow longer. If you go to the hairdressers get them to just trim the split ends and use a thinning scissors. This mkes a big difference. (trust me!) When you hair is partially down your back get the layers back in but make sure the shortest one is just below the jawline. And get a side fringe (think its bangs to you).



LadyW, considering your description, your hair sounds a lot like mine. Keep it a little past shoulder length. Mine is about two inches past my shoulders
Reading both of these, I have something to say and to ask. First of all, it is funny that you said to get the shortest part in front to be cut no shorter than the jawline. I asked them to do that and then magically everything else got cut so short! I tried to explain to them that I didn't want the choppy layers. I wanted the sort that seemed to flow into the hair. That was actually how the magazine described it after I'd gotten that haircut. I just thought that somebody else in the world actually thinks the same way as I do! How could the hairstylists not understand what was being asked of them? So, they pretty much chopped my hair and made it much shorter than expected. I also told them NOT to style it with any sort of product and they always did. :mad: It kind of amazed me how different people, who work in different salons, did the same thing!

As for what the length it should be, I have a question. Currently (in has been going through a slow growth period) it is about 1 1/2 inches past the middle of my back. So, if I would pull my hair straight (at least the longest part that I have) it would add another inch or so. So it is kind of long right now. Now, do you think that I should maybe try to grow it a little longer? That way when they cut the layers, I will be able to have longer layers, right? Meaning, if my hair is longer, and I ask for layers, there should be enough hair leftover to give me long layers. That makes sense, doesn't it? I am just trying to think of how to ask them to do it.

I want to get bangs. I haven't had them for years, and if I never got layers, I would at least have them to add a little more character to my face again.

What has your experience been with male hairdressers? Have you ever had one? I am seriously considering trying to find one to go to. I have never had a man do my hair. So I can't complain about them. Women have always messed mine up, though. Whenever I see a man do someone's hair on TV, it always looks better than when a woman does it. So I was thinking (and hoping) that maybe a man could come through for me.

Niamh, those photos are really what I did/do have in mind. This one is EXACTLY what I have been trying to get.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/110678/sandrabullock4_300.jpg

This is along the lines of what I have in mind now.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/110678/promlongwithbangs.jpg

I should really print these out and take them with me. Wish me luck with all of it. I have to just decide on a salon now. There are just TOO many to choose from!:(

[Niamh]

print them out oand tell the hairdresser that they are the look you are looking for. If your hair is already long well them yes you should have long layers. :nod:

[SleepyWitch]

My parents are really thrifty so I've never gone to salon (yes, I can hear Shalot chocking on her breath :p). I last cut my hair three years ago and usually cut my own ends in the bathroom. :p

(oooh, does anyone have any idea what I should put in it, since I moved to a cold climate? I'm confused now!)

heheh, my parents are the same. they are soooo stingy. when I was still living with them, they simply wouldn't pay for a hair cut. So I got used to cutting my own hair and I've never been to a salon in my whole life. I have curly, bushy hair, so it doesn't matter. even if I cut off a bit too much in one place, nobody will notice because it's just a big mess anyway

[Granny5]

I have a question. What do you think would be a good haircut for someone whose hair is wavy and has a tendency to curl at the end? When I say curl, I mean true ringlets.

I saw an article about wavy hair (let's just forget about the curls for now) and they said to get the hair cut in layers. So, I got it cut in layers (supposedly) and it never looked right. Three people couldn't get it right. Now I am letting it grow out again (but the split-ends are terrible!).

I have to have my hair long enough so that I can tie it back. I need to tie it back for dance and in the summertime. What is a hairstyle that you think could work? I made the decision to not get a haircut for awhile (I can trim my own hair), but if I give in (which I might), what hairstyle do you think would work best?

I would post a photo if I had one (every picture either has my hair tied back like a spinster or done up in some sort of style!). So you will have to use your imagination with this! Thanks. :D

:lol: Your post made me think of my son and second daughter. They both have very, very curly hair...total ringlets. My daughter has hair to her waist but it's so curly that it looks shoulder length. When my son was in his teens, he was in a band and wanted his hair long so he grew it out. Well, I was doing laundry one day and found a drivers license and gave it to my daughter who put it in her purse because we just glanced at the photo and thought it was hers. My son couldn't find his licenses and was going to go get a replacement when my daughter cleaned out her purse and realized that she was carrying his licenses as well as hers. :lol: They look so much alike I didn't notice it and she didn't either. He has kept his hair very short from that time on.:lol:

[Shea]

:lol: Your post made me think of my son and second daughter. They both have very, very curly hair...total ringlets. My daughter has hair to her waist but it's so curly that it looks shoulder length. When my son was in his teens, he was in a band and wanted his hair long so he grew it out. Well, I was doing laundry one day and found a drivers license and gave it to my daughter who put it in her purse because we just glanced at the photo and thought it was hers. My son couldn't find his licenses and was going to go get a replacement when my daughter cleaned out her purse and realized that she was carrying his licenses as well as hers. :lol: They look so much alike I didn't notice it and she didn't either. He has kept his hair very short from that time on.:lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

When a boy is old enough, if he wants long hair that's his choice. But I hate when some people make their sons have long hair when they're only 4 or 5 years old. I have a cousin who has a five year old son who's blonde hair is almost to the middle of his back. It's really difficult to tell that he's a boy. The parents are stubborn though and refuse to cut it.

[Anza]

Shea, cut it for him. you'll be doing the kid a favor...

[Nightshade]

how about a bob?
http://beauty.about.com/od/shorthairstyles/ss/bobcuts.htm
http://www.hairstylestalk.com/images/gallery/keira-knightley-short-hair-style.jpg
or a pixie cut?
http://www.glamforless.com/mandymooreshort.jpg
or something like one of these?
http://www.haircentric.com/gallery/d/663-2/layered-hair.jpe
http://www.more-hairstyles.com/long/l17.jpg
http://www.hairstylesdesign.com/images/medium_hairstyles_expic_01.jpg

Actually I had an inverted bob for a while a bit like this
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/FFX___Yuna_by_Cataclysm_X.jpg but rather shorter at the back ( almost to the roots in places) and more pointy at the front that was a couple of years ago in feb, and its grown to mid shoulder and been bobed a couple of time since then.
Actually it was more like her hair
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/soultitan.jpg
really as it was seeing this at the lovley age of 1 that inspire the wanting of that hairdo, (although it took me 5 years to get it) .
Actually its a style that rather suits me when Im in a thin stage ( which I most definetly am NOT at the moment having yet to shed the horrid freshers Stone.
Actuaqlly now that I think of it this is evidence opf my hairs phenomental growth rate isnt it? Now my only trouble is once I get ridof these splits I will just have to give up plats and braids...
And bobs do suit me best..

[Bakiryu]

heheh, my parents are the same. they are soooo stingy. when I was still living with them, they simply wouldn't pay for a hair cut. So I got used to cutting my own hair and I've never been to a salon in my whole life. I have curly, bushy hair, so it doesn't matter. even if I cut off a bit too much in one place, nobody will notice because it's just a big mess anyway

:lol: did they ever do Teh dreade..........BOWL CUT! i have the same type hair so everybody pretty much though i was a guy for a while. :blush:

Try moving to North Carolina, people here sure do love my hair, they can't stop playing with it and stuff, creepy!

[Anza]

People are like that with me all the time. Ramdom people. That I don't even know. They come up and boing a curl. Then everyone about has a cow when I straighten it. GAH!

[Shea]

Bakiryu, your add-on after your name has put a song in my head that I can't get out.

Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of Madonna's "Like a Virgin". It's maddening because I can only remember a little piece of it and that piece is playing over and over in my head.

Like a surgeon
Cuttin for the very first time.
Like a surgeon
Got your kidney's on my mind.

Gaaahh!!

[Anza]

Breathe, Shea, breathe. Do you need some hot tea to soothe you?

[Shea]

:lol: Yeah, that sounds good. I'm a cream person though. Hope no one holds that against me.

[Anza]

GAH!! Me, too. I sweeten mine, though. *hands you creamed, unsweetened tea, Earl Grey* You said you only like it sweet when you have a sore throat at another board we were chatting on. I have a photographic memory... :D

[Bakiryu]

Bakiryu, your add-on after your name has put a song in my head that I can't get out.

Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of Madonna's "Like a Virgin". It's maddening because I can only remember a little piece of it and that piece is playing over and over in my head.

Like a surgeon
Cuttin for the very first time.
Like a surgeon
Got your kidney's on my mind.

Gaaahh!!

:lol: I love that song. We played on my mum's friend's birthday party and he was so angry/amused (since he's a real surgeon)

here ya go love: http://youtube.com/watch?v=N26KWq7MmSc

[Shea]

:lol: I don't know what's worse now, having that song in my head, or the image of Wierd Al dancing like that! Hope your mum's friend doesn't eat burgers over his patients!:lol:

*takes tea gratefully* Much more of that, and I may need to sweeten my tea with honey!:lol:

[Koa]

Niamh, those photos are really what I did/do have in mind. This one is EXACTLY what I have been trying to get.
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/110678/sandrabullock4_300.jpg


I get a bit like that but when my hair is MUCH shorter than that, like it is now. When it's that long, it's so straight, but when it's above my shoulders like right now, the bottom gets a bit curly and it's very hard to tame, I was happy I had shorter hair cos I thought it'd take me less time to dry it, but in fact it's just the opposite, I need to spend more time if I don't want crazy bits of hair in weird directions.
My mum has super straight hair and envies me so much. Well I do have enviable hair. :D

[Lily Adams]

Bakiryu, your add-on after your name has put a song in my head that I can't get out.

Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of Madonna's "Like a Virgin". It's maddening because I can only remember a little piece of it and that piece is playing over and over in my head.

Like a surgeon
Cuttin for the very first time.
Like a surgeon
Got your kidney's on my mind.

Gaaahh!!

That happened to me, too, earlier! I mentioned it in the "what song is your head" thread. Baki!!!!

[Anza]

*takes tea gratefully* Much more of that, and I may need to sweeten my tea with honey!:lol:

Are you sick? *hands you honey*

[Bakiryu]

That happened to me, too, earlier! I mentioned it in the "what song is your head" thread. Baki!!!!

:lol:

[Shea]

Are you sick? *hands you honey*

Nah, just commenting on the Wierd Al video.:p

Sometimes I get nervous about getting sick though. A friend of mine who is about 8 months pregnant, spent two days in the hospital because of a virus that she and her family had a hard time shaking. The doctor said that it was ok for me to take some airborne if I feel that I need to, but sometimes these pregnancy symptoms feel like a cold coming on that never develops. I'm afraid to take the airborne everday because I don't know what it would do to the baby. I guess the paranoia won't go away after the baby comes, will it? :)

I'd been having dreams that I had a boy, but last night I dreamed that I went into labor and had a girl. I remember more details of it. I think, deep down, I really really want a girl first. I just hope we can agree on the name.:p

[uncc49er06]

Hello..I am new here and have just been enjoying this web site..You guys are a hoot! :)
Shea, congrats on the baby~ :)

[Bakiryu]

Hello..I am new here and have just been enjoying this web site..You guys are a hoot! :)
Shea, congrats on the baby~ :)

:lol:

[Anza]

*hands uncc49er06 a cup of coffee*
Creamer?

[Bakiryu]

Honey or sugar?

I'll have it plain myself.

[Anza]

Honey is good in coffee!

[Bakiryu]

Honey is good in coffee!

I love it in my tea and it's great for your hair. But American honey tastes weird :sick: when I went back to home I drank a full rum bottle of it! :p

[Anza]

:lol:

[Jane Jane]

I was very interested in all your comments on hair. When I was in middle school I was a cheerleader and we all had to have extremely long, no frizz,shiney hair, which meant washing it and creaming it each night and doing whatever each one of us had to do to get the sleek look. One of my friends had perfect and I mean perfect straight hair, not a frizzy hair in sight. It was about down to her waist and she needed a trim to get it all the same length and trusted no one. She asked me to do it and I was terrified. But I did it and she was so happy with the results she told everyone. In no time I was cutting hair. And as I had mostly cut my own or cut and styled it just by looking at a magazine picture I liked that was the next thing that I ended up doing , first for girls, and then for girls and guys. I would come home after an incredibly long day of work(research for legal and other) and there would be guys or girls, but mostly guys sitting on the step waiting for me to cut their hair for a prom or whatever. So I got rather interested in hair itself and studied all I could find on the subject and then I began making my own preparations to achieve that 'perfect' for me anyway look. The actual thought of going into hairdressing is a yawn for me, but still I like trying different things out.
I don't really care much for layered looks except if it is on the fringe (bangs) and they are quite long. The reason is that each hair shaft is like a mirror, if all the mirrors are the same length there is a radiance and gloss that is lost through layering. That to me is like smashing a mirror. You get little glints but nothing more. , So long or short I tend to keep it one length with perhaps a tiny variation like bangs for a change. I went from having absolutely straight hair u ntil about twenty and now it waves but is still soft like a child's. And thick, very thick. So it is work.

[Anza]

Come to Tallahassee and do mine :D

[LadyWentworth]

:lol: Your post made me think of my son and second daughter. They both have very, very curly hair...total ringlets. My daughter has hair to her waist but it's so curly that it looks shoulder length. When my son was in his teens, he was in a band and wanted his hair long so he grew it out. Well, I was doing laundry one day and found a drivers license and gave it to my daughter who put it in her purse because we just glanced at the photo and thought it was hers. My son couldn't find his licenses and was going to go get a replacement when my daughter cleaned out her purse and realized that she was carrying his licenses as well as hers. :lol: They look so much alike I didn't notice it and she didn't either. He has kept his hair very short from that time on.:lol:

:lol: :lol: :thumbs_up Good story! :D


I was happy I had shorter hair cos I thought it'd take me less time to dry it, but in fact it's just the opposite, I need to spend more time if I don't want crazy bits of hair in weird directions.
That is basically why I like to have longer hair. It can get in the way sometimes, but, for me, it is actually a lot more managable. Not only that, when I am in doubt, I can always just tie it back into a ponytail or braid it.


My mum has super straight hair and envies me so much. Well I do have enviable hair. :D
I used to have enviable hair! :( I haven't the vaguest idea why it seems so dead and flat now. I think it is the shampoo I have been using. I used to use a generic kind that I absolutely loved (but I can't find it anywhere anymore:( ). This name brand stuff is a killer for me!

[SleepyWitch]

:lol: did they ever do Teh dreade..........BOWL CUT! i have the same type hair so everybody pretty much though i was a guy for a while. :blush:


even worse, my mum did the dreaded chop-everything-off-and-leave-only1/2-or 1-inch-of-hair cut (not even a crew-cut). she cut my ears a lot, too and even though there was blood dripping from them she'd tell me "bah, it's nothing, shut up!"

[SleepyWitch]

hey girls,
my hubby (boy friend) is getting skinnier and skinnier. he's 1.93 metres (6' 4" ?) tall. last year he weighed 74 kg (163 lb???), now he weighs only 70 kg (154 lb???).
maybe it's because he used to eat meat regularly, but now he's 80% veggie? but I gained a lot of weight when I became a veggie, so I don't think it's because of that?

do you know any food that is healthy but will make him gain weight at the same time? i don't mean french fries or the infamous banana+ice cream shake...
does soy/ tofu make you put on weight?

[papayahed]

Here's a link to a message board :


http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-38933.html

[papayahed]

This has been bugging me for a while, how in the world can I get my pants to not wrinkle????? I am tired of ironing!!!! Even some tops. I've tried hanging stuff up straight from the washing machine, putting in the dryer for just a few minutes, putting in the dryer for a little longer then a few minutes, and putting in the dryer for less then a few minutes...nothing seems to work, I'm always ironing.

[pussnboots]

Oh how I hate ironing !!! I iron my husband's shirts because he doesn't want me to bring them to the cleaners.
What kind of fabric are your pants ?

[Anza]

put them in the dryer for a while, and hang immediately

[papayahed]

Oh how I hate ironing !!! I iron my husband's shirts because he doesn't want me to bring them to the cleaners.
What kind of fabric are your pants ?


I just checked the two pairs that I wahed today - 97% Cotton, 3 % Lycra and 98% Cotton, 2 % Lycra


put them in the dryer for a while, and hang immediately

How longer in the dryer?

One pair today is pretty good but still needs to be ironed.

[Shalot]

Cotton is bad. It gets so wrinkly I hate ironing also, so I just don't buy things that require ironing. And if I accidently get some difficult fabric, I just wear it wrinkly, or I take it to the cleaners, and wear it once and then file it in the back of closet and go buy more poly-blend.

I buy my husbands khakis and work shirts and all of them MUST have the no-wrinkle label before I buy them because I don't really have time to press his shirts and I've found out the hard way that he will just wear it wrinkly. Luckily, the other people at his office are polo and khaki guys also, and I've seen them wearing faded beyond hope polos and not so pressed khakis. His job is not about image, so that is good for me. If it were, I would just budget in the cleaner's bill

[Anza]

a load of laundry-- about an hour.

[Anza]

it's perfect when the clothes are dry and warm to the touch.

[Idril]

I love cotton, it just feels so nice on the skin and I actually find ironing to be really relaxing...that is as long as the amount stays within reason. Luckily, my job doesn't require pressed clothing, church clothes are about the only things I have to iron so it's not so bad.

[Tournesol]

I agree with Idril...ironing can be relaxing.
I only iron something when I need to use it.
I NEVER iron beforehand. I hate to wear clothes that's been ironed too long in advance.

[Shalot]

Maybe if I knew what I was doing, ironing would be relaxing. When I iron, the little ironing board pad comes off the bored while I am ironing and there is this bump I have to iron over. The iron table itself kind of wobbles and I just don't know how to situate the clothing on the ironing board. My husband's aunt would always iron his shirts for him so he was always clean pressed until he met me :lol:

did someone teach you all how to iron, or did you just figure it out for yourselves? I remember watching my grandmother iron, and then I tried it myself. The first thing I ironed was a white cotton shirt. When I was done with it, it was a white cotton shirt with a burn mark on it, and some black crusty stuff seared into it.

[dramasnot6]

Ugh...ironing,why bother? :p

[Tournesol]

Shalot, my Mom taught me to iron.

She taught me by letting me iron my Dad's handkerchiefs [I hope I spelt that right!]. Then I graduated to pillowcases, my dolls' clothes, etc.

I guess I like ironing now cause it reminds me of the times my Mom and I spent together!

[papayahed]

I remember getting one of those "kids say the darndest things" emails. The only one I remember was about a family at church: After mass the pastor was greeting people at the back of the church, a little girl came up to shake hands and the pastor commented on the pretty dress the girl was wearing, the little girl said "Thank you, Mom says it's a ***** to iron". That's how I feel about most cloths.

[Niamh]

hate ironing. :sick:

On another note
Someone hand me a feckin mug of virtual tea! Cant drink the real stuff anymore on account of IBS and it aggrivates it so....
*plonks bum down on budda bean bag and folds arms in a sulk*

[Idril]

On another note
Someone hand me a feckin mug of virtual tea! Cant drink the real stuff anymore on account of IBS and it aggrivates it so....
*plonks bum down on budda bean bag and folds arms in a sulk*

Awww, that's too bad! My son has Crohn's disease which has a lot of the same symptoms and he can't have popcorn anymore and it just kills him, especially when we go to the movies. :(


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/tea_cup-small.jpg

[Anza]

*virtual tea for you*

[Niamh]

Awww, that's too bad! My son has Crohn's disease which has a lot of the same symptoms and he can't have popcorn anymore and it just kills him, especially when we go to the movies. :(


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/IdrilCelebrindal/tea_cup-small.jpg

Yeah popcorn is on a no list for me too but, that is not going to stop me!!! I just couldnt go to the cinema and NOT have popcorn. Also if i wanted to get an alternative thing to popcorn at the cinema, i cant because i cant eat any of the other crap either!:bawling:

thanks for the tea your two!

[dramasnot6]

I remember getting one of those "kids say the darndest things" emails. The only one I remember was about a family at church: After mass the pastor was greeting people at the back of the church, a little girl came up to shake hands and the pastor commented on the pretty dress the girl was wearing, the little girl said "Thank you, Mom says it's a ***** to iron". That's how I feel about most cloths.

:lol: The very truth.

[RJbibliophil]

Cotton is bad. It gets so wrinkly I hate ironing also, so I just don't buy things that require ironing. And if I accidently get some difficult fabric, I just wear it wrinkly, or I take it to the cleaners, and wear it once and then file it in the back of closet and go buy more poly-blend.

Many prefer synthetic materials, but I am loyal to cotton and wool as they are so much more comfortable, breathable, and don't get pille. However, most of my clothing does not require ironing.

I don't think cotton knits need pressing, so those might be an option. :idea:

[RJbibliophil]

On another note
Someone hand me a feckin mug of virtual tea! Cant drink the real stuff anymore on account of IBS and it aggrivates it so....
*plonks bum down on budda bean bag and folds arms in a sulk*

Can you have herbal teas? Some of those are quite good.

[Idril]

Yeah popcorn is on a no list for me too but, that is not going to stop me!!! I just couldnt go to the cinema and NOT have popcorn.


That's my son's attitude about a lot of his "nos" too but popcorn is one thing he's learned the hard way he absolutely can not touch. It is hard for him at the theatre but he just buys candy instead. I don't think the sugar is great for him but it's better than getting pieces of popcorn hulls lodged in his intestine so he's learned to live with it.

[papayahed]

Can you guys have those popcorn puffs? It's not the same but it's close.

[Idril]

Well, Isaac can have it. It's not quite the same thing and it seems to have the effect of making him more bitter he can't have the real stuff but he's been known to break down and eat it once in awhile. :p

[pussnboots]

Maybe if I knew what I was doing, ironing would be relaxing. When I iron, the little ironing board pad comes off the bored while I am ironing and there is this bump I have to iron over. The iron table itself kind of wobbles and I just don't know how to situate the clothing on the ironing board. My husband's aunt would always iron his shirts for him so he was always clean pressed until he met me :lol:

did someone teach you all how to iron, or did you just figure it out for yourselves? I remember watching my grandmother iron, and then I tried it myself. The first thing I ironed was a white cotton shirt. When I was done with it, it was a white cotton shirt with a burn mark on it, and some black crusty stuff seared into it.

This sounds exactly like me :lol: We must have the same ironing pad and board. My mother in law would normally iron my husbands shirts.

[Niamh]

Can you have herbal teas? Some of those are quite good.
Herbal and fruit teas are fine. Its the caffine on coffee and tea that causes spasms. I'm drinking peppermint tea at the moment which is very good for me. Also i have to get my hands on fennel tea because its supposed to help get rid of the bloating caused by the IBS. I have a LOT of herbel and fruit teas at home. nettle is one of my favourites.


That's my son's attitude about a lot of his "nos" too but popcorn is one thing he's learned the hard way he absolutely can not touch. It is hard for him at the theatre but he just buys candy instead. I don't think the sugar is great for him but it's better than getting pieces of popcorn hulls lodged in his intestine so he's learned to live with it.
Sugary things are a nono i think. I'm not allowed to eat milk or white chocolate (the gastroentrologist nicely told me this while my mam was sitting beside me!) but i can eat high cocoa chocolate (dark) 65% and above, because its full of antioxadents.

Can you guys have those popcorn puffs? It's not the same but it's close.
Whats popcorn puffs?

[symphony]

I've got exams every-darned-day and lately i'm staying up either late or the whole night! And I've wasted some time back last night writing a poem. Now i've got drooping eyes and a thirsty soul. Though there's a lot to do, I'm in high spirits and just can NOT study right now for some reason. Who else thinks I need some coffee? :(

[Madhuri]

I think you need a sound sleep. Its okay to take a break, despite the hectic schedule, to re-charge your batteries :) .

[symphony]

But I'm so high I cant even sleep. :D
The world's feeling so wonderful i dont want to miss it while sleeping! :D

[Lady Raven]

I agree with madhuri. Sounds like you need some time to wind down first, though. When I'm feeling over-strung I always find a that I relax best by making myself a hot cup of herbal tea, climbing into a cozy chair and listening to some quiet music. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/VelvetMorning/smilies%20and%20emoticons/goingtobedsmiley.gif

[Madhuri]

Symphony, sleeping is good too, you can always dream :p Anything is possible in dreams :)

[symphony]

The world is dream enough at this very moment. :D
Where's my coffee dammit? :lol:
I promise to be a good girl and sleep! :) A bit later.

[Madhuri]

The world is dream enough at this very moment. :D
Where's my coffee dammit? :lol:
I promise to be a good girl and sleep! :) A bit later.

This promise seems like the type I used to make to my mother and never keep.... very tricky :D .

[symphony]

yeah since i didnt specify on the "later". :D

[papayahed]

I was just flipping stations and there was an infomercial for a cloths steamer. I think it was called the Toobi. It looked so much easier then ironing but I wonder if that's actually true??

[papayahed]

A new Health and beauty aid store just opened in my neighborhood. The Grand Opening is today so I went on my lunch hour (I had work related errands to run as well). I got a goodie bag of free products (sample size of course) I had a consultation with a hair dresser, a free eyebrow wax, and a mini make over. It was a glorious lunch hour. The marshmallow flavored lip gloss tasted good but not filling enough so I had to stop for a burger on the way back.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Can't go wrong with free waxing and free stuff! Didn't anyone question your puffy forehead when you got back to work though? lol

[Idril]

I've always wanted to get my eyebrows waxed but never have for some reason. I pluck but I don't really know what I'm doing so while they may be nice and groomed, they have no discernible shape. :lol:

And there are few things more awesome than flavored lip gloss. :nod:

[*Classic*Charm*]

I had my eyebrows waxed once. I still had to clean them up once I got home though. Oh well.

And yes, there is nothing so satisfying as putting on lip gloss that tastes good. HA

[Idril]

And yes, there is nothing so satisfying as putting on lip gloss that tastes good. HA

Oh, I know! I have a ton of them in every flavor imaginable. I have one in every coat pocket, every purse and scattered here and there through out the house so I'm never more than a few steps away from one at any given point during the day...I'm a little obsessed. :blush: :D

[Bakiryu]

Hey guys, I got a style question: Does dark red hair look good with olive skin? (think sallow, the color of old parchment, taupe/beige and dark, bright red)

[*Classic*Charm*]

hmm...depends on the red. If it's a bright, unnatural red, it won't look good on anyone lol. My friend has very dark skin (I dunno that it's olive) and dyed her hair a very dark red-brown and it looked good.

[papayahed]

Hey guys, I got a style question: Does dark red hair look good with olive skin? (think sallow, the color of old parchment, taupe/beige and dark, bright red)

Like this color?

http://z.about.com/d/beauty/1/5/k/G/haircolor5.JPG




Can't go wrong with free waxing and free stuff! Didn't anyone question your puffy forehead when you got back to work though? lol

I got the mini makover after the waxing, they gave me a dusting of that mineral make up so it wasn't so bad. :D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Haha nice!

[papayahed]

Whooo Hoooo, tomorrow I'm getting a "curly cut" I found a guy that says he's good with the curls; he cuts the hair it while it's dry so we'll see what happens.

I think I'm going to start an experiment to see if there is a correlation with the volume of my hair and the humidity. The only issues I can see is that I would have to keep the type and amount of product the same plus I would have to devise a way to measure the volume. I'll sleep on it.

[dramasnot6]

Whooo Hoooo, tomorrow I'm getting a "curly cut" I found a guy that says he's good with the curls; he cuts the hair it while it's dry so we'll see what happens.

I think I'm going to start an experiment to see if there is a correlation with the volume of my hair and the humidity. The only issues I can see is that I would have to keep the type and amount of product the same plus I would have to devise a way to measure the volume. I'll sleep on it.

My hair always puffs up when I go to a humid place. I think there is a correlation for anyone who has a lot of hair,like myself.

[papayahed]

My hair always puffs up when I go to a humid place. I think there is a correlation for anyone who has a lot of hair,like myself.

exactly! I would be my own walking barometer:lol: but there is the problem of using the same product, ya'll know how much I like the products and of course the goal is not to be puffy....:(

[papayahed]

I got my haircut in town and so far so good. I'm hoping it grows out nicely because I really like this new hairdresser. He is sooo fun, we gossipped like we've known each other for years. Unfortunately I couldn't completely enjoy the experience because just before my appointment I got a phone call from work saying that there had been a little spill, to which I had to spend a good deal of time on the phone with the state police.

[Shalot]

papaya's avatar rocks!!! how funny. borat...I've never been so grossed out in my life. That movie was more disgusting than it was funny, but it cracked me up that those people didn't know he wasn't for real...that in itself is hilarious to me.

[motherhubbard]

I laugh every time I come across that avatar!

[Nightshade]

wait are we all adopting sea-ish avatars?
hummm
:D I know just the one :brow:

[papayahed]

:lol: :lol: I just thought the swimsuit was sexy :lol: :lol: :p :p

[Idril]

Oh yeah, it's super hot!! :lol: :p

[sofia82]

:lol:

[Idril]

Not every guy can pull that look off you know, he's really something special. ;)

[mickitaz]

I am sure it is.. although the color is a bit more disturbing. lol.

[Idril]

Well, again, not every man can pull off that color. :nod:

[papayahed]

Well, again, not every man can pull off that color. :nod:

It really provides a great contrast to the hair on his chest don't ya think???

[Virgil]

Are you guys laughing at the bathing suit? Yeah I thought it was funny too. Now if I go to the beach this summer and see someone with one of those I'm going to not be able to hold back my laughter. :lol:

oops, sorry for entering the girls thread. *slinks off*

[papayahed]

<~~~~ So how do ya'll like my new 'doo??



Are you guys laughing at the bathing suit? Yeah I thought it was funny too. Now if I go to the beach this summer and see someone with one of those I'm going to not be able to hold back my laughter. :lol:

Now Virgie, you know your itchin' to get into a swimsuit just like that!!!!:lol:

[dramasnot6]

I love the new hair,papaya! Very '60s.

[Virgil]

<~~~~ So how do ya'll like my new 'doo??

Cute. I assume you don't have a dog face. :p


Now Virgie, you know your itchin' to get into a swimsuit just like that!!!!:lol:
It would cause my wife to faint if I did. :lol:

[Nightshade]

Paya! almost didn't recognise you there, yet another brilliant disguise :nod:

[dramasnot6]

It is not wise,I have decided,to listen to your dormmates and drink over 6 cups of coffee the night before a major exam.

[papayahed]

Cute. I assume you don't have a dog face. :p



haha. The kind only a mother could love!!!:lol: :lol:

[papayahed]

It is not wise,I have decided,to listen to your dormmates and drink over 6 cups of coffee the night before a major exam.

Doesn't sound like a good idea.

[Remarkable]

Ummm,I'm soo tired,but it's too early to sleep...And then,my cousins here always have some before-bed activites...

Papayahed,I adore your avatar!Can I save it in my computer?(I promise I won't use it:P...)

[papayahed]

Ummm,I'm soo tired,but it's too early to sleep...And then,my cousins here always have some before-bed activites...

Papayahed,I adore your avatar!Can I save it in my computer?(I promise I won't use it:P...)

of course!

[LadyWentworth]

Questions on two different topics.

#1 - Does gelatin really work to help strengthen nails? My nails have been peeling and chipping so easily these last couple of months that it is borderline ridiculous. So I was wondering if anyone has tried this. If so, does it work? Or do any of those nail hardeners (i.e. Sally Hansen - there is some kind of SH nail hardener that is currently on sale that I am thinking about trying :) ) really work? Which is the best?


#2 - Does it seem that if hair is tied back (i.e. in a ponytail) it is more likely to "fall out"? Now, I don't mean fall out as in true hair loss. I am wondering if more hair will fall out while brushhing/combing the hair. Maybe it is just in my mind, but for awhile now it has seemed that there is more hair in my brush than there used to be. Whenever I wash my hair and then comb it through afterwards, there is more in the comb. My grandmother used to always tell me not to wear my hair tied back because I would be more apt to lose it. I have to tie it back now because it is just too hot to wear it down. Then, for dance, I have to tie it back. I have no choice. This is more or less a question that I am curious to know about because if it is true I will avoid tying it back as much as possible. Whenever I would ask someone at a salon about it, they never could give me an answer. So I have given up asking them anything.

[papayahed]

Questions on two different topics.

#1 - Does gelatin really work to help strengthen nails? My nails have been peeling and chipping so easily these last couple of months that it is borderline ridiculous. So I was wondering if anyone has tried this. If so, does it work? Or do any of those nail hardeners (i.e. Sally Hansen - there is some kind of SH nail hardener that is currently on sale that I am thinking about trying :) ) really work? Which is the best?


I've never had luck with anything, my problem might be that I never stick witrh anything long enough to notice a difference.



#2 - Does it seem that if hair is tied back (i.e. in a ponytail) it is more likely to "fall out"? Now, I don't mean fall out as in true hair loss. I am wondering if more hair will fall out while brushhing/combing the hair. Maybe it is just in my mind, but for awhile now it has seemed that there is more hair in my brush than there used to be. Whenever I wash my hair and then comb it through afterwards, there is more in the comb. My grandmother used to always tell me not to wear my hair tied back because I would be more apt to lose it. I have to tie it back now because it is just too hot to wear it down. Then, for dance, I have to tie it back. I have no choice. This is more or less a question that I am curious to know about because if it is true I will avoid tying it back as much as possible. Whenever I would ask someone at a salon about it, they never could give me an answer. So I have given up asking them anything.

My Mom used to tell me if I wore a hat my hair would fall out.:( I don't know. Last summer my hair was always in a ponytail and after a while I noticed breakage around my hair line. I had unwanted bangs for a little while until it grew back.

[Annamariah]

#2 - Does it seem that if hair is tied back (i.e. in a ponytail) it is more likely to "fall out"? Now, I don't mean fall out as in true hair loss. I am wondering if more hair will fall out while brushhing/combing the hair. Maybe it is just in my mind, but for awhile now it has seemed that there is more hair in my brush than there used to be. Whenever I wash my hair and then comb it through afterwards, there is more in the comb. My grandmother used to always tell me not to wear my hair tied back because I would be more apt to lose it. I have to tie it back now because it is just too hot to wear it down. Then, for dance, I have to tie it back. I have no choice. This is more or less a question that I am curious to know about because if it is true I will avoid tying it back as much as possible. Whenever I would ask someone at a salon about it, they never could give me an answer. So I have given up asking them anything.

I think one reason might be simply that when you don't tie your hair back, you keep loosing hair all the time without noticing it and not all of it ends up in your hairbrush. But if you've had your hair tied back all day long, the loosing hair hasn't fallen off and then when you untie and brush your hair at the end of the day, all of it will be in your brush.

(I really don't know, just guessing here! :D)

[Equality72521]

I think one reason might be simply that when you don't tie your hair back, you keep loosing hair all the time without noticing it and not all of it ends up in your hairbrush. But if you've had your hair tied back all day long, the loosing hair hasn't fallen off and then when you untie and brush your hair at the end of the day, all of it will be in your brush.

(I really don't know, just guessing here! :D)


I like that conclusion. I have super thick hair so I shed all of the time and I always wear my hair back because it takes for EVER to fix it enough to wear it down so yeah.

[Annamariah]

I like that conclusion. I have super thick hair so I shed all of the time and I always wear my hair back because it takes for EVER to fix it enough to wear it down so yeah.
My hair isn't very thick, but I too almost always wear it tied back because otherwise it's in my face all the time and gets tangled.

[Equality72521]

oh mines not just tangles its like an ocean wave of craze. It is literally like *POOF* if i don't fix it or wear it up.

[Annamariah]

It's funny, though - having a long hair sure can bring a lot of trouble, yet at least I wouldn't even consider cutting it short.

What wouldn't women be ready to suffer for beauty or how does that phrase go :p

[Idril]

Having long hair is so much more convenient that short hair, it really is. I thought short hair would be easier so I cut it all off after my youngest, Sam was born and it was a nightmare. I had to actually fix it every single day whether I was in the mood for it or not. :rolleyes: With long hair you can always throw it into a pony or a braid and you're good to go. I like that fact that I can put in as much effort into my hair as I have the energy or inclination for. Sometimes I can mess with it forever, curling, straightening, scrunching but other times I want to take 5 minutes and be out the door. Long hair may be a pain in the butt sometimes but I really do like the options it gives. :D

[Scheherazade]

Awww...

Please someone tell us the advantages of having short hair! I really need to hear that!

I am about to get my hair cut very short because I have decided to donate it to Locks of Love (http://www.locksoflove.org/); haven't had a hair cut since December 2007 to get it long enough (they require at least 10 inches).

It has been a hard decision as I have had long hair for the past 15 years and my hair is such a big part of the way I look (because of its unruly nature).

It can't be so bad, right? There are many famous ladies around with shorter hair: http://theglamourouslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/celebrity.jpg

So, come on! Please do share your fond memories of short hair!

[Idril]

Aww, Scher, doing it for that cause is reason enough. I really admire your willingness to do that, it's something you should be very proud of and remember, ti always grows back...although sometimes that is a very long and painful process...but still, it grows back. ;) :p :lol:

[Equality72521]

Yeah, I donated to locks of love, which was why my hair used to be really short, but it looks really good if you get a good hair cut to go with it. So, not only are you giving your hair, you're gaining a pretty darn good look.

[Bakiryu]

I've always had short hair, it's usually better than long hair. It doesn't get in your food, in your eyes or in the hands of children who pull at it like maniacs.

Now, it's a bit long (by my waist) but it's a bit cumbersome, I like it but I love my short hair.

[mickitaz]

I have pretty long hair. There were times in my life when it was really short, and I hated it. While I agree that it can be a pain long, most of the time I have it up and out of the way. But, doing it this way, I have more choices on what to do with it for big occassions and such.

I don't die or style my hair. As a result, it is completely natural and heathly. When I go for hair cuts, and I change my hair dresser; I always get compliments. I especially find this funny when I go to NY to get my hair done. Most of the hair dressers ask "how do I keep it so healthy?" Meanwhile, they are foiling, perming, and blow drying others.

[LadyWentworth]

I've never had luck with anything, my problem might be that I never stick witrh anything long enough to notice a difference.
Yeah, I just am not too sure about what to do. I went to Walgreens to see if they had that Sally Hansen polish, but it was sold out, of course. I am actually skeptical, anyway. I once bought this nail care kit from QVC. It was the ProStrong stuff that they sell. Supposedly this was a miracle worker for everyone. I followed directions. I did everything as I was told to do. You know what? This polish that was supposed to make the nails stronger actually made my nails weaker. So to go from already weak nails to something worse didn't make me happy at all.


My Mom used to tell me if I wore a hat my hair would fall out.:( I don't know. Last summer my hair was always in a ponytail and after a while I noticed breakage around my hair line. I had unwanted bangs for a little while until it grew back.
I used to tell my ex that was going to happen to him because he wore a baseball cap all the time. I was just being an unpleasant person when I did that. One day I noticed he was losing his hair. I never told him because I didn't know how to broach the subject. When he got his hair cut, and found this out, I never heard the end of it because I didn't tell him. Whether or not that had to do with his wearing a cap all the time, I don't know. Still, I think his hair flattened because he wore a hat ALL the time.


I think one reason might be simply that when you don't tie your hair back, you keep loosing hair all the time without noticing it and not all of it ends up in your hairbrush. But if you've had your hair tied back all day long, the loosing hair hasn't fallen off and then when you untie and brush your hair at the end of the day, all of it will be in your brush.

(I really don't know, just guessing here! :D)
I wondered that, too. But why can't the hairstylists give me an answer like this. I just wish they'd give me something! Anyway, I hate how my hair seems to fall out when I wash my hair. That bothers me so much more than when I just brush it. Then when I comb it out after the washing, the amount of hair that falls out then is just absurd!


My hair isn't very thick, but I too almost always wear it tied back because otherwise it's in my face all the time and gets tangled.
Tangled hair is an issue with me, too, these days! I used to have that all the time when I was a kid It stopped, but now these past couple of months have been ridiculous. My hair is actually fine when I have it down (unless it is windy - then it slightly tangles). The tangling issue is when I was my hair. I always comb my hair out before I wash it. Then, while washing, it tangles up. So that fact doesn't help with the falling out fact at all. :( I tried to use one of those de-tangling shampoos. That almost helped to tangle it more. I guess I am just hopeless. :)

[Nightshade]

Awww...

Please someone tell us the advantages of having short hair! I really need to hear that!

I am about to get my hair cut very short because I have decided to donate it to Locks of Love (http://www.locksoflove.org/); haven't had a hair cut since December 2007 to get it long enough (they require at least 10 inches).

It has been a hard decision as I have had long hair for the past 15 years and my hair is such a big part of the way I look (because of its unruly nature).

It can't be so bad, right? There are many famous ladies around with shorter hair: http://theglamourouslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/celebrity.jpg

So, come on! Please do share your fond memories of short hair!

Well my hair grows quite fast so I tend to switch from almost waist length air to quite short hair. And one of the best things about it is that short hair - or having your hair cut short helps control the evil split ends ( although Ill probably only ever get rid of them if I shave my head ..which I keep thinking about). Unless your hair has a tendency to like to stand up on end short hair can be neater and easier to handle than long hair and you hardly ever get toothpaste in it if you are really really sleepy in the mornings when you brush your teeth and dont realise what you are doing. Plus change is good oh and Ive always found that my hair growns back thicker afetr a drastic cut - which is great for me anyway as I have super fine hair. you dont use half as much shampoo or conditioner. you can do drastically differnt things with gel. You get less hot ( actually scher maybe you should wait till march time i was freezing last time I cut my hair short just before winter because you never quite appreicate how much extra warmth your hair stores.)
I know one of my sisters who has rather unruly hair will now never have it long again becasue she can control it better when its short . Im the opposite well unless I have a really sever inverted bob so that its about chin length at the front and less than half an inch long at the back. A bit like the girl in this
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/soultitan.jpg