I'm a fool.
Before I get to my foolishness, a question.
Anyone know of a place online I can order reasonably priced, good quality essential oils? I don't want anything that uses chemical scents or cheap bases that go bad in a month. If they have a good sweetgrass oil, I'll be doubly pleased.
I'm almost out of perfume, can't wear anything alcohol based, and can't afford my Chanel love.
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Anyway....
Never, ever, EVER again will I pinch pennies when buying hair dye.
I may write this a hundred times today as punishment.
Last month I was broke...with roots. I was out of both dye and developer.
So, not wanting to walk around with about half an inch of plum colored hair and half an inch of roots, I bought the cheapest hair dye that looked like a close match.
It worked as a temporary solution and didn't look half bad, though it faded to a weird, dull burgundy with blueish undertones after about three weeks.
A couple days ago, I decided I wanted to go back to something a little closer to my natural color but slightly brighter--I was tired of having to put on makeup every time I left the house if I didn't want to look terminally ill (dark hair of course makes my pastiness more pronounced).
I splurged on developer and my preferred red.
Today I dyed my hair--The result was horrible.
Those half-inch of roots were my bright coppery red; the rest was a slightly brighter sorta-plum.
All I can figure is that the cheap dye had some really harsh blue base that removed all the red from my hair.
So then I tried bleaching it with some leftover bleach. I mean, it's not like I'm worried about frying an inch of hair.
After sitting in front of a gas heater (feeling a little too like Sylvia Plath for my liking), I washed it out.
Still no red!
Okay, the harshest bleach NEVER removes all the red from my hair--that takes several rounds of a mad scientist blend of bleach and toners to accomplish. I swear red hair is harder than black to bleach.
But this time, I ended up with orange-blonde roots (the usual bleach induced color) and at least a much LIGHTER version of the ugliest bluish-ashe-brown I've ever seen.
I have to go out in public in about an hour and a half.
Here I sit with another round of red dye on my head. (Wow, I think I can feel people who are actually careful with their hair cringing while reading this!)
If that doesn't work, I'm re-shaving it all, bangs included. Maybe a couple months of a very cold head will teach me a valuable lesson.
Never, ever, EVER again will I pinch pennies on hair dye.
Never, ever, EVER again will I....etc.
Edit: SUCCESS!!!! It's red again, and surprisingly NOT the texture of straw!
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Random note--I need new photos of myself (though not with the creepy funky hair). I want new user pics and a chance to play dress-up.
Anyone know of a place online I can order reasonably priced, good quality essential oils? I don't want anything that uses chemical scents or cheap bases that go bad in a month. If they have a good sweetgrass oil, I'll be doubly pleased.
I'm almost out of perfume, can't wear anything alcohol based, and can't afford my Chanel love.
***
Anyway....
Never, ever, EVER again will I pinch pennies when buying hair dye.
I may write this a hundred times today as punishment.
Last month I was broke...with roots. I was out of both dye and developer.
So, not wanting to walk around with about half an inch of plum colored hair and half an inch of roots, I bought the cheapest hair dye that looked like a close match.
It worked as a temporary solution and didn't look half bad, though it faded to a weird, dull burgundy with blueish undertones after about three weeks.
A couple days ago, I decided I wanted to go back to something a little closer to my natural color but slightly brighter--I was tired of having to put on makeup every time I left the house if I didn't want to look terminally ill (dark hair of course makes my pastiness more pronounced).
I splurged on developer and my preferred red.
Today I dyed my hair--The result was horrible.
Those half-inch of roots were my bright coppery red; the rest was a slightly brighter sorta-plum.
All I can figure is that the cheap dye had some really harsh blue base that removed all the red from my hair.
So then I tried bleaching it with some leftover bleach. I mean, it's not like I'm worried about frying an inch of hair.
After sitting in front of a gas heater (feeling a little too like Sylvia Plath for my liking), I washed it out.
Still no red!
Okay, the harshest bleach NEVER removes all the red from my hair--that takes several rounds of a mad scientist blend of bleach and toners to accomplish. I swear red hair is harder than black to bleach.
But this time, I ended up with orange-blonde roots (the usual bleach induced color) and at least a much LIGHTER version of the ugliest bluish-ashe-brown I've ever seen.
I have to go out in public in about an hour and a half.
Here I sit with another round of red dye on my head. (Wow, I think I can feel people who are actually careful with their hair cringing while reading this!)
If that doesn't work, I'm re-shaving it all, bangs included. Maybe a couple months of a very cold head will teach me a valuable lesson.
Never, ever, EVER again will I pinch pennies on hair dye.
Never, ever, EVER again will I....etc.
Edit: SUCCESS!!!! It's red again, and surprisingly NOT the texture of straw!
***
Random note--I need new photos of myself (though not with the creepy funky hair). I want new user pics and a chance to play dress-up.