Change of style
My last solution to the hair-I-can-just-about-sit-on problem was to trim the ends, dye it blue, and ultimately chop it off shorter.
This time around, I'm looking for a more professional style (i.e. no unnatural colors) that is still below my shoulders after my Locks of Love donation (no problem there - I could probably do 2 donations at the moment). I am a lazy morning person, so I don't want to roll out of bed and spend an hour doing my hair to get it to look decent. However, I don't want it to just hang there any more, or end up pulled back into a bun out of frustration.
My hair is thick and stick straight and about as dark as a white woman's hair gets. (Yes, I think ethnicity makes a big difference in hair color. My asian friends with black hair have a much darker black than mine.)
Here are some more recent pix of my hair:
Any suggestions for style hunting? Are there any good websites for "trying on" different looks?
I don't know whether there are any better charities for hair donation than LoL. Has anyone researched this?
Note: I know someone with alopecia, so donating for that cause is actually dearer to my heart than cancer.
matteroftrust.org
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
http://www.wigsforkids.org/
http://www.hairtoshare.com/
http://www.baldingfordollars.org/
These are the places that the Canadian Cancer Society recommends:
Western Canada
Eva & Co. Wigs
519 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1V5
Hair donations will be accepted by mail only.
Minimum requirement: length - 8 inches (20 cm), do not braid
Havana Technical Hair Design
326 Gilmore Avenue
Burnaby, BC, V5C 4R1
Minimum requirement: length - 10 inches (25cm), do not braid
Central Canada
A- Bientôt
371 Wellington Road South, Unit 5
London, Ontario, N6C 4P9
Minimum requirement: length - 12 inches (30cm)
A Child's Voice Foundation
Angel Hair for Kids
3034 Palstan Road, Ste. 305
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 2Z6
Minimum requirement: length - 10 inches (25cm), no processing, preferably braided
Hair for Kids Program, c/o Continental Hair
92 1/2 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2H2
Minimum requirement: length -10 inches (25cm), minimal processing acceptable
Wigs for Kids Affiliate, c/o The Medical Image
603 Argus Road Suite 108
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 6G6
Minimum requirement: length - 12 inches (30cm), no gray hair
Hats Off 4 Cancer
4450 Lemay Ferry Rd
St Louis, Mo 63129-1758
We need the hair to be at least 12" long, clean and virgin (no chemical work). Place rubber bands around the top and bottom prior to cutting. Place your dry hair in a zip-top bag before placing it in a box or padded envelope to mail. Please enclose your name/address/city/zip for a thank you letter and certificate ....(optional) Hats Off 4 Cancer
Headquarters Hair Solutions
5595 Fenwick Street, Suite 215
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4M2
This time around, I'm looking for a more professional style (i.e. no unnatural colors) that is still below my shoulders after my Locks of Love donation (no problem there - I could probably do 2 donations at the moment). I am a lazy morning person, so I don't want to roll out of bed and spend an hour doing my hair to get it to look decent. However, I don't want it to just hang there any more, or end up pulled back into a bun out of frustration.
My hair is thick and stick straight and about as dark as a white woman's hair gets. (Yes, I think ethnicity makes a big difference in hair color. My asian friends with black hair have a much darker black than mine.)
Here are some more recent pix of my hair:
Any suggestions for style hunting? Are there any good websites for "trying on" different looks?
I don't know whether there are any better charities for hair donation than LoL. Has anyone researched this?
Note: I know someone with alopecia, so donating for that cause is actually dearer to my heart than cancer.
matteroftrust.org
Pantene Beautiful Lengths
http://www.wigsforkids.org/
http://www.hairtoshare.com/
http://www.baldingfordollars.org/
These are the places that the Canadian Cancer Society recommends:
Western Canada
Eva & Co. Wigs
519 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1V5
Hair donations will be accepted by mail only.
Minimum requirement: length - 8 inches (20 cm), do not braid
Havana Technical Hair Design
326 Gilmore Avenue
Burnaby, BC, V5C 4R1
Minimum requirement: length - 10 inches (25cm), do not braid
Central Canada
A- Bientôt
371 Wellington Road South, Unit 5
London, Ontario, N6C 4P9
Minimum requirement: length - 12 inches (30cm)
A Child's Voice Foundation
Angel Hair for Kids
3034 Palstan Road, Ste. 305
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 2Z6
Minimum requirement: length - 10 inches (25cm), no processing, preferably braided
Hair for Kids Program, c/o Continental Hair
92 1/2 Avenue Road
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2H2
Minimum requirement: length -10 inches (25cm), minimal processing acceptable
Wigs for Kids Affiliate, c/o The Medical Image
603 Argus Road Suite 108
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 6G6
Minimum requirement: length - 12 inches (30cm), no gray hair
Hats Off 4 Cancer
4450 Lemay Ferry Rd
St Louis, Mo 63129-1758
We need the hair to be at least 12" long, clean and virgin (no chemical work). Place rubber bands around the top and bottom prior to cutting. Place your dry hair in a zip-top bag before placing it in a box or padded envelope to mail. Please enclose your name/address/city/zip for a thank you letter and certificate ....(optional) Hats Off 4 Cancer
Headquarters Hair Solutions
5595 Fenwick Street, Suite 215
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4M2