I finally got my pictures posted!

Ooooooo G E O R G E O U S Traci!!!

Your French Twist is so elegant and I just love the colour of your hair. You deserve to be proud!!!!

It looks in good condition too, so all that chopping off of tangles can’t have been as major as I imagined!!!

Your hair appears to be quite soft textured– very pretty. I like the way your ends look, too, and the slight wave – was that caused by the updo?

Gunther’s a cute cat. Obviously knows it too, from the look he’s giving the camera.
Great pictures .

Love to you both!!

Uzi

Hi Sweety

I get up at the crack of dawn - this body just won't stay in bed.
Life - so much to do, so few hours of daylight. Must make the most of it!!
Waiting for the June sales to buy that digital camera so that I can post some shots.

Enhanced or not, I love your hair colour.

Have a good week-end.

Uzi

Wow! I wish I had that energy, Uzi. I enjoy sleep too much.

Cyn, I've been trying for like 2 years to take really good care of my hair and really safe guard against damage. I rarely brush it and just use a wide tooth wooden comb only when it's dry. Some days, all I do is finger comb it.

Also, I only use gentle shampoos and conditioners. I learned about those here and in Paula Begoun's hair book. And from Lyris' ingredient list! :)

I started taking vitamins a couple months ago, but I don't think those could have much effect yet.

Thanks for asking! If there were a blushing smiley icon, I would put it here.

Hey Amanda! Thanks!

Your hair looks good, too! I like the new photo.
You know, our hair looks about the same length, but the measurements in your sig say 27.25. I must not be measuring right. I just measured the length of a strand, with help. I think I'll do like you and measure from the hairline on my forehead to the ends in back. That's how you did it, right?

Then I'll come up with a bigger number, which will boost my confidence.

Oh, and I'm sure you can do a French Twist! Just keep practicing! It took me a looooong time to get it right. The one in the photo was just a happy accident, really. :) I'm not sure what I did, exactly. I hope I can do it again! That was Friday, and I haven't tried since.

Supergrover,

Very nice! So happy to finally be able to see your hair. I love the shine and color.

Elissa

Thanks, guys! You are so sweet and supportive!

I have been taking really good care of it for what feels like forever. Sometime soon I will have to post a picture of what it looked like 5 years ago. Yikes! I was a frizz bomb! Chalk that up to dying it really light blonde, and working full time as a lifeguard at a chlorine water park! When I wasn't in the chlorine, I was baking it in the sun!

ANYWAY, now I'm anal-retentive about being non-hair damaging! I don't think I could return to my old career. :)

But I do still have some split ends, Monica. But not for long once I lay eyes on them. I hack them right off. :) I also still have a fair amount of frizz. But I guess you can only see it when close up. My hair is pretty fine. But that doesn't keep me from leaning in close to the mirror and futzing over it!

Sorry to hear about your kitty, Lyris. :(
Lately, Gunther's been shunning me for our roommate, who's been home more often than me lately, and making more of a fuss over him to boot. :) But she's going away for a month, so I'll win him back. I fill the food bowl and clean the litter box, after all. (The INBOX and the OUTBOX I call them.)

Thanks again for the kind compliments!

I found Paula's book at Barnes and Noble...it was under $20 but I can't remember exactly how much.

Hi Monica! Sorry about the delayed response! I've been working like crazy for the last couple of days and haven't checked the boards.

I read the book for free because I checked it out from my library! I did have to get on a waiting list however. I had no idea the book was so popular! Worth the wait though. I thought if I really liked the book then I would buy my own copy. But I will wait until the next edition comes out. The latest edition is several years old, and it seems like 1/2 the shampoos and conditioners she talks about aren't even made anymore! And then of course a lot of new stuff has come out that she hasn't covered.
But it's still a very good read.

And I don't usually use leave-in conditioner, except when my hair is really acting parched. Though I really like something called Redken All-Soft Addictive, which has jojoba oil as a main ingredient, but comes as a spray bottle. Twice a week or so, I'll use a teeny bit on my hair while it's still wet. I don't rinse it, like the directions say.
It's expensive though. $15 for like a 2oz bottle. I wouldn't have tried it, but I got it when Trade Secret had their 40% Redken clearance.

Thanks, Traci!

Our hair does look about the same length.
I do measure from my front hairline to the ends. It stays consistent.

I would keep practicing french twists, but I don't think I'm a "french twist person"

CrazyGirl wrote: Hi Amanda Panda... can I ask you how you posted your picture on here? I want to post mine too... I know a lot of people that helped when I had questions and I want to show everyone the outcome. Thanks!

Hi! First, you want to upload your picture onto a photo storage site (http://www.photoisland.com or http://www.villagephotos.com - you will need to create an account, it's free) I recommend villagephotos.com for a smaller picture, like mine. A bigger one will take up too much space. So, upload your picture (it must be saved on your computer first as .jpeg or .jpg) after it is uploaded, the page will show you a small version of your picture(thumbnail-only on villagephotos.com) right click and then click on properties, you will see the URL for the picture, highlight, copy + paste it into your signature on your profile page (click on user options, on the top right-hand corner of the Hair Talk page, then under profile options click "manage") Or, if you just want to put it into a new topic thread on Hair Talk use the directions for photoisland below.
Make sure, once you paste it into your signature, you put [ img ] before the URL and [ /img ] at the end, NO spaces. It should look something like this:
[ img]URL address here[ /img] (Pretend there aren't any spaces)

For photoisland: create account, upload picture, then when your picture shows up in your album, click on it, scroll down, you will see on the lower left hand corner something to the effect of, "get link for auction" click on that, then you will get the URL for the picture, highlight, copy + paste into the new topic thread, then do this:
Put [ img ] before the URL and [ /img ] at the end, NO spaces. It should look something like this:
[ img]URL address here[ /img] (Pretend there aren't any spaces)

Hope this helps & isn't TOO confusing!
If you need additional help, email me.... Manda14417@aol.com

Can't wait to see your pic!