shrinkies v. microrings

So I had mircoring highlights, which were great. In three weeks, I only had one that slipped; then I took them all out to dye my hair. After I colored on Tuesday, I put four back in, this time with my new smooth pliers. The next day, I put in about 5 shrinkies (as my samples had arrived from Sherrrie--yay!). Thursday I put in more shrinkies, then washed my hair. One of the microrings slipped. I took it out and replaced it with a shrinkie. Then on Friday, I was brusing my hair and another microring fell into my lap, attached to a blonde streak. (Horrors! I quickly wrapped it up and stuck it in my purse.)

It seems so odd that a method that worked so well before is now just falling off my head. I have two theories: 1) The smooth pliers aren't applying as much force and I'm just not clamping them hard enough; or 2) coloring my hair made it more slippery (true) and the microrings just can't get a good grip. It might also be a combination of the two, but I think I'm converting to shrinkies. Not one of them has budged.

I think I'll return my pliers to Sears and put that $10 towards a jar of shrinkies.

Damn girl, you've got gorgeous hair!

Is it all yours without the shrinkie highlights?

I'm so jealous; my hair's such a wreck right now!

:)

Yep, Jenny, 90% of that is my real hair. I have never had short hair in my entire life. I'm just really really careful with the bleach and I'm a conditioning fiend. Also, I only bleach the top portion, so even if I fry it, I just need layers. The underneath part is minimally processed (and the only way I can tell what my natural color is!).

Now I've learned it's way easier (and less harsh) to do extension highlights, so the only time I'll damage my hair is when I lighten the entire top layer. I get bored easily. =)