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    Posted: August 02 2006 at 9:59pm
BUT (there's always a but) I have 'created' a new issue for myself.
 
I LOVE MY HAIRCOLOR! I have about 4 inches of natural growth and just keep having to darken my ends with Clairol Complements Demi to match.  That's a little easier now that I got about 3 inches cutoff. Wahoo!
 
My issue is with all the years of highlighting and bleaching I kind of got used to the extra volume my hair had. I miss it.
 
Before I started highlighting and bleaching (about 6 years ago) I used to always get perms for volume and body. However, I haven't had one AT ALL since processing my hair. I'm nervous about my ends if I decide to go that route.
 
Opinions, experiences, tips?
 


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Here's a perfect example of FLAT hair in the SE Texas humidity! Um, yes I know.....my ends are due for a darkening.


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I love your colour lol all shades of it :) Can i ask you what your natural colour is? im guessing a darker blonde?
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Yep. Most of this mop is my natural color. Which, btw isn't as bad as I thought it was. It's actually quite nice.
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Good to see you here again Kelly. I remember you helping me out a lot with my questions.  Glad to hear you're pleased with your color!
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I used to be a bleached/highlighted blonde too and came here about a year ago after attempting to return to my natural dark brown. After all this time, my hair is all natural  color again and the damage is cut off. I have the same issues with volume. My hair is fine and bleach gave me lots of volume. I found that I need to clarify more, then use a light frizz product. I gave up some volume but also said goodbye to frizz and I HATE frizz. Maybe when your natural color comes in all the way you could just do a bit more clarifying. I hate to do that with color in my hair but I found with my virgin hair back, using a clarifying shampoo or rinse works well.
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It just bites! I have almost completely healthy hair........and now I have zero volume without 'fruifing' several times a day. <sigh>
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OK....I've decided to hold off on a perm or body wave. I was thinking about what is so different.......HOLY MEMORY LOSS, BATMAN! I totally forgot that I stopped using one of my favorite products about the same time I stopped bleaching. It was a victim of the whole 'saving money' thing.
 
BIG SEXY HAIR, FLIP IT OVER! It's awesome......and gives volume, shine AND texture.
 
How could I be so.......um, stupid?
 
I'm going to start there. It's the only thing I've changed besides the lack of bleach. It's worth a $10 try.
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