Going Red!!!
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Printed Date: February 09 2026 at 9:45am
Topic: Going Red!!!
Posted By: Kalika
Subject: Going Red!!!
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 6:35pm
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Ok, Ive finally decided to go ahead and have some red hair, as of right now my rk hair is being removed of color, and i have an arsenol of dyes ready. I, of course, am taking 83742 pictures. I'll post as soon as everythings installed, I plan on being done late tonight. Wish me luck |
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Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 6:51pm
| I love reds!! Be sure and buy a colored conditoner or shampoo that is red. It will keep your color from fading. Artech is a great one lots of pigment. |
Posted By: niftygirl
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 7:33pm
| I can't wait to see the pictures. I love red! |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 7:45pm
Reds have more fun!!! How are you going to install them?? And I can't wait to see your watermark!!!
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Posted By: sansconformist
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 10:57pm
| Kailka, I've had a lot of luck using plain old henna on my FinaFina hair. Turned out really pretty, and doesn't keep fading indefinately like dyed red hair is wont to do. I'm almost at the point where I'm going to henna my natural hair too. Almost, lol. It's permenant, though. And I'm fickle, heh. But anyway, just another option. It's tricky to get a nice natural looking red. |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 12:47am
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By the way, henna is a vegetable dye and if you use that and then use an regular analine derivitive tint (that's what all professional tints are made of) over it, it can cause a chemical reaction that makes the hair get so hot it smokes. I have not experienced this with any of my clients, but I have heard about it from other stylists. Just thought I'd throw that out there. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 4:16am
| Pictures pictures pictures !!!! can't waitx |
Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 9:20am
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Did you do it yet? Cant wait to see the after pics. ------------- 
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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:13am
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Ok, were are the pics????? We are all sitting here with baited breath, waiting for the newest red head to join the ranks!!! |
Posted By: LauraR
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:16am
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I don't know what will be more exciting - The hair or the watermarking! either way, can't wait! and when I was a red head, I used the ArTec shampoo so it didn't fade as much, but now my towels are a little pink I was thinking of going back to red too but I am waiting for Sara to get her pretipps in so I can use PH reds |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:23am
| sorry sorry! lol its taking longer then I thought (AKA I got tired and went to bed) so I will finsh up later today! |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:33am
| Anything we can Synchronize our watches too, so we can jam the web trying to see your watermark, oh I mean your new do???? |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:58am
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lol @ watermark Well the hair on my head is a lovely copper red, but Im not looking too happy with the extension hair at the moment. *sigh* its still drying but it looks like the color didnt take as well, which sucks because my hair and the extension hair was the EXACT same color before dying. *really big sigh* I hope I didnt just waste 60 bucks... |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 8:44pm
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*scowls* hair did NOT turn out the way it was supposed to *sigh* back to the wig untill I can get more hairdye... |
Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 9:20pm
It's gonna look hot girl!! 
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Posted By: sansconformist
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:20pm
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Metalgirl, from what I understand the problem isn't with henna being a vegetable dye per se (manic panic is a veggie dye, and it's never reacted with anything I've thrown on top of - or into - it, lol) but rather that many henna dyes you get from the market or BSS are actually metallic compounds with a lot of chemicals that do not act kindly when mingled with traditional dyes. I think a severe case could actually result in melted hair, and can def. turn it a weird green or grey. I've heard of this happening, too. Of course, trying to dye over henna with anything perm. may prove fruitless - it bonds to the cuticle in a way normal dye doesn't. It's not just pigment buried in the shaft. Very hard to get rid of, and it makes the hair resistant to taking traditional dyes, save bleach. I've bleached and demi dyed over my henned Fina hair with no problems. You just have to be careful to only use pure henna powder. And even some of those are mislabeled
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Posted By: LauraR
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 5:10pm
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ech hem (clearing throat) Kalika ~ I am still waiting for some pictures to inspire me to go back to red too!
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Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:09pm
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er okies, I guess I'll show my own hair, but my head is naked, Im still fixing* the extensions.
* fixing - fix·ing v., meaning to stick in the back of a closet and leave untill I get around to it |
Posted By: RoseRose
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 3:04pm
| Hooray for red heads! |