Robert / PurpleBubba’s Updates
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Topic: Robert / PurpleBubba’s Updates
Posted By: PurpleBubba
Subject: Robert / PurpleBubba’s Updates
Date Posted: January 08 2006 at 4:41pm
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I was posting this on another site so I'm making the rounds with it ;) I don't have many updates. I recently reached Tailbone length which should be about 36" but I haven't measured. I have not done a trim since September 17th I'm trimming quarterly now, using MorroccoMethod.com's lunar dates Spring Equinox _ Mar _ 14-15 Summer Solstice _ Jun _ 21-22 Fall Equinox _ Sep _ 25-26 Winter Solstice _ Dec _ 21-23 I'm still using Jojoba oil once in a while. I'm currently taking these daily 1000 mcg Biotin 1000 mg MSM I still use a satin pillowcase. Not much else to report. Hope everyone else is doing well. ------------- 
http://s7.invisionfree.com/The_Hair_Care_Family/index.php?showtopic=12 - My Journal |
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Posted By: SpecialKitty
Date Posted: January 08 2006 at 5:19pm
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Congratulations, Purple Bubba on tailbone length!!! I am inspired by your pics, progress, and updates. I just ordered a satin sleeping cap which I hope will make a difference for my fine hair. Your hair is beautiful (or should I say handsome? ------------- 
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Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: January 08 2006 at 8:48pm
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I agree! Your hair is an inspiration to all of us. Take care Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: January 08 2006 at 10:21pm
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PurpleBubba can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good PurpleBubba can cuz PurpleBubba thinks it should. Thanks for the compliments. :) |
Posted By: Sugaree
Date Posted: January 09 2006 at 10:32am
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Spring time, the only pretty ring time...birds sing, hey ding, a-ding a-
ding, Sweet lovers love the spring! Nice hair progress PurpleBubba... ------------- Don't let the man get you down ~ me 1c MC iii Dark Brown, 22" Goal: Waist |
Posted By: Hellfrozeover
Date Posted: January 09 2006 at 11:15am
Congrats ! Your hair is sooo shiney!------------- |
Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: January 09 2006 at 4:07pm
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We are the music makers (hair growers) and we are the dreamers of dreams. Thanks again. :) |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: January 10 2006 at 12:20am
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Yay PurpleBubba!! Thanks for updating us on your hair progress. How about a new pic of your hair at tailbone?? I see you've upped your MSM...how is that going for you? I am now taking 1200mcg of Biotin daily now as well as some Springtime Horsetail (silica) just for fun. I've only been taking it for a few days, but it will be fun to measure next month and see if there is any increase in growth (ie...from the usual growth). I haven't got a satin pillowcase yet...but I really should. Do they make them in u-shapes? Thanks again...your hair always looks AWESOME! ------------- 
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Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: January 10 2006 at 6:00am
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Hi Rini, I'd like to get some new pics and the only thing stopping me is waiting until I wash which I hope I get off my butt and do soon. I upped the MSM because I was buying Sundown brand from CVS and when I went to get more suddenly CVS wasn't carrying any Sundown stuff. At least not the locations near me. After going to a few locations I decided to go with the CVS brand which I didn't notice was 1000 mg instead of 500 mg until a day or so later. I'm still taking only one pill per day but it's got more in it. I went through 1 bottle of Horsetail / Silica (Vitamin Shoppe brand) during the first part of 05 but I stopped after that one because I just didn't like having to swallow those grass pills. A few days before Christmas I stocked up on biotin. I got 3 bottles with 120 each so I'm set for almost a full year. That's Sundown brand also but I get that at Walgreens and they still had it. They don't have the MSM though. But that's ok because CVS is always having buy one get one free or half off sales on their brand. I got my Pillowcases from LisaJaney at LHC so if you have some sort of custom design you could try asking her for it. I don't know if she will or can do it but she's a lot easier to ask than some store you don't know anyone at. |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: January 10 2006 at 10:31pm
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Thanks PurpleBubba.....actually Anais PMed me as well about LisaJaney, but I have decided to ask my Mum to make me one (she's an awesome dressmaker so it should not be a problem for her). I want to save my "overseas shopping" money for hair toys that are not available here in Oz. As for "grass pills"....the Spirulina I take is MUCH worse!! hehehe -------------
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 18 2006 at 8:19pm
Those "grass" pills (capsules) are only nasty if you burp after taking one. Mooooooooo.  ------------- |
missrini wrote:Posted By: Renata22
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 11:51am
| Miss Rini, your hair is a beautiful color, don't ever dye it! I imagine it will be quite striking once it's waist length. |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 7:36pm
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Hey Renata... I believe the color is already enhanced by henna. I
believe her natural color is red, though somewhat less vibrantly
so. Rini...? ------------- |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 7:46pm
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That would be correct Dave are you one of those guys who does such things as blurt out a lady's age at dinner parties??? -------------
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 8:31pm
No, Rini. I apologize if I offended you. I was only trying to helpfully answer Renata's question. (I guess I should have been more patient and let you answer the question directed to you.) All 3 of the shades of red in your current signature photo are wonderfully beautiful. ------------- |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: January 19 2006 at 9:26pm
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Aaaww...Dave. I was just kidding! And thanks -------------
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I just thought it was funny/cute how you answered for me, that's all.Posted By: Renata22
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 5:30pm
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I've heard good things about henna, but my hair is so dark I don't think I could benefit from it. Most women I know (African and Indian) use it to cover gray. LOL, I remember once seeing a "red-haired" older guy from Pakistan on the news, and I thought "I didn't know Pakistan had redheads", and my husband had to point out that the guy's hair had henna. |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: January 20 2006 at 8:03pm
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Renata, you wont get much colour except for some righteous highlights on your dark hair....however you will reap the other benefits of using henna...such as stronger, shinier hair :) -------------
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Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: January 22 2006 at 1:12am
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My 12 Year Progress Chart I was replying to a thread at The Loom and I got the idea to make a chart of my hair lengths over the past 12 years.  The chart isn't completely accurate though. I made it as simple as I could. The 1994 length and cut is actually my starting length. My hair was about 8 inches long to start with and was cut back to 3" - 3.5" in April 04. So the first column is actual strand length and not forehead back. I never did an actual measurement until probably 2000 so the in between are only about where i was. 1995 - late 1997 I grew without cuts or trims. Then I had a trim and because of the long growout of a layered short cut I had an extreme V. So To get it to look even I lost a thin tail of about 6". Between that trim and Mid 2000 I had many trims which kept me around 20". Then I started growing again with a few small trims so I got to about 25" May 2001 I had a trim and did not have another until March 26th of 2004 when I trimmed myself for the first time. I know from looking through forum archives that I was around 30" in 2003 before I went offline for 11 months. I also know that when i came back I was only at 32" because of my ripping and tearing at my hair when it was wet. So I had that trim in March 04 that took me back to about 29.5". I did a few more trims in 04 and in Jan 05 I was at about 33" when I trimmed a whole 3" back to 30". I'm now at about 36" It's not a perfect chart but it does show the slow and steady journey I took so far. |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 23 2006 at 9:28pm
Oh, okay, I get it now Rini.  Wow, very technical graph presentation, Robert - I'm impressed.  ------------- |
Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: January 24 2006 at 12:27am
| Thanks Dave. Maybe in the next 12 years it will grow taller with more lines. |
Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 4:35pm
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This is from my journal. http://s7.invisionfree.com/The_Hair_Care_Family/index.php?showtopic=12 - http://s7.invisionfree.com/The_Hair_Care_Family/index.php?sh owtopic=12 March 14th & 15th - Updates Hair Related Yesterday and today were the Spring Exuinox MM trim dates and I had planned to do a trim. Here is a few before pictures Pointing to my Tailbone  Measuring before. I have to do the 10 second timer on the camera again so this isn't easy to do anymore.  And here are the After pictures   The hair got smoothed down a bit by the band. I was doing a Feye's straight across trim like I've been doing for all but one of my trims since 2004. When I looked at the tip for the trim it looked like I needed just over 1/2" to even things up so I took between .5" and .7" off which is within my plan of between half and a whole inch. That straighter section makes it seem like the hair might be crooked but I don't think it really is. And if it is I don't care. No one in public will know. And so what if they do. It's probably a lot more even than before the trim. And after the trim I am still where I want to be. I also did some split snipping before the trim while waiting for my hair to dry enough. I'm going with 36" as my official measurement. I probably won't measure again until June so if it's a bit off that's ok. I'm also changing my signature picture -------------
http://s7.invisionfree.com/The_Hair_Care_Family/index.php?showtopic=12 - My Journal |
Posted By: horselover_1625
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 10:07pm
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Wow, your hair's lookin' great! Is that your goal length, or are you going to keep growing? ------------- RANITA~~ ----------- What good is life without a horse??!!! |
Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: March 15 2006 at 10:10pm
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Thanks HL :) My next goal is 40" and then I will do some thinking. I may stay at 40" if it's not bugging me or I may cut back to 36" or I may try longer. Right now I know I can live with 36" so I don't think I'll go above it unless i cut back a bit more with the intent to come back to 36" or more. |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 5:34pm
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Hey Robert, I'm impressed with how fast your hair has grown. It's definitely a lot longer! ------------- |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: March 16 2006 at 5:53pm
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Well done Robert.....it looks FANTASTIC!!!! You must be so happy with that length :) -------------
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Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: March 17 2006 at 10:10pm
| Thanks Dave and Rini. Yes I am a bit surprised with how much different it looks compared to the 30" I was at for quite a few years. I can't believe I made it to the yard mark. Next up is Meter |