I dyed my hair red once; it was a home job assisted by my best friend at the
time. I rather wanted her to dye it lighter than she did...but in
hindsight, I got so much notice over the shade she ended it at, I'd have to
say her judgement was correct.
I didn't walk for my BA. I know from CWU's color scheme that I'd have been
in a dried-blood color (crimson)--perhaps that was for the best, too.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: K. Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: Ironies
> Oh, I'd have had it dyed red again if I could. But as you can see from my
> original rant, it won't work any more. :-( The Philly hairdresser said my
> white/grey hair would soak up the red and render it a very bright, brassy
> red, which I do not like at all. It's too much like 'Pink' (the lighter
> shade of red) or too much like the Coca-Cola red. My first college
> graduation gown was that colour and I've never recovered. :-p
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Sands" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Ironies
>
>
> > My aunt, who is engaging in what will probably be a lifelong battle to
> hold
> > back the effects of breast cancer, has twice lost her hair due to
> > chemotherapy treatments--both times, it came back curly (though not
gray,
> > and she had passed 50 before the first incident of hair loss).
> >
> > Green eyes and auburn hair...almost makes me wish I were 20 years older
> 8-P
> > Personally, I like the combination as it is, Kat. (or was). But you've
> got
> > to live with yourself, and who can argue with personal satisfaction?
Glad
> > to hear you don't have to wear a wig--though if you can picture my
aunt's
> > head being the big find at the last two Easter Egg hunts in my
> family...well
> > maybe you'd better not.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: K. Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 3:09 AM
> > Subject: Re: Ironies
> >
> >
> > > I'm looking forward to seeing them!
> > >
> > > My hair colour was originally a dark auburn, almost dark brown. For
> years
> > I
> > > dyed it a lighter red because it started going a little grey around 20
> > years
> > > ago. Not a lot but enough to make me conscious of it. However the
> stress
> > > of my mother's illness and death caused it to fall out in huge clumps,
> and
> > I
> > > became bald. Very traumatic. I had to wear a wig and although it's
a
> > > cool-looking one, it still was a wig and I got awfully sick of wearing
> it.
> > > Finally, around 4 months after my neck surgery my hair started growing
> > > back - pure white and curly. That flummoxed me as my hair had been
> quite
> > > straight all my life and I'd never wanted curly hair. That and the
fact
> > > that I wasn't ready to start looking like my grandmother at the age of
> 48.
> > > *grin*
> > >
> > > The first dye job after my hair grew out enough was an exercise in
> horror.
> > > I went to a salon and told the beautician I wanted a light auburn. So
> she
> > > put on a light auburn dye. Came out flaming pink. Then she put on a
> > > reddish brown to tone down the red some more. Came out looking like a
> > > flaming red Coca-cola can. Finally she put on the dullest brown she
had
> > and
> > > it was marginally better. I told her enough was enough and rolled out
> of
> > > there *not* a happy customer. And she had the gall to charge me for
all
> > > three dyes. Grrrrrr...and I paid, which was even stupider.
> > >
> > > So here I am looking like Bozo the Clown, and then I go up to Philly
> (this
> > > was over an year ago) and my dear cousin takes one look at me and
> > screeches
> > > in fright. He immediately calls his hairdresser and makes an
> appointment
> > > for me the next day.
> > >
> > > That man saved my hair and sanity. He cut off as much as he could and
> then
> > > put on a blonde dye and then proceeded to highlight using the foil
> > method -
> > > very long but worth it. I came out of that shop, determined to never
> have
> > a
> > > red dye touch my hair again.
> > >
> > > Now I have it highlighted twice a year and dyed every couple of
months.
> > It's
> > > back to being straight, much to my relief, and I've found I actually
> like
> > > being a blonde! Never thought I would because my hair was so dark but
I
> > > really like it. :-D The guy I'm seeing says he likes the combination
> with
> > > my green eyes, which is a sweet thing for him to say. Me, I'm just
> happy
> > to
> > > not look like Bozo the Clown any more!
> > >
> > > The funny thing is, when I was up in Philly and the hairdresser was
> going
> > > through some swatches to see what would work, he showed me some bright
> > > colours like blue, green, yellow and yes, red. I kind of squealed and
> > said,
> > > 'God no...I'm not a punk rocker!' Yet there was a teensy-weensy part
of
> > me
> > > that said, 'Aw, com'on, an streak of that green would be kind of
cool,'
> > but
> > > I suppressed it manfully.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Magenta Raine" <
> > > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 12:50 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Ironies
> > >
> > >
> > > > Tomorrow lace will take my pictures and I'll send them to you! If I
> > want
> > > to
> > > > go blonde I'll have to have it done professionally.
> > > >
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> > there
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> > > that
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> > >
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