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Posted by Alison on April 13, 2004 at 18:27:55:

Well, my hopefully perfect henna darkened. It's a gorgeous shade
(rich, deep red) but it's not what I wanted (something more
coppery). And, as I was out and about today, I happened to be at
Sally's Beauty Supply, the place that sells professional products to
the average...Jane. I picked up a bleaching kit. I read and reread
the ingredients. Nothing on there screamed that it would react badly
with the henna, and it was very inexpensive ($7.50) so I plunked down
the cash (or debit card, as it were) and brought it home.

I've mixed up the test batch as per the instructions, and snipped off
about 3" of my hair from somewhere in the back of my head. It'll get
trimmed when I go home to take care of the split ends, anyway, and my
mother is an agressive trimmer, so I'm likely to loose 1.5" off the
length anyway. I taped up the hair at one end so I could hold it
easier and slathered the highliting solution on. It's been sitting
an hour now, and I just checked the colour.

NO FROG-BUTT GREEN IN SIGHT!

Sorry for yelling, but I'm damn excited. It's currently a mid-range
natural red shade, and I'm checking it again in 15 minutes. I'd like
to get it to a strawberry or coppery blonde, and it looks like that's
finally possible. I'll be doing it as highlights, and I promise to
take pictures (also bought a disposable camera!).

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Re: excited! Tracey 20:14:08 4/13/2004 (6)
- Re: excited! Alison 20:33:32 4/13/2004 (5)
  - Thanks!! n/t. Tracey 09:29:06 4/14/2004 (1)
    - Welcome! Hope it works for you! n/t Alison 10:42:32 4/14/2004 (0)
  - it's out! Alison 21:04:14 4/13/2004 (2)
    - Re: it's out! Catherine Cartwright-Jones 22:27:43 4/13/2004 (1)
      - Re: it's out! Alison 22:41:10 4/13/2004 (0)

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: Well, my hopefully perfect henna darkened. It's a gorgeous shade : (rich, deep red) but it's not what I wanted (something more : coppery). And, as I was out and about today, I happened to be at : Sally's Beauty Supply, the place that sells professional products to : the average...Jane. I picked up a bleaching kit. I read and reread : the ingredients. Nothing on there screamed that it would react badly : with the henna, and it was very inexpensive ($7.50) so I plunked down : the cash (or debit card, as it were) and brought it home. : : I've mixed up the test batch as per the instructions, and snipped off : about 3" of my hair from somewhere in the back of my head. It'll get : trimmed when I go home to take care of the split ends, anyway, and my : mother is an agressive trimmer, so I'm likely to loose 1.5" off the : length anyway. I taped up the hair at one end so I could hold it : easier and slathered the highliting solution on. It's been sitting : an hour now, and I just checked the colour. : : NO FROG-BUTT GREEN IN SIGHT! : : Sorry for yelling, but I'm damn excited. It's currently a mid-range : natural red shade, and I'm checking it again in 15 minutes. I'd like : to get it to a strawberry or coppery blonde, and it looks like that's : finally possible. I'll be doing it as highlights, and I promise to : take pictures (also bought a disposable camera!).
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