Re: Harvest Test Done.. Strand Test Done!

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Posted by Diane on May 13, 2004 at 06:32:06:

In reply to: Re: Harvest Test Done.. Strand Test Done! posted by Diane on May 12, 2004 at 18:32:51:

: : Thanks for your reply, Pierre :o)
: : I'm definitely going to henna at the weekend..
: : My hair's been plenty off odd colours, in the past, so I'm sure I
: : can cope with a bit of orange! I'm certainly in the right line of
: : work, for odd hair (new mind body spirit/age/witchy shop).. they
: : wouldn't bat an eyelid!
:
:
: Hello Dee!
: Liked your site btw, I must spend a bit more time over there when I
: get the chance.
: Congrats on finding henna and good luck with "the plunge"! I've
only
: hennaed my hair once, about a month ago, and everything I know I've
: learned from the lovely people here at HFH. However, yes,
apparently
: repeated use of henna will deepen the colour over time, so no doubt
: the "orange" will darken. Also a couple of thoughts on that: I
found
: that messing around with different mixes (a-la mixes page!)
: definitely gave me different results. The straightforward lemon
juice
: mix gave me a colour that was too brassy and orange for my taste.
The
: mix I ended up using was a henna + red wine + cloves + olive oil
: mixture and it gave me something more like chestnut. So if you are
: not in a mad rush to do your hair straightaway, you could try
: experimenting with the mix a little. Even if you go ahead and do
your
: hair at the weekend, in future you could possibly alter the colour
: result with a different mix.
: Also, I'm sure you've seen here a lot of times already: the orange
: does mellow. It will tone down considerably in a few days to a
week.
: So no need to panic over the initial result! As you said in your
line
: of work who'll notice?! LOL. I'm surprised you haven't gone red
: before, almost a job requirement hee hee. (I'm wiccan and I firmly
: believe that growing up redheaded was one of the main things that
: lead me to become a pagan! lol)
: Have fun with the henna, keep us posted.

Oh yes, a P.S.: 2 more factors re."orange"! Most importantly, are you
using a body art quality henna? I got mine from a U.K. supplier on
the list here. And, how about the length of time you left it on? The
longer you can manage, the darker the colour will be. Still, over
blonde, it will probably need multiple applications...
again, good luck!

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Re: Harvest Test Done.. Strand Test Done! Dee 15:13:18 5/13/2004 (2)
- Re: Harvest Test Done.. Strand Test Done! Diane 15:06:43 5/14/2004 (1)
  - Re: Harvest Test Done.. Strand Test Done! Dee 16:12:15 5/14/2004 (0)

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: : : Thanks for your reply, Pierre :o) : : : I'm definitely going to henna at the weekend.. : : : My hair's been plenty off odd colours, in the past, so I'm sure I : : : can cope with a bit of orange! I'm certainly in the right line of : : : work, for odd hair (new mind body spirit/age/witchy shop).. they : : : wouldn't bat an eyelid! : : : : : : Hello Dee! : : Liked your site btw, I must spend a bit more time over there when I : : get the chance. : : Congrats on finding henna and good luck with "the plunge"! I've : only : : hennaed my hair once, about a month ago, and everything I know I've : : learned from the lovely people here at HFH. However, yes, : apparently : : repeated use of henna will deepen the colour over time, so no doubt : : the "orange" will darken. Also a couple of thoughts on that: I : found : : that messing around with different mixes (a-la mixes page!) : : definitely gave me different results. The straightforward lemon : juice : : mix gave me a colour that was too brassy and orange for my taste. : The : : mix I ended up using was a henna + red wine + cloves + olive oil : : mixture and it gave me something more like chestnut. So if you are : : not in a mad rush to do your hair straightaway, you could try : : experimenting with the mix a little. Even if you go ahead and do : your : : hair at the weekend, in future you could possibly alter the colour : : result with a different mix. : : Also, I'm sure you've seen here a lot of times already: the orange : : does mellow. It will tone down considerably in a few days to a : week. : : So no need to panic over the initial result! As you said in your : line : : of work who'll notice?! LOL. I'm surprised you haven't gone red : : before, almost a job requirement hee hee. (I'm wiccan and I firmly : : believe that growing up redheaded was one of the main things that : : lead me to become a pagan! lol) : : Have fun with the henna, keep us posted. : : Oh yes, a P.S.: 2 more factors re."orange"! Most importantly, are you : using a body art quality henna? I got mine from a U.K. supplier on : the list here. And, how about the length of time you left it on? The : longer you can manage, the darker the colour will be. Still, over : blonde, it will probably need multiple applications... : again, good luck!
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