Re: Sorry for Mary

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Posted by Diane on August 14, 2004 at 17:27:50:

In reply to: Re: Sorry for Mary posted by Alicia on August 13, 2004 at 17:46:08:

: Hi, no I have never actually used henna or colored my hair
: before. I could never find out anything about it until I found you
: all! :D
:
: To answer Diane, I am indeed from the UK. I'd like to say I'm a
: red head but the truth is that I'm not. It's frustrating to
catagorize
: as it is neither red, or brown, just darkish ginger (which is
: in-between). Unfortunatly I have never seen anybody with the
: same shade as mine (I'm not kidding!) so finding info is difficult!
:
: Well with the 50/50 henna/indigo mix would the red tones look
: either obvious or fake, or would it look real and unobvious?

Hi again, Alicia,

Your colour sounds beautiful! Its amazing when you look at a lot of
natural redheads the spectrum of different shades. I have never seen
my natural colour on anyone else either.

Do you have warm colouring (brown or hazel eyes, peachy skin) or like
me, pale pale white skin, pale grey eyes? I think henna really suits
warmer types perfectly.

I can't speak about the henna& indigo results (have you looked at the
mixes page and Kim A.'s mix?) but I can say that the red tones you
get with henna are quite obvious, mostly due to the translucent
nature of the colour and intense shine. Its most obvious in the sun,
and to me thats when it looks most unnatural.

As a genuine redhead, it took me most of my life to get to like
having red hair, and then it becomes almost a political thing, LOL. I
used to be so resentful of "fake" redheads ( and going red is
supposedly more popular nowadays then going blonde, so there are a
lot of unnatural redheads out there) and when I first started using
henna, I felt like I was "cheating". I am one of those really natural
and low maintenance types and I couldn't believe I was now a dyed
redhead! But of course my colouring works with it, and having been
red all my life no one seems to notice, and if they do I no longer
care. The way henna makes my hair feel and behave (shiny, thick and
managable) makes me an addict. The colour is also quite pretty, and
in my opinion henna gives a far more natural looking red than any of
the chemical dye shades I have seen on people.

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Re: Sorry for Mary Alicia 15:51:41 8/15/2004 (5)
- Re: Sorry for Mary Diane 17:31:59 8/15/2004 (4)
  - Re: Sorry for Mary Alicia 18:03:06 8/17/2004 (3)
    - coffee rinse Jill 17:03:31 8/18/2004 (2)
      - Re: coffee rinse Alicia 07:53:25 8/19/2004 (1)
        
        Re: coffee rinse Jill 16:26:10 8/19/2004 (0)

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: : Hi, no I have never actually used henna or colored my hair : : before. I could never find out anything about it until I found you : : all! :D : : : : To answer Diane, I am indeed from the UK. I'd like to say I'm a : : red head but the truth is that I'm not. It's frustrating to : catagorize : : as it is neither red, or brown, just darkish ginger (which is : : in-between). Unfortunatly I have never seen anybody with the : : same shade as mine (I'm not kidding!) so finding info is difficult! : : : : Well with the 50/50 henna/indigo mix would the red tones look : : either obvious or fake, or would it look real and unobvious? : : Hi again, Alicia, : : Your colour sounds beautiful! Its amazing when you look at a lot of : natural redheads the spectrum of different shades. I have never seen : my natural colour on anyone else either. : : Do you have warm colouring (brown or hazel eyes, peachy skin) or like : me, pale pale white skin, pale grey eyes? I think henna really suits : warmer types perfectly. : : I can't speak about the henna& indigo results (have you looked at the : mixes page and Kim A.'s mix?) but I can say that the red tones you : get with henna are quite obvious, mostly due to the translucent : nature of the colour and intense shine. Its most obvious in the sun, : and to me thats when it looks most unnatural. : : As a genuine redhead, it took me most of my life to get to like : having red hair, and then it becomes almost a political thing, LOL. I : used to be so resentful of "fake" redheads ( and going red is : supposedly more popular nowadays then going blonde, so there are a : lot of unnatural redheads out there) and when I first started using : henna, I felt like I was "cheating". I am one of those really natural : and low maintenance types and I couldn't believe I was now a dyed : redhead! But of course my colouring works with it, and having been : red all my life no one seems to notice, and if they do I no longer : care. The way henna makes my hair feel and behave (shiny, thick and : managable) makes me an addict. The colour is also quite pretty, and : in my opinion henna gives a far more natural looking red than any of : the chemical dye shades I have seen on people.
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