Red Raaaaaaaaaaaaage

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Note to self: when a home hair dye says "dark red", what it really means is nuclear power plant red. Redder than a red herring covered in red paint in a "cherry" mini Cooper parked in Colorado. Hair looks funky and Fifth Element-vibrant, which is funny, but...

On the downside, this will not do in the Mediterranean sun. Now I have two options: dark, dark, dull brown which, coupled with my pale skin makes me look like a wannabe Goth, or black, which will make me look like Samara rising from the Ionian waves in three weeks' time.

Feck.

On the plus side, my aeroplane tickets arrived today. Huzzah hurrah! Chris, Mary and I have a meticulous schedule for arrival on Zakynthos island, which goes something like: throw cases in apartments, check in properly, head to beach, die from pleasure.

In the meantime... OMFG!!12 What to do with The Red? Would anyone suggesting risking the strawberry blonde? The black? If I do it a chestnut colour, then I'll have to dye it again, and it'll all snap off or feel like straw. Waahness.

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Also, do any people with a climate marginally hotter than antartic Britain or who swim regularly have any suggestions for conditioner/good hair treatment? Usually, by the third day, my hair is like straw. I need some conditioning stuff that will be able to absorb chlorine and salt water. It's that or avoid photos for a fortnight.

Comments

[diana-molloy.livejournal.com]

Okay go to a hairdressers quick smart!
I had a fire truck affair with mine like a year ago and put more dye to cover a bad job, didn't work, put more and now my hair is so fucked that if I wasn't stubborn I would listen to the advice given and chop a whole load of it off. Those home dye affairs really mess with your hair.

I suggest a Redken Masque. I forget the proper name but it is wonderfulous. Costs a bomb but makes hair non straw like. Cheapo way is to use mayo... but not anywhere near the roots. And you'll need to shampoo three times to stop smelling like egg mayonaise.

I was so temepted to say go black so you could go all Samara like.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

:(

If I go black, I'll give the Greeks heart attacks.

I'm thinking mahogany, with that Montage Jeunesse leave-in stuff. I'll let you know. >:)

[diana-molloy.livejournal.com]

That's true they might not let you in their restaurants and such being the supersticious people that they are.

I actually got my brands mixed up the product I meant was Kerastase Nutrive Masquintense Epais (or if you have thin hair Kerastase Nutrive Masquintense Fins) and you can get the stuff here: http://www.hqhair.com/code/products.asp?PageID=96&SectionID=150&FeaturedID=667&FeaturedProduct=415&pID=1

Umm I've not used (or heard of) the MJ stuff but make sure you can use that on hair that has been dyed using home dyes. Cause some products react badly when mixed with dyi dyed hair.

Oh before you do anything, please, please take a piccy. If you don't want to show your face get someone to take it from the back, or take a front one and just use photoshop to stick someone else's face over your mug (hmm I wonder how Alex K would look with Fire engine red :p)