Red Raaaaaaaaaaaaage

[rebness]

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

[verastar99.livejournal.com]

a good alternative hot oil treatment is to just slather your hair with standard conditioner, and then tie it up or braid it up and go out into the sun...its lovely.

there are really choice organic hair care lines that cater specifically the beach hair and the like.

after your trip, do a henna on your hair. alot of people dont realize its not just for coloring, its a lovely deep conditioning treatment as well. they sell it with no color specifically for that, and you dont get all the excess chemicals that your hair WILL NOT need.

i just recently dyed my hair to cover up the ancient red that seemed to linger forever...lol

well

[wickedmanifesto.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest the dish washing liquid thing so know that it works! Also, to do serious conditioning you could lather your head in an olive oil/mayonnaise mix (don't laugh I do it once a month!).

oh, and : Redder than a red herring covered in red paint in a "cherry" mini Cooper parked in Colorado

bahahahah!

Re: well

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Right... am taking the washing-up liquid advice. Both you and jadescorpion suggested it.

Vera-- definitely! When I get back, the hair is getting the works. Henna and leave-in conditioner. Yes. >:)