ITS BACK!

Before

AFTER
It's growing people! Since i shaved the sides and a little bit at the sides, i got into the routine of brushing my hair again. Could this be what is responsible for a fuller hair growth? I feel it's a number of things, i stopped colouring my hair 11 months ago and the only thing i use on my hair is Olive Oil.....neat from the kitchen cupboards!!




Love to read some feedback, so dont be shy and tell me what you think or better still what your experience has been.

18 MONTHS LOCKED!!!

The first picture was taken just last night when i started messing with the camera on my phone........couldn't get to sleep so i occupied myself with stuff. lol

The second pic (taken on my way to work this morning) shows the gradual colour phasing am currently going through. According to my son, its getting lighter! Great!

When i colour now, i just concentrate on the roots and rely on the previous colour fading naturally.

I have noticed now that the locks on my crown have finally compacted......boy are they slim. When i retightened last weekend, i had to do what i had to do. That is combine locks that have always been a little on the thin side. Did that 4 times at least!

The fact that am thinking 'this lock is thin' means all is not well......so i leave it till the next retightening and if i feel the same way, i combine them. This helps me so as not to be combining wheely neely and wind up with just one phat lock.......ha ha ha.....as if!

Till the next time.

RETIGHT AFTER COLOUR

Well people, the photos below show my progress through the retightening process this Saturday gone.

My hair grows mega fast in the crown area and as you know it was exactly a week to the day i coloured my hair. If you click on both pictures you will see the grey sipping through at the roots. And to come to think of it, despite the fact that i spent ages ensuring i covered each and every lock with colour, it would appear i made a bit of a mish mash with it, but you know what, i dont care as i am going through a process.

This picture shows the completed back section. It is now taking a wee while to finish as my hair grows in length.
Three quarters have been completed with just 1 quarter to go, i think this photo shows the grey more, which just confirms my next plan of going lighter......gosh how i wish i could just go for it and let it all hang out. psychologically am just not ready YET!

COLOUR PROCESSING

Well people I said I'll be back once I have decided on what am going to do re the colour thing. I used Henna for a good 14months and because of the percentage of grey i had, i wasn't ecstatic about the colour result.....I basically went with the flow and learnt to love the bright tangy orangey colour. The sad truth is now that i have gone a bit darker i actually miss it.

I had seen Naturtint just before i decided on the Henna but decided I was going to give Henna a damn good go and if things didn't work out, i could always fall back on 'Naturtint' the permanent hair colour below.

I started off my sending a picture of my hair to the 'customer services' and asked for advice on what shade/shades i should use in order to achieve a much lighter colour (7N) given that i have 95% grey and i have been using Henna.

Within 24hours i got a reply to my email and the lady was very helpful indeed. She suggested that in order to achieve the shade i wanted (7N -HAZELNUT BLONDE), i would have to use a darker colour like the shade below (5N LIGHT CHESTNUT BROWN) to cover the entire head and then at the next application, i could go ahead and use the 7N which would then lift the colour by at least two shades.

She went on to explain that because I had previously used Henna which merely coats the hair, it also prevents other colourant from lifting colour in the first instance, hence her suggesting first application of a darker colour then going for the lighter as a lift.

Naturtint Permanent Hair Colorant with Vegetable ingredients is the leading alternative hair colour in the UK health market and fastest growing colorant in Spain with 24 colours which can be mixed easily & economically to create an infinite range. No ammonia or resorcinol it is dermatologically tested and whats more, it covers 100% grey and can lighten up to 2 shades at a time. It is enriched with Soya, Corn, Coconut and Wheat Extracts it also adds wonderful shine and vitality to the hair.

WARNING: IF YOU'RE NEWLY LOCKED, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COLOUR YOUR HAIR WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR LOCKTICIAN.

Well that's it folks, I should leave you now to check out the results as i believe the photos speak for themselves.

Click on the one below and above for more detail.

15MONTHS

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL IN BLOG LAND!!!!

Just a quick post to let you know how my locks are progressing. Am afraid my love affair with Henna has ended.......

....The reason for this is because i have far too much grey than i care to admit and there is nothing more frustrating that spending hours with the Henna applied then spend an age rinsing it to find that the coverage isn't sufficient. So at the mo i am doing a bit of research to see what products out there would be safe to use after Henna.

In the meantime here are some pics taken recently of my locks. ENJOY.

VIBRANT OUTDOOR HENNA COLOUR

HENNA UPDATE

Hello fellow bloggers, this is just a very short update on the effects of henna on my hair thus far.

Things I have noticed are that my hair is:

1. Softer
2. I swear it has grown longer in the 13 days, than any other time before henna!
3. I feel quite confident that henna and I are going to have a very long and meaningful relationship!

That's it, short and very sweet!

COMPLETE HEAD OF HENNA

In the picture above, I have just applied the henna. Notice the length here partly caused by the weight of the henna.

This is 2 hours later. Length here is beginning to shrink.

In this shot it had been in for 3.5 hours. Oh dear more shrinkage.

At last, all rinsed and shampooed after a total of 3 hours 45 mins.

This is a shot from the rear left side.

This is a shot from the rear right side.

And here is a shot from the top...this is the first half I coloured last Saturday.

So all you ladies with grey hair listen up...you've got to give 'Lush Henna' a go. I love the fact that my grey is the reason why the colour takes so well, I also like the fact that it adds a sheen to where I don't have so much grey and that the colour isn't uniform (which stays true the natural formation of how the grey is dispersed on my head)

Yes its all new and I am excited about the result, I am hoping this is going to be a long and fruitful relationship with henna and I can stop fretting about what is best for me.

The best bit of all this....IT IS CHEMICAL FREE....YAY!!!!!

HENNA COLOUR

Okay people I finally succumbed to colouring my hair with the above Lush's Caca Marron (reddish brown)......

Well at least front half of it anyways. From the picture above you can see the stark contrast and the effect of the reddish brown on the caramel blonde. Overall I was very impressed with the colour and as I mentioned in a previous post, the colour continued to develop even after I rinsed and shampooed. I liked it then and I like it now. Why only do half???? I figured if there is major slippage, I will only have half to repair.......

As it turns out, there was no slippage!!
Imagine my locks with a subtle sheen!!! I don't use any products on my scalp other than spritzing with water to style each morning and occasionally rubbing some of my consultants home made scalp oil in areas that need it most.

I have decided that later today I will colour the back and be done with colour for a few weeks....
So what do you think?

NOTE WELL

Remember folks that am still only in my 5th month and before colouring I was certain all will go smoothly.....you need to know your hair before colouring and or before your consultant has given you the go ahead!!

HENNA STRAND TEST

Well folks, I just couldn't wait I had to go out and purchase a slab of (CACA MARRON) this lovely product.
The girls in the store were all in their jim jams, so as we walked in i said to my son....'look the lady is still in her jim jams'. She smiled 'naturally' and carried on with the displaying of nice smelly unpackaged soap bars. My son located the store by smell!!!
One of the lovely ladies even suggested the colour I picked, but before that she pointed out she had the same colour and proceeded to show me her hair, then there was the girl at the till and she even went as far as dragging a girl from the back of store!! (SUCH LOVELY PEOPLE AT LUSH!!)

I followed the instructions and picked a section in the front with lots of greys and applied the paste I made before hand. And as it dried it set like clay and each time i lifted my hair to see what was going on, it rained tiny little clay balls on my lap. I left it in for 3 hours and in that time, i cooked, i ate and i even had a light but delicious snooze.

And here is the first result after i rinsed & washed out the paste. There is quite a difference! The disconcerting thing about the henna is even after you're done, the colour is still developing for a few more hours. However the good thing about this henna is that i could repeat the process for three (3) days in a row (like am going to be bothered to do that!!! I'd rather dedicate a whole day and get it right first time!!) and even adding coffee you if want to get a darker result!

So check this out, see my greys??? Yep that's what i have to deal with, came as a bit of a shock as i haven't gone without colour for four (4) months since i began colouring. Yep I've got grey alright folks! Anyway forget the grey, I have.......look at the contrast.....not bad eh?

I have pulled the hair back and as the colour is not a million miles away from my blonde chemical colour....i think am going to stick with this and enjoy learning and experimenting with the different shades within this colour range. You know what gets me all exited????

IT'S THE BEAUTIFUL FACT THAT THIS IS INDEED 'NO S**T HAIR COLOUR!!
Feed back please people........what do you think??????

POSSIBLE COLOUR PRODUCT????

https://www.lush.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=519&Itemid=80

Am not sure this product is available in the United States as it's British. It's from an all natural product store called LUSH.

This colour is called Caca Brun. (Caca in french means poo). It's called that because when melted it looks like poo....he he..... anyway go for a browse on the website....its great because there are loads of customer feedback good and bad, though the good far out ways the bad!!

It comes in 4 different colours, Caca Brun, Caca Marron, Caca Rouge and Caca Noir. The great thing about these colours are that you can mix them to get your personal desired results. Plus as it's henna you can re-apply the next day if not happy with your results!

BIG WARNING THOUGH PEOPLE, ALWAYS DO A STRAND TEST!!!!

Personally I am seriously considering this as my only way to colour when the time comes.......cant wait!!! (Btw my consultant says I'll have to wait till the summer before i can go there......awwweee)

Ladies with grey.......YES YOU CAN!!

LAST COLOUR SESSION FOR A LONG TIME!!!!

In this shot, I have washed the colour out and massaged conditioner in. I guess because am not standing in the same spot as the two pics below it looks some what darker. Hey, can you see the banded/braided test lock waving at everyone?

A view from behind, ha ha sounds sooooo rude! I have varying shades of blonde on my head....guess that's what makes it so unique! I dread to imagine what it's going to look like with salt & pepper grey showing from the roots. Well guess I'll do what I do best and wear it with pride and just ROCK IT.

This will be the last time I'll be using permanent colour (Creme of Nature's Caramel Blonde) in my hair for a long while!!!!......yikes so I decided to colour a few days before lock down. I will of course wash the hair again the evening before my appointment.