Social Anxiety Support

MissMay1977 · 08-02-2009, 05:11 AM

Ladies: Do you color your hair? What brand and how often? Do you have it professionally done?

MissMay1977 · 08-02-2009, 05:13 AM

I haven't colored my hair in awhile. My hair is blond. But I just used Herbal Essence All that Shine and it rocks! My hair is beautiful! It has lots of shine and looks so pretty.

rumjungle · 08-02-2009, 05:26 AM

Yeah I have in the past. My natural hair colour is slightly ash brown. But I've dyed it auburn and chestnut. I don't mind leaving it undyed for the moment. Usually my Mum dyes it with L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss or Exellence Creme and I once tried the Coleur Experte with the highlights...but it is probably better to get highlights done by a hairdresser. The Casting Creme Gloss is ammonia free and leaves my hair feeling soft.

I've had my hair dyed once professionally, but for all over cover my Mum does a great job.

I've tried a natural henna dye too, it obviously fade a lot quicker but a good option if you have damaged hair.

Kelly · 08-02-2009, 05:36 AM

My hair is bright, flaming red. I think most people realize it's not natural.

The natural color is the blonde in the avatar.

Have a nice day,
Kelly

Meli24R · 08-02-2009, 05:46 AM

I tried highlights once and they came out way too light. It also damaged my thick dry hair.
I don't think I'll ever get highlights again or dye it. I'm sticking with my natural dark brown.

bezoomny · 08-02-2009, 06:39 AM

Not at the moment. My hair is naturally a lovely shade of dark blonde with lots of highlights from the sun and I've gotten quite fond of it.

In the past, my hair has been purple (sfx dye), pink (l'oreal), dark red (garnier), highlighted blonde (salon) and brown (salon).

My favorite dyes for unnatural colors is sfx (special effects, have to be bought online or sometimes at Sally's) and for natural colors is Garnier 100% Color.

Madison_Rose · 08-02-2009, 07:51 AM

I cut and colour my own hair, as Salons charge a fortune, don't do what you ask, and screw up (maybe I've just been unlucky).

It was dyed black for years, then I did the cliche of changing it completely when a relationship ended - bleached blonde. I let the bleached stuff grow uot, and went back to my natural mousey brown, but it was too boring, so I went blonde> purple> blonde. Purple was best - I loved it!

somethinginthewind · 08-02-2009, 02:46 PM

Hee hee I just dyed my hair right now! I'm a crazy at home colour addict, its amazing my hair is still healthy. Dyed it from dark blonde to a dark golden brown

Freedom2010 · 08-03-2009, 10:35 AM

Yep. I don't color it, but I do highlight it. I get blonde highlights done at a salon.

dreamer222 · 08-03-2009, 10:56 AM

I haven't yet. But my hair is dark auburn, so people often think I do! I think I may get blonde highlights soon, but I'd probably never be able to fully change my color. I'd be too worried that it would turn out horribly wrong. Though I do wonder what it would be like to not be a redhead...

Still Waters · 08-03-2009, 10:58 AM

No,I have always liked the color of my hair-dark brown. Also I'm scared of the carcinagenic issues with dye.

EagerMinnow84 · 08-03-2009, 12:01 PM

I used to highlight it when I was younger. It really dried out my hair though. My dark dark dark brown hair is natural.

whatsername75 · 08-03-2009, 12:09 PM

I don't dye my hair anymore but when I was younger I used to dye it black.

Traci · 08-03-2009, 12:14 PM

I don't like color dye, I'm afraid it will damage my hair. D:

carambola · 08-03-2009, 12:26 PM

No, but I used to dye it dark reds sometimes as a teenager (it was naturally dark golden blonde then and is now coppery-goldish light brown or dark blonde, depending on the lighting and who you ask). I did it myself and was never satisfied with the immediate result.

Fluffy Bunny Feet · 08-03-2009, 08:57 PM

<<------Yes, as seen in my avatar

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Sometimes I'll leave in my natural color for a year or two though, then a crazy color, then maybe natural with streaks of craziness.

Right now I'm in the "crazy color" mode, which will last until I got sick of keeping it up.

UltraShy · 08-03-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluffy Bunny Feet

<<------Yes, as seen in my avatar

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Sometimes I'll leave in my natural color for a year or two though, then a crazy color, then maybe natural with streaks of craziness.

Right now I'm in the "crazy color" mode, which will last until I got sick of keeping it up.

Doesn't that extreme color that doesn't occur in nature (at least not in hair) create unwanted attention for someone with SA?

tigerlilly · 08-03-2009, 11:16 PM

i naturally have yellow-blonde hair. i've dyed it bright red and brown-black in the past, but i'm sticking with my natural color now. dying is too much trouble.

bezoomny · 08-04-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by UltraShy

Doesn't that extreme color that doesn't occur in nature (at least not in hair) create unwanted attention for someone with SA?

When I was a purple-haired teenager, the only attention I got was compliments from six year old girls. Everyone else looked the other way, for the most part. I could deal with that, I thought it was adorable that children liked it so much.

Fluffy Bunny Feet · 08-04-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by UltraShy

Doesn't that extreme color that doesn't occur in nature (at least not in hair) create unwanted attention for someone with SA?

Yes and no, it depends on the circumstances. I generally don't mind the attention as long as it's positive. Living in the Madison area, most people, if they say anything at all, tell me that they love it. Which, admittedly, makes me a bit nervous, but it also forces me to interact with people when I probably wouldn't otherwise. Which I think is good for my SA. Now if I lived in a more conservative area, I probably would've never done this. If I'm back in my hometown, sometimes I notice people staring blankly, which makes me extremely uncomfortable. And there are times when I just want to blend in. But overall, I just really love the color, I've been obsessed with bright red hair for as long as I remember. It just feels right on me for some reason.

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08-02-2009, 05:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
MissMay1977 Status: Freakin Beautiful Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indiana Gender: Female Age: 32 Posts: 1,087	Ladies: Do you color your hair? Ladies: Do you color your hair? What brand and how often? Do you have it professionally done? __________________ <@_@> la la laaaaaaa

08-02-2009, 05:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
MissMay1977 Status: Freakin Beautiful Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indiana Gender: Female Age: 32 Posts: 1,087	I haven't colored my hair in awhile. My hair is blond. But I just used Herbal Essence All that Shine and it rocks! My hair is beautiful! It has lots of shine and looks so pretty. __________________ <@_@> la la laaaaaaa

08-02-2009, 05:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kelly Status: One More Thin Gypsy Thief Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mainz, Deutschland Age: 32 Posts: 6,461	My hair is bright, flaming red. I think most people realize it's not natural. The natural color is the blonde in the avatar. Have a nice day, Kelly __________________ Maybe I'll live my whole life just gettin' by. Maybe I'll be discovered. Maybe I'll be colonized. You can try to train me like a pet. You can try to teach me to behave. But I'll tell you if I haven't learned it yet, I ain't gonna sit. I ain't gonna stay.

08-02-2009, 06:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
bezoomny Status: the new disease Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 2,814	Not at the moment. My hair is naturally a lovely shade of dark blonde with lots of highlights from the sun and I've gotten quite fond of it. In the past, my hair has been purple (sfx dye), pink (l'oreal), dark red (garnier), highlighted blonde (salon) and brown (salon). My favorite dyes for unnatural colors is sfx (special effects, have to be bought online or sometimes at Sally's) and for natural colors is Garnier 100% Color. __________________ bravo - echo - zulu - oscar - oscar - mike - november - yankee

08-02-2009, 05:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
rumjungle Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Posts: 454	Yeah I have in the past. My natural hair colour is slightly ash brown. But I've dyed it auburn and chestnut. I don't mind leaving it undyed for the moment. Usually my Mum dyes it with L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss or Exellence Creme and I once tried the Coleur Experte with the highlights...but it is probably better to get highlights done by a hairdresser. The Casting Creme Gloss is ammonia free and leaves my hair feeling soft. I've had my hair dyed once professionally, but for all over cover my Mum does a great job. I've tried a natural henna dye too, it obviously fade a lot quicker but a good option if you have damaged hair.

08-02-2009, 05:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Meli24R Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 198	I tried highlights once and they came out way too light. It also damaged my thick dry hair. I don't think I'll ever get highlights again or dye it. I'm sticking with my natural dark brown.

08-02-2009, 07:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	I cut and colour my own hair, as Salons charge a fortune, don't do what you ask, and screw up (maybe I've just been unlucky). It was dyed black for years, then I did the cliche of changing it completely when a relationship ended - bleached blonde. I let the bleached stuff grow uot, and went back to my natural mousey brown, but it was too boring, so I went blonde> purple> blonde. Purple was best - I loved it! __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

08-02-2009, 02:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
somethinginthewind Status: Spun Undone Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: K-W, Ontario Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 513	Hee hee I just dyed my hair right now! I'm a crazy at home colour addict, its amazing my hair is still healthy. Dyed it from dark blonde to a dark golden brown __________________ I'm a hopeless romantic & kicking the habit But all hearts have darts.

08-03-2009, 10:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
Freedom2010 Status: breaking free Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here, there, and eveywhere Gender: Female Posts: 2,214	Yep. I don't color it, but I do highlight it. I get blonde highlights done at a salon. __________________ "Live right now- just be yourself. Doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else." - Jimmy Eat World

08-03-2009, 10:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
dreamer222 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 216	I haven't yet. But my hair is dark auburn, so people often think I do! I think I may get blonde highlights soon, but I'd probably never be able to fully change my color. I'd be too worried that it would turn out horribly wrong. Though I do wonder what it would be like to not be a redhead... __________________ What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?

08-03-2009, 10:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
Still Waters Status: Lost And Unaccounted For Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stuck in the Lost and Found Gender: Female Posts: 668	No,I have always liked the color of my hair-dark brown. Also I'm scared of the carcinagenic issues with dye. __________________ I knew a man who lived in fear It was huge,it was angry,it was drawing near Behind his house,a secret place Was the shadow of the demon he could never face. He tells the world that it's sleeping But as the night came 'round I heard it's lonely sound It wasn't roaring,it was weeping. - Weeping - Josh Groban

08-03-2009, 12:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
EagerMinnow84 Status: Living in Technicolor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dancing with Gene Kelly Gender: Female Posts: 1,189	I used to highlight it when I was younger. It really dried out my hair though. My dark dark dark brown hair is natural. __________________ I don't know, I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool

08-03-2009, 12:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
whatsername75 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 350	I don't dye my hair anymore but when I was younger I used to dye it black.

08-03-2009, 12:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Traci Status: Making some changes... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 461	I don't like color dye, I'm afraid it will damage my hair. D: __________________ "Life is waiting for you, it's all messed up, but we'll survive."

08-03-2009, 12:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
carambola Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 24 Posts: 735	No, but I used to dye it dark reds sometimes as a teenager (it was naturally dark golden blonde then and is now coppery-goldish light brown or dark blonde, depending on the lighting and who you ask). I did it myself and was never satisfied with the immediate result.

08-03-2009, 08:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Fluffy Bunny Feet Status: Immortal Corrupter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Madison, WI Gender: Female Posts: 111	<<------Yes, as seen in my avatar . Sometimes I'll leave in my natural color for a year or two though, then a crazy color, then maybe natural with streaks of craziness. Right now I'm in the "crazy color" mode, which will last until I got sick of keeping it up.

08-03-2009, 11:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
tigerlilly Status: love is a place Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 995	i naturally have yellow-blonde hair. i've dyed it bright red and brown-black in the past, but i'm sticking with my natural color now. dying is too much trouble. __________________ nothing but blue skies, passageways to windows that don't close.