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[ocean]

^Pictures?!?!


I just had a major hair dye fail
When they say you can't dye over black, they mean it.
I tried to dye my hair a DARK chocolate brown- I just wanted the dark color but a little less harsh....some of my hair is dark brown, some is black and some of it has this horrible ashy grey tone over the black
I think my only options are- bleaching out my hair and frying it, or buying more black dye.
For now I think I will go back to the store and do it myself but in the future I will need to go have it done and changed to another color professionally.
*sigh*
Don't dye your hair black girls.

 

[chrissie]

black is so hard to get out. i probably fried my hair trying to get it out. bleached and only half of it worked so i had somewhat tiger-striped hair for a bit.

....

re: ombre nails. this is what i did for new years. used two coats of white underneath and then sponged on purple/blue/green. they're all mangled now but you get the idea.

this site has a good walkthrough, although now looking at it i don't think i wet the sponge when i did mine.

 

[spork]

^ooooh very nice. I've been meaning to try the sponge ombre for a while now. I got a set of konad stamps last Christmas and I'm AWFUL with them. I'm not sure what I do wrong, but they come out wonky every single time.

 

[CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT]

Xsie - those nails look awesome! I can imagine they would look great with aurora leggings from Black Milk. :D

Ocean, I feel your pain! Last time I dyed my hair black, it didn't grow out for YEARS AND YEARS. Never again.
I only get professional colours now, and always a natural shade.

I have fallen in love with Lime Crime velvetines lip stains. Picture below - that one is the Red Velvet colour, a very honest Snow White red. I have the other, Suede Berry on it's way - that one's more of an orange based red.

They are not waterproof, but are kiss-proof and won't disappear when eating or drinking. You will get some transferring but nothing noticeable missing on the lip. I can wear it all day comfortably. They are light-weight and dry to a really flattering matte look. And the best bit? NO FEATHERING!!?!

I am absolutely in love.

 

[chrissie]

you know it i definitely painted them to match the auroras. what a nerd i am!


spork, what's wonky about them? a lot of people say not to use the scraper and just use a plastic card. also, someone noted that the polish seems to be more even if you don't press super hard while scraping. not sure if those things will help. i hope i can figure it out, they look so nifty.

 

[spork]

They just don't seem to stamp evenly for me. I'll try those things though and see if they help. Thanks. Let me know how they work for you.

 

[Mariposa]

^Pictures?!?!


I just had a major hair dye fail
When they say you can't dye over black, they mean it.
I tried to dye my hair a DARK chocolate brown- I just wanted the dark color but a little less harsh....some of my hair is dark brown, some is black and some of it has this horrible ashy grey tone over the black
I think my only options are- bleaching out my hair and frying it, or buying more black dye.
For now I think I will go back to the store and do it myself but in the future I will need to go have it done and changed to another color professionally.
*sigh*
Don't dye your hair black girls.

Yep. Purely black hair looks natural on almost no one What is your viewpoint on red? You have gorgeous skin and sparkly light eyes, I think a hint of red would flatter your complexion beautifully. But some brunettes love chestnut-chocolate color. I haven't used any of Lush's henna colors. You have a lot of choice if you choose to; this one seems particularly gentle:

http://www.lushusa.com/Caca-Brun-Mama/00675,en_US,pd.html?start=3&cgid=henna-hair-dyes

I have hennaed my hair though not with this. I'd apply it to a strand at first to see the results. I love the effect of natural henna on my hair. It gets thicker and easier to manage IME. Do you have a Lush store nearby? I criticize Lush's customer service as being overly heavy-handed (I don't like a hard sell) but they're knowledgeable. They get 50% off so I imagine one of the Lushies will have used the product.

If you choose to bleach, please have that done professionally and moisturize the porous hair after

chrissie - wow, those ombre aurora nails are awesome not mangled at all! Also looking forward to seeing the new nail art.

My skin is flipping out over winter. My regimen of Retin-A and witch hazel wound up backfiring spectacularly I'm letting my skin rest a bit. The woman at the Lush store who sold me my yearly stash of soap also gave me some sample mask, cleanser, and moisturizer to hopefully fix it. I'm still not acclimatized to the Pacific Northwest. Any recommendations for an oil-free daily moisturizer if the Lush stuff doesn't work? This winter weather is bad news for my sensitive skin.

 

[Perpetual Indulgence]

SMH at home dye jobs

 

[Lysis]

Oooh nail porn.

I went with pink since all throughout the holidays I was wearing red. I like to switch it up.

I prefer Essie and I'm wearing Jammin Jelly. I have to wear my nails short since I type all day. Lysis: bringin' girl problems to the programming world. I really fucking hate making a typo because of long nails and trying to compile only to find out I typo'd.

 

[chrissie]

spork -

i've been doing more reading and found out it's good to lightly file your stamper. i suppose this allows it to more easily pick up the polish from the plate. lots of people saying that it didn't work right until they did that.

also, are you using konad polish or something with a thick pigment? i hear the sally insta-dri polishes are a good alternative.

i got my plates in the mail, gotta wait a few more days for the stamper aaaahhhh! *impatient*

 

[spork]

Thanks so much xsie! I'll definitely try the filing. For polish I just usually use a black or white Zoya or whatever I have on hand. If the filing doesn't work though, I'll be sure to switch up on polishes as well. I'm excited now too, to see all your new nail art and to try it again myself. The things have been in a drawer for about a year now just collecting dust, now maybe I can get some good use out of them!

 

[chrissie]

oooooh, the polish you're using is probably the problem, they need to be high pigment. if you don't want to spend much money, i hear the wet-n-wild black polish works really well. i hope you have better luck this time around!

i got really impatient and tested them out with my silver insta-dry and an eraser, LOL. it sorta worked but im sure the applicator will make a huge difference :D

 

[akautonomics]

 

[chrissie]

Stamping pix!

NSFW:

The first pic has a base layer of Sally Hansen Insta-dri in the silver color. The second is Zoya Trixie. I used the Konad black for the stamping.

 

[bronson]

^ I don't know a ton about this sort of thing, but I'd say they came out looking fairly sharp. :D

 

[panic in paradise]

one of you gals(or geyes) should do your eye makeup so that it looks like a leaf...
could be cool.
maybe.

 

[amanda_eats_pandas]

After my skin started to annoy me I decided to try out actual, full covered makeup.

I picked up: Revlon color stay foundation, Neutrogena healthy skin primer, a peachy blush, and some other fun things.
I'm super impressed with how well the foundation matches my skin color and its staying power (it lasted through a gym session). My next goal is to find a setting powder.

Yayyy.

 

[CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT]

Awesome, I totally love EL Double Wear. It's the only stuff that doesn't slip off my face in the humidity.

BUT I felt the need to step in and tell you you really shouldn't be working out with makeup on! When you're training your skin is sweating and purging a lot of crap, and having makeup that block the pores and inhibit the cleansing process. It can do a lot of damage and cause congestion in the skin.

My advice is to work out clean faced - but if you absolutely can't do that, invest in some mineral makeup that at least allows your skin to breathe.

Just wanted to make that community announcement for the health of your skin.

 

[amanda_eats_pandas]

Oh of course, it felt gross on my skin even if it still looked good afterwards. I just wanted to see how well it held up which is pretty damn well.

I appreciate the PSA

And I'll definitely do some research on the Double Wear, thanks

 

[scubagirl200]

Went to get my nails done with my mom. Chose this nice champagne color. The lady there asked if I wanted some hearts for Valentine's day. Usually when they ask if I want nail art, I assume they can actually do something pretty. Wish I had a before picture, but the hearts were so awful.

Anyway I was at Ulta buying makeup and saw this color "Haley Good Lookin'" (from OPI's Modern Family collection). Got it and immediately replaced those damn hearts!

Love love love the color. What are your thoughts on accent nails?