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11-26-2001, 03:43 PM
|  | Mistress of Mayhem | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: New York
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Hey Girls (and you adventuresome guys too)!
Remember those pajama parties you had when you were a kid? All your close friends got together and spent the whole night sharing secrets, offering beauty advice and giggling to the point of exhaustion. No reason to give them up just because you're all grown up.
Let's have our own!
So many people here have mentioned in passing that they're anxious to make a big change in hairstyle. That's a big move. And, a scary one at that. Especially since we are so used to looking at ourselves one way that it's hard to envision any other look.
I'm one of those people. My hair is doing absolutely nothing for me right now, but I have no idea what to do with it. I'd love some advice.
How about you? Is it time for a change? Do you need some input from some impartial friends? Pack up your overnight bag and join the party. All you need is a photo of yourself, preferably a headshot.
Post your photo and tell us a little bit about your established look plus others that you've tried in the past. What has worked for you? What hasn't? Then sit back and enjoy a virtual makeover courtesy of your friends at EA.
What does this have to do with Health & Fitness? A lot. Often when we are in the process of improving our health, we segue into improving the outside of our bodies too. It's a product of our redeveloping self-esteem and part of the total health package.
So, whaddaya think? Wanna party? I promise all the food will be delicious and you won't gain a pound. 
Sara
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11-26-2001, 04:01 PM
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I remember what I looked like at PJ parties 
This sounds like fun.
You'll go first of course? 
I have no plans for a hair change, but my son is due for his first haircut ever - maybe I'll submit his photo for suggestions.
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11-26-2001, 04:04 PM
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Okay. I'll volunteer to be the first victim...er, subject.
Here's a photo of me taken December 1, 1998. It's the same one gracing my epinions profile. 
I'm about 25 pounds heavier now than I was then, but I'm beginning to look like that picture again so let's go with it.
The hairstyle you see there is the one that I've found that works best for me (so far) but I'm bored with it. I don't look good in short hair. In fact, I always thought it made my head look like an onion. Too long and my hair tends to split and lose body.
My hair has a slight natural wave to it, but can be blown straight. Although I prefer a wash and wear style that doesn't take much work to maintain.
As far as color goes, my natural color is a medium to dark brown with red highlights. Unfortunately, my natural color has become unnaturally grey so I'm forced to color it. For the past several years I've gone with an auburn of sorts since it's closest to my natural color without me cancelling out the red highlights.
I've never gone with any other color. I've tried on many a blonde wig (for fun) and am totally convinced that I have no business going there.
Let's see, what else do you need to know... Oh yeah, I'm very fair skinned with blue eyes.
Okay, let me have it. Your advice that is. 
Sara
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11-26-2001, 05:39 PM
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Sara, I think you'd look fabulous in a long layered cut that could be scrunched with styling gel. You've got tons of body and wave in your hair, it just needs to be set free. It would be very easy to take care of and would set off those gorgeous eyes and cheekbones.
This is how I wear my hair (thick, wavy, colored) and it's so easy. Every morning, I wash it, apply a smidge of conditioner that I leave in, towel dry, then style by blowing dry my front bangs and kind of drying the rest with my fingers, then finishing with syling gel. It doesn't take me more than 3 minutes after I take the towel off.
I can't wait to hear the rest of the suggestions.
Deb
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11-26-2001, 06:39 PM
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Hubba hubba! Whaddaya think?
Sara
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11-26-2001, 06:42 PM
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I'll play!
Ok. Here's me. :angle:
I have kinda blotchy skin, running to fair. Ash looks horrid on me so I tend to stick with the golden tones when *ahem* covering my grey. Right now I'm wearing it about collar length, pulling the curl out in front, letting the back just do what it wants. I need a professional look for job stuff. 
Sara, I like what Deb has suggested. There's a place online somewhere with different hairstyles you can pick. I think there's even one you can put your picture into to see if you like the style on yourself. Let me look around a bit. I'll see if I can find it.
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11-26-2001, 06:46 PM
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This is it Lynne: http://www.tryitonstudio.com
That's where I did File's do.
Sara
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11-26-2001, 06:47 PM
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Larry, I can't decide if I like you better with or without the beard thing. But I'm kinda partial to facial hair so maybe my opinion shouldn't count.
Lynne
PS - Why does everyone but me have marvelous eyes? Sara and Larry have those wonderful, drown in their depths, eyes. Me? Just ho-hum eyes... 
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11-26-2001, 06:51 PM
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Lynne,
You once posted a picture of yourself in a short style that looked stunning on you. And, it's a very professional look.
I'm not sure if I still have that picture. I'll go check.
Sara
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11-26-2001, 06:52 PM
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File, you're a hottie.
Sara, you need to fix your sig line. Wrong domain.
Lynne, wouldn't the angel picture be better for alterations?
Amy
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11-26-2001, 06:56 PM
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Sig fixed.
The angel picture is the one I'm looking for.
Sara
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11-26-2001, 06:58 PM
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(grumble)
This is nothing like we thought the pajama parties were when we were sneaking beers and cigarettes down on the corner.
And I remember the picture of Lynne you're talking about it. The one that used to be on her profile page, no?
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11-26-2001, 06:59 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by hypotenuse
Larry, I can't decide if I like you better with or without the beard thing.
Sara and Larry have those wonderful, drown in the depths, eyes | The beard will probably come back for a little bit... not sure when, but soon.
As for the eyes, I think it has to do with thick eyebrows and extremely long eyelashes. When I had some teeth removed for spacing a long while back, the person gassing me said "My, what wonderful eyelashes you have..." and I figured that I was being gassed by a psycho. |
11-26-2001, 07:02 PM
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Yep. That picture. Except the one I had a copy of had her with wings.
Sara
Who is hoping it's on the laptop, because it's not here
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11-26-2001, 08:03 PM
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Wow - the timing on this couldn't be any better. IT's time for me to go sheitl shopping again!
I don't have a good pic of me wearing my current one. But, it's light brown with blond streaks in it, making me look mostly blond. It has big bangs, is slightly layered and is long in the back. IT's also boring. OTOH, despited actually being 22, I have days where I am , ahem, roughly 41, so I don't want anything too daring.
I'll try to find a picture and then bug Amy into helping me post it.
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11-26-2001, 08:03 PM
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I wanna play!
I gotta dash home though..... I'll try to get back soon!
Andrea
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11-26-2001, 08:28 PM
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Here, courtesy of Lynne, are two easier-to-discern pictures of her. Lovely ones, I might add.  
Sara
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11-26-2001, 10:06 PM
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I am god-awful at hairdos. I've had basically the same style my entire life, which is long hair, parted in the middle, usually held back with barrettes or a headband. Add a few variations for perms and bangs vs. no bangs, and you have my hair life.
Here's the most recent pic of me--about two months old. This is before I got my hair cut. Now it's cut to just below my shoulders. My hair is naturally wavy/curly, though it's been hard to convince it of that lately. It's dark brown with some red highlights, though it's hard to tell that in the picture.
I am definitely a low-maintenance gal when it comes to hair. If it takes more than five minutes, I'll never keep the look up. I also have a large forehead and so need to keep the bangs. http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?...991&Sequence=0
(Dunno if this will work--my free Photopoint account's expired and so don't know if they'll host anything. If it doesn't work, Sara, can I email it to you?)
Cindy
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11-26-2001, 10:08 PM
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OK, so it apparently doesn't work.
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11-26-2001, 10:36 PM
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Sure, email it to me. Or, if it's smaller than 250 x 250 pixels you can attach it to your post. See Amy's instructions in Getting Around.
Sara
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11-26-2001, 10:42 PM
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The link worked for me. |
11-26-2001, 10:44 PM
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Okay, as much as I love pyjama parties, I'm afraid I'm in another hair universe from the rest of you guys. You'd have to have my hair to know what I'm talking about.
I  my hair, don't get me wrong.....most of my identity is wrapped up in my hair, but it can't be changed.
It is impossibly thick and intensely curly. It defies every "hair rule" there is. I can't tell you the nightmare it used to be when I let idiot hairdressers decide what to do with it. They used to try to thin it!
You know what happens when you "thin" my hair (which is essentially taking a razor device and creating a billion different lengths)... go to frazz's profile page and look at her costume hairdo. Imagine it brunette. That's what my hair "thinned" looks like. 
The best way to wear my hair is long. The weight of the length controls the bounce and then I can use various hair do dads to put my hair up, pull it back, etc. I've no patience for long anymore though because when my hair is long (I'm not making this up)...
1) It takes 20 minutes to wash and
2) It takes 2 packages of hair coloring to color I gotta lotta hair
I dealt with the length for 17 years, until one day, I just cut my hair myself. Freedom!
Now, I weight my hair down with handfuls of conditioner and gel. It still bounces intensely, but, at least it doesn't Rosann Rosannadana on me. And, I use a lot of different hair do dads to pull it up and back and whatnot.
I'm relatively happy.
This makes me nearly completely useless in giving you all advice. I live in an alternate hair universe. I've never met one person whose hair behaves like mine and hence, I've exactly zero personal experience to share!
Andrea
the different one, what a shock!
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11-26-2001, 11:01 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by pluckyduck
This makes me nearly completely useless in giving you all advice. I live in an alternate hair universe. I've never met one person whose hair behaves like mine and hence, I've exactly zero personal experience to share!
Andrea
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Hogwash! (Sorry Dennis)
Just because you're limited in what you can do with your hair doesn't mean that you don't have a sense of style as it would apply to others.
Come on. Get those creative hair juices flowing.
Sara
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