Lol. Thanks. ^_^

BTW, I'm going to color my hair now. I'm going with a blue/black, which is more my natural hair color anyway.

just colored and still drying. Why is it that when you get your hair done, you can never get the same look?

Simple answer: because you need to work with it with heat and a brush to shape it. If you want a permanent look, you'd need to put chemicals in your hair.

Technical answer: Your hair is composed of 3 different bonds, hydrogen bonds, salt bonds, disulfide bonds. When you put water in your hair, it breaks the hydrogen bonds and your hair reshapes into its original wave pattern unless you do something about it. This is why women do NOT like getting their hair wet, especially after just getting it done. If you work with it using a blow dryer (which also breaks hydrogen bonds) and a styling brush of some kind (I would get a round brush and fluff up the sides above your ears to give the top some volume), or another type of styling tool (flat iron / curling iron), it'll work.

If you want a permanent look, you'd need to break the disulfide bonds. These are done with chemical services such as perms or relaxers. I wouldn't recommend this because doing so can strip the cuticle of the hair. Not only that, but every couple months you'll probably want to go back and get a retouch, it turns into a bit of an expensive habit.

Your stylist should've gone over how to maintenance your hair. My bad for not telling you to ask her for how to maintain the look. Ask your wife to help you with some tools or a hairdryer if you try and it gets too frustrating.

Hair maintenance takes a bit of practice girl.. let me know if you need any more advice.

Actually, I do have one burning question. What is really in those spray bottles? is it really just water?

Generally my hair doesn't go back to the way I like it until 2 days later. thanks to HRT, I don't have to wash it so much anymore. Last night I did blow dry my hair after I colored it. ^_^

Quote from: Keaira on April 27, 2012, 12:44:25 PM
Actually, I do have one burning question. What is really in those spray bottles? is it really just water?

Generally my hair doesn't go back to the way I like it until 2 days later. thanks to HRT, I don't have to wash it so much anymore. Last night I did blow dry my hair after I colored it. ^_^

Well, coloring it means you (HOPEFULLY) shampooed afterwards, which breaks the hydrogen bonds, and also it changes the pH level of the hair, which breaks the salt bonds. The blowdryer will also break the hydrogen bonds, as heat will do that too.

Blow drying your hair takes practice and knowledge of the right brushes. It takes a bit of playing around with it to get the effect you want. In the basic sense, form the hair in a way you want, blow some heat over it and hold it in the position long enough for it to cool off. Heating the hair breaks the bonds, the hair cooling down forms the bonds back.

Make sense?

As for the spray bottles... trade secret

Quote from: Keaira on April 27, 2012, 03:07:28 AM


just colored and still drying. Why is it that when you get your hair done, you can never get the same look?

To be honest not a big fan of this color the other color suited you better imo.

I like the red too Tigger, but they have a point. my skin tone has too much red.

The black appears too dark for your complexion maybe a medium brown would work better.

Hmmmm...

Or dark blonde...

But K, your looks have improved SO much in so little time and I am very impressed with how you are able to take and utilize constructive criticism.

Sport the black for a while. See what mileage you get. That pic is not your best but I think you may be able to work it.

It's the style. It needs to be back to how it was when the stylist did her hair. Get a round brush, a hair dryer, and a flat iron and get to work.

I don't think a flat iron is the right tool for this job. The idea was to add layers and some depth. I'm still trying to figure out what I can do with my hair with this style.  However  I do have a round brush and hair dryer.

Tori, Thank you ^_^
I do actually like the black but I was happy with my red. I think part of my hesitation has been because it's a lot of change in just a couple of days.

Plus, I always hate my hair the first couple of days after it's been washed


I may need to change up my makeup color palette too now.

A flat iron will take care of the frizz... or you can use lotion, or deep condition it.

You can also create waves and even curls with a flat iron. It's used after a hair dryer to give it slight effects that the unpredictable nature of a blow dryer does to your hair.

I wanna grab the round brush for you and show you but I cant, lol!

well it doesn't matter.for right now anyway. I'll wait until the next time I wash it and deal with it then. Besides, I have a friend who knows how to use a flat iron or curling iron. I'm sure if I ask her nicely she can teach me.

But thank you again for your help. ^_^

Youre welcome hon. Its not to hard. You can always order a mannequin and practice after your friend teaches you the basics.

BTW if you don't like how your hair looks after shampoo, change shampoos. People make the mistake that they're all the same, they are not.

I figured it out on the first go. it's close enough. ^_^

Thank you