The Story of My Curls!

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Sorry, but I'm really excited about this...

Last Saturday, I got a "bonused" secret shop... It's a shop that needed to get done LONG time ago, so they offered a BONUS to just get it done.

I hopped at the chance, and got my bangs cut :)

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So I then of course, had to experiment with Pigtails

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Then the next day, I decided to play with my makeup too!

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And at that point, I was just ECSTATIC! I was SOOO happy, and I felt soo pretty. But I wasn't feeling "small" even with my Paci and Pigtails...

So I decided that I wanted CURLS!

So I put my hair up in a ponytail the next day, with a pretty bow, and hopped on the bus to start my journey up to "North Jersey" to visit a friend :)

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Once there, we spent ALL DAY and couldn't find ANYONE that was
A) Willing
B) Capable
C) Had time to do it
... wrap and process a spiral perm!

I spent 4+ hours getting there, and 5+ hours getting home! We had a GREAT time enjoying each others company, but it was REALLY frustrating.

So the next day, I decided to make a call, I called my local Regis Salon (in the mall, I used to work for a Regis owned Salon). I talked on the phone to Jen, whom was awesome, and she said she had time, and would do it. I told her I was "running some errands" and wanted to know when would be "too late" and she asked me to get there by 6pm...

So I got ready once again, and hopped another bus for the couple mile bus ride....

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BTW, during that bus-ride, I got one of the BEST compliments I could have, when a girl got on at the hospital, and asked "Can I sit with you? I REALLY don't want to sit with a guy, I don't trust them" :) And that Just made me SUPER happy!

Once at the mall, I checked in at the salon, and then went to do some browsing, as I showed up early, and Jen said it would be a bit till she could take me...

So I wandered over to the Cellphone Accessories Kiosk, where I got another compliment... Kinda...

See I was browsing, and this woman walks up behind me, and then to the other side.

The gentleman tending this booth (and two others nearby) wandered over, and asks "Can I help you?" the woman starts talking instantly, and he says "excuse me" to her, and then prompts me for my question and assists me first, before returning to her.

Yeah it's common courtesy, but these days, courtesy isn't common.

So I head back to the salon, and sit down for a few... When Jen is ready I sit in her chair, and we discuss what I want, and what she can do. She then takes me to get my hair washed, and back to her chair.

She gathers her tools (perm rods, papers, etc) and begins to do a vertical spiral wrap on standard perm rods. IT takes a bit for her to wrap my hair, but not that long because my hair is only shoulder length, and is very fine, and thinning.

Once she's finished with the wrapping she puts the gel on to protect my bangs and around the rest of the hairline, and then wraps the cotton around my head, and gets the perm solution.

She liberally applies 2 bottles, then puts the cap on my head. and leaves me to "bake" or process :)

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So once the processing is done, she takes me back to the wash basin, and rinses, twice, then nuetrilizes, and rinses two more times. I get the standard lecture about not washing my hair for at least 48 hours preferably 72 after the perm (I lasted about 60 hours).

She takes me back to her chair, uses a diffuser to blow dry it, adds a bit of product, and I end up with These curls!

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But my friends, we didn't stop there! -GiGgLeS-

Because the MOMENT I got home, I got into a VERY PRETTY dress that is on loan to me... And I did one of the BIGGEST NONO's I could with a fresh perm...

No I didn't wash my hair!.... I put them in PIGTAILS

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Now I shall state, that I believe I am the MOST ADORABUBBLE little girl on the PLANET! And that all governments should bow before me and my Dolly Army!

-HuGgLeS- and I hope you enjoyed my little Photo Blog/Adventure!

Comments

You're as cute and happy as Whately's Jade.

I saw these on my G+ account Piper and thought they were great there. A lot of time and patience and travel but definitely worth it:) the girl on the bus bit was awesome and the store too. It's nice to see some people that just either get it or it's just not a big deal. Also the shots with you in make-up were very pretty you certainly dress up/clean up really well.
*Many hugs in appeasement of the dolly army.*
Bailey.

Bailey Summers

Aw

Aw, cute k-jo

I was lying down minding my own business when life came by and drove right over me

Sounds like a really grand adventure!

I'm so happy for you!

I actually let one of the girls in my cos class do a temporary style on my hair about middle of the week last week and managed not to wash it out for 2 days... I really liked it, and got lots of compliments about it. My mom, predictably, thought it looked terrible. But she's weird. She doesn't like anyone doing anything at all to their "natural" bodies. She never really has, it's not something sparked by my recent developments, though I do think she's being much more vociferous in her disagreement with me than she ever was with the older girls.

I wonder what she'll do once I feel my hair has recovered well enough from my completely reversed early male-pattern to do a dye and relaxer... I want to lighten my hair ever ever so slightly and add a hint of red to it. I think that a certain shade of red-brown would look absolutely adorbs on me.

And yes. My herbs HAVE completely reversed my early male-pattern. And I could swear with the addition of strong enough phytoestrogen supplements that I'm even getting more hairline than I used to have. But at this point all the recovered hair is baby hair. Literally, it's like the hair that a baby comes out of the womb sporting. That ultra-fine, super-delicate, easily-damaged hair that's somewhere between normal vellus and terminal hair? That's like 75% of my hairline atm.

When the girl in cos was working on my hair, she had some difficulty and called the instructor over, who is very very experienced with hair, btw... and the instructor noticed all my baby hairs in my hairline and was like, what happened? I explained about having had early male pattern which is recovering now I'm on anti-T and she's like, Nioxin.

So yeah... I dunno how much it'll cost, but apparently I need to pick up some Nioxin products from one of the local beauty supplies. What it's supposed to do according to her is help accelerate hair recovery after the follicle has been severely damaged, esp from testosterone. BUT, the conditions have to already be right for the hair to recover, if the hair isn't recovering already, the stuff won't magically fix severe male-pattern, but merely provide a temporary shield. I was lucky in having stopped and reversed my male-pattern early.

ACTUALLY, according to Nioxin's site, their systems help thinning hair, but I can see how such a system can also help accelerate recovery in recovering hair. According to their literature, I need System 2, Hair Booster, and Diamax. The sooner I have a full head of hair the better!

People have asked me why I don't wear a wig while my hair is still recovering... I just don't want to... I think they'd be so uncomfortable.

Abigail Drew.

Nioxin is Good stuff, not

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Nioxin is Good stuff, not cheap, but good :)

If you take their full regimine and use their shampoo/conditioner it creates the optimal environment for your hair to grow!

When I worked at a salon, we used to offer money back guarantee on Nioxin products, we NEVER had anyone complain or ask for their money back.

-HuGgLeS- And Thankee :)


"She was like a butterfly, full of color and vibrancy when she chose to open her wings, yet hardly visible when she closed them."
— Geraldine Brooks


sounds good!

I can't wait to get some of it.

Luckily, as a cos student I can go to someplace like CosmoProf or another professionals-only beauty supply and pick some up for wholesale prices.

Abigail Drew.

The Story of My Curls!

Looking good! But I wonder when you will go for curly hair and be Little Orphan Annie.

    Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine

Sounds like a grand old time.

Sounds like a grand old time. I could use one of those.


I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair