tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post6951808527454681610..comments2024-03-26T00:26:19.756-07:00Comments on The Bluebirds are Nesting...: Your hair is your crowning glory!Annabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-77195659888737752922015-01-09T15:55:59.242-08:002015-01-09T15:55:59.242-08:00Thanks Colette! This really is wonderful as I slig...Thanks Colette! This really is wonderful as I slightly fear professional opinions and dont want to offend professionals by doing this myself. And also both my girls work in the beauty industry (or did until recently) which I adore and gleaned so much information from. Just now I could not afford the costs of my own hair... it would be over $200 a month or more... so thank you! Also I think a womans hair affects the way she feels hugely! And it is our crowning glory. If I had a salon I would call it Crowning Glory! <br />I love seeing a lady who looks after her hair and looks well groomed. You just feel better! Thank you for this! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-26605585630230396532015-01-09T08:55:21.571-08:002015-01-09T08:55:21.571-08:00Annabel this is an EXCELLENT post! My husband and...Annabel this is an EXCELLENT post! My husband and I are both hairstylists. He works full time (18 years in the beauty industry,) i used to work full-time but only do very few clients since we are a blended family with 5 kids. I have 10 years in the industry. I wanted to do hair from age 9, but didn't go to school for it until I was in my early 30's. You do a positively beautiful job with your hair! And Chloe's haircut on Lucy? She has a gift. A real talent for sure. Chloe's hair is gorgeous as well. Your advice in this post is wonderful. I always say that if a woman wants to have her hair professionally done, she should. But if its an area where you truly need to cut expenses, it so can be done, and done well! This is a perfect example! HugsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530501367193655394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-17407546323515064152014-01-17T22:29:22.088-08:002014-01-17T22:29:22.088-08:00Thanks so much Annabel. I will use up this pack I ...Thanks so much Annabel. I will use up this pack I have then go looking for a new lighter and warmer colour for the autumn. I will be toning in with the autumn foliage won't I? :)KayeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893434891123813140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-51444354623861346562014-01-17T20:36:35.425-08:002014-01-17T20:36:35.425-08:00I did go and have a look at JLs hair colours. She ...I did go and have a look at JLs hair colours. She has a lot that I think is like Loreal Hollywood which is quite honey/golden and light enough to show highlights and low lights. Have a look sometime, there is another one... Ill check the name but they are no 8 or no 9 (9 being the lighter) but your brand might have one just right too. Also now is a good time, it seems kind of natural to go a little lighter in summer and i you did do this and feel its too light (although give it a week or two to see as you get used to it) then next time just go one shade darker and thats fine. If you know you loved your hair for the wedding then it sounds like you struck gold then and have something now you know works just right! Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-64171784335542035792014-01-17T20:14:20.138-08:002014-01-17T20:14:20.138-08:00Annabel, I just found a photo of Jennifer Lawrence...Annabel, I just found a photo of Jennifer Lawrence when she had her hair golden blonde with natural highlights and I think that the colour would be great for me. It is a colour my former hairdresser used in my hair for my daughter's wedding, almost 2 years ago now, and I loved it! I used to be a cool complexion when young and had pink tones to my skin, but I am warm now (greenish veins) due to liver changes I think due to hyperthyroidism. My best colour to wear now is a jade green or turquoise even. <br /><br />I think my hairdresser said it was a caramel colour, it looked like a warm amber almost to me (think golden syrup held up to the light) with blonde highlights and red and darker like I said. <br /><br />I wish I could load up the Jennifer Lawrence shot to show you. You might find one on google images to see what I mean.<br /><br />Thanks for your information. I think the Olia we are using (not used this one before) is a golden brown. I'm just working out how to get the highlights without paying out heaps to the hairdresser! KayeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893434891123813140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-15135340887617959122014-01-17T19:39:00.597-08:002014-01-17T19:39:00.597-08:00Dear Kaye I think you may be my long lost curly tw...Dear Kaye I think you may be my long lost curly twin. Seriously what you describe is so similar to me down to the natural highlights. With these you should be able to get the variation was are talking about. If you don't mind me suggesting I would go back to the colour of maybe your early teens and the thing is to work out if ash or golden/honey is the right blonde for you. If I do golden/honey I go too red. Way too red and brassy. One thing is to think am I a warm or am I a cool in overall colouring. I am a cool. I look better in blues, pinks, and I look completely hideous in apricot. Like really ill. lol Another way to tell is look at your veins in your wrist. Do your veins seem blue (then your cool) or do they seem greenish (then you are probably warm) Ok so I go ash. And I go the shade of when I was more like 10 which is lighter. (lighter is more flattering and will look younger usually) If you go ash and you have the natural colours like I do then you need to use a blonde toner. Its like thick lilac toner which you leave on a few mins. This gets rid of any reddish or brassiness. Wonderful stuff. Now heres the thing... you dont need highlights. Imagine your hair is wet and you can pick up strands of ten or so hairs with your comb. You can pick out bits and swipe them with toner. Do a heap where you think and leave five minutes then go ahead and wash. Voila you have added variation. These will go purple if your hair is too light... otherwise you get a great ash. If you cant decide and are game send me a photo as your profile wont let me see! If you can look back at a photo of yourself with blonde hair it will probably help you see if that was more ash or more golden.... Well I hope some of that might help, sorry to be so long. Now I am dying to see what you do! xxx<br /><br />Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-20143298923195524592014-01-17T17:34:58.374-08:002014-01-17T17:34:58.374-08:00Thanks Annabel. Currently my natural hair colour i...Thanks Annabel. Currently my natural hair colour is a mousy brown. It is darker than when it turned mousy when I was young. I had quite blonde hair when I was young, and have had my hair coloured many colours including ash blonde (when I was around 20) and titian as well. I do have some natural red pigment in that it will turn to brassy blonde that is why I used to have ash blonde. With my former hairdresser I used to spend around $120 on it as I'd have it coloured to a warm honey colour with three lots of foils for highlights - a red, blonde and a bronze kind of colour (a bit darker) I have been using a colour close to its original colour but I think it is too dark and unflattering. I have one more box to use up (a different brand) its Olia in a warm brown. My Dd uses Olia and it makes her hair so beautiful and shiny. I think foils lift my hair colour but I am not game to try and do them myself. I was thinking of putting in the body colour myself and then getting a quote from my current hairdresser to do a couple of foils just through the fringe and top (crown).<br /><br />There might be some colour variation naturally in my hair, but unless it is straightened, you really can't tell! <br /><br />Hope all this rambling makes sense to you!<br />Kaye xoKayeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893434891123813140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-55198345723913056732014-01-16T22:14:50.262-08:002014-01-16T22:14:50.262-08:00Thanks Helen. I will do more tips I think over tim...Thanks Helen. I will do more tips I think over time. Your hair is lovely and brunettes can get such lovely shine. Im like you I like my hair to look nice (makes me feel much better that way) but not want to spend a fortune! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-73583725900415402242014-01-16T21:59:33.249-08:002014-01-16T21:59:33.249-08:00Kaye I added my answer to you in the article as I ...Kaye I added my answer to you in the article as I thought this is a question others might have thought of too... The answer is no I don't do anything but Ill explain why and add a photos of Lucys colour as it is lovely and it happens as if by magic but Ill explain why. Your cut for $25 is a pretty good deal I think and I have to wonder if I could do my own if it was curly (I have natural waves kind of but not curls) Besides what I have written above with the photo if you tell me what colour are you currently (naturally) and what colour are you colouring it, I might be able to help you get more multi tones.... (maybe!) xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-15912671358687873852014-01-16T20:30:13.830-08:002014-01-16T20:30:13.830-08:00Annabel, what an inspirational post! I use 2 tabl...Annabel, what an inspirational post! I use 2 tablespoons of vinegar to a cup of water to rinse my hair, and totally agree with you about how good it is for product build up.<br />I would love more tips about hair as well. These are simply fabulous!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022606699440794764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-54820564595190920072014-01-16T18:22:01.877-08:002014-01-16T18:22:01.877-08:00Annabel, I think it is amazing that you cut your o...Annabel, I think it is amazing that you cut your own hair. Thanks for the tips on haircare. I pay my hairdresser $25 to cut my inverted curly bob with a straight fringe (I straighten the fringe) as I have naturally curly hair. I do my own colour but wonder how you get a two toned effect in yours? Do you foil the top layer?<br /><br />btw my DDs and I agree that you have really beautiful girls - just like their beautiful Mum! ;)KayeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893434891123813140noreply@blogger.com