I think I used to use Seventh Stage (it is blue)? But if it IS blue that’s why I gave up. It was too hard to see if the roots were lightening. Other than that (and the price!) I loved it.

Haha! I wish I could say I enjoyed the process, but I was so anxious about my first experience with *gasp* Bleach! I have dark curly frizzy/fragile hair and heard for years that we can’t go blond. There are even stylists who won’t even attempt it:/

I love Wella, and I swear by the big tube of Argan Oil hair masque you can get at Sally Beauty. It has some Keratin in it (my hair doesn’t like too much protein). That stuff is the bomb for after processing.

At first I thought it was back-to-school, stuff like that. But it all seemed to start at the beginning of summer, and I thought “it’s all because of summer activities, etc.” The trend isn’t shifting from one season to another, and I don’t recall participation ever being this low.

Isn’t that the truth though! I hadn’t thought of that (because I’m more into replies than starting a conversation). Yes, the comment policy is so universally (well, mostly) despised that maybe that’s the simple answer. Why come here if you can’t participate?

It IS good, but our state is still in the shitter, and we can do better than this poseur.

Sorry, this doesn’t make him reasonable: just savvy.

This is great and all, and I’ll give him props.

I’m giving you a sitting ovation, Girl. The tutorials taught me so many things NOT to do and using 40 volume.....they do it and it’s insane. They’re just in a damn hurry. I use 20 also.

There is context, it just isn’t included here.

If Plath hadn’t died so tragically he wouldn’t have been shit, and I’ll bet he knew it.

Yes, for a while. And I’m at a desktop.

I’m not seeing much:(

Sorry Jane. But until women realize they ain’t gonna have “save my face” money, you are helping to perpetuate our very sick and dangerous obsession with youth.

Yes. It’s no problem when you teach yourself and go easy. The myth of “you’re gonna ruin your hair and go bald” is just Big Hair scaring us and winning.

Nah. Fuck money. SKILLZ, baby. Spend a month watching tutorials and reading everything you can find on bleaching/coloring. Experiment carefully and get On it.

I love greens (yeah, kale too). I tried mustard greens once because I loved sharing my passions for greens with my late beloved Guinea Pig “Boo.” I was the test subject. I put a wad of that stuff in my mouth, chewed a few times, then the tears and burning came on so fast that I had no breath. And I hate to spit out…

I am appreciating the inclusion of this piece here, and I respect the scholar who is exploring this seeming incongruity. But I think it might be hasty to draw conclusions about this whole situation by further creating a dichotomy: dangerous blonde bombshell vs. The Real Sylvia Plath.

Yep. And it’s going to be a long fucking winter.

Haha! god I hope they don’t have presidents too:) D: