Comments | shappyshaps: HAIR WOES.

shappyshaps

HAIR WOES.

Jun 18, 2006 00:17

Today, my mother and I spent about $85 on various shampoos, conditioners, and hair products. We don't go on these product binges often, but our surplus was empty, and since it's summer, we're even more prone to gigantic afro poofs. Sadly, we'll probably have to rebuy all this shit in a few weeks, too.
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snoopypez June 19 2006, 04:21:19 UTC

That is indeed a lot of hair shtuff. :P

YOUR CAT! So so adorable! She looks so much like my kitty who is no longer here. :( I miss her so much. Kiss Mabel for me! :)

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 05:04:25 UTC

It's lots of hair schtuff for lots of hair. Trust me, we need it. ;)

Mabel says thank you! Everybody that comes to see her always ends up threatening to steal her. She'll just jump up into anyones lap and fall asleep like the doofy, loving girl that she is. Believe me, she gets plenty of kisses on a daily basis. We just can't help but smoosh her.

Oh! And she totally has a swirl on her back that looks just like Cape Cod. I'll have to post a picture of it sometime.

snoopypez June 19 2006, 05:07:17 UTC

!! That's exactly how Zoey was! You just automatically fell in love with her.

Oh, sadness. :(

But happiness for you! :)

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 07:11:57 UTC

Why aren't you with your kitty?

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sparkofmyteens June 19 2006, 04:35:16 UTC

Haha I know what you mean about hair. I've given up on doing anything to mine at all. It looks okay if I don't touch it with a brush, but if I don't touch it with a brush, it's really just a halo of windblown tangles masquerading as nice hair.

That last picture reminds me of this.

:x

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 04:58:21 UTC

Shit. LJ just ate my comment.

One of my biggest problems is that I can't style my hair. All I can really pull off is a ponytail with tons of flyaways in the front. It's unattractive and unprofessional. I would cut my hair short, but I'll just end up looking like a dude. I tried it back when I was in Middle School and again when I was in High School, but whenever I'd go out, kids would ask me if I was a boy or a girl. Little bastards... :(

And heeheehee! I'd never seen that video before, but when I saw that pic of Mabel, it looked like she was doing the Kitty Hula.

sparkofmyteens June 19 2006, 05:01:36 UTC

Mine is the same way. D: It would look okay if it would like, do anything, but if I cut it short I get this poofy 'fro thing and if I leave it long and ever brush it, I get ... a poofy 'fro thing. But I can't not brush it, because my anemia makes me shed something wicked and I don't think work would appreciate that. HAIR IS DUMB. I say we go for wigs.

Man I hadn't watched it in ages, but that was the first thing I thought of when I saw your cat. xD

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 07:10:50 UTC

I would totally go for wigs, but since I live in an orthodox neighborhood where all the married women wear wigs, I wouldn't want them getting the wrong impression. Plus, wigs are itchy and sweaty.

I have to make sure I brush my hair when the conditioner's in it to detangle the snarls and brush out any shedding hairs. Otherwise, I'll randomly be twisting a curl around my finger and about half of it will stay on after I've let go. Curly hair is so fragile. D:

turkeyanne June 19 2006, 04:40:35 UTC

Have you ever considered chemical-straightening?

I would straighten my hair, but I'm too lazy, my hair's too thick [I have to section it to no end to straighten it properly], and if it was straight it would OBVIOUSLY look like shit because I wouldn't maintain it, whereas when I leave it curly it looks like shit anyway and I have an excuse.

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 04:46:45 UTC

Oh, I've definitely considered that Japanese straightening-thing, but it costs at least $500 to have it done well, it's permanent, and you have to have the roots touched up. Unfortunately, I just don't have the money for all that.

I've known some curly-headed people who were able to pull off the messy look, but it just doesn't look good on me. In fact, I don't even think my curls look good on me when they're behaving. I seriously doubt there's a hairstyle at all that would flatter me. I'd shave my head, but that would look absolutely terrible.

nerdork June 19 2006, 04:50:46 UTC

The "anti-poof" label totally is the sort of thing that makes me crack up randomly in the middle of stores, hahaha!

It looks like your cat is doing gymnastics or something.

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 05:43:42 UTC

What was awesome was that there was "Anti-Frizz" and then there was "Anti-Poof." I guess there is a difference between the two.

And she's not doing gymnastics. She's too lazy. It's more like laznastics.

waggery June 19 2006, 05:05:09 UTC

1) Congrats on getting on campus, man.

2) Paula is your friend. (Specifically, click on Hair Care Solutions on the left > then here)

shappyshaps June 19 2006, 05:34:32 UTC

I'm so glad someone noticed that! Yeah, I got housing in the fancy new dorm. I never specified a type of room, just so that I'd have a better shot of getting in, and I ended up getting a large double suite! I'm a little nauseated by having to pay so much more for tuition, but I'm glad to be so much closer to school. Also, being that I hate about 99.9% of the people that go there, now I'm just worried what my roommate is going to be like... *shudders*

And thank you so much for that link! That woman knows her shit. I went through her entire product guide, and is it kind of sad that I've tried about about 3/4ths of the stuff on it?