Comments on: Does The Recession Cause Bad Hair Days? http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/10/06/does-the-recession-cause-bad-hair-days/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vinia http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/10/06/does-the-recession-cause-bad-hair-days/comment-page-1/#comment-44079 Vinia Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:54:00 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=7244#comment-44079 Robin, what do you mean by organic hair colour? I'm not familiar with that term when used to describe anything by a high end brand. Henna (lawsonia inermis) is the most popular natural hair colourant I know of & it is dirt cheap. Its also a great strengthener. Beware of falling into the marketing fairytales about "organic" this & that. I research DIY hair, nail & beauty regimens online and do everything myself. I was so proud of my first time results with acrylic nails, after doing what I had seen at salons and watching youtube tutorials. I know what works for me & I don't rely on salons anymore. Robin, what do you mean by organic hair colour? I’m not familiar with that term when used to describe anything by a high end brand.

Henna (lawsonia inermis) is the most popular natural hair colourant I know of & it is dirt cheap. Its also a great strengthener. Beware of falling into the marketing fairytales about “organic” this & that.

I research DIY hair, nail & beauty regimens online and do everything myself. I was so proud of my first time results with acrylic nails, after doing what I had seen at salons and watching youtube tutorials. I know what works for me & I don’t rely on salons anymore.

]]> By: alchemilla http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/10/06/does-the-recession-cause-bad-hair-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43428 alchemilla Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:20:49 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=7244#comment-43428 I'm going to be honest here and say that I usually ALWAYS cut my own hair! I have a fairly plain 'do, so it doesn't take much - just a little off the bangs and that's all. I also cut my children's hair! Is that bad? I also hate to pay the ridiculous bucks for a hairdresser, when my husband gets a full treatment (ie. hot towels, massage, trim, shave etc.) for a fraction of the cost for me to get a shampoo, cut and blow-dry! I’m going to be honest here and say that I usually ALWAYS cut my own hair! I have a fairly plain ‘do, so it doesn’t take much – just a little off the bangs and that’s all. I also cut my children’s hair! Is that bad? I also hate to pay the ridiculous bucks for a hairdresser, when my husband gets a full treatment (ie. hot towels, massage, trim, shave etc.) for a fraction of the cost for me to get a shampoo, cut and blow-dry!

]]> By: Robin @ toxicbeautyblog.com http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/10/06/does-the-recession-cause-bad-hair-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43375 Robin @ toxicbeautyblog.com Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:59:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=7244#comment-43375 To save money in this recession, I have been going to a beauty school for haircuts. It makes it a lot easier because it's an Aveda beauty institute and all the students are very talented! So far, I have not had a bad cut yet. Soon its time for me to redo my color....and I am getting nervous. Not sure if I want to go to Aveda...but organic hair color can be very pricey and that is all I use! To save money in this recession, I have been going to a beauty school for haircuts. It makes it a lot easier because it’s an Aveda beauty institute and all the students are very talented! So far, I have not had a bad cut yet. Soon its time for me to redo my color….and I am getting nervous. Not sure if I want to go to Aveda…but organic hair color can be very pricey and that is all I use!

]]> By: Kathryn http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/10/06/does-the-recession-cause-bad-hair-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43371 Kathryn Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:06 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=7244#comment-43371 I have long trimmed my own bangs--I can keep them exactly the right length, instead of the "too-short then too long" problem I get from stylist cuts. My hair is baby fine so it goes from "pop-up too short" after a cut, to "weighed down too long" in about two days, it seems. I have an A-line bob. My husband cuts the neckline underlayer and evens off the top A-line layer---so far so good. He uses a pair if Fiskars embroidery scissors. He also has been doing my roots with Robert Craig color--also so far so good.I may have to go in to my real stylist in a few months to get the cut reshaped, but she tends to cut too much off! I have long trimmed my own bangs–I can keep them exactly the right length, instead of the “too-short then too long” problem I get from stylist cuts. My hair is baby fine so it goes from “pop-up too short” after a cut, to “weighed down too long” in about two days, it seems. I have an A-line bob. My husband cuts the neckline underlayer and evens off the top A-line layer—so far so good. He uses a pair if Fiskars embroidery scissors. He also has been doing my roots with Robert Craig color–also so far so good.I may have to go in to my real stylist in a few months to get the cut reshaped, but she tends to cut too much off!

]]> By: Janis http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/10/06/does-the-recession-cause-bad-hair-days/comment-page-1/#comment-43362 Janis Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:57:19 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=7244#comment-43362 I do, but mine's nearing knee-length, and it just involves sliding a ponytail holder down to the ends and then snipping with a good set of barber's shears. Among the super-long set, self-trimming is very much loved; most stylists will hear you say, "I want a half-inch off" and act like someone held a gun to their head and forced them to chop half a footand they had no choice. Hence, we tend to avoid salons. :-) There's a great mathod called Feye's Method that's often used for self-trimming if anyone else out there is interested. I do, but mine’s nearing knee-length, and it just involves sliding a ponytail holder down to the ends and then snipping with a good set of barber’s shears.

Among the super-long set, self-trimming is very much loved; most stylists will hear you say, “I want a half-inch off” and act like someone held a gun to their head and forced them to chop half a footand they had no choice. Hence, we tend to avoid salons. :-) There’s a great mathod called Feye’s Method that’s often used for self-trimming if anyone else out there is interested.

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