the best thing with makeup, for me, is playing with it like my face is a canvas and I'm doing random art projects. It's fun! I go wild! I wind up with stripes!

I fully intend to do this. I've decided to have fun. I only bought stuff I love--including some coppery glitter--and I've decided I don't care if it's strange as long as I like it. I figure it's about time.

::wonders how coppery glitter will look on Raptor Girl::

I have a feeling we'll know by summer, unless the packaging is hermetically sealed and buried like pirate treasure.

I know where mine came from. Well, the bourbon and ginger, at least.

Chicago, four years ago. Trudy Booth, at the bar.

Aww... was I your first?

You were! And now I am bourbon and ginger's bitch.

Be proud!

I'm not desperate to keep the red so I'm considering buying a box of the espresso color I used over the winter and coloring only the red growth - I'm just not sure if I'll still have mis-matched hair since I've done the all over red method on top of the brown length at least once.

You can always strand test. The espresso won't take the red out, so it'll probably match up.

You can also try a soap cap (small amount of developer + clarifying shampoo--or dish soap if you don't have clarifying shampoo--on the wet or towel dried length for 5-10 minutes, rinse and condition), which usually lifts a half shade to a shade and a half.

A lot of life's decisions can be resolved with WW[InsertBuffistaHere]D

Personal Hivemind.

Sorry for the earworm, folks. I'll understand if you have to unheart me for this.

I am. It's a wonderful thing.

When I am low-carb girl its bourbon and diet coke. It pales in comparison.

Caphirinias and juleps are both good for low-carb since you can use fake sugar fairly well in them.

::wonders how coppery glitter will look on Raptor Girl::

We will actually know tomorrow, as I told her she could "help" me try everything out. I'll post pictures.

She got her own orange "lipstick" and red fingernail polish as well. We had lots of girly shopping fun.

I even bought girly boy shorts! I LOVE them!

I even bought girly boy shorts! I LOVE them!

I'm not sure who I'd like to see them on more - you or some girly Boy.

You can also try a soap cap (small amount of developer + clarifying shampoo--or dish soap if you don't have clarifying shampoo--on the wet or towel dried length for 5-10 minutes, rinse and condition), which usually lifts a half shade to a shade and a half.

See this? THIS is one of the many reasons why Plei rocks. Seriously. I'ma try this if the strand test doesn't produce adequate results. Thank you, Plei!

I have new hair!

I can count on very few things in this world, but I can always count on Jess being beautiful and having cool hair. I cling to these facts.