Still here:)

[beelikej]

I have this serious "where my life is at"-post in my head, but still no time to write it. Busy with work, Reverse Bang artwork and preparing for the big trip to Australia (in TWO WEEKS!). This is just a quick picspammy update before I crawl into bed early to get ready for my family's Sinterklaas celebrations in The Hague tomorrow.

FRIDAY
Dyed my hair yesterday and I wasn't going to take pictures this time (since it was just a touch up for traveling;) but I simply had to show you the funky black gloves that were in the package of dye.


All the ingredients of fancy colour 'Pure Ruby'. How kinky is that glove?


The morning after... Don't mind my crinkly face, it's very early in the morning. I also apologize for the lack of clothes *grins*


SATURDAY
Today I went to Amsterdam to help out brotherdearest and his girlfriend with yet another move. Their landlord suddenly had to sell the house, so they were practically kicked out. Luckily they managed to find another apartment at a great location; it has a view over a canal!
In between moving stuff, building a bookcase and hanging up shelves, I went into town (to pick up a present for tomorrow) and had a wonderful hour by myself of checking out yet another part of the city.

THE MOVE


Look at that view: those are swans in the distance. \o/


We used one of these to lift the heavy furniture; saved us walking up three stairs;)


Although you still need quite a few strong people to pull the stuff up, it's still a lot easier than climbing.

MY SHORT CITY TRIP


Waiting for the tram at Rokin; this is a statue of Queen Wilhelmina.


View on Herengracht from Utrechtse Straat (West)


View on Herengracht from Utrechtse Straat (East)


Cool house, photo from tram (Rokin, towards Dam square)


The end.

Night, night! (Expect a picspam of family-fun tomorrow;)

Comments

[tmn1966.livejournal.com]

I'm not brave enough to dye my hair on my own and getting it professionally done is so expensive. The gray is getting worse though, so I might have to buck it up and give it a whirl. Is it very difficult? Your hair always looks good.

And more photos!! Your brother and his girlfriend do have a nice view. And thank goodness for the pulley system, lugging heavy things up stairs is so tiring - and you have to watch the walls and so forth.

Loved seeing all of the other photos you took, especially the last one. Awesome and interesting architecture.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Oh, you should do it! It's not difficult, but it is more than a bit messy, especially when doing it for the first time. With red dye your bathroom will resemble a crime scene afterwards *grins*

Here are some tricks I've learned through the years:
1. don't go for the cheapest brand! I made that mistake the time before this touch up and I spent the next six weeks ruining towels because the dye just kept bleeding. I'm not usually one to go for name brands, but this is one exeption. I tried natural henna in the past, but found it much more complicated to apply (plus it smells funky;)
2. you will get dye on your face (and arms and possibly other places) Don't panic, it will come off with a bit of water and soap. To make that easier, rub on some cream before getting started;
3. I always wear a top that's already ruined (it looks like I've been out to kill;) and use an old towel.
4. I keep a plastic hairclip nearby to put my hair up while the dye is setting. Stay away from furniture!
5. My method: get as naked as possible (usually down to underwear and that special hair-dying top;), apply dye over sink (I recommend clearing out the bathrug and all other items you don't want stains on!), put hair up, set timer. Watch tv, catch up online or treat myself to a footbath while waiting. To remove dye, I get into the shower and follow instructions for rinsing and aftercare.

I'm not a fan of the conditioner that's usually in the package, I often do use it, but I wash my hair with my own shampoo at the end. I dye it in the evening, so I go to bed with toweldry hair* but if that's not your thing or you can't wait to see the result, I guess you can blowdry it - I never do that, so I don't have any experience with it.
I love waking up with a new colour and surprising myself in the morning;)

(*a towel on the pillow is recommended, but I didn't need it with my latest colouring (clearly a very good dye, see image; the colour came pretty damn close to the package as well:)

Very important, especially before first time: do the allergy test that is suggested on the package.

Don't hesitate to ask more questions!

It always makes me very happy to know friends looked at -and liked- the photos, thank you:)

[tmn1966.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for all the tips! You answered several questions and concerns I've had.

Since I'm a natural redhead I worry about selecting the best color. I'll definitely be checking out the hair color section the next time I go to the store.

Thanks again, bb!!

ugh, LJ is being a total pain in the ass for me tonight!