Annie's Mailbox®, June 13
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been friends with "Archie and Betty" for 20 years. Betty is my true tell-everything, do-everything, knows-everything best friend, and our husbands are also "best buds." As in many friendships, one side tends to go the extra mile. My husband and I have felt a lack of loyalty at times, but always decided the friendship was worth it.
Recently, Betty and Archie did something we never would have expected (involving one of our children an ...
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Posted by: Tania
Comment: #1
Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:06 PM
I paid lots of money to color hair at a salon and didn't get color I wanted, so that means that no matter how much money you pay there are no guarantees. Since this is the case I prefer to experiment with color myself. I used many times home color kit version of the same brand they used at the salon, and I noticed there was absolutely no difference in product quality. The only difficulty regarding coloring your hair at home is color application so you would need someone to help you, besides that it's very easy to use. What those stylists said is ridiculous.
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Posted by: Lydia M. H.
Comment: #2
Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:48 AM
I colored and cut my own hair at home for years, then went to a salon when we remodeled a home and moved. If the dye gets on the cabinets or wallpaper, it doesn't come off. It can stain the grout in your tile. If you put newspaper everywhere the stuff can splatter, and wear old clothes and don't mind your grout stained, or possibly the floor of your shower, then go for it. I think it is easier to find a more inexpensive salon.
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Posted by: Jennifer
Comment: #3
Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:02 AM
Oh please, those stylists are just trying to protect themselves. If too many people color their own hair, then salons lose out on the big bucks. Before I had children, I thought nothing of having a salon color and highlight my hair- to the tune of $130 per visit. I've done it myself several times- and no hair product I've come across is "unfixable". They sell semi-permanent color kits at stores now- they wash out in a month or so. She should try one of those and see what she thinks of it, after all, if she doesn't like it- in a month it'll be gone.
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Posted by: eileen houpt
Comment: #4
Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:35 AM
I have been coloring my hair for 15 years at home. So far I have not had any problems. Just follow the
directions and be careful not to splatter too much. It does save you money by doing it your self. $8.00 for the box of color as opposed to $130 at the salon. Tough choice!!
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Posted by: Joannakathryn
Comment: #5
Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:39 AM
Lord, what did Arch and Bette do? Now I'm curious. Don't leave us hanging like that!
I used to have my hairdresser lighten and streak my hair. He put the bleach/color on it, wrapped it in foil, and baked me under the dryer for 30 minutes. My hair got brittle and dead in just a few weeks.
Now, I streak it myself and while the ends do get brittle between cuts, they're not as bad as before.
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