The reason why my hair color lasts so long is that I've been following the Curly Girl Method. This means I've cut out shampoo completely because it dries out my hair too much. My hair has always been wavy, frizzy and unruly with knots underneath. I only wash my hair with conditioner and avoid products that contain sulfates, silicones, and oils.
Images above were all taken within 3 days. I did a big chop because my long hair was over-processed and I wanted to start fresh. The second picture I did an overnight olive oil mask which helped bring moisture in but the day after was a huge improvement. If you are interested, then read about the curly girl method.
Honestly, this whole transitioning process was a pain at first. My hair felt oily and dirty for about a month then it went away for good. I've always had scalp issues like being too itchy, dry or oily. I don't deal with that anymore. Many people can't handle the transition and quit but it's really worth it if you have wavy, curly or natural hair. I had raided naturallycurly.com's CurlTalk forum for their before and after photos. Very amazing results which helped motivate me.
There were days of unpredictable curls: pretty, nice waves or a limp, oily mess. The amount of transitioning time varies from person to person. I continued to grow out my hair and only dyed it with a demi to match my roots. Very minimal chemicals and no heat tools. The first image I started to get slightly defined waves and a month later, the second image, was the curliest I've ever seen my hair before.
These last two photos were taken two years after starting the CG method. I normally don't use heat since air drying for Curly Girl Method is great.
A few good ways to manipulate your hair for more curls:
sea salt + water in a spray can.soaking wet hair, twice as much gel/product & wrap your hair for hours.several French braids or pin curlsextremely messy bun or sleep with a Turbie TwistIf you can't handle not being able to use shampoo then go for a product that contains no sulfates. Those harsh ingredients will fade your hair color so fast. Oils are not good for bright colored hair because it will pull the color out.
The best thing you could do is buy a shower cap, get dry shampoo, mix drops of dye into a cheap sulfate free conditioner and wash in cold water :)
You can also read this bleaching guide!!
How do you get your color to last? (Natural colors too, I'm curious!)
Yes! There's a verison two now. :) This is supposed to fit more loosely than my first pokeball hat. The biggest complaint was it could only fit a child's head. All of my hats are made to fit my own head which is a 22" head circumference. Anything else is really on the user, right?
The other difference is this circle piece should lie flat with the good increase round.
Supplies:
Hat
Red-
11 dc into ring.
2 dc around.
'2 dc, dc' around.
'2 dc, dc in next 2 sts' around
dc around
'2 dc, dc in next 3 sts' around
'2 dc, dc in next 4 sts' around
dc
Black
dc around
dc around
White
more or less for length
dc around
dc around
dc around
dc around
dc around
Circle piece
White
11 dc into ring, sl st.
Ch 2. hdc into a ch space. 2 hdc around.
Black
Attach, ch 1. sc increase around.
If you have made anything using my patterns, please send me pictures!
The other difference is this circle piece should lie flat with the good increase round.
Supplies:
- worsted yarn in red, black & white
- I hook
- optional: yarn needle to weave ends in.
Hat
Red-
11 dc into ring.
2 dc around.
'2 dc, dc' around.
'2 dc, dc in next 2 sts' around
dc around
'2 dc, dc in next 3 sts' around
'2 dc, dc in next 4 sts' around
dc
Black
dc around
dc around
White
more or less for length
dc around
dc around
dc around
dc around
dc around
Circle piece
White
11 dc into ring, sl st.
Ch 2. hdc into a ch space. 2 hdc around.
Black
Attach, ch 1. sc increase around.
If you have made anything using my patterns, please send me pictures!
3.08.2012
Crochet Pattern: Puppy Amigurumi
Supplies:
❤ worsted yarn
❤ D hook
❤ optional: yarn needle to weave ends in.
❤ black yarn/thread for nose+mouth.
❤ 9mm safety eyes
Head:
6 sc into ring.
inc around.
*inc, sc* around.
*inc, sc in next 2 sts* around.
5 rounds: sc around.
*sc2tog, 3 sc* around.
*sc2tog, 2 sc* around.
safety eyes + stuff.
*sc2tog, sc* around.
sc2tog around + sl st into corner .
Snout:
6 sc into ring.
inc around.
ac around.
*dec, sc* around.
stuff lightly.
Body:
8 sc into ring
inc around.
*inc, sc* around.
sc around.
sc around.
sc 10 sts, dec (3), sc.
sc 7 sts, dec (2), sc in rest sts.
sc around.
circle piece:
this piece should cover the hole of the body. flat bottom piece.
8sc into ring.
inc around.
*inc, sc 2 sts* around.
❤If the piece is too bulky: Pull out a few stitches + match it up.
❤If the piece is too small: Do another increase around. If it's too big ^^^
Legs:
6 sc into ring.
sc around.
sc around.
sc around.
sc around.
decrease or increase the length for your liking
Tail:
I think I skipped a single stitch by accident. Do it in the middle!
6 sc into ring.
sc around.
sc around.
sc around.
sc around.
attach tapered end to the butt!
Ears (2)
Ch 3. skip first chain and sc in the other 2.
turn~ ch1, sc, inc
ch 1, sc, inc, sc
sc around.
ch 1, sc in 2 stitches, inc, sc in 2 stitches.
skip st, sc~ + skip st~ sc in last. sl st into the corner.
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