In Romania, 12 years ago I decided to enhance my natural hair color which is mousy medium brown that goes lighter on my length of hair due to the fact that my hair is really dry and gets damaged very easily plus the sun.... It looks like this:

http://picasaweb.google.com/christiluiza/VirginHair#

Reading these diary entires from other people's teenage years really reminded me of my own teens and the clothes and hair I wore. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/15/teenager-diary-cringe-1980s

If I had to sum it up, my 1980s style would be Black Levi 501s, biker jacket and colourful silk shirts.

How about you?

How do you think you would feel if you wore your 1980s outfits again?

Naomi Campbell recently revealed that she keeps in shape through regular fasting on a mix of maple syrup, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and water. She also has a personal trainer and dietician. 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/04/naomi-campbell-oprah-winfrey-interview

What other examples have you seen recently of people going to extremes to maintain their famous body shape?

In Venezuela, machismo is a big part of the male culture, yet beauty pageants such as this are taking place, celebrating femininity in different forms. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2009/dec/07/fat-gay-transvestites-venezuela

Did you dress masculine or feminine today?

I have a large collection of images from 100 years or so ago ... and many of these include some wonderful details of grooming and the world of hair before the chemical industry got ahold of it. 

I also have a collection of old pictures of people with red hair (just for the heck of it, and just because red hair is a world of its own)

I'll post high resolution scans and details if this is something peopel would like.

Here's an example: http://forums.hennapage.com/node/92

Would you like more?

I have a large collection of original photographs showing women's hair grooming from about 100 years ago.  I can post high resolution scans here if people are interested ...

Let me know if this is something you'd enjoy.

Here's one:

http://forums.hennapage.com/node/92

Help! - I prepared 300 gr of henna with lemon juice, camomile tea and some amla for a friend that had a very bad reaction to PPD. Waited about 12 hours for dye release but almost nothing. On the other hand I can see some green spots in the mixture and I remember reading about green dye  mixed with henna to make the powder look better.

Is is safe to use this henna ?

Is it good for something or should I throw it away or better get refund....

One of the major things that has kept me from trying henna has been my concern about curl retention.  I know amla can help to reverse the effects a bit, but I don't want to add it to my mix as I don't want it to come out brown.  If I apply some sort of treatment with a small amount of amla after I henna, will it turn the color brown?  If so, how long should I wait to minimize the risk of that happening?  My hair is already dark brown, I want the red from the henna to show, not blend in with my natural color.

So I have figured out quit a bit in the last couple of weeks trying to mix henna but I do have one question.

I have gray roots and the remainder of my hair is light brown with dark brown ends. My hair is damaged from coloring and over pressing. I woud like my hair to be a dark plum color and healthy. My natural color is dark brown. What kind of henna or combination should I use.?