ScorpioLove
Well-Known Member
I took loads of pics of this first henna experience. I really would like to do it again using lemon (I didnt have any this time) and doing it for a little longer. I thought it would be much more drying than it actually was. I did a protein treatment that morning and I randomly decided I wanted to henna while browsing lhcf. So I thought my hair would have been a desert that I would just water and condition all day (which I still did but still I thought it would have been much worse. Next time I will be sure to not use protein (the henna wasnt planned this time) so that I can use the drying lemon. Oh and I rushed doing a henna because I am leaving town this weekend and I wanted to look cute with the red.
Here I mixed paprika, tumeric, cinnamon, and a tiny bit of all spice
Mixed in with henna
Red wine vinegar, olive oil, nd a little cocoa butter
one tea bag was broken and made little particles everywhere. I used raspberry zinger (tasty
)
things used
Mixed up
Dry hair Before
Application set up. I was totally ready for the mess lol. didnt want to dirty anything but a towel so
I did this without clothes 
damp clean hair
After applying
Marinated for 9.5 hours
I purposely left it off my roots
Next time I will try to do better with an even application
The back looks so gross lol
freshly rinsed, very damp, and red is visible slightly
the right side took better
overall (this is all before DC'ing) and with flash
After DC and rollers w/ flash
no flash
ends took nice but I want them more red
in low light conditions
I think this is with flash
No flash
this is probably the truest representation of the color right now
but I want it to get to looking like the pics with flash like this
I do think my hair feels like super strong but obviously I did a protein treatment too so that affects it. I am being super gentle with my hair at the moment. Oh and I want to add that I DC with heat before washing my hair and applying the henna. And then DCed twice after rinsing out the henna (once for 2 hrs 15 min of heat, before class then again for about 4 hrs with 30 min of heat)
I left the henna sitting for 6 hrs and henna'd for 9.5 hrs as well.
Starting monday I will be DCing everyday all day except when I have class and when I get home put dc in my hair again until the next class. Oh and to add my hair loves protein. I would never take this risk if it didnt. I can do an aphogee 2 min every week and my hair will feel moist. Going longer than 2 weeks w/o it gives me serious breakage
I also wish I would have taken b4 pics with flash so ya'll can see the difference. Its a shiny dark brown color. I never usually use flash bcuz i never was checkin for color.. I will see if maybe i have an old pic somewhere
Here I mixed paprika, tumeric, cinnamon, and a tiny bit of all spice
Mixed in with henna
Red wine vinegar, olive oil, nd a little cocoa butter
one tea bag was broken and made little particles everywhere. I used raspberry zinger (tasty
)
things used
Mixed up
Dry hair Before
Application set up. I was totally ready for the mess lol. didnt want to dirty anything but a towel so
damp clean hair
After applying
Marinated for 9.5 hours
I purposely left it off my roots
Next time I will try to do better with an even application
The back looks so gross lol
freshly rinsed, very damp, and red is visible slightly
the right side took better
overall (this is all before DC'ing) and with flash
After DC and rollers w/ flash
no flash
ends took nice but I want them more red
in low light conditions
I think this is with flash
No flash
this is probably the truest representation of the color right now
but I want it to get to looking like the pics with flash like this
I do think my hair feels like super strong but obviously I did a protein treatment too so that affects it. I am being super gentle with my hair at the moment. Oh and I want to add that I DC with heat before washing my hair and applying the henna. And then DCed twice after rinsing out the henna (once for 2 hrs 15 min of heat, before class then again for about 4 hrs with 30 min of heat)
I left the henna sitting for 6 hrs and henna'd for 9.5 hrs as well.
Starting monday I will be DCing everyday all day except when I have class and when I get home put dc in my hair again until the next class. Oh and to add my hair loves protein. I would never take this risk if it didnt. I can do an aphogee 2 min every week and my hair will feel moist. Going longer than 2 weeks w/o it gives me serious breakage
I also wish I would have taken b4 pics with flash so ya'll can see the difference. Its a shiny dark brown color. I never usually use flash bcuz i never was checkin for color.. I will see if maybe i have an old pic somewhere
You did a great job documenting your henna application. I too love that brand.
