Steampunk fair and Victorian ragcurls
Some morning silliness.
I bought two combs and one clock.
Steampunk fair and Victorian ragcurls
Some morning silliness.
I bought two combs and one clock.
Medieval fair - Hair and outfit
More ducklings!
15 more to be precise. Tjäderhönan hid her eggs, so that we had to bring them and her home from a neighbour.
And I wasn't able to steal any of her eggs. So 15 ducklings and they take after their mother and bully their older half siblings.
So cute!
Moms feathers are cozy.
16 years of growing my hair
Not much to update on this year, but what the heck. Let's do this!
I cut all of my hair to the same length (around 0,5 cm, so a little shorter than in the picture), but kept bangs to have less of a buzz cut. But since I hate having bangs, so I soon cut that off too.
Back then I used a really dull scissor to cut my hair and would continue to do so for years. My poor hair!
Don't ask me why, but I bleached my hair... Above is the "carrot phase".
Blond and abused hair.
And of course, I soon missed having black hair.
I decided to for the last time in my life, bleach my hair, before dying it red and then go back to black once and for all. And thus the "carrot phase" again.
I also used to let a friend heat style my hair.
I really enjoyed red hair, but what a hassle to keep it red!
Before my elbow surgery, I had to wash my hair with disinfection. Other than drying out my hair, it also washed away most of the colour.
Before jumping in to the shower to do my first conditioner only wash.
This is what my natural hair color looked like, after a year of CO-washing and when most of the bleach had been cut away.
I decided to never again use chemical dyes again and wanted to be a henna head for a while, before starting the process of getting it black with indigo.
The process of getting it black. It took some time and effort, but it was worth it. Also, my hair finally started to get longer for real, now that I now longer mistreated it.
Black again.
Having kept up with some heavy S&D and minimal trims for years. My hemline was starting to fairytale.
My thin ends reached knee by the end of 2020. The ends were actually thinner than you can see in the picture.
Trying to get my hair to not blow freely in the wind... The ends are still thin, but the thickness is traveling down, since I'm maintaining at knee.
Since nothing has happended lenght wise, let's just go with a more "fun" picture for this year. As you can see, my ends are still quite thin, but thicknes is traveling down and is visible despite the eight braids in my hair.
I think that I'm finally ready to "start growing" again and to go from maintaining to microtrimming. Meaning that my hair should get a few centimeters longer each year, while still thickening up the ends a bit.
I believe that getting long hair is only part of it. Enjoying the journey and having fun along the way is even more important!
Although my hair would have been a lot longer and probably thicker at the ends, if I would have taken as good care of it all the way, as I'm doing today. I have no regrets! I had a lot of fun trying different colors and doing stuff with my hair!
And now I am having fun with different updos and hair toys.
And I'm also enjoying talking to the fellow enthusiasts, that I've found online during this time. My favorite place still being the Long Hair Community.
Stallarholmens Viking Festival
Yesterday I had a lovely day with two friends and one friends dog!
A demonstration in viking games.
I made a new dress for the occasion. The green one.
For next year the plan is to update some more of my clothes and accessories.
The bracelets are made from horse hair by a friend.
I'm planning to make another post about the dress.
I made a hairstyle with a variety of accent braids, bought beads and a hairslide. The feather accessories I made from my ducks shed feathers and beads.
I skipped elastics and used coarse sewing thread to tie my braids.
One of the vendors stopped me to tell me that I got the hardest look he had seen that day.
I practiced my regular silliness.
I had tu choose from all of these lovelies.
I got this for my SO.
And this for myself. I needed more storage for my jewelry.
My SO also wanted two smaller knives.
I'm planning to shorten the stick.
These are for my viking dress.
Ducklings!
Yesterday Snövit got six little ducklings!
Kalle is a happy dad!
She took them for a water introduction in the stream, soon after they were born.
Kalle is a great dad and guardian his family.
And later they got into the pond.
Hair and outfit for a festive occasion
And carrying ducks in heels once I got home.
Fishtail braid
Happy Easter
New hairtoys
Yesterday I tried out some of the stuff that I bought from https://www.etsy.com/se-en/shop/Nordikha
What happens infront of the TV...
Is usually a time consuming hairstyle...
And what it looked like while making it.
What I pulled out at the end of the day. You can officially call me a metalhead!
How I dye my nails with henna
Henna is a natural and non toxic alternative to nail polish. It can give anything from a light orange to deep red color. It will remain until it grows away.
Mixing the henna
- I use a little glass jar with a tight lid, to mix and store my henna in. I fill it to around 4/5 to full.
- Sugar - Prevents the henna from drying as quickly. Henna will no longer stain it it dries.
- Acid - Helps the pigment to penetrate the nail (and skin). (But it is, however not necesarry for dying hair.) Avoid lemon because it will dry out nails. I use apple cider vinegar.
- Essential oil - If you want to, you can add a few drop of essential oils for scent or it's nurturing qualitys.
- Henna and water - Add a little bit of henna and water at a time and blend them well. Warm water will speed up the dye relase, but cold water is fine.
- Make a thicker paste that's not runny. You can always add more water later if needed.
- Henna can be used as soon as it's been mixed. But the dye tends to be more intense if it gets to sit for a bit and the consistency will be more smooth after wating at least an hour. Put on a lid when you let it sit.
- If stored correctly the paste can be used for at least a week after mixing it. I store mine with like this, on my bathroom sink and am currently using a batch that I mixed 13 days ago. It still stains well!
Application
- There are applications tool to be bought. But I use a regular small hobby brush, made for acrylic paint. You can probably use some type of flat stick or similar too.
- I apply some paste to the middle of my nail and gently press it to the edges, with the brush.
- I keep a bit of paper on the side, to wipe off any henna that gets on my skin. Henna will stain your skin and cutticles quite quickly. But it usually disappears after a few days.
- I usually leave the paste on for 20-60 minutes. If it dries it will no longer stain. I sometimes spray the henna with a spray bottle. If I'm in the sauna I quickly dunk my fingers i a bucket with water.
- Some people cover their nails to keep the henna on for longer and make the stain deeper. Others keep the fingers over a steaming pot. I'm too lazy to bother with this.
- The color can get deeper with heath: That's why I often apply it in the sauna. If my hands are cold and I'm at home, I usually make a cup of tea and warm my hands on it, while I drink it.
Washing it away
- I usually start by wiping off most of it with some paper.
- I prefer to fill up a little bit of water and soap in the sink and wash my nails with a toothbrush.
After
- After the first application, the color is like to be a light orange shade. Under the following day/days, the henna will oxidize and get darker. It's alsright to oil or add hand cream to you nails and hands as usall. It won't really interfere with anything.
- The longer you leave the henna on and the more times you do it, the more dark and deep will the color get. You can also get different shades depending on how warm you fingers are and how long you let them grow out before applying more henna. And whether you overlap or not.
How I dye my nails with henna
Henna is a natural and non toxic alternative to nail polish. It can give anything from a light orange to deep red color. It will remain until it grows away.
Mixing the henna
- I use a little glass jar with a tight lid, to mix and store my henna in. I fill it to around 4/5 to full.
- Sugar - Prevents the henna from drying as quickly. Henna will no longer stain it it dries.
- Acid - Helps the pigment to penetrate the nail (and skin). (But it is, however not necessary for dying hair.) Avoid lemon because it will dry out nails. I use apple cider vinegar.
- Essential oil - If you want to, you can add a few drop of essential oils for scent or it's nurturing qualitys.
- Henna and water - Add a little bit of henna and water at a time and blend them well. Warm water will speed up the dye relase, but cold water is fine.
- Make a thicker paste that's not runny. You can always add more water later if needed.
- Henna can be used as soon as it's been mixed. But the dye tends to be more intense if it gets to sit for a bit and the consistency will be more smooth after wating at least an hour. Put on a lid when you let it sit.
- If stored correctly the paste can be used for at least a week after mixing it. I store mine with like this, on my bathroom sink and am currently using a batch that I mixed 14 days ago. It still stains well!
Application
- There are application tools to be bought. But I use a regular small hobby brush, made for acrylic paint. You can probably use some type of flat stick or similar too.
- I apply some paste to the middle of my nail and gently press it to the edges, with the brush.
- I keep a bit of paper on the side, to wipe off any henna that gets on my skin. Henna will stain your skin and cutticles quite quickly. But it usually disappears after a few days.
- I usually leave the paste on for 20-60 minutes. If it dries it will no longer stain. I sometimes spray the henna with a spray bottle. If I'm in the sauna I quickly dunk my fingers i a bucket with water.
- Some people cover their nails to keep the henna on for longer and make the stain deeper. Others keep the fingers over a steaming pot. I'm too lazy to bother with this.
- The color can get deeper with heath: That's why I often apply it in the sauna. If my hands are cold and I'm at home, I usually make a cup of tea and warm my hands on it, while I drink it.
Washing it away
- I usually start by wiping off most of it with some paper.
- I prefer to fill up a little bit of water and soap in the sink and wash my nails with a toothbrush.
After
- After the first application, the color is likely to be a light orange shade. Under the following day/days, the henna will oxidize and get darker. It's alright to oil or add hand cream to you nails and hands as usall. It won't really interfere with anything.
- The longer you leave the henna on and the more times you do it, the more dark and deep will the color get. You can also get different shades depending on how warm you fingers are and how long you let them grow out before applying more henna. And whether you overlap or not.
Happy birthday Freja!
She's one year old today!
She got a birthday cake.
And my extremely talented friend took some pictures.
