Today's hairstyle 19/08-19
A twisted lazy wrap bun with a hair sword and a selfmade flexi.
Today's hairstyle 18/09-19 Lazy wrap bun with accent braids
W - Warrior braid
Warrior braid made from two French lace braids, two rope braids and two English braids.
Also, this is how I'm mostly dressed at home.
V - victorian rag curls and some steampunk
Today I was at a steampunk fair with a friend and her boyfriend. We had lots of fun!
I did victorian rag curls, although they had kinda' disappeared when the picture was taken.
It was actually quite comfortable to sleep like this.
I bought another hat from imperialfiddlestick.
These.
And this!
U - "Upside down" braid and bun
Only five more styles to go now!
T - The Tessera
For T, I made this style by Torrin Page.
But I didn't start with ponytails.
I added a bit of decorations.
DIY. Make your own hair band!
You need:
- And old tank top, T-shirt or some other elastic fabric.
- Needle and thread.
- A sewing machine.
- Fold the fabric double and cut it 1-2 cm wider than you want the hair band to be.
- It should be a bit shorter than the circumference of you head. The streatchier material, the shorter you want it.
- Chose an elastic seam.
- Sew the longer sides together. No need to zig zag. The "inside" should be "outside" now.
- Turn it inside out.
- Sew the shorter sides together with a so called invisible seam.
And now you have a hair band!
If you want, you can of course decorate it.
How to dye your hair black with henna and indigo
If you want you to, you can just skip to the instructions below...
One of the most frequently asked questions I get, is how do I dye my hair black with henna and indigo and how long it took before I got it black. So I figured that it was time for some newer posts about this.
I will divide it into two. This is the first part and I'll share how to dye your hair from the start and how to do your roots and hair later on.
In the next part I'll share my personal journey (with pictures,) to black hair with henna and indigo.
Warning!
Think it thorugh!
Are you sure that you want black hair for years to come? Because you can't bleach it. Your hair will turn green if you do!
It's messy and takes time. Are you in for a quick and really easy way to dye your hair, this isn't for you.
Instructions
You need
- Gloves
- Clothes your aren't afraid to stain
- Plastic or a shower cap
- A towel, hat, an old T-shirt, or something similar
- Preferably a claw clip
- Time
For the henna and indigo:
- A plastic container that you aren't afraid to stain
- A lid/plastic to cover it with
- Something to mix it with. I use a plastic fork
- Coconut milk
- Honey
- Oils
- Conditioner
Mix the henna
There are several ways to do it. You can just mix it and use it. You can use warm water or cold. You can add honey, oil or coconut oil and other things. Here's how I prefer to do it:
- If I use oils and honey I add them from the start. If I use coconut milk I do the same and change about half of the water for coconut milk.
- I mix a little bit of henna powder with a bit of warm water/coconut milk at a time. I add more and continue to do this until I have the amount that I want.
- When I have the amount that I want, I dilute it until it has the consistensy of thick yogurt. The thinner you make it the easier to apply, but more dripping and the other way around.
- I let it sit over night under a lid.
Before dying
- Remove everything you can from your bathroom.
- If you have plastic floor, cover it to avoid stains.
- If you have a washing machine, drawers or something else, cover them too.
Appication and rinsing
- Wear gloves
- You can chose to apply the henna on damp or dry hair. Since I only do roots with henna now, I prefer dry hair.
- If I do a full head application, I find it easier to just use my hands. If I only touch up my roots, I prefer an application bottle.
- Start at the back of your head. Put the rest of the hair up. Apply the henna to your roots or all of the strand. Carefully massage it in, without tangling the hair. Henna is quite easy to spread evenly.
- Take another strand and continue throught all your hair/roots. Work from tha back up and forward.
- Cover your hair with a plastic bag, plastic foil or a shower cap.
- Put on a towel, an old T-shirt or something else to keep it warm. It helps the dye. You can also sauna.
- Leave on for at least 3 hour. I leave it for 3-5, but you can do it over night if you want to.
- Rinse with water. If you only do roots, your can put your length in a plastic bag and seal it with elastics. And only rinse your scalp.
- Towel dry
Mixing the indigo
You want to ues the indigo at once, so that it won't loose it's effect.
- Use warm, but not hot water.
- Mix a little bit of indigo with a little bit of water/coconut milk and then some more. Not all at once or you will get lumps. You can add a bit of oil or coconut milk, but less than with the henna, since the indigo is more sencitive.
- Continue until you have the amount that you want to. You will need more indigo than you needed henna.
- Dilute until you have the right consistensy. Thin to thick yougurt. Thinner makes it easier to apply and to get an even result, but it will drip more.
Application
- Do the same thing that you did with the henna, but take smaller strands, since it's a bit harder to apply evenly.
- Cover the same way as you did with the henna
- Leave for 1-2 hours. This is when I heat up and step into the sauna.
- Rinse with water
- Wash your hair as usual
S - Spock bun
First time I tried this hairstyle. It was easy to do and quite steady!
R - Rose bun
If your new to my blog, I'm in a challenge to do hairstyles from A-Z. https://tatsu.blogg.se/2018/june/a-amish-bun.html#comment
One more medieval fair
I was at another fair with a friend today! It was fun even though it rained most of the time!
Q - quick bun
Time to finish this challenge!
For Q, I threw this together quickly this morning. I like how huge it looks!
Braids
Having a bit of fun with my hair
12 years of growing my hair!
12 Years have now passed since I had a side cut and decided that I wanted long hair.
I cut all of my hair to the same length (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 them off too.
Back then I used a really dull scissor to cut my hair and would continue to do so for years.
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!
After I had to wash it with some special stuff before surgery, most of the dye washed out and I decided to let the bleached hair grow out and slowly cut it away before dying it black.
Before jumping in to the shower to do my first CO-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.
Uneven hemline because of my braid waves.
And this is where I am today. Finger tip length and still growing!
Although my hair would have been a lot longer 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! Now I can grow it without any temptations!
Viking fair!
Today I was at a viking fair with a friend and had a great time!
I did two French lace braids and a valkyrie ponytail.
- Hair slide and hairstick - Handfaste
- Scarf - ???
- Red dress - Made by me (Made from thrifted materials)
- Belt - Indiska
- "Belt bags" - Made by me
- Skirt - Thrifted
- Shoes - From another fair
They showed some ancient viking games!
They were very skilled!
Love is in the air!?
Such a cute couple!
We tried archery.
They had something that I could eat!
I bought this beauty! I'm drinking tea from it right now!
I love nice smelling soaps, so these two had to come home with me.
Earrings
Can you guess what types of earrings that I like?
Necklace
Of course I had to buy hair toys!
My trim
Yesterday I trimmed my hair 2,5 cm. Next trim will be in January 2020!
One year without a trim!
For the first time ever, I've gone a year without a trim! I will however trim it a bit today.
Never mind my flippy ends in the second photo
Medieval fair
Today I was at a fair with a friend and I had a great time!
Top - Thrifted
Skirt - Made by me
Bag - Made by me
Necklace - Kristallrummet
Bracelets - Made by a friend
Shoes - From another fair
My friend braided my hair for me!
She did a great job!
The scrunchie is also made by me, from the same green fabric as my skirt.
Completely serious cave picture!
Another serious picture?
We strolled around and looked at a lot of beautiful things, but allt I bought was a coffe and a hairslide... I'm saving my money for next weeks viking fair!
I will sandpaper the wood and dye it darker with coffe.
Henna, indigo and the blog
I get a lot of questions about henna and indigo. So I've made two drafts that needs some correction and pictures. I will post them as soon as I'm done!
I'm also thinking about doing a hair FAQ, since I do get some questions a lot and a post about my hair care routine. Is this something you want to see and do you have any other questions?
I'll try to get back to blogging again, so please help keep me motivated and tell me what you wan to see here!
