Lately I've been getting asked a lot of questions on the various sites I frequent. Most of it seems to be hair related... I figured since I'm taking the time to respond to all of them, I might as well post the questions and answers here... I also opened up a formspring.me if anyone else would like to ask me a question! Doesn't have to be hair related ;) I'll share the next batch of questions and answers in a post!
Ask San: Random questions!
where do you get your fingernail polish?
Various places - the green in the above photo is Rimmel from target. I like to use "China Glaze" and "Finger Paints" too (both I get from Sally's beauty supply.) My favorite color is "For Audrey" by China Glaze.
Did you dye your hair red yourself?
Yes!
i adore you're hair and i love the color red... i have had red chunks in my hair for the past years but bleaching can take a toll on it so i haven't done it in the past 6 months but after seeing you're hair i really want to do the top half that color.!! could you tell me how you did it want what brands of dye you used?? :)
To get my hair red, I bleached it with a "Beyond the Zone" 40 vol. bleach kit to a light yellow and then used Special Effects "Blood Red" to dye it. After rinsing the dye out, I put Aveda Damage Remedy cream on my hair for 5 minutes to try to repair and smooth my newly fried hair. Then rinse that and gently blow dry on a low heat - do not brush while wet!
how did you get it that bright? did you peroxide you hair beforehand?
See above answer! :) The bleaching is the trick!
Hey San, how do you keep your hair in such good condition for someone who changes their style often? I put a little pink in mine, and it's so tortured (from the bleach) it dreads.
Oh no, that doesn't sound good! :( I actually had a lot of trouble bleaching my hair this go around because half of it still had an old layer of black dye. I ended up having to bleach my hair twice which is not a very good thing to do... but I was able to get it back to a decent shine/health with Aveda damage remedy. A few other tips: I do not brush my hair when I blow dry it, i just run my fingers through it very loosely to help piece out tangles as it dries. I only wash my hair every 2-3 days, and I leave the damage remedy on it for 5 minutes each time I do that. I try to only use Special Effects or Manic panic to dye my hair since they aren't too harsh... And when touching up roots Im very careful to only bleach the new hair and not re-bleach the rest.
Your hair sounds like it was damaged from the bleaching, not sure what the process was when you did it... But I would try to get some of the Aveda cream I used and see if that helps - if not, you might need to trim the dead hair off.
I recently saw your work on jr__nal and I loved it! I found your blog and have been looking at all the wonderful things you have! I was just curious as to how you come up with all these things for your blog, I have a blog and I'm always searching for new ways to get and entertain readers!
Thanks for the kind words ! :) As for where I get ideas for my blog - I'm not really sure. I'd imagine some of it comes from other blogs I've read, some things I'm interested in the moment, or photos/movies/music I've tapped into recently. I get ideas quicker than I can blog, so when I have good ones I just write them down in a notebook for when I have time to work on it. Maybe try that? I bet you'd find you think of lots of ideas through out the day that you are excited to cover! Its easy to forget things when we actually sit down to write, so having a topic list you've been working on will be handy. Or maybe you have a hobby you'd like to share with others? A lot of my posts are based around my illustration work, which is pretty minimal on writing. Or I share whats going on in my life at the moment... Simple things that I enjoy and want to share with others. I try to treat my blog as a platform for sharing awesome information and life updates with friends. Hope that helps give you some ideas!
