Just go with the “Uncle Fester” and be done with it.
Now, now. Let’s all take some nice deep Pilates breaths, shall we? I used to spend some time around S.J., as she is called on set. As near as I could figure, she had several shades that she chose from.
- Double Soy Mocha Latte Trollop. A fairly complex layered toning, with an underpinning of mocha.
2.** Bleeker Street Bimbo.** Can we say a whiter shade of pale? Who has their hair done to match their sunstroke? Fuggeddabaddit.
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** Ashen Tivoli # 8.** This unique streaked look is best described as a cocker spaniel with a Balducci’s account.
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Indifferent Flip. Name says it all. She went through this whole " I can flip my hair JUST like Cameron Diaz in Charlie’s Angel’s" phase. Didn’t work out. It takes charm to flip one’s hair. ( But then, our dear Eve already knows this.
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Whorish Blonde # 4, #10, and # 51 ( the keeper ). Where do you think Eve got that phrase??
Listen, this little rant comes from a man who hereby admits using Grecian Formula for Gray Beards. Medium Brown. It works for approximately 72 hours. Then out of nowhere, the gray is back, badder than evvah. Feh.
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I could swear I saw Kim Cattrall wearing Garnier Nutrisse’s When You’ve Got a Moustache Blonde in Season Three . . .
<----------- whistles idly, gazes at ceiling…la dee dah…
If you want to go from blonde to brunette, there has to be a stop in red first. That can also be done in one day. Use a semi perm hair dye like color spa or the other stuff in the brown box. After rinsing it out, put the dark dye directly over the newly red hair. It will return you to brunette. If you jump from blonde to brown, I can almost 100% guarantee you that you will have greenish tinged hair. Especially in harsh office lighting. It will look like poopy hair.
Why don’t you do your hair natural, like mine, Mame?
I’m going to Brenda’s colorist to have my hair returned to Step One. She seems to know what she’s doing.
I’d wanted a lighter color because dark, dark brown hair is, well, a bit “harsh” next to my aging, rather equine face. So I thought a nice ash blonde would be softer and more flattering–but I always wind up with straw-like poop- or Bozo-color.
I shoulda just spent the money on a nose-job and lipo . . .
“If I wore my hair natural like yours I’d be bald,” Vera . . .
Do you wear much make-up, Eve?
Good make up will warm up the tones of the face and avoid harshness. A little warm toned blusher and the right shade of lipstick and eye make up will probably do you right. The right shade of lipstick makes a hell of a difference - I have some that were just right when I had dyed dark dark dark brown hair which would look absolutely bloody awful now with light brown hair. Good job they were cheap.
Of course, you probably know all this, in which case, ignore the silly tart.
I wear “the natural, no-make-up look,” which can take hours to achieve. Actually, I wear no foundation, just powder; no blush at all (my face shape is not suited to it); pale pink lipstick, and black mascara (carefully combed out). The only eye makeup I wear is natural-pale powder to cover my undereye shadows and “bring out” the hollows by my nose.
Hitting on a good hairstyle is hard, because my hair is very straight and lank (“silky” would be a more flattering term, I guess). If I wear it short, it loses its curl within a few minutes and leaves me looking like Alfalfa. If I wear it up in a soft chignon, I look like a hippie librarian. I think I’ll just shave the damn stuff off and buy wigs . . .
This thread is cracking me up!
Eve, if you’re concerned that your natural color is too dark for your face, maybe your stylish could add/leave in some highlights (not stripes, just some reddish or golden tones) around your face.
Asked around when I moved to town and had to abandon my stylist and after 2 tries elsewhere. settled on my Imelda. After 4 resorations to my natural jet black when my traitorous hair tries to go gray on me, I allow Imelda to indulge her fantasies and add crayon red streaks. I look hot. Imelda charges double what my old stylist used to, but I did move from a small town into a small city and my husband told me I’d pay more, but he also told me I look hot.
Eve,
A couple things, and this is just MHO, but…
- A lot of women, as they age, try to go lighter to blend the gray, but if your hair is dark to start with, too light won’t work for your skin tone. (Anyone see Valerie Bertinelli in her blond phase? Yuck!) And ashy tones, as I think you are finding, are actually aging, and should be avoided. Try getting highlights (again with the highlights!) in warm, buttery tones: copper, butterscotch, toffee, gold.
If you really want your whole head one color, go for the gold. Remember, children’s hair is always golden, not ashy. Go for the color you had when you were two.
- Blush. If one doesn’t naturally have a little color on your cheek (and who does, slaving away under these florescent lights?!), blush can really do wonders to brighten your complexion (especially under florescent lights!). Sarah Jessica wears blush, and you can’t get more horse-faced than her! (No offense to any of her fans, but she really does have a very long, narrow face!) Find a soft, rosy pink, not too dark, not too pink. Get a big brush, smile, and just dust the softest layer over the apples of your cheeks, blending toward the hairline. Avoid baby-doll dots and 80’s streaks. It doesn’t take much, and even the cheap stuff is nice and sheer, any more.
Someday when you’re out shopping, check out MAC (there’s one in the Short Hills Mall on the second floor), or the Laura Mercier line (she’s hard to find, but worth it) and get a demonstration.
Because every woman needs more cosmetics, right? :rolleyes:
I second your opinion on blush. I saw a picture of Eve round here somewhere wherein she looked like a mixture of me and my mum (which is quite a prospect, let me tell you), and both my dear mamma (aged 56) and I (a mere 28, and therefore quite possibly marginally less relevant - good lord how’s that for tact) wear blush. Mum’s is kind of russet, and mine is a kind of dull pinky-peach.
Laura Mercier Crème Brûlée bath and body products are ohhhh, so gorgeous. Pity they’re so damn spendy.
I hear ya on the spendy. I was lucky enough to be given a whole set of LM makeup brushes once. I am still using them years later, but they are starting to show some wear. I love them to death, can’t imagine putting on my makeup without them, but when I saw what it cost to replace them, well, :eek:!
No, no—no blush. Doesn’t look good on me. And I have lousy eyesight and would wind up looking like one of those demented women with rouge circles or streaks on her face.
Main problem is deciding on a flattering 'do once I get it dyed back to my own dark brown . . . Maybe it’ll all fall out, which’ll solve that problem.
I’ve seen a picture of you, and I know you don’t, but I always picture you in my head with your hair in a Victory roll. You know, 'cuz it goes with the cute little suit with big shoulders and a little peplum at the waist and the ankle-strap platforms. 
If your hair is fine, have you tried layers? Or perhaps a body wave (not a full-on perm, just a little oomph)? I would suggest just going with what god gave you and getting a simple page boy, but not if you have a long face. No point in making things worse!
If the chignon is too dowdy, have you tried a french twist? Just as easy and always elegant.
Since you’re in Manhattan, it might be worth it to book an appointment for a consultation with one of the Masters (or one of his apprentices, who are much cheaper), like Frederic Fekkai. You don’t even have to let them cut your hair, just see what they would recommend.
Now there’s a fine name for a hair color you can get applied by your local artiste ! Eve’s Golden Tones.
And so the story ends . . . I had Brenda’s colorist return me to my old dark brown. Guess I’ll have to just play with styles from now on.
Well - I hacked my hair off to about 2" in length, and I’ve had nothing but positive responses.
Think Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday and you’ve got it about right.
Perhaps you could try a subtle bronzer Eve. I’m not a big blusher fan - I find it tends to look rather fake looking on most people - but a nice bronzer dusted over the cheeks and nose can perk you right up.