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Thought it would be cool to start a thread to chat about various products we buy and use, and to share the joys/warnings about them here.  Could be some fabulous hairdye you discovered, the latest weird energy drink that made you gag, a cleaning product that didn't work as well as they'd advertised, or maybe even an exciting new liqueur you've tried.  Whatever it is, give us the scoop here!

(and speaking of booze, has anyone tried that black vodka yet?)

Product: Got2b Glued Hairspray(Schwarzkopf)

"Screaming Hold Blasting Freeze Spray"

LOL!

The can makes me laugh, it's bright-ass yellow and looks like an air horn.  But it did the job - I hadn't backcombed my hair in one helluva long time and this stuff was easily on par with good old 1980's Aqua Net super extra hold (read: spray glue).  I can't spike my hair without backcombing, and because it curls at the merest suggestion of moisure, it HAS to be an aerosol, never a pump mist.  This stuff is quite good, and only $6.99 a can.  It smells rather nice, and washes out beautifully (gone are the days when I had to pre-wash with a handful of baking soda and water), but if you do put it on heavily it will look slightly "silvery" on dark hair.

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Art of Adornment ~ Victorian Gothic Jewelry & Accessories

Hmm, I had brilliant luck with a semi permanent called Fudge Paint Box. They have some wicked colours. I found that I didn't have to pre-bleach when I had my natural colour(not-too-dark-but-not-too-light-brown). It dosn't stink, dosn't sting and lasted about a week and a bit on my natural hair(during this week I was frequenting a highly chlorinated pool). It lasts longer on 'processed' hair, and dark colours will need pre-bleaching.

Oh! And I have to rant about the most wikkid styling product, I'll update with the full name once I've had a dig around in my bathroon cabinet and found it. It's by Got2B. It's like style in, wash out colour. My tube of this lovely goop is red, it's perfect for spiking or putting like accent streaks and it actually does visably colour your hair!

To be honest, I was rather disappointed with L'Oreal's line of permanent black dyes as well, "Noirs Fatales".  Aptly named because the colour dies in a very short time (rinses out stupidly quickly).  I haven't yet found a permanent blue-black that doesn't start to noticably fade within two weeks.  The only ones I am OK with is Garnier's  "100% Colour" and "Nutrisse" because they aren't runny and the smell is bearable.

:/

That being said, one I did have a decent amount of success with was L'Oreal's "Casting", which is a semi-permanent.  It's a low ammonia formula so it won't kill your scalp or stink to high heaven.  maybe give it a try.  It does rinse out, but not as quickly as a temporary dye.

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Art of Adornment ~ Victorian Gothic Jewelry & Accessories

Can't speak for the vodka, personally, but I have a woe in regards to the new L'oreal Color Pulse dyes.

It's essentially a short-lived colour mousse, but I will say that the only thing it dyed was my fingernails, which now bear a rather sickly hit-with-hammer purple shade. I've heard people proclaiming everlasting love for colour mousse, but I think I'll stick with permanents, thank you.

The colour was the Electric Black over natural brown hair. For someone who let her hair grow out and "heal," I'm certainly disillusioned with the "new methods" of dye! Anyone else have better luck with short-lived dye?