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The Anchorage, Part 3
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You should have seen me in the head on Saturday, Miss B, hacking at the hair round my neck and throwing it out the porthole! I now look slightly...motheaten...but at least I'm not cursing and swearing at the heat
LMAO!!! Out the porthole... love it!!
Though I have to admit, I could never do that to my own. I like my hair the way it is. If I get too hot, I just wrap it up in a bun or a tight braid, or a couple of braids... I could never bring myself to actually CUT it, unless it was something I was going to donate or for a reason like that. And even then, it would be so hard to do!
Yeah... I don't think that will matter to me later on, to be honest. I already have a fair amount of silver in mine. It's just that it's so coarse and thick, that the silvers aren't noticed right away unless you are looking for them. Or unless you look at my hairbrush when I'm done brushing.
But then... I got my first silvers when I was 16 years old, so I've had a lot of years to get used to it, and I just don't care what people think... I don't see aging as such a big bad thing. It's a natural part of our life cycles, and at least the way I was raised, elders are respected. They've lived longer, learned more, experienced more, and we wouldn't be here without them.
But I guess that's where my white-indian mentality rears it's head into view, huh? LMAO
But then... I got my first silvers when I was 16 years old, so I've had a lot of years to get used to it, and I just don't care what people think... I don't see aging as such a big bad thing. It's a natural part of our life cycles, and at least the way I was raised, elders are respected. They've lived longer, learned more, experienced more, and we wouldn't be here without them.
But I guess that's where my white-indian mentality rears it's head into view, huh? LMAO
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
That's actually one of the reason's I stopped dyeing my hair...I got sick of pretending to be a young thing and my hair didn't match my face. And I also learnt a long time ago that long hair made my face look weird, kind of elongated and wrong. So I whack it off, some times by myself and care not. It's only when it's on the floor that it makes me shudder. I also don't wear makeup (never really have though somewhere on my boat is a lipstick, I think) and it's funny how other people react to that, like you're doing something wrong. Again, I cares not...I figure if they don't like it they can look somewhere else But it does show how brainwashed so many women are and how casually sexist the men are.
and care not. It's only when it's on the floor that it makes me shudder. I also don't wear makeup (never really have though somewhere on my boat is a lipstick, I think) and it's funny how other people react to that, like you're doing something wrong. Again, I cares not...I figure if they don't like it they can look somewhere else But it does show how brainwashed so many women are and how casually sexist the men are.
I'm allergic to most eye makeup, even the hypo-allergenic type, so I only wear eye shadow, mascara, blush and such if we're going out to the theatre or a wedding, or similar event. For every day purposes, I basically use a little powder to get rid of any shine after applying moisturizer, and lipstick if meeting friends for dinner. I did wear lipstick on a daily basis when I was still working, but having retired 12 years ago (March 5th), I don't bother on a daily basis.
As far as the hair goes, that still gets colored, in fact just the other day, and I won't stop coloring it until I'm bedridden, so I'll be doing it for a long time to come . . . hopefully. ~knocks wood~
Oh and Seliah, I grew up with a gal who was already Salt 'n' Pepper in high school, so don't feel bad about the few silver hairs you saw back then.
As far as the hair goes, that still gets colored, in fact just the other day, and I won't stop coloring it until I'm bedridden, so I'll be doing it for a long time to come . . . hopefully. ~knocks wood~
Oh and Seliah, I grew up with a gal who was already Salt 'n' Pepper in high school, so don't feel bad about the few silver hairs you saw back then.
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
Oh heck...I hope you didn't think I meant YOU were brainwashed, Miss B! I only meant the people who COMMENT on MY not wearing it. And I would never, ever tell anyone what they are doing is wrong...as long as it hurts no one else, peeps can do whatever rows their boat. I might have worn makeup over the years if I couldn't feel it and smell it...it's like wearing a smelly mask. Me and my supersmelling nose don't get on with a lot of the 21st century.
I also don't wear makeup (never really have though somewhere on my boat is a lipstick, I think) and it's funny how other people react to that, like you're doing something wrong. Again, I cares not...I figure if they don't like it they can look somewhere else
I don't wear makeup either; never have worn it willingly. And yes, I've gotten quite a few comments and disapproving looks in the years, from both genders. I blow it off. Water off a duck's back, right?
My husband actually appreciates the fact that I don't wear it.
He doesn't like the stuff when it's overdone, and he really doesn't like the smell of the stuff, either. Me, I just figure this is the way the I was made, and if someone doesn't like it, that's tough noogies and their problem, not mine. And if they think I need to wear it to be of value to them, then frankly, I don't need them in the first place!Oh and Seliah, I grew up with a gal who was already Salt 'n' Pepper in high school, so don't feel bad about the few silver hairs you saw back then.
LOL! Oh, I don't feel bad about it at all. It took a little getting used to at 16, but then my grandfather on my mother's side was completely white by the age of 19; so premature greying does run in the family. He never lost one hair on his head, but he was totally white by 19 years old.
I remember seeing my first few silver strands sometime around my 16th birthday; it was either a little before, or a little after. I don't recall exactly, but it was around that birthday. However, if you talk to my mother, she'll insist that she was spotting silver when I was back around 12 and 13 years old. And I can tell you, I've seen silvers in my daughter's hair when she was about 12, so I would be inclined to believe her, and think I just hadn't noticed it yet.
I'd say as far as colors go... people should just do as they want. If they color their hair because they like it, great. I just hate watching someone do the whole color thing simply because they think it's what's needed by society's standards. Society's "standards" have been mucked up for centuries. As long as someone is doing the makeup or hair color or whatever because it's what THEY LIKE, I'm cool with it. IMO that's what it should come down to... me, I'm not comfortable with that sludge on my face or in my hair. But my little sister loves it, and she does both makeup and hair colors on a regular basis.
I only do my hair because at my age, the sooner I see my hair all silver grey, the sooner I'm gonna think life's over. As long as my hair is a dark auburn, I don't feel my age. Well, some mornings I do, but there's no getting around that. I don't have to try to act younger, I just do it naturally, so I might as well look younger too, though truth be told, I've never been taken for my age. Through the years, folks have always thought I was about 10 years younger than I was at the time. I guess I inherited that from my mom, as she didn't have a wrinkle on her face until she reached her 80s.
Desertsilver
Busy Bee
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But then... I got my first silvers when I was 16 years old, so I've had a lot of years to get used to it, and I just don't care what people think... I don't see aging as such a big bad thing. It's a natural part of our life cycles, and at least the way I was raised, elders are respected. They've lived longer, learned more, experienced more, and we wouldn't be here without them.
But I guess that's where my white-indian mentality rears it's head into view, huh? LMAO[/QUOTE]
When I see mature women running around trying to look like teenagers, it reminds me of a huge, gorgeous oak tree, the California live oak type- gnarled and twisted and utterly magnificent--wishing it was still a sapling...silly!
Edit to say- nothing against make up or hair dye- I meant in respect to your comment on age being natural and to be respected
But then... I got my first silvers when I was 16 years old, so I've had a lot of years to get used to it, and I just don't care what people think... I don't see aging as such a big bad thing. It's a natural part of our life cycles, and at least the way I was raised, elders are respected. They've lived longer, learned more, experienced more, and we wouldn't be here without them.
But I guess that's where my white-indian mentality rears it's head into view, huh? LMAO[/QUOTE]
When I see mature women running around trying to look like teenagers, it reminds me of a huge, gorgeous oak tree, the California live oak type- gnarled and twisted and utterly magnificent--wishing it was still a sapling...silly!
Edit to say- nothing against make up or hair dye- I meant in respect to your comment on age being natural and to be respected
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LOL! When I was in my teens, people thought I was mid to late 20's... and by the time I was 20, they would take me for 30-35!
Now that I'm 35 and have enough silvers to be spotted if you look at my hair closely (I mean really, silver against black... this is not hard to see!) well... nope, NOW all of a sudden people are taking me for 20, 25... WTF? LMAO Not a complaint mind you, just... mind boggling and confusing. Like how do people DO that?? It's not just my hair, but if you look at pictures of me from 18-25 and look at me at 36, there is no mistaking the aging there. So it kind of comes down to a "WTF are they THINKING?!" when they do that.
But maybe it's also just a "non-artist" thing, too. I have noticed over the years that I pick up on a lot of little things in the environment or on people around me that other folks just stare at me for and go "Huh? I didn't see that..." Well, I definitely saw it! LOL
I think our eyes get to be a bit more trained from all the minute dial turns and photo referencing for morph building and all of that which we do for this hobby.
Now that I'm 35 and have enough silvers to be spotted if you look at my hair closely (I mean really, silver against black... this is not hard to see!
) well... nope, NOW all of a sudden people are taking me for 20, 25... WTF? LMAO Not a complaint mind you, just... mind boggling and confusing. Like how do people DO that?? It's not just my hair, but if you look at pictures of me from 18-25 and look at me at 36, there is no mistaking the aging there. So it kind of comes down to a "WTF are they THINKING?!" when they do that.But maybe it's also just a "non-artist" thing, too. I have noticed over the years that I pick up on a lot of little things in the environment or on people around me that other folks just stare at me for and go "Huh? I didn't see that..." Well, I definitely saw it! LOL
I think our eyes get to be a bit more trained from all the minute dial turns and photo referencing for morph building and all of that which we do for this hobby.
Ah... I've seen some who do the hair dye thing very tactfully. My mother is a fire Celt.. (seriously, we look nothing alike!). She does dye her hair, but she always goes with a more faded/darker auburn. Her natural color when she was younger was more of the Celt carrot-top red; she doesn't try to go for that these days, but she sticks to a more faded and darker auburn color. It's well done, really; does not stand out like a sore thumb at all.
I think it just all depends on how the color is done. Some ladies overdo it, but I've seen guys who overdo it, too!
If they're happy with it, well... good on them. I suppose that's what matters, is whether or not someone is comfortable in their own skin.
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
Living the life I've lead for the past 20 years...sea, wind, sun, and anything else Ma Nature has seen fit to hurl at me...has def aged my complexion but what the hey?!, I've had a life well-lived and it looks it. I am a monument to maritime living and as long as I'm not a marble monument, I'm happy
When I first started coloring my hair in my mid- to late 40s it was a medium auburn, but during the summer months it would get very brassy looking from the sun, so my hairdresser suggested going with a darker auburn that fades more to a brownish red, and that looks much more natural to me.
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
I am a natural mouse. I have gone the gamut of very dark brown to almost black, ginger (that was a BIG mistake), dark auburn, light auburn and finally streaked blond. The latter was the most successful which really surprised me. Now I am more grey than salt and pepper and I look like my mum.