hair

[BABS]

Do any of you girls remember the rags tied tight in your hair to make ringlets ready for whit week and party's .

Do any of you remember having the twink perms my god the smell nearly killed you off

Then there was the back combing for the beehive the higher your hair the better I look at some photos of myself then and think how did I get it that high.

Then we had a hair dye that you sprayed on it was supposed to wash out in six weeks ,I used it once and it lasted about 3 months.my dad went mad.

And there was the never ending Sulio to stop you getting nits ,I can still smell that awful smell,and the steel comb ripping your hair nearly out at the roots,just so when Nitty Nora the nit nurse would not give you a letter.

I remember the lovely slides with rhinestones in them that you could get,Woolworth's had the most, I could never resist buying them every week out of my wages on the way home from work.

BABSxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[johnnyowen]

i remember the first time the nit nurse came to our junior school (bradford memorial) i assumed she had come to give us all an injection so i ran out of school and all the way to my nana's i was scared to death

[marie fernandes]

Hi Babs, talking about the home perms, I think I am 10 years prior to you. I remember the Toni, Twink, Richard Hudnut from USA. My mums sisters (aunties) used to treat me to hairdos
They took me to their hairdressers off Mount Road Gorton, and I was petrified. They had these clip like things that were extended from wires, and were attached to your hair. I remember silver paper. But I was in their hands. the smell was like bad eggs. I can still remember it. When I went home my Dad went mad, I looked OK, but 10 years older than my 10 years. What were they thinking of.

marie

[marie fernandes]

Hi Babs, my mum used to put my rags in for my wringlets especially weekends. I have a school photo with the wringlets. very nice, but I suspect I was always a replica of Shirley Temple.

marie

[Lisa]

Hi Babs, I remember too the perms and the smell. Around the age of about 13 I decided to have my waist length hair cut and permed. I was in the hairdressers for hours until my dad came looking for me. He stood at the door and asked the hairdresser where I was. I was sitting there in the chair and he didnt even recognise me. I wore a headscarf for weeks and he never forgave for cutting off my hair. Remember Miner's Hair Lacquer? If you got caught in the rain it stuck to your head like liquid glue. Anyone remember Silvacryn Shampoo which was powder in a sachet which you mixed with water, smelled lovely. Carbolic soap? Fairy soap? Knight's Castile? I still buy and love Pears soap which reminds me of my first holiday in Wales, aged 5.

[christine]

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS ABOUT 14 AND ME AUNTIE ANNE DYED ME HAIR BLACK WITH EVERNOL AND PUT IT ON WITH A TOOTHBRUSH,,,XXCHRISWONDER IF YOU CAN STILL GET IT

[julie]

hi every one ive had my hair cut dyed perm you name it by sis!!!!!!!!!

[christine]

not all at same time xxxxxchris

[fluffymoat4]

About 18months ago I was going through a hellish menopause AND had recently moved from Manchester to North Yorkshire so it was little wonder when my hair began to fall out. I decided to put some "body" back into it with a home perm. I have done these many times in the dim and distant past (in my 20s and 30s) so was pleased to find that the new solution didn't smell as bad as they used to.
Anyway, I followed the instructions to the letter and was really looking forward to a "new" me. As I took the curlers out though the hair broke off at about an inch to an inch and a half all over!!!!!!
I was mortified!!! Luckily I have a friend living nearby who used to be a hairdresser and she was able to limit the damage somewhat. Wouldn't mind but this was in the March/April and I was due at my niece's big white wedding in the July!!!!!!!!
So, ahem, things couldn't get worse eh? It would at least have grown back a little by then? In the May my father became very ill and it was obvious he wasn't going to get better - as I raced to be at his hospital bedside (in Manchester) I remember thinking "he'll go mad when he sees my hair". Sadly he was in a morphine induced coma by the time I got to say my goodbyes - I'm hoping he's up there in heaven looking at my tresses as they've begun to grow back. My lovely hubby bought me a trendy wig to wear at the wedding but it just didn't feel "right" so I just went as "myself" and a good time was had by all.
I will NEVER EVER EVER perm my hair again. The photo I posted originally on MM was of me at my 50th and it was still too short.
That's why I changed my photo to one taken years before - when I DID have hair!

[christine]

what you like mo ,your hairs fine, its a wonder iv got hair all the colours i keep doing,its now pink [not allover]them i was purple then blonde and a vibrant redxxxxchris

[fluffymoat4]

If you could have seen my hair before it all broke off you'd know what I mean. It was down to just past my shoulders!!
Don't forget - the growth you see now has taken almost a year to grow (it's grown a little bit more since March 2006 due to the lovely warm summer we've had).
Speaking of which - it's very blustery in North Yorks today but the sun IS still shining. Had a lot of rainfall last night - good for the garden though so I am not complaining.

[Lisa]

Hi Mo, Thanks for sharing that lovely story about your dad. You DO tell a good story. Ever thought of writing childrens stories? I think you'd be good at it

[marie fernandes]

:)Hi fluffymoat4 thanks for sharing your story with us. I think a womans hair means a lot to her its part of her identity. I know when I have had disasters at the hairdressers I havent wanted to go out of the house. It can be very depressing. My daughter in Switzerland where hairdressing prices are sky high used a black tint on her hair last year as she had quite a lot of grey in her hair.
She is in her early 40s with a young family so she thought she would save money and do a D.I.Y. job. She ended up in hospital as her head was weeping badly and her face swelled up and her eyes were like slits. She has now got most of her hair back and let the grey show through, in fact it looks quite distinquished now. i think she has learnt her lesson but she paid the price.
It seems you had a bad year then when your Dad was in hospital, I can empathise with you because I had my Mum in the morphine coma its very stressful on the bereaved. Hope its not long before your locks are down to your shoulder blades. ;D marie

[fluffymoat4]

Thanks Marie and Lisa for your comments. I get writer's block when I sit and try to write usually - this site seems to be like a spring board though and keeps giving me ideas for replies to topics or to initiate a topic.
I was always good at English at school but had to leave at 15 and begin earning money to contribute towards the housekeeping. My mum always said girls didn't need certificates because we'd soon be married, have babies and our menfolk would be the breadwinners!!! My how things have changed today!
Anyway, a couple of years back I passed GCSEs in English, Maths and I.T. and my son and husband were really proud of me (as was I of myself).
Sorry to hear about your daughter's bad luck with hair colouring, Marie, she must have had a reaction to the dye?

[Lisa]

Hi Mo, Good on ya You're never too old to learn and well done for getting those well-earned GCSE's. Girl power Watch out now, Tommy will be making some comment about us women and girl-power