two very petty complaints

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- My hair is a giant cloud of frizz. I HATE THIS FUCKING HUMIDITY.

- I'm really bruised from fencing yesterday, which interests me because this never used to happen. I suppose people are going for it more with me, and I against them. Because hello dime and quarter sized marks on my stomach and left hip and arm.

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[genders.livejournal.com]

Since I cut my hair I've been using Louis Licari's Molding Creme, after the hair is dry. It feels differently in the hand as you use it up, by which I mean at first it's hard to dig out of the container but that gets better. Then, when you rub the hands together it feels tacky, like very thick glue might, then it goes on the hair like glue, but is dry and does not start or stay greasy.

It has its vile points, but is not a grease. And seems to hold down the humidity "bush" factor to some degree.

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

What lighting did you use to get the grey to show up in your hair in that photo? Mine looks much the same and I can't get it to come out right!

[genders.livejournal.com]

This is a pathetic story. My computer was facing south in front of a window. There was south indirect light coming in. I had my cheap ($40) Wal-Mart camera on top of the monitor. I snapped using my cheap Wal-Mart picture software. For some reason it focused me sharply and left the rest of the room in black.

Best of luck replicating these conditions. It could probably be done in Photoshop by masking the head and filling outside with black, using indirect natural light.

Also, sadly, my hair isn't this color anymore. The pic is from a couple of years ago. The hair is now pretty much whote on top, with darker color on the lower layers, and somewhat short. It got all destroyed from the years of blow-drying to straighten and shine it.

Le sigh. Once again, good luck with the photo.