My head full of gray
way beyond salt and peppered-
busy bee, I am.
Budget friendly box-
five times cheaper than salon.
How hard can it be?
Always be prepared!
smart girls read the directions-
gloves, clip, towel… Check.
Allergy warnings:
Tattoos may increase the risk…
Dude, I am so screwed.
For more haikus that will tickle your pickle, be sure to visit A Mommy Story.
Jenni
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 10:45What, all that and no pictures? Were there hives? Or blue streaks?
Love the haiku.
Secret Agent Mama
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 11:26Wanna go bald with me? Ah, fuck that, I can't go bald; I like my hair too much. But, I'm so with you on the gray, it's not even funny. Have you ever tried henna? Or Herbatint? (or is this one of the two?)
Sandy
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 11:30Wow…I didn't know that about tattoos. Of course, I had a friend tell me you couldn't get an MRI if you have a tattoo…this is after I had an MRI. :-P
and BTW…I think women with gray hair are BEAUTIFUL.
;-D
jewels
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 12:03Whoa…is that why those box things never work for me? I thought it was just because my hair is difficult. *shrugs* owell, Did everything turn out ok?
MommyTime
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 12:17Hey, I've got the same thing on tap for this weekend! Self-hair-color that is, not haiku, at which I am truly horrible. Also, I prefer no hives if I have a choice. What I want to know is: was the box right? or was this just another alarmist tactic about a non-issue? Inquiring minds want to know…
christine
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 13:55say what?
I've never heard of that! I don't actually have a tattoo, but I have a scar on my lower back that I sometimes pretend is a tattoo just to feel cooler than I am
so I'm certain I would have noticed this warning
oops, scratch that. I didn't read the fine print. nothing can deter me from covering the grays!!!
Kathryn
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 14:10Yep. I'm with you on this. I have grays too. Damn it. And trust me, tattoos don't have any affect on hair dye.
Anglophile Football Fanatic
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 15:10So, did you do it? Or are you going to the salon? What a great way to ku!!
Qweenie
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 15:13Good 'ku….how's the hair??
~Q
melissa
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 15:34I've never read the box that carefully. Then again, I've never had the courage to actually do it myself. The box has been sitting under the sink so long that it has probably gone bad.
You can't leave us hanging! How did it turn out?
PandoraWilde
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 16:46I had no idea about tattoos increasing dye allergies. I work with pigments and only use dyes on my hair, so maybe I'll luck out since I don't dye my hair nearly as often as it needs it.
Tasina
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 17:57Ok – I've had my tats for like 20 years and didn't know ANY of this stuff!! I've dyed my hair (not for a long time though) AND I had an MRI 3 months ago. I'm totally screwed!!! If I spontaneously turn radioactive, covered in hives, and smelling of sulphates – I'm gonna come back here and COMPLAIN A LOT!!!
(Check my haikus if you get a chance.)
amy
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 20:04No tattoos here. But I can't do the box thing. I have to get out and pay for my hair color. Okay really, I'm paying for the two hours of no children!
Amanda
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 22:05I have two tattoos. Anyhow, I do the box deal sometimes. It generally works for me, because I only use it when I'm sick of my highlights only accentuating my roots and dye over them.
OHmommy
Friday, 25 January, 2008 at 22:10Oh. You are supposed to read the box before applying? Dude, no one told me.
BTW… your blog came up and I looked at your avatar and I was doing the SAME thing… holding my chin. LOL… have a good weekend.
Tara R.
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 0:20I never knew about the tattoo thing either. Crap! Hope that doesn't mean I have to give my rogue white spot free range.
Etcetera – blog hopper
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melissa
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 13:16ok…dude…i'm going to have to repost something from the beginning of my blog…when i dyed my hair and it turned pink!!! forget the tattoo stuff…do it yourself dye…not your friend!!! NOT. YOUR. FRIEND!! it washes out, waaaaay sooner than professional. the color results…never what you think they are going to be and…it doesn't ever cover the grey 100 percent. ok…so, this is based on one particular individual…me but, bad stuff!! bad, bad stuff!!
and…go ahead, put that on your fridge…
xoxo
On Twitter: @ rockdrool
Karen MEG
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 16:43I think if you do the skin patch thing test and it's fine you should be ok… provided you haven't done the whole job yet!!!
It's just a warning…doesn't mean it'll happen.
The salon thing is pricey, but I can't get myself to do the box myself…last time I did it, I did a Jackson Pollock on my bathroom wall.
Cool ku, though.
Thx for stopping by me blog.
Bloghopping…
Pomtini
Piper of Love
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 17:38Tattoos increase the risk of being a badass chick ~ hell yizzle.
~xo
Maria
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 18:39Goddamn two weeks in a row I've missed Haiku fridays.
I love yours. :)
On Twitter: @ maria0305
HP
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 20:57I am so not up to reading Haiku. Sorry. Sophomore English and Literature class ruined poetry for me.
Blog Hopping–HP
Mr Lady
Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 21:44Did you ACTUALLY have a reaction? I never have. Now I'm totally scared…
Shannan B (Anastasia Beaverhousin)
Friday, 1 February, 2008 at 21:54Ugh. I swear, as soon as I turned thirty half of my hair turned gray. I am constantly plucking and pulling and crying… Stupid gray hair!!
Blog Hopping !!
Shannan