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what kind of equipment or things or products would i have to get to make my hair like this:

http://www.prohaircut.com/colour_vision_175.html

(just the curls not color or anything)

i\'ve heard of these things that are soft in the middle and you bend your hair around it, but i am not sure of the name..but it makes your hair curly when you take it out..in your opinion, do they work well? and if you know what i am talking about (despite the horrible description haha) could you recommend a good brand of it? thanks!

:o! Your site doesn't work.

I have been wanting a perm for sooooooo long. I want a body wave perm. I picked out this supppperrrr cute hairstyle. But, i am doing the locks of love thing. Is it ok if i get a perm and still do the locks of love thing? I know they don't allow color treated hair,,, but what about perms...i want one sooooo bad. thanks in advance and i will rate your advice.

Actually, you can send in color treated hair as long as it isn't bleached or damaged. And that also goes for perms. You can still send in hair to locks of love if you have a perm.

Where can you buy skinny jeans?

Do you mean jeans in small sizes? Or the actual "skinny jeans" that are tight all the way down? If it's the second one then Express has them. Just look around the mall and you'll find them in lots of stores though.

k so my mom is FINALLY letting me get highlights.(at a salon) :) my hair is like, a medium brown so i was wondering what color highlights would look good. i was thinking like,a reddish brown color or maybe light brown? i have no idea what color i should do. what do you think would look good?

Dark strawberry blonde
A lighter brown than your color (like 2 or 3 shades lighter)//Chestnut
Very dark blonde//Caramel

i want to get white etnies. would they look bad if i wore skirts and capris or no? thanks

With capris or shorts, you're good to go. But skirts, not so much. Those shoes, acttually any type of tenny shoes, don't work with skirts.

i am going to get more ear piercings (just on the earlobe.) can anybody tell me what they think of this:

RIGHT EAR: 3 in a row
LEFT EAR: only 2

i already have my ears pierced with one like the traditional pericing, buti kind of want moree

My personal opinion is I don't think that looks good. I wouldn't get it done like that. If I were you I'd either get the same amount on each ear; either 2 on both or 3. But, whatever floats your boat.

Hey. Do any of you guys know what "SOL" means, because a tee-shirt says " Ur SOL pal" (from Hollister). Thanks!

K, whoever is saying it means "soulmate" is really dumb. Since when does SOL mean soulmate? I does mean Shit Out of Luck.

hey! i recently permed my hair (about 3 weeks ago) and while i was at the salon, the stylist told me that i cant swim in swimming pools because the perm will come out. origionally, this wasnt a problem, but i separated my shoulder and now have to get in the pool (head under also) for physical therapy. is my perm going to come out?

Well to the girl under me, getting your hair dyed and getting a perm are two very different things.

Anyway, I always thought that you just couldn't get your hair wet within 24 or 48 hours (I don't remember which).

What I would do is just put your hair up and wear a shower cap or something like that just incase.

i want to get my hair permanently straightened, but my parents both said no. because: my mom said it would damage my hair because of the chemicals. my dad said that its not really permanent and it doesnt last a long time. and i don't have to worry about it being too expensive because my uncle works at a hair salon and he can do it for me for free. is what my mom and dad said true? what are some good things and bad things about getting it permanently straightened? thankss soooo much.

It really doesn't damage your hair as much as people say it does. It only damages the very bottom of your hair because of split ends and such and even then, it's not bad. What I did was just get my hair trimmed after I got it chemically straightened.

It isn't permanent but mine lasted like 5 months. It depends on your hair type on how long it lasts but my hair stylist said it should stay 3-6 months.

But the thing is that if you want it straight straight, you have to blow dry it every time you take a shower or you'll still have some waves depending on how curly your hair is. Also, whenever new hair grows in, the roots come out naturally so you might have to straighten those after a few months.

If you can convince your parents to let you do it then I say you should, especially if you can get it for free!! It sure as hell beats straightening it because even though you might have to do roots, those only take a few seconds.

Hey :D well my eyes have always bothered me.. i have kinda darker brown eyes..sometimes they change to hazel but i wear black eyeliner and everything seems so dark! my eyes seem so boring i get so jealous of blue and green eyes (lighter eyes) because they stand out so much and are so much prettier! is there anyting i could do to make my eyes like stand out more or look prettier? ive heard about doin something with eyeshadow but im soo bad with makeup and stuff! and everytime i try to do the smokey eye or whatever it seems to make my eyes darker! by the way im 16/f! and i do not want colored contacts..i know i have to live with my eye color but i just want to know if there is anything i could do to make them stand out more??!
thanks so much

Black or dark brown eyeliner is always good with brown eyes. But not too much. Like you said, it just makes them darker. What you want to do is put a THIN layer of eyeliner across your eye lid.

Then, use a shimmer beige above the eyeliner. Not all over your eye lid, just a layer before the crease. That'll highlight your eyes. Then take either a light pink or a purple and dab it on the outside corners or your eyes and maybe a little over the beige. That'll bring out the brown of your eyes.

Brown eyes can be just as pretty as blue or green eyes! You just have to know how to bring them out.

If the clothes from abercrombie are so...thin....why do they cost so much?
And I don't want this to sound mean, but why do so many people buy their clothes there, just for them to shrink in the laundry?

Actually, it's only some of Abercrombie's knits that are thin. Their polos are not and their tees are actually pretty thick. And most of their clothes are pre-shrunk and don't shrink when you dry them. Their clothes are pretty good quality.

They cost so much because it aims for the upper middle class teens and college student. If you like their clothes and have the money, then shop there. If you don't, then don't shop there.

Just fyi though, if you look at American Eagle's clothes, they're the ones that have the extremely thin material. Almost all of their girl tees are see through that's why I don't shop there anymore. haha

13/f. I was bra-shopping for something strapless with my tube top, and I couldn't find anything that was 32A (damn...the bra companies expect everyone to look like Barbie!!!). The 34A was too loose, so I had to settle with the 34A pushup bra. What I need to know is, are padded bras stupid? I don't want to be tacky.

Actually, sometimes padded bras do look kind of stupid. You know when you're out and you can TELL that a girl is wearing a padded bra? That looks super dumb. But if there's just enough padding JUST to add shape then yeah, that looks good.

Pushup bras, on the other hand are totally okay because they don't look fake. All they do is push your boobs up. If you have to wear a padded or pushup bra because a 34A is too small then definatly go with the push up.

My hair is not easily curled. It takes me about 2 hours to actually get it curled with a curling iron and half the time it doesn't even look the way i want it to. I have tried curling gels and scrunching, but none of it has worked. I want my hair to stay curly for about a day or so...And quick to style. Does anyone know how?

Two things you can try.

One:
Use those old fashion curlers. You know the ones that you roll your hair up in and leave in for a few hours. You can sleep in them too. So put your hair up in those and after you take them out, put hair spray over every curl. And ALOT of it. Make sure you use GOOD hair spray so it won't go soft.

Two:
Each time you curl a section of your hair with your curling iron, immediately spray it. It'll make the curls stay in shape longer.

And you could always get a curly perm if you want it to stay for a couple of weeks.

Hey all! Well, I need new eyeglasses, and I really like the ones from Chanel, so if anybody knows where to get them and Chanel sunglasses too, and how much would they cost I would really appreciate them. Also, I heard you could get them at like LensCrafers, but do they sell the real Chanel eyeglasses? Thanks.

P.S.-I'm 14/f and I live in Maryland.

You need to check with your local eye places and see if they have them. I live near a TSO (I think they're only in Texas) and they have designer glasses but the TSO across town doesn't. So, if someone said that Lens Crafters have them, it doesn't mean that ALL the Lens Crafters locations do. See what I'm saying?

So, just get a phonebook and start calling places.

Where i live right now i wear things like hollister, american eagle, aeropostale, and stuff like that. well im moving to texas and do people wear stuff like that down there and if not whats the style???

I live in Houston and of course people here wear A&F and Hollister. We don't all walk around in cowboy hats and plaid button up shirts everyday.

And I guess it kind of depends on what area and what city you move to. If you move to a really small town like Somerville, Brenham, or Odessa then not so much. But otherwise, you're good to go.

I'm a tennis player and I always wear soffee (sp?) shorts to play tennis in, run in, or lift weights in. Wearing a thong to workout is so unconfortable, so i was wondering what underwear someone would recomend? I have a couple pair of these jockey underwear that i've had forever, they're like those boyshort undies. I hate wearing bikini ones because you can see them in the shorts! Any advice on where i should go to get these miracle undies?!

Boyshorts, definatly. You won't be able to see panty lines & they're comfortable. You can get them anywhere from Victoria's Secret to Department stores.

Is there any way to make medium-long hair curly (temporarily) without braiding or using curlers? thanks in advance.

Curly perm.

can a sunburn on your face cause acne?

Not that I know of. My doctor told me that sun exposure actually helps acne.

okay i wicked love summer dresses but i dont no where to find them besides alloy i really want some cute ones can people please give me the store name or websites or link or soemthing please i rate high

I think Dillards has the cutest dresses for summer--

http://www.dillards.com/endeca/EndecaStartServlet?N=1000930

I'm going to my best friends bat mitzpa. I'm wearing a black dress with a black purse, black open toed shoes, and possibly a little black makeup. Should I wear black stockings? I'm African-American and 5'5. If this helps at all, I have a scar pale scar on my foot, nice toenails, and im not dark at all- im a little darker than chocolate milk but lighter than milk chocolate.

im a little darker than chocolate milk but lighter than milk chocolate--I'm not quite sure what that means but...

It's always a good idea to wear stockings in a formal situation. It's more sophisticated and proper specially when it is a religious thing. Wear a color that is closer to your skin tone and almost matches. If black matches you then wear black.

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