Re:CCJ's results

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Posted by Alissa on September 9, 2001 at 03:13:28:

In reply to: All I can do is show you pix of my results and tell you how I got them... posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 9, 2001 at 02:25:31:

:There's no way to fake that. I can't fake my photos.
: There's nothing I'm doing that I'm not telling you ....

Oh I definitely don't think you have in any way tried to fake us out.
I can only speak for myself, but my guess is others feel this way as
well. It's frustrating to see such beautiful results -- as you said,
your photos don't lie -- and not be able to reproduce them with what
seems like such enviable ease. (Personally, I think its years of good
henna ju-ju accumulated and oozing out your pores -- and maybe into
those you're adorning too!) But even without getting espresso, black
cherry or the like, I've found the terp information incredibly
helpful. Super fast stains (which I definitely have achieved) are a
BIG bonus.

And even more, I think it's intriguing. You've said before that you
enjoy the fickle nature of this blessed plant -- that "like bread or
spaghetti sauce" you combine the same ingredients and it's not
exactly same each time. One thing I've noticed in my own terp
experiments is that my terp designs don't seem to have the rapid
demise as reported. In side by side terp and non-terps I don't seem
to suffer the here-today-gone-tomorrow results. So maybe I'm not
seeing black cherry, but my designs arent vanishing into thin air...
so that has to even out the scales somewhat. (showing my Libra nature
there)

Last bonus (to me) is finding a way to extend the life of a paste, as
Maureen mentioned. I can use up that old henna and still get nice
results, which appeals to the frugalist in me.

And oh! don't you just LOVE the way TT and geranium smells? It's one
of about 30 recipes I "discovered" after your Sirius results were
posted (some fave riffs on that scent, add a dash of lavendar, or a
bit of ravensara). So count that as another bonus -- yummmm smelling
paste. My favorite of the moment is nutmeg, clove and frankincense,
mmmmmmm it smells like tiramissu. It's so rich and it just smells
like Fall to me. And I happened to notice while making a cup of chai
the other day that if I were to add cardamom to this mix (maybe leave
out the frankincense though) and you've got the main chai
ingredients. Imagine that! Chai-smelling henna paste! Is there
ANYTHING better??? (sorry... I tangented on the smell issue...)
:)

-Alissa, making a mental note to go and fetch some cardamom soon from
the local organic granola-happy store where she buys EO's.

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yay! you're a libra and like chai! long lost sister mine! n/t Darlahood 07:00:59 9/9/2001 (1)
- not only that but I was raised in Clearwater in the 70s... ;-) (nt) Alissa 13:25:13 9/9/2001 (0)

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: :There's no way to fake that. I can't fake my photos. : : There's nothing I'm doing that I'm not telling you .... : : Oh I definitely don't think you have in any way tried to fake us out. : I can only speak for myself, but my guess is others feel this way as : well. It's frustrating to see such beautiful results -- as you said, : your photos don't lie -- and not be able to reproduce them with what : seems like such enviable ease. (Personally, I think its years of good : henna ju-ju accumulated and oozing out your pores -- and maybe into : those you're adorning too!) But even without getting espresso, black : cherry or the like, I've found the terp information incredibly : helpful. Super fast stains (which I definitely have achieved) are a : BIG bonus. : : And even more, I think it's intriguing. You've said before that you : enjoy the fickle nature of this blessed plant -- that "like bread or : spaghetti sauce" you combine the same ingredients and it's not : exactly same each time. One thing I've noticed in my own terp : experiments is that my terp designs don't seem to have the rapid : demise as reported. In side by side terp and non-terps I don't seem : to suffer the here-today-gone-tomorrow results. So maybe I'm not : seeing black cherry, but my designs arent vanishing into thin air... : so that has to even out the scales somewhat. (showing my Libra nature : there) : : Last bonus (to me) is finding a way to extend the life of a paste, as : Maureen mentioned. I can use up that old henna and still get nice : results, which appeals to the frugalist in me. : : And oh! don't you just LOVE the way TT and geranium smells? It's one : of about 30 recipes I "discovered" after your Sirius results were : posted (some fave riffs on that scent, add a dash of lavendar, or a : bit of ravensara). So count that as another bonus -- yummmm smelling : paste. My favorite of the moment is nutmeg, clove and frankincense, : mmmmmmm it smells like tiramissu. It's so rich and it just smells : like Fall to me. And I happened to notice while making a cup of chai : the other day that if I were to add cardamom to this mix (maybe leave : out the frankincense though) and you've got the main chai : ingredients. Imagine that! Chai-smelling henna paste! Is there : ANYTHING better??? (sorry... I tangented on the smell issue...) : :) : : -Alissa, making a mental note to go and fetch some cardamom soon from : the local organic granola-happy store where she buys EO's.
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