yay! you're a libra and like chai! long lost sister mine! n/t

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Posted by Darlahood on September 9, 2001 at 07:00:59:

In reply to: Re:CCJ's results posted by Alissa on September 9, 2001 at 03:13:28:

: :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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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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