As promised - pictures!

[missroserose]

This week's hair color of choice is Special Effects Devilish. I think I'm beginning to discover why everyone cites SFX as the go-to choice for funky hair color - in addition to dyeing effectively and wearing well, the color has surprising depth. When I did Wild Flower last (and, unfortunately, neglected to get any pictures), it would look very blue or very purple, depending on the light. Devilish, similarly, can look pink or orange, also depending on the light.

Additionally, considering how well it stays on your hair, it cleans off your skin surprisingly easily. Which I was particularly glad of with this color - during the dyeing process I ended up with a streak of it across my neck, and would not have much enjoyed going about looking like one of Sweeney Todd's victims.

Still, I'm not counting Manic Panic out quite yet - the pink was a nice shade, and it'll definitely look more consistent now that I've managed to get most of the orange out of the ends of my hair. Definitely more testing ahead in the future.

And now, also as promised - I'd like to introduce Tripp.



He's a little difficult to get pictures of, being entirely black (including whiskers and claws). He's also about half the size of our other two cats, though to be fair, he's all of six months old, so really still a kitten. And, as you can see in this picture, he's missing one of his back legs.



He's also really impressed with that cone.

According to the shelter, he was brought in as a stray with a broken leg that was infected, healing improperly and he wasn't using anyway, so rather than re-break it and put pins in and all that jazz they just cut it off. He's still surprisingly mobile, even if he'll never be a huge jumper. We'll just have to make him a ramp so he can clamber up on the bed.

Temperament-wise, he's extremely sweet - loves to sit in your lap and purr and be petted. We're crossing our fingers that he'll get along with Dexter and Leo, as we really don't want to bring him back to the shelter this time. It's a big house, there should be plenty of room for all three of them. Especially since, if they need to get away from Tripp, they can just hang out at the top of the cat tree. :)

Comments

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

KITTY! FLOOFY! And the cone of shame, no less.

Love the hair, too!

[errant-variable.livejournal.com]

Great hair, great smile. Great wind too from the look of it. :)

and while Tripp may be short a leg he still has a tail and the most surprised round eyes I have ever seen on a cat. Looking forward to him sans cone.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Huh, all the cats I've known have had wide eyes like that when they were surprised. Perhaps Taco made it a point never to be caught unawares?

He's actually sans cone now, but (thanks to his coloring) it's tough to get good pictures of him. I'm hoping to catch him in a sunbeam soon.

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

Awww, Tripp is adorable! And only six months old! Poor little guy, so have had so much happen to him, so early in life.

And I can sympathize with how hard it is to get good pictures. Claire isn't entirely black, but nearly: only her whiskers, claws, and one single chin hair are not black. Well now that I am looking, I think most of her whiskers are black after all.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But we're hoping he'll get to stay with us for the rest of his life, which hopefully won't be too stressful. :)

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

My nine-month-old kittens send him purrs and headbutts.

[my-aerie.livejournal.com]

Do love the new hair--though, I think I like the blue just a little better on you. Still, you look killer in red. :D

And zomg, such a cute kitteh!!! :D

[joyfulleigh.livejournal.com]

Jasper says "Whaddup, Tripp?"

L.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Jasper looks pretty impressed in that photo, too. :)

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Whoa, lovely. And radiant. You can probably see it through walls. Awesome.

And glad Tripp has a happy home that's keeping him warm and content. He's a lucky li'l monster.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

When I came in to work today, my boss took one look at me, started fumbling around her desk, found her sunglasses, put them on and looked at me again, going "Whew! That was close!"

I have a shade of lipstick that's equally bright, but I should probably hold off on causing too much blindness. Besides, the orange-pink looks pretty great with it.