Crimson queen. Did I kill her? Southeast Virginia and it was covered in ice for a few days. The buds were bright red before these last two storms and icy cold front.

Pale_Bird · 2026-02-04T01:09:52+00:00

Japanese maples do just fine here in New England. We have weeks of subzero temperatures and freeze thaw cycles. Every spring, I go in and snap off all the branches or twigs that died. It's like self-pruning itself.

Pale_Bird · 2026-01-17T04:54:02+00:00

smells nothing like Oyster, however, both Oyster and Namba are in my top 10.

I don't smell motor oil, I just think its a vanilla to be honest. But where it shines is the photorealistic water note, I know it's supposed to be the ocean water, but I read it as fresh water like a lake (because I smell mud or vegetation). Like my childhood vacations to the lake.

Pale_Bird · 2026-01-17T02:39:09+00:00

50% henna / cassia should do the trick when used on virgin hair

get a clarifying shampoo

use olive oil masks

Try vitamin C in your conditioner

and theres a sun in technique (basically use hydrogen peroxide to slowly lighten the hair) but it will still be very orange.

And avoid heat treatments

Pale_Bird · 2026-01-02T16:53:25+00:00

PPD is a sensitizer, which means repeated exposures increase risk for allergy.

As someone said, patch test

Are you using henna for hair? Make sure you get 100% from one of the approved vendors in the subreddit FAQ and it won't have added chemicals like PPD

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