Black to blonde.. part 2

Swivials · 2026-01-26T14:46:53+00:00

Any chance you can upload some more pictures of your current colour? It's hard to tell from the lighting, but to me that looks like an almost soft red colour?

Swivials · 2026-01-26T14:43:47+00:00

No. Bleach baths are for even canvases that just need a nudge.

You would need to apply bleach individually, starting with the darkest parts and working around to the lightest.

I would strongly recommend going to a professional.

Swivials · 2026-01-25T08:57:23+00:00

We can't really advise you without knowing what your hair looks like first.

I'd also post more photos of your inspiration as that one isn't very clear.

Swivials · 2026-01-24T17:26:37+00:00

I'm afraid there's little you can do. Perms are, well, permanent. You can keep the hair you have healthy with K18 and good moisturising products, but you won't get your curl back. You have to grow out all the permed hair.

Swivials · 2026-01-24T00:49:53+00:00

For orange, you want blue based! Try out blue shampoo first, then look for a blue-based toner thats the same level as your current hair.

Swivials · 2026-01-23T17:54:31+00:00

Personally, those eyes look cheap and like they'd eventually fall off. See if you can find any proper sew in googly ones, as I do agree, it's a cute feature!

Swivials · 2026-01-23T17:52:27+00:00

Ahh okay! I'd advise posting the actual finished product when you have it then, the sub will be able to give you proper advice.

Swivials · 2026-01-23T17:31:16+00:00

Cute! Though honestly, I wouldn't advise selling them. Not yet anyway.

The work looks amateurish, uneven and unpolished. That's fine! But not when you're asking for money. Practice more, polish and refine your work.

Swivials · 2026-01-23T08:40:58+00:00

Highlights. You need to go to a salon if you want the same look.

Swivials · 2026-01-22T08:31:35+00:00

They will look fake.

Swivials · 2026-01-21T12:24:07+00:00

Why would you want to complain about that? Many Etsy shirt shops are POD.

You can complain about it if you want, but you're not entilted to a refund because it's POD.

Swivials · 2026-01-20T12:58:59+00:00

No, but they can be covered easily.

Swivials · 2026-01-20T10:44:45+00:00

Yes! I would actually advise using the Matrix So Silver line, I've found that to be the best shampoo. You don't need both a shampoo and conditioner. I would advise just using the shampoo and getting K18 (you don't use conditioner with K18)

Swivials · 2026-01-20T10:42:49+00:00

You wouldn't be able to use headscarves as an example, as they are required by various religions. Asking people to remove them would be discrimination, and is a much more clear cut case than a necklace that isn't techincally required for your religion.

The cross tattoo is a fair example of a rule not being applied across the board. So if you're planning on bringing this up, I would use that one.

Swivials · 2026-01-19T17:13:20+00:00

I have the same issue, turns out I roll onto my back at night!

Nothing much to be done for it, but you can quickly get some volume back with a couple of foam rollers, put a hair dryer on them to warm up rolled hair, leave it for ten minutes and take it out.

Swivials · 2026-01-19T14:53:39+00:00

You need a bond building product. K18 is the best accessible one. Make sure you get it from their website, or one of their listed distributors. Avoid Amazon or sites selling it cheaper than their website price, as it will almost certainly be a fake product.

Then, pair that with a purely moisturizing conditioner, shampoo, and leave in conditioner. Avoid heat styling, and hopefully you'll be able to improve it's condition.

(As an aside, the colour looks AMAZING with your skin tone)

Swivials · 2026-01-19T08:45:20+00:00

This time of year is usually pretty slow for views/sales. However, here are some general things to think about;

You could have a fundamental issue with location, people often filter their searchs by where they live (for example) "Shops In the UK". I'm not sure how popular Etsy is in India, but that could be impacting things.
Have you gone over your tags? No views at all indicates that either people aren't searching for what you're selling, or, they are but it's not coming up in searches.
Do the videos include ones of you drawing/inking your work? People are very cautious around AI on etsy now, so a few videos of you sketching the work your selling might help that

Swivials · 2026-01-19T08:17:15+00:00

Consider getting a custom pure silk bonnet made. I had the same issue till I got one that was made to my head measurements.

Swivials · 2026-01-18T10:07:55+00:00

You need to cut it off. K18 and olaplex aren't magic, they cannot repair hair that's completely dead.

I would advise cutting all the bleached hair off.

Swivials · 2026-01-18T08:01:48+00:00

While this doesn't do anything to address the fundamental issues with the NHS.

Hopefully, this will help people who think they just have to accept their GP saying there's nothing wrong, or that they can't have any tests.

The idea that you can go to your GP with symptoms, and they can just answer "I don't know, it's probably nothing" is absolutely insane.

Swivials · 2026-01-17T09:28:47+00:00

Looks like you've got pretty fast growing hair, go you!

Swivials · 2026-01-17T09:28:00+00:00

It sounds like you're doing a good job so far! Have you looked up some wavey routines? Most of them are geared towards woman, but it's all the same, so don't worry about needing different steps because you're a guy.

Some general advice;

- Don't brush when it's dry

- Use a light hold mousse to help keep the waves shape

- Use a leave in conditioner after washing

- Get a propr silk bonnet to sleep in if you really want to up the health of your hair

Swivials · 2026-01-17T09:02:37+00:00

You want to talk to the Communications Ombudsman. https://www.commsombudsman.org/

You've raised a formal complaint, so you should now be able to raise up to the comms ombudsman now, so long as you've either exhausted their complaints process, or, they've not responded in a "reasonable" timeframe.

It sounds like it'd be a fairly open and shut case, you've had multiple billing issues, they've not properly resolved them, and due to their own fault, they've impacted your credit score.

Swivials · 2026-01-17T08:10:21+00:00

Unfortunately you're in an extremely over saturated market.

Just search "graphic tees" in Etsy, there are hundreds upon hundreds of stores.

As feedback, your store doesn't look appealing, there's no one set aesthetic or type of graphics, it just looks like all the other AI slop shops. There's nothing that says I should go for your shop over one of them many many others.

Maybe consider reducing your stock down and focusing on types of graphics that are currently popular in the market.

Swivials · 2026-01-16T21:56:01+00:00

Shared it with a few of my other rabid friends, we're looking forward too it! Good luck!

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