Cutting my hair, book series & kitten update! || Reading Vlog 2024

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

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[@BookswithEmilyFox]

One step closer to getting my life together! Hair cut ✂, series on the go 📚, cats ... still alive 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛. Let's keep going for a third one!

[@amritasengupta5251]

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[@circa1890]

Hair looks great! What was the name of the product you showed us? Do you have a shampoo/conditioner that you really like? Re-opened my pierced ear with an earring - dipped it in hydrogen peroxide first to cleanse it. Currently reading (audio) "The Man from Primrose Lane" after having read Nick Jones' "And Then She Vanished". Mysteries. Sort of.

[@ashlieketchum878]

Try breaking thru the layer of skin in the back of the piercing with an earring. That’s what I had to do with mine and it wasn’t too bad at all and it’s common. If it’s not working easily make an appointment at a tattoo shop. I know it seems scary but I promise getting it pierced by a professional will be the least scary, most healthy, and most painless option. Those piercing guns are absolutely terrible. No one should ever use them for anything.

[@cat.book.nook.]

I second that!! You can't sterilize the piercing gun and it makes more damage than a needle. Trying to repierce it with a piercing yourself or visiting a professional is the way to go here in my opinion.

[@DufortIsa]

If you're trying to do it yourself with an earring and have a hard time, use some oil (you do that for stretching them, it helps). You can use jojoba oil or coconut oil. After that, keeping it clean and dry with water and facewash is enough, sterile saline wound wash (the ones for your sinuses work too, hydrasense type works great too). This was recommended by a friend who's a piercer. No rubbing alcohol after it's pierced and no need to fiddle with it and irritating it more: it might get stuck, give it a couple days.

[@gracesull78756]

yeah i have two sets of lobe piercings that are from when i was older and able to remember getting pierced with a piercing gun, and omg they were so much more sensitive and uncomfortable for longer than those from a pro w a needle- even though the others are all much more difficult areas, i'd take some of those w a needle over any more lobes with a gun. i've also had some times of just trying to force an earring through to make it work, but if it's taking a lot of effort, rly just best to see a pro. especially bc if you end up kinda "re-pierce" it anyway using the earring, much better to just get it done instead- more sterile, they've got more control over the angle, and less trauma for the skin bc the blunt end is more forceful than the tapered needle (seconding the other advice, no rubbing alcohol w any open piercing wound you're trying to heal, sterile saline and letting water run over it the shower are your best friends when healing, and no messing w it or need to twist)

[@Dani4Equality]

Your hair turned out beautifully 😍 I've taken a pair of scissors to my hair a few times in life, so I completely understand.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Thank you! Sometimes it looks so much better when you do it yourself! When I had bangs, they only started looking good when I started cutting them!

[@ericapoe]

Omg I’ve started cutting my own curly hair and I did pretty well.. Salon prices for Curly girls is astronomical.

[@ComeUndun.]

​@@ericapoe good for you! That's amazing! A friend of mine has curly hair and she was telling me about her trip to the salon and it was more than 3x the amount I pay for my haircuts 🥴

[@jennawar13]

Your hair looks amazing! Love the cats and yay for reading! 📖

[@shaylaatiles]

Your hair looks so thick and healthy!! I also like the green painting more. Fits the aesthetic of your room more. 😊

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

17:59 makes me proud 🥰

[@jessicamorales1556]

Yes! You're so brave! ❤️ It looks beatiful!

[@Shelf_Improvement]

It looks fantastic

[@goddess_eve21]

A fresh cut is always nice, even if it's just a few inches! I love refreshing my long hair every so often. I love Fall! It is literally my whole lifestyle ... so I love mixing mystery/thrillers/horror into my tbr. I want to do it even more though the rest of this year.

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I used to love summer more but... I'm officially a fall girly now! I can't wait :D

[@lenalena1042]

I watch your videos a lot and i really appreciate how you point out the casual sexism in books (not this one but in general). So yeah..I‘m really happy your channel exists 😄

[@francebaril9286]

Merci Émily❤Je te trouve très inspirante, non seulement dans tes choix de lecture, mais aussi en te motivant à prendre des décisions, en prenant soin de tes petits amours à 4 pattes ❤et j’adore la déco de ta bibliothèque 🤗… , je trouve aussi que l’automne approche à grands pas 🍁

[@Allenro711]

Hair is looking great, kitties are chaos, some reading is getting done. I agree with you about the paintings. The green one looks better, just more cohesive.

[@agarmitzi8770]

You look so good with the new haircut! Sometimes these small changes feel so empowering and maybe that's the biggest change we see :)

[@joannievh2071]

I actually admire that you cut your hair yourself. It looks great and you have more volume! Must be so freeing! ❤ Great vlog. Will definitely keep watching (as if I wouldn't! 🙄😂). As for you ear, I'd go in a tattoo parlor: they have professional piercer, have sterilized equipment and single-use needle and they can have both holes "match".

[@martinelanglois3158]

Hi! If you still haven't pierced your ear, I suggest you try putting your earring from the back a few times. You might want to rub your earlobe with a gel used for a baby's gum to numb it a little. Or see a professional in a tattoo shop. Please not a jewelry store. 🙂 Looove how your hair turned out. 💇🏻‍♀️

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Thank you! The back is where it closed off so idk which side would help.. I'll probably just put some polysporin on the earring and push hard lol

[@martinelanglois3158]

@@BookswithEmilyFox Bon courage.

[@lienalannister2363]

THE HAIR!! it looks so good in the next clip after you cut it !!

[@rhondasruminationsonreading]

I love how your hair turned out! It always shocks me how much thicker hair looks after you cut it.

[@Carolyn-rz8dl]

I used to cut my own hair, just put it up at the top of my head in a ponytail and saw across with sewing scissors. Now I have my husband trim my hair, every couple months. He does the full sectioning, trimming it in increments and making sure it is even when he establishes the guide. Mine is to my elbows, I like it long and so does he. I have a couple friends that have asked him to cut their hair as they like how mine looks, plus they hate going to the salon between the stylist getting scissor happy and cutting their hair too short, the expense, especially when they tack the “long hair extra” charge, and the time wasted. I cut my husband’s hair for him about once a month. So we save a good chunk of money doing haircuts at home. I don’t wear my hair down loose very often as I like it out of my face and off my neck when I am doing things. I have my husband brain it for me, he can do Dutchm French fishtail and side braids. I get compliments on them and asked how I do them. I tell them I take a seat and tell him I need a braid. I tell people that is part of his duties as my husband. I think every woman should have her guy do her hair for her. And I tell other women, that he can only braid my hair, he can braid our granddaughter’s hair too if she asks.

[@lillyleveque5812]

Your hair looks great!!! I love the feeling after an at home haircut. You just feel so proud when it goes well!

[@Jessicawaldron521]

Really enjoyed this video! Absolutely stunning scenery

[@miablazekovic1125]

I agree about the fall content being crazy out of place like it's 40°C sunny every day and I still haven't even been to my beach summer vacation and everyone's already talking about fall like damn I love it as well but it's just too hot and sunny rn like I can't walk around in sweaters and drink hot chocolate 😂

[@Jen-fantasyandfiction]

The cat distribution system is really coming for you. 🤣🤣

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It needs to lose my address at this point 😂

[@Megan.eco-Instinct]

Just had to say... It's so fun to see you working with June's Journey, *that is my game* !! I am somewhere around chapter 150 or something and it just gets more and more fun. Now to the rest of the video... :)

[@payholaa]

Giving yourself a haircut feels so refreshing! You did so well with splitting the hair down the middle; I always have to do the ponytail at the top of my head lol. Otherwise I’ll just keep cutting each side hahaha😅

[@Senidhr]

I never cut my own hair, so props for you (well when i get a hair cut is almost pixie cut, so better do it in a hairdresser). Glad to see the kitty adapting.

[@jennifersparks3027]

Congrats on your new baby Emily !!! Great video as always 👍🏻

[@lindsayrenee1063]

Good for you for finishing that audiobook I got two chapters in and was like nah I'm good. 😂😂

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I did that at first too!! It gets better but wasn’t really worth it for me

[@yemmie112]

the green is definitely the choice for the room if you go to like Micheal's they can make a custom matting for your p&p frame

[@AbeNoSeirei]

I totally agree on the green painting. It's perfect. Also, kittens are cute and yay to cutting your hair by yourself! I wouldn't dare by myself. Same thing happened to me last year with my ear piercing (the normal one for earrings), so I just walked in into a piercing parlour. It was done fast and painless and professionally. They even placed the new hole in a better place, as the last one, the one that closed up, was a bit sideways. The lady at the jewelry shop that did it with a piercing gun apparently did not know what she was doing.

[@judithcakelover]

Chip and Clawdia are adorable! & OMG I love your hair!!😍😍 I have the same issue with my hair and haven't been to a hairdresser since who knows when. But am I as brave as you and cut my own hair? I really dont't know..☺ Also YES to the darker green picture! You are right and it looks great with the green wall. The lighter one doesnt color as nicely with it as the darker one does.

[@sointu1]

I really like both of those paintings. And the shorter hair looks great!

[@jessicamorales1556]

28:51 Oooh~ Agreed. Last time, i voted for the cello painting, but now, on person, it looks better the green one 🙉 you're absolutely right

[@verucasalt4535]

I have long straight hair and just cut it a few minutes ago. Just an inch. It feels so much better!

[@marmarci510]

Your hair looks gorgeous. Good job! For the painting, the green one for sure. As you said, the other one just stands out a little too much. The kitties seems to be doing alright 💜 I had a second earlobe piercing that closed on the back as well. I reopened it by pushing through with a thin bar earring. It hurt a little but I only had to leave it be for a few days. It reopened and from then I was able to switch to any other earring I had.

[@carly5040]

yay kitties!! also brandysandy is mormon so i would be very surprised if he wrote spicy scenes

[@becklebooks]

Ooh what do you use to make your hair less frizzy? I'm taking any recommendations so I don't look like mufasa. I'm happy you're continuing Sanderson! :D

[@badfaith4u]

Your hair looks gorgeous and the cats are adorable as always. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@heatherhutchins88]

I like the second painting as well. ❤

[@babygirllovespink]

Your hair looks so good!

[@shellkay]

Your hair looks pretty. It’s always something I put off until I can’t take it anymore. Small changes (to self & space) can have a big impact on how we feel. End of summer often gives me that drive. I’ve finally tackled purging my closet & dresser this week. Yay us!!

[@pamdavies6199]

hiya emily your hair loooks reall really nice xxx

[@mbarollo]

Love the hair!!!

[@anikamercier2651]

Both images look nice but I think I like the green one better too. Your hair looks great!!

[@jenniferbngo]

The hair’s looking good!!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

Thank you 💜

[@laurenschenck5355]

OMG! Love ur hair cut so beautiful! So proud of you 🌺🩵🩵🩵🌞🌊🌊🌊🌊🩵🩵🩵🌞🌺🌺🩵🩵🩵🌺🌊🌊🌞🌞🩵🌺🌺📚📚📚🦷📖📙📖📚📚📚📚📚📚📖📙📙📙📖📖📖📙📙📚📚📚📚📚📖📙📙📖📖📚📚

[@kristenr563]

Your hair looks so pretty😊

[@EddaPascher]

Great job cutting your hair, it looks great! 🎉

[@megm6569]

Your hair is stunning. Your book recs are stunning. Cats? Stunning. ✨

[@traveller_4711]

These kinds of conversations made me never get earrings 😂

[@ellieangelakoudi100]

You should try drawing spooky ghosts on old paintings for your fall decoration!

[@kathleenbrashier2579]

For your ear, I'd try to break through with an earring first (no piercing guns!). I've had this problem before. Try dipping the tip of the earring post into neosporin or mupirocin ointments (or something like them), and try both the front and back openings of your ear. Sometimes you just gotta where your earring backwards for a bit. With the medicine, if you do break through and the skin is broken, then there's some antibiotic ointment already there! Also, the earring pulls on the skin less with the added goo. 😁 You're hair is looking great! General health is so important for your hair, and since you've been struggling, just give it time (to get thicker again) and a good diet that you're able to stick with while you work around whatever new things your body is needing/demanding. Even when I know this stuff, I still need to remind myself that it's all a process, and I just need to keep moving in the direction I want to end up in. For the painting, I think the green/darker one is better. Glad you're enjoying your space so much more! 😍

[@msellenandrea]

So glad you had a good week 🥰 your hair looks much healthier now!

[@avsambart]

I think it's much easier cutting long hair than short hair because even if you cut it wonky, you can put it up and hide it. But you did really well!! 😍

[@goldendream5465]

GIRL i dont know how ive watched so many of your videos and didnt know how LONG your hair was omg 😭

[@nicoleg1062]

I LOVE your dark green sweater tee! Where is it from?

[@queenelliee]

Love the curls on you😍

[@mimski77]

The audiobook for Oathbringer is fantastic!

[@hannahbugey6019]

Your hair is so pretty Emily

[@Vii08]

29:05 the dark one is better! It’s kind of spooky and mysterious. Right choice.

[@glynislily]

For the ear piercing. Either get one of those tools for flat back earrings or just go to a piercer. They were able to figure it out without having to break any skin.

[@Beach652]

Love Chip and his kitten energy 😂. If you want inspiration for new mystery/thriller books - maybe try the Strand Magazine critics award - some interesting looking titles on there!

[@joyceredman2136]

You did a great job with your hair for a first cut in 2 years. If you can, get a mat for the frame of Pride and Prejudice.

[@Calm_And_Peace_]

Your new cat friend is adorable!!! 🐈‍⬛😻

[@sunflowersundry8147]

I like the green :)

[@zachreads]

You're doing better than me with nonfic, my 112th book of the year is my first nonfiction lol. I did buy Divine Might by Natalie Haynes today which is about Greek Goddesses and I'm super excited! Unrelated but I'm also wearing my NASA Artemis shirt today and she's my fav Greek God.

[@sarreptitious]

Hi Emily! I recently started listening to Blood by Dr. Jen Gunter (narrated by the author). I know you typically have interest in "medical" related nonfiction and even though I'm only 25% of the way through I can tell its going to be one of my favorites of the year. I've found it highly informative, easily digestible, and pretty humorous. If you're able to get your hands on it, I already want to recommend it to everyone in my life.

[@crystaldollhouse]

I recommend going to a piercer for your ear, trying to force an earring through would be so painful! A piercer with proper tools would be so quick and I’m sure it’ll heal better and faster

[@thoughtsofabookaholic777]

Book the appointment with the piercer! I have an ear hole that closes up and trying to just put a earring in is violent and painful (i get it done bc im lazy to book said appointment but it is very energy consuming)

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Long hair in the heat is the worst, so totally all for the cut!

[@avsambart]

Douche caneo is so smart 😂 using that from on 😂😂

[@poppycalliope]

The hair looks beautiful and your kitty is the cutest ❤

[@M_is_for_M]

Autumn is my favorite season, but, yes, it's too early!

[@jasminmohan9750]

If I could give a video 5 stars on KZbin, it would be this one! Relatable, honest and awesome! I just cut my hair after a long time (for health reasons) too and I appreciate your indecisiveness and difficulty to tick things of your to-do more than you know 🤭 P.S. My cat and I appreciate the appearance of the cats too 😂

[@hillaryberg6771]

For the Pride & Prejudice page, you should layer the other pages behind it so that it looks like a stack of pages!

[@bethanyvanskiver8372]

I like the green one

[@NiKkZzZzI]

Do the audio book for kala , its literary thriller and I really really enjoyed it . Definitely think audio is the way to go for that . I even think I enjoyed it more because of the narration and how good the audio book was . ♥️♥️

[@sofiahjort1399]

I'm so happy for you 😊 Gorgeous hair 😊

[@sheramelton3583]

I think one of the reasons people start "fall stuff" in August is that in certain parts of the US (not sure about other countries) we always go back to school in August. And as you are going through school they refer to it as Fall somot sticks. I know I spent 18 years "going back to school in the Fall" in August. lol.

[@weallneedheroes5180]

i actually believe you have naturally curly/wavy hair, have you ever tried styling it with foam / curl cream or anything like that? 😇 the curled hair looks great on you!

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I do! It used to be very curly as a kid but it’s just wavy now. It’s so dry so it’s mostly poofy… working on it lol

[@Thetrilingualreader]

When i cut my own hair i struggled with the cutting the edges length wise just like u did. It seems that it requires practice

[@Calm_And_Peace_]

I got my ears pierced at a shop, it was not too painful, it is just the initial pain that you will feel, then it quickly goes away, it really was not too bad. I think it is also easier in terms of positioning if someone else does it. I hope it works out well.

[@littlebit1805]

I have one ear piercing that keeps closing up! I’ve pierced it myself a few times and also got it re-pierced at a tattoo shop! For me, re-piercing was more painful than getting a new piercing but not bad at all! Give it a go at home and then if that doesn’t work I’d go to a shop :))

[@teddylikesrabbits]

it's perfect that you're doing this 'finish book series' challenge because i started this one too this month and I'm really, really not good at this😭 but i also hate being in the middle of so many series, which is btw so ridiculous because most of them are mangas with only 3 volumes ;-;

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

I made this so much harder on myself by picking the longest one as a second book haha I recommend going for the shorter/faster ones first if you can!

[@teddylikesrabbits]

@@BookswithEmilyFox i will!

[@Akuliszi]

I know it may be hard with 4 cats, but I recommend bringing all cats to vet at once so they know the weird smell they're smelling from the younder cat is actually a vet smell.

[@CannonballGirl0111]

Order a hollow needle for earpiecing online. That's what professionals use, and they won't create scar tissue like a piercing gun can! You already have the original peircing as a guide, and it will hurt a lot less than trying to force a blunt earring post through. ❤

[@elenaarcire2635]

Green painting

[@candybear2230]

I refuse to talk fall until sept 1. August is always my declutter and deep clean month. Lets talk pumpkins on the 1st ha

[@Dhor16]

I don't really get what you meant with the battle/recipe quote. Could you elaborate?❤

[@heatherhutchins88]

One of my second holes closed off at the back so I just pushed hard on the earring and it went through. 🤞🏻if you try this that it works.

[@deeaq96]

What gloss are you wearing in the section with the green t-shirt? It looks gorgeous on you, and the hair ❤

[@BookswithEmilyFox]

It's the SheGlam lip oil amzn.to/472MDGF Randomly picked it up and I love the applicator and formula!

[@Dustyrosepetal]

When you bring the baby to the vet bring a towel that has the others smell on it. When you leave put it in with him, that should hopefully help get the vet smell off of him and possibly prevent him from acting weird.

[@panikiczcock2891]

I'd set an appointment with a professional piercer. The piercing "guns" are cause trauma to the ear, making the healing process much harder and they also can't be sanitized properly.

[@ComeUndun.]

It's funny. The first two times I did my first hole piercing (they closed so I had to get them redone) I went to a place that used a gun, they healed well, and I've generally had no problems. In 2015, I got my second holes done at a tattoo parlour with a professional piercer who used a needle, and I STILL have REGULAR infections and I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[@theblueiMe]

did you finish the bone shard series? im currently reading the third book and i want to dnf it but I want to know what happens

[@abbywonder3825]

I cut my hair last night too. I suffer from Alopecia and can’t justify the cost of having it cut when there’s so little hair. I think it’s straight

[@crazybiogeek]

Your haircut looks good. I wish you could help me do the same. I don't have the guts to go to a salon and let someone else touch my hair. It's a very sensitive subject since I had cancer treatments and part of my hair will never grow back. But what's left is way, way too long and I just don't have the courage to trim it or ask a professional for help. Speaking of a professional, please go to a professional for your pierced ears issue. Being afraid to cut off too much hair is one thing. Accidentally messing up your pierced ears is more permanent. Thanks for showing us so many clips of the cats. They're so cute and it's worth missing out on reading time to have fun with cats.

[@janahrabcakova]

I read Women Who Run with the Wolves wit my 3 sisters last year, chapter a month, and every single time we would have completely different opinions, favourite parts, stories etc.... Really curious how you're going to like it.

[@AshleyRebecca]

I was team Green picture lol

[@e-nev]

I also DNF'd Ministry of Time. For me, the writing style was hard to get into and it didn't know what genre it wanted to be.

[@toeresa]

i just finished oathbringer the other day, super slow but worth it

[@JMST8245]

TEAM GREEN!💚

[@sofsofsof9338]

Get a passe partout for the pride and prejudice page it will look nice 😊