Henna gloss

Hi guys! So I've been really really down for a while now, and my hair hasn't really helped. I got it cut into a plunging bob after the dreadlock incident during my honeymoon, and then on a whim cut the front as it was still full of bleach damage. So now I have short-ish hair which is really healthy and 90% my natural colour. The problem is that it is so boring and getting me depressed, I already have self-esteem issues but seeing my boring hair in the mirror was not helping.
So after thinking it through, I decided to go with some henna. The reason for it is:
- I don't want to go the chemical route as I am trying to keep my hair healthy so no bleach no peroxide nothing
- veggie dyes won't work at all on my virgin hair, I did a purple when I came back from holidays just in time for the meet and it literally faded on my virgin hair in all of one wash.
- henna is so good for your hair and I still had some in my freezer

I went for a gloss using 2 tablespoons of yemen light (a very low lawsone henna) left to dye release for 2 hours, then mixed in 2 tablespoons of amla and a whole load of conditioner (used Aubrey Organics camelia conditioner). I left it on for 2 hours (which I didn't mean to do but I was packing boxes of clothes and got distracted).

I am super happy with the results, I feel really "perked up". I even put on some make-up and some real clothes which I haven't done in weeks as I'm always home at the minute. I know it might oxydise darker in a couple of days so we'll have to see. My hair feels pretty good right now, also, even though it's still a bit sticky from the resin henna leaves, but it should be better after a couple of CO washes. I also like how easy henna glosses are as opposed to straight up henna, it's so much easier to apply and to rinse.

Here's my hair before:

After, in direct sunlight:

With less direct light:

ETA: I don't know why my pictures are huge 🙁 I'm sorry I inflicted these huge close-ups of my face, I apologise for that!