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fatty1403 wrote:Love this thread! I had light blue for the first time, and I have decided against it again mainly because it gradually changes colour to green due to eatin! Right now I've got dark purple on
Lol yes, I had the same thing! I liked the mint green it turned into though My favourite is pink! I have been wearing power chains for the last few months though, but I actually like those better than normal elastics! (Well, the look of it, that is )
fatty1403 wrote:Love this thread! I had light blue for the first time, and I have decided against it again mainly because it gradually changes colour to green due to eatin! Right now I've got dark purple on
Lol yes, I had the same thing! I liked the mint green it turned into though My favourite is pink! I have been wearing power chains for the last few months though, but I actually like those better than normal elastics! (Well, the look of it, that is )
Haha, but the problem with the blue-turned-mint green was that it was just green on random brackets, not all! It seemed a little... accidental?
Right now i've got dark purple for halloween too! Didn't want to go with the regular orange/black combo, so dark purple felt magicky
Braces going on in 12 hours from now! Haven't had time to read through the whole thread
What are some colour do's and dont's? Or suggestions for the first ones?
How about colors for guys? Gals can get away with anything (and the different combos look awesome.) But I can just see what my wife would say if I can home with red and blue or green alternating on the top, or some other combo. She already shot down ceramic, although I don't think the ortho that it was a good idea either.
Still a month away.. (probably).. but it may take me that long to make up my mind. Probably just clear on top and dark blue on the bottom.
Since top mostly shows when I talk, I like the reflection of the metal of the brackets and think the clearer ones make the brackets look a bit smaller. And think the generic grey/silver ties make them look dirty. And really not into anything bright and obnoxious either. For the bottom can splurge a bit as for the most part it is unseen.
What other non bright colors look decent on guys? What was the best combination you have ever seen or done?
It's the catch 22 between not getting silly with them and wanting to remain professional in my appearance. But also you have to try to have fun with them a bit, or you go insane.
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Braces on: 2/25/2013. Braces Off: 12/23/2015
Current Retainers: Hawley Top, Essix Bottom, and Permanent Lingual Bottom
Hi, newbie here. Can I order my own color bands if the ortho doesn't have them? Btw, does anyone have a picture of pink bands after eating curry? I want to get the soft pink/rose depending on the color chart, and I don't eat curry alot but I do like a Roti from time to time. Just curious as to what a soft pink would look like after a battle with curry.
I haven't had soft pink ligs but I'd venture a guess that they probably won't stand up very well to curry. I have lavender right now and after one curry meal, they're less vibrant than before. Going forward, I think I'll just have curry a day or two before my adjustments to avoid my ligs looking very dingy.
I'm getting my braces put on Wednesday (5/22/13), and have been planning to get the ceramics with clear ligs, but after this awesome thread I'm seriously considering colors.
I've been changing lig colors since I've been wearing braces. It was nice to know that elastics come in colors too so having a.little fun with them too.
I've had my braces for 6 months and I only ever have the 'tooth' colour to blend in with the ceramic brackets. I'm scared if I have colours ligs they may look strange due to the ceramic-ness.
Are there any good colours for ceramics? I only have my top braces on at the moment, when I get my bottoms (metal) there will be an explosion of colour in my mouth
Why is everyone so afraid of colors? It's not like even the ceramic braces are invisible. most people don't even notice my colored ligs (except the kids I teach, and you can't get ANYTHING past them!) I do the colored ligs for me- the colors make me happy- I have to have professional customer contact with clients daily and never once has a customer had anything to say about my braces or even indicate that they noticed, with the exception of a regular customer that has braces, and she wanted to exchange braces stories . Other than that, a few of the regulars have noticed, but have only said positive things and with those customers no one has ever mentioned my wild lig colors.
My favourite is pink! I have been wearing power chains for the last few months though, but I actually like those better than normal elastics! (Well, the look of it, that is 
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