I Dyed My Hair

So, throughout my life, as soon as I was old enough to start making that decision for my own, I have experimented with a lot of different hair styles and a couple times with different colors. Unfortunately, I don't have many pictures representing the earlier hair-dos. My first time doing something drastic was in high school or middle school. I can't remember exactly, but I cut my hair using this image. I was called Paris Hilton by a lot of people in my school and it seemed fitting to use one of her hair styles. I actually really liked that length and would go back to it right before I went to college. Anyways, during high school I went completely red. I feel like this picture is a pretty good representation of what it looked like. I also ended up with purple streaks (by accident). I look back and love it, but at the time I was very self-concious about it. I think it looked kinda like this and this one without all the brown. Well, I went back to blonde aka my hair grew out and it got pretty long. Like the picture to your left with Guy in it. Then Guy and I got married. I was itching to do something new. So, I chopped it completely off into a pixie cut. Which has been my favorite hairstyle so far. I am a fan of Jean Seberg and channeled her pixie cut.

If you are still reading you deserve a medal.

So, I want to please Guy and I really want him to think I am sexy. Well, my pixie cut was very feminine and chic, however not Guy's definition of sexy. So, I am currently growing my hair out. I have been for almost a year now. I am really getting tired of it so I got a hankerin' to do something drastic. Not cut it, mind you, but something different. So ... I dyed it!

I had Guy use his skills (he said he could make it look more realistic, but that it would take more time, and me - being the impulsive person that I am did not want to wait) and make up some shots of what different colors would look like on me.

^^  The pink one was actually our favorite! But, being a graduate student, I figured that it would not be professional enough. :(

I decided to dye my own hair, because right now I cannot afford $80+ dollar hair-do. I was nervous because every other time I have gotten my hair did I went to a hairdresser that I had gone to for about 9 years. Since we moved to SoCal I haven't found one I trust enough to color my hair. I did a lot of research online and read suggestions, but in the end I kinda disregarded it all and went with what I wanted. I am happy with the result. I used Feria by L'Oreal in the Deep Bronzed Brown 45 color. I was promised highlights by the box and I actually had someone comment today on how they could see the highlights that the hairdresser added, to which I quickly stated that my highlights were from a box! 

So, here is the finished product. Different lighting brings out the different tones/hues (?), however I think these pictures are pretty accurate.

BEFORE

AFTER

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^^I added this picture because I have NEVER seen my eyes look so green. I was shocked.


If you're having a hard time choosing to change up your hairstyle, just come to me and I'll give you all the encouragement you need! Needless to say, I love changing my hair because it grows out and now I know I can always fall back on my pixie cut if worst comes to worst.

Until next time!