That's right. My hair has its own saga. You can be jealous.
In these quick and easy steps I'm going to explain to you why it took six full hours to change the color of my hair! Crazy, I know. I'm going to save you that pain though and spill all in only two minutes. Ready go!
A week or two ago I tried dying my hair a bright, coppery red. Didn't work. The result is what you see in the first picture, so my mom offered to treat me to professional color for my birthday (which is in FIVE DAYS if anyone was wondering. 21 here I come!).
1. // This is the hair I went into the appointment with. A dark reddish brown.
2. // 6 strand tests were done on my hair, two of which you can see here (red and coppery).
3. // My hair was lightened. This was the biggest problem we faced. Since it was chemically straightened two months ago, high volumes of bleach would damage and/or break my hair, so it was lightened with a mild amount of peroxide/bleach mixed into shampoo.
4. // Finally matched color to the picture I brought in (the box of color I'd originally tried to dye it) and it was put on my hair!
Six hours for all of that. And now for what you've all been waiting for, on the edge of your seats, no doubt: my new hair! For your viewing pleasure, two 'after' pictures are included: the first picture was taken under fog, and the second under sunlight.
Yep, I was Ariel in a past life. Except for my roots, which are a bit bright, this (the first picture) is pretty much my natural hair color, that I had when I was a youngin'. Also for your viewing pleasure is a comparison of my hair - pictures taken 360 days apart! Sometimes I feel like my hair never grows, and that it's still so short, but then I saw this and now I feel like Rapunzel! Ha, not really. You know what I mean! I'm thrilled to say that I am finally, and completely, in love with my hair. It's long, straight, red, and bangin'! Pun intended. (pun about my bangs, if you're still confused) I literally never, ever, EVER thought the day would come when I was in love with my hair. As they say, there is a first for everything! True story bro.
How do you feel about your hair? Love, hate, or both? xx
currently listening to..// Feel That Fire - Dierks Bentley
I love red hair!
ReplyDeleteHey Megan, I just wanted to let you know that I've nominated you for a Liebster Award. You can find out more here: http://confessionsofanartmajor.blogspot.com/2013/03/liebster-award.html
ReplyDeleteYour hair looks so pretty! & my 21st is tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteClearly I'm super behind on blog reading right now, considering we've talked MULTIPLE times since you wrote this post, but I figured I'd answer the question. Love my curls, not too thrilled with the color, which is why I usually change it. The way I describe my natural color is if you looked at tree bark in the middle of the woods with frost on it in the middle of winter. Sounds dull, right? I keep feeling like I need a change again, but I can't figure out what it should be.
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