I've got a couple of posts that I want to get out here, like about the concert that we went to last Sunday and a post regarding Mother's Day that's coming up. Just not sure what I want to say yet about this dreaded holiday.
Then I've also wanted to tell you about my experience last Saturday so I might as well do it now. No time like the present.
I did my hair.
As in, I dyed my hair from a box.
By myself.
Yeah.
Scary.
But first, I consulted with my sister and hair-stylist. This was our text conversation last Saturday.
Me: So, are you gonna kill me if I dye my hair from a box? (concert tomorrow. don't wanna look like crap!)
Her: What color?
Me: I dunno. Brown or burgundy.
Her: Brown is fine.
Me: You're saying you won't kill me if I do brown? LOL Any particular brand? Someone told me I should use L'oreal.
Her: L'oreal is fine. Ya brown is easier to fix.
Then I told her I was gonna go for it because I looked like a hot mess.
First, to give you an idea of just how bad my hair had gotten, a picture from just a couple of weeks ago. This was taken at Evan's Easter program.
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| Grow out from February and I haven't had my hair cut since November/December. This is the longest my hair has been in YEARS!! |
At about 9:30/10pm at night, I started the process.
{And how do YOU spend your Saturday nights? LOL}
I got brave...or stupid...and posted this picture to Twitter. Nothing like a little self-humiliation to make the process go by faster, right?
You should probably know that I've never colored my hair from a box before so I was really nervous that I wasn't going to do something right! I read the direction no less than
Yeah, when I was in junior high and high school I used Sun-In, didn't everyone? I wanted the blonde "highlights" that were SO COOL back then!
WORST. IDEA. EVER.
That ended up in me spending 7.5 hours at a salon having them fix the SPOTS, yes, SPOTS {or more like polka-dots!} I had all over my head. Love my mom, but a hair-stylist she is NOT.
Aside from those things, I, personally, have never actually colored my hair! I figure it's better to pay someone to do it correctly the first time rather than have them correct my mistakes.
But right now, I'm desperate so I resorted to the box.
AND, it got my sister's approval with the end result!
This was taken on Sunday morning on the way to church. I also cut myself some side-swept bangs since that was out of control too! My sister doesn't know about that part though. They're so choppy but they work till she can get her hands on my hair!
Overall, I'm happy with my first attempt at covering up the nasty burgundy-turned-copper and *ahem* grays. Now, if I could just get it cut!
