Natural hair and dilemmas

Just thought I'd update my current hair situation...

I had blond hair. I dyed it turquoise. Then it faded and I dyed it black. It ended up bright almost purple blue. It faded. I dyed it black again and it finally turned out right. Then it faded again, like dye always does. I dyed it in September, I think, right? Maybe October.

I don't know how, considering my hairs natural color has been stripped out for ages now with constant bleaching, but it appears my hair has magically faded to it's natural color. It's been a good 2 or 3 months since dying it black, and I can't see my roots at all. I know it's growing because my hair is nearly shoulder length now (happy sqeeing here, My hair is getting long!) I've spent hours trying to see where my hair's new growth and my faded black begin. I can't see it. My hair looks like a darker medium brown with a sheen of coppery brown. It's maybe a little darker than what I remember my hair being, if not exactly right. It matches my eyebrows, at least.

I want to compile all of my hair jobs into one huge collage. They're all so awesome. :3

ANYWAIZ GUIS, despite the amazing accidental perfectness of my hair color, I'm wanting to dye it really badly. Light brown, blonde, red? I really want an unnatural color now that I've seen people at my current job sporting them (I was told it wasn't allowed. Oh well.) but not my whole head. Just a little. Maybe some green. I love green hair. I'll probably just end up dying it all black again, but I want to experiment more. I'm not going to grow up quite yet. If ever.

Second dilemma besides choosing colors and all that jazz, my hair is getting pretty and long. I have to leave it alone for it to continue being healthy. I need the ends trimmed and I'll be losing about an inch in doing so. Maybe if I stick with the bangs I can do it. They will stay short (actually, I really need to get them cut down. I told my last stylist to "do something new and I don't care what" and got the same bangs but a little shorter, wtf?) so why not kill em dead?

Growing :D

First wash of the Turquoise looked like it bled a lot in comparison to rinsing the dye out. When I first rinsed my hair, almost nothing came out and the water was pretty clear from the start, so you can understand why I freaked out a little when I washed it and saw super turquoise foam. I was terrified that it had all came out at once for some reason, even though I know that just wouldn't happen.

It's a bit paler now, that's for sure, but still very bright, and very pretty.

I've also noticed that the length and cut of my hair right now is very similar to the first time I did a crazy color, in 2007 I think. I've been letting it grow for a while now, trimming it to keep it looking presentable, and it's finally getting somewhere. The shortest part of the back is probably 3 inches now. :)

So close. IN a month or two I'll have the same length again. (I used that bad-lighting picture specifically because it showed the back in the mirror.) Don't worry, my hair already looks a lot healthier than in the picture, which was only a day or so after dying. I took it easy on the straightening, didn't wash for about 3-4 days and haven't blow-dried it since bleaching.

XoXo,

S

Atomic Turquoise

Atomic Turquoise by Manic Panic. It looks really pretty, but pro-tip: when dying your hair blue, especially lighter blues, bleach it until the yellows are completely gone. otherwise, it'll end up kinda green everywhere that it's yellow toned, even light yellow. Thankfully mine is only greenish at the roots, because the rest was made blonde by a professional.

XoXo,

S

Surf Hair, and product usage

Something I've discovered, that I should have already known...

While there is such a thing as using far to much hair product and having your hair be crunchy, still and unattractive because of it, you can also use to little. I have Garnier Fructis's surf hair, and I was really unimpressed when I tried to give the back of my bob some texture and when I used a lot it was slimy and stiff (yes, it can somehow be both) but when I didn't use very much it would be undone within an hour.

I've found a happy medium. It involved having wet towel dried hair and and two little scoops worked into my hair, but I managed to get the styling product to be useful. The back of my hair has texture, and I've been wearing the front curly. It's natural for me, so I won't say that Surf Hair is going to help anyone else without the benefit of genetic help in curls, but it's got nice hold and looks less stiff and wet than when I used to use gel. I also don't have to worry AS MUCH about my hair being touched, because it's hold is looser. Essentially, it helps you work with your natural hair. Wavy hair? give it some texture and control so you don't feel like you need to straighten it. Natural can be sexy too.

Of course, anyone who says that there's a product that allows you to play with your naturally curly hair, and lay on it or comb or brush it without messing it up... LIARS. But this is definitely a step in the direction of good curls for me. Good opportunity to let my hair get a break from the heat treatment.

Belated...

It's been a while.

I plan on getting a few wigs soon. I will definitely talk about how to wear, and maintenance and all.

My hair is currently a cute bob, fresh cut yesterday, and light blond with lots of dark roots. Ulta was closed, and I'm not playing with bleach anymore for things like this. I just want my roots hit. I did buy a new product that I'll give a lovely review of once I get using it. It's a toner to keep my blond from being so yellow.

I've actually been using the same few products for a long while now. I'm liking the combo, but I do need to rotate some of them out to try something new for different results. A big humid summer is on its way, so instead of freaking about dry hair, and wind damage, it's time to keep the frizz down.

XoXo,
S