Here is me before. I was not totally sick of my hair or anything, but I was ready to make a change. Sometimes you get that itch to change something, but that wasn't me this time around. I had seen some looks I really liked. I guess you could say that they inspired me. Here are some of the more influential shots that I liked:
I don't know who that first chick is but she looks like she is having a blast. Also, Kelly Osbourne. What a beauty. She has entertained some very different looks over the years and this one is just great. I liked it a lot.
Then I thought- Do I want to do that? What if I did that? Would that look good? I have a round face and she kind of does, and our skin tone is similar. It could work! Then I thought How am I going to pay for that? Then I thought Is there anything coming up in my life that I can't have purple hair for? I'm not standing up in anyone's wedding anytime soon. What if I did it now?
Originally, it was going to be a graduation gift for myself, but then I thought Why wait?
My friend Katie is a licensed cosmetologist aka she's legit, not just a person who dyes their friend's hair a lot. When I pitched the idea, she was eager to help and told me I would only pay for the materials and she would be happy to get the practice. And so, the transformation began!
We bought lots of stuff. Katie recommended Shimmer Lights shampoo to help cut the brassiness and keep it purple. First, we had to bleach. That really hurt. Katie was smart and recommended that I not scratch because it breaks the skin and makes it worse. Sort of like scratching a mosquito bite makes it itchier because it releases more of the poison or whatever in to you. That's disgusting. Anyway, back to bleaching.
There's the artist herself in the background.
We put some foil on it to help it sink in a little.
WOAH bleached head!
Adeline and I. It looks like she was crying, but she was just prepping herself for our silly photo.
She's a goof! Katie laughed when she saw this and said she probably takes too many selfies with the baby if she knows what to do. Also, I probably shouldn't call her a baby because she is almost two. That's beside the point.
So my hair was bleached and then we took a break because I needed to breathe. Then the purple began.
All the chemicals.
So we did a round of bleach, then two bottles of lavender and it actually wasn't enough to cover my whole head completely. So we had to go back to Sally's the next day and buy two more to cover it all and make it more vibrant.
The color has already faded (total bummer) but it is a semi permanent dye so that's what you get.
A few years ago, I did a dip dye of the bottom two inches of my hair purple and I took exactly two pictures. That was dumb. This time around, I figured I should take even more photos! Unfortunately, this leads to be being pretty vain and being the person who always takes pictures of herself. Oh well. Here's some of the better pics of the purple.
Excuse the pouty model face in the last photo. It was cold and I was indeed pouting about it.
Mostly, I've received positive or neutral reactions. That's not really what the change was about, but people do get to react to it as they would like. I'm happy with it and it would be wrong to not give another thanks to Katie for doing the whole thing. You rock!
