My hair

I want to tell you about my hair.

I have hair. Lots of fine hair all over my head. Not that unusual.

The vast amounts of static I generate are noteworthy, but still not that unusual. Painful at times though.

The cut is shoulder length (ish) with layers. Nothing outlandish.

Colour? Now we are talking. My hair is chocolate brown naturally, and last summer I had some highlights put in, but they are almost all grown out. Again not, not hair that turns heads.

So, in the interests of making my hair that bit special, I invested in some permanent hair colour. By L'Oreal. Because I am worth it.

I chose dark brown, and the dye came with highlighting equipment for "multi tonal depth". Or some bollocks like that - I should read packets with more care.

I checked the colour swatches, and checked the examples on the box. WIth chocolate brown hair, I could expect beautiful glossy brown hair with lighter brown highlights. Lovely, and just what I wanted. I've been most colours of the rainbow, and am happy with nice brown. I just fancied something a little more sultry.

My sister and I and slapped the dye on. We waited the requisite 25 minutes to allow the colour to develop, washed it out, towel dried it and applied the highlighting cream to well chosen strands of my hair. We waited the 20 minutes that took to "develop a natural colour" and rinsed. Conditioned. and looked in the mirror.

I do not have glossy brown hair with lighter highlights. Oh no. That dream died when I looked in the mirror.

I have fucking scarlet hair with dark red highlights. I look like a 16 year Goth with severe angst. Scarlet bloody hair. With red highlights.

I have to go to work tomorrow. And all I own are black suits that makes my hair glow like burning embers. I won't be hiding in an office tomorrow - my hair shall light the way to wherever I hide.

Piss to L'Oreal.

Comments

Yikes!!!
Katie | Email | Homepage | 05.09.04 - 5:44 pm | #

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Wow, with all the colour disasters I've been reading about lately, I think I have justified the money I spend every couple of months at the hairdresser to get my hair coloured.

Though honestly, I think you hair colour sounds gorgeous.
Silvia (WildStar) | Email | Homepage | 05.09.04 - 10:08 pm | #

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I truly feel for you. I once bought a beautiful sultry reddish hair dye. I looked like a clown... Literally. Small children were making fun of me and pointing as my hair escaped the red coat and hood I wore to the fabric store to buy a piece of cloth to cover my head for the longer trip to the store I had to buy the goth black hair dye to cover the bozo red with (was the only color I could even imagine covering that red!). I got the goth black just in time for halloween and dressed as a witch =)
GodessKell | Email | Homepage | 05.09.04 - 11:19 pm | #

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I don't think I will be coloring my hair anytime soon.
Robin | Email | Homepage | 05.09.04 - 11:28 pm | #

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LOL! I agree with Silvia...let the professionals do it.

Get some lip and nail color to match and have some fun.
Nymphe | Email | Homepage | 05.09.04 - 11:31 pm | #

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OMG! You must have used the same one I did - #3.5? Anyway, koolaid red hair is what I ended up with. (details in my blog on April 18th). Fortunately, two weeks later the highlights have faded and it is not quite so shocking.

Good luck to you!
Pez | Email | Homepage | 05.10.04 - 11:35 am | #

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OMG 3.46!

Total shite.
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 05.10.04 - 4:40 pm | #

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I love red........
Snap-ah | Email | Homepage | 05.10.04 - 7:55 pm | #

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I just checked - 3.54, not 3,46.

Pez, I remember your hair drama. Pity I didn't when I bought the hair dye!

Today I am embracing the red and wearing brown trousers with a red and white top. What the hell!
DMouse007 | Email | Homepage | 05.11.04 - 3:57 am | #

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Sounds like the same colour - although you did get an extra 0.04 of red I guess It will fade in another week or so. Mine looks ok now although brown and grey roots are showing.
Pez | Email | Homepage | 05.12.04 - 1:17 am | #

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