redhead?
for the first time in my life, i'm conteplating dying my hair. and not just more blonde highlights, because i've been there, done that... i mean, can i really keep on trying to relive my glory days of childhood, where i was blonde naturally? my days of sitting in the sun with lemon juice soaked hair is over. but... what else do i know? Dramatic Hair Change isn't usually for me. i'm the girl who looked like a hippy from 6th grade through college.
1. long
2. parted in the middle
3. chin length bangs
4. kind of unruly (i blame the east coast humidity)
my brief short-haired year (10th grade) found me with bangs and an under-curled triangle cut that wouldn't have flattered a meatloaf.
"short haired megan" means: i look like a chipmunk.
but here's the deal. i saw this girl on the train the other day who had The Most Fabulous Hair i have ever seen in my life. it was a cute, short, angled cut where the back was about 2 inches shorter than the front. it was stick straight and fabulously flingy, bouncy, smooth, shiny... but the thing that caught my eye was the color.
Red.
not orange red.
not pink/magenta red.
not purple red.
not blonde red.
not black red.
not red red.
but perfect red.
imagine... a fall maple leaf? no, too bright. imagine cinnamon. nutmeg. or... marachino cherry juice lightly brushed over a chocolate cake. with golden glitter.
i am not making any sense. just take my word for it.
Fabulous.
the thing is... can i pull it off? i'm sure i'd get used to the color (assuming they get it right), and i know my mom would be happy (she's a redhead). i know chandra would be happy too (she's also a redhead). but the cut? short? stick straight? flingy? bouncy? shiny?
it would take some maintenance. some hot-iron lovin'. it would probably make me slightly more high maintenance than my current flip-out 50's cut. or would it?
what should i do!?
my intended blonde-highlights hair appt. is next thursday.
tick. tock. tick. tock.
1. long
2. parted in the middle
3. chin length bangs
4. kind of unruly (i blame the east coast humidity)
my brief short-haired year (10th grade) found me with bangs and an under-curled triangle cut that wouldn't have flattered a meatloaf.
"short haired megan" means: i look like a chipmunk.
but here's the deal. i saw this girl on the train the other day who had The Most Fabulous Hair i have ever seen in my life. it was a cute, short, angled cut where the back was about 2 inches shorter than the front. it was stick straight and fabulously flingy, bouncy, smooth, shiny... but the thing that caught my eye was the color.
Red.
not orange red.
not pink/magenta red.
not purple red.
not blonde red.
not black red.
not red red.
but perfect red.
imagine... a fall maple leaf? no, too bright. imagine cinnamon. nutmeg. or... marachino cherry juice lightly brushed over a chocolate cake. with golden glitter.
i am not making any sense. just take my word for it.
Fabulous.
the thing is... can i pull it off? i'm sure i'd get used to the color (assuming they get it right), and i know my mom would be happy (she's a redhead). i know chandra would be happy too (she's also a redhead). but the cut? short? stick straight? flingy? bouncy? shiny?
it would take some maintenance. some hot-iron lovin'. it would probably make me slightly more high maintenance than my current flip-out 50's cut. or would it?
what should i do!?
my intended blonde-highlights hair appt. is next thursday.
tick. tock. tick. tock.
posted by megan at
11:15:00 PM
2 Comments:
Hmmm. . .red is a great color. In terms of style for a redhead. . .have you considered Pippi Longstockings? Or Jessica, from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Hey, I'm just trying to be helpful, here! Remember, I married a redhead! At the time, her hair was down to the middle of her back. . .ya know, hippie style.
sounds to me like you are ready for some excitement with your hair. here's my two cents: 1. i bet the color would look really cool. would you dye your whole head or would you get red streaks in it? either way i bet it would be good. 2. i think your hair could definitely go short, but as for the cut, i'd recommend not getting anything too angled in such a way that it would only look good if completely straight. i know the wonders of the hot iron are many, but as someone with big, poofy, curl prone hair myself, i am here to testify that there will be days when you are too tired, or there is too much moisture floating in the air, or you go back home to see your parents, etc and on these days if you do not have a hat to put on, you may feel like a mushroom. (i'm feeling this way today in fact)
good luck! can't wait to see the results!
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