graceless, we’ll lose the battle
i got my first professional hair colour yesterday. i’ve dyed my hair every shade of the rainbow since i was 19, and never before paid someone to do it for me. unfortunately the greys are coming in fast and furious (thanks dad!) and the box stuff just isn’t covering them any more. my one real vanity – i hate looking older than i feel.
i don’t know why i was so nervous, going into the salon. i used to be a lot more adventurous with my hair, changing it on a whim without a care, even after some spectacular disasters (i once had to walk around for a whole day with unintentionally green hair). i’ve had it cropped and platinum, black and bobbed, red and blue striped. for the past few years, though, i’ve stuck pretty solidly to long and red, with a brief bob dalliance in between.
perhaps it’s a side effect of growing older, this newfound hesitance. all through my twenties, my motto was, “it’s only hair, it grows back”. these days it seems i’m less willing to risk having to live with a mistake. i’ve never been timid with my hair before.
which is why, when i got my hair done yesterday, i had this sudden impulse to say “fuck it”. yep, it’s even brighter in person. i love it.
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(public service announcement: i’m off to the states for two weeks starting tomorrow, so blogging may be light. if i don’t check in between now and then, have a wonderful bank holiday, and see y’all on the other side.)
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Comment by nikoline
25.08.2007 @ 16:55 pm
wowza!!
Comment by Jen
25.08.2007 @ 21:25 pm
I hope that’s in a good way
Comment by Anglofille
25.08.2007 @ 22:12 pm
I love it. Nice cut too! I color my hair, but I’ve never done it myself. I always pay someone. You’re lucky you can pull off red hair. I tried it once and it looked terrible on me, because of my skin tone I think. But it looks good on you.
Have a great time at home!
Comment by nikoline
26.08.2007 @ 03:27 am
Totally a good way. You look simply amazing. Truly.
Comment by amity
26.08.2007 @ 13:31 pm
I love it. Really really love it. You look fantastic Jen! Have a great time on your trip to the States. We’ll have some serious catching up to do when you get back.
Comment by vanessa
26.08.2007 @ 19:17 pm
oh and I get to see it in person soon! hrm- do you know my number??
I don’t know how to reach you…
Comment by Avril
28.08.2007 @ 13:07 pm
You know I’m going to say that I love it.