Bye Bye Blonde: Hello Red (Almost Pink...)

What the title says.

You all know very well that I have been languishing over what colour I should dye my hair next. (Example 1 & Example 2 of my languishing.)

Between the red ombre and the blonde ombre, I chose the red!  Unfortunately, I got impatient (and poor), and could not wait to have it done at the salon.  So I dyed it myself. (Using Beyond the Zone's Color Jamz in Wild Red.)

Friends. I am not a professional hairdresser or colorist or cosmetician.  Just so you know. (And perhaps judge me a little less harshly. Haha.)

And now.... PICS! (Featuring both flattering, and unflattering angles!)

(Natural hair.  Also? Was still getting rid of stains on my skin.)

I am not fond of the pinkish hue, myself (wanted a more brick red), but I am really only waiting for the colour it fades to after several washes.

Okay! So there ya go!  I actually sort of documented how I got to this hair colour, And will eventually post about bleaching/lifting my previous blonde and dying it this colour. . .

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Um. Um. So... NOW I CAN FINALLY GET BACK TO RECORDING REVIEWS FOR LENSES AND LASHES AND MAKEUP. :D  YEAH!

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COMING SOON. . .

OOTD + 'Hair (Colour) Update' + Camwhoring~

(Is anyone truly surprised that there is canwhoring?)

Alright. Firstly?

MY HAIIRRR

Remember that post a while ago? Where I was wondering which hair colour to choose between?? Yeah. It's go time.

I am not necessarily tired of being blonde/bronde, but I am tired of the upkeep. (Ugghhh- my roots are so dark.) I never knew how quickly my hair grew until I went to a light hair colour....

Plus? All this processing slowly kills my hair. :/  (It's a bit thinner/less voluminous than it was before.) No thanks.

I'm getting an ombre! :D  Here are the same 2 pictures from last time of what I might get: blonde or red.

 (Microsoft Paint, I ♥ you)

I'll more likely go for the blonde, since that way, I don't really have to go back to get it re-coloured! From my roots (and quite a bit on) will just be my natural hair colour, after all. 8]  Brilliant! (And cost-effective.)

However, creatively, the red does appeal to me more. Because... ♥ COLOUR ♥.  The upkeep for red (and especially for a shade that intense/vibrant) would be hellish. :/

Still! For both, much of my hair will remain untouched by ~chemicals~.   I don't know: I have about a month to figure this out....

OPINONS?? (again?)

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OOTD

31 October

(This Halloween's OOTD is very different from last Halloween's OOTD. Haha.)

I wore this to triumphantly (and desperately) go to the mall and pick up my Limited Edition copy of Assassin's Creed 3 that I pre-ordered.  (Why yes-- yes I am smug.)  Comfy outfit, quick makeup + hair, and a fun day out with a friend (an actual, human friend: I don't mean the video game).  A great day, all around.

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Now... it's camwhoring time! :D

(So happy~)

À BIENTÔT, MES AMIS!

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COMING SOON. . .

 

Stay Bronde or Change It Up Again?

So it has been about 2 1/2 months since I got my hair dyed and went bronde. Blonde. Muesli. Whatever it is, I love it. Haha

Anyway, after such a big change, I occasionally missed my natural brunette colour, and still felt the ever-present desire to dye my hair an unnatural colour. (Violet, turquoise, silver, etc.)

Mostly? I'm pondering going to red. Meh.  We'll get to that later.  First, though, let's have a look at my hair: Now vs. Then (when my hair was freshly coloured).

And here is the pièce de résistance.  You can really see how ridiculously obvious my roots have become.  (The coloured bits are actually still light, my hair just looks darker in that lighting.... and when I neglect it.)

(Gah- LOOK AT MY ROOTS. ; _ ; )

So yeah. I have an appointment at the hairdresser on Saturday in a few weeks, so I'd better figure this out by then..... oh!  I said I'd explain the kind of crazy red I want, yeah? o: (It's closer to maroon, really.)

Here, observe my utter lack of talent with Photoshop!

(Yes, it is darker at the bottom. <3 Yes it is terrible quality.)

ASDFKASFHLSFLG-- I don't know! :/    I also thought about getting an ombre with my natural colour changing to red or blond. Like this (except with a proper gradated colour)~.

(Hooray Microsoft Paint!)

...OR I COULD JUST STAY BLONDE/BRONDE??

*sigh* Whatever.  I'll figure it out by tomorrow, I suppose.

 EDIT: Bwahaha!! Mom post-poned the colour until my next appointment, in about a month.  Looks like I'm rocking the 'obvious inch and a half of roots' look for a while. xD

Still, ADVICE?  SUGGESTIONS???  ; ____ ;  Anyone? (...Bueller?)

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NEXT UP....    

Luxury Babe 12 Brown

♥ My New Hair (Colour) ♥

Spoiler alert: I kind of went blonde. Or bronde. Or something.

My mother's birthday gift to me was a trip to a hair salon!  I've wanted to go blonde (or ginger) for a while now, so I'm pretty damned happy with the results. <3  Pics are below~! ;P

Before

(with flash)

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After

(direct sunlight)

I also lightened my eyebrow colour, although it's not very obvious....

(camera flash)

(natural light)

It's easier to see in the pic above, but I kind of have a 'reverse ombre', in that the ends go to a dark/medium brown.

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And you would think I'd see a lot of breakage, yeah? Or that my hair would feel brittle. But luckily enough, it's the softest/silkiest it's felt in a long time. <33  Check out the short video below~.

So yeah. I pretty much like it... but really? The longer I look at it, the more I think there's a better blonde out there for me. Or an amazing red. Eh.

Stay bronde/blonde, or go red? Both? Any ideas?...

News + 4 1/12 OOTDs

I'm alive!! Sort of.  (My hiatuses are always 3x longer than I plan...)  On that note, it's my birthday today, so I may be being kidnapped by friends and family for a day or two...

ON TO THE REAL NEWS:  My dad said he's making me my own website. <3  Hoorah~. (How quickly that will happen, though? Who knows.) 

PLUS: I'M GETTING MY HAIR COLOURED ON SATURDAY! 

:DD  I want to make a major change in hair colour, but I don't know what to do.  Should I ombre my hair?  Should I go lighter?  Should I get crazy streaks?  How about I mink it (just dye the underside)?  ...How terrible would a 'skunk stripe' look?  

Ideas??

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OOTDs~

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31 October

(Green pumps + orange skirt = a terrible 'pumpkin' theme. Haha)

(Here's the FOTD,which is seen in the G&G Carnival 070 lens review~.)

20 November

(I wore this to go apply for jobs. I now realize I looked awful. xD)

28 November

(Not sure how I feel about this one. Even when I add a scarf, as shown below.)

(I think the scarf makes it worse?...)

24 December

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And a Work in Progress...

(I don't know which shoes/tights to wear... Ugh. :/ )

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Next time: A belated lens review, then after that, my new hair~.

I'm off to catch up on everybody else's blogs. Ciao!

So... I Cut My Hair on Saturday

It's actually a pretty simple story: my lil' sis was over, we played games all night, and at some point, I decided it was time for a haircut.  Fast forward to me showering and washing my hair, and then sitting down on a stool in the middle of my room. 

I handed over the hair cutting scissors and told ma sœur (my sister, that is) to "cut off whatever you feel like".  (I was feeling risky that night, I suppose.) Luckily, she's a pretty level-headed gal with a good eye for cutting hair, so I didn't lose too much off the ends.

Only 4 in. (10 cm.) or so.  :]

I'm keeping my hair natural now, so you can't really tell how much shorter it is, as the curls already make my hair look short. Haha. 

I'll eventually update with 'Before & After' pics the next time I can be bothered to straighten my hair. (It'll be a while, probably, as I usually leave my hair natural during spring and summer.)

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And I camwhored (as usual), so here're two extra pics of my tresses, post-haircut:

(The red dye faded, so my hair's just brown-ish now...)

(Oh! And I finally got my brows done again. :D )

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À bientôt~! ♥

I Dyed My Hair Again: (Reddish, Now)

So as you may know, I'm a fan of messing with my hair.  Colour-wise, anyway. (I'm still too chicken to try any type of interesting cut. Haha.)  I've been itching to try and find a shade of red that'll look good with my skin tone, as I've gone orange before to awful results.  

LO AND BEHOLD, I saw the following banner ad while browsing around Soompi:

 ^ (Pretty, Right?)

 Logically, I assumed that the 'free trial; custom-made haircolor' claim had a "catch".   I was wrong. 

I went to eSalon and after a very simple 'profile' of my hair was made (current length, texture, chemical damage, current colour(s), how easily it takes colour, etc.), I was able to choose a hair colour for myself.  I chose "Dark Brown; Mahogany", a reddish brown.

So let me skip to the interesting stuff: the before and after.

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After

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Alright, so as a quick overview, my hair previous to the dye was almost entirely my natural, dark brown-black colour.  The tips in a few areas were lighter from the aforementioned 'messing with my hair' (lightening/bleaching for highlights). 

After the dye, my hair was lightened just a couple shades, and coloured to a mahogany-brown colour. (In sunlight, I've heard it almost looks purple from my friends. o.O ) In low lighting, it is not noticeable. During daytime, it is. And it looks super red under any sort of 'yellow' lighting. :3

As for my hair's condition before and after, my hair was suuuper-soft and well-loved before, and after using this dye (with a 20 vol. developer) it felt a bit damaged/thinner (as it always does when I use 20 vol or higher developer). :[   I pampered it with several conditioners and some coloured-hair treatments, and it's on its way to feeling as super-soft as it once did. : D  Next, I'll add some bright red streaks/chunks.

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So yeah, if you want to try eSalon's free trial hair colour (and yes it's full-size), just check out this link to start your hair profile!   

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DISCLAIMER: I was not sponsored by any companies to do this review-- I just freakin' love this website right now. Haha.