ConstantlyAlice: Red hair

Soo, those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I recently changed my hair color to red.

Before..

After

(I did not change my eye color..some weird lighting and the new hair color contribute to the fact that they look green in the second photo ;)

I love the color. LOVE it. However, if you look at the ends, they're kind of muddy looking and not as bright as the roots. Truth is, it was VERY difficult for me to find a stylist willing to make the change from black to red for me. It took 4 hours with a lot of bleach, a very patient woman (thanks, Karen!) and some fancy hair color mixing to get me to this shade, but the ends had so much black hair color on them she wasn't able to strip it completely.

I lived with this for about a day before I decided to go under the scissors and cut my hair into a bob again to get rid of most of the darker color. The plan was, the more of the darker color I got rid of, the more vibrant the color would be as it grows back and I keep coloring it.

BIG mistake,

I've had bobs before and generally I like the freedom of shorter hair (though it's not as much fun to style), but my hair was always dark. Somehow, it looks ENTIRELY different with red hair...and I don't like it.

I am fully aware that I'm being ridiculous about it, but somehow it makes me feel awkward, uncomfortable and mildly apologetic (like I should explain to people that it was a bad cut and I'm growing it out..) Anywho, it puts a bit of a damper on the Pin up Plan for me. I wanted Rita Hayworth and instead I'm feeling a bit more Jane Jetson.

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That being said, I know it will grow..at some point I will feel comfortable with it again and, as it turns out, I don't have to institute a deadline on the end of the Pin up Plan because a.) It's my project so I get to decide when it's over ;) and b.) personal development and growth is a daily challenge, so I have material to write about this project and how it progresses for a good while yet.

How about you? Have you ever had a bad hair experience that made you feel out of sorts? What did you do to make yourself feel better?

I leave you with a long distance shot of the new hair cut (I'm not ready for a close up just yet) with the added distraction of cute Grandma (Alice) and my sweet youngest daughter Riley reading her a story. (So darn adorable you're not even noticing the hair are you? Maybe I should just travel with them as an entourage for a while..)

Hugs and Smooches,
D

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"Whatever you write about me, don't make it sad." - Rita Hayworth

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Rita Facts:

Was on the cover of Life Magazine 5 times
Danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly
Listed by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 Greatest Stars of All Time
Rita was not a natural redhead. She had dark hair and a mediterranean look that was deemed too "exotic" by film studios. They dyed her hair dark red and changed her last name to "Hayworth", her mother's maiden name.
She was considered one of the two top Pin up Girls of WWII (along with Betty Grable)
Her lips were voted Best in the World by the ALA in 1949

Rita Movies: