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I may have mentioned before that my partner had resigned from her job, for family reasons. But as is typical with her, she had it all planned out. Prior to resigning, she had sent out her CV and had lined up some interviews. Moe is going abroad this week for interviews with the ADB, the Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center, the WHO and JICA. Not for any big position, mind you, just a position with their PR or research departments. So she had an appointent at the hairdressers this morning, to get all gussied up for her interviews. I went with her to get a trim, but mostly to keep her company. But as these things always seem to go with her, I got roped into trying something. So guess what?
I'm a blonde now.
You know how it goes. A bit of good-natured teasing here, a little hint there, and after almost an hour - I'm a blonde...
Moe had it easy: all she had done was a trim, some dark red highlights and some styling. Not with me. Still, it wasn't as complicated as I thought it would be - a little trim, a light wash, and then the developer and lightener. After the prerequisite thirty minutes, a rinse and then a conditioner, and then styling.
I am now sporting a head of dark ash blonde, shoulder-length hair in a Mary-Louise Parker-style layered do, with the dark roots fashionably showing.
I thought it looked good, but as I stared at it longer, the fear that I'd done something terribly wrong got bigger and bigger...
To my relief, the hairdresser said not to worry, that it'll wash out in two weeks or ten washings, whichever comes first. But apparently, I mis-heard - Moe explained that my hair would be ready for another bout of coloring in about two weeks, so, if I should so decide I don't really like it, I can have it dyed back to its original color then.
The color is officially "dark ash blonde" - what I thought was called "dirty blonde." And I had this sneaking feeling that it doesn't really match my face. Sorta like Jessica Alba in The Fantastic Four. She really looked super-gorgeous as a blonde in that movie, but it was so obviously a do simply because her features were not that of a blonde. I'm not saying I look anything remotely as gorgeous as Jessica, but I think you know what I mean.
Many times I've said that girls have the advantage over guys in our almost unlimited options for accessorizing. One of em's the hair. Unless he can bring it off, or is very subtle about it, a guy coloring his hair is usually making a mistake since he's liable to stick out like a sore thumb. Not so with girls. At least, I think so.
But, regardless, a guy OR a girl has to do her accessorizing appropriately, and do it with taste, otherwise, she may end up doing an Ugly Betty. I am praying so hard that this isn't an Ugly Betty mistake.
Well, it remains to be seen what the people at the office will say when they see me tomorrow.
Now, like, the only remaining danger is that, like, I might start talking with a blonde accent. Like, y'know, when, like a grrrl starts to get into the whole blonde thing, and, like, totally get into the part. It's, oh, I don't know... it's rilly gross how, like, some girls, act like complete bimboes just coz they're, y'know, blonde or somethin. Totally bogus.
But that's not goin' to happen to me. Totally.
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Dark roots
Your hair is at the right length to take advantage of a little judicious experimenting. You really ought to post a picture!
But, (and not singling you out Bobbie), where did it get decided that having blonde hair with dark roots is fashionable? I know its done a lot, I see it all the time. But I can not for the life of me comprehend what is supposed to be so attractive about it.
Karen J.
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I think...
I think one reason for the dark roots bit - is that it admits to the world that it's dyed. But, it also means that two-three weeks down the road, the roots don't suddenly make an appearance and surprise folks that don't know you. Of course, I could be completely wrong.
Anne
Well it would be even more obvious
... if it was either Moe or me ( being *ahem* the Asian babes that we are ) who went blonde. Just does not work for some reason ;)
Kim
I know what you mean
I know what you mean, having the opposite issue. I'm naturally a dirty blonde and a dark colouring just looks wrong... it kinda makes me look washed out whatever I do cosmetically. Plus it means I have to make changes to lipsticks, etc. to match with the new colouring so I tend to stick to in a blonde-ish range really only change changing colour accents if I do bother with getting it coloured. My irish ancestry does mean I can get away with some red mixed in if I want variation. :-) Then there is the blonde stereotype which leads some of the women I know to deliberately change their hair colour in order to try and avoid it for professional reasons.
*sigh* It must be nice to have dark hair colouring sometimes. It's like that land on the other side of the hill that you just want to see what it's like.
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The Family Girl #23: Blonde Ambition
Hope you have fun
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
watch the blonde jokes!
only us natural blondes are allowed to tell em...
Things seem to be going good, that's wonderful. Don't worry about the hair too much. I'm sure it will be fine.
Dorothycolleen, member of Bailey's Angels
Hmmm. It just might...
I think I can see you with blonde hair. (See, I pretend to have an imagination.)
Just watch out... My daughters claim that the bleach they use to lighten/die your hair blonde affects the mind. If you find yourself sounding like a valley girl, and... :-) (I've got blonde kids... They can claim such things as they failed the "dumb" part of the Dumb Blonde bit...)
I hope you enjoy your blonde time. :-) As you discovered, the salon coloring isn't as temporary as some of the wash in jobs... :-) But, it does grow out... And - it CAN look "strange" as it does.
All that aside, I plan to take care of my silver highlights this summer - along with so many other things. :-) Only, my hair dresser doesn't know this yet - even though she's been hinting in that direction for two years.
Have fun, and may Moe have several positions to chose from!
Anne