KittyLost
April 4th, 2010, 03:38 AM
Hi everyone! I would like to share my hair history with you to show you where I am today and where I hope to be in the future! My hair was kept short by my mother when I was a child so that she did not have to fuss over it. After an awful bob cut at age 11 I left my hair alone to grow. The longest my hair had been was just reaching BSL by the longest layer, I regularly blowdried and straightened my hair which always lead to big cuts where I would let my hair dry naturally until it was back to BSL. It never curled the same way twice which made some days good and others bad. 
I began to experiment with unnatural colours in 2007. I had red and purple streaks, then went all-over red before dying it back to brown with box dyes. I quickly discovered bleach and veggie dyes and how to make vibrant shades! I also decided to try and grow my hair longer. I got bored with just leaving my hair alone so I dyed it. A lot. It was different shades of reds and browns with unnatural colours incoporated such as pink, purple, blue and green.
My hair never really grew due to the dye and constant blowdrying/straightening and the last few inches were awfully damaged. I chopped it to Shoulder and stayed several different shades of red enjoying the shorter length despite originally wanting Tailbone length hair. The only problem I had with it was that my natural curl didn't look great but I loved mini pigtails and plaits and straightened it every so often to wear it down.
I then decided to experiment with just how short I could go, settling on an A-line Bob and dying it pink and getting rainbow bangs! I quickly got bored though of not being able to do much style-wise although I still love dying my hair unnatural colours. 
I began my journey for long hair shortly afterwards. I have always admired long hair and the different things it is capable of. The lovely buns and styles that are posted on this website are an inspiration which I'd love to learn to do. I'm looking forward to learning how to care for my hair properly to grow long healthy hair and love my natural colour and texture. I'll also be picking up tips to minimise damage whilst I still enjoy my unnatural coloured slices that have become a large part of my personality :)
I began to experiment with unnatural colours in 2007. I had red and purple streaks, then went all-over red before dying it back to brown with box dyes. I quickly discovered bleach and veggie dyes and how to make vibrant shades! I also decided to try and grow my hair longer. I got bored with just leaving my hair alone so I dyed it. A lot. It was different shades of reds and browns with unnatural colours incoporated such as pink, purple, blue and green.
My hair never really grew due to the dye and constant blowdrying/straightening and the last few inches were awfully damaged. I chopped it to Shoulder and stayed several different shades of red enjoying the shorter length despite originally wanting Tailbone length hair. The only problem I had with it was that my natural curl didn't look great but I loved mini pigtails and plaits and straightened it every so often to wear it down.
I then decided to experiment with just how short I could go, settling on an A-line Bob and dying it pink and getting rainbow bangs! I quickly got bored though of not being able to do much style-wise although I still love dying my hair unnatural colours. 
I began my journey for long hair shortly afterwards. I have always admired long hair and the different things it is capable of. The lovely buns and styles that are posted on this website are an inspiration which I'd love to learn to do. I'm looking forward to learning how to care for my hair properly to grow long healthy hair and love my natural colour and texture. I'll also be picking up tips to minimise damage whilst I still enjoy my unnatural coloured slices that have become a large part of my personality :)