Joliebaby
July 17th, 2010, 05:03 AM
I have tried to give up dyeing and go natural before, but this time I think I might have a shot. Why is that? Because of my dear daughter :) I don't want her to think women are supposed to dye their hair. I want to live what I say to her - that we are all beautiful the way we are. She is only 1 year 7 months now, so it's the perfect time to start doing things the right way ;)
Also, I look at her hair and I think it is so beautiful! She was born with much darker hair than is common here as most kids are a lighter shade of blonde. She takes after my mom's side of the family in that she has dark blue eyes and her hair is already a very dark blonde, ashy or a bit golden depending on the light. Why would I EVER think that my own color is ugly - as it is probably something like she has now, though she will probably grow up to have a darker brown hair, as I was a light blonde as a child and my hair only darkened to this color when I got older..
I posted earlier about colorfixing my hair, which worker splendidly and left me with a warmer very light brown. I have only 1/2" roots but I can tell they are still a bit lighter, and ashier. I really want to stop coloring, but after thinking about this for a while decided to have some subtle highlights put in now that my roots are still small so I don't have to mess with the virgin growth. I always think it looks much more unnatural to have lighter roots, vs. a bit darker roots, so even if I end up having half a shade darker roots it won't matter. In fact I like the surfer girl sun bleached ends -look on natural blonde hair.. So I guess I'm thinking I could grow out if I had that look hehe :)
My goal really is to have hair that blends well so I can grow out without coloring again, and without cutting my hair as I've finally been able to grow it long and I'm soon at a length that I haven't been since childhood.
My hair is thick and quite resilient so I think this will be okay and my hair won't suffer much. I'm thinking of letting her trim 1/2" since it's been a while. My hair is 27" now, allllllmost bsl and I hate to lose length but if my ends feel like they need a trim after the highlights then I'll go for it.
So there, my confession of what I'm about to do :D
Also, I look at her hair and I think it is so beautiful! She was born with much darker hair than is common here as most kids are a lighter shade of blonde. She takes after my mom's side of the family in that she has dark blue eyes and her hair is already a very dark blonde, ashy or a bit golden depending on the light. Why would I EVER think that my own color is ugly - as it is probably something like she has now, though she will probably grow up to have a darker brown hair, as I was a light blonde as a child and my hair only darkened to this color when I got older..
I posted earlier about colorfixing my hair, which worker splendidly and left me with a warmer very light brown. I have only 1/2" roots but I can tell they are still a bit lighter, and ashier. I really want to stop coloring, but after thinking about this for a while decided to have some subtle highlights put in now that my roots are still small so I don't have to mess with the virgin growth. I always think it looks much more unnatural to have lighter roots, vs. a bit darker roots, so even if I end up having half a shade darker roots it won't matter. In fact I like the surfer girl sun bleached ends -look on natural blonde hair.. So I guess I'm thinking I could grow out if I had that look hehe :)
My goal really is to have hair that blends well so I can grow out without coloring again, and without cutting my hair as I've finally been able to grow it long and I'm soon at a length that I haven't been since childhood.
My hair is thick and quite resilient so I think this will be okay and my hair won't suffer much. I'm thinking of letting her trim 1/2" since it's been a while. My hair is 27" now, allllllmost bsl and I hate to lose length but if my ends feel like they need a trim after the highlights then I'll go for it.
So there, my confession of what I'm about to do :D