I was going to wait a year, but - Progress

[BeckyAH]

I redyed my hair today, and decided to do a comparison with my hair air-dried, since that doesn't occur to me frequently.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Greylin/003-71.jpg
August 20 - the shine there is oil/flash.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Greylin/afterdye.jpg
Today

And also today - the front dye:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Greylin/afterdye2.jpg

I missed a spot (see the green) but I'm happy.

[pepperminttea]

That is a lot of growth, especially with your wurls - I love the blue! :D

[beautifulending]

I love the blue in your hair....I always wanted some blue peek-a-boo highlights but I don't want to have to bleach.:rolleyes:

[BeckyAH]

Yeah, the bleach is the bear. My bangs and tips get a pass since I trim those regularly, but it's still aggravating. Worth the fun, for me, though,

And yes! Growth! I.. Spent months thinking it wasn't growing, then forgot it entirely.

[BrightEyes]

Your curls are so pretty!! Your hair looks very healthy and your hemline is so thick, and I really like the blue. Great job:)

[carolinaberry]

I really love your curls and your blue. I experimented with lots of different vibrant colors. The reds and dark pinks took beautifully. But I could never get purple, blue, or green to take. It looks great on you!

[BeckyAH]

Thanks! I've never done green, but blue and purple 'take' just fine - but don't last particularly long, either. Not compared to my long ago unnatural red that never, ever went away, until my hair was bleached *white*. (It was a pixie at that point). That was some impressive staying power.

[PurplePenguin]

I LOVE your hair! How absolutely gorgeous and funky! I did my bangs blue way back when...I had fire engine red hair in the back and blue in the front but the blue would always fade to green withing 2 weeks or so, it was so annoying. But this looks absolutely fabulous on you! And look at all the growth you got, too awesome!

[BeckyAH]

I've been relatively lucky with it - the blue sticks around for probably a month or so, though the intensity fades a bit - before it fades out toward 'sea-green' weirdness. And it is so, so, fun and keeps me entertained and happy. I've been doing the funky colors since August, too and just. Love.

[rock007junkie]

Hair is so shiny and thick. I love it.

[Amber_Maiden]

Great progress! I like the blue!

[Laylah]

That's a lot of growth! And we are like hair twins in terms of color (except the blue) and texture :)

[skaempfer]

This is so pretty! And an excellent way to get max effect and minimum damage if using colors!

I put some manic panic electric blue in DDs blond hair a couple of months ago, and it's still there. Other DD has rainbow bangs, and it's crazy how some shades stay and some fade. :shrug:

[Debra83]

Awesome. And I can't BELIEVE your GROWTH! Holy cow!!! I WISH I could "forget" about checking my growth, but, alas, I'm obsessed!

[Falcore]

That's some good growth there. Loving the blue as well :)

[MaryMarx]

I want your hair!

[BeckyAH]

Awesome. And I can't BELIEVE your GROWTH! Holy cow!!! I WISH I could "forget" about checking my growth, but, alas, I'm obsessed!

I went for MONTHS being absolutely crazy obsessed with measuring and looking and contemplating and taking pictures - and then I got busy with real life and honestly just stopped caring. I'm almost convinced at this point that if I'm paying attention my hair will absolutely not grow - just to spite me!

(Everyone else: Thank you! The blue is tons of fun and makes me happy and the placement's just perfect for damage for me. The long bits beside my bangs push it a little, but the rest gets trimmed off, so there's no time for it to get really ratty or affect the rest of my hair.)

[metricfuture]

Wow, that's a ton of progress! Very nice!

[lapushka]

Congrats on making such progress! :)

[spidermom]

That's really good progress; your hair grows fast.