So instead of a play-by-play of today, I figured I’d actually try for some opinions. Even though I know some people won’t care, and that’s fine.
If you remember, I was part of a hair show in November last year. They colored my hair a crazy bright bronze and gave me a cute asymmetrical cut. However, being myself, I have not touched my hair since, and its awful. While I’ve tossed around where to go and how much everyone costs, the real question is what I want. And I need help deciding!!! I’m tossed up between three types of cuts, all with wiggle room of course. All of these I’m a bit nervous of because I haven’t selected a hairstylist to officially stick with, so maintaining the cut could be great, or if I don’t love the stylist, I could be back at square one. So, behold my three options:
So after all of that, another question is the question of color. Safest best is to just go back to my brown. Done and done. But I’ve been harbouring a secret the last year and a half-ish. I would love to try blonde! I played with blonde once, about ten years ago. Sadly, it was back in the day when people used those caps with the holes that they would poke through and pull your hair out. Not pretty. Never went back. But I’ve been toying with the idea. However, now, I don’t know where to go that I could actually maintain the color! Having such dark hair already, I would get serious roots super fast!! Not subtle. The longer cut has some beautiful coloring but again, maintaining. I’d looove to dabble in blonde, especially to bring in Spring 🙂 But I’m a little nervous and I’d really appreciate any opinion anyone has, even if you hate all the cuts, haha! I’ll take other ideas and examples. I’m getting desperate enough that I just about ducked into a Magicuts the other day! HELP!
Do cut #1 with a 2 step lightening process, to get the lightest shade of blonde, then tone with a pale beige toner.
Just the opinion of a 23 year hairdressing vet.
I’ve heard that it would take a few steps and appointments to go fully blonde. Thats part of what I’m nervous about! lol
I love all those cuts. As far as colour goes – I would suggest getting a couple different shades of blonde highlights. I have dark blonde/light brown hair and I am really bad at going to the hairdresser on a regular basis, so my stylist usually does a couple shades of highlights and sometimes a lowlight (if I feel like going a little darker). This way you don’t have to go totally blonde and the roots are not as bad when it grows out than if you had gone with one solid colour. Another thing to think about when going lighter is that when you remove colour from your hair, you remove moisture. So if you just do highlights instead of a solid colour, your hair won’t be as dry. Putting in highlights will also add depth and texture to the colour. A down side to doing this for you right now is that, because your hair is such a different colour than your natural colour, your stylist might first have to dye your hair back to a base colour close to your natural colour that will look good with the highlights. Not sure how that all works or how much it might cost you. I hope that all makes sense and maybe helps you out a bit. Good luck!!
-Heather Peters
I appreciate the tip, thanks!! I don’t have very much of the red left so I’m hoping most of it would get chopped off and the rest would just sort of disappear in whatever colors I added. I think a bunch of highlights might be smarter than an all-over color. Costs more I think, but maybe its worth it…
Okay, I had haircut number three and I LOVED it. Everyone loved it ON me as well. The secret? Get a shock of blonde in the front – just a peek-a-boo blonde. That’s what I did and it really helps to bring texture and shape to the cut. Also, front experience of having ALL of those haircuts posted, the third one is the easiest to grow out. The long front almost always looks okay and the back takes a lot longer to get mullety because the front balances it out so much better. The pixie cut, #1, is super fun BUT it takes a lot of up-keep (like, every 4-5 weeks) or it gets mullety or shapeless. This is my 2 cents…
I LOVE the idea of the blonde in the front! What kind of blonde do you think? Your hair is lighter than mine, and I’d hate to choose a shade too light and look dumb…
Oh I love number three!!!! Thats my vote. I love your short hair. I will admit when you cut it in highschool, I cried a little. But I LOVE YOUR SHORT HAIR!!!!
Hahaha, you cried a little because you had NO idea who I was!!! Quite a change 🙂 But I love having short hair now. Mine is getting waaay too long!
I love hairstyle #3. As for colour- I think you rocked the red hair colour you had back a few months ago!
Thanks! I LOVED the red! I just get irritated with how fast it fades. Thats another part of the reason I’m toying with blonde. Everything else fades. But maybe some of both?
I vote cut three but I love cut one too. if only I was brave enough to try it. in my opinion stay darker brown. as with what Heather said about the lighter colors drying out your hair it is true. ever since I went darker I feel like my hair feels so much healthier and softer. a few blonde highlights might be nice or the lighter chunk in the front as someone already suggested. hope all the suggestions are helping. can’t wait to see pics. by the way been wearing the toque in the lovely weather and it is awesome. thanks
I think you guys are probably right. Just a bit of blonde would probably be enough. I love the idea of the flash of blonde in the front too. I just feel like my brown is so boring!!!
Glad you’re liking your toque 🙂
You have so much good advice I don’t think I can top that. I know you’d look good in every cut and color…you’re so gorgeous at wild and wonderful do’s! #1 reminds me of your wedding haircut, so beautiful! #2 would be so playful and fun and wispy for summer. #3 would be lovely and would suit you beautifully. I think I would vote for either some good blond highlights of sorts or back to your own color, just mostly because of expense though you would look fabulous in bleach blond 🙂 You are so beaultiful inside and out my dear!
You are so lovely mom, thanks for thinking I look nice in everything 🙂 I think its gonna be the third one, color still to be determined. Love you!