Monday, February 23, 2009

I'm gonna wash that gray right out of my hair.....

Do you remember my post a few days ago about my gray streak?
I put it off as long as I could, but I decided today that I just couldn't stand one more Pepe' Le Pew joke.


I decided to color my hair.....at home.

Normally, I would go to my favorite salon, and get my most favorite hair stylist (Hey Nikki!) to do the honors. But, with funds being tight, I decided I would just do it myself.

I carefully perused the hair color isle for just the right color. I didn't want a change, I just wanted my hair to be it's "normal" color. After minutes of looking through the 100,000 color options, I chose this most fancy color...


MEDIUM BROWN

I know what you are thinking...."Why did she choose such a FANCY, UNUSUAL color for her at-home attempt?"

You know me, just living on the edge at all times.

First, I opened the box and read allllllllllll the instructions...yup, even the Spanish ones. I decided I didn't have the required 24 hours "test" time; so I, living on the edge again, decided to just GO FOR IT!

I carefully laid everything out so I could reach it.


I took a deep breath, and just went for it.

Here is the BEFORE:


Here is a picture DURING the process. (I took a bunch more, but....ahhhhh.....let's just say I would have had to do a LOT of cropping to make them Internet appropriate)


After the required 30 minutes, I rinsed and wrapped my hair up in a towel to dry a little before the big reveal.

Here is the AFTER:


TAAAAAAAAAH DAAAAAAAAAH!!

The GOOD news is, I think all of my gray is gone. The BAD news is.....I don't think the color turned out to be "Medium Brown". The pictures look close to what I expected it to be, but in real life....IT'S DARK.....and RED......and looks NOTHING like it did before......

Oh well, at least I won't be mistaken for a skunk anymore....

15 comments:

  1. I think the red "highlights" are a lovely touch. I have friends who really work at it to get those.

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  2. I like the color. It is really pretty. I find that if I go to Sally's Beauty Supply if you have one of those, the ladies there are so knowledgeable and they steer me to the right color and it's cheaper too. Hugs, Marty

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  3. Thanks!
    I think the next time I start looking like a skunk, I'm gonna let the professionals fix it!

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  4. been there, done that sister! then i shamefully stroll in to see my 'gal' and tell her to work her magic! LOL ;)

    great job though! i agree w/ your bloggies above.. the red is pretty!

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  5. i love it you did a grea job!,i color my hair all the time....xx

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  6. i meant to type a great job..lol

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  7. I think it looks really pretty! I love the reddish highlights, and it looks really natural. You are a braver soul than I. I just tell people that I have lots of "highlights" and I've earned every one of them. Kathy

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  8. Ok, I started to giggle at the Pepe' Le Pew jokes...then laughed out loud when I got to the cropping your pictures...oh and then when I got to the finished product...GORGEOUS! I love the color!

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  9. While it may not be the exact shade you were expecting, it's GORGEOUS. AND, I seem to remember a time last year when you wanted to be flame headed, LOL

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  10. You are so precious! I like the after pictures...I think the color is beautiful. I have colored my hair before...sometimes it turned out fine, but I quit after the last time when I turned my hair three varying shades of green. Only I didn't realize it...other people had to tell me!

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  11. Thanks to all of you!!! You have made me feel better about my "mistake"...lol!

    Welcome all of my new posters too! (LAURA...GREAT to see you!!!)

    Wendy, I would have loved to see that! ;o)

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  12. It is a beautiful color, at least online it looks really pretty! And does anyone ever really do that 24 hour test??? I have to think NOT! Sue

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  13. Thanks for the nice comments, Sue (and everyone else too!)
    Thanks for stopping by my itty-bitty blog! Come back again!

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