Why Color Your Hair?
January 11, 2006 by Christina Jones
Filed under About Me, Hair Care
I have been coloring my hair, as I mentioned in an earlier post, for a very long time. Even before I started noticing those pesky gray hairs, coloring has always been something very temporary and fun to me. I am a natural dirty blonde, but my hair has been every color under the sun at some point or another. Really, I was a rebellious (but generally good) child, and this was a way to rebel without doing anything actually “bad.” One year I decided that I wanted to be platinum blonde in the summer and jet black in the winter (see pic). While I was in Cosmetology school, I went from platinum blonde to shocking pink. One of my favorite colors was an auburn with purpley lowlights (Lush Cherry). I will never live down in my family the fact that I showed up at my very proper grandmothers funeral with purple hair. I have tried to explain that that was the best I could do, seeing that it was shocking pink when she passed away, but they give me no credit for my efforts. 
Now that I have “matured (whatever that means)” I stick with good ol’ fashioned blonde, mostly because my husband would be horrified if he came home to shocking pink, and I don’t want to damage my childrens psyche (not to mention their reputations).
Now that I have “matured (whatever that means)” I stick with good ol’ fashioned blonde, mostly because my husband would be horrified if he came home to shocking pink, and I don’t want to damage my childrens psyche (not to mention their reputations).If you need something new in your life, and you can’t quite put your finger on what, give a new haircolor a try. My rationale has always been that no matter how permanent it seems, you can always change it and/or cut it off! And pardon that ugly picture of me now with no makeup on–I thought Hsien might like to see a different one than my usual pic. More about haircoloring coming up!
How recent is the picture on the right? That would make a really nice profile pic too!
Uh, no. I just used that one this time for your benefit. I knew you were getting sick of looking at the other one. Ha ha! Ill get a new picture made (maybe) before too long.
You talked me into it. I need a new color and your auburn with purpley highlights is starting to grow on me!
That was my favorite all time color, and the one I would do again occasionally if my hubby didn’t have such an aversion to auburn/red hair. He just doesn’t know how much I sacrifice for him. LOL
Really, I was a rebellious (but generally good) child, and this was a way to rebel without doing anything actually “bad.â€
==now i know why i like you so much! (i haven’t told you, now you know!)
you remind me of my best friend who shows all rebelliousness through her hair (even up to leaving her scalp with 1 inch long hair!)
i’ve only gone to coloring my hair burgundy last year. but with my dark-brown almost black hair, any color applied would only appear like a highlight that will only show under direct sunlight or a strong spotlight.
great pics! do you have a photo of every hair color you’ve worn? that’s another hair montage you can create.
Glo – thanks for the sweet comments! As for the pictures, I tend to shy away from cameras, and I know my mother stayed far away from hers as I was getting “experimental” too. Ha! To my knowledge, there is not one picture of me with the glowing pink hair, but I did cut a lock of it before I changed it and stuck it in my bible, BUT have looked for it many times in the past and it is SO gone. I do have one with auburn hair I know, I will scan it and post it soon. My best friend in high school bought me a pair of clippers for Christmas, and I was soon carving lines and all sorts of things in my hair. I have a picture somewhere from my high school newspaper that you would likely get a kick out of, I will try to find that one too. LOL
Suzzann, if youre out there…do you have any more “good” hair pictures of me (besides the Elvira black hair)?
Christina, I need some hair coloring advice.
I’m 46, brunette with quite a bit of gray that I was fine with until recently. 5 weeks ago I used Clairol Natural Instincts (”Clove” medium ash brown-level 2-lasts 28 shampoos) on my virgin hair. At first I wasn’t thrilled, the color seemed so dark against my white face, and it seemed so one-dimensional (what I call “doll head”). After about 2 weeks (approx. 6 washings? I don’t shampoo every day), the color had faded some to where I liked it better, it looked more natural, not all-one-color doll-head. But now after 5 weeks, I see gray in the roots a bit along my part and hairline (not in the longs strands, though) and realize it’s time to do something. But what should I do?
Is it ever ok to only mix half of the solutions and save the rest unmixed for next time? Should I touch up my roots or just re-do my whole head? What if I want to change the shade of brown? What have I gotten myself into? Can you help?
Thanks, Gail
Gail, sorry it took so long to find your question – Brad Pitt and http://www.Pittwatch.com has got me a little overwhelmed this past week! I am answering your question in a new post, first thing in the morning, so watch out for it! And thanks so much for the question, it is a good one!