redd foxx
So I've been wanting to go blonde for some time now. Had some trepidation as I am of African descent and blonde can tricky with our skin color. Also was dreading the hours at the salon.
So after much procrastinating, I decided to experiment on myself at home, after all its a fairly simple procedure (so the internet says) and if I didn't like it I could always cut it off...
I did not like it. My head looked like the quick red fox.. or rather the underside of his tail. Frizzy and red with blonde and grey undertones. Not pretty. On to plan B
So I got the barber and get it all cut off .. I mean ALL OFF. Have mercy the situation got WORSE! My hair has a lot of grey and I did not realize how much black I had left until I introduced large splotches of honey blonde. I looked like a cocker spaniel .. you know the tri-color variety whose coat is red white and black?
I was in the barber's chair totally cracking up when I saw the extent of the injustice I had wreaked on my poor head.
Had no choice but to hop over to the salon where my patient hairdresser managed to make me totally and professionally blonde. And despite my misgivings it actually looks good. My greys play very well with blonde and the short cut suits my face. So, I am finally blonde .. and bald. I'm a bald blonde and LOVING IT!
Here's to laughing at our screw-ups.
PS : Don't ever try to bleach you own hair .. just don't do it. Can't say I didn't warn you.
PPS : Hauled my tired behind back into my bed. After working 11hrs Thursday and 10hrs Friday, I actually woke up feeling human Saturday morning and decided to take a walk. We are so slow to learn .. of course I crashed and have been a zombie since..my barber emergency is the only thing that got me out of bed today and I'm back in now hurting from my little excursion. No regrets though .. grabbed a hold of a little bit of life and I'm liking it.
So after much procrastinating, I decided to experiment on myself at home, after all its a fairly simple procedure (so the internet says) and if I didn't like it I could always cut it off...
I did not like it. My head looked like the quick red fox.. or rather the underside of his tail. Frizzy and red with blonde and grey undertones. Not pretty. On to plan B
So I got the barber and get it all cut off .. I mean ALL OFF. Have mercy the situation got WORSE! My hair has a lot of grey and I did not realize how much black I had left until I introduced large splotches of honey blonde. I looked like a cocker spaniel .. you know the tri-color variety whose coat is red white and black?
I was in the barber's chair totally cracking up when I saw the extent of the injustice I had wreaked on my poor head.
Had no choice but to hop over to the salon where my patient hairdresser managed to make me totally and professionally blonde. And despite my misgivings it actually looks good. My greys play very well with blonde and the short cut suits my face. So, I am finally blonde .. and bald. I'm a bald blonde and LOVING IT!
Here's to laughing at our screw-ups.
PS : Don't ever try to bleach you own hair .. just don't do it. Can't say I didn't warn you.
PPS : Hauled my tired behind back into my bed. After working 11hrs Thursday and 10hrs Friday, I actually woke up feeling human Saturday morning and decided to take a walk. We are so slow to learn .. of course I crashed and have been a zombie since..my barber emergency is the only thing that got me out of bed today and I'm back in now hurting from my little excursion. No regrets though .. grabbed a hold of a little bit of life and I'm liking it.
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Crazy girl. :)
What a crazy adventure!! Sorry you had to go through all of that but glad you\'re loving your new look! Sometimes the end result of our plan B\'s, our \"screw ups\" turn out to be unexpected awesomeness. :) Bald, Blonde and BEAUTIFUL I\'m sure!
Hope your zombie crash eases soon. Hugs...
Yes, barely there hair!!! I love it!
I hope you had a wonderful walk --- one that made the crash worth it.
Feel better soon. That\'s an order. With the new hair, you need to put on that white dress and those size 10 shoes and have a GORGEOUS girl day!
Oh come on now maxie babe, you were just telling me the other day, that blondes have more fun.True?? So I reckon you just got to thinking about that and decided to check it out.What a trip and a half to get there though, so funny.
Hello there, bald, blonde, babe!! Gotta hand it to ya. You knew what you wanted and you went for it. Risky, yes.....but you are WOMAN, and we are allowed to \"mess with stuff\"!! It\'s our right.
Glad your barber was able to straighten everything out and you have no more fear of the mirror thing going on. I just know you look loverly!!
Ah, the things we do to ourselves trying to be a bit \"normal\". Whelp.....here\'s to a colorful day for both of us. We all do silly things, Max. These things seem to add to our loveableness! (???)...think I\'ll go get the newspaper out of the refrigerator and read up on the Olympics!
bet it shows off your cheekbones and it\'s also a great opp to break out the earrings! i tried to do my own perm back in 1979.......the commercial shows the blonde doing the perm and the slogan? \"I can save the fifty bucks and do it by myself.......\" So I went for it.......the chemicals burned my hair, it felt like an oil slick and broke off in my hands.........I locked myself in the bathroom and cried...........my man could not get me to come out! he called my boss........who said \"tell her to get her butt in here stat, we\'re crazy busy.\"
i wailed that i couldn\'t........she offered up a halloween costume wig........don\'t know that you would know who Phyllis Diller was, but she wore really terrible blonde wigs..........when i heard of her offer I said I was NEVER COMING out of that bathroom................but sigh.........eventually i did come out, got a really cute super short do and the world began to spin again!!! but i never never never ever repeated the home perm ..........
bet you look GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry it was such a wild ride to get there! big hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey I remember Phyllis Diller, I got teased at high school by some mean guy who called me that name.It upset me cause she was a bit of a hag and I could see no resemblance. That\'s the first time I remembered that in 46yrs, that\'s all Ruthies fault. LOL! Phyllis Diller was a comedian.
You guys are hilarious.. And so encouraging. Thanks for your comments