Self Portrait #3: I Dyed My Hair Blonde!

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “Ugh, I need a change. Like yesterday.”

Because I have. So I decided to take action.

I walked around, thinking to myself, “I’m going to dye my hair red. Yes, that’ll do.”

I booked an appointment at the local hair salon. I sat down in the hairdresser’s chair.

Then she asked what I wanted to do with my locks.

I don’t know what happened you guys, but I blurted out “Blonde!”

So she balayaged it like a freaking champion and I’m in L-O-V-E, capital letters and all.

Things I’ve learned about going blonde:

1. Apparently you have to turn into cellophane woman and have your head blasted with hot air if you want to balayage. I loved this. It felt like a mad science experiment.
2. Holy cow, did this brighten my face up.
3. I tend to not recognize myself anymore in the mirror. Which is good. I’m no longer going, “Ugh.”
4. Since going blonde, I don’t have to style my hair. Before, as a brunette, I’d walk out of the house and people would ask if I brushed my hair. Now I walk out of the house and people ask me how I got my undone beach waves. Or my favorite, how I got that messy bedhead look that’s not messy but chic. I don’t know exactly what they mean by that, but I tell them I got it by getting out of bed. It’s not a look, folks, it’s just me in the morning.
5. Blonde is addicting. When I went in I said “something like a honey blonde”. Now I want in your face blonde. GIVE ME MORE.

All in all I love it. I’m glad I made the change. I feel so ready for summer now!

On My Face:
EltaMD – UV Clear Broad Spectrum SPF 46 Tinted
Cargo – One Base Concealer + Foundation
BareMinerals – All Over Face Color in “Pure Radiance”
NARS – Multiple in “BLKR”
Cargo – Blush in “Catalina”
Paula’s Choice – Lip & Body Treatment Balm
Clinique – High Impact Mascara in “Black”