when i was back in kansas city last weekend i got into a conversation with two good friends about hair color. neither of them color their hair any more. and haven’t for a while, i believe. i bleach the crap out of my hair and have for the past few years. i really like being blonde. it works with my skin color, it blows out my cuticle, making my hair seem thicker and easier to style. i don’t know if blondes necessarily have more fun, but i do enjoy being a blonde.
with that being said, it is expensive. even if i weren’t to get my hair cut every time i got it colored it would still be expensive. but i do get it cut. every time. and the shorter i keep my hair, the quicker it grows and the sooner i need to get the color touched up. for the sake of numbers, lets say i get it done every 6 weeks. that is almost $1000 a year on my hair. that isn’t including product, but that isn’t something i am willing to give up, so we won’t even go there.
beyond money and vanity, lets talk about health. what does dying my hair do to my body? well, from what i can figure out, not a lot. i mean, it is damaging my hair, obviously. above i mentioned the damage as part of the reason i like bleaching my hair. however, i can tell that the damage is worsening. i have a lot more frizz to deal with and seem to notice more breakage.there are several mentions that people who use dark dyes are more likely to develop certain forms of cancer, but i am more interested in the issues with associated with bleaching.
i have an appointment here in arkansas next week, at a salon called urban bleu. i spotted their unique looking building when walking on the rogers square and called today to book an appointment for next week. i have a good feeling that this place will not be a repeat of my last arkansas salon experience. many of the stylists, including the one i will be seeing, were trained at the bumble and bumble university in new york and/or at toni and guy in dallas. both names i trust. i am still nervous though.
i think i am just not sure that i am ready to not be blonde anymore. i know there is a point in my life that i will not want to deal with it anymore, but is that point now? and why does this seem like such a big damn deal. i used to change my hair color almost as often as i changed my underwear (and by that i mean A LOT, i am not that gross people) and i thought nothing of it. same with my cuts. last time i was my favorite hairstylist in the world, liana at hairpins salon in kansas city, she wanted to give me blunt cut bangs and i was a weirdo about it. i still got them. but COME ON!
also, if i do go through with this natural thing should i just chop all my hair off? i mean, if i just dye it brown to match my roots then it will still take a LONG time before i don’t have color in my hair if i leave it long (long for me and long for other people are two different things). oh decisions decisions. i feel bad for my new stylist, but i hope i feel like i can trust her to make these decisions for me. liana has for a long time now and i just feel a lot better leaving it up to the professionals.
yeah. i know. boo hooo. first world problems blah blah blah, you are the one that kept reading 🙂
ahoyfriend. 
Since you’re back in KC so often, how come you’re not getting it cut by someone you know will do a good job and give you good advice? I’m firmly of the opinion that once you find a stylist you like and does a good job, NEVER EVER switch 🙂
well, i am back in KC but not often enough. plus i live here and so i feel like i need to establish that relationship here. in a client facing position i don’t ever want to walk into a meeting with 2 inch roots because i can’t get back to KC to get it done. i have done that enough all ready with interviews and such. when the timing works out for me to see liana, i will of course seize the chance, but i don’t want to depend on it anymore.
i also support the idea that you should switch up your stylist every now and then.
Ach… I would cry if my stylist ever moved and I had to start over. It always takes me several tearful visits to people who don’t seem to understand curly hair before I find someone I like.
*Also, not sure how input my name as Mollo!