PRELUDE: I am extremely particular about my hair. Like, extremely. I haven't exposed my healthy, shiny, honey-brown colored hair to any chemicals at all whatsoever in about 6 whole years. I frequently receive compliments on how healthy and shiny my hair is, as well as how natural my hair is. I love my long, natural, shiny hair...but sometimes, you just have to try that green grass on the other side of the fence, ya know?
OK. So, why haven't I colored my hair recently? Well, during my melodramatic teenage years and early 20's, I was very daring and experimental. Over the years my hair has been boyishly short, bobbed with a slant, shoulder-length, short bangs, long bangs, no bangs. I've had it burgundy, highlighted with pink tips, chocolate brown, orangey-red, auburn, and blue-black (which was during my grunge/goth I-hate-the-world-life-is-so-unfair phase). The blue-black was a real bitch to get out, let me tell you. And that was the only time I have ever in my life gotten close to being blonde. We had to bleach, bleach, bleach the stubborn black out...and after way too much processing, my hair was a frighteningly streaky orangey-yellow and very brittle mess. So, after that, I decided that I would not color my hair again for a long, long time. Also, I could not remember for the life of me what my natural, God-given hair color was, and that freaked me out a little bit.
Now, after years of abstinence and shininess, I am craving a drastic change. And the thing about me is that once I get an idea into my head, once that little, dangerous seed has been planted and begins to take root, I begin to obsess over it. And, this time, that seed is the idea of trying out a color of hair that I have never really properly tried before: blonde. Yes, that's right. BLONDE. So, after many dollars spent on a myriad of hair magazines, after much researching, obsessing and day-dreaming (about 3 straight weeks) I made an appointment with a very reputable hair salon. Tomorrow, at 6 in the evening, I will begin my journey to blondehood. I think I can rock it. I will do my very best to rock it. And, if I fail, if I just don't look right, I can always dye it back to honey-brown, right?
I think it's the right time for me to go drastic. After all, I will be turning 31 in a few months, and if I can't go drastic now, when can I? So, my years of restraint and celibacy are over! Bring on the chemicals and the deep conditioning treatments, baby -- I'm going blonde!!!!!!!
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