September 1, 2012

• A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead

  I was going to write about what has been going on in my life lately, but I'll do that another day. Today instead I will do a photo blog about the many shades of me! My hair isn't really something that is easily definable. People have actually debated about the exact shade of my hair: is it brown or is it blonde? Personally I think it is that icky mouse-colour that is between the two shades, but it is technically a combination of brown and blond with a touch of red. You can't get much more natural-coloured than when you're in primary school, but it did eventually darken to a nearly brown by the time I reached high school. (The last photo is taken at dusk with flash, so the lighting makes my hair look a bit darker than it was). 

     

  Oh, sure, sometimes I would play around with highlights. I usually went for blond, but occasionally I tried a strawberry shade and even blue too! Blond lasted the longest, as the blue washes out quickly and the red fades fast. Plus, there was the little saying of "blondes have more fun" and I grew up hearing that blondes were always prettier than everyone else, so I tended to go that route.  

    

  Then, as you all know, last year I decided to finally dye my hair red. I had never dyed ALL of my hair prior this, but years ago I was told I would make a lovely redhead and I needed a change. I was living away from my family and friends, nor did I become close to anyone while at college, so I needed something to give my life a bit of a boost. I couldn't afford to travel anywhere exotic, and I'm not athletic or brave enough to do something utterly crazy, so I hoofed it to the local pharmacy for a $15 box of Copper-Red. I liked it enough that six months later I re-dyed my hair in the same shade (though I have to say, the only photos I have of me with red hair kinda suck *L0L*) 

   

  Eventually the colour faded to something that was a bit of a strawberry-blond people actually complimented me on and thought was my natural shade. Then two of my dearest friends were getting married *yAy* but my hair simply would not do as a bridesmaid going to be in photos. I didn't really want to go red again since the wedding colours were black and green, so I thought blond would be the best way to go... except it did kind of look still a bit reddish at first. Nevertheless, I absolutely loved it! It did fade to a more golden-blond later on, which was still nice but not nearly as awesome. I was often told I looked like Bernadette from Big Bang Theory at that point.      

   

  I planned to just grow my hair out, but then I was cast as Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest. The director talked to a couple of us about our hair, and I was informed I would need to dye my hair again. Only the director didn't want me to be a blonde like Gwendolyn, nor a redhead either (possibly because the understudy for Gwen has naturally red hair). He wanted me to become a brunette, which was something I have been trying to avoid my entire life *sigh* So with the help of a consultant, a medium brown was chosen... which didn't quite end up like it was supposed to either. Go figure. 

   

  Indoors my hair looks quite dark, rather similar to the pencil crayon called "chestnut", but once out of doors it is sort of this golden reddish brown. It is a wee bit darker than my natural colour -which is what I was hoping to get back to- and the director better be pleased with it as I am not going to dye my hair again! 

   

  So what do you think? Do you like my brown hair or do you think another colour looks better? And which hair colour makes me look closer to my actual age? Please share whether you like me best as a redhead, a blonde, a brunette, or my natural colour!  

    SUMR

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