...blonde, black, brunette or red?
I'm bored with my red hair.
This happens fairly regularly. I'm usually dissatisfied with my hair in some way or other. If it's long, I want it cut. When it's short, I wish it were longer and can't wait for it to grow out. Straight? I want curls. Curly? I long for silky smooth locks. If it's dark, I envy all my blonde headed sisters, and if it's blonde I want to darken it.
I've been red pretty much constantly for over 10 years now. I'm naturally a reddish brown color, and I started dyeing it red to give it a little extra 'ooomph'. Then I got caught in the 'dye trap'...you color once, and you have to color again unless you want roots growing out. I tried once to color it back to my 'natural' color...yeah, that didn't work too well. I ended up with brown roots and red ends..not the desired effect.
Summer 2002 I had some blonde put in..and it got blonder, and blonder as the months went by. It seemed like I could almost feel my IQ dropping every time I got highlights put in..and after about 6 months I went back to red.
Last summer I decided that I wanted black hair. Jet black hair with scarlet high-lights. I got a 'pixie' cut (about 2" long all over), then got a bleaching kit and some cherry red semi-permanent color, and I went for it. it turned out really quite well....the only problem was when it started to grow out. I had to re-color it all black, then add more red...it was a pain in the ass to say the least.
So, I decided to go back to the old standby. I've been red ever since. I'm getting bored with it. I don't know exactly what I want...i know that if I go blonde I'll be happy for a bit, and if I go dark I'll have a hell of a time getting rid of it....and I know too, that I'm going to always come back to red. It's what suits me the best, my skin color, eye color, the whole package.
So, I suppose I'll re-color red again this week...perhaps a little funkier red, a most un-natural red. Maybe a 'Manic Panic' fire hydrant, Elmo red.......
..or perhaps not.