you go on and i'll be happier

So in the midst of everything right now, I'm trying to pull myself together for my hair. As vain as that is, it's kinda like a way away from life. It's frivolous and can change many times. Right now my hair is a version of a sunset of colours. It's blonde in the front, an orange-red through the hair and the ends are a brown. Thanks to the wonders of bleaching I'm looking more like a clown every day. However, the good thing about this is the light at the end of the tunnel. My hair is really naturally dark. So in my effort to go blonde (which is already boring me) I've got a lot of options available. What I'm going to do, is bleach my hair one last time (the third and final trial). I doubt it will go a consistent colour, however I'm going to really just be focusing on the orange-red and the ends. I'll toy around with that let my hair breathe for a week, and then I'll go red.

Now there are a lot of different shades of red I can roll into. Especially because I'm looking for a job, I think I'm really limited to versions that aren't as outlandish as I would really like. So Little Mermaid Red is out of the question. When I was 14 or 15, I was finally allowed to dye my hair, and I went that type of bright red hair. I loved it, but sadly not sensible. Oh how times have changed, and how much my teenage angst self would just hate me.



Alison Sudol also known as the front woman for A Fine Frenzy, is amazing. And her red hair is absolutely enviable. However, upon further inspection it's clear she has various colours of red. This had been my first introduction and spark of green envy. It's in the 'Almost Lover' video. Perhaps it's the shading of the image, but looking at it, there are a lot of orange hues. More than I'd like, which led me to believe that maybe a browner shade might work.



Led me to this version of her red hair. Which when I actually took a good look at, I was surprised that it just wasn't really red. It's brown with some brassiness. Before looking around at samples of her hair I just went by this video thinking it was her regular signature red. I was pretty surprised. However, this definitely wasn't the version for me. I want a bit more red rather than a brassy brown.



Came upon this one and found myself disappointed again. It's too orange for my liking. At this point I was thinking perhaps I should look in other places for my red. I'm kind of a visual person, and I won't lie I like my hair being styled after another style that I like. So I kind of want to see or imagine the end product.



Then I found this one. In that shot it's a bit darker than I'd like, but the second I saw the video I started talking to my friend how I really wanted it. Now with my bleached hair I can once in for all get a good shade. Rather than tinting my dark hair with a bit of a colour.

We'll see how it goes regardless. This weekend coming up or the weekend after I'll do my bleaching again, if I like it throw the toner on, and then from there see where to go. Regardless it was fun writing this :) Self indulgence for the win.