I went through a phase where I was experimenting with my appearance, constantly changing my hairstyle, colour and length to see what suited me. I was very lucky. Working for M.A.C allowed me the freedom to experiment while still getting paid. They were all about expressing ourselves and because of that I found myself with every shade of hair colour and lengths. Of course, this also meant that eventually people I'll just meet will get intimated by my appearance. It was fun and a tad bit lonely.. not everyone gets it and because of so I often found myself wondering if I've gone too far?
Still my mind set was, if I don't play around while I'm young, I'll look ridiculous when I'm old and attempting those crazy hair styles. I have really thick hair, like no joke really thick which takes me hours to dry so most of the time I have to get my hairstylist to thin it out for me. Last year I was asked to be a bridesmaid (giving me a years notice) because it was held overseas and I'm so glad she did; gives me time to save for it. As my hair was short and I've been through the part where asian wedding planners have this thing about curls and wanting to curl my hair even though it's short.. I decided a year should be enough for me to grow my chin length bob into something long. It was the hardest year I've ever gone through. In order for it to grow, I had to make sure it was healthy and to make it healthy I was not allow to dye it, and I had to have regular trims to keep it healthy.. I had to make my hairstylist promise that no matter how much I beg, she cannot cut it short. It was definitely a very trying year and it's kind of amazing that it did grow and grow very fast it did. I was pretty surprise how long it manage to grow in a years time. So yes, I had long hair for my friends wedding and her wedding was beautiful.
When I came back from overseas I was tempted to get it cut, I find long hair hard to manage and maybe just a tad bit too girly for me. I didn't know what to do with it. I'm not very good at curling it and most of the time I just throw it into a ponytail to get it all off my face. The first time I went to my hairstylist after coming back, she convinced me not to cut it short straight away, give it a little more time and see how I like it. Six weeks later, I went back and got it cut short! Just above the shoulders, so yeah I cut 2/3 of my length and it felt great! I love her work, it's so light and easy to manage and I don't have to worry about styling it because it sits perfectly every time (just not when I'm at home). Then I went for that tortoise shell colouring for my hair and it was perfect, dark roots light ends. I really did like it until I found my hair growing too fast again and the ends looking worse to wear. Plus I wanted colour. I miss the old me that gets to do crazy colours and get away with it.. it's kind of hard now when I'm an admin and the first face that people see when they walk into our office. Still that doesn't mean I won't try to push my boundaries. So now, I'm spotting rose gold hair, where the roots are black to brown and my ends are reddish pink. It's not permanent, just semi, which means I can change it after a couple of washes. So even if my managers walk in and tells me it's inappropriate or too much I can fix it instantly without damaging my hair. Win-win.
I used Fudge Paintbox - Pink Riot. Priceline stocks these so it's very handy and it's not permanent so it's not as damaging to the hair. It was applied onto of my already balayage hair.
So far I have been getting compliments for the colour and it is something that I haven't done before. Hope you all like!
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