Tuesday
May152012
Please Tell Me That Bloody Carrot Is the Hair Colour of Cool Maturity
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Before I got married in 2001, I panicked about life changes and ended up dyeing, then perming, then bleaching, and then dyeing my hair again all within the span of two weeks. I did all of that myself at home with ten-dollar boxes of chemicals. I'm lucky that it didn't all fall out before the wedding.
Years before, I shaved my head when I feared that a relationship was ending.
It seems that I use my hair to deal outwardly with the inward grief and fear of life changes, so what can you expect that I've been up to in the lead up to my TEDxRegina talk tomorrow afternoon? Overprocessing my hair, of course!
I dyed it first three days ago. It was a light reddish brown. It brightened my colour a bit, nothing too drastic, which is what I wanted. It was a little on the orange side, though, and I'd missed a patch on the side, so, of course, there had to be a re-dye.
I decided that I wanted to deepen the colour bit and maybe tone the red the down, so I chose a medium brown colour for the second dye job. I know it's iffy to dye one's hair again so soon, especially with a different colour than the first dye, but I'm nothing if not confident in my abilities when it comes to screwing with my own hair.
I applied it this morning, certain I was going to come out with a deeper, slightly more mature colour. I was going to look smokin' hot at TEDx!
Um, yeah, no.
The new colour, while definitely deeper, lacks the sobering effect of maturity for which I was hoping, unless BLOODY CARROT is the hair colour of cool maturity these days.
Something tells me it's not.
Fiddlesticks.
Hello, TEDxRegina! You'll know me by my orange glow.
Years before, I shaved my head when I feared that a relationship was ending.
It seems that I use my hair to deal outwardly with the inward grief and fear of life changes, so what can you expect that I've been up to in the lead up to my TEDxRegina talk tomorrow afternoon? Overprocessing my hair, of course!
I dyed it first three days ago. It was a light reddish brown. It brightened my colour a bit, nothing too drastic, which is what I wanted. It was a little on the orange side, though, and I'd missed a patch on the side, so, of course, there had to be a re-dye.
I decided that I wanted to deepen the colour bit and maybe tone the red the down, so I chose a medium brown colour for the second dye job. I know it's iffy to dye one's hair again so soon, especially with a different colour than the first dye, but I'm nothing if not confident in my abilities when it comes to screwing with my own hair.
I applied it this morning, certain I was going to come out with a deeper, slightly more mature colour. I was going to look smokin' hot at TEDx!
Um, yeah, no.
The new colour, while definitely deeper, lacks the sobering effect of maturity for which I was hoping, unless BLOODY CARROT is the hair colour of cool maturity these days.
Something tells me it's not.
Fiddlesticks.
Hello, TEDxRegina! You'll know me by my orange glow.
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fashion & style, writing and blogging and tagged in TED, TED Talks, TEDx, TEDxRegina, beauty, hair, hair dye, style 
Reader Comments (29)
I actually quite like it! Definitely hawt.
Although I might not be the best judge when it comes to red hair.
Kinda digging it. You look like a Tequila Sunrise.
if i tell you that my baby sister, currently studying to be a hairdresser, also dyed her hair orange last night, will that make you feel more grown up?
how 'bout if i tell you she looks awesome and so do you? break a leg, baby.
Love love love it xo
Ya know what? I actually like it. Now go get 'em!
I think it looks hot. You're going to kick TEDx's ass.
I love it, it looks great! Pooey on those who don't like it. :)
I think that's just about the most natural looking red-head-from-a-box I've ever seen. Rock it.
It IS totally! Maturity with an edge. I swear on a bottle of chardonnay and a goat cheese salad.
I love the color! I think it's awesome. :) That's so exciting to be speaking at a TED conference! Will they be putting it online anywhere? I'd love to watch!
- Esther
http://roseywinterrose.blogspot.com
I think it looks GREAT.
But then, I would.
I really like it.
It's perfect for you.
And with a black T shirt?
SMOKIN and unforgettable and the talk of TEDx.
I like 2nd Dye. Bloody Carrot is cool maturity. Although I wouldn't call that bloody carrot. It's more a burnt pumpkin with a hint of maple leaf.
Rock it baby.
You look fabulous!! And cool!! And grown up enough to be giving a talk to anyone, anywhere in the world!!
(Plus maturity is over-rated :-).)
Great, I can't wait for the video!
As a person who found her inner redhead as an adult? I love it. People usually come up to me the week before I'm due to refresh the dye job and tell me how pretty my hair color it (when it's been washed daily for almost 3 weeks and is lighter and more orangey). I'm wondering if it's time to go a shade lighter into the medium auburn/copper range.
All this when I'm also wondering how it would feel to let it go grey and be natural again. I just don't feel the grey, yet.
Go knock'em dead at the conference. Your words will be so terrific that your hair won't even draw notice.
I like it! Very nice!
Redheads rule! Or carrot tops, or gingers, or whatever it is that non-redheads call us. Welcome to the club! :-)
I'm really loving the color! And though I am a new reader here, I've already come to *love* reading your posts. You make me laugh, but you also touch my heart.
Good luck today at TedxRegina! Can't wait for you to tell us all about it! xo
I like bloody carrot. I colour my hair red as well. Redheads are feisty, especially the ones who colour that way - because we CHOOSE to be feisty!
I think it's smokin'. and in the good not-skunk-weed way.
I'm more then positive you rocked the shit out of TEDxRegina. You're beautiful!
You were so amazing at Tedx Regina today, and the only presenter that made me tear up a little. I am so glad I got to meet you, share lunch with you and hear your incredible presentation. You were the highlight of a pretty remarkable day! :)
I like it! Don't worry about it, it looks good!
I, being partial to this color, think it looks really, really great. I can tell you from experience, reds fade fast. Maybe you'll like it better after a few showers.
I do like it on you, truly.
Red is not my favorite hair color normally, but I love this. Looks great!
I think it looks awesome.
Bloody carrot is the hair colour of cool maturity.
BTW, I also mark major life changes with a drastic hair alteration. New beginnings = new hair, I always say.
It looks fine. You have way of pulling off certain looks.