Gina and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hair Day
My last trip to the hair salon was about 4 weeks ago. That was the day I had finalized my decision to go from blond (my natural hair color) to red. I just had to try it. I don't usually experiment with hair colors, but I've always wanted to know how I looked with red hair.
It actually looked really good and very natural on me. I have red-head skin anyhow. The problem was that it started to fade immediately! I'm talking showers with red dye pooling at my feet. After $120...thats NOT cool!
So when I when I went to the salon yesterday I had something like strawberry blond hair. I had also decided a while ago that I was going to bite the bullet and try to grow my hair out. I did pretty well. But, as usual, I found myself wearing it in a ponytail all of the time. What's the point of having long hair if you're going to wear it up all of the time? And I knew when the kids started asking me why I never wear my hair down that it was time for a change.
So anyhow I decided to go back to short. I promise to post a pic later. Well the hair coloring was fantastic. She had to give me a dark brown base color to neutralize the red out. Then she applied heavy highlights all over and a toner. The result is really nice. I like it.
Then came the haircut. At this point I'd been there for about 3 hours. Yeah! It takes a loooong time! She's cutting my hair and we're all joking around because my hairdresser and the other hairdresser that usually works with her is hilarious. Well I don't know if she felt rushed or what, but I walked out with the WORST haircut I've ever had!
Imagine...
My last trip to the hair salon was about 4 weeks ago. That was the day I had finalized my decision to go from blond (my natural hair color) to red. I just had to try it. I don't usually experiment with hair colors, but I've always wanted to know how I looked with red hair.
It actually looked really good and very natural on me. I have red-head skin anyhow. The problem was that it started to fade immediately! I'm talking showers with red dye pooling at my feet. After $120...thats NOT cool!
So when I when I went to the salon yesterday I had something like strawberry blond hair. I had also decided a while ago that I was going to bite the bullet and try to grow my hair out. I did pretty well. But, as usual, I found myself wearing it in a ponytail all of the time. What's the point of having long hair if you're going to wear it up all of the time? And I knew when the kids started asking me why I never wear my hair down that it was time for a change.
So anyhow I decided to go back to short. I promise to post a pic later. Well the hair coloring was fantastic. She had to give me a dark brown base color to neutralize the red out. Then she applied heavy highlights all over and a toner. The result is really nice. I like it.
Then came the haircut. At this point I'd been there for about 3 hours. Yeah! It takes a loooong time! She's cutting my hair and we're all joking around because my hairdresser and the other hairdresser that usually works with her is hilarious. Well I don't know if she felt rushed or what, but I walked out with the WORST haircut I've ever had!
Imagine...
Yeah! That bad! I was the little dutch boy who stuck his finger in the dam.
I ran home and ordered my husband upstairs until I could mess with it. Then I had a moment of near-nuclear meltdown where I nearly cried. My hair was screwed. I immediately started searching the net for super short styles I might like. I figured that the only way to salvage it would be to cut most of it off.
So I found something I'd be okay with and called my hairdresser and rushed down there and PRAISE JESUS! She fixed it! She didn't have to cut it all up, she just had to shape and texture it more. Now I like it quite a bit. Its the perfect length for me and was really easy to work with.
What a nightmare! Thank goodness its all fixed.
Now for your enjoyment...
I ran home and ordered my husband upstairs until I could mess with it. Then I had a moment of near-nuclear meltdown where I nearly cried. My hair was screwed. I immediately started searching the net for super short styles I might like. I figured that the only way to salvage it would be to cut most of it off.
So I found something I'd be okay with and called my hairdresser and rushed down there and PRAISE JESUS! She fixed it! She didn't have to cut it all up, she just had to shape and texture it more. Now I like it quite a bit. Its the perfect length for me and was really easy to work with.
What a nightmare! Thank goodness its all fixed.
Now for your enjoyment...
Random Crap Said or Overheard at my Salon
Until the next time...
-G♥
- "I was doing blow off of a gay guy's butt"
- "I did the deed over the balcony and all I can think to say is 'I'M ON VACATIOOON!!'"
- (Another Client after asking for a bottle-opener to start in on her wine) "If you hang around here with me long enough I eventually talk about sex. And that's because I never have any!"
- (My hairdresser)"I want to go across the U.S. making out with bartenders. I wanna be a c***tease."
- "You need to stop making out with gay guys. And how could you make out with those eyebrows??"
- "Who stole my Cherry Coke? What the hell! Who takes someone's Cherry Coke???"
- (A different client) "So here we are at this nail place and we're laughing at the price list which, on the bottom, says 'Toe Waxing:$10 & Up', and we're like WTH??? 'And up?!' How much hair could you have on there?!"
- (My hairdresser to me about redecorating the house) "Just burn it. Burn it down. I'd be running out with my cats and my hand bags going 'SAVE THE KENNETH COLE SHOES!!!'"
- (Me) "Man...I'm gonna need a nap after this!" (My hairdresser) "Getting pampered all afternoon is really hard, isn't it?" (Me) "I know, right?? My husband just doesn't get that."
- (Me to the other client who was tired of meeting men off of Match.com) "I met my husband on the internet. I just wasn't looking at the time and it wasn't on a dating site." (Her) "Any advice?" (Me) "Yeah...try not to get murdered. That always ends bitterly."
Until the next time...
-G♥
