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Make an appointment for yourself right after your haircut, that way you have to leave and can't get a hair coloring because it takes so long. Ask a friend to meet you for coffee or something!
Why don't you have your colorist dye it darker, like your natural color & see how you like it! You'll have the expense now, but you'll save a lot in the future!!
@quiche- I actually asked the girl to do it last time, but she said it was "too dark" for me and went back to the lighter blonde colors. Figures!
You could put in some low lights to break up the blonde left in your hair, have them match it to your root color and this way it will grow out without distinct lines!
Well, the big reason I would like to be discouraged is I CANNOT afford this right now. I'm paying double rent for half of next month and FI is between jobs and my credit cards are maxed out...it's not good people!
That alone should be enough for you to stop yourself, spending money on your hair right now would just make you feel guilty and weigh you down. Try to be responsible, there will be plenty of other chance to get your hair done the way you would like, when your not so pressed for cash.
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It took me a long time to grow out my hair to its natural color, and just look at it this way... if you get your hair re-colored, it's like you're starting ALL OVER - back to square one. It'll just be that much longer before you get to see if you like your natural color.
And my parents always told me (although I didn't always listen) that if you can't afford to buy it outright, then you don't need it right now. And it sounds like money's too tight for you to pay for coloring services.
Be strong!!
I think that lowlights or dying it your natural color is a great idea--just because I think it will be way easier to give in and get it re-highlighted if you have a big stripe down your roots that bugs you every day! If you do it to your natural color, you hopefully won't have to worry about it again. It'll be a one-time expense. And you might really like it natural!
(ps- I have the same issue-was very blonde when I was younger, and became more dark blonde as I got older. I highlighted it for a while, then one day decided to dye it dark brown, and it works really well for my skin tone and is much easier to keep up than light blonde is. You never know what you'll like!)
So far so good :D Though, I haven't gotten a haircut yet either but I feel less inclined to get it colored! I'm trying to convince myself that it doesn't really look all that bad, it could be worse. I am wondering if it's going to look more dramatic if I cut my hair short though.
The only real reason that I care so much is that my clients at work are really high-profile execs at hospitals, and I don't want to look bad when I go to meetings with them!
@loralie- you are SO right. Even though I got low lights last time that were supposed to match my natural color, they have since washed out and there's a definite distinction between them and my natural. There's no way I could get low lights and then just not keep them up and have it all miraculously blend together and make it look like I never colored it!!
I choppity-chop-chopped all of my hair off this weekend & thought of you...haha!
Ha, is this the post-wedding chop? Did you color it too? :P
Do not do! Just let it grow out, if you don't have the money to dye it (otherwise I would suggest waiting until it grows out half an inch or so, get it colour-matched either to a dug store brand or by a professional, and dye it all). Hats are your friend. =)
You could also wait until it grows out an inch or so and get it cut to that length. Dunno how fast your hair grows, though....
Ok....from a natural born blonde (to this day!)....I would never dye my hair (not until the greys show up) because it would NEVER get back to my lovely color (not trying to brag it just is a very multi-colored blond that would be impossible to replicate). So in the winter when I'm not in the sun and my hair is not lightening naturally, I use Sun-In just to lighten up the underneath part and the roots. You can use it with a blow dryer and it works great. Be careful if your hair is tending toward a darker brown though because it can produce an orangey color if you don't start out light enough.
How are you holding up, Miss Burgundy?
I've been waiting to make an appointment post-wedding because my stylist has been on vacation and then the salon was closed for a week! I can't wait to get it done, it's been driving me crazy at this length!!
Miss Burgundy, I feel your pain. I was very light-haired as a child and teenager but as I've gotten older, it's gotten darker. I even had somebody call me a "dishwater blonde" -- I got irrationally upset about it and started highlighting leading up to the wedding. I loved how it looked, but I just can't afford to maintain it post-wedding, so I've stopped. Now I'm watching it grow out and it doesn't look ter-ri-ble, but it doesn't look awesome, either. And I'm sad. : (
One question: how much do you like your stylist? It kind of bothers me that you asked for something but she didn't give you the color that you wanted and insisted on keeping you lighter haired.
I bought natural instincts at home hair color when I was going through this. It was semi-permanent so it didn't damage my hair and I couldn't mess it up. I just went a few shades darker (closer to my own natural dark blonde/light brown). I was very happy with the results. Then it made growing my hair out easier.When you pick semi-permanent hair color, just get no ammonia and peroxide and it will work out well.
Aveda also makes great color care shampoos that will even out your hair as you grow it out. Those helped a lot too.
Natures gate (find at a health food store) makes a great chammomile shampoo for natural highlights or if you find you want to go lighter again.
I've so been there. Hair color is very expensive.
I am lucky. I trade with my colorist now. I teach her private pilates and she does my color and a once a week blow dry! yay! But if not, I couldn't afford it.
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I need help, hive! I had very light blonde hair when I was younger, but now my hair is more of a dark blonde but I have been getting bleach weaves for the last few years to lighten it up.
I'm at the point where I would really like to just see how I'm going to look with my natural color, but I always crack when my roots are about 2-3 inches grown out (because I feel like I look GROSS) and get it colored again.
I really do not have the money to do this right now. I think I'm going to get a haircut, but I'm worried about just breaking down and getting it colored again when I go into the salon! Help!!