Monday, January 25, 2010

Identity Issues

I used to be blonde,

even in high school. (Please excuse the ugly cowboy hat...I was in high school.)






I am convinced that it was Chile that caused my hair to go darker...

and darker...
and darker...












Was it the water down there? The diet of pure avocados? Or maybe it was my body subconsciously trying to morph into a Chilean. Whatever the case, in my head I was still blonde. After all the men still yelled "Rubia!" when I walked by.

However, by the time I got home I heard all sorts of comments such as: "I thought you were blonde." "What happened to your hair? It's dark!" "Are you Anjuli? oh someone told me she was the brunette with the yellow purse."

I was devastated. I liked being blonde. I did the only rational thing - bought the cheapest box of hair dye and go for the platinum beach blonde look.

The result?




Orange hair.


After many times to attempt to correct the color...


I guess it looked at little more blonde, and a little less orange.






After 2 1/2 years, the horrible color has finally grpwn out. I have vowed never to dye my hair again, and accept that I am this hair color:


whatever that is.

dishwater?
mousey?
jar of honey spilled in the fireplace ashes?
nabbnqab? (Not a blonde, but not quite a brunette)



What would you call it?

6 comments:

Melody said...

Well... I still think of you as a blonde. Even if you technically aren't anymore (and it's not because of your level of intelligence). :)

EP said...

I'm with Melody. I still think of you as blond, too. You never know, maybe you'll get lighter again. Sometimes hair gets lighter in the sun.

jet said...

Ha ha, forgive me, but I too have had box color (but mine made me look like a mouse, and gray...).

You're still a blonde, just a dirty one. Even better! (Come to the dark side Deet, we have pie)~

:)

mle said...

I call it LOVELY! :)

beentie said...

my hair is orange now too!!!...but this time it wasn't from a box. Yes, a professional dyed my hair "golden" she called it. I fixed it a little with a box of dye, but when people (even guys) notice I have a different color of hair, it can't be a good sign.

Torrie Schultz... said...

At least when you are outside your hair glistens a golden color right? A depressing fact...this week I pulled a white hair out of my head and the end of it was mousey...that means...the worst has begun :(