COLOR ME HAPPY

via Asian Models

It has been over 11 months since I've done anything to my hair, specially dyeing, but after seeing the recent cover of W Korea with South Korean model, Hyoni Kang, sporting turquoise hair, I'm really in the mood to crack open the jar of pillarbox red semi-permanent hair dye I have stashed away in one of my moving boxes.

If only I wasn't so concerned about finding a full-time job over the summer, I would dye my hair in a heartbeat.

UNDERCUT

After much contemplation, I decided to get a haircut. Took off about 4 inches of dead hair and thinned it out. I also got an undercut (inspired by French model Aymeline Valade), but the hairdresser did not do it the way I originally asked for it--to have it shaved off. According to the hairdresser, it was too "manly." Instead, she chopped off some of my hair and made it look like like I had a bad hair job and was growing the bottom part of my hair out. So, I ended up asking my friend who had a pair of clippers to shave it all off. Now, I love it!

VAMPIRE RED

For the past two weeks, I've been sporting red hair. The color is starting to fade to an orange-red now, so this weekend I'm planning to re-apply Manic Panic in Pillarbox Red to get it even redder. Since I have been growing out my hair, the bleached parts were only able to grab the color. It looks a bit strange, but I'm not planning to bleach my hair any time soon so I have to live with the two-toned look, and I'm okay with that.

Although, my only complaint about Manic Panic hair dye is that the color rubs on a lot of my clothes during the first few days, the color fades every few weeks, and when washing my hair the dye stains my bathtub. I know I can avoid all of these issues by using a permanent red hair dye, but according to a hairstylist friend of mine, it's not a good idea to go that route. Regardless, I just wanted to have a little fun with my hair since I'll most likely be back to black in a few months.