It's time for a change. I really wanted some blond highlights in my hair for the summer -- nothing says summer like blond highlights. My budget does not allow for $100 beauty salon pampering, so off I went to the Bi-Mart for some Frost and Glo, on sale for $4.99.
I have plenty of experience coloring my hair. I've done the at home kits since I was 16 and my mother first allowed me to do the 28 day hair dye. By the way, anything that only stays around for 28 days is not going to be very dramatic and "dramatic" is my middle name. I moved from the sissy temp stuff to harder dyes like Natural Instincts, Medium Golden Brown. My hair was already medium brown. Now you are beginning to see the dramatic side of my personality in full force. I've gone through all the brown shades through the years, from Auburn to Light Honey Brown. I answer people's questions, "What is you natural color?" with, "I have no idea because I've died my hair for so long." (It's been 3 months since I colored and I have no signs of different colored roots). I think my natural color is Medium Golden Brown.
This time was going to be different. No more boring brown. I wanted something bold and daring. I wanted my blond highlights to pop, to make people finally realize the dramatic person that I am. They would see me coming and say, "Wow, she has dramatic hair. I bet she paid $100 to have those bold highlights done." So I summoned up my courage, strapped on the Frost and Glo cap and started pulling big, thick chunks of my hair through the holes. The directions said:
For a subtle effect, pull hair through every other hole in cap. I pulled hair through EVERY hole in the cap!
Leave product on for 15-20 minutes for light brown highlights or 30 minutes for blond highlights. I left the product on for 45 minutes. I wanted dramatic!
I was terrified as I waited. What if it was too light? What if I had to make a run to the Bi-mart with a hat on my head to by another Natural Instincts, Medium Golden Brown? Looking in the mirror with that frightening cap on my head, I saw white blond hair sticking through the holes. Ahh! I had done it this time. It was too much. It was too long of a time for that product to sit on my brown hair. I took the cap off and quickly washed my hair, as per the instructions. Then I looked in the mirror.... where did all that blond go? I stepped as close to the mirror as the bathroom sink would allow.... Looking, looking. Seriously, did I do anything to my hair?
After I dried my hair, the results were in. Very, very subtle results. My husband commented when he came home that evening, "I thought you said you were doing something 'dramatic' with your hair today. You didn't have time?"
Glare, glare, sniff, sniff.... tears. "I did the Frost and Glo and this is it! My dramatic do is nothing like the picture on the box!"
He held me close, patted by back and said, "It never is, honey. It never is."
5 comments:
Oh phew! Phew! Phew! Phew! I was so nervous when I started reading your entry because I've used that same Frost and Glo several times (on my hair and friend's hair) with very mixed results. My freshman year of college I pulled way too much hair through the cap and my roomates brown hair ended up bright, bright white. It was dramatic-- it was plain ugly. I think your hair turned out quite nicely.
when i've used it i left in on for over an hour, when i did my sister's dark hair we left it on for 1 1/2 hrs. my experience is that that stuff is pretty weak so you've gotta double the time. i think your hair always looks good. i'll just say it: i'm jelous. you're beautiful.
Imagine your tears if you had Lesley's friend's results! All in all subtle sounds pretty good! (If you want drama I've got some Brazilian Brown I'm afraid to use, looks auburn to me.)
Well, at least you have the nerve to try the boxed dyes. What a guy Jeff is;-)
I've never dyed my hair but lately I've started feeling the urge to do it. I was inspired enough by your post to glance at the boxed dyes at Safeway this morning but just chickened out. Maybe one of these days I'll get the guts!
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