I’m going to participate in NaBloPoMo.
My hair is driving me crazy. Just a few weeks ago, I got some of the sweetest compliments about my hair color from some people who hadn’t seen me since I made the change from mouse to brunette.
At the time, I replied sweetly and agreeingly, “I do too! I can’t believe I ever liked my hair when it was lighter. I really think I look better with darker hair.” I nodded my head with such fervor! I truly believed in my darkened tresses.
I don’t know. I’ve been looking in the mirror and thinking how washed out and BLAAAH I look. Everything is just wrong. My skin is wrinkly and pore-y and my hair is BLAAAAH and limp and BLAAAH and I just look like an aging mom. Actually I look nothing at all like the two pictures above right now, right now my hair is BLAAAAH.
I’m not really sure how I went from fervent agreement about my hair to BLAAAH. (And did I mention BLAAAH?)
Let’s just pretend for a moment that your name is Jennifer and that you had previously lighter hair ranging in shades from practically bleached blonde to deep chocolate. Imagine, for a moment, won’t you?, that you were contemplating going lighter again, with lots of highlights. What would you be considering? A deep golden brownish-blonde? Keeping the dark color previously held in such esteem? Returning to your blonde beginnings?
My hair is obviously in need of a trim, but I don’t know what to do with it anymore. I’m so sick of the style I have now. It’s at an in between length, I’d really like it to be longer, but waiting for it to grow is a killer.
It’s possible that my hair color just needs a refresher course in HOTNESS 101 and I need a little trim and head massage to perk me up. It’s also possible that I’ve completely lost it, especially since I’m going to participate in NaBloPoMo. (Which has nothing to do with hair directly, but both admissions hold sufficient evidence of my insanity.)
(I had to search my blog for “hair” to find all the places where I’ve talked about my hair. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! I need some new material. I talk about my hair waaaay too often.)
I am going through a similar hair conundrum myself! I realized just the other day that I have successfully grown out my bangs to the length of the rest of my hair….now what? I think I want to cut them off! And I can’t keep ahead of my greys for very long, so I’m never really satisfied there. Gosh, this turned out to be all about me, didn’t it? I don’t have any real advice beyond finding a stylist you trust, and in the end, hair grows back. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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I like the chocolate! I was surprised to find out you are actually a blonde.
My suggestion is Jennifer’s Aniston’s color. That darkish brown with lots of blonde highlights. That would be good one you!
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For what it’s worth, I like your hair as it is. Not that I’m an expert. In fact, I’m seriously contemplating just shaving mine off, white strands and all.
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My .02, for what it’s worth…
I saw your picture of when you had just given birth and thought that your hair color was great for your skin tone. Could be that you had just given birth and were glowing.
I recently went darker and am thinking of staying with some darker lowlights while adding some lighter, chunky highlights…now that my face is paler with the whole lack of sun/fall, I think the dark makes me look washed out this time of year.
Good luck! And post pictures
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I’ve been thinking of adding some pink streaks to my hair. I think pink is a good color for dark haired bloggers named Jennifer.
You got first.
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D’oh! I meant “go” not “got”.
I LOVE your haircolor! Don’t touch it!
I think the hair length and style in the second picture is very cute and sassy. I also think that the dark shade makes your eyes stand out. In other words I am a fan of the dark color but I am not sure I have seen you with a lighter shade so I guess I am not the best judge.
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I think the chocolate color looks amazing with your skin. It looks luminescent, not washed out. But I am a ghost also, and love the dark hair and light skin.
How about like butterscotch/caramel highlights?
(mmmm…caramel…)
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*raising hand*
I’m a former blonde gone dark. I get what you are saying – I miss the shine and the highlights that being blonde gives you. Sigh. I tried some light auburn highlights, and that satisfied me for awhile.
It just got to expensive and time consuming to stay blonde.
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I’ve been coloring my hair since college. First for fun, now for necessity, but I am always amazed at how dark my natural color has become. I’ve tried to go with the flow and have my stylist match it, but I look like Morticia Adams, as I’m so fair otherwise. I vote for lowlights and highlights!
Everyday I look in the mirror, I weep at the white streak in the midst of my head and the lack of money available to purchase even a cheap bottle of hair dye…
I miss my red streaks!
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Ok, so I’ve only seen you with dark hair, which I totally love.
However, when my little sister went from dark dark chocolate to dark blonde with natural looking ashy highlights everyone was all… oooooo Hannah’s so hot right now.
So I guess I’m suggesting a change of pace. I love blonde hair. I want some myself….
The thing of it (with dark brunette) is that concealer and blush and appropriate amounts of mascara are all it can take to turn blaaaaaah into damn, i’z hawt. It’s a daily battle this snow white looking person must fight.
PS. I’m doing NaNoWriMo. Gulp.
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I like the color dark. But I know what you mean.
My color is similar (courtesy of an hairdresser who doesn’t like my odd color-free hairs!), and the last time I was there it was looking really matt and blaaah. So, he got his expert colorist to put in some lighter and mid color chunks/foils to give it ‘movement’, which really brightened it up and made it look really good.
Maybe you need some movement in your color.
OMG, NaBloPoMo? I just died. You KNOW you’ll be getting a phone call from me about this insanity.
I still see you as blonde. I think the dark looks good too.
Are you sure it’s the hair color, or the cut? A good stylist makes all the difference in hair. Maybe you need to break up with your stylist instead of your color?
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I can’t give a good opinion without more photos. Time for a parade of pictures highlighting your hair over the years. And GO!
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I was thinking of doing NaBloPoMo myself!! It would be so nice knowing I’m not doing it alone. I’ll kick your ass if you kick mine! Please? I realy need to get back on the blogging ball…I think not blogging is part of my depression (the cause of it – you know, not releasing that energy?).
And I loves da hair talk…I need to fgiure out what to do abou tmine…it’s like AGES longer than when we met!! Like to my ass…
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Oh hai Jennifer, I’m Christina and I’m a hair color addict. I’m now blond although that brown color you have? Done it. Done red, orange, white blond, maroon, and regular ol’ mousy brownish/blond too. I think the color you have is absolutely lovely . . .maybe I should try that next. . .
I think your cut is awesome and also very close to where I’m headed, although I also chose to go with bangs again—-super short, kind of screwy bangs—like my kids got me in my sleep. I LOVE them. And they are definitely
less mom-ish than my last hair cut.
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We have similar skin tones and probably natural hair color, although I haven’t seen mine in about 10 years. I like the brown, but I’m sure blond is good too, although I think of that as a summery thing. Reds are more fall/winter. Have you thought of adding a reddish hue?
I prefer the reds mtyself, because not everyone can pull it off. I have the right skin tone for that. It’s like black hair, very few people can do truly black hair.
It looks great now though. I think you’re just wanting a change.
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hello..
brunette looks good on ya’ i just i don’t quiet like the haircut, it;s good but i think you shoud have it layered and have a blond hi-lights to put some glow on your face..
you look pretty, you just need a few touch of color here and there..
a little blush will do and the eyes- i remember bunny in house bunny said that the eyes are the nipples of your face, lol… put color in it because you’ve lovely eyes…
goodluck!
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