*This post was also started over a week ago, but I never
got around to finishing/posting it till not. Not that timing matters that much,
but now I have more info I can add towards the end of the post. So get excited
:)*
We all know him. Most of us loved him as kid. Some of us
still love him today. Yes, I am talking about the Kool-Aid Man.
Well... I killed him.
Ok, not really. But it definitely felt, and looked, like
that the first time I washed my hair after getting it dye red.
This is the long-anticipated update to my previous post that
tells what happened the week following the day I went red.
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To be fair, I had been warned and was WELL AWARE that red hair fades. I had red balayage highlights for
the 3 months leading up to my full head of red, so I knew that red fades. When
I first got red highlights my hair stylist recommended I use this new shampoo
that recently came out called CelebLuxury Viral.
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| love this stuff |
This shampoo re-deposits red into your hair every time you wash with it and
it totally helped me keep my red on point for the 3 months between my hair
appointments. So I figured, sure red fades, but I have my awesome shampoo to
help me keep it going for a while.
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| 3 months after getting red balayage |
So I did it. I hopped in the shower, made sure to use cold
water, and I washed my hair.
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| what my hair looked like pre-washing |
As I was getting my hair wet I looked over my should and saw
the bright red stream of water going down my back and pooling at the bottom of
the shower waiting for its turn to go down the drain. It looked like a scene
right out of a movie. I didn’t use my red shampoo this time because I didn’t
want to possibly impact the pretty red I had just had done if it wasn’t already
fading out. I felt like I needed to give it a try on its own first. However, it
didn’t take long after getting out of the shower to realize my gorgeous red
hair was now completely pink. I started blow-drying it a bit to confirm my
suspicions, but it was clear my hair was SUPER pink.
I started freaking out. First, because I was going to have
full on pink hair in my friend’s wedding pics (sorry Rori) and secondly because
it was already a stretch explaining red hair in my professional/serious job
role. How on earth was I going to explain pink hair?!
So I did the only thing I could think of at that moment. I
got back in the shower and used my red shampoo and hoped for a miracle.
A miracle did not come. It might have made it a slightly
darker pink, but the difference was not noticeable enough to make me stop
freaking out. At that point I couldn’t do anything about it but wait and
text my stylist in the morning.
The next morning I straightened my hair and got ready to
head to the temple for my friend’s wedding. Before leaving the house I snapped
a pic to send my stylist and see what we could do to fix this situation.
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| after one washing - even pinker in person |
Because here’s the frustration. I get that red fades. I
expected that. I was ready for that. However, after spending the very, very
large amount of money (and time) that I did to go red, I expected it to last
longer than 2 days.
I texted my stylist and sent her the pics I’d taken that
morning. She was also surprised and wasn’t sure why that had happened. I
mentioned I would wash it again Sunday night and try my red shampoo again,
leaving it on for longer this next go-around, and see if that would make any
difference.
Just for fun, here are some shots of me and my pink hair at
my friend’s wedding.
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| bridesmaids and flower girls |
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| bridal party |
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| bride's posse |
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| at the ring ceremony - my feet were killing me |
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| bridesmaids |
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| desperately trying to dodge the boquet |
I had more than one comment made about how nice it was I
dyed my hair to match my friend’s wedding color. I laughed it off because all
the comments were made to be funny and not rude at all. But I was frustrated.
I’m a 30 year old with pink here. #canyousaystrugglefest
I made it through the weekend and hopped in the shower again
Sunday night to try and get my hair to take the red shampoo. Typically in the
past I would lather the red shampoo up and shave my legs before washing it out.
This time however I put it on and took a seat (I have a little sitting area in
my shower, so it wasn’t like I was sitting on the floor of the shower). And I
waited. I sat there a good 20 minutes or so and then washed my hair. If it made
any sort of difference it was barely noticeable. If anything it made it a
brighter pink.
I texted my stylist an update Monday morning and she said
she could meet me at her salon Tuesday evening and we’d throw another round
of red on my hair – a bit darker shade this time – and hope it sticks better.
So for 2 days I tried to slick my hair to my head as much as
possible for work so it wasn’t as blatantly obvious that I had bright pink
hair. My attempts were futile and I was still compared to Strawberry Shortcake
on Monday.
Sidenote: I have been really surprised at how freely people
give their opinions or jokes about what my hair reminds them of. It made me
wish I didn’t bite my tongue sometimes and responded with a ridiculous retort
about what some of their features reminded me of. But, alas, I’m trying to not
be a terrible person all the time so I resisted the urges.
On Tuesday my sister and I met at a beauty supply store to
get a bunch of new hair supplies to try and help my damaged hair (from the
bleach and overall heat I’m constantly applying to it as well as it’s natural
texture) and see if I could find any other stuff, in addition to my red
shampoo, to help keep the soon-to-have new red hair from fading as fast. I
picked up a bottle of this wash-in dye called Fireball.
I haven’t tried it yet (still haven’t at the time of this
posting), but I’m excited to! And ironically when I met with my stylist later
that even she’d also bought a bottle of that in case I wanted to get it from
her and try it out. I ended up buying her bottle as well because if it can help
extend my color and put off my next costly hair appointment it’s worth the $8.
So Tuesday evening I went back to my stylist and we threw
on a darker shade of semi-permanent red. It was actually the same color we had
used on my roots the first time around which hadn’t faded out nearly as bad as
the color we used on the rest of my hair the first time. So I was hopeful.
While the final result of the second go-around wasn’t nearly
as bright and bold as the first red, I loved it. And I felt like it was more
natural (as far as a completely unnatural bright red hair could be) compared to
the first red (which again I loved as well). It also didn’t seem so pink so
that made me relieved that hopefully it wouldn’t wash out again to that same
color.
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| someone's feeling pretty hahaha |
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| trying all sorts of new looks |
I procrastinated washing my hair for as long as I could… I
got it done Tuesday evening and didn’t wash it until Saturday night. I was SO
nervous! As soon as the water touched my hair it was a blood bath again, but I
kept going. I used my red shampoo again and left it on a bit longer than I used
to, just to be extra cautious. I can’t tell you how relieved I was to get out
of the shower and still have red hair. I was so happy.
Since that first wash after the second round of dying I’ve
only washed my hair one other time – two nights again, on Sunday the 26th.
That’s right, I went a whole week and a day before washing it again. Haha Some
people may think that’s gross. I think it was amazing my hair lasted that long
and still looked good/good enough to not be ashamed of. Lol And this time
around I had similar results – a flow of red down the drain and plenty of time
letting the red shampoo do it’s magic on my hair. And the red is staying
strong.
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| after second washing |
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| don't actually watch this show, but we all know this line |
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