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Here’s this week’s HNT, in just barely under the wire. This would be my “after” image, you can view my HNT of last week as the “before” image. I bought a red “natural” box dye, instead of my usual Blood Red and HI-Octane Orange Special Effects dyes, this natural red dye was named Pomegranate, which I thought was fabulous and fitting as I have a slight obsession with most all things pomegranate.
I expected my hair to turn a medium shade of red, slightly brown but just about 95% red and 15% brown (10% reddish brown, you know, that overlap was purposeful), instead it’s… very brown. There is definitely red in it, of course, but for the most part it’s very brown, much more brown than I expected.
The brown is a shock. It’s very close to my natural color, at least I think it is. I’m not positive as I haven’t had my hair it’s natural color for about nine years. I haven’t really had it any sort of natural color for about nine years. There were brief stints of blonde (for a play) and brown (also for a play), but those lasted no more than three weeks or so before it went back to red, purple, pink, blue, green, black… basically any color but natural. Black is arguably so, which is why I was able to get away with having black hair at my last job.
So why did I dye my hair a “natural” red? I have an interview for Sundance tomorrow. The Sundance Film Festival is held here every year, well, technically it’s held in Park City, Utah not Salt Lake City, Utah, but they have a box office and screenings here. This interview is for a box office monkey position here in SLC (though they don’t call it that). At this point I need a job so badly that I have sacrificed what I have called my closest-to-perfection-as-possible hair color. While one would think Sundance may be cool with unnaturally colored hair, but this is still Utah and I’m just not positive enough to take the chance.
Even though it turned out way more reddish brown than brownish red I actually kind of like it, but I’m still a little in shock over how brown it is, how… natural it is. There’s nothing wrong with it being a natural color, of course, it’s just different. Somehow me having a natural color is strange and almost unnatural because I haven’t had a natural color for a long long time. Though I have a feeling I’m going to have to get a different red to put over it within two weeks or so. I’m not sure this will sit right for long. We’ll see.
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[...] I’ve been changing it a lot lately, as you may or may not have noticed. Not too long ago it was bright red and past my shoulders, and when I wasn’t finding any jobs in SLC I decided to get it to a slightly more normal color. [...]
I feel you on color vs natural, but this looks beautiful on you!!! Everything crossed on a new job for you!!
xoxo
Mo
@Mollena, Thank you, sweetie! I’m liking it more and more as time goes on. Still waiting to hear back on the job, but hopeful.
Well, not that my random opinion means much, but I for one think it looks very nice. It is a natural enough color to look professional, while at the same time different enough that people will notice and remember it. And it compliments your pretty face very well.
@PlumpLover, Random opinions mean a lot! Not just the enjoyment of having someone new leave a comment, but also any compliment is a good one, I’m definitely susceptible to flattery. And thank you!
I LOVE it! It looks so vintage sexy. Perfect with the sideswept bang.
@Amber, Thank you! That’s very much what I was going for, the vintage sexy, I’ve been watching a lot of those vintagey movies lately and been a bit obsessed with that idea.
Hey there, pretty lady! Though it’s not your normal shocking color, I do like it quite a bit. Good luck with the job interview!
@Coy Pink, Hi darlin’ and thank you! It’s a big change, but it’s a good one so far.
I like it… I can understand that it’s a bit of a shock, but it looks healthy and very touchable :-)
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@Kyle, Thanks! I’m enjoying it, though I did have to re-dye it later and it’s still not quite right, but it’s good. Change is good. =)