So I have recently embarked on an adventure to lighten my hair for the summer...I enjoy all the light browns, shades of red and honey blonds that are synonymous with warm weather. As hard as I have tried I keep failing miserably because my natural hair laughs in the face of any type of temporary or semi permanent hair color. I am feeling frustration..Unlike the throws of natural women bellowing out India Arie's hit "I Am Not My Hair" as they obtain their big chops or dutiful transitions I can assure you that I am indeed my hair. It is the one thing that has given me as much freedom as a person of my stature can muster up for as long as I can remember. I would change the style or length to embark on a new journey (usually post breakup) and I like changing color to set the tone for new seasons or new events as they happen in my life...while my hair may not define me it IS the definition of my inner funky...the artistic side, creative malay if you will, that can also be called my thoughts and when I can't change it to my specifications or make it work I feel like the inner child who once wanted a pink BMW suffers (don't even ask lol) So yes....I would like to achieve my brownish/reddish/slightly honey blond color without haste because it is warming up outside and I feel the need to have some loud a$$ hair to appease my creative genius. There are bigger things in the world with more pressing importance but I still want to lament about changing my hair color...I can't help that I focus on what I can readily fix or in this particular instance can NOT fix smh. Below is a semi successful attempt at using Jazzy Tones temporary hair color in Cherry Cola, Chocolate Cherry....something like that, but it made my finger tips reddish brown to the touch ERRRRYtime I would touch it. Sigh, to be continued ........(o_x)
