Hair Phases

As I cleared up my bedroom walls, peeling all pictures off. I noticed one thing- my hair has went through its own phases. I was born with pin-straight thick locks. I had hard time curling my hair because it refused to curl. I also had hard time absorbing colors to my hair but that changed when I got older. I had golden hair until I was about ten, it became dirty blond. I have cut it from chin length to a short pixie, I have dyed it in: auburn, chocolate, black, hot pink, copper, and did the unthinkable: bleaching it. When arriving my first year at Gallaudet University with anticipation of this tradition: Bald Day where all freshmen shave off their hair. I was very unsure about doing so which I think has lot to do with confidence issue back then. I dyed my hair in half-half shade (just like that villain: Cruella DeVille!) in black and hot pink and I loved it. Unfortunately my cheerleading squad does not allow unnatural hair color and that forced me to dye it back to black. While getting the black on, I had an act of impulsiveness by cutting my hair into a bob. I have seen how hair cut, color, and style attract different kind people for myself- especially in dating someone. I have endured the weight of my hair after styling it in a simple bun out of hurried manner right after showering. I have felt liberating with the pixie cut because I shed way less. I have those days where I missed my longer locks after cutting it short. I have my ups and down with my hair, something dead- on my head.




Starting off in: My High School Days

                               Long and bleached locks

                               Went for the cut

                              Decided to explore the darker side (loved it because they had cookies!)

College Days (not so long ago)

 

Awkward chin length with a nice color- brown/auburn

                     Probably the most boring phase with my hair (confused color, uneasy length)

And, BAM! Black & Hot Pink (it was interesting, people didn't exactly want to sit next to me in airplane *Southwest's self-seat system confirmed that)

Wasn't exactly sure if I wanted to be bald but went for a sloppy bob cut which turned out great, just great.

                                I decided not to shave and got the cut all cleaned up to this!

After months of patience, my hair grew back and I had to do some serious salon work on my hair to remove the hot pink strands hidden in black dye. It took my hair a year to restore to its normal self. Never again.

After a semester at school, my hair finally grew out of its awkwardness (the chin/shoulder length) and this was probably the longest I've managed to grow without coloring it repeatedly.

                  Warped Tour hairdo was a great reminder that I needed a cut/color ASAP so....

 

 I asked for copper and got this, but after twenty shampoos- my hair looked copper 

(see picture below) 

                 Then I decided to go for another cut- split ends were killing me and I'm just lazy.

Again I got really bored after four months of managing this hair so I decided to do something different and probably more daring than the hideous dye job..?

 And it grew to this:

This is probably my most favorite bang-look I have, it's just...idyllic. It was right before my awkward growth started- I really want to time-freeze this hairdo.

I came home knowing that I was growing something that could pass as a mullet so- I had to make it even. And the blotchy color was just not appealing. Not at all after seeing this "before" picture.

Currently:

Yep, getting my bang's game on and shampooing the darkness away a bit- it's all down to this. I wonder if I can ever stick to a certain hairstyle? But I just wanted to thank my hair for enduring this, all of this.  My next mission with my hair is to let it all grow out, and I can safely say the hair is happy with this objective.