It's no secret to those who know me that I love to mix things up when it comes to my hair. Being that I usually cut and color my hair myself, anytime I get an inkling for change I go out and do it. It's become a joke to friends and family so I thought it fun to post a look at the "Many Shades of Kelli" =)
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High School - Ms. Manikas' Creative Writing class! I'd been coloring my hair different shades of blond for a long time, but one day... |
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... I decided to go red! R.I.P. Annual Mormon Ski Trip! |
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I kept the red for a little while |
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But was back to a "Barbie Girl" as my track coach affectionately named me before I exited high school for good. |
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However, I was brave enough to try it again my sophomore year of college. I had just started dating Adam around this time and I just showed up to his house like this. Oh, and I gave myself what I called "swoopy bangs". I'd been cutting my hair myself since 7th grade, and I became more adventurous and spontaneous as I got older. |
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Our First Valentines Day! I kept the red for a few weeks, until it started to fade. To pink. |
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After we got married, my love affair for different haircuts and hair colors continued. I think I've been every shade of blond possible. |
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I got more gutsy when I learned how to cut my hair with a razor. I'd often surprise my mom with pictures like this in her email box. |
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My introduction to highlights. The very first time I ever did highlights I only got one, large highlight at the front of my head. Learning curve I say! This was one of my better attempts. I hadn't yet tried foils as I'd never had my hair professionally colored at this time. |
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But then I got bored. As I usually do. Back to red. |
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Which then again, faded to pink. |
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Then enter Stacy, my then guy friends' girlfriend who would soon become his wife and one of my very best friends! She was a professional stylist and saved my hair! She fixed the pink and ran in 3 different colors or so to my hair. It was my first professional coloring job ever. I learned everything I know from her and YouTube! |
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Later down the road, I decided I wanted to go deep red again. This was probably one of the prettiest shades I've ever had of red (care of the brilliant Stacy) but I was so worried it looked to "brown" (aka what I now realize is AUBURN) and decided I wanted a more orangey look instead. Like a real red-head. |
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And this is what I picked. Literal orange. Stacy was right, I was very, very wrong. However, I rocked it for a few weeks! |
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Once is started to fade, I asked Stacy for the famous Victoria Beckham asymetrical bob. I rocked the strawberry blond look in Vegas when we went and saw Jerry Seinfeld! |
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However, it was soon back to blond for me. I'm never content for long! |
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As the lopsided do' grew out, I went drastic. I wanted deep red again (trying to get the red I was looking for...) and this time I got bangs - real, blunt, deep, full bangs. A first! Adam didn't like them - he thought they hid my face. |
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However, a few months later I found out I was pregnant (12 wks here)! I started the transition back to blond to avoid upkeep while I was pregnant. And, I did my "usual" - an inverted bob, stacked in the back! |
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I stayed mostly blond and highlighted for my pregnancy. Just various shades and different dimensions of highlights. About 3 months after Autumn was born, I put a "strawberry blond" wash on it. It was mostly reddish. |
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And then I added highlights. |
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And then I went platinum! Or yellow, depending on the light. |
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Over the summer though, I brought it back to a more normal level. |
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Again, I got bored and went back to and Auburn. The red intensity started to lessen, so I threw a red wash on it. |
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And red it became. Fire engine red. Yikes. |
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That fire engine red faded to this, which was then combined with highlights. I had like 3 different growth/color lines in my hair. I couldn't dye my hair fire engine red and wait for the fade, so I gave strawberry blond another shot. |
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And voila! My newest shade. "Light Copper Blond" to which I added a buttload of highlights to. It's probably my favorite coloring job to date and very much like the correction Stacy did on my hair years ago. I should note, I went and chopped off my hair the next day. =) |
It's almost dizzying to see all the changes in a row like that. =) And I might feel just a tiny bit boring after reading this post. =)
ReplyDeleteYou crack me up!! The funny thing is that I remember most of these photos that you have shared over time on LJ and I never realized how many times you changed your hair color. :) I guess that means we've been friends for a long time!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I might feel a little boring too. My hair has never once seen any hair dye. I have always wanted to try but I think my natural color is too dark to keep up with the upkeep of roots growing in all the time. One day I will try! I will have to have you do my hair dying job if I ever do it!
How many highlights is a buttload exactly? :) I love all the different looks! I have to say, seeing the stacked bob, which happens to be my own go-to hairstyle has me itching to chop mine off again. hmm... if only I could pull off the red!
ReplyDeleteThis post was SO SO SO fun! I love how fun you are with your hair...style & color. I have NEVER put one drop of color in my hair, but I am starting to get some serious gray and NEED to do something. Wish you were here and could help me out!! I don't know what to do and the upkeep makes me nervous. I also don't have a ton of $ to spend on it. What is your expert advice, Kelli???? :) Seriously, send any ideas my way. lrandall0901@gmail.com
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