The Evolution of Moi

 

I am like a typical hairstylist who is never happy with my own hair. I love recreating new looks for clients, convincing them to get those highlights that will accentuate their features, but when it comes to me...

I am blonde. I was born a natural blonde. All my youth I was never allowed to do anything in terms of color to my hair. Sure I had some bad perms, we all did (it was the 80's) but never color. In my first year of cosmetology I went through the gamut of color, from highlights, to brown, to red, even peach colored (don't even ask).

Now, as I grow older I'm turning to the fashion colors. Purple has always been my favourite color, so when I went to a Goldwell Elumen color class 5 years ago, my love for purple highlights began. Now, at that time I was a horrible shade of copper blonde that I hated. It took a slow process to remove it but when I got a chance to, I put in the purple. Elumen is one of the only colors that blondes can actually wear without having fading. I've tried over the years with Manic Panic (fadage), Punky Colors (fadage again), nothing seemed to look good

 I usually add the highlights in a subtle fashion. I fine weave a section in my bangs with a few peek-a-boo's on my sides and at the crown. I dilute the VV with Clear so it's not as bright, more of a lavender shade to compliment the blonde. I'm thinking about putting them back into my hair, now that I am finally a shade of blonde that I am pleased with.

Two years ago around this time, I went from my usual blonde (it had gone a bit brassy) to a level 4 dark brown with copper-red highlights. Looked stunning!! It brought out my green eyes and darkened up my skin tone. This was my 2nd favourite haircolor of all time. I loved it, my son loved it, things were great in the haircolor dept. Then, about 3 months later, I got the urge to go back to blonde. I started out doing some hightlights, not enough. We put in more highlights in between clients...still not blonde enough. Finally, I threw caution to the wind and did a double process (haven't done that in over a decade) with the bleach. Can you say wet spaghetti when it's wet?? I toned it with a level 9 ash blonde, looked good. 

 

I am a creature of habit, when I find something I like, I stick with it and go back to it when I get bored. It is my comfort zone. It is my hair.