A Hairy Situation

I've received requests to change staff pics on our website which made me consider altering my own image since my hair isn't red anymore. That conversation led to another person asking me what is my natural hair color. Though there is a lot more silver to it, my hairdresser can attest to the natural auburn color since she regularly drowns it in ash to prevent the red tones from shining through. Hubby doesn't care for the current darker color, but Becky has informed me that she has a preference for me as a brunette.

Then there are the comments concerning the cut. Someone told me they were concerned because my face looked emaciated and too thin. Considering my weight has remained steady, I would assume it has something to do with my hair being a bit longer than usual. Of course, someone mentioned that I couldn't cut my hair too short because my long neck makes me look like a giraffe. Seriously, why do I talk to people?

So I decided to share the many alterations my hair has undergone over the years since I'm contemplating whether I should make another change. I have kept the same look since moving up north and though I've altered the color and length a bit, I've remained consistent in the overall style. So here are some images from the past. And yes, I've decided to be daring and post older pics like Becky does on her blog. For those who read via a reader, you may not be able to see all these images without the full browser mode.

1992 - Sun-streaked hair from the summer. With the teased front and sides. How could we ever have thought this looked good?

1994 - I have naturally wavy hair that tends to curl. This was actually a good look though it becomes big in the humidity.

2000 - I decided to shed everything including my hair so I had it all cut-off and wore this look until 2002. I tried variant colors but the warm brunette was best.

2003 - I had variant shades of blond for a while. I grew my hair until I tired of it and hacked it off again.

2006 - I chopped my hair to my chin and went dark. I kept the dark color for a while, but eventually had the color stripped out while I grew my hair to the longest I ever had it as an adult.

A Hairy Choice

In the coming week, I am having a portrait done of hubby and me. It got me thinking that I need a different picture for my professional speaking engagements. My current pic is from two years ago and I look a bit different now, plus lots of pinkish tones in the image along with my red hair. Cringe! So I am asking you to help me choose my hairstyle for my professional pic. This is the one I'll be providing groups to use in advertising and brochures for my speaking engagements. So let me know what you think!

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Hair Fun

I have been feeling a little down lately. Call it post-vacation blues. Typically when I get this way, I decide to do something different with my appearance. For those who have known me through the years, there have been drastic changes in my appearance. I have had the short pixie hair, every shade of blond, red, brunette, long hair, flippy hair, straight hair, curly hair, etc. I have done it all and I usually change it within the year. The fact that I have remained a short-styled redhead this long is honestly a shock.

So off I went to the salon this week with no idea in mind except for a change. My stylist, who is a guru, Erinn had several ideas and of course I chose the most drastic one. Imagine my shock when everything was finished, that it looks the same. There are differences, but it is hard to notice. We went with a warm brown tone with blond instead of red and added black low-lights.

As you can see from the pictures, it looks slightly different. I like the color, which Delia called mahogany. Of course my natural red came through. I plan to grow it out a little longer and see where we'll go from here.

So it wasn't as drastic as say cutting my mid-back length hair to above my shoulders or dyeing the light brown to a deep red, but overall I like it. It gave me the boost I was seeking.