Since I was 29 years old, I have been dying. My hair, that is. It's a hereditary thing, ya' know. I had my third baby and bought a box of dye all in the same week. Oh sure, I read the directions thoroughly those first times. But now it's old hat, a habit. The only thing bad about dying hair is that it takes up an hour of my time. But it's worth it. Recently I couldn't dye my hair for four months and I never looked so witchy before. (No comments here, please) It was scary.
I remember a couple of years ago when I was shopping with a friend of mine. She is an entire five years older than me and she has no gray hair. The brat. As we walked through the beauty aisle, she caught her reflection in the mirror. There it was.
She had spotted her first gray hair. It wasn't even coarse or ugly. It was soft and sort of gray-blond. I tried to be compassionate, but really, I felt no sympathy and maybe even a little bit miffed. Maybe.
An hour later, I couldn't find her. Finally I found her in the hair dye aisle, carefully perusing the boxes of dye. Oh, please. No sympathy. None. Again, maybe even a little miffed. Maybe.
Fast forward to today, my eight zillionth dye-job. I felt it was time to go black again. Unfortunately, I was doing a few dozen things at the same time I was dying. Only school for three children and making lunch. I was a little messy with it, getting it all over my face, neck, and ears, but that's never been a problem before.
That was then, this is now. This is now, with a good quality black dye.
I now have a headfull of 'soft, powder black' hair, and for a solid inch around my hairline, including, but not limited to my ears and neck, I have a black 'frame'. This dye is wicked. It will not come off. I have black on my arms and neck, face and ears. And it's a lot.
The directions said that I was supposed to put lotion on first so that if any dye gets on my skin, it will easily wipe off. Cause nothing's getting this stuff off - not soap, not shampoo, not nail polish remover, not...oxyclean...
Black ears. It's a sad sight. I just hope this dye is as determined to cover my gray as it is my skin...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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8 comments:
If I laugh does this mean no more eggs?
Glad I'm not alone in the bad black hair dyeing experience!! I asked Julia if she would bail me out...I looked like a gothic greaser today!!
It really is a pretty color that I got - just not for my head!
Oh yeah, I am pretty silver, and I am not yet 30.
It's us dark-heads.
My grays are course and curly- and my hair is bone straight. So you can see my gray hair coming before I get there.
rachel
I'm pretty sure I found one of those light blond/gray hairs the other day. I promptly plucked that sucker out and then got very sad. I don't want to dye my hair yet; I agree it takes too much time. So, I'm praying it was a fluke thing.
Hey Jenny,
If it helps any, my friend who found her first gray a year or two ago has not found one since. It's not time to worry yet.
Wow, you are old.
Just last night I was scrubbing at some black spots on my daughter's neck:) I can't tell you what to use but I can tell you not to use bleach or a magic eraser. Ouch!
First - welcome to the ABHC (artificial black hair club). I joined when i got the hair cut super short. After 2 years of no dye, i went drastic (locks of love).
Second - my color ususally comes off my skin with a good alcohol based toner. I also like to use a little Vasoline around the hairline...helps to prevent the "black frame."
Third - i discovered the first gray almost 3 years ago...i mostly wear my hair down now...covers them better:(
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