i haven’t been to a real hair colorist in about 12 years. i have had a my hair “done” with a cut or a color. up until a few months ago, we all (me, the huz and the kids) had a steady guy that cut and colored our eyeballs out. he seems to have disappeared from the world.
i’m talking about a full-on girl salon where they do it all, including the hip music, something to sip on and all the artists inside look like the newest “it” girls.
last weekend, they (my family) let me out of the house by myself. it doesn’t happen very often so it’s important to note it for historical reasons. i had big plans. meeting with my sponsor and then a noon meeting. queue in stepponwolf’s “born to be wild“.
shortly after leaving my house and hitting the interstate, i began to sob. a lot. it took me by surprise and that always annoys me. when i walked into starbucks and saw my sponsor i got vaklempt all over again. i always have lots of reasons to cry, so it wasn’t one particular thing. sometimes, my tears just get stuck and won’t come out. as the queen and co-ruler of our abode, i fear the impact on my kids. not that they don’t see me cry b/c they do. but what impact would it have on them if all i did was walk around crying all the time? shut up.
after meeting with my sponsor, i decided that i really needed a hair rescue. it’s been months since i’d had a cut. i called a friend that is a colorist. she’s really sweet, young, hip and stylish in ways that i never will be. and, she has two-color hair that always looks fabulous. white and black with a touch of burgundy mixed in. while i was sitting in her chair, she referred to it as “fake natural” and i totally get that. do you?
lucky for me, she had an opening (ON SATURDAY!) as did a stylist at the salon. i had no plans for my hair therefore, let her have her way with the hair. my previous guy admitted his forte was not color so he never took too many chances with me. i really have been ready to take a chance since i quit the corporate scene.
i was there for like 2 or 3 hours i think. it was fun, lots of yabbering about stuff and looking through girl mags (which i never buy or really pay any attention to unless i’m getting my hair done).
i knew they would need to take off quite a bit off the length b/c it had been too long and i had lots of bad hair at the ends. therefore, i quickly scolded my hair and told the lady to cut it off. hee.
at the end, my friend kelly was oohing and aahing and hugging me b/c she loved the transformation from when i walked in with my old mom hair and walking out with stylish hip mom hair.
the final price for all including the tips? $195.00 that’s when fainted.
kidding. it was totally worth it, and after getting my part time job check, i have exactly $7 dollars left over. i’ll be using that $7 to buy myself the walmart brand of hair dye for when this grows out.
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