Accidental Haircut

If you follow my Instagram, you know I've been anticipating a hair colour change for almost a month now. You would also already know about how it went horribly wrong. I was so excited to say goodbye to my black tresses and hello to brown to golden ombré. Unfortunately, I was a sad experiment and ended up with a head full of skunk streaks and deep red ends. 100% in the completely wrong direction. I won't go into details, but after two long days of trying to get it right, I chose to dye my super damaged hair back to dark brown and chop off my long locks to get rid of the nightmare on the bottom. The worst part of it all? It was my first time colouring my hair in a salon. My worst fears were met. 

As sad as I was to see about a foot of my hair on our stone patio, I was relieved to at least have my hair colour back to normal. A few hours later I came to terms with my short hairdo, when I brushed it and realized how amazingly easier it was to maintain! In a couple months I may strive for a more experienced salon to see if ombré is possible. For now, I am pleasantly surprised by how much I love my new "accidental" hair cut. 
Have you ever had a bad experience at a salon? xo

pinteresting... // hair inspiration

"Get Pinterest," They said,
"It'll be fun." They said.

Whether it be for gathering all my crazy ideas or just so people can show me funny things, I've been told countless times to get Pinterest. There's no real rhyme or reason for why I always stuck my nose up in disgust at the idea of getting on board with it, I just did. not. like. Pinterest.

Truth be told, I've had Pinterest for a while now, but all my boards are private. Mostly because I like to keep my ideas private, and secretly because most of them are ideas for my non existent wedding. Oops, you caught me! This week I decided I should start pinning things publicly for inspiration boards for the blog and today will be my first step into the world of sharing my Pinterest account.

Pins 1 // 2 // 3 // 4

I've been dipping my toes into the idea of dying my hair lavender or violet, a la Kelly Osbourne for some time now. Let's take a couple steps back here. If you know me at all, you know I don't take chances when it comes to my hair. My hair has been black for almost 10 years and the most daring thing I've done is cut my bangs to go straight across my forehead - real dare devil I am, huh? But, oh how I love purple hair. It's gorgeous and it reminds me of mermaids (which I secretly am one, if you were wondering). It calls to me. And lately I find myself pinning over it. So I guess I used Pinterest to gather my ideas... (I should just get used to it, right?)

I guess my main concern, besides ending up looking like a giant eggplant, is the cost and upkeep of having brightly coloured hair. Does anyone have any advice?

P.S, I've finally added Pin It buttons to my images for all you Pin heads out there.