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!!! Yes, I have gone back to black! Reunited & it feels so good! Ahhhh!
After about 8 years of peroxide, toner & insane upkeep, I’ve finally given in to nature! Getting my dark, dark brown hair to white or even pink is a brutal process, normally requiring 2 bleach sessions & a toner, & my hair has suffered enough! Truly! It is so damaged & sad, & it won’t grow because, well, quite frankly, it just breaks off.
The final straw came when my mother — also a devotee of the dreaded peroxide — went to the hairdresser a couple of weeks ago, & all her hair broke off! Thankfully, her hair is super-short to begin with, & she actually looks great with her new ‘do! It definitely gave me The Fear, though, & I figured my hair’s inevitable end couldn’t be far off either… So I dyed it black.
I’m not going to lie: as I watched my raspberry-coloured locks disappear beneath a sea of Black No. 1 (!!!), I felt like I was having a slight panic attack. Yes, there was a wriggling undercurrent of anxiety. My ego was screaming. But… I AM SO HAPPY. I love it so much! It feels so good to be able to wear ANY colour! & weirdly, even though I have identified as “the girl with pink hair” for such a long time, I feel even more like myself with these tresses.
“I’ve been forty years discovering that the queen of all colours is black.” (Auguste Renoir)
I also have to say a huge thank you to my superstar hairdresser Kristin Jackson, who — clearly! — does the best job ever. You are a mega-babe!
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This is the outfit I wore when I spoke at the Gershwin Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. I was there as part of the Blogads Social Media Spectacular on a panel about creating community around your blog. You can read a summary of the event right here! The event was totally sold out & the audience was quite lively, asking lots of questions & tweeting up a storm! It was really fun, & I have to say thank you to Blogads for having me! !
Afterwards, I met up with Lydia Hudgens, & we trotted down to University Place to snap some photos…
I wore…
Jolie Bow Picnic dress with immense thanks to Wheels & Dollbaby — my favourite Australian designers, bar none! Is this the most beautiful dress ever? Um, yes, definitely! This is not the kind of thing I would usually wear, but MAN it feels good to switch it up! God, I love a change! I really feel like a new woman!
Knee-high black socks & my Sam Edelman Zoe booties — totally beaten up, but well-loved!
Vintage black suede & faux fur coat
Hello Kitty patent bag (!!!)
Attic Safari sunglasses with thanks to Lumete (& gosh, I just looked at their new collection — aren’t the Templanza & Vedrina styles ABSOLUTELY gorgeous?!)
Wedding ring, engagement ring, & Peacock Dandy ring by Plukka!
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It’s amazing how great a new hairdo can make you feel. I have been ruminating online for years now about the transformative power of personal style, & changing my hair so drastically has really reminded me of that.
When was the last time you changed your hair?
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By the way, just in case you were wondering… It was freezing cold! Everyone was walking past in full coats & giving us the side-eye. Hahah! The things we do for the quest of good photos!
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Anyway… It’s Friday afternoon, & I’m listening to this album I have of the Top 100 New Zealand Songs Of All Time, which is so great! A singalong classic, I tell you. I hope you have an absolutely fantastic weekend!
With love from your new raven-haired friend,