ralizabeth

birthday

today i wanted to share a little about my hair and answer some reoccuring questions that i get. when i look at myself in the mirror, i think "in 10 years, i'm going to think back to this time of my life and say 'what was up with those overgrown roots?!'" ha!

to be honest with you, i absolutely love the overgrown, effortless look of my hair. i actually went to the salon with a picture of a girl with overgrown roots and said "make me look like that!" to each their own, i suppose. it's not a look that many people would have on themselves, but i love it and i'm totally having fun with my hair!

i've gotten my hair professionally bleached 5 times. yes, all those memes are correct about still seeing the yellow/brassiness in your hair while your stylist is telling you there is no yellow. when i went to get a touch up, my stylist suggested it was best to bleach my roots completely and then allow the roots to grow out naturally. since my hair grows super fast, i didn't mind being completely platinum for a few weeks before roots actually began to show.

it has been eight months since i've last done anything to my hair. i've allowed my roots to grow out A LOT and i'm really loving how it looks. totally every hair dresser's nightmare LOL. although i am torn on what i should to with my hair next because it really is about that time i change my look (and also because husband is politely hinting at it;) should i add blonde highlights to my roots? should i go whiter? should i just go back dark? i don't know!!!!

as far as caring for my hair, i'm super simple. i usually wash my hair once a week. now that the weather is warming up, i find myself washing it once every five days. i think this helped so much with keeping my hair looking healthy and with a nice ashy tone. in the shower, i've rotated between using shimmer lights and john frieda sheer blonde color renew. both purple/toning shampoos worked great for me. i would first wash my scalp with head and shoulders to cleanse (and because those dark roots plus dandruff = a no-no!) and then wash with a toning shampoo. then i use a conditioner. i've tried the shimmer lights and the john frieda conditioners but i like using tresemme.

after i wash my hair, i brush out all the knots and let it air dry almost fully before starting to blow dry. the least amount of heat, the better. when i'm ready to blow dry, i put a dime size amount of coconut oil from the middle to my ends and i'll go ahead and blow dry. the next morning i curl my hair with a half inch curling iron (using it like a wand). sometimes i use hairspray and sometimes i don't. it depends on my mood ;)

and then lastly, i use dry shampoo like its my job! usually by day 2 i'm using a dry shampoo and i use it every day that my hair is down. this one is my favorite!!