Spring Has Sprung

I've been waiting, like, six months to use the pun I call my title, and I have no regrets. Because spring is here!!

So I need to buy every type of clothing item in a floral print, maybe add some all-white basics, some overall-shorts and cropped tanks would be nice too... What about dying my hair a pastel color? That sounds very spring.

I look very sad in this picture, maybe a bit blue (and I don't wanna feel blue anymore). Yes, I just made the worst hair-color pun (even worse than the title) AND quoted Marina & the Diamonds lyrics... but yes, I am blue. Not just blue highlights, or maybe even dip-dyed blue, but my entire head is blue. It was very impulsive because my bleached hair is prime for picking up hair color and I'm unfortunately going back to natural blonde in a few weeks, so I wanted to make the most of my platinum blonde days. It's a typical teen thing, or whatever. Because dying your hair blue, of all colors, is very rebellious, especially when you have to deal with prepubescent middle schoolers in Hot Topic just to get your hair dye.

Or maybe it's just very in for fashion right now, except that was two years ago. So I guess I blame it on spring fever or my last few months of being a teen, or even better, that I just wanted to try something new with my look. So go ahead, dye your hair a fun color (it's super easy and semi-permanent!!), take some impromptu photos next to the really pretty flowers in your backyard, and even put your hands on your head while you're at it. Come Easter, you'll even match the pastel-painted eggs.

Photos shot by me. Also, if you were to dye your hair a fun color, what would it be? Comment below!

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(Almost) Platinum Hair

One week later, I'm back at the salon... but this time, it's for color. My hair has been getting darker for the past two years, and the natural blonde color I was blessed with was starting to turn into a dark, dirty blonde, almost "bronde". A few years ago, I told myself I would never re-dye my hair blonde, but three months ago, I broke that promise by deciding to go lighter. I didn't want to go full on platinum, but I did want to go really light, and that's exactly what my stylist did. Honestly, I was so scared that it would not turn out how I wanted it to, but it looks just like the picture I showed her before she dyed it. This light of a blonde makes my skin look tanner and my bright lips look even brighter, which is a huge plus. Platinum blonde (and also a few shades below that) is definitely in this season, so anyone who tries this color will definitely be in style. 

The High Pony

When it comes to hair, I usually just wear it down. It’s easy, at least for my hair type, and I usually don’t have bad hair days. However, sometimes wearing it down every single day can get really boring and even make your overall style dull. It’s nice to change things once in a while, and that’s what I decided to do today. Usually, if I don’t wear it down, I only pull half of my hair into a pony-tail or messy bun. Today, I did something I never do -- I mastered the “high pony”. This style is hardly done anymore because it could look “childish” or bring back harsh memories from the ‘80s. But sometimes, it really can work in a messy, lazy but put-together, way. The key to making the high pony look decent is to make it look unkempt with a lot of volume -- add texture to your hair with texture spray, sleep on wet hair, do anything to make your hair not completely smooth and straight (if that’s what your hair is like naturally). Then, I know this may be going over the top with tacky accessories, but add a scrunchie! Some scrunchies, like the floral one I’m wearing today, is more minimal and actually has a design that’s not tacky. Never go for the huge neon scrunchies unless you want to look like you just stepped out of the “Let’s Get Physical” music video. Also, the scrunchie can make a dull pony way more interesting and add a cute accent to a style that is pretty hard to pull off. Finally, make the look more natural by pulling out a few strands from the front of your face (the ones that are shorter than the rest of your hair). This makes the style less polished but also adds more femininity so you don’t look bald from different angles. One of the biggest tips with this style is to be heavier on the makeup than you usually are (if you’re usually light with it). Hair pulled back can lose a lot of femininity in the face, and just those few strands framing your face really won’t do much. I applied winged-eyeliner to do the trick, and other methods could be to wear a bold lip color or even a colored eyeliner, like blue or purple. This hair style may seem less flattering on some, but if done right, it can make a simple outfit more interesting and add diversity to your hair styles. 

My New Hair

It’s been 8 months since I actually cut my hair, and once I realized that when I straightened my hair, it went all the way down to waistline on skirts, I set up an appointment to get my hair cut. One of the few things I don’t put time and effort into is my hair (I literally shower at night, sleep on wet hair, wake up, and go out without doing anything to it), so I thought I would do something with it to give my style a new look and increase my self esteem (it works, I swear). I was scared to get anything done because I was a bit attached to my long hair, which is probably an unhealthy relationship. My sister kept telling me, “Hair grows back!”, so it really wouldn’t hurt to try something. Because my hair was so long, 12 inches of my hair would have to be cut off to actually make my hair officially “short”, so I had a long range of options to choose from to still keep medium-long hair. I decided to go right in the middle -- 6 inches. It seems like a lot, but it really wasn’t that much. All it did was lift a huge weight off my shoulders (literally). Also, my hair stylist decided to razor my hair (if you don’t know what that means, it’s where she takes a strand of hair, softly combs a sharp “razor” through the hair, which gives a textured/choppy look without cutting definite layers), which I’ve never gotten done before. My hair stylist also loves experimenting with different styles after she cuts, so she created the look of loose waves by taking a flat iron and pulling the hair through in an “s” shape, which gives the waves multiple directions/bends. It reminds me of the look that’s been on the runway this past fashion week with ‘70s-esque waves that I’m obsessed with. Hopefully I’ll be able to learn how to do that with my flat iron (and when I have time), but the razor still gives my hair a lot of texture and wave it didn’t have before. I’m so excited to try new styles with it, and I’m even more excited to get my hair dyed a lighter blonde next week (pictures to come!). 

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