Dark Haired Again

[plumtreeblossom]

Last night I put a temporary (as in lasts-28-washes) dark coloring in my hair. It is basically the color you see in this icon, which is to say, dark reddish brown. The purpose of this was so that I don't have to listen to my family kvetch about my bottle-blond hair, which they loathe. So for a while at least, I am once again the brunette I was as a child.

I'm really liking it. It's remarkable how it changes the appearance of my skin, and takes away all that hormonally-caused ruddiness that I hate. It's fun looking down and seeing my curls in a different color. I wish I'd done this before the cabaret so I could have been a brunette Elphaba.

So beowabbit, you get to revel in the attentions of a dark vixen tomorrow night (me!).

Comments

[kissoflife.livejournal.com]

huh, ruddiness and hair color- boy, do I know about the ruddiness part from my own skin. How do you mean hormonally-caused?
And that looks like such a beautiful cinnamon color- hope to get to see it soon!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Hormone fluctuations can drive the body temperature up, causing the face, neck, and chest to flush. This in turn can break tiny capillaries in the skin, causing permanant reddening. It can happen to both men and women. My skin used to be lily white, except for some freckles. Now it's so pink that you can hardly even see the freckles anymore (which is a shame because I liked them). This darker hair does help minimize the red appearance, though.