Black Leather hair color is more a super dark brown. Not quite what I had envisioned.
AND a different brand promised Keratin, and bond repair. It came with a serum you work through your ends before applying the dye.
It’s still drying, and the lighting in here isn’t flattering, especially with traces of black deposited into some of my pores, and around my hairline. And my ears. I could’ve sprung for Vaseline to protect the edges but did not. I may also be out of rubbing alcohol but did find an alcohol-based antimicrobial hand-wash from who-knows-when.
That helped some.
I may still need to wear a darker shirt tomorrow, in case of neckline issues. I’ve got one in mind. It will be unseasonably warm to wear, but I’ll risk it, to keep my other clothes cleaner.
Midnight Black.
Last night’s song lyrics still fit.
It feels infinitely healthier, but could also use a trim. I was debating an inverted bob again. Haven’t had one of those in a bit. I suppose if I went to a fancier hair salon, I could ask for something more creative than that. See if they could minimize the awkwardness of the broken bits. A little scared to “Mea culpa, I have been box bleaching my own hair.”
Sorry, Brad Mondo.
I considered ordering some of his stuff, but it’s only semi-permanent. And dammit I wanted black hair NOW. Otherwise I would’ve had to have waited for delivery.
Unless they stock XMondo at Sally’s here? But they wouldn’t have been open I don’t think once I finished work, and certainly would not have been conveniently on the way home, like the drugstore was.
One of my coworkers asked for an update on my work-in-progress.
I told her I had probably finalized the lyrics for the song Dorian wrote for Haven, and that’s where I had left off. Then, I mentioned that I shared some lyrics from a previous piece in the series yesterday, “inspired by a small lifestyle change that I’m considering.”
That got her attention.
I told her about the hair breakage & my decision to stop going blonde for a bit. “Oh! So are you going natural?” “No.”
As if that was even a possibility! LOL.
Apparently, she has decided to part ways with us sooner than expected, to have more time to prep for college, but will still come back seasonally, as she can. So, she said, “DO IT NOW!” Because she wanted to get to see it.
I guess I really took that to heart!
She’s the only one there who may be somewhat expecting it. So, that’ll be fun! I do always love leaving an impression, with radical hair changes and funky makeup looks.
I did post the “before” to Instagram, with the dye still soaking in. It was amazing to see how fast my blonde sucked up the black. I imagine my hair was THIRSTY! Should I share that one here? I could. It also showcases the now-oversized, always-very-long sleep-shirt that I wear for hair coloring/bleaching and painting.
I tried to crop out the shirt as best I could. Let’s just say, it isn’t pretty.
Maybe I’ll wait, and do a cute makeup look with the new hair. I’ll need to update profile pics, anyway. And some foundation/BB Cream would help balance out the black tinge to my skin.
I wonder if I also simply lost a lot of hair to the blonde-ing? I did have some black hair come out when I brushed tonight, but I always lose at least a little, brushing. It just feels less dense than what I recall. Hm… I will just have to condition the crap out of it for some time, and get it cut, and hope for the best, I guess.
No time like the present. Evidently. I just smoothed a hair mask into it. Will let that sink in overnight. Depending on how it looks in the morning, I may just keep it in. Or, I can rinse, in the shower, before work.
Tempted to do makeup tonight, just to update my socials.
MWUAHAHAHA.
Even though it’s already 11 PM. But honestly, I feel better now, than I did all day long. I like the nightlife, I like to boogie.
Sha-BAM! Desperately need a trim, but we’ll do that, too. Not tonight. That, I will NOT do myself.
Regardless, I think over time, the black should be less damaging. And it won’t require repeat applications to get the desired results.
Hadn’t had any noticeable breakage until just recently.
*Le sigh*
It was fun while it lasted? But I like this look, too.
Change can be good.
And, I will match the car.
AND I definitely look more vampire-ready.
Oooh here’s a fun pic to close with. A carousel at night.
In gorgeous black and white.
Before I duck out, my apologies if as of late this blog has been more vent-y than positivity. I’ve been in a bit of a slump. Trying my best to turn that around.
Sweet dreams, or have a pleasant morning, however and whenever this may find you, if it does.
All the Bright and Sparkly Things 
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