A Love Affair with Hair

Even Harry is not impressed!
We can't get the picture to fully show the color due to lighting, but trust me it is not worth what I paid!

It may be vain, it may be pride but, for me it is generational! Not only does my mom obsess over her hair but, my 87 year old gorgeous Grandmother drives(has someone drive her) 2 and 1/2 hours to have her shining gray hair cut. So as you can see HAIR is an issue! Hair is my confidence! I frequently say that the blonder I become the bigger my self esteem! I never went blonde until I graduated college, I never understood how those college students could afford the "good" salons. I guess I have to mention the time in 9th grade when I spent my summer spraying the natural blonde lemon highlight spray that turned my hair orange This put me in a chair with a snobby legit hair stylest dying my hair black and making me feel like the biggest idiot for using Wal-Mart as as beauty consultant. For the last 5 or so years I have been a "true" blonde not all true blondes have blonde roots! I have hunted high and low for the best designer to be so lucky as to highlight my hair! I found the place in this town and I have been very loyal to her and the calming salon she works at. I tip well, compliment often, and even buy the hair products! I listen to her as she talks about her recent divorce, her fight with the manicurist, and her trip to NY for consultations. As you can see, a good hair designer relationship has to be one built on trust. Since Harry arrived my hair has taken a back seat and the time had come for me to leave the baby for 3 hour to better my hair. I call to schedule the appointment and to my dismay they very shortly and inconsiderately tell me she does not work there any more! NOT WORK THERE....where I ask and their reply is "can we schedule you with another designer"????? I hang up in a hairy panic and call my hair obsessed friends and mom as to what to do. I then remember I have a very nice size gift card to a very upscale salon in town. I receive these for my birthday and Christmas from Chad for massages. I decide to save the haircents and use the gift cards for this salon with a color specialist! Today was the day, I left the baby with the hubby and spent 3 hours on myself. I was surprised to hear when I sat down that my hair color is not only unnatural but, cut uneven and yellow! Unlike some I loved that she was so honest until I went to the counter to pay! I admit I have spent too much on hair in the past, the salon I was at was pretty pricey and Chad has sympathized by putting my hair in the budget but, when I checked out to pay at this salon I looked around the room for hiddenc cameras! They charged me 3 times what the their brochure said, I missed the up part beside the dollar amount for a highlight. I knew it was going to be more than my former salon(which was not cheap)but, not 3 times as much. I usually walk out of the salon every 6 weeks feeling good but, I walked out of this one feeling like an idiot! I could buy a new car for the amount she charges for every highlight! I cried all the way home, most of the time we cry because our hair looks bad, not me, even though it is much darker than I had planned and looks a bit too "mom" for me, I walked out feeling scammed. I drove out of the upscale parking lot with my upscale hair and an upscale temper! Chad has been surprisingly supportive, he compared it to getting 2 traffic tickets in a row! You know you should have followed the signs(I should have done more research) but, you get caught up in the moment. I am now back to where I started 5 years ago, an empty wallet and without a designer!


Disclaimer: Please do not take offense to the part about bottle dye, I wish I could make my hair look good on my own, my experiences point me in a different direction!