Utah: New Hair Do's

So I got this crazy idea to go platinum blond over the summer.  I didn't feel comfortable doing that much bleach by myself, so I made a hair appointment with one of my friends from jr high/high school.  I follow him on social media and I like watching all hair creations.  He has a crazy style so I knew he would get my vision.  He also posts a lot of photos about beardscaping.  I told James he should come with me so Mitch could help him clean up his chin sweater.

From Caveman to Winter Soldier.  From Veronica to Betty.

James's hair is so long! He let me braid it before we got it cut. The bottom left picture is where the girls wanted to kiss my brown hair and say goodbye to it. Middle picture: Mitch shaping James's beard. Right side: sitting under the heater and processing. While I was processing Mitch started on the next client's hair. She told me she overheard me talking to Mitch that I was in Detroit. She asked if I knew her cousin who lives there. Her cousin's name is Ashley Furness!!!! WHAT THE WHAT!?!?! Not only do I know her cousin, but she's in my Michigan Framily! So we took a picture together with our foils to text to her!  Ashley texted back "worlds colliding!"  haha!

Jake was in Michigan working when I underwent my hair transformation. I sent him a few options from Pinterest and had him pick my new 'do. It had a lot of purple at the ends. I really liked it but the purple faded in just a few weeks.

The day after I got my hair done I was getting ready to go out. Scarlett asked me "mom will you be embarrassed from your hair? Cause some people might think it's funny." hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think it's funny Scarlett?  hahahahaha!!!!!!!!

When I decided to bleach my hair, I knew that it would fry it. I thought even if it damaged it I would be fine. It's super short after all. Well after bleaching my hair was sizzled! When hair is truly bleached it takes the core out of the hair. When it was wet it looks like nasty ramen noodle kinky curls. It took like 2 hours to air dry cause the hair didn't want to let go of the moisture. It was really brittle and when I blow dryed it there was little blond confetti hairs that fell over the sink. I honestly spent like a week regretting my decision. I finally rescued it... mostly. It took a lot of pricy new hair products, reading a ton about what to do, and overnight hair masks. I'm not sure that blondes really have more fun, all I can really say it that bottle blondes pay more in hair products. Speaking of, these are my new hair finds that I'm a big fan of right now:

• #BlondeMoment - Purple Shampoo for Blonde Hair - I love how much color it deposits. I really does a great job of eliminating the brassy/yellow tinge to blond hair. It even gives the platinum tips of my hair a purple tinge (if I'm using it every day). 
• It's a 10 Miracle Deep Conditioner Plus Keratin - This stuff is amazing! Bleach strips out the protein from you hair. This help builds it back up. My ends would air dry crispy. But after using this every day they air dry much softer. 
• SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Grow Leave-In Conditioner - My girls especially like this one. Everyone should use a leave-in conditioner in their hair after towel-drying it. This is very hydrating as also de-tangles. They just love how easy it is to brush and how soft it is the next day. It kind of leaves a residue. So don't use a ton, and focus it on the ends, not the roots, so it doesn't look too greasy. 
• Redken Extreme Anti Snap Leave-In Treatment - After blonde confetti hair I found this product. I use it before drying my hair to help keep the strands in one piece while they dry. It works really well. 
• Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum - I like using this on dry hair before I backcomb and hairspray my style. Less is more with this product too. Start with like a fourth of what you think you need and focus it on the dry ends, then slowly work your fingers through the rest of your hair. It does such a great job of helping the dry hair looks shiny and soft, plus it keeps down the fly-aways. But trust me, start with a tiny bit. You can always add more after the first pass. Too much of this and your hair will look stringy and greasy.

I think that Skye likes my new hair....

James started doing this weird laugh when the twirls touched his beard. It was hilarious!!! They were laughing at him, but they were also a little scared!