i am an anime princess.
So, yesterday we went over to my in-laws house to have a nice little family get together. When we do, we are known to do some crazy, spur of the moment things. Like the time I let my 14 year old sister-in-law cut my hair. Or like the time all the sisters (and one of the brothers) all dyed our hair together. So much fun.
Well, yesterday we were bored and we went off to putz around Wal-mart a bit. We’d been talking about me and my pink hair obsession all day. And I think my sister-in-law Naomi was itching to dye anyone’s hair, even her own. Well, she led us into the hair coloring section, what did we find but a box of bright fuchsia hair dye! We grabbed it and ran home.
Here we are getting ready. Can you tell I’m excited?!
Naomi kept looking at me as she stirred up the bright concoction and lifting her eyebrows as if to say “Are you really, really sure about this?” Look at my smile–did I look worried?! “Full of Glee” is more like it.
Here’s how it turned out:
I love it! In fact, I wish it was a little more intense! But it’s kinda cool because the color didn’t soak into the places where I had previously dyed my hair black, so I have this “black cherry” fade from bright pink to pink on black. It’s bright and fun… and still kinda like a Mommy, too. Which is good, because we don’t need to be scaring the children. Joshua’s opinion is “Cool Mommy Pink Hair.” Katie says “It’s BEAUTIFUL, Mama!” But for about an hour at Grandmom’s house she was completely oblivious to what we were doing. She never asked about the fuchsia colored box we were all looking at. She never came around the corner to see why everyone was in the kitchen looking nervously at Mommy. And even when she did come in later her only comment was “OH! Aunt Naomi! Your hands are MESSY!” It wasn’t until I got out of the shower and dried my hair that I got her attention. Sheesh! You’d think she doesn’t know I’m around! Ha!
I think Travis likes it… but he was being a bit of a doof when I tried to take some pictures of us together last night:
And I love it. For me, this felt like a safe test run. I actually am looking forward to going to a salon in about a month and seeing what else can be done to make this do even more fantastic and fun. I feel so much more “me” and “Martie” now (if any of you girlfriends from seven years ago are out there and reading this, you know just what I mean). What a fabulous feeling! Woo-hoo!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
LOVE it! What fun 😀
August 18th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Holy WOW! Looks great Nicole!
August 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
It’s awesome Nicole!!! I have always wanted to do something crazy like that to my hair, but I am too chicken, lol! You pull it off very nicely!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
I love it! I sent you a PM through SPP before even reading this. So fun!
For a long time I would color mine cherry coke – easy to remember and it was fun!
August 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Looks great! I knew you’d love it whenever you finally did it!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
well aren’t you the cutest thing…love it~!!! 🙂
August 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
You are one brave girl! 🙂 It does look like fun, though!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Whoo hoo, look at you! I like it with that green shirt, nice contrast. Now everybody is gonna know how spunky you are just by looking at you!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
sassy malassy!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hot Mamma! Wheeeeeee! I love it! 😀
August 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
What fun! Looks cute 🙂
August 18th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
SO SO WICKED! (That’s good by the way, my kids say it all of the time) I was really thing pink/cherry stripe in my hair…but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Wow, Travis looks so much like Joshua in that pic! My boys were like, “daddy! That’s Daddy!” 😛 I’ll have to show Joshua later and see what he thinks. 🙂
August 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
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August 18th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Too cute, Nicole!!!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
SO COOL! Wish I had the moxy!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
SO cute! Love it!!
August 18th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
wohoo..hot mama…gettin’ all sassified………..LOVE IT! xoxo
August 18th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Oh wow!! I likey the color!! Makes me wanna do it too!!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:13 am
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo so purdy!!!
Next time bleach the parts you want pink first, then apply the fuscia. Or get the salon to do it. But I am LOVING it!!! You are too cool and sexy!!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Nicole, I love it!! I’m not one of the girlfriends from seven years ago, but I have a ‘Martie’ (Steph), so I can relate! 😉
We were always called ‘Thelma & Louise’ by our other friends and even those who didn’t really know us… I’m thinking it’s time for a visit home! And who knows, I just might come back with pink hair, too! lol (You and Megs might have just officially started a trend amongst us all!)
August 19th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
So cool Nicole!!! Love the color it is so Fab!
August 20th, 2008 at 10:23 am
I love those pictures, and you’re right… you do look pretty gleeful!! I don’t think I’d have the guts to color my hair any other color than what I’m already doing just to cover the, (shhh…. grey), so you can do it for all of us who wonder what we would look like with crayon-inspired hair! 😉
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:26 am
Hee, I like the “fade.” I would expect something like that to look funny, but it actually looks good.