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so here's the thing. i have had two boxes of l'oreal 110 in my linen closet for like a month now. it's the red i usually go with, the one color that actually looks great with my face. but i can't decide if i should do it.
pros:
--it actually gives my hair a color, otherwise it's a non-destinct dirty blonde, albeit with nice highlights.
--it's pretty evident once i have it colored that i was meant to be a redhead and i'm in my element.
--i'm feeling pretty blah about my appearance lately and red hair would change that--it always does.
--dying my hair will soften it up...the water in california is HARD.
cons:
--i just recently took 4 inches off the bottom of my hair...that was all the old color. i'm finally back to a completely natural state where it's all one color and all mine, where it doesn't need touchups or root control.
--i'm still recovering from my follicular change-of-life last year and i'm terrified of losing any more. i'm afraid dying it will thin it again.
--if i start up any film work, i should probably look impeccable, and maintaining color balance doesn't help that.
--i've mostly always used box color, but never done it myself. this would be the first time.
so it's basically coming down to the part of any decision where i can't make up my mind: logic vs. fun (or head vs. heart, if you will). when i ask gabe, he gives me the loving boy answer which is, "you should do what you want," which is nice, but not helpful. this is HAIR we're talking about! i need outside opinions, dammit, not unconditional love! it's a REALLY BIG DEAL, MAN!
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