To me, being blonde is more than just a hair color that invites a bevy of unflattering stereotypes...it is an identifier, a statement, and above all, a way of life! Being blonde makes me feel happy, fresh, and youthful. Now granted I am sixteen, but I didn’t feel the same way about my natural hair color, which is a dull brunette shade. Since getting my hair to my current shade of blonde, there is not a thing I would change. As a child I had always felt my mousy brown mane wasn’t meant for me; I was destined for a lighter, brighter hue! So after years of convincing, my mother finally let me take the first step towards attaining my ideal hair color in the eighth grade.
THE BEGINING
I will never forget the moment when, after much consideration, my mom said yes to a certain rite of passage for me; letting me get highlights! We were driving, and she turned into a Target parking lot, handed me a ten dollar bill, and told me to pick out a highlighting kit; but nothing too crazy, of course. I came back with a box of Revlon Frost and Glow...the anticipation was driving me nuts...I just wanted to go home and go blonde! But I didn’t know what I was in for. Turns out the Revlon Frost and Glow entailed using a cap that you put on your head, and pulled strands of your hair out of the holes in the cap, to ensure perfectly spaced highlights. Let’s just say the application process didn’t necessarily go as planned, and while in the shower when the excess dye was going down the drain, so were chunks of my hair. It was a process that left me with tears from the pain but a smile from the outcome...I had little strands of blonde! What more could I ask for?
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