Goodbye Blonde

For nearly 24 years, I've been blonde. Last Wednesday, I made a very drastic yet surprisingly amazing change. Goodbye blonde, hello red!

I scheduled an appointment with a new hairstylist at Accents Salon named Megan Spencer. I was very stressed about a million little things and impatiently waiting for my appointment to arrive. I knew that I wanted a dramatic change, yet I didn't want to deal with the stress of growing my hair out. I talked with my hubby quite a bit about potential options and dying my hair brown came up. I always thought that having darker hair would make me look sick and pale so I never ever gave it a second thought in the past. This time, I thought about it continuously for days until I decided that it was time to step outside the box and go for it!

I arrived at Accents Salon around 2:30 last Wednesday. My heart was racing, and I was incredibly anxious about going to a new hairstylist at a new salon for a completely new look. It was too much NEW at once. I told Megan what I wanted to do, and she was amazingly confident and excited to do it. That instantly calmed my nerves and helped me relax. All the hairstylists were super thrilled about what I wanted to do, and they all said to go for a reddish brown color. My stomach clenched at the thought of red hair but I gave Megan the word to do what she felt was best. She added the initial color to add pigment to my blonde hair then rinsed and applied the actual color.

While I was processing, my feet soaked in warm, soothing water filled with little pebbles. It was so relaxing that I almost fell asleep. Megan lotioned my feet then put on adorable little socks then it was time to rinse my color and shampoo my hair. When she started to blow dry my hair, I almost quit breathing and passed out. It was very overwhelming at first but she kept talking me through it and telling me how amazing it looked. The color was perfect, the haircut was perfect. Everything about my experience was memorable and positive. I bought a bunch of new Aveda products, which I absolutely love!

I must thank my best friend Shirley for introducing me to the salon and giving me the encouragement to make a big change, which was exactly what I needed to gain my confidence back. I'll never forget when I posted a picture on Twitter and received over twenty sweet comments from my wonderful followers and friends. Everyone at work has given me positive feedback as well. It has really helped me accept the change that still looks foreign to me.

Well, I write this as a new found redhead, and I must say, it's the best change I've ever made. I've been experiencing with new shades of makeup that I bought from Victoria Secret. It's been a blast, and I've loved every minute as a redhead so far. My hair color is a brownish red but everyone keeps calling me "Red" so I figure that's the main color. Thank you Megan for being an absolutely incredible hairstylist!

Live, Laugh, Love <3

Alicia