Yarn Bombed... and New Hair!

Maybe I am just living under a rock, but the first I heard of yarn bombing was when Elycia wrote about it in June. I don't knit so I wasn't quite as cool as Elycia, who actually made her own pretty, colorful contribution... but I did come across a little yarn bombed haven on the way home from the salon the other day!

If I hadn't read about it previously, I would have been incredibly confused when I drove by the busy street, with cute little trees all cozied and brightened up along either side (though it would have been a pleasant surprise regardless). Armed with my (limited) knowledge of yarn bombing, I was very excited to see it near my neighborhood! So, naturally, I dragged Jacob back that weekend to check it out and take pictures with me. Meanwhile, all of the cars on the very busy street probably thought it was strange to see this girl with bright hair posing with a bunch of trees. Eh well. =)

Oh, and I did mention I was coming back from the salon... which means new hair, of course! We (all hair color decisions are a collaborative effort between me and Antonio, the best hair stylist ever) did end up adding a little purple later and touching up some spots that didn't work quite right, but this is pretty close to what my hair looks like at the moment. My new hair goes so well with my new Starry Eyed bow and favorite Tieks too.

Thought I'd go with a literal interpretation of the term "tree-hugger."

Jacob popped in to take a picture with the tree he matched best.

It looks like whoever got to the trees (I'm assuming this is the same crowd) added wings to the horse statues in front of the park nearby as well! Pegasus x 2!!

View from the hill at the park... you can see the little yarn-bombed trees in the background. I am in love with my ruffly blue shirt from Vivo... it reminds me of a layer cake.

Tank Top - Vivo

Jeans & Purse - Guess

Electric Snake Flats - Tieks

Heart Hair Bow - Starry Eyed

Jewelry - Kelsea Echo

Don't forget... all of the jewelry pictured is available in my shop for 25% off and 100% of revenue goes to the American Heart Association until October 19! Also, Starry Eyed is having a 15% off sale with the coupon code "HELLOFALL" until October 15 - their bows are super cute and affordable.

I love anything that makes the world a more colorful place. Thanks, super cool anonymous yarn-bombers!!

Hair Through the Years... Ideas Requested!

I have a hair appointment with my amazing hairdresser, Antonio, this Friday, and as usual, cannot quite decide what to do with my hair. I typically decide on the day of the appointment - sometimes while sitting in the chair. Hehe. I always change the color, but this time I also need to change the cut. After bleaching it to oblivion, I think my hair needs a break. BUT, it is lighter than it ever has been, and that is hard for me to give up... because I know if I dye it back to black and grow it out again, it will take an immense amount of work to bring it back to the point where I can dye it almost any color I want again. I am have been thinking of doing rainbow hair for quite a while now, and after seeing Kaylah's new hair color, I am dying to do a pastel rainbow of sorts. My current hair color is very blonde, with bright pink and blue streaks and purple tips, as seen in my launch photoshoot.

I started out with the best hair ever. Strong, silky, and vibrant. After years of dyeing and extensive bleach damage, it now feels completely dead. Since I never had hair issues before, I always just used generic shampoo and conditioner. I know virtually nothing about hair products. So I am going to try out some of the suggestions in San's post about how to make damaged hair look healthy, and hope my hair can survive one last hurrah. Then it's back to my natural black? With a few rebellious streaks, probably... =)

I dug up some pictures of a few previous hair colors... this one was Manic Panic: first Amplified Flash Lightning 40 Volume Bleach, then Amplified Vampire Red. There was also some leftover red from a previous dye job.

The next hair color I only had for about 30 minutes... before I dyed the blonde part blue!

And... the resulting blue. It was darker at first but later washed out to the color you can see in the bangs. Dyed with Manic Panic Atomic Turquoise.

And this one with Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink. That side streak was not intentional... haha. That's what happens when you lay your foil highlight strip across your head and some of the bleach/dye leaks through. =)

And of course you can tell a pro did the next one. No way I would be able to get it looking that good. This was when Antonio suggested I try extensions, so I had him dye them Cotton Candy Pink and tried them out for a while. It would be nice for my hair color and texture if these had worked out! Only problem is that the extensions irritated me too much. They looked great, though!

Jewelry - Locketship

Again, done by Antonio at the salon. This recent dye job included some bright pink and blue (color from the salon), which faded to a nice gradient.

Jewelry from an unreleased Kelsea Echo collection

SO. Appointment Friday. Suggestions, anyone? Color and/or cut. I think I am going to cut it about shoulder length to get rid of some of the damage. That is really short for me. Eep!