The Wrong Hair

So, Tumblr is a lot more influential than one might think. At the end of Summer ‘11 I decided that I needed a change before I took the big grown-up step into University life in Southampton. I’d seen that a big trend that was popping up all over Tumblr was dip-dye hair. As soon as I saw Alexa Chung rocking it, I knew I had to have it.

When my close friend Petrina mentioned she was getting her hair done with a friend who owned a salon, I knew this was my chance. 

Sitting in the chair I tried to explain what I wanted to the stylist who kept a vaguely blank look on her face. She even brought over the head stylist over to see if he understood, he also did not. I then said ‘I’d like my hair to have dark roots and then blonde tips.’ A lightbulb seemed to appear above her head as she said ‘AHHHH! Like Pixie Lott!’ - I didn’t honestly know what Pixie was doing with her hair at the time so I agreed.

To my horror, half way through the highlighting process, I saw her getting higher and higher towards my roots. I knew it was about to go tits up, but as a typical British inhabitant I said nothing.

Now, it’s not so bad. My hair has grown out and the blonde is getting closer and closer to the tips of my hair. When I first saw it dried and styled, it looked as if I wanted to be blonde, but hadn’t done my roots for a few months. It wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t what I wanted.

The envy I have for Caroline Flack at the moment is overwhelming. Not for the fact she might be boinking a One Direction toddler, but the fact her hair is exactly what I wanted! When she popped up on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, I couldn’t take my eyes away from her. Not for her beauty, but for her beautiful hair!

I hope to eventually get my hair properly dip-dyed in peroxide, but until that day, I will just have to stare at her profile picture on Twitter in pure jealousy.  

Love,

A xo.