Cutting my Own Hair

So as I was looking at myself in pictures, I realized I really need a hair cut.  I was planning to wait a little longer and get it cut at Aveda since they're doing a $14 hair cut deal until June 30 at the OSU school, but I realized that I am broke and only have 5 dollars in my checking account, so I took it upon myself to cut my hair out of my own frustration with it.  I only cut my bangs though, because that's mostly what was bothering me and I figure I can probably wait a little longer before I go crazy over the rest of my hair, but it actually turned out okay considering my very little experience with hair cutting.  I have cut my brother's and sister's hair though once or twice each and I've done my own bangs quite a few times, but this is the first time they've actually turned out presentable though.  I also cut my boyfriend's hair once and it turned out okay.  I'm probably going to cut his again when he comes to visit this weekend from Columbus, but I'm pretty proud of my cut, so I thought I'd post about it!  It's not exactly what I would have liked it to look like, but it'll do for now.

This is the day before I cut it                                                                       

This is about an hour after I cut it

New Red Hair :)

Well, I dyed my hair again.  I was going to wait a while and give my hair a little extra time to recover, but my friend and I were up late one Saturday night and decided to make a 2am Wal-Mart run for red hair dye.  She ended up going with more of a reddish blonde and I went with a light auburn specifically for dark brown hair and since my natural hair color is almost black, I decided this would probably be the best route for me.  I was a little uneasy, because I worried it might turn my hair more of a purple than a red that I was hoping for, but it was on sale for like $5.97, so I figured might as well.. And if I didn't like it, I could always dye it again a different color in 6 weeks, so I bought the dye.. It was Garnier Nutrisse R3 Light Intense Auburn and I almost always use Garnier, so I trust the brand.

I had my friend dye it for me.. I think it was only her first or second time dying someone else's hair, so I hoped it would turn out nicely.  I left it in an extra ten minutes and washed on a luke warm temperature, because I've been told  that is a good tip for red hair to postpone the fading, but there was still a lot of dye washing out in the shower.. it turned out way better than I expected though!

Here's a before and after picture.. the lighting's much brighter in the before picture and I used a camera phone for the first and a real digital camera for the recent ones, so the after pictures are better-looking for a quantity of reasons, but the red is still very noticeable!  I definitely recommend this product!