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bloomie


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I had worn my hair a medium reddish brown up until last summer.  Before I started back teaching in the Fall,  I had it highlighted pretty heavily blond.  It still had some dark in it.  As I always do when I start highlighting, I went a little crazy and now I have really no dark in it.  It is very, very blond.   I am never totally happy when it is blonde because I imagine brassy tones in it.   I don't know what possessed me because I am really happier with brown or reddish brown hair.    I am ready for my darker hair. I think it looks better on me.   However, I am going to go back to it slowly because in the past, I have hated it if I went back too quickly.  I am going to add some darker blond/lighter brown to it and progress from there.  However, this is my dilemma.  I am thinking of waiting until spring break to do it.  (1 month away)  That way, my students and I will be out for a week, and I can come back with slightly different hair.  They will say something, but I don't think their reaction will be as dramatic as if I do it right now.  Even though they are college students, they tend to really make an issue out of it if you change something about yourself.  They are so sillyhmm  However, I am so sick of my too blonde hair that I want to do it this weekend.  Do you think I should just quit stressing out over the students and just do it?  I know I am being silly, but for anyone who teaches, you know what I am talking about confuse  Thanks.

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don't stress about those students. But if you wish to experiment & see yourself new - why not?

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I don't think you should worry about them. I mean, you're adding some darker color to your hair - you're not dying it purple or something! Even if they notice and comment about it, they won't really be *mean* will they? They'll just mention your hair because it's a change, not because it's bad.

But if the comments do make you uncomfortable, then spring break won't be too long to wait.

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Oh, go for it. If they are going to comment either way, you might as well do it now since you want to so badly.

FWIW, whenever I go drastic in one direction or the other, I leave more of the 'old' color near the front so it isn't so shocking to me. Maybe that can counterbalalnce your changing it so you don't initially hate it.

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color it - who cares what the students think anyway!

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They're college student and should certainly have enough self control now not to be rude to their professor! If anyone says something that you consider teasing, mention that it's pretty obvious that that person needs to concentrate on their own social life if they are that concerned about their teacher's hair color!

Do what makes you happy. Your students probably think they have a cool, hip and pretty professor who knows how to take care of herself. I remember having one in college like that and all the female students just thought she was so together and cool. We all wanted to be just like her.

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I'm sure making the change you really want is worth 30 seconds of potential awkwardness with a few students here and there.


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Thanks everyone. I am 99.9% sure I am going to make the hair color change.  I have gone back and forth in my mind---should I stay blond? should I go back darker? and the truth is that I just feel more comfortable being brown headed.  I don't know why, but that is just me.  I have tried to get my two sisters, who can be brutally honest, to tell me how I look better, but they say it looks good either way.   I have gotten to where I hate the roots more than I like the blond. I hate sitting in that chair every six weeks for 3 hours.  I finally found a great professional hair colorist after doing it myself for awhile, so I am confident she can take me back to brown with no problem.   I have debated going back brown slowly, but I think I am just going to do the whole thing at once during Spring break in two weeks.  I found this gorgeous shade of brown on Ellen Pompeo, so I think this is what I am going to do.  Thanks everyone for your help and for putting up with my hair color dilemmas. 

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-- Edited by bloomie on Sunday 6th of March 2011 05:43:47 PM

-- Edited by bloomie on Sunday 6th of March 2011 05:45:32 PM

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love the color you chose, it is so rich! don't think you'll miss being a blonde at all. post some before and after pics!

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That's a lovely brown shade. It looks like she has a few golden highlights as well?

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