A Blog About Nothing

My least favorite part about starting a new blog is that I don't have any readers, yet. Of course, I've only posted one slightly boring post. Who's to say that this blog will be a bust? My problem that I'm dealing with now is that I'm not really wanting to blog about anything too personal. In the past, my posts on my old blog had maybe too much detail about my personal life and relationships. This is something that is always sure to come back and bite you later on. People read into things, misapply them, or simply don't want their face on your blog. This is understandable. So I'm left with this dilemma...what do I blog about?

I started my first post on the new blog talking about something that seems safe. Hair. I know a lot about the subject and people are always looking for new ways to do their hair. The problem is that I do this for a living, and while I love my job, I don't really want to spend my off hours talking about work. Even people who absolutely love what they do need a break once in a while.

Maybe what I need to do is just log in once a week and write about whatever feels right at that moment. Leaving out all the personal details, of course. But will people really want to read something like that? Something that doesn't have fun pictures of my daily activities? Something impersonal? Do people want to only read something that's "juicy"?

My sister said to me once that everyone only seemed to like my posts when I was having problems. If that's the case, then this blog is going to be a huge disappointment. My life, at present, is fairly drama free. Obviously, no one is completely free from problems, but my problems are so small compared to most people that they would be boring to write about. (Who wants to hear someone complain that they hate their curly hair?)

I need to find an end to this seemingly endless rant I call a post. So, I close with this. What will be, will be. The end.

Love and lollies,

Mrs. Scissorhands

A New Season, A New Look

My most recent client. Ombre to all-over brunette.

As we move forward from Summer to Fall the leaves change, the styles change, and hair color changes too. Scarves come out, new boots are purchased and blondes turn into brunettes. The latter is my favorite part of Fall. 

Living in Arizona, we still haven't exactly reached fall weather. But that hasn't stopped the ladies here from embracing the fall hair styles. Recently, my clients have begun to transform their hair from summer highlights to a beautiful, rich and shiny brunettes.

This isn't something that should be done at home with a box color. Why, you may ask? There can be more involved than just pouring a box of color over the top of your hair. Remember, you had highlights before. This causes the hair to be porous. Lighter blondes need a filler first to help fill in all those holes that are created when lifting out the color molecules. Once a filler has been applied, rinsed and the hair has been dried, the color may be applied. But it must be applied evenly,  something that is hard to achieve when coloring your own hair. Without an even application the color will appear splotchy and you might still see some of your highlights peeking through (which some do like, but in most cases they want to actually have dark hair all over).

You might say that box color is just the cheaper option and you cant afford salon prices. I would have to agree with you. A box is WAY cheaper, but you get what you pay for. Box color has a tendency to fade faster. In fact, in one shampoo you may not have the same color you started with....especially if you were previously blonde. The other issue many people have found is that you never know what color it will turn out. The box may say "Warm Chestnut" and you end up with "Halloween Black". Fixing a color that is too dark is not only hard on your wallet, it's incredibly hard on your hair. If you ask me, it is better to have quality work rather than a huge mess to fix, be out a lot more money and have trashed ends to boot. 

So, go ahead and make an appointment today with your stylist. Why not take the plunge and turn your blonde into a fall favorite!

xoxo,
Mrs. Scissorhands