Hair Chameleon

I was born with pitch black hair. Growing up I had blond blond hair. And when it stopped being AS blond, I helped it along a little, chemically.

But brown came so easy. I love my hair dark. It brings out the color in my cheeks and eyes, matches my eyebrows, and looks natural. The worst part is, that my "au naturale" color doesn't agree. Within weeks of spending a fortune to get my hair a rich chestnut brown, my roots have grown out. People notice too. I have gotten people staring at my roots asking whether my hair doesn't have any pigment at all or if it is just prematurely gray. Compared to my dark hair, the roots look odd to say the least.

Hence my hair dilemma. I hate my natural hair color, it does nothing for me. But at the same time, roots look so awful. I can't afford to keep the coloring up. Who can? And here I am, wanting to try yet another color, trying to achieve the care-free color.

Confession #1: I adore Mandy Moore (and Hilary Duff, but that's another story).
Confession #2: I am considering coloring my hair red after seeing a picture of Mandy Moore. Embarrassing, I know. So, should I do it?