Mermaid Hair...

When I was a little girl, I used to dream of being a mermaid.  This was no doubt fueled by a heavy  Splash obsession.  {Remember how she named herself Madison, and that was such a weird, nonsense name at the time?  Or maybe I just thought it was.}  Anyway, Amanda and I would spend hours in the pool pretending we had pretty mermaid tails and dreaming up all sorts of exciting adventures.  We certainly had a healthy imagination, I can tell you that!

Shortly after arriving on Wednesday, Amanda showed me an image that she Pinned.  I agreed that it was pretty fantastic, but didn't think much more about it at the time.  Funny thing though, that image kept coming into conversation as the days went by.  We became increasingly more obsessed with the "mermaid hair".  But, we couldn't pull it off....or could we?  {I definitely took some convincing.  I've NEVER dyed my hair, and was I really gonna start with pink, purple and blue!?}  Along with my much cooler, and much younger sisters, we decided to go for it.  We all split the cost of supplies and Amanda and I went to work.  {Later, we passed off the goods to the sisters....whose hair I still haven't seen!}

 

my "colorist".  {That's what we were calling each other.}

 

Waiting for the magic to happen...

Amanda's sultry mermaid locks...

 

And, mine.  {You can tell who the photographer is.   All the good ones were taken by her.}

It's been fun to get reactions from people who notice.  It does add a nice little bit of sass for summer.  I sort of love it, especially the pink.  {There really is blue in there too, it just didn't show up that well.}  

So, that's the Mermaid Hair!  It's all mine for 5-40 washes. :)

Oh, and for those of you who are wondering, Jon's reaction was positive.  He said he was happy that I did something kinda wild and out of the ordinary.

Have you ever dyed your hair?  What's the craziest color you've ever done? 

p.s. I learned that my hair forms the same curls every time.  Each lock that is colored has come together each day.  I figured they just randomly formed.  Interesting, no?

confession...I'm a home haircutter...

That's right, I said it.  I cut my own hair.  You see, when you have naturally curly hair, you just never know what might happen.  If the stylist doesn't understand curly hair, it can turn out much shorter than anticipated and you can end up looking like a chia pet very easily.  I mean, remember Felicity's famous haircut?  Plus, I'm totally cheap, and if I can do something myself instead of paying someone else to do it, I usually do.

Now, that being said, I've found myself somewhat obsessed over the bride's hair in this inspiration shoot by photographer Sara Grey.

I am by no means talented enough to pull off layers in my home salon, but I'm contemplating going to get my hair cut like a normal person.  I've thought about this before, but have never found a look that I loved enough to give it a try.

What do you all think?  Should I go get my locks cut like this beautiful lady?

p.s. this model's name is Jennifer too.  I feel kinda like a creepy stalker!  eek!