A Hair Raising Tale

So I have this problem. A lot of time when I look in the mirror I feel like my hair looks orange. I honestly don't know what my problem is or exactly when it started, but seriously like once a week I have a really orange day. It doesn't matter how many time you tell me my hair looks brown I will still see orange. (*** I have to put a disclaimer here.... I think red/orange hair is beautiful..... on other people!! Amy Adams has amazing hair, and so does my neighbor Laura!! And I LOVE Isla Ficsher's hair in Confessions of a Shopaholic!!!!)

So needless to say, I have a hair coloring addiction. I have to do it every few weeks to get rid any signs of orange (haha, I just realized this sounds like I am trying to get rid of greys..... I wish that were my problem!!!). Well, I haven't really had a consistent hair person for awhile. The person I used to always go to always seems to have a crazy schedule. So for a long time I would make my mom color my hair for me...... in our bathtub. It went okay for awhile, but when we started missing big chunks of hair I decided it was time to go back to the pros.

So I went to a new lady last week. OH. MY. GOSH. It was no good!! I told the lady I didn't want anything close to red/orange and this is how my hair turned out:

It was terrible!!! I am not even kidding when I say that this is my worst nightmare!! I sat in the bathroom for a really long time holding back tears. The worst part about it.... that terrible red color was only on my roots, everything else was a different color. It looked like I was a natural redhead who hadn't had a color job in months! AWFUL!!!

And then the next day, I really wasn't thinking and wore a blue shirt. NO GOOD!!! It only accentuated the horrible color of my hair. That Friday was so crappy and I was self conscious all day long! And then I had a blind date that night and that was hard too because I was so worried about my ugly hair.

I went back and forth as whether or not to hold out for 4 weeks or just get it fixed. I told myself that it was just hair and that I could make it, but by Friday afternoon I couldn't take it anymore. I had to bite the bullet and call the lady to tell her I didn't like it (VERY hard for me) and she agreed to fix it!!

All I can say is THANK GOODNESS for dark ash brown and throw in that I will NOT be going back to that salon!!