Oops She Dyed It Again | Red Curly Indique Hair Thursday 25 September, 2014
Ok it’s that time of year again where Kiwi is sick of her hair! I’ve been blogging kind of without even tell you all what I did. So last year I dyed my hair blonde, but that blonde had to go! It had a nice run, literally for an entire year – but I was over it. Over the last few years I have went through dramatic hair changes. Your hair can be a reflection of your figuratively and literally. I change my hair because I am going through changes, good ones! I guess I just want to switch my hair up a bit everytime I slightly mature…to see the physical growth of myself via my hair – does that make sense?
In 2011, I dyed my hair orange/red for the first time in my life I changed the color. And I haven’t stopped! Since 2011 – up until now I have not let my hair be the same color! Let me bullet point the year and the changes my hair went.
2011 – (not pictured) I changed my natural hair color and added Red/Orange to the front of my hair. The back remained natural.
2012– I let my hair grow out into a red/orange ombre color. Coincedently the world was calling it a trend (I just didnt know what color I wanted to dye it so I let it grow out – so hipster of me).
2013– I did a big leap of faith, hair still ombre but I wanted to go full blown curly! No more making myself be straight with my hair…I went on a 8 month no-heat challenge. Summer/Fall of this year I drastically dyed my hair BLONDE (natural color in the back)!
It’s 2014, and since drastically dying my hair blonde, I have been featured in several natural hair campaigns with the Miss Jessies brand (magazine features, website, billboards, beauty supply stores). Going fully curly for the 1st time since I was a kid last year was an amazing decision. It liberated me and got me national attention. The blonde just added a bit to my personality. But the blonde had to go, the curly can stay. So it was time to go to my beautician and let my transformation begin again. Oops, yes I decided to dye my hair again!
Ok scratch what I just said about dyeing my hair. I didn’t technically dye my hair. I put a rinse on top of all the blonde. Honestly the blonde was become too harsh for my strands. I thought over time it was getting better, but it was becoming more and more fragile. It was fun ride while it lasted, but yeah I wont be bleaching/permanent dyeing my hair for a while. My hairstylist Free of Salon Nori, yes the same one who dyed my hair blonde last year did my hair again this year. It’s literally been a year since we did the dramatic hair dye of blonde, but I had to see if Red Head’s had more fun.
Do Red Heads Have More Fun?
Ta-da! Immediately I found out that Red Heads Do Have More Fun! I was instantly in love! The curls were spiral wanded and the rinse came out great! I will be honest the color I wanted came out a bit brighter than I thought from the bottle, but it’s still cool! Thank you Free for doing it again! I am in love, and change is great! But I have a slight secret about the rest of the hair transformation.
I am actually wearing weave! OMG yes Kiwi is wearing weave! Like an actual sew-in, not the clip-ins I’ve been wearing all summer! There is real hair sewn into my hair by Indique Hair. I have been working with Indique for a while and for the 1st time in years, I actually have someone else hair on top of my hair. I just wanted t break from touching my strands. The weather is changing and I wanted more length to complete my rinse/dye job. The virgin hair that I am wearing is from the SEA Collection, which specialize in variously curly hair textures. Curly girls can benefit from some weave from time -to – time. I used to be so opposed to it, I like my hair being free…but I said change is good! Sometime you have to switch it up, do something different, step outside your comfort-zone…literally! Do you know weave itch?? Not the hair, but your hair braided and tighten it just itch! OMG I almost didn’t make it…I almost ripped it out day 3 because I couldn’t scratch my scalp! I promised myself I would go at least 2-3 months. It’s already been mostly a month of it in my hair so far and I still like the results.
My hair isnt this long, but the The Fiji Curl seemed to achieve the texture I wanted and blended with mine perfectly. Fiji Curl texture is South East Asian hair that has undergone a special 3-day steaming process to create a tightly defined & heavily textured curl pattern. “Each piece of SEA Collection hair is guaranteed to be non-shedding, tangle-free, and effortlessly manageable. “With each piece of SEA, you can expect thick, strong hair with a consistent fullness almost completely throughout along with unrivaled longevity”, asserts Ericka Dotson, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Indique Hair.
Thanks to Free (Salon Nori) + Indique Hair for transforming my hair and providing me with a great change to my ever evolving hair. If you are interested in salon services or virgin hair boutique in the Atlanta area check out the locations below.
312 N Highland Ave. NE Suite C Atlanta, GA 30307 Phone: 404.974.4680
Salon Nori
3505 Gwinnet Pl Dr Suite 103
Duluth, Georgia 30096
phone: (770) 232-1226
Days: Tues-Saturday // Ask for Free // walk-in welcome
Do you like my red hair? When was the last time you changed your hair, or if you haven’t switched it up in a while what would you do to spruce up your tresses?
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The last time I dyed my hair was over a year ago. I received a weird bout of gray hair so I dyed my hair black with purple underneath while I am still young enough to pull it off! I quickly outgrew it and dyed it all black and let it grow out. I haven’t dyed since and I have no gray… very strange
I love the natural look AND the red. It took me a long time to embrace my naturally curly hair. I do blow it out once in a while. Mostly in the winter. But now I am much more confident about my curls. I have had my hair just about every color of the rainbow the last 15 or so years. It’s been black the last few. I am ready for a change. I have been thinking about going back to red, only not a bright blood red again, more of an auburn. I am too afraid to bleach again.
I think you look fantastic, I’m loving the red curls! It’s been a long time since I’ve changed my hair, but I’m always a fan of red, it fades too quickly on my hair though.
As a natural redhead, I like to think we do have more fun! I have never dyed my hair, and I don’t do too much to change it up. I have been itching to try something new though — just not sure what yet.
Wow! I love the red and curly! I wish I could change my hair color so easily, but it just isn’t an option with my job who actually has my hair style written into my contract.
Love what you did with your hair. It looks great. I think reds do have more fun. My husband wants me to go red, we’ll see. Don’t know if I can pull it off.
I love the red and the secret sauce. 🙂 It fits you so well and I’d love to do something just as fun. I’m not sure that I could carry it off but it fits you so well.
I love the red, it looks amazing on you! I have been thinking about dying my hair for a long time now but haven’t gotten the courage. I did, however, get my first weave during the summer and was somewhat miserable because of the itching. I just don’t see how people do it for 3 months.
Hi Kiwi,
I LOVE your RED! It is stunning!
The last time I dyed my hair was over a year ago. I received a weird bout of gray hair so I dyed my hair black with purple underneath while I am still young enough to pull it off! I quickly outgrew it and dyed it all black and let it grow out. I haven’t dyed since and I have no gray… very strange
~ Victoria
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I really like the red. I think it’s very bold and makes a statement!!
I think the red looks pretty. I’m glad redheads have more fun. 🙂
I love the natural look AND the red. It took me a long time to embrace my naturally curly hair. I do blow it out once in a while. Mostly in the winter. But now I am much more confident about my curls. I have had my hair just about every color of the rainbow the last 15 or so years. It’s been black the last few. I am ready for a change. I have been thinking about going back to red, only not a bright blood red again, more of an auburn. I am too afraid to bleach again.
I think you look fantastic, I’m loving the red curls! It’s been a long time since I’ve changed my hair, but I’m always a fan of red, it fades too quickly on my hair though.
You have stunning eyes…and hair. The last time I did my hair was a few weeks back and I added some red to the blond for a switch.
I love red hair! Yours looks great! I have been toying with the idea of putting some red highlights in mine. Maybe I will now 🙂
I love your red hair. I have been dying my hair for years because I don’t like my natural color!
As a natural redhead, I like to think we do have more fun! I have never dyed my hair, and I don’t do too much to change it up. I have been itching to try something new though — just not sure what yet.
I love the red! I have been dyeing my hair for years and love to switch up the colors too.
I love that you are so adventurous. Shows you have some spunk. The color looks great on you.
It’s a good time of year for change. You look great!
I really love the red hair. Looks great on you. And I think red heads are fun too 🙂
It looks wonderful on you! Love all the selfies!
Your hair looks awesome. What fantastic pictures you’ve shared. I especially like the way you described the step by step decision for change and why.
red is by far my favorite hair color. when i get tired of that I go back natural.
I love the red! It adds some sass!
I LOVEEEEEEE the red! It looks so good on you! Bold, fun and flirty!! I just think it’s super duper cute. Wish it would look like that on me!! haha!
Red is always my favorite hair color! I used to be a redhead. I think I miss it!
You are much bolder than me! I could never pull it off like you do!
I love it! All the colors look great on you, but red is definitely quite fitting!
Wow! I love the red and curly! I wish I could change my hair color so easily, but it just isn’t an option with my job who actually has my hair style written into my contract.
Love what you did with your hair. It looks great. I think reds do have more fun. My husband wants me to go red, we’ll see. Don’t know if I can pull it off.
Yassssss babe! I love it, your blonde hair was dope and fun but this red is definitely popping too 🙂 love it
That’s super cute. I wish I could dye my hair but I’m scared that the ends will dry out and break off.
As a red headed, curly haired girl… I LOVE THE LOOK 😉
That is such a fun look! And your eyes just pop with the red highlights!
I love the red and the secret sauce. 🙂 It fits you so well and I’d love to do something just as fun. I’m not sure that I could carry it off but it fits you so well.
I love the red, it looks amazing on you! I have been thinking about dying my hair for a long time now but haven’t gotten the courage. I did, however, get my first weave during the summer and was somewhat miserable because of the itching. I just don’t see how people do it for 3 months.