A change is as good as a rest

I have always denied being obsessed with my hair.  I am however aware that I do talk about it a lot!  The thing is, whilst everything is going on in my body, it’s nothing that can be seen or touched, my hair on the other hand has been hugely impacted and is glaringly obvious which makes it an easy topic of conversation. Add to this the fact that I have never been really precious about my hair (I have close relatives who would regularly cry for hours after a visit to the hairdresser!) and it makes something easy to make fun of and talk about.

So I’m going to talk about it again!

As I have said before, it is growing back curly. This delights me, I have wanted curls or at the very least waves in my hair since I can remember.  When I was 16, in the 5th year at school, the year I did my ‘O’ levels (yes, the real exams before GCSEs!), I managed to convince my parents it would be a good idea to let me have a perm based on the fact that I was using curling tongs every day (oh my goodness! everything I say is making me feel ancient ?) which would do more damage to my hair than a perm in the long term.  I loved it! And many more followed!

Most of you will know that I have enhanced the colour on a regular basis too, usually with some blonde, occasionally I have had it darker, but mostly blond. When it started growing back brown loads of people asked me if that was my natural colour before the chemo hair loss.  I have to say I don’t really know, it is such a long time since I had my natural colour…

The thing is that unlike having a perm on already styled hair that gives the ‘look’ instantly, I am watching mine grow and the curl develop with the length.  Being particularly conscious of not using chemicals and artificial things both inside and on my body these days, I don’t like to use too much product but the length has now reached a thin line between curl and bouffant! If I use a load of curl defining mousse, I get curls but as soon as I touch it or if I don’t use anything I quickly become ‘Pam the librarian’ no offence to Pams or Librarians but that’s not really a look I’m going for!  Throw in the cluster of grey on my temple and I’m seeing an old lady in the mirror so, I decided to do something about it.

I bought a 100% organic and chemical free herbal hair colour – how bad could it be?!

Me: Babe, would you colour my hair for me if I got a kit?

Phil: I’d give it a go

Me: Cool! Let’s do it now, it has to be left on for 3 hours

Phil: 3 hours?!

Me: yes.  Here’s the kit, you read it while I wash my hair

Phil: Sure, I had nothing better to do…

half an hour later

Me: do you think it smells a bit like manure?

Phil: I think it smells a lot like manure, now let me get this shower cap over it to keep the smell in!

I’m quite happy with it although I think I might go for a slightly lighter shade next time… I’ll let you see what you think.

Talk to you soon

lots of love Mand xxx

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The instructions say that the colour will develop and the green tinge will fade within a few days!!!