New Year, New Hair (on the cheap) PART 4- THE REVEAL

Ta-Dah!

One part Becca Moody and one part Lady Gaga, with a little sass mixed in. I guess that's who I've been my whole life, so why would a hair cut change it?

New Year, New Hair (on the cheap) PART 3

So the next morning (did you really believe I would cut my hair while drinking?), I did some research on my "side swept bangs." I recommend Chris Faircloth's Women's hairstyles instructions on Expert Village. His videos will show you how to cut a variety of women's hairstyles, although really I suggest practicing on a friend, not yourself.

I grabbed my sewing scissors, my smaller scissors from the 5th grade, a comb, some water and case things got too out of hand, some wine to calm myself down.

Thus I started cutting and a half an hour later.....

I looked like Lady Gaga, before she went blonde. Instead of stopping and leaving my hair alone (since I obviously didn't manage to pull off the side swept bangs), I thought the bangs were still a little off-centered.......

2 hours later....

I now look like Becca Moody from Californication. And, yes that is the 12 year old daughter of Hank Moody. And, yes that means I look like a 12 year old (well in real life, she's actually 15, but still I'm not even legal).




I'm still coming to terms with my new underage look, therefore, you'll have to give me some time before I reveal the look. Let me have some time to "age it up" a bit. Maybe go more Cleopatra than Goth Lolita.

Stay tuned for the PART 4- The Reveal!

New Year, New Hair (on the cheap) PART 2

So last night was the night that I decided to whip up some D.I.Y. action to become a celebrity (well, at least have celeb hair).

First I decided to get some celebrity inspiration for what I wanted- Enter the Internet and the hairstyle websites (http://www.hairpedia.com, http://www.hairstylesdesign.com).

Second, there were some conditions. No to Brook Hogan, Charlize Theron, or Paris Hilton. My hair has only been blonde once and I got sick of the drag queen comments. Also, since it is Winter, I should go darker in hair color and keep my hair longer.

After searching around the sites for a while, I remembered someone once said I looked like a mixture of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Alyson Hannigan (must be the quirkiness. Well, that or the pronounced chin). Therefore, I decide on an Alyson Hannigan style, which was Dark Brown with side swept bangs.


So now that I decided on my style, it was time for action. Enter the drug store. Oh, so convenient (down the block, real time saver) and oh so cheap for hair color (in a box at $7.58 with tax vs. at the salon, low end starting at $50 plus tax and tip). I decided on L'OREAL Paris ColorSpa Moisture Actif No. 12- Dark Brown. I've used this brand before and love it, because it is about 3 bucks less than most hair color and it is Non-Permanent color (for all us commitment-phobics out there. Plus if the color is abhorrent, in 28 hair washes its gone, whether over the course of a month or one very scour filled night.).

Then I gathered my supplies:

- hair color
- bottle of $6.99 Finca Flichman 2007 Malbec (the wine is the best part of hair coloring at home and it's still under $20 for a color and a few drinks! You can't beat it!).
- wine glass
- corkscrew
- iPod
- old towel


After reading all the instructions and drinking a glass of wine, I began....

Stay tuned for PART 3!

New Year, New Hair (on the cheap) PART 1

If you have been following the gossip pages, the New Year always brings new hairstyles for the Celebs (did anyone see Heather Mills? Icky!).









As you can see my basic cut/color with my utter pasty-ness is great for looking like a coked-out celeb, but otherwise is fairly drab. Thus, being a pseudo-celeb Perez I need a new style, on the cheap of course!

Stay tuned for developments as I decide on a new style and D.I.Y. it!