My hair has been with me through it all, in many different forms. From moving to different states, meeting new people and finding my footing in this chaotic generation it has changed as I have changed. From a young age, I learned to braid my hair and how to put it into a slick back ponytail. Yes I was already on the trend because I hated bumps in my hair as a kid. My grandma is a retired hairstylist so growing up when she would come down she would give me “beauty spa treatment,” but as I grew older I started wanting more done. From there, my hair started to grow with me.
Natural brown- The virgin hair unfortunately went through it the most. It was with me in three different states and the end of my parents’ marriage. It was as healthy as their co-parenting. I didn’t know how to take care of it and I washed it every day. It went with me through my JoJo Siwa ponytail era so it was THIN.
Colored Tips- My mom never let me color my hair, so when she let me get light semi-permanent pink flamingo tips it felt like a life-changing moment. After my dad found out that she let me do that, that summer he let me dye the ends of my hair blue, then red, then pink again.
Highlights- When I highlighted my hair for the first time it was a big change but in the best way. I finally got out of my weird kid middle school phase. I was making new friends and trying new things. If I had to describe this phase in my life with five words they would be: love, confidence, beauty, friendship, and laughter because this was just such a healthy comfortable time in my life. I started my first job. It was so empowering because I had money and I could buy whatever I wanted. Ironically the first day of having my car I crashed it.
THE BOB- After the peaceful time in my life with highlights, I decided I was bored and I made the worst decision someone could make with their hair and got a bob. Enough said, just a tragic haircut for anyone that I don’t recommend. But at this time in my life, I was working, making so much money, and getting a new friend group. The new friend group unfortunately influenced my crystal girl era in this hairstyle
Dead Blond- This point in my life was just an existential crisis because my mom told me that we were moving to Ohio in two months and we weren’t coming back. This is the summer where I really made the phrase “blonds have more fun” true. I was single, upset at my mom for moving me from my friends, and living in the state where everyone vacationed. I was working with my friends and I was making a lot more money than I needed. My hair may have been dead, but my diet was clean and healthy. I ate fruit with everything, had lots of HUGE salads and made smoothie bowls all the time.That summer I stayed up all night and was ALWAYS with my friends. Then we packed up our stuff and moved to Ohio. Yeehaw! I got a job within the first week of living here and made a couple of new friends in my new school.
Brown with Highlights(again)- I changed my hair in hopes of changing my attitude and my friend group. I love brown with highlights on me. It’s always been my favorite color I did with my hair and it’s always looked the best. In this part of my life, I was learning new healthy ways to treat my hair and I was working a lot. This hair color was short-lived just like my job at Ponchos because even though it looked healthy I was bored of it and wanted a fun change.
Red hair- Following the copper hair trend, I decided to try something completely new and fun. I loved my red hair. It was cute, fun and I met the most important people in my life during this time. I met my best friend in the whole world, Hailey Bennett, at my new job and many other close friends, ones who would later be very important in my life. I was also introduced to my boyfriend through a friend of a friend from work. Although this was a good time in my life, red was a very hard color to upkeep because it washes out very fast. So, I had to change it up one last time.
Blond(current)- My hair is currently blond and I love how healthy it is. Over the years, I’ve learned how to style my hair and how to keep it soft and healthy through all of my hair colors. I love my hair, it really does hold memories and secrets. Next fall my blond hair will follow me to college at Kent State University for nursing.
