I’ve colored my hair in my life.

A lot.

I’ve gone red, burgundy, purple, and a dark mahogany brown.

I do it for fun, not to hide grays (I’m proud of those suckers).

I do it because…I like it.

One thing I’ve never done is blond.

Believe it or not, when I was little my hair was blond.

I hit puberty and WHAM…it got darker and darker and darker.

Going from a darker brown to blonde is killer for hair, clearly.

My hair? She does not like being over-processed. Perms killed it every time. I’d have to go short to get rid of the shock and chaos it left behind.

Plus…I’m SUPER lazy and negligent about upkeep. So there was the roots situation.

But nowadays there’s that fabulous thing called balayage. The upkeep isn’t anywhere near as strict, it allows for plenty of grow out time, and thus…here I am.

Finally.

Blonde.

And I LOVE IT.

Is it more fun?

Well…with school and work that was debatable for a while…but I do enjoy it a lot.

I’ve researched how to care for it and it’s been wonderfully healthy due to some miracle products (more on that another time).

But fun?

I’m more confident. I’m feeling in my element.

I think the verdict is in.

It is more fun…for me.

I’ve never been super happy as a brunette. I may go back some day, but right now I am all about the blond, for sure.

It’s not about the fact that it’s blond…it’s about the fact that it’s…ME.

It’s about feeling in your element. Feeling like you shine. If going red is all you’ve wanted, GO FOR IT. If you’re craving some luscious brunette locks, baby rock those brown tones.

It isn’t, I think that blondes have more fun…I think that’s it’s that they are, by default, given permission to be more fun and confident because it has some kind of ideal.

At times I’ve felt in my element with other colors, such as mahogany and purple. It’s a matter of going with what calls to you, what makes you feel confident and fun.

Right now, I’m all about my blonde balayage, baby.  I’m going to rock it until, at the very least, I am out of nursing school…when I can play with some more fun colors (maybe some mermaid-ish additives).

I haven’t felt this confident in a while.

Now if only I could feel rested…