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Hi y'all . . . I'm new here, thought I'd post what I've got in my hair . . .
To make a long story short, I retired (I'm 45) last March, got bored, and enrolled in hairdressing school. Got hair 5" below my chin. Well, the head instructor in school has a theory that "There's a color or perm for everybody," and 'sort of' suggested I get one or the other for myself. Hmm . . . went to a hair show in Ft. Worth a month or so ago (really more of a big flea market for manufacturers of hair stuff), and one company had put some blue color on the ends of some models, some with short hair, some with long. Seemed pretty cool to me . . . Went to another one two weeks ago, sat in on a seminar on various ways how to do highlights. The Wella people were peddling sample kits of blue, red, and green temporary hair color, so I bought some, and ended up putting a streak (about 1" square) of bright blue on my left temple. Looks pretty good, if I say so myself. I can comb it straight back into a tail so it's hardly visable, or I can comb a part through it and then into a tail and it shows pretty well, or take the tail out and just let it show. Got lots of compliments on it . . . was in a supermarket last night, wandering the aisles lost in my own little world, and one of the checkers (loudly) says, "That's the first time I've seen anyone go gray and blue at the same time!" I smiled, winked, and she smiled back. I guess she liked it . . . I figure after 45 years, why not? It's decorative, matches my eyes, looks good, and doesn't attempt to hide my gray. Oh yeah . . .
Only thing is I've got a tube of red and another of green I gotta talk someone else into using . . .
Just ruminating . . .
--Tock
hair stuff), and one company had put some blue color on the ends of some models, some with short hair, some with long. Seemed pretty
At 45 aren't you too young to be a "blue hair?"
Well, maybe . . . I'm gonna do the whole thing a little at a time, though . . . one square inch at a time until the whole thing is done. Nice shade of blue, btw . . . kinda like the blue haircolor the guys have in the old comic books . . .
Nice to have a bit of variation in the old ponytail . . .
--Tock
Fun story, the only thing I wonder about is:
How do you retire at age 45!!!!
Chris
Put 10% of yer income in a 401k for 20-ish years.
Get a copy of "The Wealthy Barber." All you need to know is in that book. Or, check out the info on 401k's and investing to retire on some of the financial websites like www.fool.com or smartmoney.com.
Good luck,
--Tock