Going Atomic!

I don't really remember how I got it into my head that I wanted turquoise hair. The only "weird" hair color I ever had was pink (which I loved, mind you). I even remember telling J once that I would never color my hair anything unnatural except for pink.

I tried out a teal-ish color using the hair chalk J's sister got me for Christmas - I figured if I hated the color, I could always just wash it out! Totally commitment-proof! 

Well, it turns out I really liked it, and here I am, with decidedly un-pink hair!

I shopped around for a few different colors and brands, and eventually landed on Manic Panic's "Atomic Turquoise." I wanted a very teal-aqua color, that would be something interesting and different once it faded (which it is bound to do eventually). From everything I read online, this color would out more teal than blue, since it relies on the yellow-ish color of bleached hair to mix with the blue and turn it greener. I also heard it fades to a pretty light green color, which I'm excited to see!

My hair's been turquoise for almost a week now, and though I do love it, I have mixed feelings about it too. I felt so ME with pink hair! Even though the turquoise is gorgeous, I do feel like I look more "punk" and less "sweet." And at heart, I'm just a sweet girl who still sleeps with her stuffed animals (true story, Ballerina Bear and Sassy are my homies for life). I'm a sensitive creature. I get my feelings hurt easily, even if I act like stuff doesn't bother me... and I feel like the pink was sassy while reflecting that. I don't feel quite as comfortable with the blue.

I'm also open to the idea that it's not so much the hair color as it is change... It's been hard to be so far away from my family and my boyfriend. I'm surviving, but it's hard. I think part of what makes me uncomfortable about the turquoise is that it's new. Maybe if I had gone pink again, it would have felt less intimidating because it was familiar.

Regardless, I really do mean it when I say that I love this color. I looove how it looks when my hair's a little messy and I love how bright and vibrant it is! I've properly washed my hair once since I've colored it and I swear, it's still just as bright as it was before. After the fiasco with trying to keep my coral hair bright, it was SUCH a relief to check my hair after the shower to find it still lookin' foxy.

How do you like the new color change? Do you react well to change? Do you like me better with pink or blue hair?