i woke up today with massive stomach aches and could not make it to class. that made me very upset. especially since i stayed up 2 hours later than usual, doing some work for that class today. grrr.
after popping some pills and resting, i felt like my usual self again. so i decided to go cut my hair, since i had the afternoon free.
i felt really shitty about missing class. and i think because i felt shitty, i dressed all in black today. it’s been a while since i’ve been in all black. yes girl, i look like i’m in mourning. you guys do know the mourning dress in fashion history right?
it goes from this…
to this…
to this!
hahahhahaa!
oh, did i mention? i got my hair colored when i went to cut my hair. woohoo! i was intending to colour my hair a turquoise blue… or at least that was the colour that my eyes kept focusing on, when i was looking at the color charts. but after i got my hair bleached out, i kinda liked how it looked. i don’t think i have been this light-coloured for a long time!! the pink streaks on my hair are basically remnants of the purplish-red that i had in my hair for a while, and no bleach was going to remove that. but it bleached and faded to a nice light pink, so ayumi and i decided to just keep it that way, and all we did was to add a toner to bring down the yellow colour! so now i have a sort of green-blue ashy colour with pink ends! wheeee!!
+ scarf from h&m
+ cheapo black tshirt
+ harness jumper skirt from comme des garcons
+ cheapo black tights
+ red hearts shoes from comme des garcons
+ neon pink watch by toywatch usa
+ queen alice ring by tarina tarintino
i'm so addicted to these suspender things + the heart shoes
and there you have it! the close up of my hair. remember when i last coloured my hair? it ended up having quite a cool tie-dyed effect, once some of the pink faded. in fact, i liked it so much i refrained from updating my colour for 6 weeks. that sounds like an average length of time to re-colour hair, right? but for someone who is using crazy colours, i think it’s actually equivalent to the lifespan of a parrot.
wait, that was quite a bad metaphor.
so i waited and waited and forced myself to wait some more, until my roots grew longer than an inch and i really couldn’t take it any longer.
many people asked me how my tie-dye hair was achieved, and a few of you emailed to ask me too! so here’s the little secret:
it wasn’t planned, it just happened! ahaha! as i mentioned when i first coloured my monkey hair, we simply bleached out my roots and blended the bleach into my existing purple colour, which gave me yellow roots with reddish ends. on top of the yellow, we added pink, blending that into the red too. so when the colour faded a little, i was left with pink, orange, then red hair.
cool eh? i know! but i give ayumi all the credit. she’s the colour mix master.
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OMG! Your hair!! I was really surprised when I scrolled down and eep! You’re a blondie n_n. At least that’s what it looks like on my computer screen (which, BTW, needs a new graphic card). I love the scarf!
Blonde suits you pretty well Gilda n_n.
Love how subtle the pink is in the blonde… it looks great!
And jealous of the Queen Alice ring– I’ve been coveting some Tarina Tarantino lately, esp. the Alice line!
Beautiful funky hair! Also love the all black. I wear all black when I am (in the words of Chekhov) “in mourning for my life” and somehow it makes me feel better.
You really suit blonde, Gilda – I love it!
Hey. I love your new hair. The whole look reminds me of Bloc De Gemmes or whatever it’s called in Tokyo (the hair salon? shop?) tres cool.
You make a fabulous blonde Gilda!!
oh lol. i was just going through the mourning dress photos and was like WOAH when i saw you! it’s like modern version of the mourning dress and i really like the hair. not many asians can pull off blonde.. you did!!!!!
OMG, your hair looks amazing!! Blonde works on you. I like, I like
Your hair looks fantastic! Accidental awesome looks are the best
wow, I can’t believe it’s been 6 weeks since your last color! It seems like only yesterday.
you’re a pretty strawberry blond now!
Aw, I had hot pink hair for a while and even after I had it bleached the pink stayed in the ends like yours!
I love it because it’s still extremely unique but without being in-your-face different. Tres cute.
You forgot your corset girl! Oh have a look at this
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/52099/Blondes-have-more-fun-if-they-re-dyed/
love your hair! very cool!
i love the mourning dress photos! my work has an “all black clothing” policy, so i’m pretty sure i look similar to this every day! LoL
xxx
you make a really cute blonde!
aww hope you’re all better now gilda! loving the hair! i’m trying to grow mine at the moment and its taking forever! bah!
I love your black outfit – here in melbourne, we had a fashion exhibition called From Mourning to Night at the art gallery which explored the colour black throughout the history of clothes. The mourning dresses were so incredible!
I also think your hair colour is awesome
I LOVE your hair!!! I LOVE it! You look so cute.
wow!! cooL hair color. i lurveeee it & you totally rock that color/style.
Hope you are feeling better! And I like your hair.
hi everyone! thanks! i’m seriously growing to love it. i’ve never had it THIS blond before, i think. i thought i had blond hair back when i was 20, but when i looked at old pictures i was never this light in color. i’m loving it!
+julie+
i shocked a few people at school too. haha!
+ashe mischief+
i bought that when i had slightly some money to spare. it’s crazy how expensive her stuff are!
+hayley+
that’s such a great compliment! haha! yay thanks!!
+young werther+
i haven’t worn a corset in like, 4 years. i can’t eat in them! that’s no good. aha!
+miss karen+
oh wow!! that would make an incredible exhibition. i adore clothes from back then!
“i stayed up 2 hours later than usual, doing some work for that class today. grrr.”
lol that sucks…
also nice outfit.
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