#hair journey

[xsugarbeet]

- Which Hazbin Hotel character do you relate to?

- Yes

(I don't usually post pictures of myself here, but I thought this would be fun to share)

#hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #vaggie #cherri bomb #alastor #angel dust #sir pentious #niffty #hazbin hotel vox #hazbin hotel valentino #hazbin hotel velvette #lucifer hazbin hotel #hair journey

[gaybae1021]

A little while back I realized that how I did Laurance’s hair was crazy inconsistent. So I compiled all my go to hairstyles for Laurance and put them in a proper timeline for myself

#aphblr #aphmau #aphverse #aphmau mcd #mcd #mcd rewrite #minecraft diaries #mcd laurance #laurance zvhal #aphmau laurance #hair journey

[beautyqueenproblems]

The hair is GROWING

#me #personal #hair journey #bathroom selfie #don’t judge the mess #Lee jeans

[beansprean]

My life as told by hair

(ID in cut and alt)

[ID: Bust drawings showing stages of the artist's hair by age. 0 to 3: Bald! A tiny white egghead baby with blueish eyes frowning with a pink bow stuck to their head. Text reads: "bow glued on so people wouldn't 'mis'gender me at Walmart." 3 to 5: hairspray helmet. A slightly taller child with green eyes and short blonde hair slicked back at the top and sides and held down by clips, excess curling behind the ears. Text points to clips and specifies "butterfly clips". 5 to 7: 'cut my own bangs' consequences. A slightly taller child in a black tee shirt with a T-Rex on it that says "T-W-r-e-c-k-s". They are grinning with buck teeth, curly blonde hair carved into a sloppy mullet with various clips holding back uneven bangs. Text points out "buck teeth", "whoops mullet", and "real shirt I had". 7 to 10: feral Gene Wilder. Older but not taller child with a wild mane of white-blonde ringlet curls, deeply tanned skin, and a giant grin with the front teeth missing. Text points out "teeth will grow back bigger" and "deepest farmers tan in the 5th grade". 10 to 14: brush mistakes. A taller, slightly less tan preteen wearing small oval glasses and frowning, shoulderblade-length dark blond hair wavy and frizzy from being brushed out. Text points out "achieved eyebrows" and "did not know how curls worked because I was the only one in the fam with 3a". 14 to 16: socially mandated straightening. A teen (no taller than before) in the same oval glasses and frown, wearing a happy bunny tee shirt. Their hair is straight, damaged-looking, down to the waist, and dyed a muddy reddish-orange. Text points out: "loooong" and "red hair dye experiment results in sloppy joe color". 16 to 18: big curly!! A slightly less tan but no taller teen looking very surprised to see their hair, now blonde with darker roots but just as long, is fluffed up with big ringlet curls. They are wearing a red shirt that says "bitch" in the coca-cola font. Text points out "got contacts" and "you ever forget? cuz I forgot". 18 to 21: baby's first lesbian combover. A young adult grinning happily in a sweatshirt that reads "what about second breakfast", hair buzzed short at one side and loose ear-length curls flopping over onto the other. Text reads: "tfw you find the one dyke hairdresser in the county". 21 to 25: manbun era. Now in a tee shirt and plaid flannel with black studs in their ears, the young adult smiles slyly. Their hair is buzzed short on both sides, the top bleached out and tied into a loose bun. Text reads: "tfw the one dyke hairdresser in the county moves away so now you cut it yourself". 25 to present: green period. Now caught up to the present, the artist gives a big smile and makes a 'ta-da' pose. Their hair is cut in a sloppy bowl, curls sticking up randomly every which way, and dyed bright green (sideburns visibly brown). They are wearing a black tank top with a skull and have a few indistinct tattoos on each arm. Text reads: "the transmascening" /end ID]

#self portrait #hair journey #hey artists everyone do this it’s fun #my art #personal #would this be considered a #draw my life #? #ok to rb!!

[heycarrots]

My entire life, I thought I had straight hair.

You might ask, how do you NOT know your hair is wavy? Doesn’t it wave naturally?

It does, but only if allowed the opportunity and the encouragement to take its natural shape.

Growing up, if you were a girl, you got up early before school, showered, and then gave yourself an EXHAUSTING salon-level blowout every single morning. If you didn’t, if you let it *gasp* NOT be flat and shiny, you were considered dirty, unkempt, not feminine enough. The only exceptions being the CURLY folks, the female identifying goddesses who could NEVER ever be mistaken for straight-haired girls because their hair slingshots back into shape the moment any moisture hits it.

Over the years, I laid on more damage that society demanded, or so I believed. I bleached it to match my Marilyn aesthetic at the time. Platinum blonde, ramrod straight and then, ironically, hot rolled into submission to create the look of artificial pin curls.

All that bleach and all that heat, of course, destroyed the strength of my hair. It was brittle and, while it looked beautiful from the outside observer, I was losing a battle with it.

Growing up in South FL, the heat and humidity were my constant source of struggle. No matter what I did, how much I ironed my hair silky straight, it would fluff up like a chia pet within 15 minutes of going outside.

Looking at other girls around me who did not share this same struggle, I felt defeated. Why can’t my hair just lay flat? I mean, it LOOKS straight in the morning, I’ve always been able to shock it straight since childhood . . . What’s happening to my hair?

Well, motherhood happened. I was too tired to continue my battle with the blow dryer and flat iron every day, so I said fuck it, and just started letting it air dry.

At this point, my strands had been beaten down to the point where they were like, yeah . . . we’re not gonna lie flat and be cooperative, but we also don’t have the proteins and care required to spring back to life. So I got what could best be described as slightly bent frizz. I was very close to accepting this as just my lot in life when someone said, look at all that frizz! It looks like your hair is trying to curl.

My initial response was . . . No way! It’s definitely straight! It’s always been straight. I’ve worked really hard to assure it’s straight because, for me, the alternative was unattainable.

This kind soul turned me onto the curly hair method and assured me that If I put in the work to undo the damage I’d done to it over the course of my entire life, I would see significant change.

The day I finally accepted this was when schools shut down in Japan and I lost my job during the pandemic. I no longer had a reason to conform.

So, over the course of the next few months, I implemented the changes she had suggested and my hair improved dramatically! I won’t say it was always pretty . . . It was super awkward at first and I had to endure cold silent judgement when out and about in ULTRA conservative rural Japan, where any texture in your hair is equated with moral decay (not even exaggerating . . . try going to an onsen with a visible tattoo).

But now . . . my hair is thriving. As soon as water hits it in the shower, it clumps up and beings to curl. I haven’t straightened my hair myself in years.

If you’re thinking this sounds a bit like a metaphor, that’s because it is. Yes, this IS also the truth about my hair journey.

But just like my hair, I went through my entire life assuming I was straight. I’m married. I was married previously. I’ve had some very good relationships with men. I’ve had some REALLY bad relationships with men, but my relationships with my female friends have always felt a bit desperate, a showering of affection I tried to mentally attribute to my being on the spectrum.

Events in my life have recently caused some serious reflection . . . on female friendships I’ve had over the years that felt entirely one-sided, a longing for something deeper that just wasn’t reflected back at me. At a certain point, after losing my dearest friend to cancer in my early 20s, I shut down female friendships. They were too painful for me and I never understood why.

I am not straight. Never have been. I’m bisexual. This doesn’t change my relationship with my husband, any more than the fact that I appreciate most men would cause me to dart off after the nearest alternative. However, accepting this about myself has unlocked a sea of understanding about my past, about my role in those failed friendships, the expectations I was unknowingly placing on these girls which, because they were hidden, even from myself, they were destined to fall short of.

Over the course of the last month, I’ve been reeling with this paradigm shifting revelation and one thing I’ve come to understand is that I’m not my own type. I’m not drawn to girls who look like me (or at least look like I DID, with the pinup makeup and exhausting beauty routine). There’s nothing WRONG with that, but I’m not attracted to it because it holds no mystery for me. I know how hard they are working. I know the art and the artifice. Because I never looked at a woman as beautiful as Max and had FEELINGS, I assumed I had to be straight. If one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen makes me think *meh*, then I guess I must not be attracted to women.

But then, there are those women who simply do not give a fuck. Not a single one. And yet, they glow. They know no shame and have always known who they are and fight for the world as it should be, not as it is. And look at that! It appears I do have a type, after all. I guess you could say they are the Madis of this world, the Mirandas of this world.

To those women, thank you. I intend to approach life brackets emptied. Unredacted.

Love is love.

#know no shame #black sails #madi scott #miranda hamilton #coming out #bi awakening #wavy hair #hair journey #straight hair as a metaphor #some of you know my story already and thank you for the care you took and your kind guidance #I am eternally grateful #lgbtq positivity #max

[depressedandcantrest]

Just found out I've had curly hair all my life but because my mom didn't know how to take care of it, my curl pattern was damaged to the point I legitimately thought I had straight hair till this year. So guess who will have to figure out how to fix another thing my mother's broken

Changing the subject if anyone can give advice that'd be fantastic!!

#ftm #mommy issues #curly hair #sos #send help #hair journey #about to lose it #about to lose my mind #sad boi shit #sad boi hours

[bonersniper]

I did this fun blended color mix while I'm on vacation and wanted to document it

#me #hair journey

[belladoesmakeup]

Hi guys,

Today we are chatting about hair, in particular my hair journey and why I went back to brunette from red.

When I was 17-22 (2010-2015) years old I loved colouring my hair with semi-permanent hair colours, at this time I was in my emo stage and of course had to have red / plum hair. My mum said I shouldn't use permanent dye at the time so I only used L'Oreal Casting Creme glosses and they had this gorgeous red colour I used all the time. Unfortunately they discontinued this shade so I stopped colouring my hair for a while and let my brunette colour come back. Though this took a while the colour eventually washed out and I didn't think about it again.

Skip along to 2020, we all know what happened that year and I was bored of my hair colour. Since I knew I was going to be at home for a while I decided to bite the bullet and go bright red! Unlike last time I committed to permanent hair colour which was scary but I knew I would be keeping the red for a long time. I used a Garnier dye called Warm Red and it was a very Hayley Williams hair colour. I loved the hair colour and felt so myself with this colour. I kept this hair colour for 3 years and during 2022 I decided my hair style needed a change so I added bangs! I blame Taylor Swift bringing out RED TV because this convinced me it was time to relive my bangs and fedora hat phase.

Finally in 2023 I grew out my fringe into a slightly awkward side fringe until it was finally long enough to pass off as (curtain) layers which was really cute for a while. I also decided the red hair was too much maintenance to keep up with so I started dying my hair dark brown. Now obviously what I should of done was strip the colour first and then use the brown hair on top but that's too easy so I coloured over it. Though it coloured most of the red I still had a tint of red coming through.

Since my hair was so dead I also cut a few inches off it and it turned into this cute dark brown long bob which I honestly loved! I also started using only brown hair dyes and tried to not colour my hair as often as I was before. When you have red hair you have to colour your hair every 5-6 weeks because of colour fade. Whereas with brown dye I can get away with it longer so it's every month and half to 2 months I colour my hair now since I have a few grey hairs now to cover. Cutting my hair was the best decision because my hair was much healthier and it also helped I was using hair masks to fix my dry, damaged hair.

Now in 2024 my hair has no more red tints going through it and it is so much healthier! I use a hair mask once a week, I wash my hair with Olaplex Detox shampoo once a week with a deep condition and it has made a drastic difference. So moral of the story by all means colour your hair however you want to but make sure you look after it otherwise you will end up with dried damage hair like me. Luckily I changed my hair habits before it's too late and now I love having more natural hair. I feel like now I'm 30 having dark brown hair feels a little more grown up and honestly kinda boosted my confidence a bit. It's ironic but when you've had funky hair colours for so long, a natural hair colour seems just as exciting to try again and they also cause less damage to your hair in the long run.

I would love to know what products you use to protect your hair so let me know in the comments.

Lot's of love,

Bella x x

#new hair #brunette #hair journey #healthy hair #hair style #selena gomez #luxury beauty #makeup review #blogger #blog #beauty review #grwm #makeup #beauty #make up #photography #cosmetics #makeup blogger #me #my photography #makeup look #girl #lifestyle #lifestyle blog #lifestyle blogger #beauty blogger #mua #beauty tutorial #makeup video #makeup lover

[cannibalgh0st]

From yesterday☺️❤️🍁🍂 I trimmed my hair and did a treatment! Feeling super soft!!

#me #my videos #cannibalgh0st #hair #wavy hair #dyed hair #hair health #hair treatment #latina #latino #hair journey #body positivity #biker shorts #tube top #hoop earrings #lip gloss #mascara #brown eyes #California #socal #818 #sfv #san fernando valley #valley girl #eyelashes #Aquarius #tan #leopard pattern

[blackbellybella]

Length check!

#me #selfie #black tumblr #blackbellybella #black belly bella #about me #natural hair #my hair #hair journey #afrohair

[lowkeyremi]

trying my hair journey again. i can't braid lmaooo but I can't keep paying to get it done. if u guys have any 4c hair tips PLEASE share

#hair journey #hair #4c hair

[i-am-an-arson-enthusiast]

ahhh i just cut my hair and i love itttt! now whenever i run my hands through my hair i go “wtf it ended so fast”

im gonna dye it next week :)))

#hair #hair journey #dyed hair #genderfluid #gender bender #queer #trans haircut #trans #gnc trans

[shellijays-loc-journey]

2 MONTHS WOW❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I recolored the ends, wash day of course (every 4 wks) and retwist!!! All by myself. GO ME!!! I created a new spray for my hair and oil...

ROSEMARY Oil added a bit of tea tree oil and Jamaican black castor oil... plus I created some lavender water from lavender to spray... and now I'm headed to the store for more rosemary to infuse with the lavender❤️❤️

LAVENDER Water

#wash day #black tumblr #black twitter #black culture #black excellence #black hair #black people #hair journey #locdup #dreadlocs #dreadjourney #dreads #dreadhead #dreadlocks #dreadlove #black history #lavender spray #lavender water #rosemary oil for hair growth #rosemary

[cottoncandiescupcakes]

If there's one thing consistent about my life is that every five years I end up with this haircut

Just spend 45% of my life looking like a medieval page with habsburg jaw for no reason

Like I will go from cute pixie cut to cute bob and inbetween it's ALWAYS this

Your girl will go from dollar store Zoey Deschanel to do you need the plague rat swatter my leige at the drop of a hat

#hair journey #page #medieval #history #fail #peasants

[iamphatvenus]

For anyone who remembers when it took me months to finish my box braids that I never finished (lmaooooo). Idk if y’all knew I ended up cutting them out my head instead of taking them down. Either way, my hair is growing back :).

#tundesburner #tumblr live community #tundelore #box braids #hair journey #on le que

[bonersniper]

Just saw a lady who did almost identical color as to my favorite haircolor from 2022 so throwback selfish to October to commemorate it

#hair journey #me