tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post5954124619026139746..comments2023-05-10T02:26:32.149-07:00Comments on The Militant Baker: OKAY FINE. YES, I'M A NATURAL BLONDEJes The Militant Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-39847980664174733642013-05-28T08:05:56.522-07:002013-05-28T08:05:56.522-07:00Heh, I had my "quarter life crisis" invo...Heh, I had my "quarter life crisis" involving my hair at 25. I've always had long blonde hair, and my parents, being very conservative, never let me dye it or anything in high school, so I went like a really dark red. I LOVED IT! Though, since I am not a hair person, the upkeep was too much and I eventually got it bleached back to my natural color. But, I also tried a series of short hair cuts, which look great on other people, but i HATED on me! It took about a year for my hair to finally get back to normal, and almost 2 years to grow back out. It was kind of pinkish for a long time, and the bleach had caused significant damage so my hair was like straw. UGH. I was forced to use product and learn how to use hair implements! I know most women are probably like, dude. But I was not happy. I'm a brush and go kind of gal. But, I still have dreams of a purple streak, or maybe electric blue... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001192449964831879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-88157652986721028052013-05-04T08:30:56.627-07:002013-05-04T08:30:56.627-07:00I've had an interesting relationship with my h...I've had an interesting relationship with my hair as well. Having been prior military and from an asian background, dying my hair was never really an option. When I got out of the military at the still punky age of 23, I wanted to do something juicy but couldn't muster the guts. Then, the unthinkable (at least to me) happened. My 46 year old dad dropped dead of a heart attack. After settling his affairs, I realized that life is too short and I can't be afraid as something as simple as the color of my hair. How was I going to leap through any hoop to find happiness if I couldn't even change my hair? So I dyed it all. I dyed it all PINK. Doesn't seem like a big deal, right? It was. Why? Because it was 2004 and I was a government employee. Turns out, despite the threats, no one could make me change it back. So I rocked it victoriously for about a year. Who doesn't want to be an anime character, right?<br /><br />So then time, career and life took over. My creative streak trickled down a few boxed colors with much less enthusiasm. Then I decided that peach made sense. I tried to do it myself, oops. Forgot one minor detail, my eyebrows. In a panic with only a few hours left to get to work, I dyed it back to black. When it washed out, I had it professionally dyed black with a few hot pink streaks. It felt good.<br /><br />Then, this year...I decided that long hair made me feel butch, masculine, even unattractive. So I went the route of P!nk and Rihanna and just cut it off. Almost a military hair cut with the exception of the longer, punkish, side swept bangs. Still rockin a pink streak. <br /><br />Strangely enough, short hair makes me feel young, edgy, beautiful and feminine. I can't wait for it to get long enough to cut again. It's better than a new pair of heels!Malaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990259677098910421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-18969412197476333872013-05-01T16:02:46.504-07:002013-05-01T16:02:46.504-07:00I've had brightly coloured hair for a while no...I've had brightly coloured hair for a while now, but I am sadly coming to the end of my time at university. This means bye-bye brightly coloured hair :( I'm so sad about losing a sense of my being, just being a boring colour, but it's inspiring to see your blog post on the matter!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971410991689784612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-40865633295569392092012-12-12T21:31:27.108-08:002012-12-12T21:31:27.108-08:00I agree %100. I too kept changing my hair colour -...I agree %100. I too kept changing my hair colour - red, black, pink, brown...going back to blonde has been really hard. Because it is my natural colour, it is the least maintenance - but I do find blonde really boring! However, you look really pretty with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-33714080581597151652012-11-05T21:25:37.177-08:002012-11-05T21:25:37.177-08:00You're gorgeous! I love the blonde, it suits y...You're gorgeous! I love the blonde, it suits you. I've never died my hair but I have always dreamed of being a redhead. It just seems like such a fierce colour, and all of my childhood heroines were redheads. I also kind of want blue hair, that would be cool. As for haircuts I always try to go with something a little edgy (for me), but it is hard to find good styles for curly hair. I was really happy when I discovered I could pull off straight bangs, haha. Hopefully Smashinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019752732275451225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-53895967027587085832012-11-05T19:42:24.539-08:002012-11-05T19:42:24.539-08:00I WOULD HAVE LAVENDAR OR FIRETRUCK RED.
I had fire...I WOULD HAVE LAVENDAR OR FIRETRUCK RED.<br />I had firetruck red and it was a fantastic summer. But my hair doesn't do well with being dyed, and so I'm trying to grow it naturally and donate it eventually for wigs for cancer patients! Doing well by my HAIR AND the world!<br /><br />The blonde REALLY suits you - I feel like it really brings out your eyes - as far as i can tell in the photos !<br /><br />xo<br />http://kittysnooks.blogspot.ca/Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799578389173602582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-63081924599790069022012-11-05T00:52:47.650-08:002012-11-05T00:52:47.650-08:00Gorgeous! I'm a natural blonde too, but after ...Gorgeous! I'm a natural blonde too, but after an accident when I was younger my scalp went into shock and my hair changed colour. Now it grows through a greenish greyish shade!! So odd. I do really adore the blonde on you, it's so so SO gorgeous!<br /><br />Alli xxBuboe Pestishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938556175069340454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-81491398540598375452012-11-04T21:49:32.945-08:002012-11-04T21:49:32.945-08:00I also recently reverted back to my natural hair c...I also recently reverted back to my natural hair colour. I haven't had my natural colour since I was about 13, that's well over 10 years! I've been every colour under the sun, and most recently bright pink. But, I've found it almost liberating to just be natural. I'm all over just being 'me' and this is kinda like the last step in that. I've had way more compliments over my natural colour than any other colour ever. It's kind of amazing!Lucy_pherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874355284773661645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-89202962703469096722012-11-04T21:21:24.178-08:002012-11-04T21:21:24.178-08:00Man, I loved that cut too! It was one of those flu...Man, I loved that cut too! It was one of those flukes where it was soooooooo perfect and even though I had the same person cut it the same way afterwards... it was never that awesome again. Glad I caught it in a photo:)<br /><br />Go for the short hair! It'll always grow back! ;)Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-90301431948002486452012-11-04T20:57:14.259-08:002012-11-04T20:57:14.259-08:00my mom made me dye my hair since i was little and ...my mom made me dye my hair since i was little and a natural blond so i had no idea what my hair color really was. she also made me wear it long (down to my butt!) and it took hours to dry it and i hated it. so as a teenager i dyed it blue to my shoulders and she cut that off. then i dyed it dark brown and i grew in almost the same color. i also straightened my hair as long as i could remember, so two years ago i got my hair dresser to show me how to wear it with my natural curls and now i do that all the time. it is weird to me now thinking about how my mother forced me to do all this expensive damaging stuff to my hair since it was about 11! i'm much happier now, though i'm contemplating cutting my hair SUPER short to see how i like it. I think your blond looks good! my favorite cut you have had is the one on the bottom left! Rae - Say It Aint Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066975427295830641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-38360144399952285782012-11-04T16:29:48.874-08:002012-11-04T16:29:48.874-08:00I dyed my hair since I was 14, using all kinds of ...I dyed my hair since I was 14, using all kinds of dyes, including herbal ones like henna. I went through a lot of different colour phases, blonde, brown, pink, purple, blue-black, dark brown, copper ... but because my Dad and his siblings have stunning grey hair I always said that I would stop dying my hair when I found my first grey hair - and I did. <br /><br />When I found my first grey hair in 2008 I stopped dyeing. It looked quite weird at first and my natural hair colour (dark blonde with a reddish tint) is really not exciting and I have always found it a bit dull. But after discovering how quickly the summer sun gave me natural highlights I think I will try to keep my genuine "virgin hair". <br /><br />Grey hair-wise I seem to come after my Mom though. She is over 60 and still isn't really grey yet and I don't see any progress on my head ;)<br /><br />Love, Qaroline<br />http://qarolinesqonundrums.blogspot.de/qarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947486633179202235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-78282203932794414492012-11-04T14:58:22.303-08:002012-11-04T14:58:22.303-08:00Thanks babe:) I'm lovin it:)Thanks babe:) I'm lovin it:)Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-30992116041132282552012-11-04T14:58:01.177-08:002012-11-04T14:58:01.177-08:00Man! Blue and purple are a bitch! Maybe you could ...Man! Blue and purple are a bitch! Maybe you could just... never wash your hair? That would be easy! ;)Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-50660442112300220912012-11-04T14:53:47.829-08:002012-11-04T14:53:47.829-08:00OK, seeing you as a blonde fits (and also makes me...OK, seeing you as a blonde fits (and also makes me think of a high school classmate of mine...you didn't go to high school in Vista, CA, did you?? If not, you have a look-alike out there). <br />I think it brightens your face and calls attention to your smile, which is adorable. :)<br /><br />My natural color is who knows? It started out jet black at birth, was white blonde during my first decade, turned brown at puberty (and massively curly), and has vascilated ever since between shades of brown (from dirty blonde, to chestnut). It has some copper/red in it, naturally, which I try to bring attention to...but my hair seems to enjoy being a very light brown these days.<br /><br />If I could have ANY color right now, without people being prejudice against me for it, I'd go with blue. Or purple. But probably blue. I love having a color that draws attention, makes me feel like I'm wearing a costume, brightens a room, and is an accessory unto itself. But you're right- the maintenance is a bear.Beth Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898921671895123053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-1865970823386762012012-11-04T14:50:32.820-08:002012-11-04T14:50:32.820-08:00I'm loving the blonde on you...looks amazzzzin...I'm loving the blonde on you...looks amazzzzing!<br />Also, awesome new blog layout miss.miss teacupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140231582912324769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-11210005378009744402012-11-04T13:42:28.790-08:002012-11-04T13:42:28.790-08:00Whenever Im in need of a change, it's always m...Whenever Im in need of a change, it's always my hair. I've been dyeing my naturally blonde hair on and off since the 5th grade(!!). I've pondered going blonde a time or two in the last few years, but I just can't visualize it. Maybe someday, but not now.<br /><br />I thinking you look fucking GORGEOUS with every color though!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061342513632102748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-35385101514825663092012-11-04T13:32:01.054-08:002012-11-04T13:32:01.054-08:00I LOVE BEING ABLE TO WASH MY HAIR EVERY DAY! I LOVE BEING ABLE TO WASH MY HAIR EVERY DAY! Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-68331976033709120952012-11-04T13:31:37.028-08:002012-11-04T13:31:37.028-08:00'And I personally love when awesome, creative,...'And I personally love when awesome, creative, quirky people don't feel obligated to wear "the uniform".'<br /><br />Ugh, I couldn't have said it better myself!Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-44158543847345655482012-11-04T13:30:52.142-08:002012-11-04T13:30:52.142-08:00Love hair journeys:) I really do.Love hair journeys:) I really do.Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-26387655393869797452012-11-04T13:30:26.726-08:002012-11-04T13:30:26.726-08:00Blonde is stunning on you, m'dear.Blonde is stunning on you, m'dear.Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-53772220129510577862012-11-04T13:29:41.306-08:002012-11-04T13:29:41.306-08:00My sentiment exactly, only with black:)My sentiment exactly, only with black:)Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-44273431610353172832012-11-04T13:29:09.508-08:002012-11-04T13:29:09.508-08:00I did get lucky having light hair... I can't i...I did get lucky having light hair... I can't imagine how hard it would be if it was dark!Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-62820804949937164532012-11-04T13:28:35.934-08:002012-11-04T13:28:35.934-08:00Thanks Pami:) My boss who is a very intuitive woma...Thanks Pami:) My boss who is a very intuitive woman told me that now you see my eyes, and they're lovely. It's a good swap!<br /><br />I love that you change your hair! Its such a fun (and renewable) hobby:)Jes The Militant Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842115723190733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-74106443619491577082012-11-04T12:37:52.076-08:002012-11-04T12:37:52.076-08:00I remember feeling the same way when I went from m...I remember feeling the same way when I went from my year of blue back to my natural hair color... I was just so relieved. As much as I loved the blue, it was so much work... and by the end of a year, my hair was totally wrecked, too. It was just nice to stop having to do anything with it. Nikkianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769877554857471397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055363314023822240.post-79962909928533911162012-11-04T08:10:25.580-08:002012-11-04T08:10:25.580-08:00I totally know what you mean. I've been doing ...I totally know what you mean. I've been doing black hair with various colored streaks for the past few years and I always think that I wold feel so boring without it. I also have this weird thing where I imagine all of the judgmental people in my life (coworkers, extended family) saying "OH MY GOSH you FINALLY decided to take our advice and be NORMAL". But if I really wanted to, I don't think it would let that bother me too much. Your natural color is lovely :) And I personally love when awesome, creative, quirky people don't feel obligated to wear "the uniform". Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621256072548060300noreply@blogger.com