The Return of Blonde Ambition

c When I was younger I had bright blonde hair that over time faded into a medium brown, and I hated it so have been blondifying my locks since I was about 14. I feel my most me when I’m blonde, so like it or not me and perioxide seem to be linked for life.

I first dyed my hair back to its “natural” color (as if I actually knew what that exactly was) when I was 19 in response to the end of an emotionally abusive relationship. I had finally broken up with the guy, but the damage he had done on my self esteem, and even my sense of self was long lasting and is one of those dark and lost periods of my life. As soon as I had worked out my inner demons I wanted to go blonde again and flourished in with blonde ambition until the March of this year when – as you all know by now – I hit another really low and lost point in my life. For some reason going dark brunette just fit; the shiny bright blonde seemed like a lie against what I was feeling inside.

Since I left my other job I have felt more and more like myself every single day – it hasn’t been like one day I woke up and all was good, but it has been an almost imperceptible movement back to center. A few weeks ago I caught my reflection in the mirror and kind of froze for a second – it was the first time I could really recognized something of myself in the glass. After a few days, I knew it was time…

So I give you the return of blonde ambition, an old look for a new chapter in my life. It’s amazing how a little bit of bleach seems like it can erase all the grit and grime of the past year…