Haircut and color ideas

MrsCodeMonkey

I finally got an appointment to get a haircut. I haven't done anything to it since June-ish...

I had layers and it's about 3" past my shoulders. I keep debating how short I want to go. I tried color for the first time last time I went and I was not impressed. I have dark brown hair and the hairdresser lightened it up by one shade. Now that it's outgrown, you can barely see it.

I am debating whether to do something wild like strawberry blonde, but it might not look good. I am pasty white with dark eyebrows. Haha!

Any suggestions/ideas/pics?

Helenahhandbasket

If you do strawberry blonde, will you have to do a double process?  If yes, I vote no.  Too much up keep and red hair color fades super fast. 

Maybe try some caramel colored highlights around your face?  Is your hair straight?  I love blunt bobs

MrsCodeMonkey

Helenahhandbasket said:

If you do strawberry blonde, will you have to do a double process?  If yes, I vote no.  Too much up keep and red hair color fades super fast. 

Maybe try some caramel colored highlights around your face?  Is your hair straight?  I love blunt bobs

Yeah, my hair is very straight. You guys are right about maintenance. I tend to go to the hairdresser twice a year. That won't fly...plus, we'll be so house poor after the move. Let's hope I can get a job soon after we move. I also want to go back to school and the PhD stipend is not much. Decisions...

I do like that Victoria Beckham cut. I don't know if I can pull it off, though. I lost weight and I'm happy with where I am, but I still have chipmunk cheeks. I'm not painting a good picture of myself.

JackoftheBox

I really like her cut. As for color I think staying a glossy dark brown is best

MrsCodeMonkey

I can't seem to do a PIP this morning. Here is the color I had wanted to do before, but my hairdresser thought was too light. It's Amy Adams:

https://westwing.wikia.com/wiki/Amy_Adams

I was trying to think of celebrities with rounder faces and I looked up Mandy Moore. Turns out even she lost her chipmunk cheeks. I do like this cut. I used to have something similar before and it worked well:

https://ucesy-sk.happyhair.sk/celebrity_img/moore1n1708.jpg

MrsCodeMonkey

I don't want to get a cut that screams "mom." Do you know what I mean? I might be having a midlife crisis and I'm only turning 31. If anyone asks, I'm still 29.

JackoftheBox

MrsCodeMonkey said:

I don't want to get a cut that screams "mom." Do you know what I mean? I might be having a midlife crisis and I'm only turning 31. If anyone asks, I'm still 29.

Alright don't get this an i think your good! 

JackoftheBox

MrsCodeMonkey

2013mommy said:

@MrsCodeMonkey I also usually only go twice a year to get a cut which is why I put so much thought into coloring it. It is a huge commitment! And I am lazy. 

I do like that red you PIP-ed. I'm tempted to go tonight and tell the hairdresser to just have fun. Might be a good experiment...maybe not. I'm too much of a control freak for that. I do like to imagine the possibilities. I feel like I need a make-over.

MrsCodeMonkey

Haha! True true

jellybean529

I went for a haircut and color last weekend for the first time in six months. I got strawberry blonde highlights to disguise the grey and got it layered just past my shoulders.I love it.

MrsCodeMonkey

mrs.tbc said:

I went for a haircut and color last weekend for the first time in six months. I got strawberry blonde highlights to disguise the grey and got it layered just past my shoulders.I love it.

That sounds awesome! Do you want to post a pic? Your avatar is very small on my phone screen.

jellybean529

Sure! This is right after I had it done. Not the BEST picture, the highlights are a tad more dramatic IRL.

MrsCodeMonkey

mrs.tbc said:

Sure! This is right after I had it done. Not the BEST picture, the highlights are a tad more dramatic IRL.

That's a great color! It looks great on you. How dark was your hair before?

jellybean529

MrsCodeMonkey said:

Sure! This is right after I had it done. Not the BEST picture, the highlights are a tad more dramatic IRL.

That's a great color! It looks great on you. How dark was your hair before?

Thanks! It's actually not that much different. Here's a shot from a few months ago!

Chapter79

Whatever you do, I want pics!   We are in the same boat!!  I haven't gotten a cut since June, oops? Too long.  My hair is pretty long, but also massively thick so anything "sleek" won't look awesome on me.  Right now it's all one length.. and I'm dying for a cut, and hopefully getting one this week.

I also want change...
I'm thinking of-



Something along those lines for me. I'm scared.

Helenahhandbasket

VioletteGrayskies said:

MrsCodeMonkey said:

 I was trying to think of celebrities with rounder faces and I looked up Mandy Moore. Turns out even she lost her chipmunk cheeks.

I have round features, too, and I sometimes use Drew Barrymore as a comparison.  There are photos of her with all kinds of hair - long, short, blonde, red, brown - so you might find some inspiration there?

Drew is a good one for a round face.  Also Kelly Clarkson-- I have used her pics when I was trying to figure out if I should chop or not.

MrsCodeMonkey

Chapter79 said:

Whatever you do, I want pics!   We are in the same boat!!  I haven't gotten a cut since June, oops? Too long.  My hair is pretty long, but also massively thick so anything "sleek" won't look awesome on me.  Right now it's all one length.. and I'm dying for a cut, and hopefully getting one this week.

I also want change...
I'm thinking of-



Something along those lines for me. I'm scared.

That looks like a great cut! I would just make sure you go to someone good. I have always been afraid of chopping off too much in the front and ending up with bad bangs. Bangs do look great if done right.

MrsCodeMonkey

mrs.tbc said:

MrsCodeMonkey said:

mrs.tbc said:

Sure! This is right after I had it done. Not the BEST picture, the highlights are a tad more dramatic IRL.

That's a great color! It looks great on you. How dark was your hair before?

Thanks! It's actually not that much different. Here's a shot from a few months ago!

You have a nice color to begin with. Your DD is a cutie pie

MrsCodeMonkey

I'm leaving my appointment in an hour. I still haven't made up my mind. Lol. I'm seriously contemplating that Posh spice haircut. We'll see how brave I am. I took a "before" selfie to have a comparison later when I jump for joy or cry. Oh, well...it's just hair.