Cleopatra

A while back I texted my friend Jill, who is now graduated from Paul Mitchell hair school, and begged her to help me out of my hair rut.

I was consistently having bad hair days, and that's totes not koshe.

She pointed me towards Paul Mitchell hair products, brushes, and a curling rod.

Oh my gosh, best stuff EVER.

 I'm pretty much neurotic and obsessive about my hair.

{Along with my teeth! Hence getting the braces on again :)}

And now that I know what is good for my hair, and what looks good on me, I'll never go back to making dumb mistakes.

{Freshmen year, October 2009}

One time, I went to a cheap hair salon to get my hair cut and asked for side swept bangs.

She cut them so short, they looked like antennas.

I cried in the chair.

And that's the last time I payed 15 bucks with tip on a hair cut.

Another time, I was getting my eyebrows tinted {because otherwise they are non-existent}, and I come home and get laughed at by my brothers.

Why you ask?

Only because I looked like a chola or Groucho Marx, my eyebrows were BLACK.

Definitely spent that night attacking my eyebrows with peroxide and didn't go to school the next day.

I also had a semi-nervous breakdown Freshmen year of college, and what did I do?

BAM!

CLEOPATRA BANGS.

{Freshmen year, November 2009}

At this time in my life I was loving 500 Days of Summer and wanted to look like Zooey Deschanel..

Obviously this hair do only looks good on Zooey Deschanel.

My brothers called me Cleopatra till I grew those dang bangs out.

I also had the brilliant idea to get my hair hacked from half way down my back. to right below my shoulders.

My dad definitely looked like he was gonna cry when I showed up for Thanksgiving.

Now I keep my hair in the really long range, with tons of layers, side swept bangs, and some natural highlights, and I definitely pay 40 bucks for a hair cut. 

I promise you it's worth the peace of mind.

I'm playin' it safe :)

Do you guys scrimp or splurge on hair stuff?

<3 Bri