It's something, but not quite blonde

Yesterday was what I call an "Overhaul Day" and since I am a mere a week away from 40 - you can probably understand why it happened. For those not in the know, an "Overhaul Day" is when I go to the professionals who do things to me that sometimes feel ucky, but make me look wonderful, and other times, the things they do they feel pretty darn wonderful and make me look even more wonderful. Yesterday was a three shot overhaul.

First, I visited my orthodontist to pick up new sets of aligners (ongoing overhaul, estimated time to completion - July 2005) which since mid-August have been virtually pain free. So while it once was in the ucky feeling => working on looking wonderful category, it has since moved to the feels not too bad =>working on looking wonderful category.

Second stop was to Cortney - originally, I was only going to get my haircut. But, I had some time to kill between overhaul numbers 2 and 3, and so did she.   So I indulged in a little color, too.

ME: "Let's make the base a little darker- not a lot, but give it some depth. Seems alittle too one color."

HER: "Yeah, you're looking a little washed out. Do you want to go towards red or dark blonde?"

ME: "Dark golden blonde, but not too dark. I still want a lot of lighter golden blonde highlights. Oh, and I want to keep my hair long, so don't get scissor happy..."

HER: "Okay." And off she went to mix up my new colors and I went to change into a smock. An hour an half later, I was shampooed and looked up from the strands in my eyes to see darkness - brown darkness. But it might have just been the lighting. We didn't bother to dry my hair since overhaul #3 would have messed that up.

So I was off to Overhaul #3- not quite convinced about the color of my hair, but confident in Cortney's ability to make me look good. Last stop was to see my facialist, Mary Jo. I always walk out of there glowing and smooth and slathered in essential healing seaweed lipids. Afterwards, I went home, and basked in my newfound wonderful skin, and cringed at the half straight, half frizz-curly not blonde hair on my head. Granted, the styling left a lot to be desired, and I fretted over it all night, as only someone as vain as me can do.

This morning I dried my hair straight. It still looks like brown hair with not enough highlights in it. Sometime soon I am going to have to remedy the less than enough highlight problem - ( I already have kit at home- hooray!) but its probably not going to be this week.

I'll leave it to you - what color is my hair? First "in person" query was disheartening - Karen says "brown."

I say: "Fooey!"