New Hair Photos, Finally

Most of you know by now that I cut my hair off. Before you Neandertals start bitching about me having short hair, consider the following:
1) My hair had been bleached at least eight times and was starting to fray like so many delicate little ropes.
2) I do not have time to take care of long hair this semester.
3) Long hair gets in the way of pretty much everything. Collecting algae in the field? Oh, there it goes in the water. Reading in class? My, what a lovely purple-and-orange curtain! Sleeping? Gak! Choking! And that's not even including a windy day.
4) It's incentive to keep losing the stress weight I picked up over the summer.

I took before and after dying photos, so here is a shot of the old color combo. Didn't it look lovely? (My, what large roots you have!)


And here is what I looked like after one round of bleach. (FLAME ON?)


Finally, here's the new color. A lot of people have expressed shock at how light it is since I normally go for really "saturated" colors, but you have to admit the color suits the style. In the words of John: "That color is perfect for your hair! It's so...fluffy!"


And, of course Maddo got a cut and color, too. Here she is, in all her before and after glory.


When we first rinsed out the dye, we were worried we'd chosen shades that were too similar, but after a wash the true colors showed through.


Are we awesome or what?