Locks of Love

My daughter inherited my hair. It grows thick and fast. Several months ago I explained the purpose of Locks of Love to her and asked if she would be interested in letting her hair grow for a while so she could donate it. She liked the idea of being able to help another child and agreed to grow out her hair.

Now, several months later, we were both more than ready to be able to get her hair cut since it was getting ratty as soon as it was brushed. So we were very happy to learn last week that her hair was finally long enough! Today was the day of the big cut and Natalie couldn't be more pleased...nor could I.

Before:

After:

Getting the ponytail shaved off (it was too thick to use scissors):

A typical Natalie face:

And my new, short-haired girl:

Out

Today is a sad day. I ran out of two of my favorite products.

All summer I used Philosphy's Purity facial cleanser. Now I am out and my face will no longer be pure.
For several months now, I have been shampoo-free. Yes, I still wash my hair, but I have been using WEN Cleansing Conditioner (which I LOVE...I just don't love the price). Now I am out and I'll probably be going back to shampoo for a while (see aforementioned cost issue). Sigh.
I shall console myself with my new green hat (knit earlier this week).

Always Better When I'm Sick

Bed head, I mean. I could get my hair to do this on purpose if I tried.

SPS

I got more dramatic hair color yesterday. I'm letting my hair grow out a bit so if it's gonna be awkward for a while, you've gotta have a little oomph so you can bear it. It's hard to tell in this picture, but the base color is quite a bit darker than I've had and the blonde at the front is lighter. I've got highlights of it all throughout, but I quite like the feature bit in front.