It’s been approximately one million years since I dyed my hair at home. But with the new year around the corner and a looming list of home improvement projects on the horizon, I’ve got saving money on my brain. And so when the familiar itch to brighten up my color came around this weekend, instead of booking a salon appointment, I looked into drugstore options.
♥ When it comes to going blonde at home, there’s no one I entrust more than Lady Clairol, so it didn’t surprise me to discover glowing reviews for Clairol’s Perfect 10, which retails for $10-12 and is available in the aisles at Walgreens, Target, CVS and Ulta stores. After doing some reading, I settled on shade Lightest Blonde, a luminescent light blonde.
♥ Box dying your hair takes practice and to brush up on the basics, I turned, of course, to You Tube. The found the video below super helpful.
♥ After watching the video all the way through once, reading two more how-to articles (one and two) and the instructions in the box of dye, I took the plunge. Thirty minutes later (start to finish), I had perky golden locks I’m really pleased with. And with only a $20 investment (I used two boxes since my hair’s long and thick!), a fraction of what I normally would spend on salon highlights, I had money leftover to spend at my favorite brewery. (Pay no mind to my static-y bangs and weird beer grip!)
Are you resolving to spend less on beauty expenses in 2013? If so, tell me what you’ve got planned, smarties!
xoxo,
Meghan
Top photo source: Flickr.
high plains thrifter 
I’ve just read about using activated charcoal as a tooth whitener on the crunchy betty blog. Sounds too good to be true, but I’m excited to try it. I thought it might make a great facial scrub as well.
It looks great! I started to box dye my year about a year ago and I can’t believe I ever paid so much to get it done at a salon! Even my own hairstylist told me it looked awesome. :)
This design is spectacular! You most certainly know how to keep a reader amused.
Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start
myy own bloog (well, almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job. I really
lovrd what you had to say, aand more than that, how you presented it.
Too cool!