In honour of me being almost 35, I thought I would share some of my biggest hair fails. Including the high (and low) lights of my hair adventures on my blog, as I prepare myself for my next hair adventure…. embracing the grey! I’m almost 35 now, and over the years I have had plenty of good and bad hair days. Keep reading to see some of my biggest hair fails.

Biggest Hair Fails Of My Childhood

When I was a little girl, my Mum seemed to think a half – head fringe was the way to go. Seriously – it was so big, it took over half of my head… Wasn’t I a cutie…! (The point where my bobble is is the point at which my fringe ends…. Honestly! 

By the time I was 11, I had gone from having hair so long I could sit on it, to having a shoulder length bob and yet another awful fringe! (You may have noticed my daughter has never had a fringe – my horrific fringe days are the reason for that!

Biggest Hair Fails of Adulthood

I pretty much kept the same haircut until I was about 25. It was long, straight and had a centre parting. It was always down and straight. Sometimes I had a few layers in it, and occasionally I got really “wild” and clipped in some awful coloured extensions.

Definitely one of my biggest hair fails! They were cut badly and make me cringe now when I look back! The red ones I am wearing here are a good 2 inches longer than my layers so hang down really obviously when I push my hair behind my ears…..

Biggest Hair Fail of Motherhood

Once I became a mum, I decided to have a “mum cut”. I had a good 12 inches chopped off, and donated it to the Little Princess Trust. (You can read more about that experience here)… I regretted it immediately, and was once again reminded why I should NEVER EVER EVER have a fringe. I’m definitely pulling my best “what was I thinking” face in this photo…

Every Cloud…

The great thing about my hair though, is it grows REALLY QUICKLY. Once I turned 30, I became a bit more experimental with my hair. After 30 years with dark hair, I finally had my hair bleached and then immediately toned down to a lighter brown / copper. It literally took the entire day to do, my hair is so thick! I loved this colour and cut though – I think it’s my favourite ever….

After having the highlights, I decided that I wanted to go for a bolder, more in your face copper – red colour and this happened…..

I absolutely loved this colour, and if it hadn’t been so hard to maintain, I’d have stuck with it. Unfortunately, after several washes, I went from the above, to this….. Definitely not the colour I wanted!

Curly Girly

It was about this time I decided to ditch the GHD’s and embrace my curls. My hair was becoming dryer by the day, and I didn’t want to completely break it. I switched from copper to red and hated it. My mum died a week after I went this colour and I had to look like this for her funeral. I felt like a beacon and wanted the ground to swallow me up the entire day.

Since then, my hair has been various home dye shades of brown and black, and fairly long with shorter layers cut through to reduce the bulk. I love my curls now, and haven’t used my GHD’s in well over 3 years, but my roots are more grey than anything, so I have decided it’s time to try going grey next. Watch this space, as I will share what happens next month when I get a full head of highlights and then opt for a grey toner – EEK!

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