I got my hair cut and colored yesterday and uploaded a whole bunch of pics to Photobucket. The first are from right when I came home from the salon, and the rest (messier/more volume) are from today when I styled it myself.

http://s380.photobucket.com/al.....ew%20Hair/

I went pretty dark, eh? I actually love it, although I'll probably go lighter (and likely at least a full inch shorter) next time around! I may never go back to blonde. The lipstick is new, too. I was going for red but this may be more of a berry. I like it either way (it's Aveda's "Poppy" shade).

I've realized I really am a short hair girl. I felt like I was going back to myself as the stylist chopped off my hair. What a great feeling. I'm looking forward to playing around with different ways to style it.

I came home with this this great paste for my hair that has clay in it and is actually from Aveda's men's line (Pure-Formance Grooming Clay, http://www.aveda.com/templates.....=PROD11868). It's very lightweight and completely matte. It's worth checking out if you have short or fine hair.

It's a good time in my life for a change... I've started my career very recently, and my husband and I just finished our homestudy for our adoption, which means we're basically waiting for a baby now and could become parents any time. New hair feels very appropriate.