Miracle or Madness

Recently the school year ended and my summer began. With this change, that came ever so abruptly this year, I decided to test the waters a little bit. You know what I mean... hop out of my comfort zone.

I dyed my hair a bright pink, and all-in-all it was a fun experience. As you can probably tell, the pink turned out as more of an auburn color than the vibrant pink shown on the bottle. It was very simple actually, I just used Jerome Russel's "Be Wild" spray dye. This color really made me stand out from the crowd and it was a great way to finish up a long year.

If you are at all interested in playing with different colors for your naturally glam hair, just click on this link to Itsmyrayeraye's tutorial on getting this look!

Just remember, you are the beholder of your own fate. If you bottle yourself up because you are "too old" or it is "too late", you are never truly going to be satisfied with who you are. At the end of the day, the only person you have to deal with is yourself. So why not live a life of happiness and shamelessness. Adding this pop of color in my life is just what I needed to feel free. What do you do to embrace your natural?

Directions:

• Make sure you are in a well ventilated area because this stuff is strong.
• Wear an old tee shirt because this stuff will stain.
• Do not listen to Itsmyrayeraye, this stuff DOES bleed off on just about everything (I had it in my hair for around 6 days and it continued to bleed off every time I attempted to moisturize my hair.)
• Start with blown out hair because this stuff IS flammable; and you cannot apply heat with it in your hair.
• Spritz your hair in short spurts (apply liberally for brighter hues).
• Do not spray the underside of hair unless you intend on wearing your hair up in a ponytail. 

FIN.

Natural

What is natural to me?

I believe that every form of yourself is a genuine depiction.
That you are no less beautiful in make-up.
That you are no less relevant with weave.
That your worth isn't decided by the amount of people that you know.

I believe that your true beauty isn't determined by factors of yourself that you can just change; but by the features you have that are everlasting.

Your smile.
Your laugh.
Your eyes.

I believe that your personality encases true beauty.
Your selflessness.
Your selfishness.
Your calmness and your rage.
Your clear skin and your blemishes.
Your strength and your weakness.
Your ability to understand and your ignorance.

My generation has been raised to believe that your waist size is what sets you apart from other.
We grow up letting brands of clothing define us rather than adding a unique flair that only we as individuals can bring.

We search for a perfection outside of ourselves, instead of embracing our personal characteristics.
We put others down to hide that fact that we ourselves our flawed.

Well you know what?
We are flawed.

Our teeth will never be the perfect white because we  stain them with food we eat.

Many of us will never have eyes the same distance apart from our nose on both sides.

We have no control of what curl patterns populate our head.

And we certainly don't control how each strand will react to humidity.

We use people to prevent them from leaving us.

We pursue love because we cannot find enough of it within ourselves.

We mourn the loss of those who meant the most of us; and let our sorrows consume us.

Yes, as human beings we are fallible and flawed.
But it is in this that we are unique...

Flawless.

Click here to see Mary Lambert's song "Body Love".