This is Beth. At the begining of April I posted the five elements of my “brunette” do, including several sweet-looking brown-haired celebrity inspirations – trying to capture the “girl next door” element of the streotype. Here’s the same set of celeb pics paired with steamy, sultry poses for contrast:
(Okay, she’s really a blond)
And – my all-time favorite:
P.S.
This is Beth. And it’s April.
1. The Do—Brunette.
Inspired by many (sweet-looking) brown-haired beauties:
2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, I don’t get to pick do-appropriate songs. This time what I heard, noticed, remember: American Pie and Have You Ever Seen the Rain (early ’70s this time).
3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: I do get to choose the do-appropriate drink. This time, red wine. And not just any red wine that any brunette might sip… okay, well, yes, it was.
4. The Theory—Girl next door. Nice, smart, serious, studious, brainy, even tempered, stable, competent. Also plain, boring. But, don’t forget trustworthy, faithful, confident, self sufficient, mature, clever, gifted, worldly. I learned that brown is a typical hair color for most ethnicities, so it’s relatively common—that may be why brunettes tend to get pegged as stable and dependable while rarer hair colors get flashy, more dramatic stereotypes. By the way, “brunette” probably best captures my natural hair color.
5. Reactions—Some of you will say that it’s the same as February and March. Others might recognize the “nice dimensional brown” as Monica put it. So, we’ll see… And please remember, we have several months of new dos a-comin’ plus (drum roll) hopefully another big change from Liz this month. Cheers!
P.S. Title song: Adam Ant from Friend or Foe
This is Beth. And it’s February.
1. The Do—Dark. Very dark. Inspired by famous females with shadowy tresses:
New this month: inspiration from closer to home—friend and colleague Andrea generously gave me permission to share her image:
(Pics of others I know who have very dark hair to come in future posts.)
I’ll be doing my take on a very dark do soft & wavy most of the month, if the hair cooperates.
2. Music (what was playing at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: music plays all the time at Bang, I don’t get to pick do-appropriate songs. This time what I heard, noticed, remember: Marvin Gaye Let’s Get It On and Al Green Let’s Stay Together. Like.
3. Drink (what I sipped at the salon during the doing of the do)—Note: I do get to choose the do-appropriate drink—I bring the mixin’s and mix. This time, Black Russian, the tall/dirty variety.
Ice/Kahlua/vodka. A splash of cola makes it tall and/or dirty. Yum.
4. The Theory—Mysterious. Exotic. Stereotypes include: stormy, intense, angry.
5. Reactions—I’m pretty sure I can’t pull off exotic, we’ll see…
P.S. Title song: Led Zeppelin’s The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair (I do declare, yeah, she’s got long black wavy hair).
Changing the Locks 