I did it! One item from my 30 Before Thirty list down, 29 to go.
I had my hair dyed at a salon, but it was not without difficulty. My appointment consisted of hair dying, drying, washing, bleaching, washing, dying, drying, and finally done.
It’s a fun color though!
219 comments
Laura Ryan
Looks amazing.. I love being a redhead so will u !!
Amber
Love the hair color!
Andrea
I love it….because you have my exact color and cut…!
Adriane
Hey there,
Long time reader, first time commenter!! Red hair really suits you. I have fair skin and red hair aswell so I just thought I’d tell you that if your considering staying red for a while you should try using henna to get that gorge red color instead of chemical dyes. I recently discovered hennafor hair.com I’m not offiliated with them or anything, but theres lots of info on that site. Just thought I’d throw that out there for ya!
Adriane
Samantha
I read your blog all the time. Never left a comment though! I just read through your 30 by thirty list and we have a lot in common.
I absolutely love the modern wing, and live right in the loop! I’m also a photographer that’s willing to teach you how to shoot in manual mode, haha :)
Hair looks great, btw! Makes me miss my short hair.
Jackie
i know this is belated, but you are rocking that hair color lady!
Leah
I love your hair! It’s gorgeous :D
Karyn
It looks amazing!
Kat
Run Lola, Run!
HollyP
You look fabulous and bold and sassy, all wrapped in one. You make me want to go back to being 29.
Fiona
Well, if that just isn’t the best response ever! Inexpensive and accessible! Thanks, Nicole.
Making it Lovely
Sorry it has taken me so long to get to the comments. Thanks for all of your kind words, everybody!
The necklace was a recent purchase from The Limited.
http://www.thelimited.com/detail/brushed-discs-necklace/1485254
Fiona
Nicole, please tell me that you will at some time let us know where that great necklace came from. I have looked at the responses to this post over and over hoping that the answer has been revealed. I’m a bit of a nut when I see something that I feel is so simply perfect. If you tell me someone bought it for you at a street vendor in Turkey, I might cry.
Budget Wise Home
You’ve inspired me! I’ve always wanted to do this and always chicken out by just adding red highlights. I have to take the plunge. By the way, you look fantastic!!
the southern hostess
I just love the color!
Mama in the City
You look wonderful! So fierce!!
Jessie
Holy crap it looks amazing! I’ve always wanted red hair but my stylist thinks it’ll look weird on me (considering I’m Asian). I’m so jealous. Might have to forward this to him and do some more convincing. Let us know how the upkeep is!
steph
this colour looks wonderful on you!
its so bright, fun and young.
looks great.
:)
hsp
This looks fabulous on you – you have the skintone to carry off this brighter warmer tone.
I went from brunette to red myself a few weeks ago (I’m naturally blonde) and it took 5 hours! Two rounds of bleaching, one of color and another of toner (plus all the washing and drying in between). I have pictures of me mid-bleach and holy hell do I look silly. :D My shade is much deeper and ruddier than yours but I have a very different skintone. I feel like I’ve finally found my true color and I’m planning to stick with red for a very long time.
Enjoy your new look – it looks fantastic. Cheers!
courtney
oh it looks soooooo good. i am majorly jealous.
skyzi
It looks fantastic! I didn’t recognize you, a new you!
Lisa
You look awesome!
Lorie
You look spunky! I love it!
down bedding
Wow, you are so daring – love it!!!
christina in nh
oooo someone asked where you got that necklace and i just realized that i’d really like to know too!
amy purple
It looks great! I really like it on you. What does the husband say?
I actually just chopped off all my hair on friday night. The husband didn’t think i’d go through with it. I had enough to donate the hair too.
Bonnie
Love it! The big question is: Did Eleanor recognize you?
B
I LOVE that color on you!
melissa
WOW!! Looks awesome, I’m jealous!
ELISE
You wear it well! Great color on you,it’s a natural ;)
Thanks for the post!
eise
Christine
Fabulous! I died my hair red once, when my best friend and I decided we wanted to look like Mary Kate and Ashley (don’t ask!).
Rogina Curry
looks like Molly Ringwald, pretty in Pink.
Miss B
Darling!
Jen
Love the red! By the way, where did you get your necklace?
Darlene
OMG! I LOVE IT! You should have done this years ago!
fiona
Gorgeous! Now, where is the necklace from? And the cute striped T? You are always lookin so good!
Down and Out Chic
it’s adorable! your stylist did a great job.
CrystalN
Oh my, bright and beautiful! Me loves it! Fun, Fun, Fun!
Janny A.
Sorry, I’m with the other 2 that think you look better as a brunette!!! But have fun while being a red head!!;-)
Laura
You look great and it’s super fun!
Lita
wow! love it. so good on you!
gina
You look great! So cute! and i love that necklace!
Cheryl
What a great start to that 30 to-do list! I bet you even FEEL more fun! You look fab-U-lous and fUn!
Kris
Absolutely gorgeous!
amyks
You look great as a redhead
Carolyn
You look so very pretty!
julie
Hi! I love your blog! Your hair color looks fantastic :)
Christy
Very cute! Very “I Love Lucy” – in a good way. :)
christina in nh
this looks so unbelievably good on you!
danielle
You were born to rock this color! And let’s face it, it just goes so well with pink ;)
Miss Sews-it-all
Fabulous! Being a redhead is fun, enjoy it!
And from one redhead to another, have you found http://www.WeAllSew.com yet? Free sewing projects, tutorials, and a great page full of charity organizations looking for volunteer help from sewers!
Lisa
When I was in my 30s I did the red thing for several years. All different shades of red. I liked it at the time, but now I prefer something natural, less maintenance, etc. I think it’s fun for awhile, but not long term. I prefer a more true red or auburn – to me, this is a bit orangey. You look good, but I think another shade could be more flattering. I still liked your brown hair best. Sorry. And, yes I have brown hair. But, I’m not biased. I was blonde in my 20s, red in my 30s and now brunette in my 40s. Change is good regardless.
carrie
it looks fabulous!
Anja
ho-ly-cow. what a surprise.
eeeeemmmmm…. ok, obviously i´m the only one thinking that brown hair suits you better. 159:1 ;-)
this red makes you look a bit pale. or is it the photo?
but thumbs up for your courage and go for the other 29 things to to!
greetings!
claire
yeah! good for you! looks great!
michele
Girl, you are bold! Looks great, and I love your fab necklace!
Isabel
Look great! One down, 29 to go!!!!
Kelly
Now THAT is red. I love it!
Shelly Cherry
LOVELY! I have my hair a more blue based red and it took foreverrr to get it this colour… worth it though :)
Brandi
Oh, I love it! The color looks great on you. I was just thinking about dying my hair. And now you’ve really inspired me!
Ginesta
You look great! :) the color’s really nice
Jess
It looks so great! I love the spunky. You’re a spunky gal. It totally fits. xo
simply grove
Love love love it!!!!!
Michelle
Nicole that is FABULOUS!
emily
Holy cow! I love it!
kaelin
It really suits you!!! But then again, I’m heavily biased. I’ve been a proud member of the redhead club since birth ;)
Seeing how cute your hair looks makes me wanna cart your picture into the salon for some stylin’. I haven’t had a haircut since we moved a year and a half ago – I’m scared to find a new stylist. I’ve had some really bad experiences with new hairdressers….*shudders*
christy
love, love, love it.
greengirl
Hello, Gorgeous!
kickpleat
LOVE it!!!! yay!!!
Karyna
Looove it! You look very cute. I’ve been blonde, chocolate brown but red is the best!
oh, hello friend.
nicole, you look FABULOUS!!! simply adorable :)
xo. danni
maybemayest
stunning ! you did it well :)
Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists
Super bold! You’ve inspired me. Maybe not red, but maybe I’ll try a bolder brown? (I’m a hair wuss.)
Good for you!
AB
Fabulous! I love it.
Rachel
Gorgeous! You have the perfect skin tone to pull that off! Awesome!
xoxo
Kalee
Bold! I love how it pops against the pink!
Jasileet
I’m not a person who always has something nice to say. I keep my mouth shut a lot or at least my criticism to a minimum. But this time I cannot help myself…
This color is STELLAR. Go you for being brave. It’s lovely and it paid off in fabulousity points. Well done.
Allison
I Love it!!!! I think you look fabulous!
Tatyana
I remember my mom coloring my hair with Henna when I was in 5th grade. I loved having red hair. Ever since, when I tried coloring it red it ended up looking reddish-brown, I never thought I was supposed to have it bleached first – duh.
You look great!
But, I was wondering – Where did you get that necklace?
stephanie
Yay! Welcome to the club
Melisse
LOVE it! really fun and cute!
Lise
I went red and loved it. Very hard to maintain though, but something you should do at least once in your life. Super cute.
Jess
Super cute!
Natalie
How fun! Kudos to you for being so brave :)
Sum
Daring color! You’ve got guts girl =) Looove your necklace, where’s it from?!
Adrian Ryce
You look fantastic! That shade suits you perfectly.
erin
Welcome to the club! It’s funny, I was born with red hair and have always wanted brown hair. You look fantastic!
Season
The hair color is gorgeous! It totally fits you!
Helen
I normally HATE red hair like that. Where I live, women attempt this a lot, to no avail. However, you look STUNNING! That shade of red really looks amazing with your complexion!
Katie B
LOVE it! Gorgeous!
Kristin
Looks amazing! Great color choice!!
Cathi
How lovely! It looks amazing!
Katie
Okay, it’s FAB! I was wavering on whether this should be on my 30 before 30 list, but now I’m SOLD! You’re a rockstar!
melinda
Wow! It looks really cute!
Robyn Coke
You look adorable!!
Danielle
Fan-freakin’-tastic! And you have amazing eyebrows too, by the way….
Maureen
Nicole–you look fantastic! You always go for the unexpected and pull it off to the “enth” degree!
tiffany zajas
You look SO CUTE with red hair! I love it! Wish I was that brave. :) Best of luck to you in achieving the rest of your goals.
Lianna
From one ginger to another (who cares if you’re just pretending)- welcome! So glad you went for RED! instead of auburn or something more cautious. As someone said above, it’s crazy that you’re not yet 30 for all you’ve done and your level of success! Your daughter is lucky to have such an inspiring mom. Congrats on the hair and crossing some things off of your to-do list!
Lindsay @ HopelessDomestic
I adore your hair…and I am so captivated by your blog, that I am having a really hard time getting any work done today!!
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