My personal blog as a 'grown-up' Goth and Romantic living in the Highlands of Scotland. I write about the places I go, the things I see and my thoughts on life as a Goth and the subculture, and things in the broader realm of the Gothic and darkly Romantic. Sometimes I write about music I like and sometimes I review things. This blog often includes architectural photography, graveyards and other images from the darker side of life.

Goth is not just about imitating each other, it is a creative movement and subculture that grew out of post-punk and is based on seeing beauty in the dark places of the world, the expression of that in Goth rock. It looks back to the various ways throughout history in which people have confronted and explored the macabre, the dark and the taboo, and as such I'm going to post about more than the just the standards of the subculture (Siouxsie, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, et al) and look at things by people who might not consider themselves anything to do with the subculture, but have eyes for the dark places. The Gothic should not be limited by what is already within it; inspiration comes from all places, the key is to look with open eyes, listen carefully and think with an open mind..

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Green Hair

My hair is green, one of my favourite colours, second after purple. 
It's even brighter in real life.
In fact, it has been since just before the Easter break. It started off quite bright green and has since been toned down to a darker green for work. Right now it is bright green again, but I am part way through the dyeing process and it will be getting a coat of UV turquoise dye (Stargazer) which will mute and cool the colours somewhat. 

It takes bleaching it twice and layering the colours to get them how I like. My fringe has blue tips that I can't bleach out from when I had violet hair, which gives my hair sort of a gradient to blue in places. The colours I usually use are Pine Green by Renbow Crazy Colours, Apple Green by Directions and usually Tropical Green by Stargazer but this time I am using the UV dye because I am going clubbing on Friday and I want hair that will be a bit special under the UV lights (black-lights). 

Terrible lighting and bad flash - webcam photo.
Even with the harsh flash, it should be clear that it's a lot darker.

I have an older photo of my hair the last time it was darker green, to show what it is supposed to be like. It has since been cut again so that it is a bit more practical as it was growing out to be long enough to get in my eyes and be a bother. 

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5 comments:

  1. Laura Morrigan28 May 2014 at 21:59

    I have really started liking the colour green recently! I love your hair!

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    1. The HouseCat30 May 2014 at 12:43

      It is my second-favourite colour, but I'm starting to think it suits me better than purple in terms of hair colour.

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  2. Belle29 May 2014 at 02:25

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  3. Belle29 May 2014 at 02:28

    Whoops I accidentally deleted my comment! >_< It said :

    I'm green too! What are the odds! Looks fab :D xx

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    1. The HouseCat30 May 2014 at 12:42

      It looks like you were pretty bright pink at one point, too, from your previous avatar. I love the new green - it's so vibrant! I wish I could get away with having super-bright hair at work.

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