I don't have that much news, but I did dye my hair! Again. So long story short, it's naturally a dark blonde/light brown. Then I dyed it brown for year, and for about the first 6 months of the year it was red. Like red-red-red. But I got tired of it, and I wanted it to go back to brown. So I dyed it medium-dark golden-brown literally 3 separate times. It was still red, and worse than that, it was strawberry blonde on the bottom half because I have too much hair for one box of dye and the color on my ends had faded away. This made me very frustrated. So one day, I freaked out and grabbed 2 boxes of a neutral dark brown and dyed my hair.
It's dark! Dark dark dark. It also looks like I have highlights because now my hair isn't taking dye evenly (damn you, red hair dye), but I guess that makes it more natural looking? Either way, I really like the dark. I had it this dark when my hair was way shorter--just over chin-length--and that felt a little harsh. I think the extra length softens it up a lot, and I feel much more Spanish now! Haha. But no, really, the red hair + epic paleness was getting stares and comments from creepy old men on the street. So. Oh, and I slept with it in braids last night and attempted to make it wavy today.
I've been bouncing around Spain quite a bit since I got here. So far I've been to Madrid, Toledo, Cadiz, Sevilla (obviously haha), Huelva, and Granada. Here are some pics I took of the Alhambra in Granada--the last Moorish palace built in Spain in the last city conquered by the Catholic Kings. Sigh. Isn't it gorgeous? It was abandoned by centuries and random squatters lived there before it was reclaimed and restored by the state.
And on a totally random note, I've been doing a lot of online shopping in my downtown. Being in Spain without being able to use my beloved iPhone and being stuck relying on my stupid little Movistar piece of junk has gotten me thinking about watches. I'm normally that girl that walks around clutching her iPhone in a death grip so she always knows what's going on. But not being able to do that has gotten me thinking, and honestly...it's a little obnoxious. I'd like to be able to have a watch so I'm not constantly playing with my iPhone. The one problem is that I HATE how watches look on me. So when I found these bracelet-watch hybrids from La Mer, I got really excited. La Mer Collections Moscow Braided Chain Wrap Watch, $110 at lamercollections.com, Brown Leather-Copper Motorcycle Chain Watch, $120 at lamercollections.com:
I know these are basically the same. I really like the combination of skinny watch face, long brown leather straps, and chunky chains mixed in. The watch face is so delicate and lady-like, the leather adds an equestrian/slightly preppy-aristocratic feel, and the chain brings it all back down to earth and gives it some grit. The basic dilemma is between silver or gold. I think I like the silver one better. And all the rest of my rings/bracelets are silver too...hm...And momma, if you read this, I may or may not be asking for this for Christmas. Love you!
That's all for now, darlings. Hasta luego!
Images via lamercollections.com.
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