The Art of Decoding Words

Interesting.

In my nearly a year's worth of experience in the "cosmetology" world...I have learned quite a few things. Gained many different perspectives.

Interesting.

It's a great word, really. But when someone says it's towards you, it's never something you want to hear.

It's one of those totally awesome code words, y'know?

Code for:

"What the HELL are you freakin' THINKING? Have you been sniffin' to many perms?! Are the chemicals leaking through to your brain?!"

Yesterday, I stopped into the beauty store to pick up some hair color.

Pink.

For MY hair. ;-) Since I am bleached out COMPLETELY blonde now, I think it looks quite awesome, if I do say so myself.

In STREAKS.

Various places throughout my head.

In SMALL pieces.

Let's keep that in mind.

While I was picking up this color, I ran into a very good friend of mine from school, who is just a wee bit ditzy. Kinda like me...but perhaps a little more so.

Anyways.

We chatted for a few minutes and she asked what I was getting and I told her:

"PINK!!"

She just nodded and smiled.

I left and went on about my business...and fast forward to school today:

She: "Are you going to put that color in your hair that you bought yesterday?"

Me: "Yeah...tomorrow."

She: (pause)Well...that will be interesting." (this was said a little TOO brightly)

We just sort of sat there in silence for a few minutes. It was a little bit awkward, and I couldn't quite figure out why.

I looked around for a minute. She was still looking at me.

Crickets chirped.

And then...

It hit me.

Me: "Uh...I'm not putting it over my entire head."

She: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH...ok...that's better...I was wonderin' about that!"

...

Can you IMAGINE what she was thinking?! I mean we are talking PINK. Not baby pink. Not even Barbie pink.

HOT pink.

And hot MESS pink if it were to be an all-over hair color.

*raises eyebrow*

I would look like a Troll doll gone horribly wrong.

I guess I have to fully explain myself next time?

To be honest, I do so much with my hair, people probably never know what to expect. Someone I used to work with told me that every time he saw me my hair looked different.

However...point being:

Cosmetologists are very gentle with one another. Sort-of. We have ways to let each other know that we've maybe gone one step too far without ACTUALLY saying it.

Like when a girl was bleaching out one strip of her auburn hair to add bright red.

And another girl thought she was going to leave a random blonde streak in it.

Interesting.

Of course.

Actually it was:

"That will probably look good..." with a questionable look on her face like "Good Lord, I HOPE it looks good so I don't have to lie to this chick's face."

And, it does, of course...it always does. Pssh...how come other stylists don't have confidence in their own kind? ;-D