Love her or hate her, after much experimentation, Bossy decided highlights are something she needs to get professionally done, by a known factor.
In the scheme of things, Bossy wasted time and energy and money fixing her many hair disasters. Bossy buys into the theory that it’s better to have one nice thing than a bunch of cheaper not-so-nice things, and in this way she has chosen her highlights to be the nice thing compared, for instance, to her closet of ratty clothes, most of which she has literally owned since high school.
Bossy is sorry to let down those in her Poverty Party who challenge Bossy’s commitment when she won’t give up certain aspects of vanity, and in this way her Poverty Party council may be correct. But Bossy has a pretty clear conscience in other ways, never being one to drop too much coin perusing the beauty aisles of the drugstore or Sephora, because boy does that stuff add up.
Bossy would rather nurse her few products using microscopic amounts stretched over a year until the product she is coveting has nearly expired. Bossy would rather use cheap shampoo, and only shampoo every few days. Bossy would rather wear the same mismatched and discolored hoop earrings she’s been wearing every day for three years than buy a new pair even if they are on sale at a discount department store.
All this to say Bossy had her hair highlighted yesterday, and she feels like she was kissed by the sun.
Lizzy says
July 18, 2009 at 9:24 amThis is sound logic and I intend to follow it. I will professionally cover my gray hairs while using my “Oil of Beauty” lotion from the drugstore.
sugarpie says
July 18, 2009 at 9:35 amIgnore them Bossy. Everyone has their own budget item-highlights or underwear or scotch or whatever- that they won’t compromise on. With highlights everyone else gets to enjoy them as well (as opposed to scotch or underwear).
Debbie says
July 18, 2009 at 10:01 amPhoto?
Ungirdled says
July 18, 2009 at 10:29 amI will never give up having highlights professionally done. Every woman I know feels the same way, so no more guilt! My hairdresser says she was taught in beauty school eons ago that during the Great Depression, the two “industries” that did NOT suffer were shoe-shining and hair-dressing!
Golden says
July 18, 2009 at 10:30 amThis post is useless without photos!!
Little Miss Sunshine State says
July 18, 2009 at 11:08 amI will not judge. I pay a professional to paint my toenails.
So Not Mom-a-licious says
July 18, 2009 at 11:29 amI’m with ya! The thing I will not ever do myself are my cut and color. I will sell my first borns spare kidney before I don’t get my hair done professionally. I know, I keep it real. At least it’s only a spare kidney. I’ll let him keep everything else.
Philly says
July 18, 2009 at 11:32 amGod made hairdresser’s for a reason.
the cheap chick says
July 18, 2009 at 12:23 pmAfter too many hair disasters to count, I am firmly in Bossy’s corner with the highlights.
However, I do save a bit by getting just a partial foil and not a full head of highlights. Plus, I’ve been going to my hairdresser for over 10 years, so all that loyalty pays off in discounts and 1990 pricing 🙂
vuboq says
July 18, 2009 at 12:27 pmPaying for good hair is SOOOOO worth it. It’s my big splurge too. Can’t wait to see what it looks like 🙂
Cupcake Murphy says
July 18, 2009 at 12:33 pmGive me professional highlights or give me death.
anne marie in philly says
July 18, 2009 at 12:35 pmI colored my hair yesterday…nice n easy #108…$5 a box…I look FABU!
AND I had it cut yesterday too…for FREE! $5 tip to my favorite stylist at supercuts!
so for $10 I got me a suh-weet look!
(don’t hate me because I’m beautiful) LOL
krg says
July 18, 2009 at 1:24 pmamen to bossy. just because we are poor doesn’t mean hide our light under the proverbial bushel basket.
Marinka says
July 18, 2009 at 2:10 pmI’m putting two and two together and guessing you went to NYC to get your hair highlighted by a gay. Am I write? Because I’m thinking that I should probably apply to MIT with my mad math skillz
Rebekah says
July 18, 2009 at 2:39 pmAnd seriously, if highlights are not done by someone who knows what s/he is doing? One ends up with orange (ORANGE!) hair and then spends $200 undoing that disaster, all to “save” a few bucks. I’m sure some people can do it themselves at home but those who cannot become blonder and brassier each time they highlight – which is fine if you’re going for the hooker look.
Emily says
July 18, 2009 at 3:05 pmA girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do! I think even us poor people are entitled to one splurge. I get my hair professionally cut too every 6 months. But I get a lot of thrift store clothes, shoes, etc. and freecycle lots too!
Maggie says
July 18, 2009 at 7:01 pmMy husband said he would take lunch to work every day as long as it meant I got my “salon time.”
Mel says
July 18, 2009 at 7:39 pmMy hair vanity of choice is Aveda shampoo and conditioner. With the liter bottles, though, and washing my hair maybe twice a week unless it really, really needs it (like tonight), one of those bottles will last two years or more. The nice thing about being a boy is that I can give myself a clipper cut, and the fact that it’s becoming less pepper and more salt is kind of hot.
Amber Lee says
July 18, 2009 at 9:20 pmI don’t color my hair and it rarely gets split ends. On that note, it means I splurge on lotion. I’ve been told my entire life (even by people who randomly bump into me) that I have unusually soft skin. I hold onto that vanity!
Jenn @ Juggling Life says
July 19, 2009 at 1:00 pmA girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.
janny226 says
July 19, 2009 at 4:17 pmKnowing what’s worth spending money on and what’s not is a big part of successful financial planning. Enjoy those highlights!
Easily Sunburned Susan says
July 19, 2009 at 10:38 pmHair is a very worthwhile thing to spend money on.
Jill says
July 20, 2009 at 9:41 amUsing this logic, I paid around $200 last week to have my hair highlighted. It has been a couple years since I’ve dropped that kind of money on my hair. Unfortunately, the color job is so subtle, you can’t even really tell I had anything done. I’m super disappointed about it. The most annoying part is I did it while out of town, so I can’t go back and ask for a re-do. So, if you’re happy with the results, I say consider it money well-spent.
Meg at the Members Lounge says
July 20, 2009 at 10:11 amHair is our crowning glory, and no would should look like my former boss, who took on the look of Jane Russell in her Playtex years. A color I shall call, “Contessa Black”.
21st Century Housewife says
July 21, 2009 at 9:05 amGo for it, Bossy! Glamour hair is worth the expense. I have a friend who colors her own hair; I sometimes worry that I’m being a spendthrift by getting mine done professionally — and then her hair takes on an ever-so-slight green tone. and then I skip to the salon.
And hey –! Aren’t you the one who re-uses paper towels, for God’s sake?? You still have frugality cred!
Renee in Seattle says
July 21, 2009 at 12:24 pmBossy is giving a great example of spending you money on something you value while scrimping on other things. Case in point: I will keep my family out of restaurants for an entire year to save money, but must, MUST buy one (just one) pair of nice jeans for myself every 18 months or so. For the booty.
Lin says
July 21, 2009 at 1:33 pmCan I just say that there are MANY perks to being married to my husband. Who, have I mentioned is in the Army? Well I’m not sure about everywhere, but here at Ft. Polk, the girls at the PX Beauty Shop are AWESOME, I got a cut and color for $60… and the best part? I live like five minutes away. The even better part? They will fix my hair for free on bad hair days because I’ve befriended each and every one of them. I heart those girls!
Alexandra says
July 22, 2009 at 10:34 amBossy, I cheer you on your highlights! Your Poverty Party gave me the courage to step off the Highlight Bus. (That, and the simple fact that my hair turned into straw and kept falling out, but I digress). My point is, I was ready to make that change and just needed a little support, so thanks. Go Bossy!
Liz in Virginia says
July 24, 2009 at 5:22 pmWell — you asked us to report to you, detailing our anti-poverty efforts, but this is embarassing!
http://twenty-firstcenturyhousewife.blogspot.com/2009/07/you-say-tomato-i-say-feh.html
David says
July 27, 2009 at 12:20 pmYay!