dédales de la traduction (lost in translation), or, a hairy adventure

"before":



you can probably guess where this is going right away.

yesterday was my first french hair salon experience.

when i studied abroad in college i went 6 months (including 4 in france) without ever visiting a salon. now, i'm not saying that's a better idea, but something's gonna have to give if i am to survive here because i don't think what happened yesterday is gonna cut it.

ladies and gentlemen, i present to you the "after":



pray tell, what color is my hair?

i'm really not sure this picture even does it justice. it is dark. perhaps even darker than a few years ago when i colored it all brown. but dark with blonde streaks. it certainly is "mieux mélangé" (better mixed), but seriously? and the worst part is that i wouldn't even begin to know how to explain how to fix it. i'm stuck.

so ends the dream of a new glammed-up lisa self sneaking into fashion week. ::sigh::