i like pink a whole lot.

Just a quick hair update. The food coloring dye only lasted for a wash. After that I dyed my hair ash grey again, but it didn't last very long because I had packets of kool-aid lying around and I threw a packet of black cherry on my bangs. Big mistake. It turned kind of pink but mostly really gold. Afte another wash it was just gold. It looked kind of gross. I bought a box of Fresh Light Champagne Pink hoping that it'd kind of work. My deal with Japanese dyes is that it never stays on my hair for longer than a week. I like their dye-in-a-box colors a whole lot but they're so temporary. End result is a nice pinkish blond, which I really liked. But in some parts it looks a lot yellower, as if there's a temporary pink covering the yellow gold underneath. I washed my hair for the first time today after dying it and I can already see it fading a little. Disappointing! I don't know what I can do to make the color more permanent. Redying my hair once every few months I can understand but once a week to keep a color is too much of a stretch! I want pink hair forever. Love, Kaia

color fancy.

Today my brother was bored so we were driving around and decided to go to Safeway. I was roaming around and then thought "I wonder if I can dye hair with food coloring," so I bought a pack of neon colors. I tried Kool aid dye before, but I had dark brown hair at the time so it didn't work out. I figured it'd show at least a little bit with blond hair. There are a lot of cool colors I'd like to try, but pink would be the one I'd want to try the most. I wasn't sure how to go about doing this, but I figured it'd be difficult to apply it with water, so I mixed it in with conditioner for easy application. I started off with dry hair. After mixing the color together applying, the color shows up pretty bold. I let it set in for 30 minutes to an hour. I would have liked to leave it in longer to see if it would set in better if I gave it a few hours, but I didn't have that much time today. Result after washing the mix out and blowdrying. I rather like how it looks, though it's very subtle in most light and doesn't always look pink. In some pictures, it doesn't look any different. It looks pretty pink in the last picture. One of these days I'll actually dye my hair pink, but for now homemade alternatives are quick and fun. Love, Kaia

in three more years.

Yesterday I attended my brother's graduation. I was hanging around his apartment before we headed out to graduation, and I was kind of sitting around and found some Seibei pins on his desk and pinned them to his grad cap subconsciously. So glad I did. The theater was completely filled and there were so many grads that it's not easy to find who you're looking for. Some caps were decorated with targets and words which made it easier to find them in such a big crowd. Smart idea. I was also able to find my brother easilier because the pins reflected light. dress: gift from Ann, from H&M conscious collection. dress shirt from Taiwan. Mudd wedges. It was really sunny yesterday. I brought along my nicest parasol because it blocks sun better than the others. I wasn't the only one who had the idea, as a lot of parents brought umbrellas along with them too. I finished my first year of college, so now I'm officially a sophomore! First year went by really fast. It doesn't seem that long that my brother started college, either. Graduation doesn't seem that far away. Love, Kaia

Last week's outfit for the fashion show. I wore black because my roomie wanted to wear black and for us to match. It was raining in the city last Thursday and I feel really unmotivated to dress up on rainy days. The spike earrings I am wearing was made following Holly's tutorial on them. They're super easy and look really cool! Fashion show photos have still not been edited (there's so many!). Busy weekend. I have a bunch of things to do while I'm still in New York. My last day of class is on Monday, and still an essay, a crit, and a test left. And currently packing. There's no room to walk. No room to put everything. Slowly deteriorating! Love, Kaia

fluffy and puffy

Sewed a skirt for my patternmaking final. I would have liked to add more ruffles and details, but I should have started on it earlier. It'd due Thursday. My patternmaking final is to make one skirt and one dress, both with pockets. The dress has more requirements. I'm currently working on it. I bought this fabric at a discount store. It was only $2 per yard, and they were really, really long yards. Upholstry fabric, I think. Really good deal. I bought five yards, which is like 10 regular yards. A little worried for this crit. Gee, I hope it goes alright. Got to get back and work on that dress. Love, Kaia