About 2 months ago, some TE'ers might remember I cut & colored my hair drastically. Went from long, straight brown to short, messy, blonde-red. The color became brassy & I went back to have it toned down - only to come out with MORE red-blonde tones. Failure to communicate. It became straw colored within a few weeks. NOT a good color for me.

A few days ago, I went back to short, dark, neat hair and I love it. The "messy" look actually took longer to style! Best part - I went to a new stylist who charged me $52 for the whole thing, as opposed to $150 from my former stylist!

Regarding dreds - I personally do not like them at all on anybody. That's just me, but I don't like hair that looks like it is a colony for fleas.