When I moved to New York in 2014, the Tumblr "soft grunge" era was in full force. All the girls I wanted to be friends with had pink hair and wore American Apparel tennis skirts, so you can imagine the very first thing I did.
I went to the drugstore and bought a bottle of Manic Panic. Like those friendships, the color faded out quickly but the allure of pink hair (and tennis skirts, TBH) never left me.Since then, I've a few more times—and done the same for my friends and little sister—huddled over bathtubs or bathroom sinks.
And while I've always loved the results, there's always been something a little off about it. It's been patchy, faded quickly, or just looked kind of amateur.
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