Category: Blonde Asian Chronicles
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Carrying Boxes Into My Childhood Home
This post is different from the content I usually write, but it’s here to give some insight into my life. This is primarily a blog about being an Asian + American woman with blonde hair, but I think it’s important to have some perspective. I write a lot about hair, what works for me and…
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My Accidental Hair Color Correction After Dyeing My Hair Red at 30
There’s something about milestone birthdays that makes you think harder than you should. Especially those that end in -0. When I turned 30, I had been on my blonde curve for about two or three years. I somehow got it in my head that it was time for a change. So obviously I needed to…
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The Time I Scalp Bleached My Hair
There was a period where I consistently scalp bleached my hair. I’m not exactly sure how long it lasted, but I know it wasn’t even a year. The first time I ever heard about scalp bleaching was when I was a sophomore in high school. A girl in one of my classes had just gotten…
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What Actually Changed After I Cut My Hair
I cut my hair a while ago and wanted to sit with it for a bit just to see if anything actually felt different afterward. We approached the blonde a little differently during that appointment, but the main thing was how much hair I cut off. With the losses and changes in my life, we…
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Why Going Blonde Isn’t Just Dye (Especially for Dark Asian Hair)
I remember being in grade school and seeing my friends’ moms buying Clairol Nice ’n Easy to touch up their roots. It was a totally foreign concept to me. I started looking at the boxes in the store and noticed they showed base hair colors and the results you could expect after dyeing. The darker…
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Meeting My Mom’s Garden
I know if you’re here, you’re probably looking for information about either being blonde, Asian, or both. But this week I finally had the opportunity to tend to my Mom’s garden. There are other facets to myself, and this felt like something that should have an audience here. We finally had some nice Michigan weather,…
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Blonde Hair Mistakes I Made (And What I’d Do Differently)
Going from super dark hair to blonde hair is a task in itself. I’ve learned a lot about the blonding process over the 10+ years I’ve been maintaining my blonde. Some things are obvious to avoid, and others aren’t. After years of living my best life as a Blonde Asian, it felt like time to…
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What to Know Before Going Blonde as an Asian (That I Didn’t)
I understood the concept of getting blonde. I didn’t understand how to stay blonde. I used to do the typical foils here and there to lighten everything up. That felt simple. I also didn’t keep up with appointments, and it didn’t really matter back in the day. Going fully blonde was different. I did it…
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I Cut My Long Blonde Hair (And It Wasn’t Just About Hair)
Every summer, my hairdresser and I take my hair more blonde. It’s just what we do. We bring it up for the summer sun and then tone it down for the winter. Still blonde. Always blonde. It’s what I’ve been doing for over 10 years. Now that the summer months are approaching, it was time…
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Pony-O Hair Tie Review: Does It Actually Hold
Why I Tried Pony-O Again I’ve been trying different hair ties lately, including Gimme, so I had a sense of what works for me going into this. I’ve been seeing Pony-O everywhere, and I finally gave in… for the second time. The first time I tried it was years ago, back when it only came…
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How I Maintain My Blonde Hair as an Asian Woman
This post may contain affiliate links. If you use them, it helps keep the blog going, which I appreciate. I’m Medium Maintenance in most areas of my life. My hair is not one of them. I talk a lot about letting your life balance itself out and putting extra effort where you want to. For…
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How My Blonde Hair Changed My Style
My style didn’t change overnight when I went blonde, but it definitely shifted. I want to start by saying this isn’t a post where I suddenly needed a whole new wardrobe. Honestly, I don’t think dyeing your hair any color would justify that. That would be crazy. I’m a regular person. I don’t have that…