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Hair Color Ideas - Avoid
Common Coloring Mistakes
Here's How To Get The Hair Color You (Really) Want
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More than a third of us color our hair at home. And why not? Hair color ideas, advice and quality coloring products abound. Besides it's a fast way to change your look. One that's also easy on the budget and gives you a bold new hue!
Yes, you CAN save money by coloring your hair in your bathroom. |
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But can also condemn yourself to weeks of living with the hairy monster you created too. As traumatic mistakes are hard to fix. Which is one of the dangers with home coloring. So if you want to avoid blues while coloring your hair you'll find we've crammed this page with all sorts of hair color ideas. Basically success with hair coloring comes down to • Why you're coloring? |
For starters choosing the shade you want carefully is the key to coloring your hair successfully. Are you going lighter or darker? Two shades either way is about the max by the way.
Naturally before you can do that you have to know why you are coloring your hair.
• Is it to hide the gray?
• Are you trying to highlight your natural hair color?
• Or you are looking for a complete and maybe even dramatic image makeover?
Salon Secret: Most hair color has ammonia to open up the cuticle or outer layer of your hair and peroxide to remove some of your hair's natural pigments. Which are then replaced by the dye. And it's the ammonia that produces that obnoxious chemical lab odor.
After deciding why you are coloring your next decision? How permanent of a change do you want this to be? That is you can go for temporary colors, semi-permanent, or cast in stone permanent colors.
Temporary hair colors get washed away after a shampoo or two.
Semi- permanent colors will last for few weeks
Permanent dyes are, well, usually permanent - as the term suggests. Which means mistakes are a pain in the neck. Plus the color may fade and lose it's luster after a few months.
Salon Secret: Want natural highlights or that sun touched look without that hassle? Brighten your hair without that squirt of lemon juice in just two minutes. Pick permanent color that's a half shade lighter than your natural color. Leave it on for just two minutes. Then rinse out.
Now picking the right color depends a lot on your complexion. In other words you need to know which category of skin complexion you have. Basically it can be warm or cool. And the clues provided by the name of the color or hints found on the box itself can guide you.
Now you belong to cool category if your skin is dark brown, olive, gold or bronze. Also if you have eyes which are dark brown, dark blue or gray blue. Your natural hair color may be ash brown, ash blonde or plain blonde etc. In such cases you need to avoid colors which highlight your skin tone like gold or copper.
Watch For: The box might have the words "cool" or "ash". This is your clue. It suggests the color will work best if your skin is pale or ebony and you have blue or green eyes.
If you are in the warm category your skin tans easily. Your eyes might be brown or green. While your natural hair color is deep brown brunette, golden, or red. In this case you should choose shades of hair coloring which are a darker shade than your skin.
Watch For: Colors labeled as warm or golden. These work well with women who tan easily. Or the olive or the honey complexed. Who have brown or hazel eyes.
Lacking either of those hints in the name suggests the hair color is thought to be neutral. Meaning it will work well with most skin tones.
If you are interested in doing the coloring yourself here are:
9 Hair Color Ideas Produce Amazing Results Without Damaging Your Tresses
• It's good to prep your hair before coloring. Doing so insures the dye will absorb better and the color will last longer.Otherwise
• Always remember to deep condition your hair and leave it for a few weeks. This helps the color to set better. Plus a deep conditioning treatment that morning offsets any potential dryness from harsh dyes.
• Your scalp gives off heat. Heat accelerates the pigments in the dye. This is why you want to start from your tips and work you way in toward the scalp. So the dye is sitting on the hair closest to your head the least amount of time necessary.
• It is best to wear an old T-shirt and keep towels and a back mirror handy.
• Don't be in a hurry. Nearly half of us end up dying our necks, ears or hairline in the process of coloring our hair. And no amount of scrubbing can undo that. Or if you prefer Repelle Skin Shield Wand, a waxy balm can be painted on your hairline. It works to block color stains before they happen.
• If you are planning to color your grey hair then soften it using shampoo and choose a color which is one s shade darker than you need. You will be free of grey hair in 40 minutes.
• For maintaining the colors use the right color shampoo products which protect the hair.
• Do remember henna hair dyes do not mix well with chemicals. So do not apply colors if you have used henna on your hair.
• Deep condition regularly to retain moisture and maintain color.
• Never rub your hair dry. Blot it dry with a towel instead.
• Never ever run a comb through wet hair. A brush is much better for it.
And if the price of hair coloring products such as L'Oreal are beyond your budget then you might opt for natural hair colors instead
Look, gorgeous hair color definitely does not look like it came from a bottle. You want it to look like you were born with it. Follow these tips and hair color ideas and you'll likely achieve that as not. Regardless of the styles or cuts or what naught you go with.
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