Blondes w/roots!!

When I did my own bleaching, I did spend ALOT of time reading the "going blonde" forum, checked out books on coloring from the library, and talked to my neighbor who is a stylist first.  But, the end result was that my hair turned out better than what the girl at the salon was charging me $125 for. 

I can even do my own foiling.

I do usually go to the salon if I'm doing a drastic change, like dyed black to any other color, but by now, I've done just about everything to my hair, and I pretty much know what to do to avoid serious problems.

BTW, I'm a lawyer, and everything I do, people can do for themselves if they just know where to look for the information.    That's what it's all about, isn't it?  A monopoly of information?

kristie m wrote: Kudos to you, Kelly!

Thanks. The two pics in my sig were work of a professional. I had been diy bleaching for a few years (platinum blonde) and needed some help to get it back to my natural color. I only paid for lowlights twice and now I'm going back to diy. That was all I budgeted for and it was very tough before Christmas. Hopefully, just one more all over color will get me where I want to be. My whole goal is to get back to my natural color (between an 8 and 9 neutral to ash blonde) and then I won't have to worry about it.

metalgirl wrote: So many times you get what you pay for.... Maybe someday people will realize it takes several years of practice and studying color theory to be a good colorist.  That's what you pay for, a professionals experience, when you go to a salon to get a service performed. It makes me frustrated that people think it's so easy to perform profesionnal quality services, when most hair dressers spend a lot of time and money taking classes honing their skills, whether it be hair color, cutting, or extensions.   Oh well, at home colorists add positively to my cash flow when they call and want me to fix what they messed up!  Sorry for the attitude, I just want to be paid what I'm worth without people questioning it. After all, would you hesistate in paying your doctor or lawyer their fee?

I can totally understand where you are coming from, but so many times 'Moms' sacrifice for the greater good. Things are very tight for us right now and if it comes between doing it myself and spending that money on our boys doing something fun.......the kiddos will win every time. I've made my mistakes at home, but through the process I have learned alot. There are certain techniques I won't attempt (like lowlights/highlights), but in many cases if you do your homework you can achieve a result very close to what a pro can do.

Maybe i'm in the minority(Ok I am).But I like roots.I'm not talking 4 inches of black roots next to platinum hair ala shakira.But a dark base covered in light and dark blonde highlights can look really good.I like roots so much I added them all over a wig a just bought.It was just too perfect looking which made it look fake,IMHO.

Metalgirl:You are right.You get what you pay for.A good stylist is obviously going to charge more.Its just sad cause there are alot of people out their charging rediculous prices for crappy services. But I say if you found a good stylist you can trust you cant put a pricetag on that.

So many times you get what you pay for....

Maybe someday people will realize it takes several years of practice and studying color theory to be a good colorist.  That's what you pay for, a professionals experience, when you go to a salon to get a service performed.

It makes me frustrated that people think it's so easy to perform profesionnal quality services, when most hair dressers spend a lot of time and money taking classes honing their skills, whether it be hair color, cutting, or extensions.

Oh well, at home colorists add positively to my cash flow when they call and want me to fix what they messed up! 

Sorry for the attitude, I just want to be paid what I'm worth without people questioning it. After all, would you hesistate in paying your doctor or lawyer their fee?

I have a question for you proffesional girls, Do you think that overexposure to bleaching and colouring can destroy the hair follicel?So that it does not grow out?

Cause i have about coloured my hair 50-60 times and bleach 30-40times..O.o and im only 17! so now im cutting down on my Proccesing....

i never have had any scalpdamage or burns. My hair is also weary strong and takes a lot abuse(i keep it generally short). The only thing i noticed is that in the corners of my frontal hair line,  has become weary thin and fine(i think they have been broken off) It`s there..just thin and ligth. Wut ju think?

I've been blonde for two short periods of my life, and both times, I bleached my own roots.  I was always very careful to just do my roots and not overlap the bleach, and never had a problem.   But, I have very tough hair that can withstand a lot of abuse.

I used Wella products from Sally's and conditioned alot.

I understand but, when my new growth rears its ugly head, it looks like a level 2 or 3 next to my 10.  I am a natural 5/6. That is why I asked her natural level.

Any time you lift a darker level, you more than likely have to tone.  The natural underlying pigment is a major contributing factor no matter what your natural level is.  Certainly high lift is somewhat safer than slapping bleach on her head!!!

So many people try to lift a blonde to a 10 before stopping the lightening process.  This is where the damage comes in.  I will never recommend someone using bleach at home!!! I have so many people come in with an at home bleaching kit with tons of damage.  All it takes is 1 or 2 minutes longer on the phone with her girl friend before she has pocket hair ( hair that falls of and then she has to tote it in her pocket)! 

I guess what I am trying to say is that there are alot of factors that play in to acheiving a beautiful blonde.  Not all blondes are created equal!!! Higher levels are much more of a sensitive service than a simple color retouch. There are alot of things that can go wrong.  And, you need to be totally prepared to handle them. 

I agree about the bleach being harsh on the hair.  I am a stylist that does mostly color.  I am training to be an Artistic Color Educator.  There are several different ways you can approach this...

How long is your hair? What is your natural level? Do you have any color on your hair (bleach is not a color!)? What type of color, permenant or demi? How much new growth do you have? What is your desired level?

I am a natural level 5 and go 9 every 3-4 weeks and use lightener (bleach) for some highlights to break it up a bit.  I do not use lightener to acheive a level 9!!! Only a few highlights in the crown and to frame my face.

I do alot of high lift blondes only because my first priority is to preserve the integrity of their hair.

I hope this will help.