QuoteReplyTopic: A do-it-yourself project or need a pro? Posted: June 10 2008 at 7:58am
Hello, all! So glad to have found this board!
I want to do a two-tone color job on my hair--I like the blonde on top with dark brown underneath. What I have in mind is hair that is MOSTLY blonde, with just the very bottom layer brown. I have long layered blonde hair, and want to keep the same blonde I have now. I have had a hard time finding good pictures of this look, but got the idea from Ambre's hair on VH1's Rock of Love 2. Pitures of her from the show don't really give a clear idea of how to get this look!
Common sense says all I have to do is part my hair horizontally from ear to ear in the back, and dye the last layer. Could it REALLY be this easy? Do I need to put strands of brown elsewhere in my hair to make this look right? (That would seem to lead to a more complicated job!)
SO:
Will it look right to only have the brown bottom layer?
If I need the additional brown strands on other parts of my head, where should they be, and should I then attempt this myself?
Thanks so much for your time!
~Amy
Edited by glitterkitty - June 10 2008 at 7:58am
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I think you have a pretty good handle on what you need to do and it IS pretty much that easy! I literally (every month) divide my hair and pin up my hair from about ear-level up. I bleach the top on a different day and then use a lifting colour on the bottom hair (since I'm level 1) to bring it up to brown. If you want, you could try a zig zag part (exactly as it sounds) so it's not a perfectly drawn straight line dividing your dark from your light.
Funny enough, it looks pretty good and I don't have any brown in my crown hair to blend! It looks better, however, when my roots grow in a bit and it's a bit darker. What I do to ensure my blonde is not affected; I put conditioner on that hair before I pin it up. Works well.
If you want you could foil in some dark on the very top OR at about ear-level to make it all blend. It's not necessary though, just depends on what you want your final look to be.
You can do this by yourself; just go slow and be patient. Have lots of clips handy. Good luck!
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It's actually really easy. I used to do this to my hair except with black instead of brown. You're pretty much dead on with the process, so I don't think I need to tell you how to do it.
I used to get a friend to do it for me, but I don't think it would be hard to do it yourself. Good luck!
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