Hair Color VERSUS Long Hair
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Topic: Hair Color VERSUS Long Hair
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Hair Color VERSUS Long Hair
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:31am
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I want to color my hair light blonde, but I also want it to keep growing longer. But I was told that if lighten it, it will damage it and not grow long. But look at celebrities like Pamela Anderson-she has super light blonde hair and it is still super long. How does she do it??? I was thinking of lightening my hair (it is medium brown) with a powdered bleach/30 vol. peroxide mixture (without a toner afterwards to cut down on the damage). Is this a good way to do it? Is there any way to have it both ways- to have really long hair that is really blonde? And how do you think Pam does it??? Thanks for the advice!
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Posted By: William
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:31am
> I want to color my hair light blonde, but I also want> it to keep growing longer. But I was told that if> lighten it, it will damage it and not grow long. But> look at celebrities like Pamela Anderson-she has super> light blonde hair and it is still super long. How does> she do it??? I was thinking of lightening my hair (it> is medium brown) with a powdered bleach/30 vol.> peroxide mixture (without a toner afterwards to cut> down on the damage). Is this a good way to do it? Is> there any way to have it both ways- to have really> long hair that is really blonde? And how do you think> Pam does it??? Thanks for the advice!To Janet;From a professional standpoint DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS TO YOUR HAIR YOURSELF!! This is a pro only job here and you can totally ruin your hair trying this! The fact that you are THINKING! because you are asking for advice is great! Just keep on thinking-keep the grey matter on the job a little longer!! A double process 'blonding' is what you are needing to get this light of a blonde, with a careful toning to get the desired "tone" of blonde. This is a HIGH COST, HIGH MAINTAINCE, HARD ON YOUR HAIR PROCESS!! Are you willing to pay the price??-in dollars?, in time?, and most importantly in the life expectancy of your "double processed" hair? You had better think twice and breathe in deeply between sessions and make sure that this is not too high of a price to pay for "the bleached blonde look". If after all of this, and you still want to pursue this course of action, find the best colorist you can and be sure to get a before and after picture taken, and cut off a lock of your hair and tape it to the back of the before picture, then in six months take them out and look, at your hair now and then and see if I didn't try to steer you in the right direction! Think about this very carefully! william
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Posted By: gigi
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:31am
This is a very good question and maybe someone who has gone really blonde can help. There are a few things to keep in mind though, as you are considering this. 1. Are we completely sure that Pam doesn't have hair extensions? Very often celebrities cut off their over processed hair and add extensions, and it's very hard to tell what is real and what isn't. So us "mortals" go and try to copy something that isn't even real and cause a major mess on our heads. 2. What shade did she go super blonde from? Was it just medium or dark blonde naturally, or was it brown? That makes a huge difference in the damage caused by processing. 3. One thing is for sure, and that is Pamela Anderson does NOT try to color her own hair at home. If you are going that blonde you really need to see an excellent colorist that specializes in blonde shades. Because going down from brown, you are going to go through several horrendous shades of orange. You need someone really experienced to be able to get you down as far as you want to go without frying your hair off. And, as I said in an earlier post, prepare to be her slave. Bleached blonde hair takes MAJOR upkeep, with a large outlay of time and cash. Be prepared for that. If you can't afford it or don't have the time, don't even think about it. Unless you want gross roots, you'll need touch ups, probably every 4 weeks, if not sooner. 4. And finally, be sure you really want that look, because it is definitely a LOOK. Enough said. With all of that in mind, have you considered doing a light golden brown with some dramatic foiled pale gold/blonde highlights? It will still be a lot of work, but less damaging and infinitely more reversible. Good luck. I know the temptation is enormous!
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