Going lighter/Blonde Frist time Color
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Topic: Going lighter/Blonde Frist time Color
Posted By: ballet dancer
Subject: Going lighter/Blonde Frist time Color
Date Posted: February 05 2004 at 2:42am
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Hi, I have a light-med brown hair, want to change it to a dark blonde. This will be my frist time coloring. I do trust my stylist but still alittle nervous about it. I plan to do this my next trim which will be around the 27th. Experince, questions to ask? Lisa ------------- Go for it change is good. :) |
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Posted By: Kuroneko
Date Posted: February 06 2004 at 12:49am
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Be careful of orangey tones. Whenever darker hair is lightened, it's likely to bring out the orange. I've heard an ash-blonde can help, but I've never used it before-- my hair was a weird kind of strawberry-blonde that I never bothered to correct. *shrugs* And if you're nervous about the change, you could do highlights first to help transition into it. ------------- More awesome than a manatee! |
Posted By: ballet dancer
Date Posted: February 06 2004 at 9:02am
| Yeah, I thinking more hilights that was my stylist suggestion when I asked him about it. But again I think a total change would be nice. Probly just do hilights. I'm going to talk to my stylist about it. |
Posted By: Viva
Date Posted: February 07 2004 at 10:41am
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I would find a picture of the hair color you want in a magazine and take that to your stylist, it is much easier than trying to describe it. If you are going for a really natural look you should get highlights. It is so difficult to know if a change is drastic or not without seeing someone, as everyone has such a different idea of what is light brown and what is dark blonde. If the change is drastic, you shoukd go for an all over color that is a little bit darker than what you want and get lighter highlights on top of that (for a natural look). The color and highlights will cost more initially and to maintain, these are things to think about when changing your color. Going lighter and having highlights is not really something you will be able to touch up or do at home, so keep that in mind. Best of luck, I hope that whatever you do, you LOVE IT!  ------------- Information is the key to making good decisions - share what you know with others. |
Posted By: ballet dancer
Date Posted: February 08 2004 at 1:24am
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Thanks yes I know upkeep and cost are factors. I like your cat icon. :) Lisa |
Posted By: ballet dancer
Date Posted: February 09 2004 at 9:53pm
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Thanks you two, I'll post what I end up doing. :) Lisa |