matching up colors
Printed From: HairBoutique.com
Category: Hair Extension Topics
Forum Name: Hair Extensions
Forum Description: Hair Extensions can be the quick fix for short hair.
URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=32804
Printed Date: February 10 2026 at 1:49am
Topic: matching up colors
Posted By: chunt1023
Subject: matching up colors
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 4:45pm
My roommate has med. brown hair with blonde highlights, she wants me to give her strand by strand extensions with fusion, but my only problem is i am not sure how to match the blonde extensions with the blonde highlighted hair  . i asked if she would let me take her brown allover and then do the extensions and she said NO NO NO  how do you guys match the colors up?
|
Replies:
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 4:50pm
|
how far fromt he top of her head is she highlighted? Just the stuff growing out the very top? Or through and through? You might not need much of the blond if she is highlighted only on top... As for matching. A lot of guess work and color rings. |
Posted By: chunt1023
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 8:18pm
|
she is highlighted ALL over, her whole head is foiled 2 blonde foils and then one dark brown foil.
|
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 8:23pm
You need a swatch to match her up or go to a store with her and buy it there. You will find a nice pre blended blond for her highlights and then her base and maybe eaven throw in some solid blonds. You just have to use your eyes and figure out how much you need of each. Every one is diferent if you post a photo and let us know what hair your going to use we could help more.
|
Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 11:42pm
|
When I had highlights I had a time matching colors.i had highlights and lowlights.But I bought one bag of the solid brown.And then a bag of light blonde.Then i would tone with demi dyes to match the different colors.I then made piles of different colors.And pulled them out to match each strand as close as possible.It turned out really good.The match was awsome.It was the hair that wasnt so great,lol. ------------- 
|
Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:04am
| Hi. I had a question about coloring in another thread and was wondering if any of you more practiced colorists could tell me if it is safe to recolor hair? Like the next day? We are trying to lift some black to medium/dark brown and having no luck. We are using those hi lift brunette Loreal kits. I can't believe how hard it is to get to brown on this hair. Anyway, we let it siit for 30minutes. We really dont want to bleach. Do you think it would be safe to recolor tomorrow the very same color and let it sit longer? Will it make a difference? |
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 6:17am
| We are talking about processed extension hair? If so Color will not lift it much if at all. I would not do it ,it's not colored the same way to begin with and when I have lightened in the past the hair comes out sticky. I would buy more hair. You can put semi permanent color on extension hair to darken. If this hair is virgin then there should not have been a problem. Hope this helps. |
Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 9:52am
|
yeah I agree with marie,cherrycoke.Its dicey.but I saw that the hair was virgin hair to begin with.Maybe try a color remover first.It should leave it orangey red.Which would be more than suitable to put a gentle dye over.I have never dealt with virgin hair before though,so maybe someone else will chime in. -------------
|
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 12:49pm
| I don't think h ow often you color counts as much with hair that is not attached to your head. Just how much. It's not like on your head where there are protective oils secreted by your scalp and distributed to the hair. |