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Printed Date: June 16 2024 at 11:36pm


Topic: highlighting questions
Posted By: wendyladi98
Subject: highlighting questions
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 2:56am

hi, I have shoulder length medium/dark brown hair with some cheek length bangs. I usually part on one side. It is virgin hair. I am interested in a few subtle light ash brown highlights in the front crown section (mainly my bangs) I am planning this around my birthday in July (when I have the money) and am trying to do some research on what method to use and how thick I want them to be, or if I want to risk a home highlighting kit. Can anyone recommend any online photos to give me some ideas? any general suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and by the way, if you have seen kelly clarkson in her video, Breakaway, doesn't her highlights look fabulous?

Thanks,

Wendy



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"In the darkness, see the light. Remember God loves you"



Replies:
Posted By: KellyH
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 8:14am

I would suggest AGAINST doing it yourself. If you don't have any experience with it and you have beautiful virgin hair, I wouldn't risk it.

Do you have a professional that you trust? Or can your friends recommend someone?

I'd love to see a current pic if you have one......



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Posted By: wendyladi98
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 12:51pm

http://photobucket.com/albums/b340/wendyladi98/?action=view&current=DSC05697.jpg">8/6 after trim This is from a few months back, not a great pic, and the lighting is bad (it is at night) but gives you some idea. I just got a major trim so it looks almost identical to this photo now, except about 1 inch longer, and my bangs are a tad longer but still have the same gradual sweeping motion. This is my standard every day style I love and have had since the summer, but wanted a little something else to experiment withfor both every day and special occasions. I love my overall color so I don't want too much different, just a subtle change. any advice at all to add more pizazz is appreciated. I may not wait all the way to July, but want to wait at least til spring break cuz I'd like my hair a little longer before I color. I like this length just below the shoulders, but the highlights are too warm and too much blonde for me: http://www.drquinninsight.com/etc/imgs-aboutme/kelly_clarkson.jpg">Kelly Clarkson - American Idol winner - click for larger image

as always, any advice appreciated!

Wendy



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"In the darkness, see the light. Remember God loves you"


Posted By: wendyladi98
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 3:17am

Also, I have a neighbor who is a former hair dresser that I might ask for some help, but I wanted to get a good idea of what to ask for first. I positively do not want chunky highlights. I want very thin subtle ones and only in front around my face. If anyone has any ideas please let me know, and I am thinking a light blondish brown or brown sugar like color, deffinitely no blonde blonde or reds at all (I wear too much pink and have cool tones so red isn't for me)

Wendy



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"In the darkness, see the light. Remember God loves you"


Posted By: KellyH
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 6:14am
A nice soft, carmel or dark taupy color (something warm) would look great! I agree that less dense, subtle highlights would be the way to go.

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Posted By: hannebash
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 10:23am
Do NOT do them yourself. I see the results of at-home highlights every day,and it usually results in chunky, orangey-white stripes that look awful. I have the same hair color as you, and I got mine done for years. I got a caramel-color, thin highlights done with foil. For partials (top only) it usually ran me about 40 dollars. If I got them all over, including underneath, it was about 80 dollars. I always had them done with foil because I thought the result looked really good. Never did the cap method. I see people every day with thick, uneven, orangey highlights, which are usually acheived with at-home highlighting kits. your natural color is very dark, like mine. Too many things can go wrong when trying to lighten really dark hair. Save up for a salon.


Posted By: wendyladi98
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 1:11pm

Thank you that helps a lot especially the price estimate!

Wendy



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"In the darkness, see the light. Remember God loves you"


Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 9:39pm
i would ask the salon to use a high lift blonde (it gives more lift than a regular dye would) to get you to about a level 7 caramel blonde (the level refers to the relative lightness and darkness of the hair. level one is pitch black. level 11 or sometimes 12 is platinum white blonde.) ask them to do partial foil highlights right around the part line and to concentrate on the bangs. and be sure to ask for them to be subtle natural looking highlights. hyh

~Bryan
[edited to correct spelling]


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learn to love what you were born with
you can do anything if you set your mindto it (just dont try this with hair,that could turn out bad)


Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 1:02am

"I want very thin subtle ones and only in front around my face. If anyone has any ideas please let me know, and I am thinking a light blondish brown or brown sugar like color, deffinitely no blonde blonde or reds"

You know what I would do if I were you?  I'd strand test a green based dye (for sure you are going to pull RED) Miss Clairol, try the 57D
Coffee Brown mixed with 32D Moonhaze.  (STRAND TEST PRIOR TO DOING IT ALL)

http://www.clairolpro.com/dispensary/swatches/mc_swatches.html - http://www.clairolpro.com/dispensary/swatches/mc_swatches.ht ml

--stay away from Chestnut though it has a lot of red--use a 20 vol. and pick very thin subtle highlights around your face where you want them.  Pull the rest of the hair back in some fashion.  Apply dye to the thin strands and process 45 mins. 

I really think this would lighten your hair just enough to make it look like you had some highlights--of course it all sounds good in theory, only a strand test will tell.  I do think you could do this yourself too. Sounds like you know just where you want those highlights to be.  Good luck and I hope this helps!




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