highlights plus all over color (at home)
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Topic: highlights plus all over color (at home)
Posted By: Shelley T
Subject: highlights plus all over color (at home)
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 7:00pm
Hi,
I almost bought the Loreal version of this but I liked the color and the cap method of the revlon "frost and glow". I need to color my base to cover my greys and even out where I've been colored before. I have my favorite Loreal excellence creme 6A which is closest to my natural color. I usually have my stylist do my color, but she can't get me in for another month and it's time to go! I'd really like to do this right, so what do I do first?
Do I color the overall first? If the highlights come out too light can I save a bit of my 6A to "tone it" like my stylist does or is that not the same thing? I'm sure what the difference is with all that or if some of that stylist stuff exsits in the over-the-counter world.
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Shelley T
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: November 21 2006 at 8:33am
First let me say I'm not a pro, so if someone else pops along who is,
listen to them! The first thing you should do is test strand.
Especially if you are dyeing over highlights (by being lighter, they
may pick up shades in the ash color...I don't know how light your
highlights are, if they are not as light as blonde, it may not be a
problem). You would do the all over color first, then test strand
again before doing your highlights (it is a new kit for you, so you
need to make sure they won't come out orange or anything, and it will
help you time it right). If afterwards your highlights still come out
too blonde, you may not want to put the color over them for the reason
I just mentioned. You don't know what the base color is in over
the counter dyes, so all we know is that your dye is ash. That
could mean it has a green base, or it could mean a violet base.
If it were violet that would be okay over blonde highlights (if they
came out too light, it would make them more ashy and counter yellow),
but you wouldn't want to use it if it were green, because then they may
get a greenish cast. Your stylist probably uses a toner, which is
a product you'd have to buy at a Sally or other beauty supply
shop. If you test strand your highlights, you should be able to
avoid needed to do anything else to them (if your test strand never
comes out right, you may need a different kit).
Since you are new to this, let me also mention not to mix your dye with
your developer until you are about to use it. To test strand,
only mix a tiny amount and keep the rest separate from each other so it
won't be finished with its chemical reaction by the time you get it on
your hair.
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