Even to change the hair color to a lighter one has its dark sides, but you no longer have to fear strands that look like a bundle of straw, after you have read our guide.
We all heard terrible stories or saw irretrievably damaged hair that arose after an unsuccessful brightening. All this led us to the idea - is it possible to turn into a golden buttercup without completely roasting your hair? In this article, we present the best professional advice and recommendations that will help you become a gorgeous blonde and at the same time not compromise with the health of your hair.
1. The price of gold
Star stylist Alfredo Lewis and Daniel Moon, also known as the man who makes such pop divas like Katy Perry and Madonna look incredible, claim that in order to completely reincarnate from a brunette to a blonde, you will need at least three visits to the salon . And if you are ripe for exciting changes in your appearance - be prepared for a decent waste. And in addition to the money spent, also set aside a portion of your precious time.
2. Preparation for the visit to the salon
Before you cross the threshold of a beauty salon, take care of your hair at home and apply a balm abundantly. This will moisturize the hair before the bleaching test. Professionals say: preparing hair for lightening is also important, if not more, as is care after. On healthy hair color falls better and more evenly. Stylists recommend starting hair preparation a week or two before visiting the salon with an intensively moisturizing hair mask twice a week. And while you are busy with this, give at the same time a rest to your “hot helpers”. But if you can not do without a flat iron or curling irons, not to mention a hair dryer, for more than a few days - use cosmetic products to protect your hair from overheating, such as a spray.
3. How to choose the right shade
There is one small trick that will help determine which blond shade will look best on you.
Professionals say: there are many factors that indicate what hair color is suitable for a particular girl. But skin tone and eye color are crucial.
Here are a few general rules: for girls with a light skin tone, warm shades are more suitable - golden or sandy, and dark-skinned or olive-skinned ladies look more advantageous with cool shades - ombre or platinum. Although there are always exceptions.
Stylists also notice that eye color can change everything. Cooler tones are suitable for blue-eyed and girls with bright eyes, and brown-eyed women are better off opting for warm shades of blond. As for the green eyes - they are like chameleons, they can be any shade, depending on the skin tone.
Girls with light eyes are more suited to cold tones.
Brown-eyed are more suitable warm shades of blond
4. How to protect hair when dyeing
Any self-respecting stylist uses this or that method in order not to harm the hair during dyeing. There are a lot of such techniques, but their general essence is as follows: this is a process that allows reducing the amount of damage to hair when bleaching, by retaining moisture and proteins inside, after the bleaching chemicals penetrate the hair shaft. Due to this hair remains moisturized.
And do not be afraid to ask your stylist directly what precautions he uses to protect your hair, if he finds it difficult to answer - do not linger in this salon for a minute, because your hair is worthy of care.
5. Keep the course for brass
If you expect to leave the salon, proudly shaking the golden strands after the first visit, we have to very strongly pull you out of the world of your dreams. The maximum that you can count on on your first visit is to get a shade of copper. Stylists warn that you should not hope for a fabulous transformation into a platinum blonde in one session.
To preserve the shine and softness of hair, stylists recommend going through several stages of dyeing, which in total will take about three weeks. On the first visit, the professionals advise to lighten the hair color to a light caramel color, the second - to give a soft lighter shade, and the third, finally, to get the long-awaited image of a platinum blonde.
Every time when you “rip off” the color from the strand, to make it brighter, you have to fight with the natural pigment of your hair, and if you have, moreover, colored it in the past (by mistake), you will have to deal with the whole "A box of colored crayons."
Ombre staining for three visits
6. Take care of your hair
Even if you have the healthiest hair in the world, your current linen strands require a little more attention.
Professionals recommend: put a little coconut oil on the ends of the hair - it will perfectly moisturize them. You can also use coconut oil in the form of a mask or take a small amount and skim on the tips when you do the styling. Stylists recommend using coconut oil or a more traditional hair mask at least twice a week. At the same time, avoid sulphate-containing shampoos, as they can dry hair heavily. Do not save on hair care. To maintain color, use silicone-free shampoos and conditioners that contain UVA and UVB filters.
7. How to keep hair shine
In this life, everything that is truly worthwhile is the result of hard work, and your luxurious golden curls are no exception.
Happy owners of dark shades or natural blondes can afford to maintain the beauty of their hair approximately every four to six months. But as for the shade of platinum, in this sense, it is more mandatory and requires care every five to six weeks. How do you like this news? Of course, you will not have to make so much effort again as you did on your first salon visit, and also hair care is usually cheaper.
So, beautiful blonde, now you are officially ready for a new exciting adventure!
Based on: totalbeauty.com
Rules for breeding powdered drugs
The proportion of mixing powder with an oxidizing agent
The average time of the composition of the hair
Brightening on 1 tone
Lightening on 2 tones
3 tones lightening
4 tones lightening
To pre-clarification was the best way possible, remember a few rules.
How is the clarification procedure, step by step description
1. When applying a lightening composition, hair is divided into two parts into four parts:
- one parting is carried out from ear to ear through the highest point of the head,
- the second - vertically from the middle of the forehead to the edge line of hair growth on the neck.
2. Application starts from the bottom of the head: this is the coldest area, and the process of clarification on it proceeds less intensively.
3. Then the application is continued at the top of the head.
4. On the temporal side and parietal zones of the head, the composition is applied last, as the hair in these areas is lightened much faster.
5. At the end of the exposure time (for more details on this - later in the article), the lightening composition is washed off the hair with the help of shampoo and balm and proceed to further hair coloring.
Secrets of lightening hair - tips stylist in the video:
Important points
- It is necessary to apply the clarifying structure quickly and precisely, then the result will turn out uniform.
- If clarification is performed for the first time, the composition is first applied to the hair lengthwise, kept for 20-25 minutes and only then applied to the root part of the hair (2-3 cm) and left to act until the desired shade.
- When re-bleaching the composition is first applied to the root zone, and then, after bleaching the roots, if necessary, distribute the paint over the entire length of hair.
- Countdown Extracts of the dye on the hair begins after the full application of the dye on the hair and is divided into two stages:
1st stage - time after dyeing of roots with repeated dyeing or the entire length at the first dyeing. As a rule, this is a big part of the total dye exposure time on the hair.
2nd stage - the time after applying the dye to the length when re-staining or the dwell time of the dye on the roots at the first staining. This is a smaller part of the total dwell time.
It should be remembered that very dark hair at a time is lightened by 3-4 tones and red hair is especially badly lightened by nature.
Preparation of hair for coloring requires real skill and great patience from a hairdresser. But then, having overcome all the difficulties of the preparatory process, the master can count on a result that exceeds all the client's expectations.
Why is your blond NOT the way you want?
Overdue paint. Paint or clarifier with past use and inappropriate storage conditions may show the most unexpected effect. For example, do not lighten the hair to the end or give it an undesirable shade.
Dark natural pigment. In the event that you are the owner of dark hair, the procedure of lightening can not immediately give the desired result. Blond hair naturally bleeds more quickly than dark curls, which after the first dyeing procedure usually take on a yellowish tint.
Unprofessional clarification. The use of low-quality paints and non-observance of the discoloration technique can demonstrate absolutely no hair color that you expect. How to avoid a similar phenomenon and still become the owner of luxurious light curls?
Add the secret ingredient
If you use the same paint for bleaching or blend several tones, try adding a micone. Professional stylists use this secret ingredient to enhance the activity of the current composition and neutralize the occurrence of undesirable color. Use mikston should be careful: strictly observe the proportions and add it to those paints, the oxidant which involves the use of additional lightening activators.
Apply powder bleaching agents
In contrast to liquid formulations, the powder bleaching agents are more aggressive in their effects. They are able to give a deeper tone and a long effect. If you lighten your hair by yourself, try powder products in quantities and proportions that are necessary for the bleaching of your pigment.
We practice toning
Another problem that one actually faces after brightening is the loss of color. Its speed depends on the ability of your hair to recover, and on cosmetic products for washing your hair, containing dyes or oils. If over time your ideal blond begins to dim, try using a toning procedure to restore it. To eliminate the yellowness, platinum-effect shampoos will be useful to you, it is they who restore the primary “whiteness” of the curls. Stronger means - tonics - will allow you to come to a different shade of the blond or restore the former, but will give a more intense color than shampoo. In order not to make mischief with the choice of tonic, first try to lighten the tip of the hair, to see the future color, or add a balm to the tool that will soften the effect of the coloring pigment.
We use shampoos with silver
If you are afraid of experimenting with tinting agents, try shampoos that contain elements of silver. Their effect is cumulative in nature and manifests itself only after several applications. However, such a means of color restoration is suitable only for owners of healthy hair, the structure of which is capable of absorbing and retaining silver particles that eliminate yellowness.
Image Board If the first time you are afraid to personally apply new methods of clarification or use unfamiliar means, contact the salon master. Together with him, find the perfect color solution for your hair!
What are the shades of blond
Each brand of dye offers its own gradation and palette. Simply put, there are the following shades: warm (wheat, gold, straw, honey) and cold (ashen, pearl, platinum). Universal shade - pure straw color without a clear yellow shade. If the coloring is done correctly and evenly, then this shade is suitable for almost everyone. In the trend - natural, clean, like burnt hair.
How to choose a blond shade
To decide on what color is right for you, you need to focus on the color of your eyes and skin. Often, the owners of brown eyes have a grayish subtonic skin (most often due to the lack of sun in our environment), which means that honey, rich shades will do. Cold and clean blond hair go to gray and blue eyes in combination with clear skin, and warm to green eyes. Owners of green eyes can go to platinum, but not in a cold color with a gray tint - in this case, the hair will "live" separately from the rest of the image.
How to become a blonde from ...
This is the easiest way! You just need to decide on the color and method of staining: shatush, ombra, complete discoloration. You can get the desired shade in one step.
On the international scale of natural tones, the number 1 corresponds to the black color, and 10 to the light blond. Each dye has the ability to raise the level of tone by 4−5 levels, so in the case of dark hair, lightening should be repeated - it is impossible to get the finished result in one lightening. I usually divide this coloring into two methods, which can be two days in a row. If the client is ready, you can lighten up twice in one day, but it is better to let your hair rest.
It is very difficult to lighten red hair in one go, as copper colors and pigments are the most complex and insidious. Usually we offer red-haired clients to choose shatush or discolour strands. If a person insists on pure white color, then you need to prepare for an unpredictable result. It is advisable to make a test - we lighten the strand on the lower occipital zone of the head. If the result suits everyone, then we forecast the number of hours. The work can be extended in three steps. Although redheads very rarely want to be blondes. Usually the opposite is asked to emphasize the shade. An example of Nicole Kidman does not count - she became a blonde under the influence of gray hair.
First you need to open the scales on the hair and pull out the pigment. To do this, take the brightening product. The wizard applies the mixture to the hair and massages to bring out the color. Naturally, after washing, the hair is usually very, very dry. Therefore, it is impossible to make a wash and let go of a person - it is necessary to fill with new pigments and close the hair scales. How smoothly and efficiently the hair was prepared and the previous coloring was washed away - so evenly and deeply a new shade will fall on the hair.Sometimes someone works with one, but more often you need to be painted 4−5 times, and sometimes we take a brunette for six months! At first she is blond, then reddish, in the end she is blonde.
What is Olapleks
We should also tell you about the function of the Olapleks tool that was invented in the USA. Olaplex as a serum is added to oxidative dyes, which work through oxidation processes to protect the hair from hard impact and maintain elasticity. Here you need to understand that from Olapleks the hair does not become shiny and soft, but they remain in place (without Olapleks the dye will work more aggressively towards the hair). It is important to remember: Olaplex is responsible for the preservation of the hair structure, and for moisturizing - special masks and conditioners, as well as indelible conditioners.
What methods of staining are outdated
In the past, there were dyes with a high content of ammonia. Modern brightening products do not burn hair. Do not use masters and high oxidants (paint developer). Earlier in the arsenal of hairdressers was such a terrible thing as hydrogen peroxide tablets (30%). Maybe someone still uses it, but I would not recommend it. Do not buy and lighten henna in the store. Of the outdated techniques - toning the highlights of the hair with oxidative dyes. Such a method instead of creating neutral cold shades will lighten the natural hair, and we will get a warm unwanted shade.
How do ammonia-free paints work?
In ammonia-free paints, ammonia is replaced with safer products, but I cannot say that they are completely harmless - anyway, the paint lightens and damages the hair. The feature of ammonia-free dyes is that they cannot give a platinum effect. They are for easy clarification, glare, the effect of burnt hair, to create a warm shade. To get a hair color like Sasha Luss is impossible without ammonia.
Is it dangerous to bleach hair
Of course, even modern coloring can not be called useful. Compared with the methods of five years ago, the principle of staining remains the same, but now there are many tools that soften the reaction, and every month there is a paint with a low content of ammonia. Already very few people leave the client to become discolored under the sushuar until his hair is lit up - the dyeing process has become more correct.
How to care for bleached hair
Care for bleached hair is a special topic in which many newly-made blondes understand poorly. After lightening, almost all girls start using regenerating shampoos and masks. And this is the most important mistake, as reducing agents open scales and “eat up” pigment. Therefore, it is necessary to use a line for colored hair - on the package should be marked Color Safe. These shampoos close the cuticle and retain color. And it is necessary to restore hair before coloring. Two weeks before dyeing, you can do hair treatment, which will help prepare hair density for further manipulations and high-quality dyeing.
Are popular methods of hair care useful?
Various rinsing is a very strange method, given the variety of modern hair products, but why not. Chamomile gives a golden hue, there is nothing wrong with it. Lemon, like vinegar, adds shine, but at the same time dries hair. There is yeast in the beer, there is nothing harmful in it, if you do not pay attention to the smell of the drink. But all these methods can be replaced by modern cosmetics.
What a professional master will never do in a modern salon
Will not burn hair for 40 minutes under the dryer. It will not begin to lighten dyed hair without a test - it is free and not difficult. And, of course, I will not start painting without Olapleks. Previously, clients of the salons after several lightening procedures had their hair in a very poor condition, the tips could break off, but now the masters care about safety as much as possible.
How to return to a dark shade after discoloration
The over-clarified hair has a porous and damaged structure, so it is difficult for artificial dye pigments to catch on the hair shaft, the result will be uneven, “dirty”. Therefore, it is better to start with the care, which will fill the hair structure and prepare them for further coloring, and only then apply the paint - this can be done even at one time. Of course, bleached hair can not just be dyed in a dark color - it may turn out too dark with greenish-gray shades. The structure of the bleached hair is similar to the stem of the handle, hollow inside, therefore, before proceeding to dyeing in natural dark colors, it is necessary to do prepigmentation.
Thank you for the help in preparing the material hairdressing network "Ryabchik" and top stylist Pavel Natsevich
Who will suit blond hair: skin and eyes of girls matter
Blond is the most diverse.
You can choose the desired shade to almost any complexion and type of appearance.
- Dark-skinned girls with bright dark eyes and eyelashes are more suitable for quiet muffled shades close to light brown. They can be dark or cold and are selected individually.
- Light-skinned and blue-eyed women fit lighter cold shades. This may be platinum, ashen, champagne, etc. Selection of color and shade should be carried out based on its own color type (autumn, summer, winter or spring).
- Lightening and coloring the hair is a traumatic process for hair. To obtain a light shade, the strands must first be lightened and then painted with paint, which also contains ammonia, i.e. lightening component. This causes severe damage to the locks. They will look worse, and may even begin to break off. Moreover, the longer the paint remains on the hair, the more destructive the effect.
- In order for brown-haired women to get a light color, it takes about 50 minutes to sustain the brightener and paint. Otherwise, there will be a yellow tint, which may be blocked only with dark colors.
Therefore, if the natural color is dark, and the strands are weak and brittle, then it is better to give up lightening. This is especially true of long strands, the tips of which are, most often, in very poor condition.
In any case there is a rule - the health of hair in the first place
This clarification will not work and red. The red pigment is lightened with great difficulty. The likelihood of yellowness is high. The same applies to brunettes.
Light brown and light brown girls can get a beautiful bright blond with minimal harm to the strands. They will not have to keep the paint for a long time and they will not suffer too much.
Phased coloring in bright shades with their own hands
In order for the procedure to go through with the least harm, and the result pleased you, follow a few rules:
- Start the strengthening procedures both outside and inside a few weeks before staining,
- Do not paint just washed hair, keep a protective layer on them for less damage,
- Use a rinse balm during the last wash before dyeing,
- Do not use masks and styling products before brightening.
These rules are valid only with healthy hair. Weakened curls will suffer and subject to all tips. Compliance with these rules will protect your hair from severe damage. The color will be what you expected.
Nuances of lightening hair
Coloring is carried out in two stages - clarification and coloring (toning). Do not exceed the time of exposure funds specified in the instructions. Do not apply the paint yourself, as the probability of a good paint in this case is very low. At the first dyeing for short hair, use one package and lighten one with dyes, for medium ones - two each, with long ones - three or more.
- Before staining, perform an allergotest for paint and brightener,
- Apply the brightener first on the roots, then on the entire length of the hair. If there is intense burning sensation - the tool can not be used,
- Hold it for the right amount of time
- Wash and dry your head,
- Apply the paint in a similar way to the clarifier and allow the necessary time. Note that the color of the hair that has just been lightened may be more intense, because every 5 minutes check how much the color is “taken”.
After that, wash off the paint. Now follow the procedures for hair restoration.
Follow all staining rules
Procedures after staining
Girls with white hair color give them a lot of attention. Immediately after staining, apply a special balm. Try not to wash your hair for at least a couple of days after clarification. Get shampoo, balm and a mask for bleached hair. Even if you have not used a mask before, now you have to start. After all, bleached hair is very dry.
Take care of the health of your hair
If over time, the hair appears unpleasant yellowish tint, pick up a tint balm or shampoo for the blond. When periodically applied such a means, the yellowness will be hidden.
