Showing posts with label hair color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair color. Show all posts

Friday, July 9, 2010

Hot Hair Color For 2010



For autumn/winter 2010 hair colour is going to be really alive and bright:
  • For darker clients look for cherry reds and violet hues
  • For blondes try golden tones with lots of dimension with the use of pastel tones of peach and lavender.
Celebrity hair colour inspiration: For our more natural looking blondes Jennifer Aniston and Jen Hawkins are always popular and with the request of copper tones more Isla Fischer picture are popping up as a source of hair inspiration.



Sunday, July 4, 2010

Natural Highlights Tip

How To Get Natural-Looking Highlights

Colouring techniques are so sophisticated these days that hand-painted, freehand 'baliage' effects look great whatever length of hair you have.

But although there are a growing number of home highlighting kits now available, they can’t replace these creative techniques from a clever colourist.

As a rule, though, short hair carries off full colour better than longer hair. If you have medium-length to long hair, highlights – especially around the face – are very flattering.

Hot Hair Colour Trends 2010

Cool blonde

Cool beige tones keep blondes looking fresh. Delicate placement of biscuit and butterscotch spliced through a full head of colour helps create clarity and sparkle.
Is it for you? Yes if you have pale skin tone and soft blue eyes

Rich red

When it comes to red, think bright! Wear it with an intensity and vibrant confidence. Full colour bursts with the fiery tones of sunset.
Is it for you? This works well on natural brunettes with warm skin tones and dark hazel eyes.

Chestnut

Complimenting shades including butterscotch, pecan and burnt toffee create this warm, classy colour. Hooker & Young are big on colouring techniques to add depth and light.
Is it for you? Yes if you have creamy skin tones and love colour that's on-trend!

Deep brunette

A blend of rich truffle and dark cocoa flecked with cinnamon is the choice for brunettes in 2008. Blend the richest shades for beautiful colour that brings hair to life.
Is it for you? Yes if you're a brunette looking to lift fading colour.

Rich aubergine

Dark liquorice and vibrant blackcurrant are intertwined to create this stunning, bold look.
Is it for you? Yes! If your natural hair and brow colouring is dark.

Bright blonde

A mixture of cool Nordic blonde hues can create a cool- warm look which gives a sparkling, ultra light result.
Is it for you? Yes if you have pale skin and piercing blue eyes which will compliment this look perfectly.

Orange, Red and Pink Hair Color Chart

Awesome visual celebrity hair color chart progressing through red, copper, orange and pink:

Looking for hair color ideas? Look at your skin first

When searching for hair color ideas you should first look at what compliments your skin tone. Depending on the type of skin you have, you'll want to stay away from certain colors.

  • Pale Skin: Avoid deep dark colors
  • Pink Undertone: Avoid red or strawberry tones
  • Yellow Undertones: Avoid deep gold
  • Dark/Tan Skin: Avoid one-tone blonde (honey or 5 tone blonde looks better)
So what hair color should you look for?

  • Rosy/Ebony Undertones - Try brown or black with burgundy highlights
  • Brown/Gold Undertones - Try golden or honey colors with red highlights

Want to be safe when coloring your hair? Just go a couple shades lighter or darker than your current color.



Thursday, July 1, 2010

Multi-Dimensional Hair Color Technique

This hair coloring technique is simple and very multidimensional, it can be adapted for blonde and auburn hair color as well as brown. You will need three different tones of the same hue.
Starting at the temple create a zig zag parting around the head starting at the hairline:

To create the second section use the zig zag parting again, this time from te top of the ear and continuing around the head:

The remaining section in the nape will be the first to be coloured.

Starting at the nape apply the darkest hair color dye:

Then apply the next lighter color to the middle section, from the nape all the way through to the ends:

Finally apply the lighter color to the top section of the head:

Once all the dye is in process according to texture and porosity:

Here is the before and after of this hair color technique:

Hair Color Charts

Full hair color charts for blondes, brunettes and frosty hair colors.


Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Being the best redhead you can possibly be



  1. Avoid harsh shampoos. Most dandruff treatments are tough on colored hair. But they are death to redheads, accelerating the fading process by weeks.
  2. Don't be tempted by eggplant tones. Purplish-reds don't look natural and are rarely flattering. Choose a color that can be described as coppery, auburn, or strawberry instead.
  3. Wash your hair as infrequently as possible. Ideally this would mean twice a week, but every other day will suffice if your hair is oily or very fine. On alternate days, you can rinse your hair with tepid (never hot) water if necessary, or dust your roots with a dry shampoo.
  4. Cover up. Red hair color oxidizes faster than any other. So, if you're going to spend a lot of time outdoors, use a styling product that contains UV filters, or throw a hat or scarf over your strands.


Makeup tips for redheads:
  • Do think pink. Pink lip color and blush look gorgeous on redheads, despite outdated advice to the contrary.
  • Avoid dark, smoky eyes. They compete with your attention-grabbing tresses.
  • Don't match your brows and hair; it looks bizarre.

Monday, June 28, 2010

How to Bleach Hair White?

Question:

I tried bleaching my hair to white to look like this:



I used creme lightener with 20 volume liposome permanent color developer
and left it on for 6 hours (terrible for my hair, I know!)
But even after that long, my hair just turned, blonde not white.

How can I get it white??

Answer:

Prepare to spend at least $300.

Here’s how I did it:

What you need BEFORE you BLEACH:

  1. Redkin- CAT protein spray
  2. Bedhead- Dumb Blonde hair Reconstructor
  3. Coconut oil (for hair)
  4. Redkin- Anti-Snap emergency hair repair serum
  5. Shimmering Lights- purple based toning shampoo
  6. Redkin- Blonde Glam purple base toning conditioner

BLEACH:
  1. Goldwell oxycur platinum lightenign powder
  2. Goldwell topchic 30 volume Developer lotion
  3. Bio-Kur Care & Comfort scalp protector

AFTER BLEACH:
  1. Roux- fanci full haircolor rinse (in desired shade of blonde)
  2. Igora- conditioning color mousse (in deisred shade of blonde)

Day 1:

Bleach according to directions. Add scalp protector to bleach mixture. Spray Redkin CAT on hair while bleach is in it (or after you rinse bleach out but rinsing dries hair out, so better to only rinse once and CAT must be rinsed out). Rinse. Towel dry,. Apply Dumb Blonde generously and put cap on head, leave on 15 minutes or so. Rinse. Rub in Redkin Anti-Snap. Leave in.

NO hot tools or blowdryers for a month.

Day 2: CAT protein treatment.
Day 3: Dumb Blonde deep condition treatment.
Days 4,5.6, 7: leave hair alone! Rub in coconut oil if it looks dry.

Do not shampoo for the few weeks you are bleaching.

Day 7 or 8: Bleach again and repeat all treatments above until you’re light blonde.

Never bleach more then once a week. Use desired toner. Use the shampoo and conditioner in the shades you’ve chosen. Never shampoo hair more then every 3 days. Use Roux and Igora to maintain desired shade of blonde. Keep up with weekly Redkin CAT and Dumb Blonde deep conditioning treatments. Use the Redkin Anti-snap if it looks fragile.

Review - DARIYA PALTY Hair Bleach Super Flash Sparkling Blonde 08

Palty is actually one particular associated with Japan's the majority of well-known locks dyes for teens. The hair-dye which i bought (named DARIYA PALTY Hair Bleach Super Flash Sparkling Blonde 08) is the lightest shade of blonde in Japan Dariya Palty's Bleach & Locks Colour Selection.

What really made me want to buy the product was the fact that the actual Palty is especially designed for Asian hair. It's difficult to find a good hair dye for Asian hair simply because, living in america, numerous hair dyes are targeted towards white peeps.

Lets start off with the actual the labels and packaging

The labels on this item is really adorable! I think which the labels such as this would really appeal to individuals to buy the merchandise. Packagings for all of us manufacturers hair dyes are simply therefore boring!





The Ease of Use

Since this can be a Japonese item, the actual guidelines are in Japonese (the downside of buying a foreign made product). Fortunately that we now have numerous websites on the internet which convert the guidelines in order to english (just google it). But We honestly do not think you need to read the actual guidelines because there is an image of a girl planning the solution. The actual animation picture of the girl preparing the actual coloring is actually, In my opinion, enough (especially if you're much like me and have home-colored your own locks prior to).

The dye applicatoris also good. It's a comb such as an applicator which allows your own to comb the product through your own locks, and distribute it. The merchandise job application procedure is pretty smooth . The only downside though, is the fact that if you have heavy locks (like me) or even lengthy locks (much like me) one container Is not be enough! We ran from item quickly... We just did half of my personal hair! And so i tried very hard to distribute the product all through my personal top layers (not to mention it proved terrible). Therefore, for those who have heavy or even lengthy locks, purchase 2 (drawback: its a bit expensive)!

The actual Odor & Sensation
The actual odor of the item is extremely tolerable (very nice, and not as well strong). I've smelt A lot even worse. The coloring consists of whiten, therefore it has to odor some little bit. Like other hair dyes as well as bleaches, the dye will sting your skills a bit when you coloring your own fringe or around that region (Therefore never ever wear contacts whenever you dye your own hair! It may blind a person!). However that is mainly because of the bleach and the peroxide in the dye that reduces your hair. Also be cautious whenever you put the solution on your scalp, it does sting!
The Wait around Time

Numerous hair dyes I have tried demands you to definitely depart the product in your hair with regard to 45 minutes for a particular result. I was surprised when i study that you only need to leave Palty upon for 15-30 minutes (with respect to the result you would like your hair to become). After 5 minutes, you can already see your own hair lighten, that is incredible!.
The outcomes

I was rather shock at how fast the coloring started to function. I will really observe changes in my hair color whilst nevertheless using the merchandise. We left the coloring set for half an hour (my hair would be a very dark dark brown streaked with very gentle brown, along with a very very little bit associated with ash golden-haired; I needed to accomplish a strawberry-blonde such as color by using this coloring). As the coloring processes, We applied some warmth in order to my locks having a hair dryer. (locks lightens quicker when faced with heat. That's the reason scalps lighten faster than the remainder of your hair-- heat out of your head promotes the actual lightening).

Anyways, my personal dark brown locks turn out to appear this like following half an hour:


How broken is actually my personal locks following use? Truthful, very little. This product is actually soft towards the locks... A lot milder than simply whiten. I honestly don't believe my personal locks seems so much more more dry compared to it had been... however maybe its since it may be the hair conditioners as well as treatments I made use of... unfortunately, I do think this locks coloring is much more gentle compared to most of the other I have used-- and more effective.

My last score?

4/5

I truly do such as this locks coloring, but you understand what? It is expensive... Basically had been in order to dye my hair correctly the next time along with Palty, I would have to buy 2 containers.. around $31! Maybe its simply me, however $14-$16 for any hair coloring, sometimes much more, is extremely expensive. I am very accustomed to buying $7 hair dyes... as well as Palty is actually double that cost. And yes, I do believe that the cost brings down the actual rating by one point...

But general, Palty is an extremely good hair-dye. I would suggest purchasing this particular, if you have the money to do so, or even if you have brief or even slim, medium length hair.

Is Ammonia Your Friend or Foe

Ammonia, the huge bad chemical of hair coloring, is what they would have you believe. I have been explaining this a single for years, and am proceeding to present it just one a lot more shot, in light of the current entry to frizzy hair coloring L’Oreal’s Non-Ammonia Locks Shade ….INOA. To me? I really feel the total issue is just a misunderstanding as well as the quite lower rating from the current specialized locks color by L’Oreal employed the misunderstanding to introduce this new line and give it a (hopeful) increase within the race of Expert Hair color lines. Waiting till the initial flurry of advertising, analyzing, and reviewing was around with, I’m prepared to present you the exact same report as I predicted.

To begin with, I went to purchase and run it via several of my own private tests, which have showed me in excess of the several years how trusted they may be. I look for a properly balanced (violet-based) “blond”, fantastic Gray coverage, 1 gorgeous brunette while using the much more colour selections –in each LEVELS and TONES - -the better.

The Colour Line I am reviewing have to have selected elements in the accompanying “developers” that is really a sign the company “gets it” as far as quality and how wild hair coloring influences the hair’s health and fitness. The ingredients I really feel should be from the developers are mandatory for moisturizing, conditioning, and lipid-replacement throughout the hair-coloring ‘development process’. This could be the just one and only time the cuticle of the frizzy hair is open -- THE Just one AND ONLY > > > TIME! ( which means you may well change the internal structure on the locks – regardless of whether it be for ‘re-conditioning’ or ‘re-coloring’ even ‘re-moisturizing’ by utilizing a premium Builder.

As well a lot of locks stylists to save money will invest in giant drums of inexpensive Builder and then place that builder in the “other” Premium bottles. Just like they do with ketchup in restaurants ( my daughter told me they fill up Heinz ketchup bottles with giant vats of crappy ketchup-) similar big difference. You know what is even more embarrassing ? Sassoon had us do that in Academy, it was on the list of very first factors we learned - - how to dilute developer down. Sassoon was an Academy, it did not have “repeat clientele” we did everyone’s frizzy hair after. So there was a good deal for me to understand about managing my private hair color small business, once I got out on my personal. Sassoon didn't care about the wellbeing or strength of an customers wild hair, because they in no way experienced the ramifications by clients complaining concerning the issue of their curly hair.

THAT Changed when I went on my individual. . . while using the clientele I acquired in Malibu, California…my variety #1 Goal desired being the wellbeing from the curly hair. These men and women have been back again in my chair 4-5-6 weeks later and on-going for years… in order that was one thing I had to construct myself, I desired it to be the ideal inside the company. I accustomed to tell my customers, I didn’t ‘need’ business cards for my hair deliver the results. THEY have been my organization cards - - what greater enterprise card than a walking 3-D just one?! I would get far more referrals from random individuals asking my customers who did their curly hair, that was generally the highest compliment, in my book.

The complete Ammonia – in….Ammonia – out controversy began 10 decades back again, at that time I was not educated in Cosmetic Chemistry, and what chemicals and elements do ‘what’ for the curly hair. When I went to purchase L’Oreal’s INOA, they wouldn't promote it to me……..why? You're required to acquire a “class” to be able to purchase it…they wouldn’t even promote it to me! I had been furious, I told them………..GOLDWELL tried that 6-7 many years back again with their color called ELUMEN.

Do you see ELUMEN about the shelves now?

No you really do not - - - - - that small trick doesn’t work

Colorists in the upper caliber – whom are the ones that may give your line the publicity it wants to come to be popular…don’t have time to take a $25.00 class (PLUS - they want to charge you to acquire a class as a way to purchase this new colouring product there're attempting to launch !) – have you been kidding me?! Soon after seeking it around and reading a number of the literature… there is Large RED #2 :

NO BLONDE’s!

So for that for being portion of its secrets . .
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effectively, which is not a excellent one.

What is ammonia? what does it do in hair colouring?

Ammonia has long been applied in permanent frizzy hair coloring.

Ammonia sets the stage for that locks shade to penetrate the hair strand by opening up the surface of the wild hair strand so that the dye can get by way of.Then, it successfully LIFTS OUT THE Normal Locks PIGMENT so how the artificial frizzy hair shade molecules can penetrate and deposit. That’s if you see the new shade, so basically, ammonia is largely accountable for locks color’s potential to alter frizzy hair tone – devoid of washing out.

What is ammonia-free shade and how does it operate?

Any curly hair coloring with no ammonia most generally contains MEA ( mono-ethanolamine ). MEA is useful at performing the very first step of a colouring application – OPENING the cuticle. Nonetheless, due to the fact the MEA molecule is three.five times bigger than ammonia, it are not able to penetrate the frizzy hair as effectively. So, in my opinion, I sense it cannot be as effective at lifting the normal locks colour OUT-OF-THE- Locks Strand & depositing the artificial frizzy hair color deep into the strand. 3.five times bigger in a molecule is a lot more than enough to render it not NEARLY as powerful. Covering gray will not be nearly as long lasting, sufficient lightening required to produce amazing blond and red shades will just not be there.

Having tried MEA in a few hair colour tests a few several years back again, I noticed that it didn’t rinse out in the frizzy hair as properly either, which led to progressive darkening and dulling.

Ammonia has a distinctive odor, which if you ask me. .
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is the true objection to it. Personally, I like the ingredient that WORKS…the one particular that allow me to achieve the tone of curly hair colouring I'm seeking and leaving the wild hair in great issue. I have always found ammonia to do the finest job in achieving the proper tones – mainly due to the fact with the size of the molecule. The molecules should shrink to go “inside”…if there're as well large - - they all will not fit. There is often a layer of “common sense” here to hair coloring.

ALL Permanent Wild hair Colour and Demi Permanent Frizzy hair Shade consists of:

* an oxidant

* alkalizer

* Dye

and that is it.

Damage that may well happen throughout the hair color process is caused by free radicals formed when the alkalizer reacts with all the oxidant. Ammonia and MEA are each alkalizers.

Among the known problems of MEA is how hard it is to get it out of the hair strands when the colour process is finished. On the list of reasons for that “extra- training” they claim we need ? ? ? To explain how important it is that we not only rinse good, but shampoo TWICE with a Special shampoo that will be sure to get the MEA out in the curly hair strands, followed by 2 RINSES.

Knowing that, the most appropriate type of curly hair colour for your MEA Alkalizer? Demi permanent.

When it comes to permanent locks color which includes all blonds of any hue In all tests I have studied, scientists have reported ammonia-based formulas provide longer-lasting color, additional intense vibrancy, and superior gray coverage. As long as that are the results, I know for any fact, that anyone that has ever sat in my chair, cares much more about 2 items:

1. The end outcome with the hair colour

2. The health and fitness of their frizzy hair after it

10 out of 10, have certainly not questioned ‘how’ I got their curly hair coloring to that point. If its healthy, that shows them I cared enough to make sure the hairs well being was also inside equation.