Coloring your hair is one of the best things you can do to change your looks. Different shades of hair colors will change the way you look dramatically and you’ll enjoy the changes. I have learn over the years that I look best with colors rather than with neutral color. You can look
younger or older with a hair style. You can look more serious or less serious. You can look more playful or more fun. You can look ravishing with some colors.
You should give every shade a try to see how it works on you. You can do this by trying temporary color that will only last a month or so. You won’t know how great it looks until you have tried it. The thing with hair coloring is that it always comes out different than the color on the box based on your current color. It always comes out something other than the one on the box.
If you don’t want to make a huge mistake before an event then you can test it out on some underlying layer and see how it goes. I have made a huge mistake before and turn my hair black gothic when I just wanted a soft black look. My hair was light brown at the time and I put on the black dyes and my hair turn out to be gothic black. I have to use about 5 other shades to get my hair out of the gothic look. The dyes were so strong that it took me five products to get rid of it.
The key to good coloring is to test it out by a little section before continuing with the whole head. I have had many wrong colors come out right before an important date. You can also try multiple highlights and colors to make it more interesting and spread out because one solid color doesn’t look that good most of the time. You can do highlights at home. I love highlights, it makes you look interesting and your hair looks well colored.
It’s the look nowadays. People don’t go with solid colors anymore.
How do you color your hair? You would purchase the color that you desire at the store and do it at home. You would follow the instructions on the box to ensure the best results. I’ve learned that the longer you leave the dye on the more permanent the color will be. The color will develop more if you leave it on for a long time. You would section out your hair and do it one section at a time. You would use a mirror so that you can see what you’re doing. If you want to get a smooth look, you need to blend the color in one smooth fashion from roots to the end of the hair section and don’t just dab it all over the place. You will get a busy look if you didn’t follow one direction when you applied the color.
How do you highlight your hair? You would pick several sections that you’re interested in coloring and only color those sections. When you highlight you actually want a lighter shade then the rest of your hair. You can choose a blonde shade if the rest if your hair is brown. You can choose a brown shade if your hair is black. The rule is just going with what you like. You want to highlight it in an even manner that means every other section get some highlights. You don’t want to just get one streak on the back of your head and that’s all. This doesn’t look symmetrical or tasteful.
Written by kay_pierre