The secret to great at home hair dye jobs
If you want to dye your hair at home, and save yourself the time and money of going to an expensive salon, that is fine. However, many people believe that in the world of fashion, particularly in the world of hair, you get what you pay for. So, how can you get a great hair dye job at home? Well, start by following some of these little secrets:
Secret one: The right shade is everything. When you go into a salon to get your hair done, they help you to choose a shade that is going to work for you. You need to consider that when you are at home, and especially if you are going blonde.
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Here are some rules for going blonde and choosing the right shade:
- If you have sallow skin with yellow undertones, deep golds aren't for you.
- If you have a pink tint to your skin, avoid strawberry shades.
- If you are dying your hair yourself, and going blonde, then do not go more than a couple shade light than your current shade. If you want to go way blonde, you will have to do it over time.
Here are some tips for going dark:
- If you're pale, you will want to be very careful with the super dark tones, you might look ghostly and older, so make sure if you do go super dark that you use warm undertones.
- Especially if you are dying your hair at home, try to start out only a couple shades darker that you natural color.
Secret two: Choosing the right kind of coloring, highlights are all over. If you are dying your hair at home, you want to consider whether or not it is best to color it completely, or do highlights. The rules of thumb are as follows:
- If your hair is short, full color is better than highlights.
- If you have medium length hair, highlights around the face are great.
- If you have long hair, highlight away.
If you want natural looking highlights, and you are doing them at home, you will want to make sure you use about five different shades of color.
Secret four: Choose a great at home dye kit. If you go too cheap, it will look bad. Some of the best home hair color kits include:
- L'Oreal Natural Match Hair Color
- Clairol Nice and Easy
Secret five: Go semi-permanent, or correct it if there is a problem. If you are not very experienced in coloring your own hair, it is always best to start with a semipermanent color, unless you are trying to cover grays or trying to go more than a few shades darker or lighter.
Besides the above suggestions, these are the tips you want to look at for home hair dying:
- Rub Vaseline around your hairline so that you protect your skin from being dyed.
- Wear gloves when you color, so your hands do not get dyed.
- Wrap an old dark-colored towel around your shoulders.
- Any place you get dye on your skin, use a cotton ball and soak it in an alcohol based toner, and rub the area.
- If you use a semi-permanent color and you hate it, buy shampoo that has ammonim laurel sulfate, it will wash the dye out faster.
- Use proper after-color care, such as using a color-enhancing shampoo and conditioner once a week.
