The LOOK: Your First Hair Color
Friday, July 08, 2011
This week while working with color clients behind the chair, I was lucky to work on some first-timers when it came to color. I couldn't help but to play something for the occasion: a style icon herself singing out like a virgin...
Right then and there, I decided it would be fitting to fill you in on being colored for the very first time.
There is realistic apprehension when trusting someone to change your hair color or accentuate it, being that we come across so many bad color jobs (as we will call them). Here are a few helpful hints on achieving the right tones for you.
Play it safe at first.
Even though it seems exciting to change color completely, err on the side of safe tones. Research it: stop in local wig shop and try tones on; just because you like red, you may find after trying it on you see your skin tone is all wrong for that shade. So then try diffrent types of reds or whatever your color of the moment will be. Eighty percent of first-time all-over color clients will change it two days later. So be safe - it could really damage your tresses under those circumstances.
Take the highliting slow as well.
Highliting for the first time should also become gradual in tone and placement. Go in for a partial foil first and if you're pleased, then book an appointment for a month later. For full foil tone, you should start off gradually as well; you are building up to what your goal is. If you try it all at once you can be very disappointed with the results and your stylist will be fixing more than you'll be wearing your color. Pricey and aggravating to say the least.
First stab at covering up gray.
The first time covering your gray there are two sure bets on achieving that not so hidden gray look. First, if your skin tone can support lighter hair i would suggest going at least 3 levels lighter with just a highlite to blend gray at root. It will be less noticable without the rooty look. Second approach: blend gray in by lowlighting to break up that heavy grey look at temples and on top of crown or at any partings you might have your skin and look will bounce back to youth without having to color all of hair. Plus, a little gray is very sexy esspecially if it's placed and disguised in the right way.
Happy coloring! Signing out wtih color brush in hand... x
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