Process Going From Dark Brown To Blonde Hair
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Process going from dark brown to blonde hair. Chris williams international colour director at rush hair tells us what we need to know about going blonde from having dark hair in one sitting. This happens because as you bleach your hair cooler tones are lifted from your hair easier than the warmer underlying pigments. If you ve had your hair dyed before you ll need to have your color lifted which only adds to the whole process. Going from brunette to blonde is a challenging task that largely depends on how dark your natural hair color is to start says oropeza.
All of us are individuals and so what can work for one of us won t work. Taking my sister from a level 4 to a level 9. I will talk about the process in a bit in fact i have turned clients away that would just not listen to me when i said i couldn t take them from dark brown to blonde in one session. Whether you re worried bleaching won t complement your color is too high maintenance or will seriously.
Going from black to blonde hair is going to require several bleaching. So as you remove color from your hair the warm hues reds and oranges are what remain because they are trickier to lift from your hair. For someone who hasn t gone through dramatic shifts in shades this might seem like a process that s doable all in one go. If going full on blonde isn t the right move consider sombré or babylights.
We dream of deep rich and dark colors one day then right back to blonde the next. Plan to spend several weeks on the conditioning bleaching and recovery process to bring your dark hair into the bright blonde realm. Deep condition your hair every 2 3 days for 2 weeks before bleaching it. Hair stylists are constantly asked if a client can go from brown to blonde in one visit to the salon.
Whilst it will vary from one person to the next the answer is often no. And in that case it will be a whole lot easier to go from brown to blonde hair. It s not easy to go from dark brown to light blonde and keep the integrity of the hair. Since the transition to blonde hair isn t quite as easy as other dye jobs we ve outlined our top tips for preparing to makeover your mane.
She stresses that going from blonde to brunette can take several appointments and exposing your newly dyed hair to the sun or ocean water could potentially affect its vibrancy. No stylist should try to take your hair from a very dark color to light in one session. On the other hand if you have dark brown hair that borders on black you ll need to lift it several levels. If you ve never colored your hair before that means it s virgin.
If you re planning on going light make sure you tell your salon. This isn t required but it s helpful if you have the patience for it. If you have virgin hair you re in luck.