@AngelPuppy1 wrote:
I hope someone can give me some general advice. I have been coloring my hair for eons. I was a natural blonde as a child and as most blondes, my hark darkened over time to a dark dishwater color. Not very attractive in my opinion! So, I went back to a really fairly light shade of blonde. I have been thinking of letting it grow out. Although at this stage, my hair appears to be a lighter mousy dishwater color with a lot of gray throughout.
Here are some things I am thinking about and asking for your opinion:
First, if I let it grow out ---which will not look that great while it's happening --- but nowadays people are going about with 2 toned hair, big dark roots on purpose and other assorted things --- so maybe it won't be as bad as I think!
After it grows out, do you think it would look nice if I got lighter blonde streaks through it? And if so, would there be a kit that I could do it myself? I have always colored my hair myself and prefer doing so.
Any suggestions as to how to proceed would be appreciated!
I am not convinced at this point that I will be happy not being blonde! I am old -- 65 --- but don't want to look any older than I am! LOL!!
@AngelPuppy1 - here's my two cents. First of all, you need to go to a professional and you need to be honest with her (or him) about any box color you have on your hair already so they know how to proceed. The style you mentioned with a lot of outgrowth and blonde at the bottom is called an ombre look. There's a technique for doing it on purpose and it's a lot different than just growing out bleached hair. LOL For someone our age, I would not recommend that kind of color. IMO, it's best of the younger crowd.
I am not a hairstylist, but my daughter is. She is amazing at color services and I'm not just saying that because I'm her mom. People often go to her to fix what someone else did to them. In fact, just yesterday she told me she received a huge tip from a client who came in for a corrective color service after getting her hair done at a pretty well known salon in the area. Apparently the stylist there didn't saturate the hair enough because the end result was very spotty color. The client was so upset she didn't even want to go back to let them fix it, so that's how she ended up in my daughter's chair. The client was so happy when she left, she even told my daughter she has a client for life. As a professional, she knows about various levels/shades within a particular color range and is able to choose well based on the client's coloring, how to section the hair, doing the weave technique, getting the foils up tight to the scalp, and applying the right amount of product, etc. It's highly doubtful that a novice could do this to someone else, let alone herself, so you can see it's well worth the money for you to get the best result by going to a professional. Ask people you know for recommendations.
I turned 60 this year and have been getting my hair colored for probably 20 yrs. My daughter has been doing the last 7 of those years, using a two color technique of foiling in highlights and lowlights. The darker color matches my natural color. Depending on the time of year, the ratio will be different if I want to be more or less blonde to show. The foiling method makes it look more natural when the hair grows out. That doesn't mean you can wait six months to redo it, though, either.
Sometimes a new style/color takes a little getting used to. Because it's different, you might start second guessing the look. If you have too many blonde highlights put in the first time, you might feel this way with the end result. For that reason, be sure to have a consultation with the stylist, to make sure both of you are on the same page. You can always get more highlights put in the next time. That said, just about anything can be fixed so don't be frightened. If the end result truly isn't to your liking, you can return to the salon within a reasonable amount of time (a few days, but no more than a week) and have your hair redone to either add more highlights or lowlights.
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