Beauty

[Southernfriedchick]

I'm wondering if the blonde shade of this would work as hi-lites in colored hair. I was also thinking of hair chalk for the same purpose, for a temporary hair change.

Has anyone used this product?

[ChynnaBlue]

Why not just buy a hi-lite kit for highlights?

[Southernfriedchick]

On 2/4/2015 ChynnaBlue said:

Why not just buy a hi-lite kit for highlights?

I don't want to add insult to injury, by bleaching my already colored hair.

[Harpa]

Hi, SFC! The first time I tried that, (about a week after I did my roots) I had fabulous results. The next time, not so much.

When I do roots, I do not generally pull the color through my hair, but just treat the roots. Apparently, though, all that color was too "heavy" (or something) on my hair, and it actually made my hair darker. I forget what shade I used to highlight the 2nd time, but much lighter than my root color, which is 6.5A.

I ended up calling Clairol who advised me to use a clarifying shampoo to get out the excess color.

(I've never used a regular highlighter.)

And I haven't highlighted w/ Root Touch Up since. Without pulling color through my hair, my hair seems to take on its own way of highlighting.

But that first time worked quite nicely!

[lulu2]

I use WOW for my roots. (switched from the JR powder product) I do not see how it could be used as temporary highlights. It is a heavy powder and would weight hair down. Despite what they say, to some extent it does rub off.

Reading this thread, you are asking about the WOW temporary root touch up powder, not dye root touch-up?

[ChynnaBlue]

On 2/4/2015 Southern Fried Chick said:

On 2/4/2015 ChynnaBlue said:

Why not just buy a hi-lite kit for highlights?

I don't want to add insult to injury, by bleaching my already colored hair.

Fair enough! I would guess it would look ashy, chalky, and patchy, but I haven't tried it myself. Using a powder to cover up a darker color generally doesn't work very well. I can use hair chalks to go darker/brighter on my hair, but lighter looks obvious or muddy.

[Southernfriedchick]

On 2/4/2015 lulu2 said:

I use WOW for my roots. (switched from the JR powder product) I do not see how it could be used as temporary highlights. It is a heavy powder and would weight hair down. Despite what they say, to some extent it does rub off.

Reading this thread, you are asking about the WOW temporary root touch up powder, not dye root touch-up?

Yes, the temporary powder one.

[CatsyCline]

it will not look like highlights, it will just look like you have brushed powder in your hair.. the WOW powder creates a matte finish.

[Harpa]

Oops! Sorry my product had nothing to do with the product you were talking about. (She said sheepishly.)

[Southernfriedchick]

Thank you for all your responses. You made very good points about it looking matte, etc.

Don't want a muddy look, so I won't try it for hi-lites.