What you should know before you color
The best advice is to stay within a one to two shades of your natural hair color, that way you don't end up with something dramatic you hate. Be sure to choose a color that is works with your skin tone. Most hair colors are labeled now days on the front of the box, (warm), (cool) or (natural) which gives you an idea of what shade will look best with your skintone.
You're a a 'warm' if you have golden, olive or dark skin and brown or dark eyes. You tan easily and the veins in your inner wrists are green. If your a warm, go opt for golden shades such as caramel and bronze in a darker shade than your skin tone. Avoid jet-black hair which will wash you out and if you do opt for a golden shade, don't go too light or your hair could turn orange. Look for shades labeled (warm).
You're a 'cool' if you have fair skin and blue or green eyes. You burn before you tan and the veins in your wrists are blue. If your a cool, avoid colors like gold, auburn and copper as they will be too warm for your skintone. Ash blondes and cool browns work best for cool tones. Look for shades labeled (cool).
You're a 'neutral' if you have medium skin and blue or green eyes, you tan easily and have both (blue and green) veins in your inner wrists. When your neutral, you have both warm and cool tones so you could go either warm or cool but it's best to opt for the shades labeled (natural) because they look best with your skintone.
Before You Color
A week before you color, use a deep conditioning mask for color-treated, dry/damaged hair. A deep conditioning mask will protect your hair from the damage and keep your hair from absorbing more color then it should. It can also be used after coloring weekly for dry/damaged or color-treated hair to keep it soft, lustrous and shining all week long. A great one to try is Frederic Fekkai Protein Rx Reparative Treatment Mask, With Soy and Milk Proteins
Be sure to wear the colorist gloves as they are added for your protection. Use a timer or nearby clock to keep track of the time. Wear an old t-shirt or turn a t-shirt you don't wear often inside out and keep it on hand if you plan to continue coloring your hair.
Applying The Color
Leave the color on for 20-30 min. (depending on the instructions). If you have dry/damaged hair and are worried about the color coming out too dark, leave the color on for only 20 min. Be sure to rinse the color out thoroughly until the water runs clear. It's best to shower when rinsing hair color out, because the color will come out more evenly with a good rinse. You'll want to make sure you rinse your hair for at least 2-3 min. before using the conditioner provided. Deep condition your hair with the conditioner in the box and use it weekly as instructed to prevent more damage. A great haircolor for dry/damaged hair and grey coverage is L'Oreal Excellence Creme. This color cream protects your hair from damage most haircolors cause during the coloring process and comes out great! It looks very natural and your hair feels soft and conditioned afterwards.
I Recommend L'Oreal Excellence Color Creme
My Blogs
- JUICY Celebrity Gossip & News!
- JUICY Celebrity Gossip, News and Pics!
- The Secret Law of Attraction
- Learn what "The Secret" is and how it can change your life!
- Starbucks Recipes
- Delicious Starbucks recipes - make your favorite Starbucks drinks, desserts and more!
Follow me on Twitter

- Neccia
- aka JUICY Celeb Gossip!
- 78 followers
- 7 following
-
- I just updated my Squidoo page: The Secret to Beautiful Hair / http://tinyurl.com/m8xxz2
-
- Gisele Bundchen is Expecting a Baby! http://bit.ly/VF6Ew
-
- Billy Joel and Wife Split http://bit.ly/xsx79
-
- From The Secret Law of Attraction blog - 100 Inspiring Quotes from the Secret Movie http://bit.ly/WTGKh
-
- I just updated my Squidoo page: Restore Dry, Damaged Hair with Ojon / http://tinyurl.com/m8xxz2
What do you think of this lens?
Really great stuff about hairstyles.....
5 Stars for the Lens
Pls spare few seconds at my lens about Punk Hairstyles
Tipi wrote...
I like this lens and really do think that it will do well, because you have added your personal touch very well. Nice job! :)

