Hair dying tips!

llh189

I had dak brown hair and over the course of the last 18 months I got brave and got my hairdresser to do some low lights / high lights.

I am now kind of honey blond, they blend in so well and look fab but the last one's I had done were £80.

I am now having to seriously cut back and expensive hair do's will need to be a thing of the past.

To be fair I was only getting it done every 4 months and the a cut every two but needs must!

So a question to all you hair dye DIY'ers, which brand to you use.

I would like to stay at the lighter end of the scale ie honey blond or very light brown, I take it on my first attempt I do my full head of hair, I have a bob with fringe to the bottom of my ears.

And then I do my roots when I need to?

Then do I just apply the colour to my roots, obviously using the same colour as I decided on for my first attempt.

I now I sound a bit dull asking so many questions but have never dyed my hair at home!

Thanks


Lisa

MrsE_2

Get it done at your local college.

A fraction of the cost, but still using professional products, PLUS they are so keen & careful.

floss2

MrsE wrote: »

Get it done at your local college.

A fraction of the cost, but still using professional products, PLUS they are so keen & careful.

And supervised whilst doing it.

jenniewb

Agree with being a hair model- makes such a difference, I really don't think DIY products compete (not for red anyway) its never as even and I have my mum apply the stuff on my hair for me.

Failing that, try asking in salons near you, if they need any hair models, to contact you in advance if and when they do...

But for DIY products the best advice I can suggest would be to section everything on your head first. I'd say 8 or 16 times, half your head then halve again....etc as it makes it easier to get everything covered. Start at the nape of your neck and work towards the crown then one side then the other then the front. Shower your hair separatly as its easier to see all the colour run clear without your fingers and toes becoming wrinkled!

summerday

MrsE wrote: »

Get it done at your local college.

A fraction of the cost, but still using professional products, PLUS they are so keen & careful.

Having had my hair done at local college many times, I would say that the results have varied- sometimes I had a very keen, good student and was happy with the result, a couple of times I have not been happy and it wasn't a very professional result, uneven highlights etc and on these occasions I have usually gone to a hairdresser after to get them to sort it out. At my local college, it's mostly evenings that the students are there, the NVQ2 students on 1 evening and the NVQ3 students on a different evening. However, the NVQ3 students are always better, I think they are already qualified and are doing further studying. Now, I usually ask for an NVQ student, especially as I have highlights which are quite fiddly anyway.

Oh, and once when I had an NVQ2 do my hair, I was sitting in the waiting area as they arrived for the evening, and clearly heard 1 hairdressing student remark to 2 others: 'oh God, I'm booked in to do a client tonight', referring to the fact that she had to work on a client's hair rather than sit chatting with her friends on the girls' world plastic hair models that the other students practise on if there aren't any clients. Professional attitude huh!?

Don't get me wrong, I still occasionally go to the college to get my hair done, and yes the students need to practise on clients hair, but my experiences have been veried, especially when it comes to highlights.

Someone told me that mobile hairdressers can often charge lower costs as they have fewer overheads to cover, may be worth looking into?

purplejac

first of all your highlighted hair will take longer to go darker, if your happy with different shades of light brown with golden tones you would do the full head section hair into 4 sections ie hot cross bun then do roots to tips in each section and wait for the manufacturers time that they say to leave it for then rinse until clear you can if you want go to salon services and get products and it works out about the same as a shop bought dye but will last longer you will get probably twice out of one tube.

Some people are trained to work from nape of neck to the crown others like myself were trained to work crown to tip but working from crown to tips will make it easier for you to see what your doing.
Anyway hope this helps

naomi1989

Salons do charge rediculous prices but thats how they afford to trade and pay wages.
Why not go to a wholesalers and buy the colour the salon use on your hair.
In some hair and beauty suppliers, they also sell to the public.
So you could get the same product the salon uses for around 70% cheaper.
In the wholesalers, trade obviously do get a bigger discount but you will still pay alot less than you would in the salon.
Hair colours can range from £7 to £20 depending on the wholesalers and the brand.
You can get most hair colour brands salons use and they do not sell high street brands. But professional brands at wholesale prices work out the same price as high street brands in your favourite shop!
Sallys hair and beauty supplies sell to the public... You will have to find your nearest store or warehouse