8 hair-dyeing mistakes that are more common than you’d think
To get your dream hair colour, there are a few hair-dyeing mistakes you should avoid at all costs.
1. Trying to fix a mistake on your own – If you’ve recently dyed your hair at home to disastrous results, trying to fix it on your own will only make matters worse. If using a hair stripping solution doesn’t work, quit while you’re behind and go see a professional colourist. It’s what they do.
2. Going too dark or too light - As a general rule, you should never dye your hair any darker or lighter than two shades away from your natural eyebrow colour. Going too dark or too light can look obviously unnatural and will wash out your complexion.
3. Bleaching at home – If you’re trying to lighten your hair, especially from a darker colour, going to your colourist is your best bet. Bleaching your hair is tricky, and you could end up with a brassy colour – or worse – if you don’t know what you’re doing. Bleach is also incredibly damaging to your strands, and your colourist can help ensure minimal damage.
4. Not being honest – If you’re getting your hair done in the salon, make sure you’re honest about your hair colouring history to your colourist. When you apply any colour or treatment to your hair, even if it seems long gone to you, it could remain in your strands and affect the colouring process, altering your results.
5. Not speaking up – A little utilised fact: if you’re not happy with your in-salon hair-do, most hairdressers will fix the mishap free of charge to your satisfaction. They would much rather you leave the salon feeling happy and confident, and, we expect, so would you.
6. Trying extreme colours – For some, extreme hair colours are part of their everyday style, and it works. For the rest of us, super unnatural colours or chunky highlights will only make the wearer look like they’re trying too hard to remain current, instead of embracing ageing hair with grace.
7. Dyeing damaged hair – As your hair ages, it becomes more fragile and dry. If your strands are more straw than silk, take a break from the dye and consult a professional before moving forward with anymore colour changes.
8. Not maintaining your colour – So you spent a lot of time and money getting your hair to the shade you want, so now you can finally relax and enjoy it, right? Well, no. If you put effort into getting your hair to a certain shade, you should put the same effort into maintaining it by using colour-saving and/or toning shampoos specific to your shade and keeping your hair well hydrated.
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