Wednesday, August 18, 2010
How to Get the Hottest Celeb Hair Color
How to Get the Hottest Celeb Hair Color
The women who are inspiring us and how to get their hair, whether you’re in a salon or doing it yourself.
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The brown shade comes first, then the highlights. "Apply them immediately after the color," says colorist Marie Robinson of New York's Marie Robinson salon. "Dip a clean mascara wand into the lightener and pull it through a few random strands near your face, all the way to the ends."
If your hair is naturally light brown, highlight only regrowth every three to four months; if you need to dye the base brown (for covering gray, for instance), touch up the roots every four to six weeks, again coloring only the new growth.
You really only need a few highlights around the face. More not only look unnatural, they're also higher-maintenance—roots show right away.
California Blonde
"Highlights should be strongest around the face and on your ends—it's more natural," says Redken consultant Tracey Cunningham of L.A.'s Byron & Tracey Salon. Paint those areas with highlighting cream first, let it sit for one minute, then add a few more highlights to the rest of your hair.
Always leave some of your natural color showing. If highlights get too thick, you end up with obvious-looking regrowth; about a quarter inch wide or less is ideal.
Touch up every six to eight weeks, only on new, unlightened hair. If you bleach already-bleached hair, it gets really damaged.
Dark & GlossyChoose a slightly lighter shade than what you imagine you want—it's easier to add more color later than to try to strip some away if it turns out too dark.
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"Cool chocolate tones are best for fair skin, but women with darker skin tones should go for warm chestnut," says L'Oréal Paris consultant/colorist Johnny Lavoy.
 Fading color (this can happen just on the ends) is best addressed with a clear or colored gloss, says Lavoy. Not only will you get more shine, better texture, and healthier-looking hair, but any shade differences because of the damage will blend in easier. |
