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OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW!
In years past hair color was not as readily available to the consumer as it is today. The consumer now has many hair color product options readily available! These options present themselves in two avenues. The first is the hair color available to the consumer at grocery stores, drug stores, and major consumer stores. The second avenue is from the Professional Licensed Cosmetologist through a Hair Salon.
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE HAIR COLOR MARKETS
Because Hair Color today has been made extremely accessible to the consumer, Hair Color manufacturers of both the consumer and professional hair color products are always competing to create the BEST hair color available within their market. The Hair Coloring industry is a billion dollar industry. Beauty will always be a fortuitous adventure whether it be the hair color manufacturer, the cosmetic company, or the fashion designer. You are at a great advantage because the hair color products available today for the consumer and the professional are tremendously better today - versus years ago!
BENEFITTING FROM TODAYS HAIR COLOR PRODUCTS
Because of the highly competitive hair color product market Professional Hair Color manufacturers have created state-of-the-art hair colors! There is now less ammonia content and added conditioning elements. The hair color results can be extraordinary when correctly applied. Hair that is currently "thirsty" or "dull" will instantly be more shiny and healthy looking. This is now the great advantage when having your hair colored professionally!
Often, new clients will ask if the hair color will "damage" their hair. My response is always the same, "when done correctly, you will not believe the richness and shine that will occur to your hair!" And, one for one, when the hair color is correctly applied, the result is healthier, shinier, happier hair on my hair color clients!
HOW TO AVOID HAIR DAMAGE WITH HAIR COLOR
There are several types of hair color products that can be used to achieve desired results. These range from Temporary, Semi and Demi Permanent, Permanent, Highlift, Powder Bleach and Hair Color Removers.
Temporary rinses out after one shampoo.
Semi and Demi Permanent deposits color only and last up to 8 weeks.
Permanent can deposit and lighten up to 4 shades and lasts until removed and/or faded over a long period of time. Permanent Hair Color does enter into the hair and "removes and/or replaces" natural hair color pigment. The color pigments in Hair Color also 'stains" the outside of the hair, so it may "appear" to "fade" after several shampoos. In order to have your hair color "hold" at the desired hair color, sometimes it is best to add more pigment and/or depth due to the Hair Color pigments that are "sitting" on the outside of the hair can fade and the desired color remain longer! It is most common to have hair color replaced into and on the hair every 6 to 8 weeks if the Hair Color Client shampoos his/her hair daily.
Highlifts are placed within the permanent hair color category, but they are able to lighten the more than 4 shades. Most often these will be used with a higher volume of peroxide. But do keep in mind that most Highlift colors today contain less ammonia! Therefore, they are able to lighten without damaging the hair when done properly. They also contain toning pigments to help prevent yellow from appearing in the hair. If you have experience brassy hair color results, then I suggest you visit the Product page on this site to locate the digital download that pertains to "preventing brassy results".
Powder Bleach is used to remove color pigment. Most often it will be used to achieve the Highlighted, paler blonde tones in foil highlighting. Powder Bleach can be mixed with any volume of peroxide. I recommend that only an experienced licensed professional apply Powder Bleach when the desired result is much lighter than the existing hair color.
Hair Color Removers are best used ONLY by the
experienced, professional licensed Cosmetologist. Hair Color removers are used when the hair has been previously colored with Semi, Demi or Permanent Hair Color because hair color does NOT remove hair color. If the existing hair color is darker than desired, then most often, a hair color remover must be correctly applied to remove the existing hair color "dye"/pigment before the hair can be recolored to achieve the new desired end result.
Also available for digital download is a document that covers, in detail, how to correctly remove dark hair color pigments from previous hair color applications.
Choosing the correct type of hair color needed to achieve your desired end result will greatly benefit your end result. Damage from hair color only occurs when the wrong type of hair color is used, or when the practitioner makes the wrong choice and/or incorrectly applies the hair color.
I would place the main "damage" category into those hair color products that contain more ammonia, higher volumes of peroxide and/or when heat is added without careful supervision.
An
experienced, professional licensed Cosmetologist should be able to help you avoid damage, and instead help you achieve fabulous, healthy, shiny, happy hair!
HOME HAIR COLOR OR LICENSED PRO COLORIST?
If you are wanting to color your own hair at home, then I suggest you stay close to how light or dark your existing hair color is. It is easy to apply hair color that is close to your existing hair.
If you are ready for a DIFFERENT or MORE CONTEMPORARY hair color, then I suggest you locate a Professional Licensed Hair Stylist / Colorist - Cosmetologist.
As a Master Hair Colorist and Educator, I have also expanded into helping Clients around the USA locate a Hair Colorist! The Hair Colorists available through the Hair Colorist Locator search engine are Stylists that are members of the My Bella Color web site.
These members not only receive their listing, but also have access to a tremendous amount of online hair color educational documents and an online forum where they can ask professional hair color questions and receive my personal assistance.
All in an effort to help you achieve your desired hair color results!
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HOW TO DECIDE ON YOUR NEW HAIR COLOR
While I have provided you with an abundant amount of categorized, extraordinary Multi-Colored Hair Color Swatch Pictures, color and application descriptions that you can print on your color printer and take to your Hair Stylist / Colorist... I would first like to answer the most commonly asked question about HOW to CHOOSE the correct hair color!
Skin tone, eye color and face shape create the foundation of your decision. Budget may play a part too, but when it comes to choosing the COLOR of your new hair color - it is the skin tone, eye color and face shape that determines the COLOR and the placement of the colors.
Colors are either WARM or COOL. If your SKINTONE is cooler, pinker, then I suggest you use a COOL hair color. If your skin tone is warmer, then I suggest you accent your complexion with WARM toned hair colors.
Your EYE COLOR is a definite aid in helping you make your hair color decision. Do your eyes contain flecks of warm, cool or a combination of both warm and cool flecks of colors? Even blue eyes sometimes contain flecks of gold. Why not go for a honey and palest blonde? Green eyes can have flecks of hunter (cool) green. Try a soft beige blonde, or a cool brown. Brown eyes often have flecks of ambers and golds. Try golden browns, auburns and carmel colors!
If your FACE SHAPE is long, then avoid making the top of your hair lighter than the sides! If your face shape is round, avoid making the tops and sides lighter! Whatever your face shape is, think about where you should have the lighter and darker colors placed. To widen a narrow face add some lighter highlights to the temple/cheekbone area. If your face is round then try adding some depth to the sides and some lighter tones on top! Dark creates shadows, light creates width or height. There is much to know about how to change the shape of a face with the correct placement of hair colors. Light, dark and warm and cool colors - placed correctly - DO alter the shape of a face! There is a document available for digital download that fully discusses this aspect of hair coloring.
Choose the COLOR family first. Warm or cool? Then choose the colors that will best accent your eye color. Next choose where those colors will be placed in your hair. And then, decide on the LOOK of the color. Natural? Dramatic? Trendy? Bold? Daring? Extreme?
COOL TONED HAIR COLORS
COOL hair colors contain less yellow, gold, orange, warm red, etc. COOL colors fall into the "ASH" category. But do not let the word ASH scare you. COOL colors are gorgeous when done correctly. Cool browns, soft neutral medium blondes, pale ivory/beige tones, and other cool colors can create some fabulous results!
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WARM TONED HAIR COLORS
WARM hair colors contain more yellow, gold, orange, warm red, etc. Warmth can be created subtle or very bold! Combining mildly warm colors with vibrant, brighter, warm colors can create brilliant, even natural looking results!
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WHAT PART PERSONALITY PLAYS IN HAIR COLOR
Personality is everything when it comes to deciding on hair color PLACEMENT! You must take your personality and personal style into account when choosing HOW the color will LOOK. It is the COLOR PLACEMENT that determines whether the new hair color will look natural, sun kissed, playful, funky, avent garde, extreme or punk. It's your call!
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CHOOSING A HAIR COLOR TO FIT YOUR BUDGET
I think that one of the best things you can do is think ahead! When it comes to spending money on your hair color, I think it should fit into your budget comfortably. And, I also think that you must pre-plan how often you want to return to your Hair Stylist / Colorist to get your touch-ups.
While it may be more costly to initially place multiple colors into your existing hair color, the long term benefit is that you will be able to go longer in between visits because the color combinations fade beautifully and can be placed so that you do not get a major line of re-growth that most commonly occurs with only having one color placed onto your hair. This is very important if you are wanting your hair lighter, darker or are covering grey hair.
Typically, when one color is used, you will need to have your hair color touched up every 6 - 8 weeks. If your hair contains a higher percentage of grey hair, then you may have to have your regrowth touched up every 3 - 4 weeks!
Multiple colors grow out extremely well! If the placement is pre-planned, you can afford to go 2 to 3 months between visits! If you consider how often you will need to touch up your hair when it has only one color on it - compared against having multi-colors placed into your hair with advanced foiling techniques, I thin you will see that the initial cost of having the multiple colors placed into your hair will greatly benefit your budget in the long run!
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STILL IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE?
If you are seriously considering making a major change in your existing hair color, or have a situation that needs expert advice in order to be corrected, then you are a candidate for the online Hair Color Consultation that I offer here within this site.
If you would like to receive an online consultation from Master Colorist, Sharon Sovinski, then please do so. All consultations are given prompt attention. All in an effort to help you achieve the hair color you desire!
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