FAQ: How Often Can I Color My Entire Hair

Question:
I wrote this as a comment under my previous question but I'm not sure if I should send it to you separately. Thank You So Much!!! Using the Splat along with the Age Beautiful permanent dye gave a perfect and most beautiful result!!! I wanted to ask you how often can I dye my hair (whole hair) with permanent hair dye and 20 Volume developer? Thank You SO much for your expert advice, I truly appreciate it.

Answer:
Note: To uninformed readers - my "follower" asked previously one question about a hair color HERE. 

I did not received your comment/question, so it is good that you  wrote to me separately. I think I have to think of a friendlier way to contact me.

I am thrilled that your color turned out fabulous. If it comes to coloring your entire hair again, I do not think it is a great idea to use full strength all over your hair. Sometimes you can notice a lady with medium brown hair from root area to about mid way and then the hair starts getting darker and the ends are black. Although the lady never used the black color on her hair. The darkness comes from re-application of the full strength dye over and over and over again.
Yes, hair needs to be refreshed, but in a different way. When you will be coloring your hair next time, color ONLY your roots (a brand new regrowth), process it according to manufacturer's suggestion (about 25-30 minutes). While you are processing your hair, take your "blue pigment" and mix it with your leftover dye 50:50 (which means how much of your left over, that much of a pigment), and after processing time pour this mixture on your hair and process for additional 5-10 minutes. By diluting it you will actually make it less "potent", yet it should freshen up the hair. Let me know in a few months how your hair is turning out.

Also see my note below (about consulting with your hairdresser first).


Credit: The image above comes from - http://zilahinolvina.blogspot.com/2012/05/pastel-hair-dye-diy.html


Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advise you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Blue Black Hair Coloring

Question:
Hi, I am using a permanent blue black hair dye by a company that I have never used before (Age Beautiful Hair Color.) On the company's website it says that the color will be more vibrant if a higher volume developer is used (30 or 40 volume.) Can you please tell me what the difference would be between using a 20 volume vs a 30 volume developer? Since the 30 volume has more lift would the blue tones show more? Would the 20 volume make the color a darker black?
Thank You So Much!!! Your advice has helped me so much through this hair journey:)

Answer:
I believe that the color would be slightly "lighter" (or brighter), not necessary bluer. What happens with the developer is that it makes the natural pigment get a little lighter (= it brings out a red pigment in dark hair) and then the artificial color gets deposited.
If I would want my hair to be more blue, I would buy blue pigment and add a little into my mixture. I would probably start with a teaspoon. What needs to be also considered is - the more of the pigment we add the weaker the developer will get, thus making it closer to 20 Volume strength.


Check out these companies:

Manic Panic
Splat
Vidal Sassoon (Pro Series Hair Color)
Clairol's Jazzing (although I think they have more of a purple shade)

Perhaps you could add a little of their pigment into your mixture, but first check with companies if it is OK to mix two different companies together, since you are not looking for pure blue hair color.

Also check if Zotos, maker of  Age Beautiful Hair Color, sells color additives.

Good luck.



Credit:
Image from http://www.learnvest.com/

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Hair Vs. Features

Question:
I have a question about coloring my hair. I wanted to go black but I started thinking it was too dark for some of my features. I wanted to do an ashy red but it wouldn't work with my eyes. I'm stuck, I'm Czechoslovakian and Greek. My eyes have a flap and are very dark brown, I have high cheekbones and almost an olive complexion. I don't know what to do with my features. Please help.

Answer:
For some people, a black color may be too dark, unless the person is fairly young, has a milky skin, has great features, and dresses in such a way that the black hair color is a fashion statement. I have never heard about "ashy red" color. There are all different reds, but the ash color usually has green base. The red color has red base, with different shades - orange-y, purple, red, and so on....

The olive skin color looks great with reds, browns, blonds. Your eyes would look great with red, brown and blond shades of hair color as well. If you are very stylish, you probably could get away with soft black.

I would recommend going to a wig store and try wigs of different colors on. Now, usually "fake" wigs will not really be exact, but you can see which color looks interesting next to your complexion and then you can have a colorist help you chose closest color to the wig that looked great on you and apply the color. Remember, many dark and red artificial colors (= "hair color from the bottle") are hard to remove from the hair, so choose carefully just in case if you do not like your hair color and  look.

Regarding your features - those you were born with and I cannot do anything with that. I bet your features are great, and if you choose a hair color (and hair cut) that will go with your skin color, they will go with your features, also :-)

Good luck.

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Pre-softening Gray Hair

Question:
I was wondering, when presoftening the hair before dying the resistant grey roots, should I use shampoo when rinsing out the 20 vol peroxide used to pre soften? Thank you.

Answer:
I never shampooed the hair. Just rinsed it, dried it (cool setting) and then applied the color.


Note: Click HERE for the "coloring resistant gray hair" post pertaining this question.

FAQ: My Hair Ends Are Dark After Coloring

Question:
My hair color has an ash tone and is pretty healthy. I have been coloring my hair in the past with a lighter shade hair color, but my hair ends are dark after I color my hair and I am not able to make my hair lighter no matter how I try. My hair length is medium. What hair color brand should I purchase that would lighten my ends?

Answer:
You are doing one thing wrong - a color application. You apply a hair color on your hair in a wrong manner. If you previously colored your hair, then the next consecutive color applications should be applied only to your roots. You can freshen up your hair color on the rest of the hair only if you dilute the rest of the leftover color. This is done especially for reds and darks. You could skip it for blonds, but if you want your blond to be on a "cool" (ashy) side, then squirt any blue or violet shampoo into your color mixture. Your dark ends need to be treated with bleach at this point, because you have a build up of various color pigments inside your hair from repeated application. I would probably put a little bleach on a wide tooth comb and comb it on the dark ends just to give it a little "lift" (it will turn hair lighter). You need to watch how fast the color is lifting = how long you need to leave the bleach on before you shampoo it out. You can purchase bleach at your local beauty supply store. Ask any clerk what he/she recommends.

Although the image above has been colored purposely light to dark. However, it is the best example of dark ends if someone would repeatedly color the entire hair shaft every 4-6 weeks - which after a while ends turn dark or even black in color.

Credit:
The image above is from THIS website.

Note: 

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Blue Toner Over Dark Hair

Question:
My hair is dark. What will happen if I will not bleach my hair but just color it blue?

Answer:
If your hair is dark (ie. black or dark brown) and you would use toner, your hair color base would not change. It would stay the same. However, you would see a faint blue hue. Example - if your hair is black and you tone it, your hair will turn blue black. See the image to your left - this would be the closest image to show you how you could look like, if you have black hair. Perhaps, you could end up with even slightly less blue.

The dark brown hair color that has natural reddish undertones would turn darker. I am not sure how much blue you would be able to see. It would really depend on the "base" color. Read about the ash toner (green or blue based) on the hair here - you may see the image of toned down hair, however it was not toned down with pure blue toner. Unfortunately I could not find a better image that would show you how the hair would really look like.

Credit: The beautiful image belongs to Isobel De Lisle.

FAQ: Ombre Color Too Dark?

Question:
Today I bought a color for my ombre. However as I was picking up the color at the end I grabbed the wrong shade - for naturally blond hair instead of a color for brown hair. Will my hair turn out to be blond or should I return the color and purchase the color for naturally brown hair?

Answer:
If you purchased the color that should work on naturally blond hair instead of brown, you most likely end up with yellow/orange shade of your ombre. I would return the product and would get color for brown. Also, look for ash tones on the box to cut down the yellow undertones.

Credit: the image is a property of THIS WEB SITE

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advise you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Why My Hair Color Faded?

Question:

My hair color was colored by a professional colorist. It was red, but I colored it dark. I waited to straighten my hair (professionally) and it just faded back to red color. What happened and can I get it recolored again? This never happened before.

Answer:
If I had to perm (or straighten) the hair and my client also needed to color her hair withing a short period of time (= about a week) I always made an appointment for her for perm/straightening first and then in about a week she would come for coloring. That is the order how it should be done.
A Straightening (perming) process "strips" the color, and therefore the color becomes much lighter. So, next time first straighten your hair first and then few days later color it with your desired color.

To fix your problem - condition your hair every day, wait few days and have your colorist re-color your hair - but leave the chemical on the hair for shorter period of time. That is what I would do.

Credit:
The image of Hayley Williams faded hair above is courtesy of fanpop.com


Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: My Hair Color Turned Green (Too Ashy)

Question:
I colored my hair but it turned very ash with a green tinge to it. What did I do wrong and how can I prevent that from happening? Whats your trick?

Answer:
Many blond ladies hate "yellowness" in their colored hair, while brunettes hate "red" undertones in their colored hair. In order to be able to combat these "yellow", "orange" and "red" pigments, they color their hair with "ash" tones.

Here are two scenarios what could happen and how to avoid it:

• If your hair is long and you colored your hair over and over and over, you build up the ash tone over time inside the hair cuticle, resulting in green undertones. To avoid this mishap, do not color already colored hair. Color only regrowth.
• if the hair is gray (no pigment) and you end up with green tinge, use a mixture of natural color and ash tone color. The more gray hair the more natural tone color needs to be used. Again do not over color your already colored hair.

Credit: I found the above image which represents green tonality of hair on THIS PAGE. What is not wanted in one part of the world,  it's fashionable in another (Singapore). Plus, it took several "time consuming" steps to achieve that special "ash look".


Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: How To Wash Hair Color Out?

Question:
I color my hair at home. After my hair is processed I step into my shower and wash it all out. But, my shower gets very messy, which I hate. Is there any other way to wash my hair without making such a mess?

Answer:
I think that if you install a detachable shower head with a hose (such as the one in the image on your left) it will be a lot less messy event. As soon as your color is processed, you can step into the shower, adjust the temperature of your running water, take the handheld shower-head from the holder, squat down in your tub (make yourself comfortable), bend your head down, rinse the color off your scalp and hair, then stand up, put the handheld shower-head back onto the holder and shampoo and conditioner your hair the way you usually do it. This way you will end up with a lot less mess in your shower. There are many similar shower-heads (with a hose) in different stores such as "Home Depot" or "Lowes" or any local hardware store. And they are easy to install.

Credit: The above image is a property of THIS website.

FAQ: How Should I Color My Resistant Gray Hair?

Question:
Hi, I was wondering if you have any suggestions for a permanent hair color that covers gray hair. I use "Nice and Easy", but my hair seems to have gotten resistant to that now. Which volume of developer is best for maximum grey coverage?

Answer:
Your problem is in your hair cuticle, which is very "tight" (pigment has a hard time penetrating into the hair). It was probably always stubborn, but because now you have more of it, you can notice "the pale look" of your hair after coloring it. You could try this:

• always do an allergy test 48 hours prior to coloring
• keep the color mixture on extra 10 minutes
• mix the color with a darker shade; example - if you color your hair with medium brown, buy also dark brown and mix 3/4 medium brown with 1/4 dark brown
• if you color your hair with one of ash or golden tones or red tones, you need to add to the mixture a color that is a balanced; example - if you color your hair with light ash blond, mix 3/4 light ash blond with 1/4 light blond if you do not have too many grays.... the more gray hair you have the more light blond you need to use
• you can pre-soften your hair (make the cuticle less stubborn) prior to coloring; apply the 20 Volume peroxide to your regrowth and let sit for about 10 minutes. Then rinse the hair, towel dry gently, let air dry or use cool settings on your dryer (the water in hair would dilute your tint) and then apply your mixed tint to your regrowth

Every permanent color uses 20 volume peroxide (developer), which is the best for a gray coverage. Lower number (10 volume) or higher number (30 or 40 volume) developers are not best for gray coverage.

There are other permanent hair color products on the market that cover the gray hair, such as:

• Clairol (Nice & Easy, Perfect 10,...)
• L'Oreal (Excellence, Preference, Feria...)
• Garnier (Nutrisse)
• Revlon (Colorsilk)

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: I Would Like To Use High Lift Color Instead Of Bleach

Question:
My son's hair is a level 7 and I bleach it to lighten but I would like to use a highlift tint as this would be less damaging to the hair. Can you recommend wich one to use? We use "Koleston" at my college.

And my other question is: sometimes with bleach it leaves some uneven tone around the Parietal ridge area; which toner could I use to even this out - gold ash tone is the target. Hope you can help, many thanks.

Answer:

• Switching to a high lift color

If it comes to Wella products, I used to use Color Charm, Ultra Light Blond 1290 mixed with Wella 40 Vol. peroxide for highlighting jobs (I thickened the mixture so it would not "run" out of my foils). This shade produced on many of my clients a natural looking blond color without much brassiness - it is the lightest blond with combination of violet-blue pigment. However, the outcome depends on the pigments in your son's hair. If he has too much gold/warm tonality you may have to try different ash color - such as 1210 (Frosty Ash).
I never used Koleston. But from what I read about it, it is a permanent color, which you have to mix with its own developer. If the manufacturer allows you to use 40 Vol peroxide with Koleston, you can easily turn it into a high lift color. However the foaminess may be a problem if you want to use it as highlighter. If you want to use it as an "all over color", then the foaminess is not a problem.
Another thing you need to consider is how the previously bleached hair will match up newly "high-lifted" root area. You may have to tone down the bleached hair as the roots will seem "darker". To approach it the best way you could use a color chart of a semi-permanent blond to match the color to your son's new shade. Then mix the color and apply it to the lightest area (hair strands) only.

Besides Wella I used Clairol Extra Blond also (which is a high lift color), again mixed with 40 Vol developer by Clairol.

• Uneven tone

You said that sometimes the bleach leaves uneven tone in the Parietal ridge area. It can happen for a couple of reasons. If it is only sometimes and not always, then your application is not even - you need to saturate the area better. Other reason may be due to hair being more resistant in that area - apply the color first there so it can process the longest. And my last reason I can think of - the hair may be darker in that area, which your high lift color will always leave it darker than the rest of the hair, but if you would stick with the bleach then the bleach could be applied first to that area and the hair could get lighter.

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: How To Make My Blond Hair Brown Without Tinting It

Question:
My natural hair is blond. I've been coloring it brown a couple of times a year. Is there any other way to make it brown without tinting it?

Answer:
Unfortunately there is not any other way. Since your hair grows out from your scalp blond you have to color your hair to achieve the brown color. Or you would have to change your DNA.

But, if you want to keep your blond hair from getting lighter in the summer or on sunny days, you should wear a summer hat and/or spread a bit of your body sunscreen on your hair as well.

Credit: Image of Angelina Jolie from THIS website.

FAQ: What Hair Color Should I Have?

Question:
I want to change my hair color to a red shade. What should it be?

Answers:
First you need to decide what color is your skin tone - is it warm (golden, olive) or cool (pink) or in-between (milky)?

A golden/olive skin tone will look great with orange-y reds, blond, dark hair colors. I would avoid the blue based reds because they clash with the skin tone and are not flattering.

I hope you agree that this orange-y hair color looks great with olive skin tone
Credit: the above image is from THIS WEB SITE

A milky skin (not pink and not olive skin tone, but rather almost like a milk) - are great with black, dark browns, any blond and reds with blue/purple undertones.

A milky skin tone (somewhere between olive and pink skin tones) looks great with brunettes
Credit: the image above is from THIS WEB SITE

A blue based reds are also great on milky skin tone
Credit: I found this image on THIS WEBSITE

A pink skin does not look the best with red hair color. But any ash tones of dark and light colors will balance the skin tone out, and golden tones as well.

Nicole Kidman has a pinkish skin tone and her hair color is golden with very subtle red undertones. She is simply beautiful in this color.
Credit: the above image is from THIS WEB SITE

Cameron Diaz had a rosy skin in this picture and combination of golden and ash tones in her hair compliment her skin tone

Credit: the above image is from THIS WEB SITE

Another great image of Nicole Kidman in a blond shade color - This time some gold and ash tones.
Credit: the image above is from THIS WEB SITE

Note: you should also consider your eye color while choosing a new hair color

FAQ: Why My Dark Hair Will Not Color Lighter?

Question:
My natural hair color is an ash brown and I dyed it black. The other day I bought a golden brown hair dye but it didn't take. I followed manufacturer directions and processed hair for 25 minutes, just like it said , but it didn't work. Can you explain why?


Answer:
Light permanent dyes do not make hair colored with dark pepmanent dyes lighter - you need to use first a color remover, lift the dark color to at least one shade lighter then the desired color, and then apply the tint.

Credit:
The above image is a Framesi property.

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Dark Hair And Lemon

Question:
My hair is dark brown. Will a lemon juice make it blond?

Answer:
Lemon juice is not as strong as a permanent haircolor, to make your hair blond. Your hair will most likely turn reddish. If you would keep applying lemon, then the next stage would be orange, and only ten your hair would become yellow. But after many applications your hair may get damaged - dry and frizzy.

Credit:
The image above is a property of:   http://blogs.cincysavers.com/hair-color-boosters-that-you-can-diy/  and is perfect example of some tonality change with just a lemon.

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Questions About Henna

Question:
My hair is black, but I would like to color it brown. I would like to use a natural product - henna. Is it damaging? What color should I use? Where can I buy henna?

Answer:

• Henna is a product that should be used mainly for oily hair as it is somewhat drying product.
• Buy only 100 % pure henna, avoid the ones with metallic compounds
• It is not very damaging, but since it is a "coating" product, the pigment is deposited on the hair shaft
• You would not be able to use a regular permanent tint (which you need to mix with peroxide) on top of your henna should you want to switch to a permanent tint. The permanent hair color will not (most likely) penetrate henna - or if so, then just very slightly.
• Henna gives hair shine, but after a while it could start looking dull due to an uneven surface.
• Since your hair is black you would not see a color change that much. However, if you use red henna, it may give your black hair very faint reddish hue.
• Henna can be purchased on line, or check your area for a "beauty supply store".
• If you would like to get your hair slightly lighter, let say to a brown stage, you would need to color your hair with a permanent hair coloring product, which has powers to "lift" color to a lighter shade.

Credit:
The above image is a property of:    https://sites.google.com/site/roscatahair/henna


Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Should I Tone My Bleached Hair With A Toner?

Question:
I want to bleach my hair white blond. After I am done, do I need to use a toner?

Answer:
If you bleach your hair white and do it right and LOVE the color, you do not need to use a toner. You need a toner only if

• you want to give it a hue (purple, blue...)
• you need to correct the tonality (such as if it has a yellowish undertones) and you want to get rid of them (you will need purple or blue toner)
• you are a swimmer and your hair turns green you may have to tone it down with strawberry red toner

Check out toners by Clairol, Wella, L'Oreal, Jerome Russell (in UK), etc.

Above: Jerome Russell toner for blonds

Below, you can see swatches of several toners by Wella

Credit:
The images above are a property of:

• drugstore.com (Clairol Born Blond)
• JeromeRussel.co.uk (Blonde)
• ohmybeauty.com (swatches)

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Bleach And Red Hair Color - Is It Damaging?

Question:
My hair is dark brown and I would like to color my hair bright red. How damaging would be the bleach for my hair? Is there any other way to achieve my goal without bleach?

Answer:
In order to have bright red hair, you need to bring color of your hair to a light stage and then tone it. Now it depends how light you have to make it on the target color. If you are looking for warm reds (red/orange red shade), you can bring it to a light orange-y shade and then apply a toner. If you are looking for cool reds (blue/violet red), then you need to bring it to a very pale yellow-almost white stage before you can apply a toner.

Bleach should be used if you colored your hair previously, OR if your hair is very dark (dark brown, black) and you want to bring it to a very pale blond for blue/violet red.

However, you probably could use high lift color (slightly less damaging to hair) if you are looking a for red/orange shade AND your hair was previously NEVER colored.

Credit:
The images above are

• bright red/orange-y shade - from Hairdressers Journal Interactive hji.co.uk
• bright red/violet shade - from squidoo.com

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.

FAQ: Can I Color My Hair Black Then Go Back To My Original Color

Question:
My hair is dark blond and I would like to try coloring it black. Can I go back to my original color if I do not like it? Is there such a product just to try out?

Answer:
A regular permanent hair color will not fade much. Once you color it, that's it. To go back to your natural color is nearly impossible. You can strip your hair to a light color and then color it with a color close to your natural hair, but that will most likely fade over time also. Either way, you will see regrowth (roots) of your natural hair. That is the only way how you can go to your natural hair - grow it out.
There is a semi-permanent hair color, which would coat your hair on the surface, however some of the pigments do penetrate into the hair, so even if it would wash over the time slowly, you still would have dark hair, but not as black.
A temporary color is supposed to color your hair only until you wash it out. I think this type of color would be best to try it out, however again it depends how porous your hair is and given the dark pigment (actually darkest in the color spectrum) it may take a while before it gets washed and the colored hair still may stay slightly darker than a natural hair.

Ways to try out black "hair color"

• a wig to see if I black color would suit you (porcelain skin colored people look nice and dramatic with black color)
• a test - buy yourself a TEMPORARY hair color (such as Revlon), cut out a strand, tape it so the hair stays grouped together and color it. Process according to company directions, then wash the hair strand every day to see how fast and how much it will fade
• buy a temporary hair color stick (also by Revlon - Roux) and apply to your hair
• try to find a black color styling mouse (I think Revlon makes it also) and apply to your hair

The temporary stick and mouse may not be as dark on your hair as a color from the bottle.

Credit:
The image above is from hairproducts.com website. The image of a color stick below is from sallybeauty.com

Note:

This post should be taken as a first step for a discussion with your hairdresser and/or colorist about your ideas, desires or problems with your hair. Under no circumstances, you should act upon this post ONLY. I strongly advice you to have your hair done by a skilled and reputable hairdresser/colorist in your area.