Con – You can't wear gold jewellery without looking like a pirate, or gold clothes full stop. Con – Four-hour hair salon visits. If you have chemical assistance, that is. As Heidi Klum said, 'going blonde is like buying yourself a lightbulb'.
Potential Side Effects
"Breakage can be a potential side effect and is quite normal when diving into a new color involving lightener," explains Richards. "A little bit of breakage is not desired but is okay and can be fixed/maintained.
Going blonde puts a lot of stress and damage on your hair, so it is very important to take care of your new blonde hair so that not only the color will last but so will your hair. It's best to wait at least 3 days after bleaching your hair to wash it.
Going too light. Our skin gets more sallow with age and a few highlights a shade or two lighter around your face can refresh your complexion, but going too light can be just as aging as going too dark. It's important to maintain a contrast between your hair color and your skin tone.
Honey Blonde
As we get older, skin and hair might lose some of its natural luster, so what better way to get it back than with golden honey balayage highlights? Adding this epic warmth to blonde hair will give your complexion a boosted glow, more shine, and incredible dimension.
Blonde fact #3: Natural blonde hair darkens over time
Blonde locks tend to darken over time to brown, or even black. If you're still a natural blonde – consider yourself lucky!
In some cases, the only way to fix damaged hair is to give it time, about 6 weeks after bleaching to see if your hair starts to recover. In most cases, damaged hair will grow back healthy. There are also many treatments to help bring damaged hair back to life.
Going blonde without bleach is not only possible, but it's also a healthier, less damaging alternative.
Some of the ingredients in hair dyes can cause serious allergic reactions in some people. Hair dyes can cause hair loss in some people. Some doctors advise women to avoid having their hair dyed during pregnancy (or at least until after the first trimester).
The contest for the most attractive hair colour is obviously won by the blonde color with 35% of the overall vote, followed by the brunette.
It's best if you don't go up more than four levels in one sitting. You can go four more levels up after two-three weeks to get the lighter hair shade of your choice. Going from dark to light too quickly can cause your hair to become dry, brittle, and weak.
In order to change the color of your hair, its internal molecular structure will be affected. Typically, this means causing damage. Since in order to lighten hair, you need to remove pigment, this is especially true for dramatic hair color transformations that move from dark to light.
The bottom line is everyone is different but if you ask around, most women will tell you they've been treated differently when changing the color of their hair— and according to research, blondes really do get more attention.
Professional hair bleaching can cost between $150 to $400. Your hair's starting color, your hair length, your hair coloring history, and the shade you want to achieve all impact the cost.
Natural bleaching agents like apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, chamomile tea, or cinnamon and honey can lighten hair gently and naturally with minimal damage.
Most brown-haired clients will require at least two appointments to reach their dream blonde shade. If they're going from dark brown or black hair to blonde, it may even take a few more.
Purple shampoo is for already bleached hair, so if you're hoping to lighten brown hair with purple shampoo, you'll be disappointed. This is all down to the fact that purple shampoo isn't lightening. Instead, it brightens blondes by canceling out yellow tones, which just happen to be opposite purple on the color wheel.
"Although you can't permanently repair bleach induced hair damage, you can temporarily improve its condition and appearance using the right products."
According to Stenson, “fillers are the most vital step when going from blonde to brown.” “[A filler shade] keeps the hair from turning a muddy, dull color when you apply the dark color,” adds Lee. Your filler shade won't be quite as dark as your desired, final shade and will likely look more reddish or golden in tone.
Start Slow With Lowlights & Toning
Walker says those who have been light for a long time often experience regrowth that appears darker than it actually is when it has fully grown out. His advice: "I recommend starting off either toning it down to blend your regrowth [or] adding in lowlights to break up the blonde."
Nature's Rarest Palette: Red Hair Standing at the apex of rarity, natural red hair occurs in just 1-2% of the global population. This striking shade results from a specific genetic variant of the MC1R gene, requiring both parents to pass on the recessive trait.