The Dark Side ....Should you go there?
There comes a time in every blondes' life when we decide to take a walk on the dark side. By this I mean, becoming a sexy brunette. I am a natural blond. Born a toe-head, I quickly grew into a gross dishwater, ash blond until my first set of hi-lights for my 14th birthday (thanks mom, and Steven Smith at Umberto Salon in Beverly Hills).
Throughout high school I dilly dallied between blond and dark, but because of my lack of knowledge, the "dark" always ended up looking, too grey, to gold and uneven. Now, after my extensive color training, I know that this is a HUGE process.
I'll give you the "readers digest" version on why this is so hard.
When you're a blond (natural or artificial) your hair is essentially pigment-less. The process to going dark, is to re-deposit the colors that make brown, into your hair. A perfect, even, brown is an equal mixture of all 3 primary colors; Red, Blue and Yellow. Are you following? Then you can tweak the tone of your desired brown by adding more of what you want. (A burgundy tint, a golden brown, a cool brown...) I am not kidding when I say that hair color is a science, and should ALWAYS be under the supervision of a licensed professional. More
Hair Color Crisis? Here's some Advice
You tried to save some money. So you attempted coloring your own hair at home and it didn't come out anything close to the color you expected, like when it's done professionally at your salon.
You call the salon in a panic.
Your stylist is booked, but you need to get in today. What should you do ?
Here is some advice:
When you call and speak to the receptionist, very calmly ask if you may speak to your stylist. Don't pressure them to get you right in, and be detailed as to what you did to your hair.
Talk about what you should do. If they cannot get you in today and you can’t wait until the next day ask them to refer you to another stylist that they trust.. someone that will do your hair just as good as they would have. More
Bangs or Botox ?
In an effort to curb discretionary spending (can you really call essential beauty maintenance discretionary?), many women are cutting down on pricey treatments and finding creative alternatives. According to Suki Duggan, owner of New York City salon Donsuki Townhouse Salon, "One of my fashion industry clients lost her job and mentioned that she used to get Botox every 3 months, but now she can only swing it twice a year."
No doubt there are plenty of women just like her, lining up for help from their hair stylists to help camouflage horizontal expression lines, brow furrows and even crows feet, instead of shelling out thousands of dollars for the dermatologist's fix. Some are more afraid of making a commitment to cutting thier bangs than getting Botox. This is where clip-in bangs come in. They are made of 100% human hair and you can color and trim them to match your hairstyle perfectly.