Platinum blonde? Cut them first, and then be careful not to destroy the hair fiber. The Red? It is eliminated in two months. The sun helps lighten hair. The best DIY apps. Blonde, red, silvery: for every color there is the possibility of a natural method. You save the hairdresser’s money and also from subjecting your hair to the stress of some chemical products.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR HAIR COLOR
For women, changing their hair color is a symptom of a desire for renewal or the search for a solution to improve their image. Hair represents a fundamental “accessory” for highlighting the face. Changing your look is also a way to gain new confidence and present yourself more casually to others.
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE CHANGING YOUR HAIR COLOR
Before changing your hair color you need to evaluate several factors: skin tone, natural hair color, and eye color. It is not enough to know what your favorite color is but it is important to understand which color can enhance you and avoid a color that penalizes you. Here are 10 useful tips to know everything about color change and make the right choice.
TIPS FOR CHANGE YOUR HAIR COLOR
- Think carefully before going blonde! To find the right shade of blonde you need to start from the base, i.e. the color of your complexion and your eyes. Bringing photos of celebrities with blonde hair with you when you go to your trusted colorist can be a good place to start. But then it is the colorist who interprets the desired shade of blonde and adapts it to your colors and that shade of color may not necessarily be right for you too.
- To cover the first gray hair, when you have less than 40% of it, you can opt for the natural solution which lasts an average of a month and a half and is the least invasive color. On the other hand, water-based dyes cover 60% of white hair and require monthly maintenance. The colors with and without ammonia require mandatory maintenance every 25 days, after this period you already start to see regrowth.
- To choose the right hair color, the hairdresser relies on the type of complexion, for example, olive skin or very light skin, and the color of the eyes. For this reason, it is important to get advice from a professional with a lot of experience in color who may be able to make a complete assessment, both in terms of image and hair type level.
- When you want to lighten your hair, always find out well about the products that are used. Generally, lightening products contain bleaches which are aggressive for the hair and for this reason, they must be of the latest generation. In recent years, protective agents have been used in bleaches which have the function of protecting the hair fiber.
- Particular colors are the most difficult to obtain. If you are thinking of dying your hair platinum blonde or silver gray or a bright pink color and you are not already blonde, you will have to arm yourself with patience. Starting from a dark-colored base, such as dark brown or jet black, it takes more than 6 months to not destroy the hair fiber, also taking into account cutting the hair short.
- How often do you cut dyed hair to keep it healthy? It depends on the cut. For example, after a month a shortcut could already appear subdued. However, for a medium or long layered cut, it is not necessary to cut them every month, but it is advisable to trim them every 3 months to keep them looked after.
- When you want to change color, try not to completely distort your natural root and work with the color on the lengths. Always remember that the perfect combination is given by the harmony of your hair color with your complexion.
- If you have 80% white hair you can also opt for a “total white look”, or for beautiful silvery hair, following the current trend. In spring-summer, the sun helps in the lightening process, and silver or salt pepper colors tend to turn yellow. Once every 20 days you could do a very light direct color which serves to illuminate the silvery reflections, attenuating the unsightly yellow reflections.
- If you dye your hair a nice strong red and then want to go back to how it was before, take into account that it will take about 2-3 months to eliminate it. The pickling method eliminates the red in one sitting, but it is too aggressive. Instead, we recommend a method that makes the red fade slowly, and patiently for a few months.
- Finally, to maintain full-bodied and shiny hair color at home, you can adopt a hair nourishment strategy with products such as masks and restructuring oils, until the next session at the hairdresser.
APP TO CHANGE HAIR COLOR
Thanks to the new apps for changing hair color it is possible to virtually “wear” a new hairstyle and try new colors and haircuts, before going to the hairdresser and changing the color. Here are the best apps.
- Hair Color allows you to take a photo of yourself and use a series of filters that realistically change your hair color. It is a free solution, available for Android and iOS, and was born from a scientific project developed by Stanford University which has received various awards and recognitions.
- Style My Hair is a free app, developed by L’Oreal, which can be downloaded for free on your Android and iOS device. Furthermore, the Style My Hair interface is characterized by a very simple and intuitive design that allows you to change your hair in just a few steps.
- HairStyle: Hair Color Maker is a free application, available exclusively for iPhone and iPad, which allows you to virtually change the color of your hair, thanks to a minimal interface and various tools that are included.
- Ultimate Hairstyle Try-On is a free app, available for Android and iOS, that allows you to change your hairstyle inspired by celebrities.
- Real Hair Color Changer is a fun and free app, that can be downloaded to your Android device, and allows you to change your hair color by choosing from over 40 available shades, from classic brown to blonde to red and green.
- Your Perfect Hairstyle is a free app, available for iOS, that offers the ability to take a photo and easily change hair color or cut using the tools included.
HOW TO KNOW IF A HAIR COLOR IS GOOD?
We shouldn’t waste too much energy and worry when we want to change our hair color. A gamble is allowed, and the desire to take a risk is right, also because in this field there are no irreversible choices. Rather, you need to use your imagination and try to see ahead to know if a future hair color will suit you. Technology comes to our aid, but let’s not trust it too much, and on the Internet it is also possible to find sites that offer you virtual proof of your color change. If you have any doubts, you can try.
WHAT IS THE MOST SUITABLE HAIR COLOR
There is no safe and scientific rule, valid for everyone, to establish which hair color is most suitable. Also in this way all solutions inspired by imagination and the simple desire to change would be excluded. A rather recommended way to identify the most suitable hair color is to match it to the undertone of the skin. In summary: dark brown, golden, coppery, hazelnut, if the skin undertone is warm. Black, brown, or cold blonde, platinum, and white, if the skin undertone is cold. Again: with pale skin, a light hair color, including white, is more suitable; with olive skin, the choices broaden towards brown; with dark skin, hair colors that go towards mahogany or copper brown are perfect. The eyes can also play a role in this decision. If, for example, they are green or blue, they will be enhanced by red hair. Or blondes.
LEMON FOR SUNSHINE
If you love highlights, you can also do them with good frequency through the use of the most natural substance in the world: lemon. Divide your freshly washed hair into locks, and spray the ones you want to lighten with fresh lemon juice. Then put yourself in the sun and the lightening effect (the same as the highlights done at the hairdresser) will start to work. You can repeat this natural treatment, without setting foot in the hairdresser, even for a week.
