Blond is God !!! Hair color trends 2010

Blond colours more or less never were out of the fashion, but this year blond colour is a priority. The top of the fashion – peroxide blond!!! But then we start asking our self how blond? Very blond? Bleach blond? Golden blond? Ash – Platinum blond? Natural blond? Highlights or full colour? But the most important -

Nice blond!!!

So what is nice blond? If you know exactly what blond colour you want – that is fine, but you should let your stylist/colourist to choose blond colour and tone for you. Sometimes the existing condition of the hair does not allow to achieve the results you are asking for. You do not want to ruin your hair for many months ahead. Most of the time, technically it is not easy to achieve nice and clean blond colours. Therefore you need to find a very experienced colourist, who knows what she/he is doing. Especially if you have/had dark colour and now you want to go for a blond. Your colourist must diagnose the condition of your hair (precautionary test – elasticity, porosity, strand test, etc.) and choose the right technique, so the hair does not loose the moisture and elasticity. Blond hair is always not as shiny as dark hair, because they absorb and do not reflect the light. If you want to have peroxide blond, ash/platinum blond hair, – ask yourself – Can you afford it? Time

• It always takes more time to achieve nice blond colours in the salon.
• You will need more frequent visits to the salon to have special treatments.
• Extra time at home – treatments (oil, serum), blow dry, control the frizziness.

Money

• To achieve blond colours in the salon is more expensive then regular colours. Not advisable to do it at home.
• Frequent visits to refresh colour tone and gloss cost money as well
• Hair care products are essential!

There are 4 most popular colouring techniques to achieve blond

1. Permanent colours
2. Bleach + toner
3. Highlights
4. Permanent colour + highlights

Permanent colours

Using permanent colours, you can get more gloss (compare to bleach), colour stays longer and do not damage the scalp as much as bleach. But be aware – it is extremely difficult to achieve cool tones, such as pearl, ash/platinum blond, by using only permanent colour. If you are looking for warm, gold blond, than permanent colour is for you.

Notice! If your colour at the moment is black, dark brown, brown, do not risk – it is almost impossible to achieve Nice blond by using only permanent colour. It is better to try other techniques.

techniques.

Bleach and toner

Bleach is more aggressive for your hair and scalp. But if you want to be blond blond from the roots to the ends one complete colour, then bleach and toner technique is the best for you. After bleaching, it is essential to apply the toner at least for a few minutes. It will neutralize yellow pigments and will make them more shiny. The result – more healthier looking hair!

Sometimes toner washes away quite quickly. It is advisable to reapply toner every two three weeks even though your roots do not need colouring.

The visits should look like this in intervals of 2-3 weeks.

1. All over bleach + toner
2. Toner
3. Roots + toner
4. Toner
5. Etc.

NB. The second visit when you come for the toner – it is advisable to have deep professional treatment to strengthen your hair. And you will save your time as well.

Highlights

This is the best if your are looking for more natural look. Using highlights technique you can achieve many different blond shades and tones. From dark blond to very light blond, from warm – to cold tones, From natural to great contrast blond. Sometimes it is the easiest way to transform your colour from dark to blond without inflicting too much damage on your hair.

Permanent colour + highlights

We use this technique when we want to achieve natural blond base with lighter more vibrant effect. The highlights are used more concentrated on the crown and fringe area or with the scattering method to emphasize the features of the face. It is also known as the best technique to become blond from black, dark brown or brown.

Experts recommend

The most popular hair product for blond hair:

Wella Sp Silver shampoo

Aveda Blue Malva Shampoo ( For All Hair Shades ) 1000ml/33.8oz

Wella SP 3.0 Enriched Mask for Unruly Hair 400ml

Aveda damage remedy shampoo

Aveda damage remedy conditioner

Wella Sp Hydro mask

Aveda damage remedy intensive treatment

Alfa Parf-serum

L’Oreal Force vector-reinforcing anti-breakage shampoo, conditioner and mask

L’Oreal Professionnel Nature Serie – Richesse Masque ( For Dry Hair ) 200ml/6.7oz

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