From dark to blonde – part 2
The 2nd part of my hair colour journey
- To go from darkest brown to pale white blonde
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Part 2
Another idea got in the way of my big plans to go blonde
My big plans to go blonde were all suddenly complicated by the fact that Scott had strongly advised me to consider a perm,
“Because I would categorise you as Romantic, curly hair and movement would suit you. A Romantic’s hair priority should really be their texture and also how healthy it looks (so nice shiny hair with movement). It’s no good me suggesting you try curling your hair with heated rollers as it will fall out – you could ideally do with a perm foundation in your hair. SC.”
But he cautioned, “You are really at an important point with your hair, simply because if you want to have a perm you cannot have the highlights done. Perms work best on hair that has no lightening colour on it and certainly no bleach. If you opt to let the perm do your style statement work for you (rather than the colour), then you can’t have highlights in your hair. SC.”
So, I tried a temporary perm first
In February 2008, on Scott’s recommendation, my hairdresser Richard used a Nexture perm – a temporary perm (a bit like using a semi-permanent colour) in that it washed out after a couple of weeks.
Scott recommended that I try it again in a few weeks’ time and, if I liked it, to ask Richard to move into an ISO perm, which is the true permanent version of Nexture,
“Because you’ve been eased in gently with the Nexture product you won’t notice any difference, except this time the curls will be permanent and resilient. SC.”
I rather liked the curly look; it reminded of the Eighties when I always had a slightly curly perm. However, being an impatient so’n'so, I decided I’d rather put my energies into the colour experiment and put perms on the back burner. If you’re really interested, I’ve already written more about my perm some time ago.
My hair colour journey begins
I have naturally dark hair which started to go grey in my late twenties and the virtually white roots come through every 3 weeks so I have been colouring it myself at home for the past two hundred years, using a permanent colour off the shelf.
For techies, my base colour is about 5.0 (dark brown).
Scott’s diagnosis was, “I feel you have colour build-up on your hair due to overlaying the colour. I think it might be worth you beginning to use a professional tint range like Wella Koleston – this will cause less build up on your hair and the 6.0 (in their range) will also suit your hair type.
“As your roots are very white then it might even be the case that you have to switch to a 7.0. In the first instance I would advise that you try and let a hairstylist do your roots for the next few months, at least until a lot of the old colour has grown out.
“The problem you are going to face is that if you keep putting the colour over the whole head every couple of weeks the hair will start darkening again. I understand that it can be tricky applying the colour yourself (just to the roots) so if you go to a salon and ask them to apply a 6.0 with 10 volume just to your re-growth you will begin to start getting an even re-growth. You should find that it needs doing less often.
“I have an Asian client who is practically white haired and I got her from a 1.0 (black) to a 6/7 mix – she can now get away with six weeks between appointments (whereas she was having to do it every two weeks before).
“I would say that if you get the salon to do it and you find that the 6.0 is still showing white hair quickly then the next time you go in ask them to mix 6.0 and 7.0 at a 50/50 ratio and apply it – that slightly lighter colour can make all the difference.
“In addition, if you are going to keep a perm in your hair at some point in the future then having only the roots covered will keep the hair in optimum condition which will allow the perms to take perfectly. SC”
Once again, I had a choice:
- Do I ‘go for it’ and go completely blonde overnight or
- Do I experiment and take it one step at a time?
What should I do?
Read Part 3
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Yet another choice to make !’
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Pause for Thought
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