Everyone has experienced it. You want to dye your hair blonde, but aren't sure which color to choose. We're going to divulge some secrets to getting the perfect blonde color in one go without damaging your hair too much.
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Part 1 of 2: Choosing the Right Blonde
Step 1. Determine your skin tone
Most people have warm or cool skin tones. Your skin tone determines the blonde color that suits you best.
- People with warm skin tones have golden, olive, or dark skin and brown or dark eyes. Usually, warm skin tones tan easily. If you have a warm skin tone, it's a good idea to choose gold colored hair dye and jewelry as they suit your skin very well.
- People with cool skin tones have light skin with blue or green eyes. They have blonde, black, or brown hair. This skin tone tends to scorch instead of tan. If you have a cool skin tone, choose a silver hair dye. Silver jewelry also fits perfectly on your skin.
- Look at your hands. Pay attention to the veins in your wrist and forearm. If the veins are green, you have warm skin. If it's blue, it means your skin is cool. You can also hold a piece of white paper to your face. If your skin tone is cool, your face will look bluer than paper. If your skin tone is warm, your skin will appear yellow or golden compared to the paper.
Step 2. Understand the blonde color to choose
Whether you're dyeing your own hair or going to the salon, blonde has many types to choose from. Warm colors usually have the words “warm (warm), honey (honey), golden (gold), butter (butter), or copper (copper). Cool colors usually have the words ash (ash), beige (beige), and ice (ice).
Step 3. Choose a natural blonde color if you dye your hair yourself at home
Whatever your skin tone, if you want natural-looking hair, choose a color that's only 2-3 shades darker than your natural hair color. Also consider the color of your eyebrows when determining your natural blonde hair color.
- If you lighten your hair only a few degrees, you can do it yourself at home. You can lighten the original color of your hair using the hair dye that comes in the box.
- If you're going to lighten hair that's been dyed before but your natural hair is dark, choose ash toned blonde.
- Consider choosing a cool or neutral blonde if you're going to dye your hair yourself at home. Warm colors (such as those that say honey or golden), will make your hair look orange.
Step 4. Choose a cool shade if you have pink undertones on your skin
Adding a warm color to your hair on pinkish skin can make your face look too red. Choose cool blonde colors, such as sandy blonde, ash blonde, or cream blonde.
Step 5. Choose a darker honey blonde if you have a darker skin tone
Your blonde hair color should match your skin. Dark and fair skin tones don't go well with super light blondes. We recommend that you choose a honey blonde color. Otherwise, leave the roots dark and apply golden beige highlights to the hair. These roots will prevent your face from looking tired. The caramel color also matches your skin tone.
- You can also try butter blonde or strawberry colors.
- If you have brown hair, don't let your blonde be too light as it can make your face look tired. Stay away from platinum, white, or orange. Choose blonde highlights or lowlights.
Step 6. Add color to the hair if you have medium skin
You can try golden blonde, cream blonde, or even bright blonde. Match the warmth of your hair color to your skin tone. For a subtle ombre, keep the base of your hair light brown and add various shades of honey highlights through the middle of your hair and lighten it slightly at the ends.
If you have warm skin tones, stay away from brass blondes. This blonde color tends to give an orange hue. Gray colors will make you look tired
Step 7. Choose a gold color if you have light skin
If you have a fair skin tone, we recommend choosing golden, strawberry, or light blonde. Stay away from white, gray, and reddish blondes. The lighter your skin tone, the lighter the natural blonde you can choose from.
- Try a butter highlight on a caramel base. For a natural, multidimensional bright blonde, choose a blend of butter, gold, and honey blonde colors.
- Blonding your hair is best if you've been blonde as a child, or if your hair is getting blonde from the sun.
Step 8. Consult a professional hair stylist if you want to drastically change your hair
If you want your hair to be more than 2-3 shades lighter than your natural hair color, it's best to hire a professional. Extreme blonde hues or highlights require repeated bleaching so you may need to visit the salon several times. If you're trying to lighten your hair at home, you can get banana or walnut yellow, or copper blonde, gold tinged with orange.
- Anyone can have platinum blonde hair, but the process can take months. Lightly colored hair is easier to dye to white blonde. Hair that has previously been dyed or is naturally dark in color may take longer. Hair needs to be lightened gradually so it doesn't break. If you have dark hair, platinum blonde can't be achieved in just one salon visit. Gradual time lightening to platinum blonde can take up to months. Most hair requires at least 3 visits to the salon to achieve a full blonde color.
- For white blonde, choose ice blonde if you have warm skin. Platinum blondes are more suitable for cool skin tones. Remember, no hair color is completely "white". Ask a hairstylist if you have trouble distinguishing between different shades of white.
- Improve your hair color results like brass by using a purple shampoo at home.
Step 9. Be careful when bleaching your hair
Hair lightening at home can go badly. It's best to go to a salon if this is your first time lightening your hair. When lightening your hair at home, make sure you follow the directions for use on the box. Don't leave the bleach on your hair for more than 45 minutes.
- Your hair should be a pale yellow after you're done bleaching. If you get an orange tint, wait a few weeks before brightening it again. This usually occurs in dark hair. Give conditioning treatments to your hair during this waiting period.
- We recommend using purple toner if you are trying to dye your hair platinum at home. This step is necessary if you want to dye your hair white as the toner will remove the brass tint. Use toner volume 30 or 40. Rinse with white vinegar to maintain the color of the toner.
- Don't try to reduce the amount of time the light stays in your hair to darken the blonde, and don't add it to lighten the blonde. That's not how the light works. Brighteners erode hair pigment completely.
Part 2 of 2: Caring For Blonde
Step 1. Prepare your time and money
Blond hair requires a lot of care to stay healthy. Also, you need a lot of money to maintain and repair the roots. If you're not ready for all the responsibilities of taking care of your blonde hair, it's a good idea to lighten your hair a little instead of planning a drastic dye.
Step 2. Prepare your hair before dyeing
Your hair must be prepped before any form of dyeing is applied to the hair. Wash your hair the day before with a clarifying shampoo made specifically to remove product deposits in your hair. Do not wash with shampoo since the day before painting. The natural oils in your hair will help protect your scalp from products that can cause irritation.
Step 3. Apply conditioner after dyeing your hair
This step is very important. Hair coloring will scrape off pigments and lipids until your hair is dry. Use a deep conditioner instead of a regular conditioner. If your hair is dry, use a moisturizing product. If your hair is brittle and damaged, use a hair enhancing product. Use dry shampoo so you don't have to wash it every day. Shampooing every day will make hair dry. Use a deep conditioning mask when washing your hair.
- If you want platinum or ice blonde, use a shampoo that contains blue pigment to preserve the color of your hair. Use a sulfate-free shampoo to maintain hair color.
- Apply coconut oil to your hair once a week. Melt the oil and apply it to your hair, put on a shampooing cap, wrap your head in a towel, and let it sit for an hour.
Step 4. Cut your hair after dyeing
The hair lightening process will damage the quality of your hair. So, keep it healthy by cutting your hair after dyeing it. In this way, dead ends of hair that will break can be removed.
Step 5. Do not use hair heaters
Avoid using hair styling tools that use heat when lightening and dyeing hair. Do not use a dryer as it can damage your hair. Minimize the use of curling irons and hair straighteners.
Stay away from styling products that contain alcohol. The alcohol will dry out your hair, which will cause problems with bleached and dyed hair. Hairspray, gel, and mouse are products that contain alcohol. Check the label on the package before buying and using the product
Step 6. Fix your hair color regularly
It's a good idea to repaint your hair regularly, unless you really want your roots to grow. It's best to fix hair color every 4-6 weeks
