Haircolor Q&amp;amp;A

Top 10. May 11, 2004 6:29 PM

» zendog64 - Re: Re: Help me, my hair is yellow!

In response to message posted by Laurz719:
To get rid of unwanted tones, one must become familiar with the laws of color. Colorists use a tool called the color wheel, which is something you probably have created in grade school art class...it looks like a pie with spokes of different colors. Three of these spokes are primary colors, which are red, blue, and yellow. In order to neutralize an unwanted tone, you must apply the opposite color to the hair. In this case, the direct opposite of yellow is violet. You can apply a pale violet-based blonde to your hair to remove the yellow. The only way your hair would turn green would be to apply a tint with a blue base, which in most cases would be an ash color. Avoid ash at all cost, and find a cool blonde with a violet base.

-- posted by zendog64

Top 11. May 22, 2004 3:11 PM

» sew4toon8 - Re: Re: Cap Highlighting

In response to message posted by zendog64:

If you cannot get as close to the scalp with foil highlights, why does it need touching up LESS often...seems that the roots would show sooner. Don't you just touch the roots up when you pull through the cap? My hair is dark, but going gray and I need to do this myself because it is too expensive for me to have it done. Also, does it damage the hair to do a tintback procedure? I tried to highlight my hair, and painted the stuff on it 3 times trying to get it all the same color, and want to start over if it won't damage my brastrap length hair.

-- posted by sew4toon8

Top 12. Jun 9, 2004 7:14 PM

» zendog64 - Re: Re: Re: Cap Highlighting

In response to message posted by sew4toon8:

It's not that foils need touched up less often, its just much easier to retouch cap highlights. Ideally, you should not overlap the bleach onto previously lightened hair, and unless you have a good amount of regrowth, touching up foils is very difficult. A tintback isn't as harsh as highlighting, especially when done with a semi or demi-permanent haircolor, which has a lower ammonia content. But it is still a chemical process, and you have to always remember that even with a tintback, the hair has still been exposed to bleach. Taking it back to your natural color won't take it back to its normal condition. Also, a good tintback will require two steps. If your natural and desired color is a level 4 and your highlights are a level 10, a level 7 should be applied first to fill the hair. Its just like painting a room. If you have white walls and want to paint them blue, you need to put on a primer first. Filling the hair (sometimes called pre-pigmentation) will act like a primer, giving you a more even end result.

-- posted by zendog64

Top 13. Jun 19, 2004 9:26 AM

» tisstheother - Can u Foil at home?

Hello i'm 15, i have naturally brown hair kinda light and i tried to dye my hair like Britney but it didn't come out light enough. I have a family friend who is a liscensed cosmotologist and she told me to dye my hair with Clariol Nice & Easy #98 (extra light ash blonde) and then go over it with Clariol Natural Instincts 06 as a toner. She also gave me 2 oz. of that 40 volume stuff to add to the first dye. Well It didn't come out as light as i wanted it, but a few years ago i had my friend's mom do my hair with a Loreal Frosting Kit (frost and tip i think) well it came out close enough to the color i wanted. Well i was wondering if you could make the frosting paste and foil it into your hair with regular tin foil and then like use a hair dryer on low as the heat part. Sorry so long, Tiffers u can e-mail me with the answer too. tisstheother@hotmail.com

-- posted by tisstheother

Top 14. Jan 16, 2005 1:55 PM

» Frig - Highlight Help

Hey,

I'm 15 and I'm getting my hair colored for the first time this Friday. My hair is a dark brown and I know exactly reddish color I want it to turn out. The only problem is that my mom and I go to this really expensive, posh, new-york hair salon. And because I've never done this before I don't know all the terms and stuff. I need to know exactly what to tell the lady who dose my hair, and I don't want to sound stupid in front of her. I don't know what colors to tell her, and I'm not sure about highlights anlowlightsts and the difference between getting it just plain dyed. If someone could help me out it would be great!

Thanks!
~Frig

-- posted by Frig

Top 15. Jan 19, 2005 1:27 PM

» Savanah01 - Re: Help me, my hair is yellow!

In response to Help me, my hair is yellow! posted by Vanessa0270:

Vanessa. LOL i am currently enrolled in cosmetology, and in growing up with hair dressers in my family, and learning the trade myself, i know for a fact that you must wait atleast 2 weeks to apply another color to your hair. I know that is not the answer you were hoping for. Now you can probably go to a salon and have it worked on, but the result depends on the brand of home color you used, and how is will effect the pigment in the color you are wanting to have replaced. There is always a chance of something going wrong in the salon, so if you are having corrective color done, and you are in a serious salon, they will ask you to fill out a form saying tha their salon is not responsible for any damage. This might scare you, but its harmless. just make sure you are truthfull to your hairdresser about what type of product you used at home so they wont damage your hair with the use of certain chemicals. My best advice is to go into a salon and ask to speak to a color specialist, and have them give you ideas on how you might like to fix it. One idea you might particularly like, is there are colors that a salon can use as lowlights (opposite of highlights) to make your yellow appear more light, and less brassy. Those colors are usually darker colors, but im sure it would look great, and its really big right now! Hope i helped you.

-- posted by Savanah01

Top 16. Feb 2, 2005 9:23 AM

» jennyfoofah - Looking for the best blonde shade

Hi, I just joined, and the site seems very helpful. I have blonde hair, from dye of course, and I am looking for a either a nice light golden blone shade , or just the most natural looking neutral blone shde. My hair is mid length, it's in pretty good shape,and I need help !There are just way too many choices. My natural color is light brown, slighty light golden brown. HAvent seen that for years. haha. Can anyone recommend a nice shade for me, and brand?

-- posted by jennyfoofah