Let me guess. Didn't have enough cash on hand to have a pro do it so you broke down and bought a box of hair color at Walmart thinking you'd give the whole color-your-hair-yourself-at-home thing a whirl. I'm not surprised. There's a lot of that going on nowadays.
So how'd that work out for you?
Again just guessing here, but one of two things likely happened. Color nirvana or you've already made a call to the colorist at your salon to get the color corrected. Figuring you'll put the cost on your credit card and worry about that bill later. Because things turned out so disastrously bad you couldn't dare show your face in public. Not while looking like that at least.
Not surprising. Happens all the time to first time home colorists. Which would suggest you need some proven hair coloring ideas you can use to make your next home hair coloring adventure a big success. Because while this isn't exactly rocket science, it's not as easy as one might think no matter what your BFFs might tell you. At least not if you want to end up with healthy, shiny hair afterwards.
Tip#1: You never know so don't go and forget to do the patch test to see if you're going to have any kind of reaction.
Tip#2: If your hair is long or super thick buy two boxes just in case. Nothing worse than finding out mid process you don't have enough dye to do the job.
Tip#3: Take care to apply the color to all of your hair. Sounds obvious I know. But it can happen. A good way to do that is to split your hair into sections. Then do one at a time making sure you saturate the strands. Otherwise you may end up with chunks of hair where the color did not take.
Tip#4: Start from the top and work your way down to again make sure not a single strand is missed.
Tip#5: Make sure to massage the color in all over your head like you're shampooing your hair.
Tip#6: Don't forget the hairline. Some forget to do that you know.
Tip#7: Some find piling their hair on top of their head helps them to see if they missed anything underneath.
Tip#8: This can be messy so plan on doing it in the bathtub. Makes cleanup is easier. And you will need to clean up since as you massage the dye in it will likely splatter some.
Tip#9: Don't dare use your fav micro fiber towel. Instead use an old ratty one you can pitch and never see again.
Tip#10: Remember to follow the directions on the box and you should be fine. It's really not hard at all if you do what the box says for as long as it says.
Tip#11: Try real hard to avoid getting any dye on your face or ears. Yes, it will wash off, eventually, but you don't want any splotches of dyed skin on display. Ruins the effect, you know? You might also run a little Vaseline around your hair line and on your ears to make sure this doesn't happen.
BONUS Tip: Remember to ALWAYS use the follow up conditioner found in the kit.
Coloring your hair at home doesn't have to be a nightmare. It also doesn't have to mean you will do horrible things to your hair. Not at all. At least not if you follow proven tips like the ones shared here.
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