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Hair Color.

Hair Color can be a fantastic way to give your hairstyle a complete make over.Be it a global color to cover those grey hairs that you don't like to see.Or by having a partial color to add interest and liven up your own natural hair shade. Such as Hi lights,Balayage or one of the many partial color techniques available.

Semi, Demi and Permanent are the three main color types used today. Each  will come in many depths and hue's from natural shades to attention grabbing florescent colors. Therefore the type you choose will depend upon your desired result.

In this category I write about hair colors and techniques. As well as tips on the best ways to take care of your hair color.

NATURAL GREY HAIR HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR COLOR.

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Enhancing your natural grey hair color will help you to preserve a youthful look. Consequently doing away with the concept that all grey hair tends to look dull and wiry.

Unfortunately for us mother nature does have a way of creeping up in regard of our hair color. Some of us at a much faster rate than others. A high percentage of people in their late forties can expect to find that around forty percent of their hair has already turned grey.

As this percentage increases over time to nearer fifty percent a question can quite pop into your mind. [Read more…]

HOW TO STOP YOUR HAIR COLOR FADING FAST.

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How to stop your hair color fading so fast should be an important factor in your hair color after care regime.

You have just spent the time sitting in the salon chair maybe even for several hours. To achieve that shiny vibrant color. Unfortunately for you that beautiful hair color will not stay that vibrant way forever.

Even though you wish it would. [Read more…]

COLORING DARK HAIR BROWN.

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Coloring dark hair with a nice natural brown is a very popular choice for women who want a change of tone and reflect. Take my client yesterday as an example. Her first words to me were “I am bored with my very dark hair I want something lighter yet natural looking”.

Now I can understand this as sometimes a pick me up such as a change of hair color is all you need. To give your personality a sparkle.

Her next words were and you may be thinking the same” I don’t want to much hassle with re growth problems” [Read more…]

OMBRE DIP DYE BALAYAGE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

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Ombre Dip Dye Balayage are all hair coloring techniques. They are also words that just roll off the tongue of your stylist or color technician when you visit the salon for a hair color. To be sure that you will walk out of the salon with the look you want gen up on the difference between the color techniques.

Ombre Dip Dye and Balayage are all what you could refer to as gradient hair coloring applications. And these gradient colors definitely look like they are here to stay with us in one form or another. Over time the technique maybe upgraded and changed slightly. For instance an Ombre backlash has arrived so now we see the word Sombre color is being used a lot. Sombre color is in fact just a more refined and softer take on an Ombre feel. [Read more…]

BALAYAGE WHEN HAIR IS THE ARTISTS CANVASS.

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Balayage a French word meaning to sweep or paint. Your hairstylist will view your hair in much the same way as an artist would look at his canvass. Then in sweeping strokes color will be applied in sections to your hair.

Looking around you can see where the idea for this type of effect came from.

Mother Nature has many species of trees and plants that produce a natural balayage effect on their leaves. Or a strobe effect of different color veins running through their length. [Read more…]

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