Hair coloring advice and tips

DIY hints and warnings that professional hair colorists can provide for your own successful hair coloring in the comfort of your home

grey hair blending | grey hair coverage | hair highlights

             Why this website? Ok, it's very simply said: for the sake of it! Exactly. It's just fun to provide the the right tips and hints to the people that go surfing the internet eager to find the information and advice they need. We hope that now and even more in the future we can deliver the results that our visitors expect from such a site and be informative and inspirational as much as we can.

In this particular case, it's about hair coloring advice. We know how desperate some are to treat their hair to look fine and at the same time not to spend too much, whether on a budget or for having fun doing it at home with friends, whether to try something adventurous they wouldn't dare ask their hair colorist or for a challenge, the idea is to try and avoid doing it at the hair salon. At a hair salon technical and expert people want to tell you what you are going to like! Funny, huh?  Sometimes you walk in with a bright idea in your head, knowing exactly what hair color or hair style you want and what you've been thinking of for a while, but then you walk out with a completely different color and style, you end up confused but almost certainly it's not what you wanted! Wanna go honey blonde? You come out as an exotic brunette! They say you are going to look better in cinnamon red? Ok, you can't and you won't insist, but you wanted chocolate black! Next time you're going your way about your hair colors and style, on your own, that's what you always say to yourself while examining your hair in the mirror, back at home. Or perhaps it's the price for having your hair done by a professional hair colorist that puts you off. It doesn't matter why, to us it matters how and also what you want to achieve coloring your hair. We can help you to face such a messy  and potentially dangerous task for your hair! Avoid the pitfalls and the dangers of hair coloring at home! Of course if you make big mistakes or something goes wrong, your wallet may suffer with your soul, as there's no easy way to do corrective colorings at home without seeing a hair colorist at the salon. Thus wasting even more money than what you were trying to save! Thtat's why we're here. To provide, free of charge, general advice on how to get on with it, at least without making some of the common errors of DIY hair colorists.Don't worry! We don't want to lead you to think it's easy, but it can be done, and the more you try the more you can improve. Remember that it's the practice that makes perfect, and reading a book or a mag and seeing a couple of shows doesn't make a hair colorist of you, nor does a friend or relative. They can sure help, but applying chemicals to your own body, although hair isn't vital, is a tricky and potentially dangerous job if proper care is not takenBut beware, if you can, there are other expenses you can save money from rather than from hair coloring, hair straightening and all chemical hair treatments. Your hair could be more delicate than average and need specific treatment and most of all professional tailored advice from a certified hair colorist with experience. And there's always a chance of making even a tiny mistake, leading to disappointing results, probably unbearable and requiring an expensive corrective professional job at a hair salon, so back to square one! The tips and advice you can find on this website should be a good guide to hair treatment to start with. A few warnings shouldn't necessarily put you off but they shouldn't be overlooked. Do your homework neatly, better over than undercautious    and you should be fine. Please be careful and you'll be happy! Follow the advice and never feel too confident! Buy the right hair coloring products and follow the instructions accurately.

Ok, now take it easy and learn!

Enjoy...

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all tips and tricks for hair coloring at home

Grey hair coverage: if you are more than 20% gray, you're going to have to do a bit more than camouflage, you need to find some specific advice here (doing grey hair coverage at home)

Hair highlights: if you want to try and do some hair highlighting you need to be extra-cautious if you care for your hair! (higlighting hair at home)

Grey hair blending: if you have just a few grey hairs poking through your natural hair color, and want to camouflage them, here's the advice you need to do it on your own or maybe with a friend to help, but in the comfort of your home and not at a hair salon.

We recommend visiting United Colors of America, hair colorists and hair coloring for a professional in depth look into hair coloring and hair colorists, although aimed at New England residents, it can provide great color hints for anyone-anywhere interested in hair coloring.

www.unitedcolorsofamerica.com

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This site recommends but can take no responsability for the contents of www.unitedcolorsofamerica.com (boston hair colorists' website) which was a great source of help to us and contributed towards making this website informative.
A visit and a quick tour of the site can help you understand a little more about hair coloring and can be a source of color and style inspiration.

Did you know that 'grey' can be spelt 'gray', although the latter is a lot more used in the US? Anyway, you'll notice that both versions are being used throughout this website.

Disclaimer: The contents of this site are from many reliable hair color related sources. The hair experts' inspiration, knowledge and experience are available here to help you.
Nevertheless the hints provided are to be followed meticously and at your own risk.
We must ask you to please get professional advice before following the above instructions at least the first few times you are treating your hair at home.     Remember that practice makes perfect and you can't rely on good luck for hair coloring!

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