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I am about to frost my hair. Any tips?

Posted: Nov 9, 2010

I actually have Loreal in a box but also went out a year ago and bought the individual products. I finally have the nerve to do it as my hair is dull mouse brown and long - and now looking lifeless and bland. I am 50 and want to enjoy long hair for a bit longer before I chop it off for convenience sake.

Should I make small streaks or bold. Wash it out fast or go for the sun streaked look.

I just wonder if you could tell me how to not screw it up.

Thank you.

;

Hair coloring mistakes-I've made a few!!! - The Analog Kid

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Hi-I vote for small streaks. I am 53 and when I went for the bold streaks I just looked like a zebra. I hated it, but am much happier with the smaller streaks.

Since this is your first time, I would go with - the smaller streaks SM

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framing your face. Good luck. :)

I've got long light brown hair, and have - been streaking it for years. -sm

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Your results may vary, but here are some of my experiences:

1 - Don't buy an ancient box of lightener that's been sitting on the shelf at the local discount store for decades. I did, and the powder that you mix in had turned to stone. I had to try to crush it first, and the mixture was gritty.

2 - If it's your first time highlighting, by all means read and follow the instructions carefully. I don't do the strand test every time, but it's a good idea to do it the first time.

3 - One of my best, most natural-looking results was when the brand of highlighter I bought had that little tie-on cap in it, the one with a jillion holes in it, and a little hook that looks like mini crochet needle. It was slow, awkward, and kind of a pain, but the results looked great because it forces you to take tiny clumps of hair.

4 - My second-favorite is the kind that comes with that little brightly-colored, kind of chunky applicator with the 3 or 4 prongs at the end, where you fill in-between the prongs with lightener. The secret with that applicator is to move it slowly, and be sure it's laying down colorant right at the beginning of the stroke, near the roots, rather than halfway down the strand, which could lead to #5 below:

5 - Like the instructions say, DON'T go back over a strand you highlighted a second time. It'll come out wide and obviously artificial. Unless that's the look you're going for, which of course some people do.

6 - Time it carefully with a kitchen timer.

7 - I wear a pony tail a lot, so the most common way I highlight for touch-ups is to put my hair in a ponytail, and then streak random parts from the roots out to the rubber band. I don't need to go beyond that when I already have other, older streaks. Also do a couple underneath, from the nape of the neck out, if you want a couple other streaks under your ponytail.

8 - If my hair is down (parted in the middle), I get a pretty good result highlighting more towards my face, less in the back. I have bangs, and they grow out fast, so I always put in a few root-to tip streaks in those, as well.

9 - Sometimes you can "fix" a too-bold highlight, but not always. I have a bottle of brown hair color, and have sometimes been able to go back another day and put in some darker streaks in the mistake area, so that it won't look quite so noticeable.

10 - When all else fails, if you've got a chunk where you got it too blonde, or too wide, and you're pressed for time, you can always sort of cover it up by folding back normal-colored hair over it with a barrette.

I like highlighting for making grays less noticeable. Eventually I suppose one day I'll be gray enough that it'll be time to just color all my hair, and would want to go lighter than my natural shade, anyway. So highlighting is a way to ease into that, as well.

Anyway, GO FOR IT! Experiment! Have fun!

My nightmare story - sm

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Born a blonde. White-haired blonde as a child. Light golden blonde as a teen and young woman. Now, dark ash blonde.

Tried to save money and do it myself at home. TURNED ORANGE. BOZO THE CLOWN ORANGE.

Fortunately, found a Master Colorist and he saved me. I only go to him, period. I get more compliments on my "natural blonde" hair now than I did when I was naturally blonde younger. I make his costs part of my budget and just woman-up and pay it.

Best money I spend on myself.

I would not color my hair with year-old product - Tip1

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