DIY Hair Color Tips

If you’re needing to save money in your beauty budget, try coloring your hair at home to save costly salon trips. But be sure to do it right, so as not create a color problem that needs to be fixed.
Follow these tips from Nicole Lynne from studio two, a patrick mcivor color studio, for a DIY job that looks professional, so no one will now that you were the colorist at hand.  “I suggest working with two colors – one that matches your target shade and another semi permanent color that is roughly two shades lighter than the targeted color. This will correct the issue of having a light base with overly darkened ends which is a common culprit of at home haircoloring,” explains Lynne.   Lynne’s DIY Application Tricks:  · Apply the darker color at the base of the hair shaft and process for about 20 minutes (or half of the time the manufacture’s directions require).   · Apply the lighter shade to the mid-shaft and ends and process for the remaining time required for base color.   For example, if your base color needs to process for 40 minutes, after 20 minutes, apply the lighter color from mid-length to ends and process until the 40 minutes is complete.   “Applying the lighter color with minimal processing time to the mid-lengths and ends, corrects the issue of over processing the ends which avoids the effect of a lighter base color with harsh, dark ends,” adds Lynne.   Keep that hair color fresh between visits with Matrix BIOLAGE colorcarethérapie Delicate Care for multi-processed and color-treated hair.
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