I have received an outpouring of questions/requests about my hair cut and color since I had it touched up recently. Thankfully, my hair stylist is amazing and gave me the details regarding the color I now have…let me start from ground zero before I get into that though. Let me preface this with the fact that I am not a stylist in any way. I always research hair styles and colors before I approach my stylist and we always discuss options before moving forward. My stylist and I have a great working relationship where she listens to my hair whims, and I listen to her tell me whether or not my ideas are good or bad lol. I will always recommend having an open line of communication with your stylist so that both of you are on the same page, and you will hopefully always be happy with your results!
So! Ground zero. My natural base color is between a level 6 and a level 7. I am naturally ashy toned and more of a dirty blonde. The texture of my hair is what I refer to as “ribbon-like.” I say that because although it can be styled, it often falls out of that style unless I use the correct combination of products to achieve the look I’m going for. My hair is also naturally wavy/frizzy so I do dry and style my hair on a regular basis which does cause damage (especially since I have highlighted my hair for many many years). Protection and great products is key for my hair so I rely heavily on products that I have personally tried and know to work for my specific hair type.
After moving a few years ago it took me a few months to find the perfect stylist that I not only trusted with my hair, but, is also not afraid to tell me when she feels like what I’m thinking in my head will potentially look like garbage lol. I tend to get bored with my hair and usually change it up often so she keeps me in line which I love! I had my hair touched up a few weeks ago and requested that she write down what her color combinations are for my hair…I received a panicked expression as result. Basically at this point she creates cocktails of hair color and has a specific way that she uses foils so that I not only have framing around my face, but, some peekaboo highlights underneath so that when I do pull my hair up I don’t look like skunk…that’s not cute!
According to my stylist, what I am about to type out for you is what product lines she uses, and the shades as well. Frankly, it’s all gibberish to me so I would highly recommend that you not only show a photo of your “dream hair” to your stylist, but, if you like my color combination to also show the mixtures that she puts together so they know what direction to go with your hair.
Igora Schwarzkopf – 5-0 6-65 10V, 5-89 5-68 10V, b1 30V
Viviance Toner – 9.5-1
Basically that’s a foreign language to me lol. I’m sure that your stylist will have a better understanding to know what mixtures are needed. To touch on what she does for foiling…as I said, she does framing around my face to lighten and brighten, then splices a few underneath to provide some peekaboo highlights that are seen better when my hair is pulled back. She also places the foils specific to the shape of my crown, and based on where I normally part my hair so that as my hair grows out I do not have a harsh line of demarcation. I generally get my hair touched up every 8-10 weeks (if possible) and am really loving the reddish/chocolate brown undertones. My stylist is really great about making sure that the colors she uses are not only great quality, but, work well with your skin tone.
As far as the cut goes, I chopped about 12″ off over a year ago and rocked an inverted bob for a while. I am still growing my hair out and am loving the length it is right now. I can tell you that my stylist will do a straight cut in the back then adds in layers to break up the bulkiness I tend to get at the ends. She also does a small amount of framing around my face since I am also growing out my bangs at the moment as well. Ultimately I do want to get to the point when I have a “lob” with a single length around my face and minor layers in the back so that curls lay better on me. Again, what works for me may not work for your type of hair so consulting with your stylist is key!
I hope this helps those of you that have asked for more information about my hair! Please drop any questions below and if I can’t answer them based on what I already know, I will reach out to my stylist for an official response from her!
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