Lighten Hair Color

Lighten hair color when your hair color is too dark

There are many causes and considerations for home hair coloring going wrong when attempting to lighten hair color. When your hair color gets too dark, well, you now have “a horse of a different color” to contend with.

“Let the Professionals Lighten Hair Color”

In the last couple of years, celebrity hairstyles have been leading the way to a new surge in “beautiful brunettes.” The hairstyles are gorgeous with drizzles of colors in hues named, caramel, creme brulee or cafe au lait, that bring out surface strands and give a depth or warmth to the hair, unmatched by any single step hair color you can do at home.

It’s not uncommon for those coloring hair at home to end up with a head of hair much darker than that which was intended. Home hair coloring kits fly off the shelves and into the hands and hair of the unexperienced. Top that off with the fact that reading directions is moot and . . . bingo . . . you’ve got problems; enough said.

My absolute best advice is . . . carefully search for a hair colorist who is familiar with lightening hair color. Do not try to lighten hair color yourself, you’re sure to make matters worse, resulting not only in more expense, but more importantly, damage to your hair. A hair colorist who is experienced in how to lighten hair color can remove the unwanted dark dye pigment on a damaged and unruly head of hair, leaving it ready for corrective dimensional hair coloring. This is an extremely tricky procedure and to try this yourself is a sure accident waiting to happen.

In my article, I give some home remedies you can try, but I give them reluctantly, just read directions and be careful!

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Say Bouffant Hairstyle and Jackie Kennedy Pops into mind

Jackie Kennedy, made famous the pill box hat and the bouffant hairstyle back in the early 60’s. Or, should I say, the “pill box hat” turned Jackie Kennedy into a most regal fashionista to be admired and copied. Did Jackie Kennedy know that daring to wear a unique hat, would give birth to her legacy as this elegant woman of styleBouffant Hairstyle and the Pill Box Hat? Her elegance and dignified manner came from her upbringing and her style was observed to blossom in her years as first lady. Her “pill box hat, and bouffant hairstyle” and sleeveless shifts became her trademark.

Her bouffant hairstyle started showing up on women all over the world. And, even though not all were singing praises of the “pill box hat,” that stood on top of this bouffant hairstyle, they did take notice and tried to emulate all they could of Jackie’s style.

The Martin Scorsese documentary, “No Direction Home,” on Bob Dylan’s development growing up in my home state of Minnesota, shows his transformation as a musical expository. It also contained his song, “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat.” He wrote this song in 66’ at the time Jackie Kennedy had made the hat and bouffant hairstyle famous.

Here’s what Bob Dylan thinks of hat’s and style . . .

For further discussion on hats you might want to check out these other articles:

• Kentucky Derby Hats
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• Kentucky Derby Hats “Winning!”

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Hilton in a Derby Hat

“Without hats, we would have no civilization.” Christian Dior

Want to make a fashion statement and have an easy hairstyle? Get a new hat!

At a hairdressers show I was at this weekend, I saw two versions of this cap that caught my eye, both times the hairstyle underneath was . . . Pig-tails!

Lisa Gregory, a platform artist from England, representing Graham Webb, donned this look as she wielded her shears showing new razor cutting and new hair styling techniques. She had thin, fine hair with pig-tails which would not normally be an option, until pairing up with the cap. She wore a wool, chesterfield cap in browns that was fun with her blonde hair, brown boots and gauchos.

Hats transform the wearer, there’s the fun! So, the next time you’re looking for a quick and easy hairstyle, grab a hat instead.

Find a hat for any occasion at my favorite site for hats; http://www.villagehatshop.com/s3/index.php

For further discussion on hats you might want to check out these other articles:

• Kentucky Derby Hats
• Easy hairstyle with hats
• Derby Hats, Derby Hats and More Derby Hats!
• Bouffant Hairstyle and the Pill Box Hat
• Kentucky Derby Hats “Winning!”

Barb Quinn on Google+