Home Hair Coloring Results in Brassy Hair Highlights!

It sounds like the chemical wasn’t on your hair long enough to effectively lift enough of your own natural hair coloring out. The problem you have now is best treated by a professional. Don’t color over your roots again or you will be adding more problems. The brassy streaks and your own virgin hair would grab the hair color differently, and the brassy streaks could turn a nasty muddy hair color.

My best suggestion for you is to go to a beauty school that has a good reputation and let them fix your hair color dilemma. If you are near a good-sized metropolitan area, you may have a couple of choices. You could choose to go to a ‘advanced training center’ for your hair color correction or you could go to a regular beauty school.

At the ‘advanced training center’ you would have a licensed hairdresser, who is receiving this training, work on your hair. Usually these schools are owned by a reputable hair salon in your area and they stand behind their work. They do all services at approximately half the price you would pay at your regular hair salon. I have seen lots of good work come from two of these schools in my area.

Hair coloring correction at your regular beauty school may or may not be done. I would call in advance and let them know your problem. They won’t take you unless they are willing to show the students how to fix your specific hair coloring issue. The service would probably cost less here than the advanced training school and you can count on it taking longer.

One more thing, have this corrected before new roots grow in . . . it will make life easier!

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Formal Hairstyles Ideas and Tips

This formal hairstyle is one of the most elegant and the most simple of all! Two keys to making this easy updo into a ‘formal hairstyle.’ Healthy, smooth, shiny hair and a great embellishment! That’s it! Try an at-home deep conditioning treatment to get maximum moisture and shine to your hair. Then apply a shine serum, like Paul Mitchell Shine Drops to top it off!

Start with a deep side part and brush hair thoroughly to the nape of your neck, gathering into a ponytail. Comb through hair to smooth into place. Twist hair upwards and tuck ends into the twist securing with pins. Sparkly combs or pins make this a more formal hairstyle. If you have heavy hair, try a pretty alligator clip to hold in place.

Kate Walsh shows a formal hairstyle can be simple, simple, simple!

The reason this makes my simple formal hairstyles list, is not only that this hairstyle looks gorgeous on Kate, but it also suits her beautifully. Kate has beautiful, shiny, bouncin-n-behaving hair that needs to be seen to be appreciated. The color is exquisite as is the hairstyle. This simple lightly layered bob style, can be curled with rollers or a large curling iron depending on how much body you want. A deep side part gives this style even more sex-appeal! Don’t forget to wear some earrings with some bling, to push this into Holiday mode.

Headbands make formal hairstyles quick and easy!

How easy is this? Find yourself a headband that works and makes a statement with your attire . . . and ta-da, you’ve just made for yourself a formal hairstyle! After blow drying, lightly curl hair with a large barrel curling iron. Brush hair back and secure into a low messy ponytail, allowing some pieces out to frame your face. Wrap sections of hair around fingers and clip strands with decorative or plain bobby pins. Curl loose ringlets around your face and lightly mist all with a finishing spray.

Formal hairstyles for Islanders!

OK, this look in it’s entirety may suit Islanders more than Flatlanders for those formal events, but you get the idea! This formal hairstyle with a braid and decorative headband makes for a uniquely feminine look don’t you think? You could substitute a red or white poinsettia or a piece of jewelry for this pink orchid and be right in season! Again, healthy, shiny hair is a must!

“Simple Formal Hairstyles”After blow drying and applying a hair polish or shine serum, part hair from ear to ear and begin a French braid at one end. Continue braiding across the top of the head to the nape, tuck ends under and secure with bobby pins.

You may choose to leave the rest of your hair down, creating soft curls with a large curling iron or straightening with a flat iron. Or, to get this look, pull hair back into a low messy bun and pin loosely with bobby pins.

Molly Sims formal hairstyles out of ponies & braids!

Simple formal hairstyles are made easy by combining braids and ponytails. Molly makes this messy ponytail and french cross-over-braid look elegant. Create mussy full hair by using volumizing spray or mousse and blow-drying upside down with fingers till almost dry. Lightly use large barrel curling iron if need be to create loose waves.

Create cross-over-braid by parting from ear to ear, beginning french braid at one end, braiding across head and secure by tucking ends under and securing with bobby pins. Pull remaining hair into a low side ponytail with a matching band or wrap some strands around the band securing with bobby pins. Backcomb ponytail to give it volume and texture and lightly mist with finishing spray.

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

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Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment Good or Bad?

Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment has been getting lots of buzz lately. I mostly have been getting questions from clients and buzz from the internet on what I think of the product.  We haven’t used this in my salon so to get more information on this keratin hair treatment; I turned to the people at Marcia Teixeira Brazilian Keratin Treatment for answers.The Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment is a straightening treatment that is considered natural because it uses keratin, a type of protein with amino acids that is naturally occurring in our hair already. Keratin is the main structure building protein in our hair and nails and it is what makes hair strong and flexible. The makers of this keratin hair treatment, extract the keratin from sheep’s’ wool, when the wool is shaved normally.

“Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment”Marcia Teixeira, Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment says that the keratin hair treatment can be used on any hair type . . . even children! It is said to be very gentle and perfect for anyone who cannot get other hair straightening treatments because they have high lighted or colored hair.

The Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment takes approximately two to three hours to process, depending on how much hair you have. Touch ups are required every four months or so to maintain the ultra straight, smooth and shiny look. After the treatment, it is suggested that you don’t wash your hair, wet it, use hair products or put it in a hair band or ponytail for at least three days. The hair must obviously be in a fragile state after the process.

If you are considering getting this keratin hair treatment, here’s what to expect:  A professional hairdresser with training in applying the keratin hair treatment will shampoo your hair with a special shampoo. Then, your hair is saturated with the keratin hair treatment product, blown dry and flat ironed silky straight.

It all sounds so wonderful, but that’s not the end of the story. There are many women  who have had big problems with this treatment, suffering with major hair loss and other issues. A look at the Oprah.com hair forum: will  give you some insight into the negative aspects of these straightening treatments.

Just like with any chemical treatment, I’d suggest having a strand test done before going forward with a Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment. Ask the hairdresser to perform a strand test on an inconspicuous part of your hair. Then wait at least a week before you return to the hair salon to get the entire treatment.

According to some of the negative reviews, hair breakage and hair loss started showing up the week after having the treatment. Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment is not new. Barb wrote an article about Brazilian Keratin hair treatment when it first came out in 2007. It appears even at that time there was some concern about ‘formaldehyde’ a probable carcinogen, being in the product.

It’s a good idea to do some research on the pros and cons of this treatment before making an appointment. If you want to visit a trained professional regarding this treatment, you can find a hair salon that offers this service through the Marcia Teixeira Brazilian Keratin Hair Treatment website. The hair salon can give you a quote on how much it will cost. Most treatments cost between $150 and $500

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

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