Changing Your Hair Color: How Far is Going Too Far?

Hair coloring experts may like to get animated in discussions about coloring trends. However, all experts between Los Angeles and London agree on this one piece of advice: On a scale between one and ten, you should never change your hair color by more than two shades based on your natural color. Of course, the stars still look good with their hair colored in such a way. However, they do look much better with their hair close to their natural color.
 
In your quest for a completely new image, you may reserve a few considerations for the voices of reason. Remember, permanent color is in fact for the duration. It is too bad, when the choice is an unfortunate one.

• If you like to color your hair darker you can try on the new color and the different life style using a color rinse or intensive tinting. In case you dislike the result, you can immediately apply a hair cure and wash your hair several times. The products will bind the pigments and considerably attenuate the tinting effect

• Should you plan on going blond trying out blond wigs may be a good way to try on the new color. Alternatively, you may admire your blonde self in a digital image online (e.g. by visiting http://www.frisurenstyler.net)

• A very short haircut allows quite a lot of freedom for experimentation. If the initial result disappoints there is no reason not to color your hair differently right away. In a short pixie cut individual hairs are hardly older than half a year. Such young short hair can easily cope with repeated color treatments and bleaching

• Brown-haired women who like to go blonde should be aware of the image that goes along with the blonde hair color. Innocent golden curls, a sexy beach blonde look or platinum blonde waves carry strong signals. However, there is no need to hesitate if a long line of suitors is part of your dreams and if you are a party person and almost always in a sunny mood, providing your hair has not been chemically treated for a permanent wave or straightening. Coloring chemically treated hair requires the expertise of a professional

• Real blondes have no problem coloring their hair brown. They have the privilege of using soft mousse tints and intensive tints to try out how being brunette will change their lives. As a rule, you should allow at least one week and several shampoos between two tinting rinses at home

• Brown-haired women who have bleached their hair blonde are a case for the hair care professional if they want to switch back to their natural hair color. It is hard to predict how the new color pigments will interact with chemically treated hair. Having a professional guide the color change adds predictability to the result