You decided to go from brown, blonde, highlighted to gray?

AFTER going from brown to gray

Looking in the mirror every day seeing the gray hair peeking out amongst the brown, blonde or highlighted color treated hair that you have done for years every four weeks. You know the trend is speaking to you to let the natural gray hair grow out but can you handle the roots as they get bigger and bigger. Can your ego handle the change in color from gray to silver or white? Will your  skin tone change with the grays?

Is gray hair less maintenance?

Yes and no. if you already had some gray hair that is diffused throughout the rest of your natural hair, not that big of a deal to grow it out. Where the maintenance starts to get heady is when you have already been coloring every four weeks. Visiting the salon for retouches is scheduled  then you decided to grow it out and you aren’t sure if you like it or not. Do you go for the biggy by having all of the color treated hair bleached out and toned to match the gray hair? Perhaps.

FYI: when removing any color treated hair that is espresso dark brown, chocolate brunettes, ravishing red heads and bombshell blondes can take hours to remove pigment from the hair. This is not an hour process so let’s make it clear that it may take more than one appointment to achieve a clear base THEN we have to tone the color to the perfect gray hair color for your skin coloring. If the hair does not lift appropriately or it gets stuck at a certain level, then we as professionals must make adjustments to that hair color that didn’t budge. What I’m talking about is the yellow, yellow orange and the brassy colors that just don’t want to leave the hair. when that happens, we have to change our strategy by using a different color to either lift the color up in a safe way or tone it the way it is darker gray or wait until the next visit to resume lifting the color out of the hair again. Professionals will keep the integrity of the hair intact regardless of what the client wants, the hair will tell us what it will or won’t be able to do.

Do you think that maybe you would like highlights to blend the gray with the previous colored hair? Perhaps. Let’s talk about options:

1. Removing all of the old hair color requires a professional to remove the color with a lightener that is safe for all types of hair. A professional will determine which strength, how long to leave it on the previous color treated hair then you will have to have it toned or multi – toned gray hairs going through it to look natural. This is very expensive but after it is finished, the maintenance is low requiring regular trims, conditioning the gray hair and the gray looking tones. Every other appointment would require a color balance to prevent the yellow undertones from creeping in.
2. you have blonde hair with gray. Easy option for you would be to tone down the blonde to blend the gray hair in with in. Low maintenance grow out. Every appointment have a color balance applied to keep the yellow orange at bay. Products to use for home use would be a gray color Fabuloso conditioner that is gluten free plus it is designed to give your gray hair sparkle.
3. If you have been playful with your hair color by taking the gray color up and down in tones or lowlighting often then you may experience more high maintenance gray hair color. At some point, you may have to choose 1 or 2 shades and call it a day to keep the color consistent.
4. Double processing by removing natural gray color to achieve a lighter tone does mean visiting the salon every 3 – 4 weeks having it pre-lightened then toned again and again to get the right gray tone. You know the saying 50,000 shades of gray is what we are talking about. If you have one gray tone applied, then another applied within that gray tone such as a violet gray or silver gray or platinum gray, these tones take on a life of their own. if you really want to step up the tones, you might find that some manufacturer gray tones don’t come out as easily as they say they do. The salon professional such as Indulge Salons in York and Greensboro, GA have to rely on their expertise to make decisions to give you the best gray tone for your skin tone.
5. speaking of skin tone, most gray hair clients must wear makeup. Gray hair done correctly can make the pink toned skin look beautiful or look like you stayed up all night watching Hallmark movies. Might be in your best interest to get with one of our makeup artists to determine if the gray hair color is going to be right for you.
6. using the right shampoo for at home maintenance is key to keeping the right gray hair tone. Can be used 2x per week with other shampoo and conditioner.
7. BEAUTY BUDGET is a must conversation. You will have to decide how much you are willing to maintain after the initial cost of going gray. Have this conversation with your stylist.

I had a client that was coloring her hair every 11 days till one day she said, ” I’m going to do it”. I said, “do what?””She said, “I’m going to go gray.”

This client speaks professionally and had to give the process a lot of thought on the reaction of herself, her husband and her colleagues. Appearance is everything, her hair and skin tone plus she had to think about how she would be perceived by her customers. Would they think that she looked old? Actually, she ended up looking younger. we changed her makeup, we changed the look of the gray hair by removing all of the old color, the old highlights and evened out the tone of her hair. she did end up having low maintenance hair, she did have more conditioned hair that didn’t change and she felt FREE. Free from coloring her hair every 11 days. she was happier about her decision to change her hair. We had been highlighting, coloring the roots, color balancing the ends to keep them from fading and cutting her hair every four weeks because she needed it and when she traveled, she had to maintain the top of her head with the root touch up to keep covering the gray. Now she doesn’t have to cover the gray. She is FREE from the coloring prison she felt she was in.

This is my client Maggie from Greensboro, GA. Once she went gray with her color she never went back. Congratulations on your bravery to go from brown to gray.

Brown to gray

BEFORE changing her hair color from brown to gray

BEFORE going from brown to gray

the process of going from brown to gray with foils

AFTER going from brown to gray

Customized hair extensions to give you your dream hair!

BEFORE Melissa with fine broken off hair on the top of her head

AFTER adding hair extensions length to the top, sides and back

Bring your dreams of flowing long hair to Indulge Salon, York, Pa. Our team of hair extensionists’ will evaluate which type of hair extensions that are best for your type of hair. If you have struggled with growing your hair to a length then just stops, this is a solution for you. Go from short to long hair  in 1 – 2 hours with customized hair extensions color that looks natural. We will cut the hair extensions to enhance your face shape and lifestyle. Call 717.846.4424

One of our hair extensions has worked in New York as a model, wears tape in hair extensions 24″ in length for years. She can guide you with the how to style these along with options of coloring hair extensions. Some hair extensions cannot be colored. Read more about wedding hair extensions here.

All natural hair extensions come  from the UK, Russia, China, Asia that are naturally processed which means bleached out then processed with hair color dye that is secured with a silicone coating that gives the cuticle the same direction. Beautiful, shiny hair that can withstand curling irons, flat irons, blow dryers. We have access to a world of hair to meet your needs.

The hair can come in several textures such as wavy, curly, or straight. All of these can be customized to look and feel like what you had or what you desire to have for your final look. Hair extensions can be ordered customized in length and hair color. We can create an ombre’ or balayage highlights. If you like a solid color such as all blonde, brunette, chestnut brown with sparkling golden highlights we can provide this customization for you too. For more information please click here to see samples of before and after of a blonde haired client that has cylinder/clamp type of hair extensions. This specific brand is Dream Catchers known for their high quality hair extensions.

Celebrities have been doing natural hair extensions for many years. Although the hair process has been more refined over the years with natural looking hair. Depending on your texture of hair we can match it for the best natural look for you.  In order to get the best results, bring pictures of what you like. A gentle reminder that the photos that you bring from Pinterest are edited and photo shopped to show the model and items in the best possible light.

Creating a specialized look with hair extensions will require an appointment for a consultation, strategy on the type of extensions that are the absolute best for what you want. We will let you know immediately if what you desire is possible. Some considerations are:

1. Type of hair needed
2. the state of your current hair
3. the color of your hair naturally or colored and the colors that you want
4. the strategic process of what you need to have done before we order and install the hair extensions
   

   After hair extensions installed

5. beauty budget
6. time line
7. how to maintenance your new hair extensions
8. appointment follow up for color if needed

Ready for long hair to look like your dream wedding hair?

Every bride has her dream hair in mind. How does she achieve it before the wedding? We have the checklist to prepare your dream look with hair, makeup and skincare for your perfect wedding day. This includes hair extensions whether they are for fullness, texture, length and volume. We can even create customized highlights in your hair that look so natural nobody will even know but you and Indulge Salon. Ask about our wedding packages.

Hair that is fine, thin, shedding hair from stress, cancer, diabetes, vitamin deficiency or medical disease.

We have a solution to give you hair  that you had lost due to life’s events. This is not your fault. Kimberly, the Sr hair extensionist does cancer survivor hair extensions that are designed to give you your hair back. This is a temporary consideration depending  how strong your natural hair is to hold the weight of  tape in, resin, fusion or cylinder type of attachment. The point of providing a stringent detailed extension solution will give you the ability to style your hair the way you used to. Wouldn’t you love to put a curling iron to your hair and watch it curl then let it “boing”?

Read about Amber’s story. She is a professional with fine hair that just stopped growing. See her after photos with fusion hair extensions here. 

Having hair again makes you feel like you. The ability to run your fingers through your hair feels normal. What is normal for you?

When I was I in beauty school, we were taught that our hair is an accessory but I believe hair is more than that. Our hair is part of our identity. People know us by a certain style they may have been created for our face shape and lifestyle. Our hair extensions can be a statement of defiance that rebels against the norms that we were brought up with such as a strict regulation by our parents.  Our hair extensions can be a statement of creativity with a variety of rainbow colors as graphic design. Those graphic designs in hair extensions can be colored in blocks, faded pastel colors, bright jewels that look like prisms. We can lift off limitations by enjoying long hair, short hair and volume with hair extensions that come in all different textures that mimic what you’ve have had in the past.

Hair gone? Hair strands?

We have the ability to provide wefts that are glued to the skin appropriate resin that is temporary. They can be re-used for the day or night. I did a blog post or people that pull their hair out  from nervous disorder called Tricholotillomania. See some before and after photos of what is possible. This solution  can last a day or two but is not a permanent solution. However; it is possible to help you break the habit over time. The example of this amazing women has been fighting the urge to pull her hair out since she was 14. As you can see in one of the photos of her hair actually growing back because she wasn’t pulling it out. I was very proud of her and the strength and courage it has taken for her to resist pulling her hair. The AFTER photo shows the highlighted wefts that were strategically placed to cover the balding areas. She was able to go to an event with confidence that weekend.

client AFTER with highlighted and lowlighted glued in hair weft hair extensions

trichotillomania back

placing glued in weft hair extensions amongs new hair growth

Hair growing back in September 2016 Tricholotillomania survivor

Trichotilomania (disorder pulling hair out)

Read about some new tips to prevent cancer, reduce high blood pressure that could stoke a stroke and eliminate acne.

Alex Crawford, the editor of Lather, Scrubbed & Loved Magazine has really removed all of the clutter and got to the point of

some great topics that will help you with daily living habits which will increase your level of living by preventing potential stroke, preventing cancer by eating these certain foods and how to eat them, and lastly ways to eliminate acne. If acne is not managed, over the years scarring can take the place. 

Here are some of the great reads to implement: 

3 Beach Bag Must Haves – what’s in your beach bag?

Fight Disease with Olive Oil – I found this article really informative

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese – I made this and it was delicious!

Plant Therapy – Cannabis Sativa – Pot without the delirium. If this were available like it is today, I would have implemented this for my son Carson. I believe this is helpful. See what  you think and let us know after you read it.

Beating Joint Blues with BLU – a new treatment that you can do at home to clean out and brighten acneic skin.

Did you know that we subject our children to potential danger taking them to the beach?

Most cancer stems from being exposed to the direct sunlight at the beach, the pool and anywhere that skin wasn’t exposed without sunscreen. The heat and UVA and UVB direct rays are so harmful that the sensitive skin could be starting already before the age of 10 due to sun exposure. Use sunscreen that has an SPF 30 or above.

Sunscreen only works when it is applied multiple times during the sun exposure. If you are in the water it will go away except now we are killing fish with the sunscreens. I was recently at Fenwick Island which was heavenly during my stay with friends.

I used to stay hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. just laying in the sun or swimming in the water. Not anymore, I have to dive under the canopy to take a reprieve from the intense heat. My feet were screaming because the sand was so hot. I had sunscreen, I had moisturizer and I still got burnt because I didn’t reapply right away. I fell asleep and my back and shoulders are sore to the touch. Looking around to the other beach goers, I was stunned to see that they brought their dogs. Some big dogs and some little dogs. I was looking for water bowls and didn’t see any. I was looking for the babies and their mamas to put on sunscreen. I hope they did because I had to look away. Knowing what I know about preventing cancer at such an early age with babies and children could be dangerous for those babies. 

Guinot Sun Logic Anti-Ageing Sun Cream SPF 30 protects and repairs sun damaged skin.

This advanced sunscreen prepares skin for sun exposure, protects during sun exposure and repairs afterward. The powerful sunscreen prevents photoaging and protects against blue light exposure while also infusing skin with anti-aging ingredients. Arnica balances capillaries and elastin while vegetable-derived melanin protects from blue light. Elastoprotectin, extracted from witch hazel, prevents the breakdown of tissues to protect elastin fibers and prevent wrinkles. Protect your skin against aging and sun damage with Guinot Sun Logic Anti-Ageing Sun Cream SPF 30 – $43.00 Smells like orange sickle.

All sunscreen should be applied BEFORE you hit the beach, AFTER you get out of the water, BEFORE you go to bed or go out for the night to prevent damage. We use two types of sunscreen that we agree with:

Rhonda Allison Daytime Defense SPF 30 – excellent for moisturizing and for protection from UVA and UVB – A great daily daytime defense with UV protection of SPF 30. Protects your skin from environmental damage and provides soothing and moisturizing benefits throughout the day. Broad-spectrum sunscreen for your face and neck helps provide the best in antioxidant protection. Recommended for all skin types. $23.00

All of our sunscreens are available at our Indulge Salon 970 S George St, York Pa 17403  or Call 717.846.4424 or Georgia location at 1104 market st, Greensboro, GA 30642