BEFORE

Green Rainbow Hair

Rainbow haircolor back natural, what to do?

We have been correcting a lot of haircolor this week at Indulge Salon South George St. To say that we have been busy is an understatement. You would have thought the haircolor bus stopped out on George St and said to all of the passengers, anybody that thinks they have bad hair color – GET OFF and get it fixed. Well, probably most of the bus was left off to visit us. We are very thankful.

The challenges that my rainbow colored clients run into is that they think we can just remove those lemon lime greens, or emerald green, blues, teals, reds, and yellows with one step. Some of these rainbow colors   that don’t want to budge out of the hair easily.

We actually have to do a cleaning process to see if the hair can hold up under the scrutiny of bleach or highlighting products to remove the fabric dye out of the hair. I said it, FABRIC DYE. Most of these colors are not naturally derived and have intense dyes that only show up on pale yellow or pre-lightened to accept the dyes. Our experience is that of an onion, the more we remove those bright colors, the more surprises we see underneath that original bright rainbow color. For example, this client just did her hair by a “friend” The friend did friends work but left it really splotchy and as we started to allow the remover to lift, it went from a emerald green to a teal, to a purplish color. This part can be scary since we really don’t know what is going to emerge. That is why we are professionals and can remove color for you. We can take our clients back to a natural. In some cases, we may have to put pigment back into the hair, we may have to condition if necessary and we may have to reapply in two weeks if they color starts fading due to the client over processing their hair. Once the color is removed, we are left we a raw underlying color that has to be colored either darker or a different tone on the light side. Either way, the color pigments from the rainbow may pop back out to surprise us again during hte coloring process. We may have to fill your hair which is color pigment that we put back in the hair to fill in the gaps similar to filling pot holes in the road. Once we fill the hair, we then have to apply your desired color. You see, this takes time and is not inexpensive.

AFTER

If you want your hair to be any of the rainbow colors, we will have to have a consultation. We will look at what you have and where you want to be. We will talk about the maintenance if you want to keep the colors or eventually fade them out or have them removed altogether. To get the beautiful colors even, we have to take a systematic approach towards getting your perfect end result with the right lighteners and products that will keep your hair healthy. This is not an easy process and can be time consuming.

I know  you guys watch the do-it-yourselfers but truly we end up fixing the

ROOTS GROWN OUT

people who do that. Typically, we will see the hair break off in spots, or the color will be spotty and that is never attractive and the look is not even. The hair color has faded to quickly without the proper coaching on how to maintain the hair.  I know its fun to have all sorts of colors. Its not fun when they all run together into a blob of color. We can usually remedy that mess in about 20 minutes. After we lift off some of that uneven spotty color, we can go from there. If you need help, give us a call. We work as a team to get you where you want to go with your colors.

Wanting to try the NEW GRAYS?

the NEW GRAY hair

Gray hair has been the hottest trend this season. From darkest gray to lightest platinum and all of it between, we are seriously enjoying this season.

Along with clients asking us to strip out their natural color, colored hair, box colored hair and highlighted hair to make the into a platinum blonde doesn’t come without challenges. This is why I’m writing this article tonight.

Gray hair is the absence of pigment. MOST OF THE TIME. Gray hair can fool a stylist when it turns yellow. When we are faced with the option of going gray with clients, we tell them most of the clients want to get rid of their gray because they feel old. The newest generation of trend setters tell me, get rid of the natural color I want to see what I look like with gray hair. We talk about skin tone, we talk about makeup changes that will compliment your new hair color.

During the consultation, we discuss the maintenance of your hair NEW GRAY haircolor. Every 4 weeks you will either have to have your roots touched up or a color balance to maintain the pretty tones of the gray colors we chose together. Remember, the NEW GRAY hair may have had dimensional tones to give your skin tone the best look with some lighter pieces and some darker pieces.

On our client, Amy Harlacker, she loves to change out her haircolor frequently every

The NEW GRAY textured colors

four weeks. We pre-lighten her hair to a very pale blonde that has to be lifted just right without damage. As a specialist and authority in highlighting and hair color correction,  I used 3 different tones of gray hair color to make this look like one color. I did the base color one type of gray, the middle of the hair with a special techniqe and lastly a third gray hair color to give the shine on the ends with a slight violet tone. All of our haircolor has shine pigment in it and durable lasting pigments in the color without the weight or opaqueness that can come with certain color lines.

At Indulge Salon, we have special additives that we can place inside the color that acts like a honeycomb. Pretty cool huh? When we add this additive, we can actually place different color tones right on top of each other without compromising the other color to prevent what we call bleeding or blending within the other color. Each of these colors are entirely separate of each other when I use this additive.

As you can see on Amy Harlacker, there is no beginning on ending line of highlights because they all meld into each other. Very difficult to do but love the end result. She drives 5 hours to have her hair done. We love her! Thanks for making us look good Amy!

Read the Beach Ready check list for a successful launch into summer.

Summer is around the corner. It’s time to pull out the old bathing suit to see if it still looks as good as it did last summer. I’m sure it does.

We have a couple of items that might need to be checked off your list:

1. Time for Balayage highlights? Click here for more info.
2. Ready for your Brazilian waxing? Yes, we wax EVERYTHING down there. Bikini waxing, facial waxing, eyebrow waxing, leg and arm waxing. We will do the whole body.
3. have your man have his back waxed at least 1 week before you go
4. don’t want to pack your mascara and save time? Try our new Celebrity Eyelash Extensions.
5. Beach bag is not complete without our 21 Benefits spray that prevents your hair color from fading.
6. Tuesday’s are Toes days! Get sandal ready with some pretty colors to brighten up your day.  Save $25 on your these specialty pedicures for only $35.00 till end of April. Try the Rose Petal pedicure, Citrus soak pedicure or the ultimate lux Egyptian Spa Pedicure. Our Egyptian Spa Pedicure is exlusive to our salon and the most exquisite. Its more intensive, it focuses on every inch of your feet, especially the heels. We detoxify, soften and infuse antioxidants which hydrate feet and legs. We use the Honey almond food mask plus a massage using our very own Indulge Pure Originals cream without chemicals. You’ll feel like Queen Nefertiti. 60 minutes of pure bliss $75.
7. Lastly, pack up your Indulge Pure Originals Cocoa Body Butter Bar. this is the most moisturizing bar without the chemicals. Use before the beach, after your shower from the beach to deepen your tan naturally. Also prevents peeling. Only $10

Looking foward to seeing you to help you get beach ready!