[crazychick]

div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VlJTa2Suj_c/TsEdx7QclUI/AAAAAAAAFgc/YjxITYfVwi0/s1600/Slide1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="640px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VlJTa2Suj_c/TsEdx7QclUI/AAAAAAAAFgc/YjxITYfVwi0/s640/Slide1.png" width="463px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"Recently I decided that I wanted a change for my hair - and thought at-home balayage (fancy French term for hand-painted highlights)nbsp;would benbsp;a good way to experiment. Even though it's been around for a while, Inbsp;still love the look of Alexa Chung's subtlenbsp;highlightsnbsp;(a href="http://studdedhearts.blogspot.com/2010/10/ladylike.html"seen here/a).nbsp;This is what I did. /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlYmMXzq7yY/TsJaXctJJSI/AAAAAAAAFhk/rLOlErOog64/s1600/Slide2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="640px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlYmMXzq7yY/TsJaXctJJSI/AAAAAAAAFhk/rLOlErOog64/s640/Slide2.png" width="462px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"strongYou Need:/strong/divullidiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"A home highlighting kit (I used L'Oreal Perfect Blond). Don't get blond dye as that won't lighten your hair./div/lilidiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"An old shirt and towel/div/lilidiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"Anbsp;clock or stopwatch/div/li/uldiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"strongHow to:/strong/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"1. Open the highlighting kit and mix up the dye as directed on the pack. /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"2.nbsp;Brush dry andnbsp;unwashednbsp;hair./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"3. Usingnbsp;a mascara wand, apply the dyenbsp;to the bottom few inches of my hair, and then rub it in withnbsp;your hands (in gloves!). I keptnbsp;the dyenbsp;way below my chin line, but how far you go up will probably depend on your hair length and how obvious you want it./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"4. Use the wand to do a few lighter strands up the hair a little so you don't get a harsh line./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"5.nbsp;Wrapnbsp;your hair up in an old tea towel and pin itnbsp;to the top of my head while waiting. You don't want to get any of the bleach on your skin./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"6. Check the colour after 10 minutesnbsp;by removing some of the dye - re-cover if it's not light enough or wash out if it is. Inbsp;kept mine on for 20 mins and then washed out. I then quickly blowdried to get an idea of the actual colour change./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"7.nbsp;Apply the dye again but this time only to the ends fornbsp;10 mins. This isnbsp;to get a gradual change in colour and an ombre affect. You can do this as many times as you like until you get a look that you like./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"8. Wash out, deep conditionnbsp;and style./divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"istrongVERDICT/strong/i/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"To be honest, this was quite a traumatic experiment for me. I've never had my hair coloured before (ever) so I was really shocked when I took the dye off the first time. Like, really really. But it's growing on me! It's definitely an easy thing to do at home - you can simply keep applying the dye to the ends for 10 minutes or so until you get the desired result. Oh and did I mention that this process can cost you upwards to a couple of hundred dollars in salons? I think it's best to get someone to help you do this so you can do the back properly. /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"In retrospect I should have done a strand test before I started, but I was too excited to do it so I didn't bother (refer to the photo of me with the gloves on). I suggest you do this and monitor the colour change. Mine isn't overly blond because I don't think it would suit me, but you can make it as blond as you like - even white blond! I also popped into the hair dresser andnbsp;had a budget ($10) trim (about an inch off)nbsp;after doing itnbsp;so that the ends were healthy, asnbsp;bleaching like this can really dry out your hair. That isn't essentialnbsp;though. Oh and also I dont think it's a good idea to do this on already coloured hair. One key thing is thatnbsp;Inbsp;will probably only wear my hair curly with this look, as it is quite obviousnbsp;on straightened hair. /divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"The best thing about this sort of hair project is that if you are really unhappy with it you can always chop it off. Why not experiment? If anyone has any tips for this process I would love to hear them. I've heard that if you do it on wet hair with a coating of conditioner the blending of the colours is better. Does anyone have any experience of this?/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-avdDppPGIjU/TsJbeMLjxkI/AAAAAAAAFhs/jbWAk491lIA/s1600/Slide3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"img border="0" height="640px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-avdDppPGIjU/TsJbeMLjxkI/AAAAAAAAFhs/jbWAk491lIA/s640/Slide3.png" width="462px" //a/divdiv class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"br //divdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8784775234411105189-361208761841464261?l=apair-andaspare.blogspot.com' alt='' //div

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