Making the decision to get your hair professionally colored at a salon is a significant investment of both time and money especially when you wish to dye black hair red or purple.

Instead of spending both time and money at a salon to get a new color, experiment with an at-home hair color kit in your own bathroom. Professional colorists provide their expert recommendations for dyeing your hair at home in order to prevent a dye catastrophe.

Prevent yourself from reaching for the box of dye by following these at-home color rules for a shiny, perfect tint that will appear like it just came out of the salon.

Rule 1: Do not pay attention to the photos on the box.

The Jet Rhys Salons in San Diego are owned by Jet Rhys, a celebrity stylist and co-owner of the Jet Rhys Salons in Los Angeles also having a great fan following Pikdo and twitter profile said: “When shopping for at-home hair color, many ladies will simply look at the picture on the box,” he adds.

“When shopping for at-home hair color, many women will only look at the picture on the box.” However, we do not know what color her hair was before she dyed it.

“While the lady on the box may have the correct shade of brown, we do not know what color her hair was before she dyed it.”  

As an alternative, Izabela Saboski, director of color at Salon Ziba in New York City, recommends consulting the package’s numbers and letters to determine the degree of color and desired tone.

On a scale of one to ten, one represents the darkest hue and ten represents the lightest. She adds that the letters represent the dye’s undertones: a represents ash, g represents gold, c represents copper, and n represents neutral.

Rule No. 2. Using Your Own Coloring

Light-skinned, light-eyed women seem more natural with lighter tones, according to Kyle White, senior colorist at the Oscar Blandi Salon in New York City.

Women with darker hair and complexion look better with deeper shades, says White. If you have a lot of pink in your complexion, you should avoid using a warm hair color since it will make you seem flushed and tired.

People with olive skin tones are advised to use gold tones which can warm their complexions as well as make the skin appear less green.

If your skin tone is neutral, with no pink or green undertones, according to White, you may wear either warm or cool blond tints.

Rule 3: Try to keep your makeup within two shades of your natural skin tone.

Colorists believe that when dying your hair at home, you should not go more than two shades lighter or darker than your natural hair color.

This is particularly useful for brunettes who wish to lighten their hair. In Saboski’s opinion, “if your hair is dark and you want to lighten it,” he recommends scheduling an appointment at a salon, since at-home color will be useless at lightening your hair.

This is due to the fact that at-home color kits do not include the powerful chemicals necessary to drastically alter your complexion.

According to White, there’s a good reason why hair colorists must go to school, pass an exam, and get a license from the state or federal government.

“The reason is due to the chemical requirements for the execution of intricate hair color changes can cause severe harm to the scalp and hair.

Rule 4: Before committing to a permanent color, take a test drive.

If you want to color your hair in a safe manner, Saboski recommends demi-permanent hair color, which will fade somewhat with each shampooing.

“Demi-permanent color can also help minimize damage, and also increases the natural hue that the face. alp.

Demi-permanent color is a blend of dyes that are both permanent and semi-permanent in appearance. Even while it does not have the ability to lighten dark hair, it may be used to match or intensify your current color.

You may also experiment with semi-permanent dye, which, like demi-permanent color, will not lighten your hair if used correctly.

Semi-permanent formulas don’t penetrate deep into hair and can be washed out after 8-12 washes.

Rule 5: Do not skip the patch testing procedure.

It’s critical to test a new hair color on a tiny section of your hair before applying it to your whole head; otherwise, you’re setting yourself up for a disastrous result.

 “If you choose a hue that is too ashy, for example, your complexion will seem dull and elderly,” adds Saboski. ” In the event that your hair isn’t able to take to the dye ingredients it is possible that you will experience an allergic reaction to your scalp.

Rule 6: Perform Damage Control Prior to Dyeing.

A clarifying shampoo is recommended to be used on the day before coloring to eliminate any product buildup and to help balance the hair’s porosity, which will allow for more even coloring results, according to White.

“After this, you must make use of a deep conditioner in order for replenishing any water that could have been lost in the process of coloring.

However, you should avoid washing your hair the day before you dye it. Shampoo, according to Rhys, does not improve the color’s take-up.

Aside from that, by not washing your hair before coloring, you’re letting the natural oils already present in your hair to protect your scalp from irritation caused by the ammonia included in many colors.

Rule 7: Don’t go overboard with color.

You don’t have to dye your whole head every time you see your hair color fading, which is a relief. According to White, doing so would result in “color accumulation, discolored ends, bands of brightness and darkness, and unnecessarily damaged hair.

” When dying new growth, you only want to color the tips of the new growth and, if absolutely necessary, refresh fading ends during the final few minutes of the coloring process.