There are many different shades of blonde, from ash blonde, dark strawberry shade to super platinum blonde and everything in between. A small percent of the world’s population is naturally blonde, this fact has to be why the world is so utterly fascinated with blondes. The rarity, the uniqueness and hard to achieve results are what make it all the more desirable. Blonde hair can even be an obsession, women spending thousands of dollars on achieving the perfect blonde color.
If you are not a natural blonde, the quest for blonde takes commitment and comes with a price. Platinum-colored hair is not a new look, stars in the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s wore their bleached locks in short curly bobs. Some even damage their hair so much they were force to wear wigs.
You know that blonde bombshell I introduced you to, Blondelle? Her name means “caressing,”
which is actually very fitting for a blonde, always needing the most gentle hair care. The perfect blonde is not an easy thing to achieve. Dying techniques have come a long way from the first dying methods, but because of it’s still damaging effects, dyed blonde hair needs extra special care and protection.
Overuse of bleach and peroxide eventually alters hair’s texture, turning it dry, dull and limp.
Even natural blonde hair needs extra special care.
So what’s the right hair care for Blondelle?
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Make sure that you can truly make the commitment to blonde. Blonde is a very high-maintenance hair color, having to commit to regular touch-ups and proper products to keep it looking natural and fresh is time consuming and expensive. It can require salon touch ups every 5-6 weeks.
Highlights are a lower maintenance way to go blonde.
Highlights can last up to two or three months, depending on what kind you get. If you can’t fully commit, consider face-framing blonde highlights and lowlights instead of all-over color because when it grows out, it will look more natural.
If you have naturally dark hair, take your time going blonde, it’s never smart to rush into blonde. Your hair will only lighten so much at one time — push it too far and it turns orangey and can really damage it. Do a little every month, so you can control brassiness, and if you are inexperienced, consulting with a salon professional hairstylist that you trust is really important.
Color preserving shampoos can also prolong the life of your blonde color. Blondes can also us a purple shampoo/conditioner, which will effectively neutralize all the yellow tones in your hair. Hard water, air pollution, too much sun and chlorine are some of the culprits that will turn your blonde a brassy or yellow color. A dye session at the salon can also cause hair to loose its luster, so to breathe life back into hair by using a purple shampoo a few times a week (do not overuse purple shampoo). Purple and yellow are directly across from each other on the color wheel so purple shampoo revives brassy tones in your hair.
