10 essential tips for achieving your perfect hair colour

By Johanna Garner on September 1, 2020 at 7:00 AM

So, you want to colour your hair at home but you don’t have the key to success? Tone, texture, application, upkeep. Here is some advice to avoid mistakes and colour your hair like a pro!

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Here’s some advice to achieve the colour of your dreams.

To better understand which base colour is best, look at the possibilities and refer to hair colour charts.

Cream is more nourishing so, it’s better adapted to drier hair.

Gel is very pigmented and is ideal for dark hair or for people looking for a more intense colour.

First and foremost, when it comes to home colouring you must choose the right shade.

Key advice, you should never go further than 3 tones away than your natural colour. If you’re undecided between two shades, go for the lighter one.

If you choose a darker shade (brown or black), start by applying the product to your roots and end at the tips.

If you choose a lighter shade (light or dark blonde) start by applying it to the tips and apply the rest of the product on the roots.

To avoid getting colour on your forehead apply moisturiser before colouring your hair.

Was your home colouring a disaster? Don’t panic! Book an appointment with your hairdresser to get the colour removed.

To maintain your colour, opt for an antioxidant shampoo or a special shampoo with an acidic PH to replenish your hair’s PH.

Also, use lavender oil on your hair which has purifying and soothing properties.

It’s essential to apply the colour as best you can to make it as natural as possible.

When colouring at home you must firstly choose the right texture.

Mousse is the easiest to apply, you apply it just like shampoo.

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