1
HONOR THY
hue
"Use your current color (even if it's dyed)
as a gauge when selecting your formula— and
never lighten or darken your hair more than
two shades at one time," says Rachel Glenn
of Chicago's Prink Salon.
2
THOU SHALT KEEP THY
cool
Lightening tresses with a "warm" formula may
leave you brassy. "Opting for a color
described as 'cool' or 'neutral' is a safer
bet for first-timers," says Jason Backe of
Manhattan's Ted Gibson Salon.
3
THOU SHALT NOT
skimp
ON DYE
Imagine running out of dye halfway through
color application. Not good. The amount in
most kits is sufficient for thè "average"
head of hair (aboui shoulder-length). So,
cautions Patty Slattery, directór of L'Oréal
Technical Center, "If your locks are longer
or very thick, stock up."
4
THOU SHALT/ SPLURGE 0N
tools
The application tools siipplied by most kits
are pretty flimsy. If you want thè job done
right, says Backe, pick up prò tools at any
bjeauty-supply store.
MC RECOMMENDS:
SPONTEXVINYL GLOVES, COLORTRAK CADDY BOWL
AND BRUSH
5
HONORTHY
strand test
Save yourself after-color anguish (and a
hefty color-éorrection bill) by doing a
strand test on your underlayer before
coloring your whole head, says Slattery.
6
THOU SHALT
touch up
CAUTION
"Mismatcheji roots and ends are a dead
giveaway that you dye your own hair," says
Backe. "IThis happens when dye dribbles dowL
from thè roots and»
oversaturates already-colored ends." Better
to get a friend—or a three-way mirror—to
help you confine dye to thè regrowth area.
Need to refresh thè rest of your hair, too?
Wait until thè last five minutes of thè
process, then run color down thè shaft.
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