1. DIY hair dyes can be tricky, so we enlisted the help of celebrity hair colorists Sharon Dorram and Kelly Van Gogh so you can get a salon-perfect hue at home. Click through our gallery to see the eleven tips you need to know before heading to the drugstore to pick up a shade. Here's to perfect at-home hair color today, tomorrow, and forever.
2. "Your natural hair color first determines where to start when you're choosing your desired shade," says celebrity colorist Sharon Dorram, who has worked with Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, and Nicole Kidman. People with warmer base tones, like Emma Stone, who is a natural blond, can take on different colors than someone with a cooler starting hue. Ask your hairstylist, who will be more attuned to identifying nuanced tones.
3. Rome wasn't built in a day-and drastic hair color can't be achieved overnight, either. "The more pronounced the change you attempt, the more likely the results will be brassy, ashy or just plain disappointing," says celebrity colorist Kelly Van Gogh. A subtle shift, on the other hand, like Camilla Belle's lift from rich brunet to spicy cinnamon, is completely attainable.
4. If you plan on making a dramatic change, that is, more than three shades lighter or darker than what's natural, Dorram advises trying on a wig close to your desired color. It's a quick, painless way to determine if the shade is right for you. Here, Amanda Seyfried dons a red bob on the set of her film,Now. (And we think the color is quite becoming!)
5. "Depending on the length and thickness of your hair, you should always buy a few boxes of dye," Dorram advises. Someone with below-the-chest strands, like Miley Cyrus, may require three boxes to get full coverage. "It's better to have too much hair dye, than to realize you need more halfway through," she says.
6. Chlorine strips away the hair cuticle, allowing minerals in the water to get into the hair shaft and alter your color. Rather than diving in, sit pretty poolside, like Whitney Port, for at least two weeks before and after dyeing your hair.
7. Take it from Rihanna's colorist Ursula Stephens, who knows a thing or two about fine-tuning tresses: Hair dye always comes out darker than the image on the box. "Buy one or two shades lighter than your desired color," she advises. "It is easier to amp up a color's intensity than it is to tone it down."
8. "The scalp's natural oils work as a buffer to prevent irritation," says colorist James Corbett of the James Corbett Studio in New York City. Translation? Dirty hair is ideal for dyeing. "It's also much easier to section second day hair, which ensures even color distribution." He suggests skipping the shampoo a day before you plan to color-and we suggest sporting a cute baseball hat like Minka Kelly's to sweep back unwashed strands.
- Full hair coloring=70$
- Root touchup=40$
- Highlighting=60$
- Hair spa
- Treatment=60$
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