My Blonde Adventure!!!

I recently went BLONDE! THe Journey to get there was not the funnest trip I had ever been on either but was it worth it?! YES!!! I'm going to tell you just how I got there and show you my steps along the way...WARNING: It is not pretty!!!! First off I was a very highlighted brunette when I started

So I wasn't just going from Dark Brunette to BLONDE! lol It still wasn't an easy process tho! This picture is about maybe less than a week after I got my hair last highlighted! a week or so after that is when I decided to go BLONDE! I do my research and go and buy my materials I am going to need! I went to Sally's for all my supplies. The first things I bought were: 

Quick Blue by Loreal

The next thing I bought was Salon Care 30 volume creme developer

The next the I bought was Clairol Professional Creme Toner in I think Champagne Beige 

The tools I used were Bleach bowl, a tint brush and black latex gloves

 

Here is the process step after step

First This is me with the bleach in my hair

 

Next is the result after...

 

I wasn't too thrilled with how it turned out obviously...hahaha

After I toned it and blow dried it this is what it looked like

 

This is me trying to make the best of the situation hahaha

 

being in denial about the orangness hahaha After that I had it toned again and slept in SHimmer Lights Purple Shampoo which looks like this

 

Sleeping in this probably wasn't the best idea ever (it left a purple stain on my head for a little bit until I went to the salon and they were able to get it out! *phew* haha) but it did take 80% of the Brassiness out and orange out!!!

After that I had an appointment at On Stage where they did an amazing job at fixing all the left over brassiness and making it look great!!! Here's a picture of me getting it done and a close up on the color after it was done... 

 

You can still see my hair that was not in the foil and how much lighter and non-brassy it was after I slept in the purple shampoo!

 

sooooo much better!!! It is a still a tad brassy but nothing a little purple shampoo won't fix :D After a couple more washes or maybe just one I can't remember this is my hair after that

 

TADA!!! It was a long road to get it this way but worth the hassel!!! (Ha you can see the dent on my left eyelid) Thank you to my friends Kirsten and Afton for helping me with the dying process!!! haha and Thanks to My Meme and Mom for helping me get an appointment so fast and helping out with the expenses of getting done at the salon! haha :D All in all The hair products I bought at Sally's were about $40 I think maybe a little more and the salon was $120 (yes I needed help with that part!) haha 

So if your planning on doing this yourself my advice is make sure your off work for the next couple days just in case and don't give your hopes up on it turning out exactly how you want the first time and if it is messed up call first thing in the morning to find a salon you want to go to! I wouldn't pay anything over what I paid for a stylist! That was actaully a pretty good deal for what she did! She re-bleached the orange strands and toned it down with a beige blonde toner. Other advice is it's easier if you  have somone help you so you don't miss any spots while dying your hair. Also important: Make sure and keep babies and animals away from the area where your dying/bleaching your hair the fumes are not good for them! We had to keep our chihuahua and pug out while doing mine! haha Goodluck to anyone deciding to do this!!! :D It can always be fixed! Even if that means going back dark! lol Also I have very thick hair too so if you have thin hair I would be careful and maybe ask a stylist or a professional on their opinion about bleaching your hair due to possible hair loss. Again Goodluck Guys! :D

 

Be safe and Have fun!!! :D

xoxo

Summer