Hair Color Trends Worth Remembering

Hair trends come and go but some are worth remembering.
Good Housekeeping has selected 30 hair color trends from 2016 and we have picked a few that we believe are here to stay.

                                       Buttery Blonde                                   

                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  Rose Gold

  

          Snow Light

                                           Cuivre Red

Ecaille Blend

                                                      

                                             Woody Brown                                 

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what not to do to your hair

Hair, like any other natural fiber, has its limitations;  once you have stretched, altered and abused your hair, it does reach a point of no return. Certain things accelerate the finale of your locks, such us over styling with hot tools, mishandling wet hair and, the most

common one,extreme or inappropriate use of chemical treatments such as perms, relaxers and color. There are things that are just not meant to happen, coloring more than three levels lighters besides producing unwanted brassiness, will begin changing the texture of your hair. If done properly lighter colors can be achieved, but something has got to give. Don't expect to color, bleach and relax your hair and not murder it. There are things you just should not do. If you hair has gone past this point, go back to a more natural color level and trim it regularly until all the damage is gone. No product that you use will repair it.  Think of it as a silk that you pour bleach on and then iron, what could you possibly use after to bring it back to its original state, nothing.Prevention and a good hair stylist are the best treatment.  Once the hair begins breaking, you just have to let it go.

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Corrective Color, the unpredictable truth

Hair by Monica Ponce. - Muse The Salon

Corrective color is a process that requires two or more steps  and will leave the client with a noticeably different look. Sometimes corrective color can be resolved in one visit and sometimes it may need to be done in steps over a few appointments, depending on the individual situation.

There are many factors as why color goes wrong, if you did it at home you may not realize that the porosity or condition of the hair can affect the result.
 If you have a bad result due to a previous visit to a salon, you may have been working with someone inexperienced. Therefore it is imperative that you seek a professional colorist when seeking a color correction service.
Don't try to correct the color yourself or you could make it worse. I have seen clients coming in with blue and green hair because they tried to make a blonde color darker. Sadly I have also seen clients come in with fried broken hair because an inexperienced stylist tried to lighten a color gone too dark.
Since previously colored hair becomes unpredictable to color, only an experience colorist can help you achieve the best possible results with the least damage to your hair.


What you should know before your color correction appointment

• Make sure you choose an experienced colorist. 
• Set clear expectations: it is important that you listen to your stylist and ask as many questions as you need.
• It is important to realize the affects that the previous color services may had have on the hair and the limitation that this creates.
• The desire result might take several visits. 
• You are likely to require special after care for your hair, your stylist should guide you in telling you what to do and what to use for at home care.
• There is no price set for corrective color, the price is determine depending on the amount of steps necessary to achieve the desire outcome

Monica Ponce
Master Colorist

Muse The Salon

Tampa, Fl

(813) 258-2558

What can be done in one process hair color?

Selecting the right hair color for you is the first step in achieving the hair color results that will work best for you (and avoiding hair coloring nightmares that find you looking for a good color correction specialist). There are guidelines that a professional uses to give you the results you desire. It is however important to know that hair color have limitations. If you are considering a one step all over color process, here is what you need to know:

• A one process color can be use for lightening and darkening hair, it creates a new base in one easy step and it can add shine to dull hair.
• Lightening in one process can only be done on hair that HAS NOT previously been color. Color alone WILL NOT lift color.
• When Darkening hair that has previously been color it is better to use a demi-permanent color  to even out the porosity of the hair.
• For gray hair to get 100% coverage, permanent works better.
• When lightening in one process it is better to stay with in two levels of the natural color to avoid brassy undertones.
• To even out different shades on the hair and obtain a more settle look a color toner is recommended.
• When darkening hair that has been previously bleached a one step process will not work over one or two levels darker. Do not try to go from bleach blond to brunette in one process or you will get a shade of green, blue or ash tones.
• To add shine or different shade with in the same level or one level darker to previously bleached hair, a one step full color does wonders making dull highlights come alive.

M. Ponce
Muse The Salon

what you should know about hair color

Quite simply hair coloring is the science and art of changing the color of the hair.

The natural color of human hair is first and foremost directly tied to hereditary factors.  As scientists have proven, hair color is an inherited characteristic. But the beauty of this generic trade is that it can be change or enhance. At Muse The Salon we've been mastering the art of color for a long time. I personally love the challenge of a color correction, I only wish it could come with out the emotional pain and cost that it brings to the client. 

Here are some answers you should know if you are thinking of hair coloring to avoid unwanted consequences. 

How do you pick the most flattering hair color for your skin tone and eyes?

If you look into your eyes you will see little flecks. If they are golden or yellow, a natural match would be warmer hair colors. If they are bluer or deep bluish black then a natural match would be neutral or cooler tones. To enhance your skin tone, never go more than two shades lighter or darker—this guarantees that you won’t fade or wash away your natural beauty.

What are the different types of hair color?

·      Permanent Hair-color

Permanent  makes a 'permanent' change in the pigment of the hair shaft.  It does not wash out! It will fade in time, but cannot be simply removed to "bring back" your natural color.  All hair that has been colored in this way has the natural color pigments irreversibly chemically altered. It can be removed, leaving the "altered" hair shaft pigments, which can be "corrective colored" back close to the original color.

This is a job which should be left to the Pros Only!  It can be one visit or many visits to the salon to try to correct a bad color job, it is expensive and is hard on the hair to varying degrees. 

·      Single Process Color

Single Process Color Is The Only Permanent Color That Should Be Attempted By The Amateur! Single process means that the color is lifted and deposited in one step and the change is settle.

·      Semi-Permanent

Semi-Permanent color is what it says it is, it can cover gray and go darker, but can not lighten. It lasts varying lengths of time depending on the product. Suitable for amateur colorists.

Warning: Double Process (bleaching and toning to the desired color) should never be attempted by a home hair colorist!.  This is definitely a pro-only process.

·      Deposit Only Color

Deposit Only color can only "deposit" color into the hair,  there are many varieties on the market for the home user.  These are very "User Friendly'' and usually condition and color in one step.

The very popular color "glazes or translucent" colors are among the easiest to start with to enhance your color. Most use a very low 3% peroxide to activate them .  Some are capable of lifting or lightening one level.

Do Your Homework Before You Color 

What does this mean?  It means that you must be perfectly honest to yourself and about yourself and the factors that enter into hair coloring.  If you are very dark haired (Level 1) and want to be a level 10 platinum blonde, forget home hair coloring! 

I know that there are many lightening kits on the market that will lighten hair at home and there are beauty supply stores that will sell professional products to the public, but if you try this at home you are taking a big gamble. 

While it can be and is done every day by people, some get the results that they wanted and some get horrible results.

If you don't believe me, just go to any beauty supply that is open to the public and stand around the hair color section for a while and listen to the customer's comments. 

Or go to any mall or public place and just sit for a few minutes and take a silent count of how many botched color jobs you see! 

My heart goes out to these people because most people who color their hair are trying to improve their appearance not detract from it!  There is nothing that will lower your self esteem of yourself worse than having a bad hair day whether it is a bad cut, color or perm that lasts for months.

Remember it cost a lot more to have your color professionally corrected than it does to have color in the first place.

More tips:

• Always test for allergies if you never have done color before.

• Learn the proper way and products to care for your hair after color.

• When going to a professional for the first time, always ask for a consultation and remember not every hair stylist is a colorist.

• When doing home coloring, keep it settle and don’t believe in gimmicks.

Monica Ponce

Muse The Salon

Tampa, Fl.

For a Professional consultation at Muse The Salon in Tampa Fl. visit, www.musehairgroup.com