Today I'm going to talk about my brunette to blonde transformation. I did it myself without having to go to the salon. I also want to state that I'm not great at doing hair at all. I can't style, cut, color, anything properly. I DO NOT recommend anyone doing this to themselves as I did it. I decided to take a risk. Let me just get to the story.
Before
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| Sorry for the poor quality-it's from my cell phone |
One day, I woke up itching for a change in my hair. I've done every natural hair color, except blonde. So why not? Instead of just jumping to it that day, I gave myself a couple of days to think about it because I knew it wasn't going to be easy. After about 5 days, the urge for blonde hair didn't go away. So I made my way to Sally Beauty Supply. Here's a list of the items I used (I linked all the products I used):
- 3 packets of L'Oreal Quick Blue powder bleach
- 30 vol Developer
- Gloves
- A bowl (I used a plastic bowl from the dollar store)
- A tint brush
I applied it to my ends and worked my way up, but not on my roots. I left it on my hair for about 40-45 minutes before applying it to my roots. The reason for that is the heat from your scalp processes the bleach faster. After applying it to my roots, I left it on for an additional 15 minutes (one hour total time).
Once the bleach was completely rinsed out, I put Joico KPAK conditioner on my hair for about 5 minutes (you can use any conditioner you'd like). When my hair dried, I noticed that it seemed to look a bit patchy. Some parts were blonde, some were highlighter yellow, and some were carrot orange. I decided not to bleach again that night and I waited until the next day.
When I started the process all over again the next day, I started with the pieces that looked orange and worked my way through my entire hair. I, again, waited a hour before washing it out. I also used the Joico KPAK conditioner after rinsing. Once my hair finally dried, it seemed to have an orange tint in some places. To better explain, it would look orange at one angle then yellow at another. Noticed I didn't say blonde? It's because my hair wasn't quite blonde yet. I felt like someone took a yellow highlighter and colored patches of my hair with it. I decided to give my hair a break and I left it like that for 48 hours. Needless to say, I wore a hat for 48 hours.
After the two day break, I made the decision to tone my hair to see if that would help the situation.
I ended up using Wella Color Charm in T18 Lightest Ash Blonde, 20 vol developer, and the same bowl and tint brush as before. I heard you shouldn't leave it in your hair the full recommended 30 minutes because it could turn your hair purple (the toner turns purple while it's in your hair). I lost track of time and left it in for the full time. I instantly started to panic before i even rinsed it out. Luckily, my hair looked great. It was actually blonde.
After everything
Surprisingly, my hair doesn't feel like straw. I'm really impressed on how simple it was, even though it took a couple of days. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it yet. I think it may need some dimensions.
I really hope you enjoyed my story on going blonde. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. My number one tip, if you're thinking about going blonde, is use a conditioner at every rinse during the process. I really feel that is what saved my hair.
Love,
Michelle
@bloggingmyway14
After everything
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| Natural hair after being up all day |
Surprisingly, my hair doesn't feel like straw. I'm really impressed on how simple it was, even though it took a couple of days. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it yet. I think it may need some dimensions.
I really hope you enjoyed my story on going blonde. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. My number one tip, if you're thinking about going blonde, is use a conditioner at every rinse during the process. I really feel that is what saved my hair.
Love,
Michelle
@bloggingmyway14
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