How to Pull Off Bleached Hair
Bleached hair is one of the top hair trends of this year. It’s cute, it’s daring, and it definitely makes a statement. However, bleached hair can be difficult to pull off and it definitely requires extensive consideration before taking the plunge. If you’re interested in bleaching your hair, keep reading to learn how to pull off bleached hair successfully, sans regrets.
1. Get the Right Tone
Many people are surprised to find out that “bleached” is not an absolute color choice. There are many different tones of bleached hair you can choose from. You should definitely take advantage of these options in order to flatter your natural skin tone.
If you are very pale and have pink tones in your skin, for example, keep a pale yellow tone in your hair and stay away from an all-white look to avoid a Cullen-esque finish. Talk to your stylist about different warm versus cool bleach tones and which would look best for you.
2. Use the Right Products
After you bleach your hair, it’s important to use the right products in order to maintain the pristine look of the color. The most vital product to invest in is a purple or blue-based shampoo.
These special shampoos counteract any brassiness or yellowness that can appear in bleached hair as time goes on in order to keep your color clear as your hair grows out.
3. Embrace Your Roots
Approximately five days to one week after you get your hair bleached, depending on your hair’s growth rate, you will start to see the shadow of your roots beginning to grow back in. Don’t panic and run back to the salon unless you’ve got multiple hundreds of dollars to blow on bleaching treatments per month.
Instead, try to embrace your roots in their shadowy glory. Love them if you can. At the very least, you need to be prepared for their appearance. You should also be ready and willing to wait out their growth until your next hair appointment without going crazy.
4. Trust the Professionals
You should never, and I mean ever, try to bleach your own hair at home. The results will be disastrous, period. If you cannot afford to get your bleaching treatments done at a professional salon, you should not make the drastic change in the first place. At-home bleach treatments are just another word for painful, damaging regret.
5. Ease Into It
It is often a good idea to ease into a bleached hairstyle by getting an ombré look instead of going all in for your first treatment. Ombré hair eliminates the frustration of grown-out roots and it allows you to see how you like bleached hair without making a huge commitment.
6. Consider Your Skin
Bleached hair is like a neon arrow pointing to your skin. It automatically amplifies all of your imperfections. If you are already self-conscious about acne or other imperfections that are present in your skin, it is probably not a good idea to bleach your hair until you feel more confident in your skin.
7. Stay Short
Bleaching treatments can be incredibly damaging to your hair. If you don’t want to end up with weak and breakable strands, it is best to shear your hair short before you bleach it. Short hair grows out every few months. Therefore, it is much less likely to show the frustrating signs of bleach damage.
Bleaching your hair can be a fun and adventurous change when you’re tired of your standard strands. Before you head to the salon, however, use the tips in this post to learn how to pull off bleached hair the right way.
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