12 yrs, 6 mths ago

Pulling off blonde hair

So this summer I want to try something different with my hair, and I was thinking of going blonde.

My only concern is, I have quite dark eyebrows and don’t want it to end up looking silly.

Does anyone else have blonde hair, but darker eyebrows?

I’m thinking I could go with a darker undertone so it will blend in a little more.

Or should I just stick to darker hair colors…

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  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Bunny Bear, I don’t think thats true about not being able to be blonde and have your hair long. I recently went blonde, and my hair is getting long. It’s not overly damaged either. It’s actually quite healthy. If you get it done properly by a good hairdresser, you can limit the damage. I get mine streaked, so I can go a good 2 months before needing a touch up.

    You are lucky then, lots of my friends colour their hair blonde and they all have short hair because of the damage. But like i said, i don’t colour my hair so that was just a guess and from my friend’s experience…

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Bunny Bear, I don’t think thats true about not being able to be blonde and have your hair long. I recently went blonde, and my hair is getting long. It’s not overly damaged either. It’s actually quite healthy. If you get it done properly by a good hairdresser, you can limit the damage. I get mine streaked, so I can go a good 2 months before needing a touch up.

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Well, its based on your skin tone. I was born with blond hair, and it turned a dirty blond as i grew up, lately I’ve been bleaching my hair a really light blond. My skin tone is bright not too pale and not too tan. But it’s mostly based on your skin tone and (face) But i say try it out and see if you like it. BUT, if your going to bleach your hair yourself, I recommend Clairol Herbal Essences Bleach Blonde. But if you don’t want to risk it, go to a PROFESSIONAL salon. Like Aveda or Reggis.
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  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Good choice! It suits you really well anyway!

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    So I’ve decided to keep my hair dark 🙂

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Definitely go to a hairdresser and get some foils or you will probably end up with orangy hair. I would get them to put a few different shades of blond in as otherwise you are going to get terrible regrowth and if you keep on dying it, your hair is going to get into really bad condition.

    I don’t think dark eyebrows would be a problem. Most blonds I know either have dark eyebrows, or colour them in.

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    I am in the same boat as you, and I tried going blonde. The hairdresser told me the best way for dark hair girls to go blonde is to get streaks (the first set will look orange, but the second will be blonder), that way it blends better and regrowth isn’t quite as noticeable. I have relatively thick, dark eyebrows and I didn’t find they were a problem; although I didn’t go platinum blonde, it was more of a honey/caramel. I got sick of it after about 6 months because it’s a losing battle trying to keep up with regrowth.
    But my advice is just give it a go and if you hate it you can dye it dark again 🙂
    Let us know what you do

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    I can’t really give you any advice because i don’t colour my hair but… Just think of the maintenance of your blonde hair (i mean root touch ups every month, washing it straight after going swimming so it doesn’t turn into a weird colour, use special shampoo and toner to reduce the yellowness, …). Is it really worth it?
    Also, lots of hairdressers say: do you want to be blonde or do you want long hair? Apparently you can’t have both if you colour your hair.

    Plus, you’re probably gonna have to bleach your hair which is really damaging and with summer coming you’re gonna have to take special care for your hair or it will really be dry and damaged.

    I know it is different, but i did the japanese hair straightening once, and i really regretted it after seeing how damaged my hair was. I got it super healthy again but it took a while…

    Let us know what you decide. xx

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    Here are some pics of blonde hair, dark brows. They look fine to me, Wouldnt’ve even noticed their brows were dark unless I was looking for it: (except maybe ScarJo… dunno if I like hers:P but her hair is super light… guess it also depends how light you want to go!)

    http://www.ladyfestbristol.org/fashion-style/modern-news-in-black-and-white.html

  • 12 yrs, 6 mths ago

    I don’t recommend doing it yourself. Definitely go to a salon. I know people who naturally have dark eyebrows and blonde hair. It doesn’t look that weird. You can lighten your brows, but would have to get it done more often. I think generally they are supposed to be 2 shades darker than your hair if its light, and 2 shades lighter if its dark? I dunno, I heard that somewhere 😛

    Shulls suggestion is good. Get some foils first, and make it more of a gradual change. You’ll be able to see if it’s going to suit.

    Also it depends on how thick your brows are. If they are super thick and super dark, its probably going to look weird. But if they are a bit thinner (not pencil thin!) and well shaped. it will probably look okay

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