What's your tone?
Many brands offer semi-permanent coloring to do at home, but it is also possible to ask your colorist a simple tone on tone, which will fade over shampoos without leaving a demarcation. Ideal for a first time. To succeed in your tone, we follow a few rules. Here they are.
Know your natural color
The challenge of tone on tone is to keep its natural base and beautify it. For that, one must already study well his hair. Its lengths are observed in natural light and the yellow spots of the stores are leaking. Keep in mind that we all tend to see our color darker than it actually is. Once in the radius of your store, you can compare your hair to the present mechiers?
Choose your color according to your complexion
We will not opt for the same hair colors depending on whether we have the matte skin or the diaphanous complexion . This can be a good indicator to wake up a hair that is dull. Thus, the matte skins will prefer the predominantly hot colors: chestnut, light golden brown, coppery brown, golden blond or Venetian blond. The light skins, they will opt for colder tones: blond or ashy chestnut, or iced brown. If you have a rosy complexion with some redness, the ashen scales will fade and restore radiance to your skin. You hesitate? Choose the lightest color, it will be easier to catch if you are not satisfied! After 40 years, avoid darkening your color, it hardens the features.
Equip well for its semi-permanent coloring
Before you start, gather what you need. If you have short hair, only one kit will suffice. However, if you have long hair, buy two to be sure to have a uniform distribution throughout the hair. Bring a wide-tooth comb to make the color slide along your length. To avoid stains on the skin, wrap a thin band at the edge of your hair or make one with cotton. You can also brush a cream or a vegetable oil so that the color does not stick to your skin. Finally, put on a blouse to protect your clothes. The golden rule for successful semi-permanent coloring: follow the instructions!
Apply your tone to your
The semi-permanent color fades as shampoos. His outfit is also often indicated in number of washes. It is applied on already washed hair and wrung out, to win a shampoo. Start by applying the color on the roots, where you have the most white hair. Then, with your comb or the accessory provided for the application (this can be a brush or a sponge), drag the coloring to the lengths. With the fingertips, knead your wicks to penetrate the products. Respect the exposure time well.
Give pep's to its color
To avoid a too uniform application and make the color more alive, moisten a few strands of hair about 5 minutes before the end of the exposure time and massage your hair. Then you can rinse. This does not weigh down the lengths and creates movement.
The importance of the exposure time
In order for your color to be perfect, you must adhere strictly to the exposure time. No question of flushing 5 minutes before, your color will not have the ideal shade. Do not panic, during the pose, if the color you see is different from the desired result. While the product is acting, it does not necessarily have the same hue as the flamboyant red or Californian blond you dream of.
Rinse well
Once the exposure time has elapsed, wet your hands with a little warm water to lather the product by massaging your hair. Thus, it will slide more easily during rinsing. Put the head under the water and rinse thoroughly. Stop only once the water is clear. To tighten the scales and make your hair look brighter, finish the rinse with a jet of cold water.
After semi-permanent coloring
In the coloring kits, you will find a post-color care, to be applied immediately after the installation. Do not skip this step! It strengthens your hair and prolongs the holding of your color. If however you feel itchy scalp, make a scrub with a handful of coarse salt. To simply retouch your roots , there are special kits that extend your color without forcing you to apply a new color. You should be quiet for twenty shampoos! To cheat and make your color last longer, think of dry shampoo .
Our selection of semi-permanent colorations:
Infinia Preference, L'Oreal Paris, € 11.90
Igora ColorWorx, Schwarzkopf
Syoss Gloss Sensation, St. Algae, 7,95 €
DiaRichesse, L'Oréal Professionnel
