Make up tips for gray hair
Gray hair can change the way you look in more ways than one.
If you’ve decided to go gray or you already have gray hair – you need to take a look at what you’re doing with your make up. It’s all too easy to let your hair go gray and forget about your face.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking because your gray hair is natural then your face should stay as nature intended too.
The reverse is true – gray hair color means that make up needs more attention not less. The real trick is to make it look like it’s natural – the “no make up make up”.
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How to go gray with style
You’ve decided to let your gray hair have it’s way but you want to do it with style.
You may have been color treating your hair for years and hate the look of your gray roots.
Gray hair may be just the right decision for you – think Meryl Streep in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ But how do you get to full on gray without looking and feeling more like the Wicked Witch of the North in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
It’s all about managing the transition. You have to put in a little effort and give your gray locks some tender loving care as they emerge. Read more
How to prevent hair color disaster
Anyone who has used a hair coloring kit knows they should test the product before using it on their hair.
The instructions are right there in the pack – and yet most of us choose to ignore them.
Hair color products nowadays are safe, effective and mostly foolproof.
Yet every year hair color disasters happen with hair color kits because people like you and me chose not to follow a few simple steps.
You need to do two tests – a patch test and a strand test. You can do them both at the same time to avoid remixing the product. For the patch test you apply a small amount of mixed product to an area of skin usually the inside of your forearm and wait 48 hours for any sign of allergic response.
For the strand test you apply the product to a small piece of your hair to check the final hair color result and how long it takes to develop.
Of course your’e longing to get started and see the new you – do you really need to test? We’ve all been there – ignored the sensible instructions on the packaging. Well – here’s some very good reasons why you should do a test before you color your hair.
Hair color results vary – especially for gray hair or hair that has been previously bleached. If you don’t do the strand test you might find out too late. Then you’ll end up spending a lot more time and money correcting the bad hair result afterwards.
Manufacturers vary their formulations – you could react to a new ingredient in the product. Not only that – even if you have used the product before – your body changes. It’s very common to suddenly become sensitized to certain stimulants later in life. Don’t assume everything will be OK because you’ve used it before.
It will only hold you up 48 hours – surely not too long to make sure you get it right?
You can complain to the product manufacturers. If something goes wrong you have that right of redress – if you didn’t follow the instructions on the pack – forget it!
So be sensible – next time you have a hair color session at home – follow the manufacturer’s instructions and you’ll avoid any unexpected problems and get the result you want..
Hair color – salon or home?
Maintaining your hair color over 40 can be something of a pain.
Those grey hairs just keep on coming. You may start off in your early 40’s with a light sprinkling of gray and by the time you’re in your mid 50’s you have half a head full of gray hair.
And of course – the more gray hair you have the more difficult and time consuming it is to cover it up.
So – do you go for hair color at home or do you find the best hair salon in town?
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