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"I've been thinking about getting highlights but I'm sort of hesitant. I'm not sure what color to get or if I want to put coloring in my hair. I need advice!"


Summer is a great time to try out highlights, ‘cause hair normally lightens up a bit. But if you're on the fence about it, don't dive in without being totally sure. Lucky for you, we've got all you've ever wanted to know about highlights.


If you wanna get some sunny streaks in your hair, def go to a stylist. Outta the box color can go wrong in so many ways.
 
When you go in to the salon, your stylist and you will talk about your options and what he or she thinks is the best color highlight for your hair. Then you’ll discuss types of highlights (remember to use the word “natural” to avoid chunky stripes). The experts we’ve talked with said to never go more than two shades lighter than your natural color!
 
Highlights will last anywhere from three to eight weeks before they start to fade. If you want to continue highlighting, set up another appointment to get your roots touched up. If not, let them grow out.
 
Not ready to commit?

Just because you're not ready to put real dye in your hair, doesn't mean you can't still get the same highlighted look! Mix half lemon juice, half water in a squirt bottle. When you're going to be out in the sun, spray it throughout your hair. The lemon juice, activated by the sun, will subtly lighten your hair's natural highlights!


-Jess Hofmann

POSTED ON 6/13/2009 7:00:00 AM

POSTED IN hair, summer

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My mom highlighted my hair from a box, and it turned out good. then we touched them up again, and i messed them up Tong so we had to go to the salon to get them fixed.

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by flip-flop_diva on 6/16/2009 9:08:18 PM

 
 

*MOD* i think i want to try the lemon highlights,but my hair is really dark brown and my mom says my hair will probably bleach into a brassy color instead of light brown. and also, if you spray it all over your hair, wont all of your hair get lightened? i would prefer to get highlights, not bleach all my hair. i might just put streaks of lemon in my hair, but im afraid the highlights will look to chunky and unnatural. has anyone tried this? thanx Laughing













Hey Girl, I'm with your mom. The acid in the lemon could make your hair really brassy. I would try one really small piece of hair first and see how you like it. xo Annemarie
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by happpiegoluckie on 6/16/2009 7:32:24 PM

 
 

***MOD MOD MOD MOD**** something weird happened to my comment... its up there, but my thing was to long and the **mod** disappeared... could a moderater answer my question, its just a few comments above. thanx Laughing










Hey Girl, Could you resend the comment? Thanks! xo Annemarie
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by happpiegoluckie on 6/16/2009 6:35:15 PM

 
 

MODERATOR! ** MOD!
For the lemon thing, is it very noticable? I just want some really light subtle highlights in my hair. And how can you tell if it is in all of your hair , cause I don't want it to be patchy...and the salon is too expensive. Thanks so much!







Hey Girl, This is totally not a reliable way to color, it's just a fun temp thing. If you want something more stable, go to a salon! xo Annemarie
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by Aero14 on 6/16/2009 6:22:44 PM

 
 

Hey Mod or Girls -
I know it says don't go 2 shades lighter than your hair. But mine is really dark and it naturally has auburn and gold highlights would it look weird to accentuate those?







Hey girlie,

If your hair has those highlights naturally, it would look great to accentuate them! Happy styling...

xoxo Allie
Allie S.

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