Going from Brunette to Dark Blonde/Very Light Golden Brown

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

Yay! Also google Sofia Vergara's hair, I love her shade.

This is darker shade but also pretty

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

Most middle aged grey hair women (former brunettes I know) that try these shades end up with brassy fried hair. It might look good the very FIRST time it's colored for a month, but never again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

This is OP - many middle-aged woman have long hair, myself included. This pic is actually a good representation of my current hair length and overall style.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

Most middle aged grey hair women (former brunettes I know) that try these shades end up with brassy fried hair. It might look good the very FIRST time it's colored for a month, but never again.

I would be great if someone could weigh in on how accurate this is. I would think that if you have an expert colorist, this would not happen - assuming the person takes care of their hair to begin with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can dye your hair your natural color to hid grays as well. It isn’t necessary to go lighter.

This gets harder and harder, more expensive and time consuming, the more grey you get. That’s why most people realize, as OP has, that it’s easier to go lighter.

OP here. Yes, I agree with PP's statement. That said the other important factor is that as we age those of us with fair skin and dark hair start to look like the walking dead, crypt-keeper with that pasty skin and "old face, young hair" look. Every time I see a woman or man (who has fair skin) with dark hair and they're 70+, it reminds me to be aware of my own hair color as I get older. Right now I'm mid-50's and need to go to the salon for root touch up every 3 weeks - so the grey is creeping in fast! Each salon visit is $90.

Going grey is not an option for me personally. Not everyone looks good grey, and I'm one of those.

thanks again!

I so disagree.

Look at Sandra Bullock with blonde hair: barf. Courtney Cox blonde: barf. Erin Burnett with blonde/lighter hair: barf. Selma Hayak blonde: barf. Kristen Stewart blonde: barf. Cindy Crawford blonde: barf. Meghan Fox blonde: barf. Jennifer Connelly blonde: barf.

So many natural dark haired women look awful with any shade of blonde, even as they age.

I look so much more youthful and refreshed when my hair is dark (I am blue-eyed, light-medium skin). If the highlights are overdone and my hair starts veering to the blondish side I look older and washed out, and my skin looks sickly. A shiny silky dark color is so much better on me. Obviously, not 'shoe polish black'--that is not a good look.

NP. What’s not a good look is referring to a slew of gorgeous women as “barf.” You need a gloss for your personality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week. hair and takes color differently,


Thanks again for this!

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This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

This is OP - many middle-aged woman have long hair, myself included. This pic is actually a good representation of my current hair length and overall style.

Gray air is much coarser than younger hair and takes color differently. Even if your hair is the same length, it isn’t going to look the same as a 20 year old model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

Most middle aged grey hair women (former brunettes I know) that try these shades end up with brassy fried hair. It might look good the very FIRST time it's colored for a month, but never again.

I would be great if someone could weigh in on how accurate this is. I would think that if you have an expert colorist, this would not happen - assuming the person takes care of their hair to begin with.

I'm the OP who posted the picture similar to my hair. I'm 46 y/o and I have maybe 5 grey hairs, so for me it works. My mom was a light natural blonde, now all grey at 82 y/o, and she colors her hair back to her original color, a natural blonde shade 9, and it looks great. If you are a dark brunette and end up with brassy hair after going lighter, it means that you have a bad colorist who didn't lift your hair enough to get rid of the brassiness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

Most middle aged grey hair women (former brunettes I know) that try these shades end up with brassy fried hair. It might look good the very FIRST time it's colored for a month, but never again.

I would be great if someone could weigh in on how accurate this is. I would think that if you have an expert colorist, this would not happen - assuming the person takes care of their hair to begin with.

I'm the OP who posted the picture similar to my hair. I'm 46 y/o and I have maybe 5 grey hairs, so for me it works. My mom was a light natural blonde, now all grey at 82 y/o, and she colors her hair back to her original color, a natural blonde shade 9, and it looks great. If you are a dark brunette and end up with brassy hair after going lighter, it means that you have a bad colorist who didn't lift your hair enough to get rid of the brassiness.

Then there are way more bad colorists out there than good ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can dye your hair your natural color to hid grays as well. It isn’t necessary to go lighter.

This gets harder and harder, more expensive and time consuming, the more grey you get. That’s why most people realize, as OP has, that it’s easier to go lighter.

OP here. Yes, I agree with PP's statement. That said the other important factor is that as we age those of us with fair skin and dark hair start to look like the walking dead, crypt-keeper with that pasty skin and "old face, young hair" look. Every time I see a woman or man (who has fair skin) with dark hair and they're 70+, it reminds me to be aware of my own hair color as I get older. Right now I'm mid-50's and need to go to the salon for root touch up every 3 weeks - so the grey is creeping in fast! Each salon visit is $90.

Going grey is not an option for me personally. Not everyone looks good grey, and I'm one of those.

thanks again!

I so disagree.

Look at Sandra Bullock with blonde hair: barf. Courtney Cox blonde: barf. Erin Burnett with blonde/lighter hair: barf. Selma Hayak blonde: barf. Kristen Stewart blonde: barf. Cindy Crawford blonde: barf. Meghan Fox blonde: barf. Jennifer Connelly blonde: barf.

So many natural dark haired women look awful with any shade of blonde, even as they age.

I look so much more youthful and refreshed when my hair is dark (I am blue-eyed, light-medium skin). If the highlights are overdone and my hair starts veering to the blondish side I look older and washed out, and my skin looks sickly. A shiny silky dark color is so much better on me. Obviously, not 'shoe polish black'--that is not a good look.

Not OP and staunchly not coloring my hair, but many of us brunettes started out life significantly lighter. My childhood color was dark blonde/light brown and I wish I could go back to that color, plus if nature gave it to us once, it probably wouldn’t look, in the dignified way that you put it, “barf.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week.

Thanks again for this!

This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

Most middle aged grey hair women (former brunettes I know) that try these shades end up with brassy fried hair. It might look good the very FIRST time it's colored for a month, but never again.

I would be great if someone could weigh in on how accurate this is. I would think that if you have an expert colorist, this would not happen - assuming the person takes care of their hair to begin with.

I'm the OP who posted the picture similar to my hair. I'm 46 y/o and I have maybe 5 grey hairs, so for me it works. My mom was a light natural blonde, now all grey at 82 y/o, and she colors her hair back to her original color, a natural blonde shade 9, and it looks great. If you are a dark brunette and end up with brassy hair after going lighter, it means that you have a bad colorist who didn't lift your hair enough to get rid of the brassiness.

Then there are way more bad colorists out there than good ones.

99% of colorists cannot color/lighten dark brunette hair well--they always pull the red.

It's when people are 50% more grey that the brassy fried thing starts happening for dark haired women. It's drier due to menopause and coarse because it's grey and grey typically has a hard time holding the pigment so it fades bad. Same with redheads--color doesn't last long and turns when they start getting more grey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can dye your hair your natural color to hid grays as well. It isn’t necessary to go lighter.

This gets harder and harder, more expensive and time consuming, the more grey you get. That’s why most people realize, as OP has, that it’s easier to go lighter.

OP here. Yes, I agree with PP's statement. That said the other important factor is that as we age those of us with fair skin and dark hair start to look like the walking dead, crypt-keeper with that pasty skin and "old face, young hair" look. Every time I see a woman or man (who has fair skin) with dark hair and they're 70+, it reminds me to be aware of my own hair color as I get older. Right now I'm mid-50's and need to go to the salon for root touch up every 3 weeks - so the grey is creeping in fast! Each salon visit is $90.

Going grey is not an option for me personally. Not everyone looks good grey, and I'm one of those.

thanks again!

I so disagree.

Look at Sandra Bullock with blonde hair: barf. Courtney Cox blonde: barf. Erin Burnett with blonde/lighter hair: barf. Selma Hayak blonde: barf. Kristen Stewart blonde: barf. Cindy Crawford blonde: barf. Meghan Fox blonde: barf. Jennifer Connelly blonde: barf.

So many natural dark haired women look awful with any shade of blonde, even as they age.

I look so much more youthful and refreshed when my hair is dark (I am blue-eyed, light-medium skin). If the highlights are overdone and my hair starts veering to the blondish side I look older and washed out, and my skin looks sickly. A shiny silky dark color is so much better on me. Obviously, not 'shoe polish black'--that is not a good look.

Not OP and staunchly not coloring my hair, but many of us brunettes started out life significantly lighter. My childhood color was dark blonde/light brown and I wish I could go back to that color, plus if nature gave it to us once, it probably wouldn’t look, in the dignified way that you put it, “barf.”

OP here - actually now that you reminded me, I did have dark blond/light brown hair as a baby and toddler, and it slowly got darker from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I'm dark brunette and my hair is similar to this one below. I have ZERO damage. For the record, I also have maybe 3 white hairs.

Some tips:

1) go to a expert colorist who uses olaplex. (S)he'll use olaplex 1 and it reduces the damage to almost none
2) get olaplex 2 for home use and also k18 hair mask
3) use really good shampoo and conditioner. Use leave in
4) no blow drying. Only air dry

It will be $$$$$, so budget around $150/month on average.

Love this! and this is in the range of what I'm eventually looking to achieve as I'm pretty sure it will take a while. I don't know if my colorist uses Olaplex - they're a Kerastase + Bumble/Bumble salon. With regards to blow drying, I rarely blow dry because I want to avoid damage - and I wash my hair only once a week. hair and takes color differently,


Thanks again for this!

aur,
He
This is a very young look, not sure it is going to translate to a middle aged woman.

This is OP - many middle-aged woman have long hair, myself included. This pic is actually a good representation of my current hair length and overall style.

Gray air is much coarser than younger hair and takes color differently. Even if your hair is the same length, it isn’t going to look the same as a 20 year old model.

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