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Why does my single process color always look like shoe polish??
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Anonymous
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I can't afford to soften my color with highlights anymore so I plan to get a single process (med. brown) to cover my roots. Every time I have gotten a single process in the past, I walk out of there looking like I colored my hair with shoe polish. Does this mean my colorist isn't doing a good job or is this just the nature if getting a single color without highlights?
Thanks. |
Anonymous
| "nature of", not "nature if". |
Anonymous
| maybe you are going too dark? how bout a lighter shade that would pick up the grays more subtly? |
Anonymous
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I have gotten single process coloring for the past 15 years! never has it looked like shoe polish. Your coloring is either:
1) using the wrong color 2) using bad quality products |
Anonymous
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I think it has to do a lot with your hair type. I do single process, I have dark brown hair and I deepen it a bit with color. I naturally have highlights, so that comes through. I also have VERY oily hair, that I have to wash daily and the upside to that is my hair is always shiny and never dull.
Additionally, I use an OTC gloss on my hair once a month, that makes it look like a Pantene commercial. I think if you have dry hair to begin with the color looks dull and you really should be applying a salon grade gloss when you do your color. If you've never had a gloss, you should try it, you'll walk out of the salon with beautiful hair. |
Anonymous
Can you tell me the name of this product? |
Anonymous
| I have very dark hair with some gray coming in. I do a single process color, which turns the gray into a nice light brown which looks like highlights. Two for the price of one! |
Anonymous
What product do you use? |
Anonymous
I think it is because it is all one color, no hair is all one color -- this is all my opinion. I have a coworker who colors her hair like this and it looks bad, really bad. There are some really good suggestions on this thread about how to fix the problem. |
Anonymous
| OP, you might be picking the wrong undertone/type of brown. Maybe a ore golden or auburn shade would be more flattering? Naturally my hair is ash brown, but I always choose a warmer shade because it is more flattering to my complexion and eyes. Maybe you need to take a look at would be the most attractive shade vs the closest to your natural. I totally think this would fix your problem. |
Anonymous
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OP - I found the same thing when I got mine done at a salon. My hair just absorbs the color and I guess it takes "too well" and its like a wall of color. I felt like I was wearing a brown hat.
I actually prefer how it looks when I do single-color at home. Its much more natural looking and the greys just become highlights. So if you really want to save some bucks and look more natural, try one of the do-it-yourself boxes of color. |
Anonymous
| I used to dye my hair at home and liked L'Oreal Feira. The dye seemed to make my hair shimmer, and I normally have very dull hair. |
Anonymous
| After a couple of washes, does it look better? |
Anonymous
| It's the single process hair color which is too dark and doesn't have depth which is given by highlights and lowlights. You really need that extra step in order for your hair to look more natural. |
Anonymous
If she picked a color that was closer to her natural highlights (or what they would be if she had the time to play in the sun [insert wistful memories of college summers....], would that help? It seems that the greys would pick up the color, but the darker hair wouldn't be effected. But I've never had the courage to use the box, so I truly do not know what I'm talking about, but have been considering it as I develop more and more grey hairs that are going to mean a lot more (expensive) visits to the salon if I want to keep hiding them. In other words, is there a way to color at home, using a single product, that will cover grey and not look like shoe polish? thanks! |