Question:
I have reddish-brown hair and would like to dye it blonde, without having to spend a fortune at the hairdressers. How can I use home products?
Tracey, via e-mail.
Answer:
It can be tricky dying brown hair with red undertones blonde without going “brassy”. When trying this yourself, the Schwarzkopf Advice Line suggests starting with blonde streaks in your hair using Schwarzkopf Nordic Colours Streaking Kit, $17.95. This allows you to gradually adapt to blonde, rather than completely dying your hair and not liking the result. Highlights give a natural effect and, with time, you can increase the amount of them in your hair.
The advantage of streaking is that it lets you go back to your natural colour easily if you don’t like the blonde. If you dye all your hair, its natural colour will be stripped and you will have to re-dye your hair back to its natural colour. Highlighting also minimises maintenance – complete blonde regrowth needs to be re-done about every six weeks, while streaking gives you a little more time.
The AWW Beauty Team
