I get asked so many questions about my current hair colour, how I did it, how much it cost, how I maintain it e.t.c so I decided to post my FAQ's about being blonde!
Question 1. Was it hard to go blonde?
Answer. VERY. It obviously all depends on your natural hair colour and whether you've dyed it before, but it took me around 4 bleaches before it was a light enough blonde, as I have naturally dark brown hair that had been coloured many times before, and this cost me quite a bit to get all of the products to tone it and get it the right colour in the end!
Question 2. What is your natural hair colour?
Answer. As I said in the previous question, dark brown.
Question 3. How much did you spend going blonde?
Answer. I spent around £80 in total including my hair extensions and I did it all at home and relied on box dyes and home bleaching kits, however if you were to go to a salon to get this professionally done, it would cost at least 3 times more!
Question 4. Is your hair damaged?
Answer. YES. Bleaching your hair makes it very brittle, porous and you usually end up with very dry hair which may snap off very easily, especially if you end up bleaching your hair as much as me! But deep conditioners and hair masks will be your best friends if you end up going blonde!
Question 5. What do you do when your roots come through?
Answer. I end up bleaching my roots about once every 2 months or when my roots are fairly long, this is again, damaging but it is something you will have to keep doing if you want to stay blonde and your natural hair colour is quite a bit darker than your blonde. I have actually make a YouTube video doing my roots with a home kit so you should go check it out!
Question 6. What can I do if I bleach my hair and it goes orange/yellow?
Answer. This is going to happen no matter what your natural hair colour is...your best friend here will be a toner or toning shampoo, a purple or blue tinted shampoo that will neutralise your yellow/orange tones in your hair, providing the hair is light enough.
Question 7. Can I get away with bleaching my hair just once?
Answer. This will depend on your natural hair colour and whether you have previously dyed it, if your virgin hair is naturally a really light brown then you can probably get away with one bleach and a toner afterwards, but anything darker or previously dyed hair will most likely have to go for more bleaches to get it light enough.
Question 8. What shampoo/conditioner do you use?
Answer. I use Pro:Voke Touch of silver toning shampoo and conditioner once a week to prevent my hair going yellow and between those washes I just use a regular moisturising shampoo and Aussie Frizz Miracle Deep conditioner to repair as much damage as I can.
Question 9. Do you wear hair extensions?
Answer. Yes, I do. They're a 14 inch weft, though I always end up cutting the pieces to the length I like them.
Question 10. What strength bleach do you use and what is the brand?
Answer. I use Jerome Russell's Bblonde Bleach powder and liquid in 40 Vol. You can use a weaker bleach for less damage but my hair is naturally really dark so I need a stronger bleach for a better lift, though this is obviously more damaging than a 20 Vol for example.
If you want to see these questions answered in full, or see the original video on how I bleached my hair from brown to blonde then go check out my YouTube channel!
See you guys soon!
