to color or not to color?

labella · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: to color or not to color?

Soo.... i've been debating with myself for a while whether or not to color my hair.
I don't think i wanna go permanent because.. welll, i can't really get back to my natural color again. but sometimes i feel like a want some change..
so here are some pics and let me know what you think.
and what color would you suggest if i did??

these were taken when i was near my sliding door so the light from outside makes more parts look more blonde and yess this is my natural hair color..
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x288/lee_beatz/IMGP0795.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x288/lee_beatz/IMGP0798.jpg

if you wanna know my skin tone the first pic kindof has a little there. but i'm not sure if you would call it olive skin tone? cuz i heard someone say that about me before.. but whatever. i'm portugese. so some ppl know my skin tone by that.. european type.

thanks in advance for ur input!

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missally · Supermodel Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 687 Smiles: +6 415

Do you have a face pic? Your skin looks really pale to me, not olive at all. Also, just because your portugese it doesn't really mean anything. I'm Italian but as white as you can get

labella · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject:

yea i can get one.

i know my arm below looks pale but i have alot of light behind me from the door.
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Chelsea · Fashionista Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 32 Smiles: 0 4

I like your hair colour now, but changes are nice. Soo.. it looks like its light to medium brown with like natural blonde-ish highlights right now. I think you'd look good if you played up the natural blonde highlights that you already have throughout your base colour. Maybe get some light/medium blonde highlights? I think that would look really prettyy.
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labella · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:03 am Post subject:

that's a great idea.
thanks Chelsea!

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tropical_pink · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

I agree, because your natural color is really pretty and I think that if you want just a little bit of change but still want your natural hair color that highlights would be a really good idea.

labella · Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject:

awesome.
thx girls.

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labella · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

so i know its been a long while..
but i just wanted to ask another question.
what would be the easiest way to go back to my natural hair color of i wanted to down the road?
is there certain highlights you would reccommend..?
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Shanti · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject:

Well if you`re darker now, my hair colourist told me that to go back lighter you should do it by highlighting cuz it`s supposedly less damaging that way. But it`s a long process... going back every 6 weeks until the whole process is done... and it can get pricey too.

labella · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:20 am Post subject:

ok. thanks
but.. what if i went lighter? with highlights i mean... like suggested above
how would i go back to my natural hair? (without highlights)

natural is a mix of dark butterscotchy blonde i guess.. lol (picx above)
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Shanti · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:57 am Post subject:

You can either grow it out =P or if your natural colour is darker than the colour you dyed it, then you just find your natural colour and dye it over everything. It will just cover your old hair. Dark dyes override the lighter ones obviously.
But your highlights will probably show through a bit like mine did. For instance when I dyed my hair red in August my highlights turned a more vibrant red. Highlights, just have to grow them out I guess.

labella · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject:

^okay. thankyou.

one more thing, is it true that if you color your hair once that even if you grow it out or something your natural will never be the way it was before you ever did anything to it?
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jousy · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:

^no, I'm pretty sure that your "new growth" hair (as my hairdresser calls it) will be perfectly fine even if you've dyed your hair a lot. Happy

that's how "growing out" old dye jobs/highlights work -- the new hair is pristine.
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labella · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

^great. thankyou.

Thanks for your advice everyone!
Sometime this spring i hope to get some highlights. Happy

Actually, one more thing.
What would you say is a decent price for highlights?
I'm not sure if it depends on your length of hair.. but mine is like medium length.
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st3ph · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

i just have a few questions about highlights and i did not want to make a new topic. my hair is a light brown colour and i've never dyed it before. i kind of want to get highlights but i was wondering, once you start highlighting your hair, is it hard to stop or really noticeable if you stop? i want to maybe get some subtle blond highlights but i may decide to go back to my natural colour one day. opinions?
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.beautiful. · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject:

First of all, yay to being Portuguese! =)
And I can't see the pictures but if you're olive skinned like me, I would try going a bit lighter, or really dark (like a chocolate brown)
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labella · Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone! I did get my highlights a few weeks ago, and i love them. I don't think they'll be a big problem to grow out a bit.

^^ st3ph: the method that was used on my hair was this lightener not actually blonde dye like some think. The stylist can leave it in there for a short time or long time until it's light enough. Edit: To look more natural be sure to ask for thin highlights called "weaving" where i went.
If you get subtle highlights it shouldnt' be very noticeable. But obviously, not matter how subtle it's still not your natural color. I had the same thought before i did mine but now i'll just let them grow out or if it's too obvious i'll get more. But really if i want to go back to my natural color just match it and let the dye grow out. No matter what you do to your hair you're only choices are to grow it out or cover it up.
But i'm sure you won't regret getting them.

^ and YES to bein potugese .beautiful.!! Icon_yahoo

lol
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