Introduction to Coloring Your Hair

Series Summary

Tired of the same old you? Has the person that looks out at you from the mirror become drab and boring? Well, perhaps the time has come to do something about it! One of the easiest ways to change your appearance is to change your hair color. And in the world of hair coloring, you can become just about any color you want. Blue? Perhaps, if you plan on becoming a regular at the local punk club. Green? Great, if you want to get a rise out of all your coworkers at the office. Most of us just want to fit in with the general population, but at the same time look as good as we can. A red hair tint will bring out your wild and impulsive side, a blond tint will add movie-star glamor to your life. And if your hair is dark, why not make it all the way black, thereby becoming more fringe and mysterious.

In this series of free hair styling videos, our celebrity stylist shares his secrets for creating your perfect hair color. He begins with the supplies you need, then tells you how to set up your workspace for the coloring process. Learn which base protectants and developers are right for the change you are planning. Then our expert demonstrates the actual steps of applying the hair color. Learn how to section off your hair, then how to color the roots. Not sure how to treat your hair when you are done coloring? How to dry and condition it in a way that will preserve the new style that you have just created? Watch this series of videos and you will find out all you need to know about hair coloring

Video Transcript

"My name is Issac and I'm here in Los Angeles, California with Grace. She is one of my long time clients. I'm a hairstylist here in Los Angeles at Melrose Hair Studio right off of Melrose. I do cuts, color, hair extension, you name it I do it all. Today we are going to go ahead and do color so I can show everybody how to properly do your color. So we are going to go ahead and start off by showing you a virgin color application. Basically a virgin color is when you have never used any kind of chemical on your hair. So we have used chemical on Grace's hair so what we are going to go ahead and show you color by not using actual color. But I'm going to go through the steps on how to color hair on a virgin application. "