Types of Blonde Highlight Kits

Series Summary

Men and women have been coloring their hair since the beginning of time using chemicals, plants, and pigments. In recent times, men and women dye their hair a variety of colors including everything from blonde to blue. Hair dye is made up of pigments (color) or bleaches. Depending on whether you are adding color to your hair or taking color away, the process of dying your hair can be lengthy and sometimes painful. Highlights and lowlights are accent colors that are added to specific sections of hair, as opposed to an “all-over” color that is applied to all the hair on the head.

If you are interested in learning more about dying your hair, take a moment and watch this free video series. Our expert, Sandy Powell, shows you the first step in dying hair- picking the right hair color. Learn all about light and dark highlighting kits. If you are curious about picking the right application, Sandy walks you through all the types of hair coloring approaches. Learn how to select hair dye for gray coverage. Also, get tips for preparing your work area and clothes for the hair dying process. Finally, learn how to match you hair color to your skin tone. So, before you reach for that box of hair dye, take a moment, and learn about choosing hair color today!

Video Transcript

"Hi. Right now we want to start with choosing the right highlighting kit. There's several to choose from on the market, and you are going to have to do a little bit of homework to figure out which one's best for you. There's some that just have a root touch up, and you have to decide if you want highlights, or if you want to be all blond. Then there's some that have where you brush on the color. You mix it and brush it on. And it comes with a powder lightener. And that's probably the closest thing to your professional product that you can use. Then there's another one that has a, comes with a brush applicator where you would actually comb this through the hair. Once you mix everything together, comb it through the hair, and you want to do that in sections. You have to choose the best application for you because each application is going to be different based on what highlights you're looking to achieve. And this is also fairly easy. It comes with a cap. This is probably the most, most effective. Most people are familiar with this cap process. It also comes with your, an after lightener shampoo and conditioner. So once you've chosen the right lightener, you can go forward with your process from there."