Ash blonde is one of the most beautiful options for a light shade of hair. It is not his first year in a row that he has been recognized as a relevant and fashionable solution for bright women who are not afraid to experiment with their appearance. True, to be in a trend, you need to follow the latest trends, because the ash-white hair color of the current year will radically differ from last year's decisions. Today it can be very different: saturated graphite, elegant pearl, daring silver.
We will further consider how to get a beautiful shade and keep it for a long time, whether it is possible to stain from a brunette into a platinum-ash blond with dark roots on their own, as well as who suits this color, and whether it is worth making a color change.
Those who have already ventured to try on this actual shade will definitely not regret the bright change in the image. Everyone else should study in more detail the useful information about the transition to an ashen blond before staining.
Features
Ash blonde is a fashionable hair color that is often confused with gray hair. But if earlier in the palette hairdressers had only limited means for performing such coloring, the modern gamut of shades gives almost unlimited opportunities for self-expression. This color does not have a natural analogue - it can only be obtained artificially, by mixing several tones at once. The easiest way is coloring with the owners of natural linen hair - the lighter and colder your own pigment, the easier it is to achieve beautiful tinting.
On dark, red, with wheat-brown pigment hair, it is more difficult to achieve an even and beautiful color.
This is due to the fact that orange shades are quite difficult to display when stained. Black hair can give a reddish tint when lightening, so you have to mix blue, purple pigments, produce multiple dyeing and tinting of strands.
Ash is a complex color that is not suitable for all color types. Before moving on to changing the image, it is worth making sure that the shade will not discord with the skin tone and general appearance characteristics. “Contraindication” here is the presence of a bright natural blush. It is characteristic of a spring girl with her transparent pink and white skin. But for girls of the summer or winter color type, this option is quite suitable - their appearance is cold enough to combine with this color.
Do not dye your hair in an ashy blond with intense tanning on the skin, bright black eyebrows. Such features will "argue" with a touch of strands, give an unnatural feeling. However, all this does not prevent the representatives of show business with dark skin by nature from going to bold experiments with appearance.
And these bright, self-confident girls look very attractive. Any recommendations are relative, and if you want to be an ashen blonde, you can decide to stain.
Who is it for?
To change your natural shade of hair to ashen blond, you must first study the recommendations of stylists on its use. This rare and unusual color is definitely suitable for some women.
- Owners of blue, gray, violet eyes. With these colors, ashen harmonizes best.
- Light blond and ash blond blondes. Fashionable dyeing is also suitable for girls with natural blond hair color. It gives their appearance nobility and chic.
- Owners of olive skin and brown eyes It is recommended to use not continuous staining, but highlighting of individual strands. In this case, the color will look more natural, without radical transitions.
- Women with golden, honey colored hair. True, a limited range of ash shades is suitable for them. The optimal choice would be a dark graphite, ash-blond blond, otherwise you will have to constantly deal with the emerging yellow pigment.
- Owners of a milky-white skin tone without a red tint. They can try on the whole gamut of ashy shades - from very light pearl and platinum to graphite.
- Girls with beige or golden skin. For them, the best choice would be ash light-brown dyeing, close to natural.
- Owners of straight strands, long and thick. On short thin hair, a fashionable shade may look like a manifestation of gray hair.
Whoever finds it most difficult to repaint in a new cool shade is women with red, brown, black and chocolate brown hair. Among the expected difficulties in this case we can name contrast with regrown roots. But here, colorists have already found ways to turn brunettes into blondes. But radical clarification of the base will take a lot of time and will require regular correction in the cabin.
Another contraindication is problem skin. Complex cold hair color will emphasize all imperfections. For the same reason, it is not recommended to combine with tan strands of tanning. They emphasize its artificial origin, show excessive yellowness.
Shades
Among the rich palette of ash blondes, you can easily find options that allow you to add elegance and nobility to the image of a girl, woman. The most attractive and beautiful options are several tones.
- Ash blond. It resembles a classic ash tone, but it appears brighter, looks good in high hairstyles, suitable for painting the first gray hair.The shade is suitable for combination with highlighting, the use of complex painting techniques.
- Platinum ash. “Cool” color, rather dark, with a pronounced tint. It harmonizes well with bright eyes, graphic clear haircuts
- Dark ashy or graphite. It has a pronounced blue-violet tint, this color allows you to not radically change the color of brunettes - the white in the base can be replaced with light clarification. It is ideal in combination with olive skin, and is suitable for white-skinned women with a cold tone of the eyes. Without additional lightening, bright graphite can be tried on by natural fair-haired girls.
- Violet ashen blond. Suitable for bright modern girls. Such complex staining requires a very light base - ideally, you need to be a natural blonde. It is important to be prepared for a thorough hair styling, monitor the cleanliness of the skin.
- Light honey brown. In the cold version, it is also referred to as ash. At the same time, staining should gravitate specifically to light brown, and not to yellow, warm shades.
- Light brown with ash pink strands. It looks very impressive, looks good in combination with the images of very young, bright and daring girls. Playful and flirty pink strands are made using the technique of veil highlighting, shuttles or in the form of highlights.
- Cold steel. Pure color, which is often used in combination with dark roots. It looks very impressive, requires great skill when painting. Steel blond looks good in combination with dark skin and a light complexion.
- Ash brown. One of the most fashionable color options for representatives of warm color types. The main thing is to keep a cold gamut when painting, without leaving in gold and yellowness. This tone with a bright purple tint looks spectacular and bold.
Each of these colors can add the appearance of a girl, a woman of sophistication, luxury and chic. It is only important to choose the right shade.
Paint selection
With home staining, it will be difficult to achieve a radical change in color. Ready-made dyes change their color by 2-4 tones. The best choice would be the use of cream creams, providing maximum ease of application. Among the popular options, several products from well-known brands can be distinguished.
- Koleston by Wella. Time-tested series of dyes. There are enough tones in the palette to create a spectacular ash tint. You can choose a clarifier for the preliminary decolorization of hair.
- High Blond Deluxe by Estel. Among the three cold ash shades, you can find interesting color schemes - fashionable ash brown, beige and purple. The lightening series ensures the safety of dyeing, contains hair-protecting substances.
- Matrix Ammonia-free paint for a gentle change in the shade of hair. Almost half the cold tones in the palette of blondes, there is even a cold ash brown.
- Casting Creme Gloss L'Oreal. The collection has 5 cold blondes that allow you to try on a delicate pearl shade of ashen or its brighter options without harming your hair.
- Palette "Fitolinia". Natural light brown and ashy shades are presented in a rather wide range. The shades are clean, you can mix them with fashionable tones of the same brand to enhance the effect.
- Garnier Color Naturals. In a natural line of brand dyes, those who plan to purchase an ashen shade of hair should try on a pearl shade, very expressive and light.
- Ollin. Professional grade paint. Ash tones are marked with a special mark “without yellowness”.
Almost all paints for independent use can be purchased in stores in the mass market segment. Professional products are sold only in salons or specialty stores.
How does staining occur?
The easiest option for staining in ashen blond is temporary tinting of blond hair with shading shampoo or paint with a short duration.In this case, it will be enough to apply a tint tool and rinse it off at the very first shampoo. The method is suitable for natural and dyed blondes.
In all other cases, you will first have to use powder blondoran - a brightener that radically changes the shade by 6-8 tones. In professional salons for 1 coloring can achieve a change in tone up to 10 tones. If necessary, repeat the procedure. Then, tinting is already done.
On beige or light brown strands, you can immediately apply the desired ash tone, but the result will be warmer, with a brown tint. From yellow and red, repainting at home is very difficult to perform. You can get a pure cold tone only after clarification, with the right selection of blue and purple mixtons.
A brunette with dark roots may not completely give up her natural color - you can make fashionable ombre staining. However, when repainting individual strands, and with a radical change in shade, you will have to act according to a certain pattern.
- Staining is carried out using 20% peroxide. The powder is mixed with an oxidizing agent in a ratio of 1: 1, thoroughly mixed. The composition is applied to all painted surfaces. If the roots are stained, you need to start with them. The head is closed with a hat, the paint is aged 60 minutes.
- Tinted hair with a professional level 10 dye. It is mixed with peroxide in a ratio of 2: 1. The composition is applied to the hair, aged 60 minutes. Then it is washed off, the hair is dried.
- To obtain a more intense ash color, you can apply a semi-permanent purple dye. It is used by mixing with conditioner to fix the staining results.
When dyeing hair with a predominant yellow, red, chestnut pigment in ashen color, you can get a green shade of strands. When repainting previously colored curls, it is recommended to first use a wash.
Care for curls
After staining in ashen blond, strands will need intensive care. The more radical lightening is, the more hair will be affected. Thin, porous curls will have to provide intensive restorative therapy. Sometimes, experts recommend laminating their surface after staining to better preserve color. In addition, you will have to add a few points to everyday care.
- Use professional color preservation products. Shampoo with purple pigment will help prolong the brightness and uniformity of color. Among the real hits are the Blond Me series, Bonacure Color Freeze Silver.
- The use of tinting agents. They will allow you to hide the difference with the growing roots, relieve unnecessary yellowness.
- Refusal to use hot tongs, hair dryers or the use of special thermal protective agents.
- Extra nutrition. It consists in the use of special caring masks, at least 2-3 times a week. Coconut oil-based wraps that provide intensive hair restoration will be helpful.
Ash hair color remains truly fashionable, relevant and popular. But its owners will have to carefully take care of maintaining the brightness of the shade, and show maximum attention to maintaining the health of the strands. Professional salon coloring, thermal protection, intensive nutrition and moisturizing of hair will help to save it.
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