I have been shamed so much by hairstylists for using box dye which is exactly why I use it. First off, not everyone can afford professionals and after being judged by every one I’ve ever known, I won’t ever go back.
I avoid salons like the plague. Like hold up 🤚🏻 I can do way better to myself AT HOME for way cheaper instead of being talked down to about every little thing. I’ve seriously had 1 hairstylist in my life that I actually enjoyed going to… then she got married and moved 4 states over! Ughhh I’m happy for her but sad for my hair 😂
I do better dye at my house too jajaja last time I whent to the salon I told the lady I wanted dark chocolate brown hair and she charged me so much money and dye my hair light light brown will never again
I love that you did this video and you don’t just say no box dye ever and shame clients for using it. I never judge clients for using box dye in a pinch or trimming their bangs or whatever. Shaming someone is not the way to get returning clients & it’s also just mean! Love that you’re educating & not shaming that’s what I try to always do
I’ll be honest shaming is a lot of the reason I avoid the salon now. 9 times out of 10 when I have gone to a salon I’ve left feeling terrible about myself. I’ve been told how dry my hair is, it’s frizzy, just all kinds of criticism….So I just stopped going. I can feel bad about myself at home. For way cheaper. 😭
@@JT-mg1my Man with a trad side part and grey hair here, so ignore me. But they can be intimidating places. A friend claims that she walked out of the salon I go to when she was told "we don't cut hair, we style it"*. I used to be intimidated by the same place because I just knew I just wanted a bit better than a cheap barber and the place was full of perms and colouring and what not. Do I book, do I walk in? How do I speak to these people? *A bit like a hifi shop I went to where they tried to baffle with bullshit and had a "next serious customer" sign. Some would say there are good and bad businesses, some would say I need a tougher skin. Eh. That was a tad tangential. Sorry.
@@JT-mg1my I feel the same way. I stopped going years ago because of this. I was shamed when I tried to bleach my hair to white blonde at home and I got overwhelmed so I went to the salon for help. The colorist called others over to look at me and some just walked over uninvited. I had a small crowd of five or six stylists surrounding me and they were shaming me, laughing with each other and making fun of me to each other. Never again will I put myself in that environment.
Box dyes have given me better results than the two different hairdressers Ive seen, one was a colour specialist with yrs experience the other a popular, well recommended hairdresser. Not only were they crap but so damn expensive. I'm too scared to try a third time.
Not everyone can afford to go to a salon, especially when they're dying their hair every 3-4 weeks to cover the gray like I do. I've been using boxed dye for over 15 years with no issues whatsoever and I get lots of compliments on my color.
Couldn’t agree more! I use box die, but I also use good shampoo/conditioner and products and I get SO many compliments on my hair. I use the Schwarzkoph hair color and XMONDO recalibrate shampoo/cond and prismatic glow hair mask and absolutely LOVE them. Hands down BEST line I’ve ever bought!
@@Corrans the crap work is the worst, and ensuing anxiety before during and after said work… plus the “salon ambiance” which is generally a bunch of cattiness and gossip that gives me headaches. I’m allergic to idiots and there’s just too many in salons.
And then they talk to you like you’re being “cheap”. It’s ridiculous expensive for something you have to continually do. 2 visits is as much as a car payment, and I can’t even drive it! I’ll stick with box! Never had any issues with color or shine.
i just ask the salon in my mall out of curiosity. since i always do my own hair, on how much it will cost me to dye my hair medium blonde (it was medium light brown) she said 40$ for the bleach and 55$ for the color and 70 $ for the highlight!!!!! I HAVE A FUCKING PIXIE CUT! i nope out and went directly back inside Walmart got my own blue bleach and 2 ash blond color box i have white Platine hair now and it cost me 25$ total 🙄
it’s funny to me because i’ve been dyeing my hair copper red with a l’oreal box dye for more than five years now and i’ve had hairdressers believe it is my natural colour, meanwhile i’ve had professionals that have bleached my hair and it has looked mediocre and kinda dry… i say do whatever you want to do, your hair is YOURS
@@unknownperson-rd3ym i've been dying my hair with box dyes for 6 years now and i never had visible damage, in fact it would make my hair more shiny, the only thing that did damage to me was bleaching it, now my hair is dry because of bleach..
You must be an exceptional hairdresser. The times I have had my hair dyed at a salon...there wasn't any special mixing of colors or asking me questions of my hair history. I have found a salon color is a lot more expensive and does not neccesarily result in a better color than using a store dye.
me too! i got my hair dyed at a fancy salon and it looked so much flatter and dry than when I use the box dye. i guess it totally depends on the stylist, but i wasn't able to afford trying different people lol when box dye is $9
Same My hairdresser(s) actually never had anything bad to say about my box dyed hair. The problem hereis bleach, not color. This was just a rant no advice. Bye.
even better when you tell them exactly the color you want and they completely ignore you and give you an emtirely different color and charge you more than they quoted for a color that lasted you half the time of the color you did at home
I took my virgin hair to a stylist recently, I was super careful about what I asked for, took solid reference pictures and came out with exactly what I didn’t want. Hopeless.
Great job girl!I am a hairdresser TH-camr too and I TOTALLY agree with you. You aren't going to convert everyone so you may as well teach people how to do it with less damage. No one likes a judgy hairstylist and I'm not sure why our industry has this negativity towards people who need to cut their own hair or box colour their hair. There are enough clients for everyone (especially if you're talented). Support over judgement!
Luckily my mom is a former hairdresser and taught me how to apply it properly. I think for most people doing their hair at home is because they can’t afford the salon. I would absolutely love to be able to go to a salon and be pampered every couple of months. That sounds like heaven. The reality is, I simply can’t justify the expenditure on myself. I have a family and someone always needs new clothes, shoes, school supplies, braces, etc., I can’t spend that money on myself. I have to figure out how to do it for myself. So I appreciate that you know not everyone can afford salon services.
I’ve found that when going darker, box dye literally looks and feels the same as a salon dye job, all my friends who religiously go to salons for their colour have very average hair. Hairdressing is a business so of course they’d rather you pay them $200 instead of $10.
I paid $200 to go dark rich brown and they left me with a caramel color not matching my roots at all, I even said “I want the color to match my dark roots when it grows out” and they still messed up 😫😤
Totally agree. I use Olia Darkest Brown and my hair is never flat, etc. My curls still bounce. I feel like she is predominately describing white people's hair.
I have always said: You CAN do ‘Box Color’ HOWEVER, it has LIMITS - Do not try to go more than Two Levels Lighter or Darker. Use the root retouch method on hair that is already colored and don’t change shades / brands too frequently.
I don't go to the salon because they talk crap about you after you leave instead of schooling you on your OWN HAIR while you're there. That's part of the service we pay for. You're supposed to teach us how to care for our hair so we keep coming back to you, not just sell us products you get paid to sell. I'd rather do it myself than pay these people to talk and post about me.
:( sounds like you had a bad experience cause I promise not every stylist is like that, I try to educate my clients and show them different ways to protect their hair and what works for their goals and needs. I only talk about client if they were rude to me 😂 but I promise not every stylist is like that
Yes! I ruined my hair at home once. I left and paid a tip because she “saved” it but left sad because I felt like I paid a bully. They were so nice and talkative to other girls in there (that just LOOKED rich). Meanwhile, they never even talked to me. 😢
It does NOT take up to a year to get box colour out of your hair - it just takes a strong bleach or colour remover. Box dyes have come a long way and like a lot of other people I’ve paid for the professional only to leave unhappy and gone home to dye over their bad job with a box dye. It does take a little research sometimes to get the colour you want but if you are willing to learn how dyes work on hair and how to achieve different tones then it’s way more satisfying doing it yourself. And a lot cheaper!
Idk what box dye y’all are using but I wish mine lasted that long 😂 but I’ve been dying my hair since I was a teen and the LONGEST box dye has ever stayed in my hair was 4 months. I usually dye my hair black (naturally brunette) and most of the time, it looks just like my natural color again 3 months later.
yeah she also said you can only get to orange with box bleach and no... bleach London and splat will both take you to very light yellow. light enough to do bright colors like pastels. I use them to touch up and add highlights.
I started doing my own hair a few years ago with box dyes and hairdresser scissors. My hair has never looked so good and shiny. I even get compliments from people on my hair color. Garnier Nutrisse to me is the best box dye brand, you have to choose a lighter shade than what you want, but they truly have their thing together! At salons I pay fortunes and they judge me everytime. I'm mixed race and they know nothing about that type of hair which makes me sad. They should be educated about all types of hair that exist in the world, it's almost racism to only learn about white people's type of hair. Only one hairdresser I've had in my life was educated about my type of hair. They shame me for using my straightener too much and one even said it looked like my hair went in an air fryer and argued with me that my hair wasn't also naturally dry. Bold when she knows nothing about mixed race type of hair. I was 7 years old never touched a hair straigthener and my hair was already super dry it's just a dry type of hair and needs lots of keratin and moisture and she really wasn't educated on that.
Garnier is a good choice, I had noticed it goes good in my hair too when I've used it. My hair tends to absorb moisture too and it gets frizzy pretty badly. Even when I put in conditioner it doesn't help much, that's why most of the time I have it tied up or braided.
It isn't "almost racism" to not know how to work on different types of hair, it's definitely inexperience and maybe not wanting to stray out of ones "comfort zone". No one wants to mess up a clients hair. There are salons that specialize in the exact type of hair you are describing, why wouldn't you go there? Perhaps because you might experience some of that racism you are so quick to ascribe to others?
@@TiffanysBunnyGang I’m 36 with a growing number of greys(I blame my toddler 😂) would it be premature to go ahead with age beautiful? Or try a different brand. Back when I dyed my hair ALOT I used L’Oréal Hicolor and Chroma. But now I am unsure … I have to worry about grey coverage now 😤
i would have to disagree about bleaching your own hair. i've been doing my own balayage for like 5 years with no cosmetology schooling, simply because a hairdresser once ruined my hair to the point that i had to get a pixie cut so now i only trust myself with my hair. it's honestly just a matter of common sense as far as i see it. but common sense unfortunately isn't all that common lol. if you do zero research or practice before bleaching your hair, it's gonna suck. it's the same with pretty much any skill. just do your research and practice safely.
Do you have any tips on straight hair and how not to overly bleach them? I always get balayage bleaching at the salon because I don’t trust myself lol (I refresh it at home)
I am guilty of box dyes. I struggle to pay $160 for something I can do at home when I can work it in. Which is usually after 10 pm. I appreciate that you understand your analogy because it is very true
I used hair dye either on Friday evening or Sat morning just to get in a couple of shampoos---to remove both the excess dye and to eliminate that chemical stink before the new workweek began.
@xHeartHeartbreakx WHAT?! OMG! This is why I LOVE my hair lady! I have hair down to the middle of my back usually, it's always like med/long. I get 2-3 colors, a cut and style and WITH TIP which I always tip her quite well because of how reasonable her prices are already, I spend $130. I just can't even with some of these prices lol!
What you’re saying, although often the case , is not always the case. I used boxed dyes for years and my stylists often asked who does my color. I’ve had a few ask if it was my natural color as well. It looked darn good!
Same here. 25 years experience with boxed hair color kits. They all include deep conditioner anyway, so my hair always looks great after coloring and my stylist asks *me* for tips.
i avoid the salon at all costs. for starters, it’s incredibly expensive and i’ve heard so many horror stories of people leaving with ruined patchy hair after spending £200+ on it. now of course, there’s some really talented stylists out there who really know their stuff and props to them. if you can afford it, including all the touch ups then a salon would definitely be a good option because they’re clearly more professional. BUT, in my personal experience, i’ve been doing my own hair for a while now and i’ve had many colours and bleached it multiple times without much problem at all. it fits my budget and looks exactly how i expect. if you find decent products and actually research the right way to do these things, you shouldn’t face many issues at home. personally, when i’ve box dyed my hair a natural colour, and when it’s nicely styled, it looks incredibly natural and not from a dye at all. just expect that there could be problems (just like in a normal salon), read the instructions and research how to maintain it well after including the products you use.
same with me!! even after i bleached my hair it was a little copper orange and uneven butttt the bright red came out wonderfully and yes it is a little different coloured all around but i’m 14 so still fun, i’m trying to go bakc to my natural brown with a natural dark dark red anyway, yes the salon is INSANELY expensive and if you have the resources to do it at home? go for it!!
a few years back my older sister came home from getting her hair done one night, and it looked terrible. she was very upset because her hair was a completely different color than what she asked for(blonde, but she came home with a more gray color hair) and they had told her it looked great. i don’t go now, because i can’t afford it, but also because it really isn’t worth it for me to search for an exceptional hair stylist who will cost a lot and end up berating me for using box dye don’t get me wrong though, i still have the utmost respect for hairdressers alike. my mother went to school for cosmetology and hairdressing for a while, so that’s helpful. i use box dye, it doesn’t look awful.
I have received compliments from hairdressers for my box dye - so I really do not understand the stigma around it. Dankeschön for this video, really helpful. Btw, I do go to the salon for highlights, lowlights, and complex dye projects that you study years for - totally understand that this is a real skill.
Yes!!! I never judge my clients when they use box dye! Education on why you should use professional products is key but I get so mad when stylists are rude to someone for using box dye
Thanks for acknowledging that some of us are anxious about salons. After salons have been closed for so long because of covid I still feel a bit nervous about going places and the salon is one of them. I’m not quite ready yet so I’ve been using box dye to touch up my grey roots. I’ll get back to the salon soon I hope! Thanks for another great video x
i'm super anxious to go to the salon too. everytime i go there to get my hair cut i have anxiety attacks and feel terrible before during and after. i can't really cut my hair at home though :(
Bad anxiety too. Remember having a panic attack before an appointment, I paid for what I'd booked and just left. This was before covid. Haven't considered going back now after covid. Nice to know I'm not the only one 🙂 x
For brunettes going blonde (I went from mid ash brown to light natural blonde) the L’Oréal Paris line is actually really good. Look for the ultra ash line to help nix brass tones and the creme line works well to minimize damage. You probably will have to take split ends off tho.
I've used box dyes for as long as I can remember. I've never had any issues with them whatsoever. I've always stuck to dark brown and black. I had black hair for years until I decided I wanted to go back to my original colour which is brown. My natural colour is what you've got! I used a colour remover to rid the black and that didn't cause any damage BUT did leave my hair feeling dull straight after use but once I did a deep condition it was soft again. I dyed my hair 2 weeks after and it came out beautifully. No dryness, no missing bits, healthy looking and shiny. I have curly hair, being mixed race and my curls popped back! It's not affected my hair in the slightest. I can't afford going to a salon every time I need to do my colour. I have grey roots that pop by every 3 months to say hi and having to go to a salon every 3 months would cost me a fortune. Box dyes haven't caused me any problems so I will be continuing to use them and us box dye users should never be made to feel guilty. It's what we can afford. You being a hairdressers can workout the cost it would be to do it every 3 months! Thanks for the video but I doubt it will help anyone that can't afford going to a salon on a regular basis! Salons are not cheap. I live in the UK and believe me just going to get a trim is expensive! I now trim my own hair and do a pretty good job if I say so myself lol. 😘
I am 60 and have been using L’Oréal ammonia free for a few years now I even take it to my salon for them to use. My hair is long lush and shiny. The best it has been . It seems to work for me but we are all different. I can afford to go to the best salons but have never been happy with the results. Thank you for your advise though very helpful.
Same here, and when I tried to go to a salon just for convenience, I spent over $200 and came out hours later with the WRONG colors, when I do at home with the box I get the color I want and get compliments literally EVERY DAY at work for how it looks, I'll stick to my $18 dye job and enjoy spending the rest of my money on other stuff I like, even though I can't get back the 1-1 1/2 hours of my life I have to be inconvenienced 😂
I really appreciate this. I wanted to get my hair colored green, but was too scared to do it myself. I went to a stylist, and for 300 dollars I got a shitty haircut and a bad dye job. I was insanely sad. Decided to try again and did my own hair dye, and immediately it was 1000x more successful.
Thank you for this insight! The downside to box color is the flat, one dimensional appearance. But sadly, $200 every 6 weeks ( or $1,600-1,800/year ) is a lot for me vs. $14 box ($122/year). I do give myself a home hair mask every week so my hair remains soft and well hydrated. It also helps to give a little bit of shine.
Two $4 box dyes gave me the result that a hairdresser wanted $200 for. Then I started using henna, which the hairdresser tried really hard to discourage me from, and it only made my hair look better lol
I have been to the hairdressers sooo many tiimes and paid hundreds of dollars and soooo many times it has never turned out nothing like I wanted!! Now I do it myself and have saved so much money and it looks exactly the way I want ☺
Tbh i go for box dye for convenience because i know what i want and if it turns out shitty i only have myself to blame, recently i went to a hairstylist for the very first time to get my hair lightened and i paid about a 100 euros to get barely visible highlights because she said my hair was too dark to get something lighter on ALL of my hair and she said it would be ugly to lighten all of my hair, so i went to the grocery store on the way home got a few boxes of dye and did the thing myself lmao Also i went with dark brown hair but showed her picture of my hair history to show her how my hair react and what i already had a few years ago and what i did etc etc and she didn't trust me and wanted me to get a chocolate balayage....i said know, we went for highlight and she was like "oh you hair did lighten very well! Next time we'll go lighter!" Like......girl no lmao
The thing is, I've gone to professional stylists and they've done disasters in my hair, from dying it a completely different color, to having the color come out patchy, and then charging an absolute fortune for it. Several have been rude and condescending, and often even angry at the sheer amount of hair I have (I have A LOT of hair, and every single stylist has complained about it, as if that's something I can help). The last time I went to the stylist I left in tears. No more. I'm buying dye and doing it myself.
Same! They complain about the amount of hair and some even charge extra. Results are always mediocre or bad. Even though internet shows talented people, most salons don’t work that way. They don’t look at the texture, condition of your hair/complexion of your skin. Box dye is more reliable than a salon.
I have black hair and I don’t notice a difference between going to the salon and using a box dye. I like going for the experience a few times a year but color wise it looks the same . I also will not ever be going lighter I’ve gotten that out of my system buttt I use Olaplex and Joico so my hair is healthy . Be careful guys !
It's one of the great injustices of the universe that there are dozens of blond shades, but only a few shades of red and only half of them are believable. When I started coloring my hair I couldn't find a color I liked, so I called the help line. He was so helpful and told me that I could mix colors of the same brand to get the color I wanted. So I mixed two colors and sometimes used a third color for highlights. After more than thirty years I thought about going grey during lockdown but noooooo... Not yet.
My high school years were spent dying my hair using box dye LOL 👀 now that I’m way older I’ve had my hair dyed at the salon and I definitely enjoyed it and did not worry about the mess, but I tend to touch up my own grey roots at home because I only had one spot that was going grey. Fast forward to NOW, I’m trying to let my hair grow out and fade the color to get a nice clean slate 🤗 love your videos as usual Sam 💕💕💕👏🏼👏🏼
I started dyeing my own hair after I went to a salon (working 3rd shift so I dozed off as soon as she left the room after she got some chemical on it). I opened my eyes back up and realized all the people that had been in the room with me were gone so what seemed like two seconds for me was much longer. I walked out there and the hairdresser said “you’re still here?!” She looked like straight panic and said she thought she had finished me a long time ago. I said, you put me in the back room. Now how did she completely forget about a customer - she told me that she triple processed my hair. It looked horrible when I left, didn’t even offer a discount, and wanted me to come back to see if she could correct some of what she did. Now why would I return if you ruined it once??
As someone who does use box dye (I'm so sorry Sam 😭), this is why I totally plan to start going to a professional and having it done when I'm in a better financial situation. I consider it so much easier to have someone else do it, and it truly does feel better! 💖❤
I get more compliments on box dye ... I walked out a salon with hot roots and the stylist said oh will go darker next time . It was horrible and I had to strip my color out . I had bad highlights that fried my hair . Never going to a salon again
i once had a stylist fry my hair so badly that i had to get a pixie cut. haven't trusted anyone else with my hair since then. honestly considering going to cosmetology school at this point because i feel like me and my friends know more about hair than the stylists in my city which makes me sad for their clients :(
I paid $900 for fried hair, I got left under heat for too long. I let my hair grow out and had my husband chop off all the previous color now I’m 31 with lots of grays so it’s been a struggle.
i appreciate this less guilt-trippy approach because i honestly think hair professionals are a different breed. the thing that they don't really consider is... some people just don't care. I don't care about dimension or having natural looking hair. i'd rather be in control of the process and do my own mistakes and learn from them because i honestly don't mind giving myself a buzzcut worst case if i have to. and the great thing is, i learned a really cool skill by using box dyes and cutting my own hair since i was a teen. i've been going to the hair salon as well but it takes too much time imo. so yeah, explaining to people how to use box dye safely is more useful than repeating the same rhetoric and withholding information about doing your hair safely.
one thing i will say is that i have found that i have pretty robust hair. it looks alright even after bleaching it a couple times, so i guess that helps. not everyone has that option i suppose
I’m a professional hair stylist, and I use Garnier’s hair dye. That’s the only boxed hair dye I’ve ever used that doesn’t cause my hair to be frizzy, dry, opaque with one color. 🥴 I’ll forever stick with it instead of go to my salon or another salon personally because I always get the color I want/love. But then again, when I apply my box color I always use my “built in” salon techniques, it’s just natural for me to do at this point lol!
I don't color my hair anymore but did for about 25 years. The best colors i ever got was from a box dye, not a hairdresser. Also.. the time I save doing it always at home was a huge part too. Loved it. And of course..not going broke :)
Every time I've had my hair badly coloured it's actually been in a salon ! You pay your top stylist and they hand it over to a junior??!! Once I looked like a traffic cone another time I ended up looking like a thunder cat and had to go dark brown to cover all the different colours. Had some terrible salon experiences.
We ALL used box dye during the pandemic. There was no other choice. I wish you’d recommend some box dyes / products that are less damaging. I sometimes use a root touch up in between salon visits when I can’t get there.
I've used box dye (red color) since 2015 and my hair has always looked good with it, shiny and healthy. Of course the aftercare its super important but I don't think it is as bad as some hairdressers make it to be. Also I get compliments a lot for my hair color.
Been using box hair dye for 10 years. I used to go to the salon too and it usually costs 200 for a cut and dye. I've never been happier with my own haircut and hair color at home. I like to try different color at the store...and love to be surprised. Life is short, nothing has to be perfect. Just be happy. I did use your trick on the comb I didn't do it before, prob lazy but now I have gray hair, it is a must. Thanks for the tips.
I always walk out, dissatisfied and disappointed from every hair salon. I'd rather mess it up myself than pay more than 200 to get an uneven haircolor and uggly haircut.
I understand that people will use box color anyway and that there will always be people who prefer to go to the salon as well. So as a future professional I'm always on the fence about the knowledge I share and don't share about box color. Your analogy about sex education is spot on 👌
I would love to get my hair professionally done. Problem is when I'm covering greys I have to do it regularly and $9 a month vs $150 a month REALLY adds up. Y'all do great work. I don't have the budget for it though. So yes, I am committed to this dark Auburn colour for 5+ years. This is it, this is what my hair will forever be until I decide to commit to a darker brown.
Thank you for making this video! I feel badly that so many of us can relate to having a bad experience at the salon. To share my expirence: The last time I went to a salon was for a root touchup. I had been doing it at home for years with no issues. The senior director hair stylist made my hair fall off and responded with "breakage happens." I literally went home and cried.
I just watched your video for the first time . You are so extremely good at explaining things, completely honest and so much more ! You are very good! Wish I lived near you so I could come have you do my hair! I’m so extremely impressed with YOU! You’re a very honest, sincere and lots of integrity! Bravo ! 👍👏👏👏
I actually enjoy doing my own hair. My therapist would say it's because it's something in my life I can control 🤣 but when I go to a professional, I end up not liking it and picking it apart and it's usually been done beautifully.
Love this thank you …. I have done boxed hair color for a while n yes my hair was pretty damaged. Going to a salon is super expensive but def can see the diff in ur hair texture n hair doesn’t fall out as it does after boxed hair. N def get so many compliments when it’s done by a professional.
THANK YOUUUUU!!!! LOVE that you talked about going darker as well. I've only seen people talk about coloring it lighter bcs that's what's most common. It was very helpful!
This is so true! I'm currently looking for videos on going from red to dark brown/black and it's crazy how few there are. Dark hair has always been my favourite.
My only bad experience with dying my hair was at a salon where I paid 88 pounds for a colour that looked awful! The best results I ever had came out of a box... box dye has improved massively over the years. I'll never pay a salon to dye my hair again, I know my hair better than any of them.
Thanks for this Sam! I know it’s not great, but sometimes it’s just not feasible to go to the salon. I appreciate you considering that and I loved how detailed your explanations were 😊
Love this!! I think telling people never to use box dye is like telling teenagers not to have sex. Some of them are going to do it anyway, so it’s better to tell them how to do it safely so they’re prepared. 😂
There is actually nothing wrong with box color. I can tell you this, I went to school for cosmetology and yes, they will tell you don’t use it, don’t use the shampoos and conditioner’s from the store because it’s all detergents! Not true! Salons just want to make money and yes sure it feels good to get your hair done by a professional especially if you don’t know what your doing, some hair professionals well don’t really do such a professional job, so hey , you do you!! I know I do! I use box color, I use shampoos and conditioners from the stores, it’s all bull!!! Use what works for you and makes you happy guys!!❤
Great video thank you for being real. However, after years of being a salon guru, yes highlights, color etc. I have used box dye, pretty much for the last few years. My gray hair became really difficult to manage. Every 4- 6 weeks I had to shag to the salon, make an appointment, then wait for an appointment. The expense was becoming really crazy! All in all I made peace with what I was dealing with and chose a color that I could maintain, natural brown. I have also found peace with more time for myself and not running to the salon.
You're right about box color being intense, i tried to dye my hair back to my natural hair color Before school and decided to use the dark brown dye. IT TURN MY HAIR JET BLACK, LIKE DARKER THAN MY ORIGINAL HAIR BECAUSE THE DYE IS DESIGNED TO DYE GRAY HAIR 😭😭 my normal hair reflects orange and or red when exposed to the sun, after i dyed it, it reflects white 😭 and the same shade as my mom's hair (darker than mine) and it looks weird but thankfully it kinda washed out after washing it with my anti-dandruff shampoo
I’ve never been to the hair dressers for colour I’ve done it myself it has always turned out lovely 😊 and it costs me little…. Compared to the huge prices at the salon. Thanks for the information x
I used to lighten my own hair and my stylist never guessed until years later when she discovered my natural roots. She was astonished how well I did it on my own, kept asking my technique. Me: Well, I pour one bottle into the other and just slather it on my head.
I asked a girl at my work what salon she goes to for coloring as her hair is always gorgeous. Her answer was she does it herself w/ a $7 box from Walmart. I worked with her for 5 years, hair was always great
Thank you for this video! I get what your comparison with teaching people to do things the safely as theyre going to do it anyways! It's called "harm reduction" education! I do it in my dental job ALL the time!
I was totally willing to spend the money for salon dyed hair, but I genuinely am so disappointed every time after about a month and half the time I get a different colour than what I asked for
Alot of us are using box dye because it costs an arm and a leg to get hair coloured at a salon these days. I paid £70 to get my hair coloured pastel pink. I didn't wash it for a whole week. Went to wash it using the shampoo and conditioner the hairdresser advised me to use, for it to only fade very quickly with the first wash!! Now that salon has closed down. And I can't say I'm surprised tbh. And recently I have been having consultations at different hair salons asking about going either ash blonde or red. It's over £130 just for that!! Ridiculous!! One of them judged me because I bleached my hair at home. I have removed my jet black hair using colour B4 tonight. I have used this exact same product a few years ago. It's come out with the right results, which is exactly what I've wanted, just like before. Also to remove dark hair colour is hair bleach. The best one is jerome russell Bblonde. I swear by that, and it lifts my hair very well. Also using jerome russell bonding treatment within the hair, prevents it from damage to much. I'm dyeing my hair red later on, with cream developer, 30% volume. This is going to lift it well, without using bleach. I have been seeing these video tutorials on TH-cam. So no we don't want to go to a costly trip to the hair salon, where box dye, home colour remover kit, and home bleaching kit works just as well. Superdrug always offer deals on box dyes too. Two for £14. It's also easier for peeps like us to do that at home, rather than sat in a chair feeling overwhelmed and anxious, thinking how is my hair going to turn out, and trying to make small talk. I also don't like my hair being touched by strangers, it's sensory overload for me. By the way I cut my own hair too. Saves me £24. I got hair cutting scissors and blending razor scissors from ebay. In a case for £10. People at work have complimented me when I cut my hair. They said it looks better than having it done at the salon!! 😊
My gray hair roots grow so fast. Even if my hair doesn't look that natural, I will continue to use boxed. I go to the Salon pay 150.00, one month later my skunk roots starts showing.😭 If anything I let my grey grow out. I still get more compliments. I thank her for the boxed advice though.
I find that as long as you take care of your hair type in general, do your research on what your doing and prepare your tools and give yourself time to actually take your time... the color will look just as good as if you went to a salon. And you save money! I like to bleach and dye my own hair but I did TONS of research and watched SO MANY VIDEOS of professionals working.
I wish i had had this info when i was a middle schooler discovering the joys of changing up my color. So glad I made the switch to a salon to avoid further damage (although still paying for the damage already done!)
Splat gave me a pretty color but I’ve never had so much damage done to my hair and dryness and that includes my ex mother in law bleaching my hair and putting a bag over it which causes me to lose clumps of my hair 😂
Omg the literal worst. I try to advice ppl to get to Sally's or a similar store if they have a local one. Its not even that cheap, I buy ion for the same price w no damage
I appreciate the tips. I have super short hair, so I'm not too worried about long term effects, as any color that goes into my hair will be cut out completely within about 6 months. I usually get my hair colored at the salon, but it's so expensive and right now money is tight. I just want to cover up the grays and enrich the color a bit, as my hair is kind of a gray-brown color naturally. I'm also pretty heavily graying.
Question: I went to many hair salons fancy and basic but stopped because of these issues - please help me understand… why do hairdressers tease at the base of the hair or at all when coloring or styling? Doesn’t that break or weaken your hair? Or why do they comb from the roots down if that makes tangles worse? Sorry one more - why do they whip the hair around when towel drying or styling if that causes damages the cuticles? Comments please🙏
If you want to lighten your hair from previous black or dark box dye without bleach, you can use a mixture of crushed up vitamin c tablets and head and shoulders shampoo. Mix it into a paste and spread it onto hair evenly and let it sit for at least 30 minutes. I learned this watching a episode of Kardashians how Kim lightened her hair. It sounds crazy but it works. I got my hair from black box dye of a year back to a lighter color. It took me about a month of doing this treatment once a week then I deep conditioned after. It is drying so you need to deep condtion. And my hair lifted a lot. After you need to either tone your hair or use whatever color you want.
I've never got any good advice from a salon, and I've yet to see a hair dresser who has better hair than me (theirs is usually fried crispy), so the only thing I let hair dressers do to my hair these days is cut it, and they screw even that up half the time. I tried everything back in the day, platinum blonde to raven black, even went green for a while, but now I've been rocking my natural hair colour (chestnut) for 15 years, which is honestly the best way to live. The grays can still be managed with tweezers, but when they can't... I think I'll just let them come. Mine are silver and actually sparkle like tinsel in my hair. I kind of like the effect. If I decide to start dying again, though, I definitely won't be going to a salon. Box dye all the way. I remember it working perfectly well for me. And for god's sake, never let them talk you into buying the products they sell - they're no better than the stuff from the supermarket, it's a complete scam.
I liked the video bc you spoke so professionly and with alot of class.I really can't afford to get my hair colored at a salon, I have to add color every 4 or 5 weeks. I've been doing a box color for years and it comes out soft and shiney all the time.. I do thank you for your advice, very helpful! 😊
It just all depends. Some box dyes are bad and some hair stylists are bad. Like makeup you have to take care of what’s underneath, putting makeup or colors on top won’t guarantee the glow!
I've gone blonde from black hair with box color and it was so good my barber asked where I got it done. Box color is fine Salons always mess up my hair, when I do it at home from a box it comes out better. This feels classist tbh.
I did another version of this video, but with products from Sally's: th-cam.com/video/s3yv3wjXN3E/w-d-xo.html
And what if you go to a professional and you notice their stock is box color kits? The very ones you buy from Wal-Mart. It was a horrible experience.
If I got it bleach professionally, I have copper, is it ok to use box dye to revive copper or is it best to go to the stylist?
@@terrilackey9126lol OMGoodness that is funny AND scary!! RUN! 😂
@@Cafecitoypan208 Great question!! What did you end up doing? How did it turn out??
I have been shamed so much by hairstylists for using box dye which is exactly why I use it. First off, not everyone can afford professionals and after being judged by every one I’ve ever known, I won’t ever go back.
I agree with you! They can be so rude about it too ugh.
I avoid salons like the plague. Like hold up 🤚🏻 I can do way better to myself AT HOME for way cheaper instead of being talked down to about every little thing. I’ve seriously had 1 hairstylist in my life that I actually enjoyed going to… then she got married and moved 4 states over! Ughhh I’m happy for her but sad for my hair 😂
I do myself better dyes at home than what"professionals" have done to me and charging fortunes....
I do better dye at my house too jajaja last time I whent to the salon I told the lady I wanted dark chocolate brown hair and she charged me so much money and dye my hair light light brown will never again
What's a good deep conditioner?
I love that you did this video and you don’t just say no box dye ever and shame clients for using it. I never judge clients for using box dye in a pinch or trimming their bangs or whatever. Shaming someone is not the way to get returning clients & it’s also just mean! Love that you’re educating & not shaming that’s what I try to always do
I’ll be honest shaming is a lot of the reason I avoid the salon now. 9 times out of 10 when I have gone to a salon I’ve left feeling terrible about myself. I’ve been told how dry my hair is, it’s frizzy, just all kinds of criticism….So I just stopped going. I can feel bad about myself at home. For way cheaper. 😭
@@JT-mg1my Man with a trad side part and grey hair here, so ignore me. But they can be intimidating places. A friend claims that she walked out of the salon I go to when she was told "we don't cut hair, we style it"*. I used to be intimidated by the same place because I just knew I just wanted a bit better than a cheap barber and the place was full of perms and colouring and what not. Do I book, do I walk in? How do I speak to these people?
*A bit like a hifi shop I went to where they tried to baffle with bullshit and had a "next serious customer" sign.
Some would say there are good and bad businesses, some would say I need a tougher skin. Eh.
That was a tad tangential. Sorry.
@@JT-mg1my I feel the same way. I stopped going years ago because of this. I was shamed when I tried to bleach my hair to white blonde at home and I got overwhelmed so I went to the salon for help. The colorist called others over to look at me and some just walked over uninvited. I had a small crowd of five or six stylists surrounding me and they were shaming me, laughing with each other and making fun of me to each other. Never again will I put myself in that environment.
I wish I could go to you!
My sister puts Olaplex 3 in her box dye. Is this helpful in anyway bc she swears it is..
Judging clients/ people who use box color is Classssisssttt
I was looking for this comment. Hell yea comrade
@@chatnoir9038 lololol
Don't all hair dyes come from a box 🤣
Box dyes have given me better results than the two different hairdressers Ive seen, one was a colour specialist with yrs experience the other a popular, well recommended hairdresser. Not only were they crap but so damn expensive. I'm too scared to try a third time.
Interesting! Have you tried going darker? And if yes, which brand is your go-to?
same, i cant trust any hair stylest anymore, looking into hair extensions 🤷🏽♀️my hair is now ruined😭
Honestly I dye my hair at home all the time and it always works out for me however if I go to a professional they always fuck it up somehow 😂😂
Same
Yep!!
Not everyone can afford to go to a salon, especially when they're dying their hair every 3-4 weeks to cover the gray like I do. I've been using boxed dye for over 15 years with no issues whatsoever and I get lots of compliments on my color.
Me too
What color and brand do you use?
Right . And the problem even sometimes you spend lot of money on the salon and you don't get good results specilly they very expensive
Smart products for smart people 🧚🏻
Couldn’t agree more! I use box die, but I also use good shampoo/conditioner and products and I get SO many compliments on my hair. I use the Schwarzkoph hair color and XMONDO recalibrate shampoo/cond and prismatic glow hair mask and absolutely LOVE them. Hands down BEST line I’ve ever bought!
Not to mention being SHAMED for using drug store shampoo!! I’m so over salons. Not everyone can afford $30 shampoo PLUS just the cut and color 🙄
I totally agree. I am, more and more, getting tired of salons and the crap work, and the exorbitant prices.
@@Corrans the crap work is the worst, and ensuing anxiety before during and after said work… plus the “salon ambiance” which is generally a bunch of cattiness and gossip that gives me headaches. I’m allergic to idiots and there’s just too many in salons.
And then they talk to you like you’re being “cheap”. It’s ridiculous expensive for something you have to continually do. 2 visits is as much as a car payment, and I can’t even drive it!
I’ll stick with box! Never had any issues with color or shine.
the best products i've ever used were drugstore. even makeup! goodness, these pretentious rich people
i just ask the salon in my mall out of curiosity. since i always do my own hair, on how much it will cost me to dye my hair medium blonde (it was medium light brown) she said 40$ for the bleach and 55$ for the color and 70 $ for the highlight!!!!! I HAVE A FUCKING PIXIE CUT! i nope out and went directly back inside Walmart got my own blue bleach and 2 ash blond color box i have white Platine hair now and it cost me 25$ total 🙄
it’s funny to me because i’ve been dyeing my hair copper red with a l’oreal box dye for more than five years now and i’ve had hairdressers believe it is my natural colour, meanwhile i’ve had professionals that have bleached my hair and it has looked mediocre and kinda dry… i say do whatever you want to do, your hair is YOURS
did it dry out your hair or damaged it? i really want to try box dye but im afraid of tge damage
@@unknownperson-rd3ym i've been dying my hair with box dyes for 6 years now and i never had visible damage, in fact it would make my hair more shiny, the only thing that did damage to me was bleaching it, now my hair is dry because of bleach..
@@unknownperson-rd3ym Try an ammonia free hair dye.
Agree! 😊 with Lauren K
Hi lauren can you help me to choose stuff to dye my hair for the first time? Please, I would really appreciate the tips
You must be an exceptional hairdresser. The times I have had my hair dyed at a salon...there wasn't any special mixing of colors or asking me questions of my hair history. I have found a salon color is a lot more expensive and does not neccesarily result in a better color than using a store dye.
me too! i got my hair dyed at a fancy salon and it looked so much flatter and dry than when I use the box dye. i guess it totally depends on the stylist, but i wasn't able to afford trying different people lol when box dye is $9
Same
My hairdresser(s) actually never had anything bad to say about my box dyed hair. The problem hereis bleach, not color.
This was just a rant no advice. Bye.
even better when you tell them exactly the color you want and they completely ignore you and give you an emtirely different color and charge you more than they quoted for a color that lasted you half the time of the color you did at home
Same. Even worse, the color is usually NOTHING like the picture I show. Or like anything I've described. Or ever wanted in my life.
I took my virgin hair to a stylist recently, I was super careful about what I asked for, took solid reference pictures and came out with exactly what I didn’t want. Hopeless.
Great job girl!I am a hairdresser TH-camr too and I TOTALLY agree with you. You aren't going to convert everyone so you may as well teach people how to do it with less damage. No one likes a judgy hairstylist and I'm not sure why our industry has this negativity towards people who need to cut their own hair or box colour their hair. There are enough clients for everyone (especially if you're talented). Support over judgement!
Luckily my mom is a former hairdresser and taught me how to apply it properly. I think for most people doing their hair at home is because they can’t afford the salon. I would absolutely love to be able to go to a salon and be pampered every couple of months. That sounds like heaven. The reality is, I simply can’t justify the expenditure on myself. I have a family and someone always needs new clothes, shoes, school supplies, braces, etc., I can’t spend that money on myself. I have to figure out how to do it for myself. So I appreciate that you know not everyone can afford salon services.
How do you dye your hair meaning steps like in how to separate your hair?
Same! Having kids and how expensive everything gotten means us mommas have to make do and that usually means a lot of diy
I’ve found that when going darker, box dye literally looks and feels the same as a salon dye job, all my friends who religiously go to salons for their colour have very average hair. Hairdressing is a business so of course they’d rather you pay them $200 instead of $10.
I paid $200 to go dark rich brown and they left me with a caramel color not matching my roots at all, I even said “I want the color to match my dark roots when it grows out” and they still messed up 😫😤
Totally agree. I use Olia Darkest Brown and my hair is never flat, etc. My curls still bounce. I feel like she is predominately describing white people's hair.
I’ve had my hair messed up SO badly by the professionals … I’ll stick with the box thanks!
I have always said: You CAN do ‘Box Color’ HOWEVER, it has LIMITS - Do not try to go more than Two Levels Lighter or Darker. Use the root retouch method on hair that is already colored and don’t change shades / brands too frequently.
Amen
I don't go to the salon because they talk crap about you after you leave instead of schooling you on your OWN HAIR while you're there. That's part of the service we pay for. You're supposed to teach us how to care for our hair so we keep coming back to you, not just sell us products you get paid to sell. I'd rather do it myself than pay these people to talk and post about me.
This rather be delulu with my box dyes
:( sounds like you had a bad experience cause I promise not every stylist is like that, I try to educate my clients and show them different ways to protect their hair and what works for their goals and needs. I only talk about client if they were rude to me 😂 but I promise not every stylist is like that
Yes! I ruined my hair at home once. I left and paid a tip because she “saved” it but left sad because I felt like I paid a bully. They were so nice and talkative to other girls in there (that just LOOKED rich). Meanwhile, they never even talked to me. 😢
Yes bitchy judging hairdressers
It does NOT take up to a year to get box colour out of your hair - it just takes a strong bleach or colour remover. Box dyes have come a long way and like a lot of other people I’ve paid for the professional only to leave unhappy and gone home to dye over their bad job with a box dye. It does take a little research sometimes to get the colour you want but if you are willing to learn how dyes work on hair and how to achieve different tones then it’s way more satisfying doing it yourself. And a lot cheaper!
Idk what box dye y’all are using but I wish mine lasted that long 😂 but I’ve been dying my hair since I was a teen and the LONGEST box dye has ever stayed in my hair was 4 months. I usually dye my hair black (naturally brunette) and most of the time, it looks just like my natural color again 3 months later.
@@mariahfaith2504 So, some black dye is weaker on purpose unfortunately because so many people have fried their hair trying to remove it
yeah she also said you can only get to orange with box bleach and no... bleach London and splat will both take you to very light yellow. light enough to do bright colors like pastels. I use them to touch up and add highlights.
I started doing my own hair a few years ago with box dyes and hairdresser scissors. My hair has never looked so good and shiny. I even get compliments from people on my hair color. Garnier Nutrisse to me is the best box dye brand, you have to choose a lighter shade than what you want, but they truly have their thing together! At salons I pay fortunes and they judge me everytime. I'm mixed race and they know nothing about that type of hair which makes me sad. They should be educated about all types of hair that exist in the world, it's almost racism to only learn about white people's type of hair. Only one hairdresser I've had in my life was educated about my type of hair. They shame me for using my straightener too much and one even said it looked like my hair went in an air fryer and argued with me that my hair wasn't also naturally dry. Bold when she knows nothing about mixed race type of hair. I was 7 years old never touched a hair straigthener and my hair was already super dry it's just a dry type of hair and needs lots of keratin and moisture and she really wasn't educated on that.
Garnier is a good choice, I had noticed it goes good in my hair too when I've used it. My hair tends to absorb moisture too and it gets frizzy pretty badly. Even when I put in conditioner it doesn't help much, that's why most of the time I have it tied up or braided.
It isn't "almost racism" to not know how to work on different types of hair, it's definitely inexperience and maybe not wanting to stray out of ones "comfort zone". No one wants to mess up a clients hair. There are salons that specialize in the exact type of hair you are describing, why wouldn't you go there? Perhaps because you might experience some of that racism you are so quick to ascribe to others?
You should do a video like this but with what you’d use from Sally’s. I know a lot of people that use that instead of box color.
Yes! I use Age Beautiful to cover roots and grey
@@bblissd I am a professional hairdresser and I love age beautiful brand
@@TiffanysBunnyGang I’m 36 with a growing number of greys(I blame my toddler 😂) would it be premature to go ahead with age beautiful? Or try a different brand. Back when I dyed my hair ALOT I used L’Oréal Hicolor and Chroma. But now I am unsure … I have to worry about grey coverage now 😤
@@JT-mg1my use the AB it's got a great color selection, it's moisturizing and they have natural shades
@@bekkamai378 thanks! Going to give it a try
i would have to disagree about bleaching your own hair. i've been doing my own balayage for like 5 years with no cosmetology schooling, simply because a hairdresser once ruined my hair to the point that i had to get a pixie cut so now i only trust myself with my hair. it's honestly just a matter of common sense as far as i see it. but common sense unfortunately isn't all that common lol. if you do zero research or practice before bleaching your hair, it's gonna suck. it's the same with pretty much any skill. just do your research and practice safely.
Do you have any tips on straight hair and how not to overly bleach them? I always get balayage bleaching at the salon because I don’t trust myself lol (I refresh it at home)
Could you please to refer to the material how to do balayage at home? Would love to learn too. Thank you
I am guilty of box dyes. I struggle to pay $160 for something I can do at home when I can work it in. Which is usually after 10 pm. I appreciate that you understand your analogy because it is very true
I did mine late at night a couple days ago. Gotta fit it in around these kids lol
I used hair dye either on Friday evening or Sat morning just to get in a couple of shampoos---to remove both the excess dye and to eliminate that chemical stink before the new workweek began.
160 is a low ball. I've paid from 400-600 to get dyed. 😅
@@kristen1324 how does it look though??
@xHeartHeartbreakx WHAT?! OMG! This is why I LOVE my hair lady! I have hair down to the middle of my back usually, it's always like med/long. I get 2-3 colors, a cut and style and WITH TIP which I always tip her quite well because of how reasonable her prices are already, I spend $130. I just can't even with some of these prices lol!
What you’re saying, although often the case , is not always the case. I used boxed dyes for years and my stylists often asked who does my color. I’ve had a few ask if it was my natural color as well. It looked darn good!
Same here. 25 years experience with boxed hair color kits. They all include deep conditioner anyway, so my hair always looks great after coloring and my stylist asks *me* for tips.
i avoid the salon at all costs. for starters, it’s incredibly expensive and i’ve heard so many horror stories of people leaving with ruined patchy hair after spending £200+ on it. now of course, there’s some really talented stylists out there who really know their stuff and props to them. if you can afford it, including all the touch ups then a salon would definitely be a good option because they’re clearly more professional. BUT, in my personal experience, i’ve been doing my own hair for a while now and i’ve had many colours and bleached it multiple times without much problem at all. it fits my budget and looks exactly how i expect. if you find decent products and actually research the right way to do these things, you shouldn’t face many issues at home. personally, when i’ve box dyed my hair a natural colour, and when it’s
nicely styled, it looks incredibly natural and not from a dye at all. just expect that there could be problems (just like in a normal salon), read the instructions and research how to maintain it well after including the products you use.
I have been doing my own forever. I think I look fabulous!
same with me!! even after i bleached my hair it was a little copper orange and uneven butttt the bright red came out wonderfully and yes it is a little different coloured all around but i’m 14 so still fun, i’m trying to go bakc to my natural brown with a natural dark dark red anyway, yes the salon is INSANELY expensive and if you have the resources to do it at home? go for it!!
Every time I’ve moved, the hardest thing has been finding a new stylist that does what I like
a few years back my older sister came home from getting her hair done one night, and it looked terrible. she was very upset because her hair was a completely different color than what she asked for(blonde, but she came home with a more gray color hair) and they had told her it looked great.
i don’t go now, because i can’t afford it, but also because it really isn’t worth it for me to search for an exceptional hair stylist who will cost a lot and end up berating me for using box dye
don’t get me wrong though, i still have the utmost respect for hairdressers alike.
my mother went to school for cosmetology and hairdressing for a while, so that’s helpful. i use box dye, it doesn’t look awful.
I have received compliments from hairdressers for my box dye - so I really do not understand the stigma around it. Dankeschön for this video, really helpful. Btw, I do go to the salon for highlights, lowlights, and complex dye projects that you study years for - totally understand that this is a real skill.
Yes!!! I never judge my clients when they use box dye! Education on why you should use professional products is key but I get so mad when stylists are rude to someone for using box dye
Thanks for acknowledging that some of us are anxious about salons. After salons have been closed for so long because of covid I still feel a bit nervous about going places and the salon is one of them. I’m not quite ready yet so I’ve been using box dye to touch up my grey roots. I’ll get back to the salon soon I hope! Thanks for another great video x
i'm super anxious to go to the salon too. everytime i go there to get my hair cut i have anxiety attacks and feel terrible before during and after. i can't really cut my hair at home though :(
Bad anxiety too. Remember having a panic attack before an appointment, I paid for what I'd booked and just left. This was before covid. Haven't considered going back now after covid. Nice to know I'm not the only one 🙂 x
I’m so anxious.. I can’t even sit through a manicure..
@@epizzle322 me neither 😢
@@elemsr4279 you know, I would love to have a hairstylist that would come to my house. I bet they could set up businesses to do it.
For brunettes going blonde (I went from mid ash brown to light natural blonde) the L’Oréal Paris line is actually really good. Look for the ultra ash line to help nix brass tones and the creme line works well to minimize damage. You probably will have to take split ends off tho.
facts !
I've used box dyes for as long as I can remember. I've never had any issues with them whatsoever. I've always stuck to dark brown and black. I had black hair for years until I decided I wanted to go back to my original colour which is brown. My natural colour is what you've got! I used a colour remover to rid the black and that didn't cause any damage BUT did leave my hair feeling dull straight after use but once I did a deep condition it was soft again. I dyed my hair 2 weeks after and it came out beautifully. No dryness, no missing bits, healthy looking and shiny. I have curly hair, being mixed race and my curls popped back! It's not affected my hair in the slightest. I can't afford going to a salon every time I need to do my colour. I have grey roots that pop by every 3 months to say hi and having to go to a salon every 3 months would cost me a fortune. Box dyes haven't caused me any problems so I will be continuing to use them and us box dye users should never be made to feel guilty. It's what we can afford. You being a hairdressers can workout the cost it would be to do it every 3 months! Thanks for the video but I doubt it will help anyone that can't afford going to a salon on a regular basis! Salons are not cheap. I live in the UK and believe me just going to get a trim is expensive! I now trim my own hair and do a pretty good job if I say so myself lol. 😘
I am 60 and have been using L’Oréal ammonia free for a few years now I even take it to my salon for them to use. My hair is long lush and shiny. The best it has been . It seems to work for me but we are all different. I can afford to go to the best salons but have never been happy with the results. Thank you for your advise though very helpful.
Same here, and when I tried to go to a salon just for convenience, I spent over $200 and came out hours later with the WRONG colors, when I do at home with the box I get the color I want and get compliments literally EVERY DAY at work for how it looks, I'll stick to my $18 dye job and enjoy spending the rest of my money on other stuff I like, even though I can't get back the 1-1 1/2 hours of my life I have to be inconvenienced 😂
I personally use box dye on my hair...n so far to be honest I never had a bad experience it worked good thankfully....
I really appreciate this. I wanted to get my hair colored green, but was too scared to do it myself. I went to a stylist, and for 300 dollars I got a shitty haircut and a bad dye job. I was insanely sad. Decided to try again and did my own hair dye, and immediately it was 1000x more successful.
I get a lot of compliments on my hair and I use box my whole life
Me too! They ask what salon I go to
Same
Which brand ?
me too since I was 14
Thank you for this insight!
The downside to box color is the flat, one dimensional appearance. But sadly, $200 every 6 weeks ( or $1,600-1,800/year ) is a lot for me vs. $14 box ($122/year). I do give myself a home hair mask every week so my hair remains soft and well hydrated. It also helps to give a little bit of shine.
Your blusher shade, placement and intensity is LLLLLIFFFE ❤️
Two $4 box dyes gave me the result that a hairdresser wanted $200 for. Then I started using henna, which the hairdresser tried really hard to discourage me from, and it only made my hair look better lol
I have been to the hairdressers sooo many tiimes and paid hundreds of dollars and soooo many times it has never turned out nothing like I wanted!! Now I do it myself and have saved so much money and it looks exactly the way I want ☺
Tbh i go for box dye for convenience because i know what i want and if it turns out shitty i only have myself to blame, recently i went to a hairstylist for the very first time to get my hair lightened and i paid about a 100 euros to get barely visible highlights because she said my hair was too dark to get something lighter on ALL of my hair and she said it would be ugly to lighten all of my hair, so i went to the grocery store on the way home got a few boxes of dye and did the thing myself lmao
Also i went with dark brown hair but showed her picture of my hair history to show her how my hair react and what i already had a few years ago and what i did etc etc and she didn't trust me and wanted me to get a chocolate balayage....i said know, we went for highlight and she was like "oh you hair did lighten very well! Next time we'll go lighter!" Like......girl no lmao
The thing is, I've gone to professional stylists and they've done disasters in my hair, from dying it a completely different color, to having the color come out patchy, and then charging an absolute fortune for it. Several have been rude and condescending, and often even angry at the sheer amount of hair I have (I have A LOT of hair, and every single stylist has complained about it, as if that's something I can help). The last time I went to the stylist I left in tears. No more. I'm buying dye and doing it myself.
Same! They complain about the amount of hair and some even charge extra. Results are always mediocre or bad. Even though internet shows talented people, most salons don’t work that way. They don’t look at the texture, condition of your hair/complexion of your skin. Box dye is more reliable than a salon.
I have black hair and I don’t notice a difference between going to the salon and using a box dye. I like going for the experience a few times a year but color wise it looks the same . I also will not ever be going lighter I’ve gotten that out of my system buttt I use Olaplex and Joico so my hair is healthy . Be careful guys !
Going to the salon is giving too much luxury to oneself
What box dye do you use? Same I stay dark . Done with being light lol
It's one of the great injustices of the universe that there are dozens of blond shades, but only a few shades of red and only half of them are believable. When I started coloring my hair I couldn't find a color I liked, so I called the help line. He was so helpful and told me that I could mix colors of the same brand to get the color I wanted. So I mixed two colors and sometimes used a third color for highlights. After more than thirty years I thought about going grey during lockdown but noooooo... Not yet.
My high school years were spent dying my hair using box dye LOL 👀
now that I’m way older I’ve had my hair dyed at the salon and I definitely enjoyed it and did not worry about the mess, but I tend to touch up my own grey roots at home because I only had one spot that was going grey.
Fast forward to NOW, I’m trying to let my hair grow out and fade the color to get a nice clean slate 🤗
love your videos as usual Sam 💕💕💕👏🏼👏🏼
I started dyeing my own hair after I went to a salon (working 3rd shift so I dozed off as soon as she left the room after she got some chemical on it). I opened my eyes back up and realized all the people that had been in the room with me were gone so what seemed like two seconds for me was much longer. I walked out there and the hairdresser said “you’re still here?!” She looked like straight panic and said she thought she had finished me a long time ago. I said, you put me in the back room. Now how did she completely forget about a customer - she told me that she triple processed my hair. It looked horrible when I left, didn’t even offer a discount, and wanted me to come back to see if she could correct some of what she did. Now why would I return if you ruined it once??
As someone who does use box dye (I'm so sorry Sam 😭), this is why I totally plan to start going to a professional and having it done when I'm in a better financial situation. I consider it so much easier to have someone else do it, and it truly does feel better! 💖❤
I get more compliments on box dye ... I walked out a salon with hot roots and the stylist said oh will go darker next time . It was horrible and I had to strip my color out . I had bad highlights that fried my hair . Never going to a salon again
i once had a stylist fry my hair so badly that i had to get a pixie cut. haven't trusted anyone else with my hair since then. honestly considering going to cosmetology school at this point because i feel like me and my friends know more about hair than the stylists in my city which makes me sad for their clients :(
Same ...I wont let anybody touch my hair anymore
@@DubKc As long as I deep conditioner once a week it's all good
Omg same I wanted strawberry blonde and got bright red roots and brown hair…never again
I paid $900 for fried hair, I got left under heat for too long. I let my hair grow out and had my husband chop off all the previous color now I’m 31 with lots of grays so it’s been a struggle.
I’ve been box coloring my hair longer than this girl has been alive. Best advice, go one shade lighter then you think or you will end up crying.
Me too and have always gotten great results !
“You go to a profesional hair stylist they are going to talk about your hair history, your goals…”
Where are these hairstylist!?!? Lol
i appreciate this less guilt-trippy approach because i honestly think hair professionals are a different breed. the thing that they don't really consider is... some people just don't care. I don't care about dimension or having natural looking hair. i'd rather be in control of the process and do my own mistakes and learn from them because i honestly don't mind giving myself a buzzcut worst case if i have to. and the great thing is, i learned a really cool skill by using box dyes and cutting my own hair since i was a teen. i've been going to the hair salon as well but it takes too much time imo. so yeah, explaining to people how to use box dye safely is more useful than repeating the same rhetoric and withholding information about doing your hair safely.
one thing i will say is that i have found that i have pretty robust hair. it looks alright even after bleaching it a couple times, so i guess that helps. not everyone has that option i suppose
I’m a professional hair stylist, and I use Garnier’s hair dye. That’s the only boxed hair dye I’ve ever used that doesn’t cause my hair to be frizzy, dry, opaque with one color. 🥴 I’ll forever stick with it instead of go to my salon or another salon personally because I always get the color I want/love. But then again, when I apply my box color I always use my “built in” salon techniques, it’s just natural for me to do at this point lol!
I don't color my hair anymore but did for about 25 years. The best colors i ever got was from a box dye, not a hairdresser. Also.. the time I save doing it always at home was a huge part too. Loved it. And of course..not going broke :)
Every time I've had my hair badly coloured it's actually been in a salon ! You pay your top stylist and they hand it over to a junior??!! Once I looked like a traffic cone another time I ended up looking like a thunder cat and had to go dark brown to cover all the different colours. Had some terrible salon experiences.
God yes, I pay good money to have the hair color professional do my hair and then they leave their assistant to do the job. I am so over it.
We ALL used box dye during the pandemic. There was no other choice. I wish you’d recommend some box dyes / products that are less damaging. I sometimes use a root touch up in between salon visits when I can’t get there.
I've used box dye (red color) since 2015 and my hair has always looked good with it, shiny and healthy. Of course the aftercare its super important but I don't think it is as bad as some hairdressers make it to be. Also I get compliments a lot for my hair color.
Been using box hair dye for 10 years. I used to go to the salon too and it usually costs 200 for a cut and dye. I've never been happier with my own haircut and hair color at home. I like to try different color at the store...and love to be surprised. Life is short, nothing has to be perfect. Just be happy. I did use your trick on the comb I didn't do it before, prob lazy but now I have gray hair, it is a must. Thanks for the tips.
I always walk out, dissatisfied and disappointed from every hair salon. I'd rather mess it up myself than pay more than 200 to get an uneven haircolor and uggly haircut.
I understand that people will use box color anyway and that there will always be people who prefer to go to the salon as well. So as a future professional I'm always on the fence about the knowledge I share and don't share about box color. Your analogy about sex education is spot on 👌
I’m in cosmetology school and you’re my favorite hair youtuber 😍 I love how laid back you are 💛
Thank you! :)
I actually got great compliments from a hair dresser when I dyed my own hair with a box and I was FLOORED!!! Lol I'm like really?! 😅
This vid is the best at describing in terms non stylists can understand. Thank you so much for this!
I would love to get my hair professionally done. Problem is when I'm covering greys I have to do it regularly and $9 a month vs $150 a month REALLY adds up. Y'all do great work. I don't have the budget for it though. So yes, I am committed to this dark Auburn colour for 5+ years. This is it, this is what my hair will forever be until I decide to commit to a darker brown.
I use box color because its hard being a college student and working.. we can't always afford hair stylist jobs even if thats what we would rather do.
60 year old college student?
Thanks for the tips. I'm glad ur not like Brad mondo who flat out shames people for box dye. Some people don't have the salon option you know
And then he got shamed when the box dye mannequin turned out better than the pro dye mannequin and viewers could tell!
I love you! Your honesty and information is super helpful rather than shaming someone for doing a box color. Great tips. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video! I feel badly that so many of us can relate to having a bad experience at the salon. To share my expirence: The last time I went to a salon was for a root touchup. I had been doing it at home for years with no issues. The senior director hair stylist made my hair fall off and responded with "breakage happens." I literally went home and cried.
Hair designers are very very helpful when they can share the tips with us!
Love the abstinence only analogy 😂
I just watched your video for the first time . You are so extremely good at explaining things, completely honest and so much more ! You are very good! Wish I lived near you so I could come have you do my hair! I’m so extremely impressed with YOU!
You’re a very honest, sincere and lots of integrity! Bravo ! 👍👏👏👏
I actually enjoy doing my own hair. My therapist would say it's because it's something in my life I can control 🤣 but when I go to a professional, I end up not liking it and picking it apart and it's usually been done beautifully.
Love this thank you …. I have done boxed hair color for a while n yes my hair was pretty damaged. Going to a salon is super expensive but def can see the diff in ur hair texture n hair doesn’t fall out as it does after boxed hair. N def get so many compliments when it’s done by a professional.
The awkward moment I want to box dye my hair because the professional hair stylist didn't give me the result I wanted 🙄
THANK YOUUUUU!!!! LOVE that you talked about going darker as well. I've only seen people talk about coloring it lighter bcs that's what's most common.
It was very helpful!
This is so true! I'm currently looking for videos on going from red to dark brown/black and it's crazy how few there are. Dark hair has always been my favourite.
My only bad experience with dying my hair was at a salon where I paid 88 pounds for a colour that looked awful!
The best results I ever had came out of a box... box dye has improved massively over the years. I'll never pay a salon to dye my hair again, I know my hair better than any of them.
Thanks for this Sam! I know it’s not great, but sometimes it’s just not feasible to go to the salon. I appreciate you considering that and I loved how detailed your explanations were 😊
Love this!! I think telling people never to use box dye is like telling teenagers not to have sex. Some of them are going to do it anyway, so it’s better to tell them how to do it safely so they’re prepared. 😂
There is actually nothing wrong with box color. I can tell you this, I went to school for cosmetology and yes, they will tell you don’t use it, don’t use the shampoos and conditioner’s from the store because it’s all detergents! Not true! Salons just want to make money and yes sure it feels good to get your hair done by a professional especially if you don’t know what your doing, some hair professionals well don’t really do such a professional job, so hey , you do you!! I know I do! I use box color, I use shampoos and conditioners from the stores, it’s all bull!!! Use what works for you and makes you happy guys!!❤
Box color is amazing, the salons ain't no better than box dying.
My hair is finally virgin again!!! I was tempted to box dye but I won’t do it lol 😂
Not worth it!!
Great video thank you for being real. However, after years of being a salon guru, yes highlights, color etc. I have used box dye, pretty much for the last few years. My gray hair became really difficult to manage. Every 4- 6 weeks I had to shag to the salon, make an appointment, then wait for an appointment. The expense was becoming really crazy! All in all I made peace with what I was dealing with and chose a color that I could maintain, natural brown. I have also found peace with more time for myself and not running to the salon.
Use semi-permanent box dye on gray hair. It’s gentler and fades gradually with less of a line of demarcation,
I’ve never dyed my hair green but a certified professional hair stylist has…..TWICE!
You're right about box color being intense, i tried to dye my hair back to my natural hair color Before school and decided to use the dark brown dye. IT TURN MY HAIR JET BLACK, LIKE DARKER THAN MY ORIGINAL HAIR BECAUSE THE DYE IS DESIGNED TO DYE GRAY HAIR 😭😭 my normal hair reflects orange and or red when exposed to the sun, after i dyed it, it reflects white 😭 and the same shade as my mom's hair (darker than mine) and it looks weird but thankfully it kinda washed out after washing it with my anti-dandruff shampoo
This is the hairdressers equivalent of “If you’re going to drink I’d rather you do it in the house - I’m not a regular mom I’m a cool mom” 😂😂😂
Even though i have no plans of ever using box dye AGAIN after it caused me to wait longer to reach my hair goal…. I’ll still watch this 🥰
I’ve never been to the hair dressers for colour I’ve done it myself it has always turned out lovely 😊 and it costs me little…. Compared to the huge prices at the salon.
Thanks for the information x
I always show pictures of what I specifically want and not one hairdresser has ever gotten it right. I just dye it myself, its much cheaper.
My hair is natural now after decades of various colors, and I have not box dyed, but I watched anyway. Great info. Your dog is precious!
I used to lighten my own hair and my stylist never guessed until years later when she discovered my natural roots. She was astonished how well I did it on my own, kept asking my technique.
Me: Well, I pour one bottle into the other and just slather it on my head.
I asked a girl at my work what salon she goes to for coloring as her hair is always gorgeous. Her answer was she does it herself w/ a $7 box from Walmart. I worked with her for 5 years, hair was always great
Thank you for this video!
I get what your comparison with teaching people to do things the safely as theyre going to do it anyways!
It's called "harm reduction" education!
I do it in my dental job ALL the time!
I was totally willing to spend the money for salon dyed hair, but I genuinely am so disappointed every time after about a month and half the time I get a different colour than what I asked for
Alot of us are using box dye because it costs an arm and a leg to get hair coloured at a salon these days. I paid £70 to get my hair coloured pastel pink. I didn't wash it for a whole week. Went to wash it using the shampoo and conditioner the hairdresser advised me to use, for it to only fade very quickly with the first wash!! Now that salon has closed down. And I can't say I'm surprised tbh. And recently I have been having consultations at different hair salons asking about going either ash blonde or red. It's over £130 just for that!! Ridiculous!! One of them judged me because I bleached my hair at home. I have removed my jet black hair using colour B4 tonight. I have used this exact same product a few years ago. It's come out with the right results, which is exactly what I've wanted, just like before. Also to remove dark hair colour is hair bleach. The best one is jerome russell Bblonde. I swear by that, and it lifts my hair very well. Also using jerome russell bonding treatment within the hair, prevents it from damage to much. I'm dyeing my hair red later on, with cream developer, 30% volume. This is going to lift it well, without using bleach. I have been seeing these video tutorials on TH-cam. So no we don't want to go to a costly trip to the hair salon, where box dye, home colour remover kit, and home bleaching kit works just as well. Superdrug always offer deals on box dyes too. Two for £14. It's also easier for peeps like us to do that at home, rather than sat in a chair feeling overwhelmed and anxious, thinking how is my hair going to turn out, and trying to make small talk. I also don't like my hair being touched by strangers, it's sensory overload for me. By the way I cut my own hair too. Saves me £24. I got hair cutting scissors and blending razor scissors from ebay. In a case for £10. People at work have complimented me when I cut my hair. They said it looks better than having it done at the salon!! 😊
My gray hair roots grow so fast. Even if my hair doesn't look that natural, I will continue to use boxed. I go to the Salon pay 150.00, one month later my skunk roots starts showing.😭 If anything I let my grey grow out. I still get more compliments. I thank her for the boxed advice though.
I find that as long as you take care of your hair type in general, do your research on what your doing and prepare your tools and give yourself time to actually take your time... the color will look just as good as if you went to a salon. And you save money! I like to bleach and dye my own hair but I did TONS of research and watched SO MANY VIDEOS of professionals working.
I wish i had had this info when i was a middle schooler discovering the joys of changing up my color. So glad I made the switch to a salon to avoid further damage (although still paying for the damage already done!)
Can you do a video on splat? I swear that stuff is basically fabric dye and impossible to remove! Same with henna! The public needs to be educated! 🤣🙏
Awful, awful stuff lol!
Splat gave me a pretty color but I’ve never had so much damage done to my hair and dryness and that includes my ex mother in law bleaching my hair and putting a bag over it which causes me to lose clumps of my hair 😂
@@PinkPaws88 sounds like you have a fun relationship with your mother in law 😂
Omg the literal worst. I try to advice ppl to get to Sally's or a similar store if they have a local one. Its not even that cheap, I buy ion for the same price w no damage
@@aphroditestan yes I love ion and beyond the zone (before they changed the formula)
I appreciate the tips. I have super short hair, so I'm not too worried about long term effects, as any color that goes into my hair will be cut out completely within about 6 months. I usually get my hair colored at the salon, but it's so expensive and right now money is tight. I just want to cover up the grays and enrich the color a bit, as my hair is kind of a gray-brown color naturally. I'm also pretty heavily graying.
Question: I went to many hair salons fancy and basic but stopped because of these issues - please help me understand… why do hairdressers tease at the base of the hair or at all when coloring or styling? Doesn’t that break or weaken your hair? Or why do they comb from the roots down if that makes tangles worse? Sorry one more - why do they whip the hair around when towel drying or styling if that causes damages the cuticles? Comments please🙏
If you want to lighten your hair from previous black or dark box dye without bleach, you can use a mixture of crushed up vitamin c tablets and head and shoulders shampoo. Mix it into a paste and spread it onto hair evenly and let it sit for at least 30 minutes. I learned this watching a episode of Kardashians how Kim lightened her hair. It sounds crazy but it works. I got my hair from black box dye of a year back to a lighter color. It took me about a month of doing this treatment once a week then I deep conditioned after. It is drying so you need to deep condtion. And my hair lifted a lot. After you need to either tone your hair or use whatever color you want.
I've never got any good advice from a salon, and I've yet to see a hair dresser who has better hair than me (theirs is usually fried crispy), so the only thing I let hair dressers do to my hair these days is cut it, and they screw even that up half the time.
I tried everything back in the day, platinum blonde to raven black, even went green for a while, but now I've been rocking my natural hair colour (chestnut) for 15 years, which is honestly the best way to live. The grays can still be managed with tweezers, but when they can't... I think I'll just let them come. Mine are silver and actually sparkle like tinsel in my hair. I kind of like the effect. If I decide to start dying again, though, I definitely won't be going to a salon. Box dye all the way. I remember it working perfectly well for me.
And for god's sake, never let them talk you into buying the products they sell - they're no better than the stuff from the supermarket, it's a complete scam.
Ty for this
I liked the video bc you spoke so professionly and with alot of class.I really can't afford to get my hair colored at a salon, I have to add color every 4 or 5 weeks. I've been doing a box color for years and it comes out soft and shiney all the time.. I do thank you for your advice, very helpful! 😊
It just all depends. Some box dyes are bad and some hair stylists are bad. Like makeup you have to take care of what’s underneath, putting makeup or colors on top won’t guarantee the glow!
I've gone blonde from black hair with box color and it was so good my barber asked where I got it done. Box color is fine Salons always mess up my hair, when I do it at home from a box it comes out better. This feels classist tbh.