I'm a cosmetologist but haven't practiced for a number of years, either. I did my own blonde from a level 4 dark brown for years, but then went back to natural a couple years ago, but hate it. Hesitant to do my own again, even with my experience, but you did such an amazing job. Truly amazing! Looks great! And as someone else mentioned, it would be in the $200 range or more. You saved a ton!
Just seeing your kind message. Thank you. I hope you ended up getting good results with your hair. It’s so fun to do hair every now and then right?! even though we aren’t in the salon anymore!
@nicoledavis8032 I don't think so honestly that's just what brunettes say to blondes but blonde does suit her better im Naturally make haired I look sick like I'm dying don't lie to her she looks better blonde don't be jealous because she looks so good now.
@@dodilo647 I don’t think she used the colorcharm from what I remember. Maybe watch the video again since I could be wrong. I think she got it just in case the other products didn’t work out!
Amateur tip: while doing this process I had a really hard time holding 2 foils in place. I used the foils with one side colored and what I did was put the colored sides together, fold one end over twice them unfold it. You now have a super long single foil to work with, which if you're not super experienced at foils like I am this was a BIG HELP! Prep your double foils in advance if you have long hair!!
You make complete sense to me, now I know exactly what to buy at Sally's! I didn't realize I needed toner to eliminate the orange. All this time I've been put more color on my hair and wondering why I still had orange and it wasn't shiny, because I kept putting more color on it. So thank you so very much for this tutorial, I appreciate it. I work with a woman who has orangish hair and I need to tell her about you and toner. You are saving the world 1 head at a time!!! Thanks again!!
I used to do the exact same thing and went natural since COVID. Back to virgin hair and after this tutorial I am sooooo gonna duplicate this❣️ She did an Amazing job!!! 🙏🙏
From a professional standpoint, be cautious when using SO much conditioner before a bleach/ color service. You can soften the hair TOO much and it will just melt when you apply the bleach or color. Knowing your Hair porosity is very very important!
$220 plus tip $44 = 264 in Atlanta plus traffic there and back! No thank you. I’ll do it myself like you did. We appreciate your courage to do this video!
@@Mereship I heard from a hairdresser that olaplex have a big concentration of protein and it shouldn’t be used before dying hair at least 2 weeks before🤷🏼♀️
@@cristinacristina1407 oh wow that is interesting. I haven’t gotten it yet so that’s good because I have to dye my hair every two weeks because I’m so gray.
Seriously you should get a million likes. Not even kidding. Thank you! -1. OMG I so appreciate you using something the average person can buy! Every other video is either a licensed cosmetologist using professional products or amateurs doing something I’ve never seen before with sometimes decent results.(sometimes not) I have had hit or miss with Sally’s products but many times they work it’s just over the years I’ve forgotten which did really well. 2. That was so easy to follow and though it seems like a lot, those of us who have done this before know, that was a huge and successful shortcut. Doing the weaving how you did and then balayage-amazballs! I have similar hair as you (long) mine is a bit lighter from occasional diy highlights. So this was so great. Even your bathroom with the toys was familiar!😂 I have 2 littles 👫 and they have too many bath toys. Lol
I do have a question for you though if you get a chance to read my comment... I’ve had a problem before with toner lifting my roots (I guess because of the 20 vol 🤷♀️) any suggestions on how to prevent that?
@leslieroycroft3569I'm reading this 3 years later but incase you still care or didn't find out, toner doesn't lift it deposits color in order to blend uneven tones.
Right!? I’m so glad some of us are telling her this. (I commented the same) I’m so glad I/we found this! A pro, using amateur products with a simple and to the point video. With shortcuts I haven’t thought of and it turned out gorgeous! saved video☑️
Did this three months ago and got so many compliments on my hair! My hair is naturally a chocolate brown with some natural highlights in it, but I wanted to dye my hair a light purple so I used this method for a natural looking ombre that would be light enough for me to put light purple over it with semi-permanent hair dye. I liked the lightened hair so much that I left it for about a month before I actually dyed it purple. A quick disclaimer, I am no professional and have actually never bleached my hair at home before this. Somehow with absolutely no bleach experience whatsoever, my hair came out looking really great! Don't be scared, immediately after bleaching it looked a little yellow and orangey but once you add in the Wella toner that orange goes right away and evens out to a nice blonde! My friend liked it so much that she has asked me to do this to her hair as well! Definitely recommend this method to anyone looking to bleach at home! Even after bleaching, my hair feels soft and healthy with very little damage! I follow up with a deep conditioner once a week and just leave it on in the shower for about 15 minutes to keep my hair healthy. I couldn't get a hold of the It's a 10 miracle deep conditioner she suggests so I ended up going with Mielle Babassu and Mint Deep Conditioner and absolutely LOVE the smell! Definitely recommend!
Hi, i wanna dye my hair just like her, or i wanna get a natural brown color, i have black hair so i have no idea how to get it natural brown, i have no idea what products to buy to get it, and is it safe to color my hair again after i have had hair damage? I got the damage 2 years ago so i dont know if its still safe cause some of my hair is falling out, not extremely much just a little. I also have like white things when i scratch my head. But yea i really need a natural looking brown color that it looks like its not dyed. Thanks if you can help me
John Henry Tran my suggestion is to do a 2 step protein and moisturizer treatment called aphogee before any color. Also use coconut oil on your scalp & hair for a week each night and wash off each morning before you color. The only way to lighten your hair is bleach or a hi lift color. I suggest a gentle bleach like Clairol Kaleidocolors to lighten to desired amount. After that you can use either a mix of darker toners like a Wella T14 (ash tone) a T10 ( beige tone) & a T28 (natural blonde). To get a light brown just don’t let the bleach set as long and use a level 20 developer not a 30 or mix.
John Henry Tran one more thing to do is do a deep conditioning about 3 days after color. Shea Moistures I think is the brand name has a lot of good deep conditioning treatments, they have it at Sally’s or Walmart. A leave in conditioner spray is also a good idea after each shower. This is the process I use after going blonde. I have medium brown hair and had to bleach several times to lighten to the shade I wanted. My hair is so healthy looking a very soft.
i use to do a similar process when i was blonde i always did a balayage on my bottom half but i still used foils then i would do the weaving on top with foils. i did go to cosmetology school.
I followed this to a T with my daughter's hair and she looks absolutely amazing and I have never been good at doing hair. I would love if you would help me with my other kids hair because you were on point. Thank you so much and my daughter looks fantastic thanks to you!!!!
This makes me so very happy. I’m so glad you got fantastic results. I bet she looks beautiful. Good job mom! I can definitely try and do more hair tutorials. I just cut both of my girls hair and did color for back to school. Maybe I will do a video on that 🤷🏼♀️ Let me know what your looking for help with and I would be glad to try and help ❤️
An updated video on how I touch up my roots is now up. The link is in the description or you can find the video on my channel under DIY Root Touch Up Blonde Hair. Thank you for all your comments and positive messages on this video. Im so glad its been helpful to so many of you. You can always find me on Instagram if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi! Just wondering if you have any recommendations on post-dye/bleach hair treatments/masks/products you use to prevent damage or put moisture back in your hair after the coloring process?? Thank you!
ahhhh i did this and was actually following your video as i did my hair. i was loving the way the bleach lifted but then i realized i actually picked up hair dye rather than toner and basically my hair turned a light brown with some red in it 😓 what do you recommend i do? i was planning to go get the proper toner and do that but i know that will just tone the hair and not necessarily make it lighter like i originally wanted. can i bleach again?
I know this is an older video but if you see this comment, I was wondering how much peroxide did you use at the end with the 2 toners? what number toner? 20 or 30 and how much? You did a fantastic job!
I tried this today at home after watching the video thousands of times, I've never bleached my hair by myself before, although I had the exact same hair as Melissa due to a balayage I had 8 months ago at the salon. I bought everything she listed including the wella color charm in case I needed to smudge the roots. I started doing the technique with the foils, 30 dev on roots and 20 on previous dyed hair and the rest of balayage, everything went ok except I ran a bit out of bleach+30 on one side of the head ( I have long hair and was trying to make it perfect) but managed to cover. I left the bleach for more than hour and then toned it. In the end the roots lifted very white (my hair is originally dark brown) so I had to smudge with the wella color charm (I used 10 vol dev). My hair looks great! It didnt turn orange after the bleach. I also used hair mask after the whole process as well. Thanks for the video!
Girl!!!!! Let me tell you!!! Thank you for this video, looking for a blonde with out so much damage, I found your channel!! I am a new subscriber and I’m hooked!! Thank you! You’ve just shown us how to do this without doing all the hair blonde! You are Awesome I’m heading to Sally’s now and I’m excited to see the results! Thank you doll!🦋💚
I love this hair hack. The results are really impressive. The bit I didn't quite understand is when you put the T11 and T14 on your hair. I can see how that permanently coloured your bleached highlights but how come it didn't turn your very dark bits of hair orange as they weren't prelightened and you were adding a permanent lightening product on to it.
because the ash in the toner eliminates the orange. light toner does not lighten but cancels out colors, so it wouldn't affect the darker hair. it's not a lightening product. it just effects the color tone of lighter hair.
I'm going to do this tomorrow night. I'm terrified because I work in the morning and if it's bad I still have to go in because I'm a nurse and I can't just call in to a busy Emergency Department lol. But thank you and I'll let you know how it went. Your hair looks beautiful by the way.
I'm so exhausted from watching this, that I've decided to just leave my hair as is, no matter how bad it looks! Where do you find the time and energy to do all this?! Looks great on u!!!
Thank you for this information. My hair used to be a medium golden blonde but I wanted to try a darker reddish brown to match the hair growth underneath. It looked really great on me...until the gray started growing in and then it was a nightmare. I tried to keep up with it but eventually the gray won out. So I let it grow several inches and then used an ion medium blonde to cover the gray with a 20 volume developer. Problem is that the ends are still really dark and I want a more uniform color distribution. Right now the top of my head is gray and the funky darker color is still on the bottom. With the quarantine in place and not working I figured it was not as urgent to deal with the gray. I went to the salon to inquire about the color blending and cost to do it. I was told that bleaching that bottom area would damage it and the gal at the salon suggested a weave to help with blending the 2 colors. As you said...expensive. I was quoted around $150 to have that done at Perfect Look but the gal I spoke with does not do color and suggested coming back when the colorist was there to verify the price. I do not know how to do a weave and am not comfortable doing it on my own in spite of your demo. I wish there was an easier way. :-((
If you want more confidence in how she does this, you could slow the video down to 50 percent speed and put the subtitles on with 200pt font in options that'll help you see and understand her if she goes to fast.
Great tutorial, very helpful! I will be attempting this tomorrow❤ haven't bleached my own hair in a few years so this gave me a wonderful idea of what technique to do
We charge starting price for this process at $250..lol. I might try this on my own hair. I haven't gone blonde again since covid. I also like the technique for doing others hair as well. Seems efficient.
I’m super dark, went to school for hair and I have a red cast almost black hair so brass is a HUGE problem, I’ve been ash blonde in my 20s… that was a pain to keep up. I know I look good with ash blonde, now I’m getting white, I’m trying to find the best solution while my hairs going white. This is a lot of work and I’m just trying to find something after the chore of the length that roots touch up isn’t crazy.
Omg im so happy you Posted this and then I caught it right before I’m doing my hair so I pretty much got everything that I supposed to get except I noticed that you have a separate developer for your bleach. Do I need that? All I have now as it is a big bottle of 40. Should I go get like a 20 to mix with my toner? I didn’t get hair dye either Should I get both?
Really good tips thank you. My hair is dark brown and I have never did any highlights or balayage befor. I used to dye it whole at home with the kits containing color cream and developer and conditioner. I will do what you did and hopefully I will success. Did you shampoo your hair after applying the coconut oil and the other product? And after the toner you didn't do any color? Maybe a silly question but i really don't know what toner do exactly and how to use it. I want more ashy to blue or purple tone, what I must do ?
My hair I believe is a level 4 dark brown (natural hair color). I want to get to a level 7 balayage. I'm still a bit lost on how to use/mix the hair color, toner and developer???? Hair color dye goes first. The toner mixes with the developer if the color comes out brassy?
Hi! I used your video tutorial to do my hair about 2 months ago and am getting some serious roots. I want to try to hold out a bit longer before touching up to avoid too much damage. I also want to go a bit more blonde next time and I noticed that in your new videos your hair looks a bit lighter which is what I want to go for too. Is there anyway you can post a video of your touch up technique?Thanks so much for posting this video by the way. My hair turned out great and your technique was the best and most doable (to me) of the dozens I watched on TH-cam before deciding to just do it! Haha
Megan Davis hi Megan! I’m so happy this worked for you! Yes my hair got a lot lighter. I added more blonde using pretty much the same technique. I actually have a video going up this week how I’ve been touching it up! Hopefully up by Wednesday! Thanks for the sweet compliments ❤️
XOXO Melissa Tomao yay! Can’t wait! Seriously so glad you posted this because I have paid over $300 for highlights before and walked out of the salon crying they looked so bad or looked like nothing had been done, Haha. Just some awful experiences. Blarg. So relieved to be able to do this myself now! 👍👍
Hi, I like your style. I also went to cosmetology school but that was a long time ago and I never did anything with it, and I can't remember a few things. I was wondering at minute 2:28, can you tell me how I can deposit a blonde highlight color say a level 5 onto my few grey hairs when I have black hair like at minute 2:28, I'd like it to look like that? I don't want to alter my natural black hair, just deposit a blonde-ish brown color onto my few grey hairs I now have. (would I isolate the chunk of grey and just paint it onto that section even if there's some black in there like a foil?) What product would be good (wella?) to do that, a permanent or demi permanent, and remind me why would I use whichever one. (Also, I don't need a "volume" product right because I'm not bleaching anything right?) Thank you so much, I've been wondering how to do this for a while now and don't know where to go for the answer. I just have a few grey hairs for the first time in my life and thought it'd be cool to make them a level 5 or 7N. THANK YOU!! p.s. your final blonde color came out amazing.
It turned out so good!!!❤️ I think highlights look so much prettier on long hair. You're so lucky! I'm 50 now and wish I had the long Shakira-thick hair I used to have! 😭 Now it's all short and I can't get it to not be coarse anymore. Any tips for coarse hair? Thank you.
Question!!! (I’m ordering all the supplies online right now to do this lol) just wondering what you used when washing out the bleach, before toner. So regular shampoo? Did you condition as well and then follow up with the toner? Also did you shampoo and condition after the toner? 😅 any info on this part would be helpful!! And maybe even suggestions on what kind of shampoo/conditioner I should be using during the rinse
Don't use shampoo, water is enough. Shampoo strips oils from your hair, that your hair definitely needs after bleaching. The hair is very fragile right after bleaching.
Wella Toner is actually a permanent colour (it does say so on the box) so it is just permanent dye and needs to be mixed with peroxide / developer. Real toner just coats the hair and is a specific formula to work with 10 vol peroxide / developer.
I know u aren’t a professional hair stylist but I’ve dyed my hair a few times, dark brown, red, and a month and a half ago a red ish brown and now my hair is a light brown with a reddish tone. I really wanna go back to my natural hair color which is a super light brown and do this! I’ve always wanted to go blond so would color remover get rid of the red tone and get me back to my natural color? I’ve heard it lightens ur hair and I don’t want that lol what do I do?
Have u used the both sachet of the quick blue bleach? And what's the exact amount of the developer uve mixed with it please?! Cus that wasn't explained clearly 🙏
My hair is virgin so far for several months. I’m going to color dye it medium golden brown. It’s a nice color that suits me. But then I want to do this process you did. I bought the products: I’m ready .. I’m thinking maybe waiting a few days before starting the bleaching. My virgin hair is dark brown as of now. Should I color it medium golden brown , and when doing so will I make it look weird with the process you did? Like red or pink ?
You are a kate Hudson look alike! Nice work on your hair color. I've been doing wella 7n mixed with 8n on my base and balayage or highlights with loreal quick blue. I have lots of grey I'm 63. Doing my own I finally like my hair! I might just do 7n since the base is a weird muddy color . Would 8n give me enough contrast I like my hair really blonde in fact 9n was my favorite but I like having roots for natural and contrast. Thanks anyone ideas? My natural is mostly grey mixed with 6 or 7 level
Did you use both of the quick Blue bags together? And how many oz did you put for the 20 clear and 30 cream? Also did you use 6 oz on the 20 developer when you put both of the toners?
You are awesome because you did amazing work. Also this color is very good on you. ❤ i just want to make sure that you shared wella developer and salon developer which of them for toner which one for breaching Could you please tell me 🎉❤🎉
Hi. I usually buy drug store hair dye but i came across your video and wanted to give your method a try. Im scared to use actual bleach specially doing it by myself. Although you made it looked so easy. I had my hair professionally bleached about 2 years ago and i just keep retouching my roots with regular drug store hair dye. (Ive been dying my own hair in many years so i somewhat know how to do it but im not professional) So my hair isnt too dark but almost like dark blonde with brown roots. I found a quick blue bundle on amazon with wella T18 toner and 20 volume developer. Its a bundle so i figured its a good deal. On your video i saw that you had that big developer bottle and 2 small developers, but im wondering if I can use the same developer on quick blue and wella? Is it necessary to have different ones?
Hi Melisma , just wondering I bleached the highlights to blonde , and dyed my hair to brown hair , and now I wanna even dye it to light hair , but I still wanna keep my blonde highlights, so if I put it the blonde hair all over my hair , will my blonde highlights still here ?
I was looking at getting a packet of Ardell Red Corrector to prevent brassiness, would you reccomend these toners instead? I was going to use a box dye. I have the same natural hair color you have. I am interested in looking like you.
I’m about to try this during quarantine! Is there a specific shampoo and conditioner you would recommend for maintaining this? Will I need a purple one?
You will need to use it every once in a while. It's also recommended to use sulphate and paraben free hair products for bleached or dyed hair. They are much gentler on the hair and help your hair recover faster.
@@emmieg3092 I decided to wait until we got back from the beach last week. I bought everything needed and am trying to work up the nerve to go for it. i'll check back in once I do! I'm hoping my husband will help me with the back lol.
Hi Melissa! Did you use both the quick blue packets in the beginning or just one? I wanna follow your process but don't wanna mess that up. Thank you so much :)
Hi Melissa! I'm interested in trying this, but I just have some questions: 1) Did you end up using the hair dye after the toner? The video doesn't show it, but you made a comment saying you wouldn't use the dye on the roots. As a note, my natural color is a bit of a lighter brown to your brown color. 2) What is your touch-up routine? Thank you so much!
After watching this video it has given me that extra push and I am currently getting ready to head Sallys .. lol finger crossed it turns out as good as yours !
This video has been very helpful because I just bought some products from Sally's beauty supply and plan to do a similar change. I'm a natural dirty blonde/light brunette with some grays coming in. What would you recommend for roots with this process???
You should commit to the Salon Care developer it is a good line. After my aunt stopped working in a salon she started doing bookings to her house and she has been using it for years. I've used that same developer for a while and it works very well and it's my absolute favorite.
hello. died my hair last month using The Loreal light brown, Just wondering if its gonna work even my hair has a color already? I love your hair. Wanted to do it my own.. I really need your response😍
Love this color I have a question maybe u can help I have super dark hair almost black And I went super light blonde .and now I put a light golden brown color over the blonde . And my black roots are growing out. What would I use to get my dark roots to match my light golden brown hair without bleach Can u use a box color
Wow perfection holy cow you did so good 😊 I can’t wait to try this , I am so excited just waiting for my order to arrive so I can dive on in and do this 😀
I'm going to try this technique next time I highlight. I do mine at home with eSalon. I love my color and it covers grey. The last time I did the highlights, it came out brassy. I had to get toner.
Great result 😍 what do you suggest to do with gummy textured, damaged, fried hair?? 😭😭 went to the salon and i went almost from you original color to brassy color and fried hair.
I’ve been wanting to go lighter for awhile but i have black BOX dye in my hair at the moment.. can I still follow this tutorial or should I color strip first
This is the best dark hair bleaching tutorial on this app. I have seen all of them and this one's the best. Thank you for uploading!!
agreeeedd
Totally
Wow thank you so much
I'm a cosmetologist but haven't practiced for a number of years, either. I did my own blonde from a level 4 dark brown for years, but then went back to natural a couple years ago, but hate it. Hesitant to do my own again, even with my experience, but you did such an amazing job. Truly amazing! Looks great! And as someone else mentioned, it would be in the $200 range or more. You saved a ton!
Just seeing your kind message. Thank you. I hope you ended up getting good results with your hair. It’s so fun to do hair every now and then right?! even though we aren’t in the salon anymore!
Wow blonde makes you look so much younger ....it suits you👌🏾
@nicoledavis8032 I don't think so honestly that's just what brunettes say to blondes but blonde does suit her better im Naturally make haired I look sick like I'm dying don't lie to her she looks better blonde don't be jealous because she looks so good now.
Products she used/mentioned:
-Coconut Oil
-It’s A 10 Hair Mask
-2 Color Mixing Bowls
-2 Color Brushes
-1 Weaving Comb
-1 Regular Comb
-Hair Clips
-1 Color Measuring Cup
-1 Color/Toner Bottle
-2 Quick Blue Bleach Packets
-Hair Foils
-Wella T11 Toner
-Wella T14 Toner
-Wella 20 Cream Developer
-SalonCare 30 Cream Developer
-ColorCharm Semipermanent Hair Color 7A-7/1 Medium Ash Blonde
Do you know what did she mixed in the first?
@@dodilo647 mixed inside the bowl? I think the first thing she put in was bleach powder and cream developer.
@@katiegeddes6278 powder and developer 20 and 30 but did she mixed them with the box of colorcharm of wella too?
I want to everything today
@@dodilo647 I don’t think she used the colorcharm from what I remember. Maybe watch the video again since I could be wrong. I think she got it just in case the other products didn’t work out!
@@katiegeddes6278 thank you so much !
I'm a professional hairdresser and you did a fantastic job! Looks amazing!
Wow thanks so much
@@XOXOMelissaTomao @Melissa Tomao did your Friend's Mom love the haircolor in your hair
@@XOXOMelissaTomao @Melissa Tomao did She????????????????
@@XOXOMelissaTomao @Melissa Tomao did your Friend and her Mom love the haircolor in your hair
@@XOXOMelissaTomao @Melissa Tomao did her Mom love the haircolor
Amateur tip: while doing this process I had a really hard time holding 2 foils in place. I used the foils with one side colored and what I did was put the colored sides together, fold one end over twice them unfold it. You now have a super long single foil to work with, which if you're not super experienced at foils like I am this was a BIG HELP! Prep your double foils in advance if you have long hair!!
I’d call you professional. Looks SOO good. You have a ton of hair. I need to lighten mine as I have it too dark.
Great job
You did a great job! I’ve been a stylist for 16 years. Only one thing I need to correct you on.... you would of paid $200+ in a salon easy lol!
$300 now lol
It’s the perfect bronde color. LOVE IT!
Thank you Bella
What color did you use the last one
You make complete sense to me, now I know exactly what to buy at Sally's! I didn't realize I needed toner to eliminate the orange. All this time I've been put more color on my hair and wondering why I still had orange and it wasn't shiny, because I kept putting more color on it. So thank you so very much for this tutorial, I appreciate it.
I work with a woman who has orangish hair and I need to tell her about you and toner. You are saving the world 1 head at a time!!! Thanks again!!
You are so sweet! Hope it turned out well ❤️
I used to do the exact same thing and went natural since COVID. Back to virgin hair and after this tutorial I am sooooo gonna duplicate this❣️ She did an Amazing job!!! 🙏🙏
From a professional standpoint, be cautious when using SO much conditioner before a bleach/ color service. You can soften the hair TOO much and it will just melt when you apply the bleach or color. Knowing your Hair porosity is very very important!
Really? I thought you were supposed to condition and do masks and olaplex before bleaching.
$220 plus tip $44 = 264 in Atlanta plus traffic there and back! No thank you. I’ll do it myself like you did. We appreciate your courage to do this video!
@@Mereship I heard from a hairdresser that olaplex have a big concentration of protein and it shouldn’t be used before dying hair at least 2 weeks before🤷🏼♀️
@@cristinacristina1407 oh wow that is interesting. I haven’t gotten it yet so that’s good because I have to dye my hair every two weeks because I’m so gray.
I’m not a professional and I came here to say that. You should never apply a barrier before you do the
I generally like dark hair better but this lighter colour really really suits you !!!
Thanks for the vid
Seriously you should get a million likes. Not even kidding. Thank you!
-1. OMG I so appreciate you using something the average person can buy! Every other video is either a licensed cosmetologist using professional products or amateurs doing something I’ve never seen before with sometimes decent results.(sometimes not)
I have had hit or miss with Sally’s products but many times they work it’s just over the years I’ve forgotten which did really well.
2. That was so easy to follow and though it seems like a lot, those of us who have done this before know, that was a huge and successful shortcut. Doing the weaving how you did and then balayage-amazballs!
I have similar hair as you (long) mine is a bit lighter from occasional diy highlights. So this was so great. Even your bathroom with the toys was familiar!😂 I have 2 littles 👫 and they have too many bath toys. Lol
I do have a question for you though if you get a chance to read my comment...
I’ve had a problem before with toner lifting my roots (I guess because of the 20 vol 🤷♀️) any suggestions on how to prevent that?
@leslieroycroft3569I'm reading this 3 years later but incase you still care or didn't find out, toner doesn't lift it deposits color in order to blend uneven tones.
Best one I've seen..and I've watched literally hundreds..perfect results..thankyou
Right!? I’m so glad some of us are telling her this. (I commented the same) I’m so glad I/we found this! A pro, using amateur products with a simple and to the point video. With shortcuts I haven’t thought of and it turned out gorgeous!
saved video☑️
Oh my gosh!! I have never been so happy with my hair! I followed your steps and my hair looks amazing! 😍Thank you for posting! ❤
This makes me so happy! 🥰
Looks really beautiful... I'm currently dark and I'm always doing my own dye. I would love to go back to blonde.
Thank you so much❤️
Did this three months ago and got so many compliments on my hair! My hair is naturally a chocolate brown with some natural highlights in it, but I wanted to dye my hair a light purple so I used this method for a natural looking ombre that would be light enough for me to put light purple over it with semi-permanent hair dye. I liked the lightened hair so much that I left it for about a month before I actually dyed it purple. A quick disclaimer, I am no professional and have actually never bleached my hair at home before this. Somehow with absolutely no bleach experience whatsoever, my hair came out looking really great! Don't be scared, immediately after bleaching it looked a little yellow and orangey but once you add in the Wella toner that orange goes right away and evens out to a nice blonde! My friend liked it so much that she has asked me to do this to her hair as well! Definitely recommend this method to anyone looking to bleach at home! Even after bleaching, my hair feels soft and healthy with very little damage! I follow up with a deep conditioner once a week and just leave it on in the shower for about 15 minutes to keep my hair healthy. I couldn't get a hold of the It's a 10 miracle deep conditioner she suggests so I ended up going with Mielle Babassu and Mint Deep Conditioner and absolutely LOVE the smell! Definitely recommend!
I am a stylist I love mixing the beige shade toners with the ash it always makes a beautiful shade
Hi, i wanna dye my hair just like her, or i wanna get a natural brown color, i have black hair so i have no idea how to get it natural brown, i have no idea what products to buy to get it, and is it safe to color my hair again after i have had hair damage? I got the damage 2 years ago so i dont know if its still safe cause some of my hair is falling out, not extremely much just a little. I also have like white things when i scratch my head. But yea i really need a natural looking brown color that it looks like its not dyed. Thanks if you can help me
John Henry Tran my suggestion is to do a 2 step protein and moisturizer treatment called aphogee before any color. Also use coconut oil on your scalp & hair for a week each night and wash off each morning before you color. The only way to lighten your hair is bleach or a hi lift color. I suggest a gentle bleach like Clairol Kaleidocolors to lighten to desired amount. After that you can use either a mix of darker toners like a Wella T14 (ash tone) a T10 ( beige tone) & a T28 (natural blonde). To get a light brown just don’t let the bleach set as long and use a level 20 developer not a 30 or mix.
@@TiffanysBunnyGang okay thank you so much! :D
John Henry Tran one more thing to do is do a deep conditioning about 3 days after color. Shea Moistures I think is the brand name has a lot of good deep conditioning treatments, they have it at Sally’s or Walmart. A leave in conditioner spray is also a good idea after each shower. This is the process I use after going blonde. I have medium brown hair and had to bleach several times to lighten to the shade I wanted. My hair is so healthy looking a very soft.
It came out beautiful. I don’t know I’m a little nervous to try it.
Could you post a product list?
Thanks!
Girl, you are fearless! So lovely on you.
Recently ordered a bunch of these supplies! Virgin hair so I’m excited to see my results after watching your video so thank you!!
Jacqueline Duffin how did it go if u did it?
i use to do a similar process when i was blonde i always did a balayage on my bottom half but i still used foils then i would do the weaving on top with foils. i did go to cosmetology school.
I followed this to a T with my daughter's hair and she looks absolutely amazing and I have never been good at doing hair. I would love if you would help me with my other kids hair because you were on point. Thank you so much and my daughter looks fantastic thanks to you!!!!
This makes me so very happy. I’m so glad you got fantastic results. I bet she looks beautiful. Good job mom! I can definitely try and do more hair tutorials. I just cut both of my girls hair and did color for back to school. Maybe I will do a video on that 🤷🏼♀️ Let me know what your looking for help with and I would be glad to try and help ❤️
Thanks so much for posting this ! I’ve been wanting to lighten my hair and this tutorial is so helpful. Can’t wait to try it !
An updated video on how I touch up my roots is now up. The link is in the description or you can find the video on my channel under DIY Root Touch Up Blonde Hair. Thank you for all your comments and positive messages on this video. Im so glad its been helpful to so many of you. You can always find me on Instagram if you have any questions.
Melissa
Hi! Just wondering if you have any recommendations on post-dye/bleach hair treatments/masks/products you use to prevent damage or put moisture back in your hair after the coloring process?? Thank you!
ahhhh i did this and was actually following your video as i did my hair. i was loving the way the bleach lifted but then i realized i actually picked up hair dye rather than toner and basically my hair turned a light brown with some red in it 😓 what do you recommend i do? i was planning to go get the proper toner and do that but i know that will just tone the hair and not necessarily make it lighter like i originally wanted. can i bleach again?
Amazing result! Lovely healthy hair and nice colour.
I dont see us being able to do this to ourselves at home. Very nervous to try . I wish there was a close up of u weaving and doing the foil.
How long did you leave toner on
I know this is an older video but if you see this comment, I was wondering how much peroxide did you use at the end with the 2 toners? what number toner? 20 or 30 and how much? You did a fantastic job!
I tried this today at home after watching the video thousands of times, I've never bleached my hair by myself before, although I had the exact same hair as Melissa due to a balayage I had 8 months ago at the salon. I bought everything she listed including the wella color charm in case I needed to smudge the roots. I started doing the technique with the foils, 30 dev on roots and 20 on previous dyed hair and the rest of balayage, everything went ok except I ran a bit out of bleach+30 on one side of the head ( I have long hair and was trying to make it perfect) but managed to cover. I left the bleach for more than hour and then toned it. In the end the roots lifted very white (my hair is originally dark brown) so I had to smudge with the wella color charm (I used 10 vol dev). My hair looks great! It didnt turn orange after the bleach. I also used hair mask after the whole process as well. Thanks for the video!
Nora I would love to see! This makes me so happy
@@XOXOMelissaTomao 😁 👌. Now the question is how do I maintain it to avoid brassy color
Thank you for the tutorial! After searching for several, this was less complicated and not expensive.
I admire your patience with weaving on your own hair.
Girl!!!!! Let me tell you!!! Thank you for this video, looking for a blonde with out so much damage, I found your channel!! I am a new subscriber and I’m hooked!! Thank you! You’ve just shown us how to do this without doing all the hair blonde! You are Awesome
I’m heading to Sally’s now and I’m excited to see the results! Thank you doll!🦋💚
How were your results?
How were the results?
@alynda c
THIS is exactly what I've been looking for thank you so much!
you are very good in doing balayage painting on foil without anyone helping..... i cant do the thing like that on my own hair ....wow! so talented
Thank you very much ❤️
Quarantine has me watching this video lol
I love this hair hack. The results are really impressive. The bit I didn't quite understand is when you put the T11 and T14 on your hair. I can see how that permanently coloured your bleached highlights but how come it didn't turn your very dark bits of hair orange as they weren't prelightened and you were adding a permanent lightening product on to it.
because the ash in the toner eliminates the orange. light toner does not lighten but cancels out colors, so it wouldn't affect the darker hair. it's not a lightening product. it just effects the color tone of lighter hair.
I'm going to do this tomorrow night. I'm terrified because I work in the morning and if it's bad I still have to go in because I'm a nurse and I can't just call in to a busy Emergency Department lol. But thank you and I'll let you know how it went. Your hair looks beautiful by the way.
How’d it go??
Wow! Beautiful! Would I still need to use a toner if once I bleach it like you did , I can use a purple hair dye?
If I have roots grown out with grey hairs, should I do a root melt before your process?
Hey you really inspired me to dye my hair. I have a lot less hair than you and I’m kind of confused about measuring.. what measurements did you use?
Love this gonna do it today!! So if I already have bleached hair do I just buy the toners and developer ?
Great job momma. Color is so neutral and complements your skin. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you! So sweet ♡
Are you kiiiddddiiinggg me! This looks professional! You did an awesome job
How long did you leave the bleach? And the toner? Did u wash just with water after bleaching and then applied toner?
Stunning color on you. Great job! Can't wait to see the same results. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 😃
I'm so exhausted from watching this, that I've decided to just leave my hair as is, no matter how bad it looks! Where do you find the time and energy to do all this?! Looks great on u!!!
Thank you for this information. My hair used to be a medium golden blonde but I wanted to try a darker reddish brown to match the hair growth underneath. It looked really great on me...until the gray started growing in and then it was a nightmare. I tried to keep up with it but eventually the gray won out. So I let it grow several inches and then used an ion medium blonde to cover the gray with a 20 volume developer. Problem is that the ends are still really dark and I want a more uniform color distribution. Right now the top of my head is gray and the funky darker color is still on the bottom. With the quarantine in place and not working I figured it was not as urgent to deal with the gray. I went to the salon to inquire about the color blending and cost to do it. I was told that bleaching that bottom area would damage it and the gal at the salon suggested a weave to help with blending the 2 colors. As you said...expensive. I was quoted around $150 to have that done at Perfect Look but the gal I spoke with does not do color and suggested coming back when the colorist was there to verify the price. I do not know how to do a weave and am not comfortable doing it on my own in spite of your demo. I wish there was an easier way. :-((
If you want more confidence in how she does this, you could slow the video down to 50 percent speed and put the subtitles on with 200pt font in options that'll help you see and understand her if she goes to fast.
I have been using nutrisse hair dye every 6 weeks for the last 3 times. I will be going in a pool this week. Will the chlorine change the color?
The lighter hair looks great on you! Great video as always!
Thank you
Great tutorial, very helpful! I will be attempting this tomorrow❤ haven't bleached my own hair in a few years so this gave me a wonderful idea of what technique to do
Are you a hairdresser? First time I’ve seen you but this looks SO GOOD so professional!
If you did need to use that semi permanent color on your roots to blend the color, what would your process have been?
We charge starting price for this process at $250..lol. I might try this on my own hair. I haven't gone blonde again since covid. I also like the technique for doing others hair as well. Seems efficient.
I’m super dark, went to school for hair and I have a red cast almost black hair so brass is a HUGE problem, I’ve been ash blonde in my 20s… that was a pain to keep up. I know I look good with ash blonde, now I’m getting white, I’m trying to find the best solution while my hairs going white. This is a lot of work and I’m just trying to find something after the chore of the length that roots touch up isn’t crazy.
@bradmondo! Please do a video on very successful at home color/ bleaching applications such as this one!
Omg im so happy you
Posted this and then I caught it right before I’m doing my hair so I pretty much got everything that I supposed to get except I noticed that you have a separate developer for your bleach. Do I need that? All
I have now as it is a big bottle of 40. Should I go get like a 20 to mix with my toner? I didn’t get hair dye either
Should I get both?
Really good tips thank you.
My hair is dark brown and I have never did any highlights or balayage befor. I used to dye it whole at home with the kits containing color cream and developer and conditioner.
I will do what you did and hopefully I will success. Did you shampoo your hair after applying the coconut oil and the other product?
And after the toner you didn't do any color? Maybe a silly question but i really don't know what toner do exactly and how to use it.
I want more ashy to blue or purple tone, what I must do ?
My hair I believe is a level 4 dark brown (natural hair color). I want to get to a level 7 balayage.
I'm still a bit lost on how to use/mix the hair color, toner and developer????
Hair color dye goes first. The toner mixes with the developer if the color comes out brassy?
All Light ® for an ashy/ purple tone use Wella T18 toner with 20 volume developer after bleaching.
Thank you!!! thank you!!! I didn’t do 20/30 mix just 20 and it came out fantastic!!!!
Awesome! So glad. I would love to see it!
Hi! I used your video tutorial to do my hair about 2 months ago and am getting some serious roots. I want to try to hold out a bit longer before touching up to avoid too much damage. I also want to go a bit more blonde next time and I noticed that in your new videos your hair looks a bit lighter which is what I want to go for too. Is there anyway you can post a video of your touch up technique?Thanks so much for posting this video by the way. My hair turned out great and your technique was the best and most doable (to me) of the dozens I watched on TH-cam before deciding to just do it! Haha
Megan Davis hi Megan! I’m so happy this worked for you! Yes my hair got a lot lighter. I added more blonde using pretty much the same technique. I actually have a video going up this week how I’ve been touching it up! Hopefully up by Wednesday! Thanks for the sweet compliments ❤️
XOXO Melissa Tomao yay! Can’t wait! Seriously so glad you posted this because I have paid over $300 for highlights before and walked out of the salon crying they looked so bad or looked like nothing had been done, Haha. Just some awful experiences. Blarg. So relieved to be able to do this myself now! 👍👍
You are so beautiful! Oh and your hair turned out GREAT!!!!
You are so sweet thank you ❤️
Hi, I like your style. I also went to cosmetology school but that was a long time ago and I never did anything with it, and I can't remember a few things. I was wondering at minute 2:28, can you tell me how I can deposit a blonde highlight color say a level 5 onto my few grey hairs when I have black hair like at minute 2:28, I'd like it to look like that? I don't want to alter my natural black hair, just deposit a blonde-ish brown color onto my few grey hairs I now have. (would I isolate the chunk of grey and just paint it onto that section even if there's some black in there like a foil?) What product would be good (wella?) to do that, a permanent or demi permanent, and remind me why would I use whichever one. (Also, I don't need a "volume" product right because I'm not bleaching anything right?) Thank you so much, I've been wondering how to do this for a while now and don't know where to go for the answer. I just have a few grey hairs for the first time in my life and thought it'd be cool to make them a level 5 or 7N. THANK YOU!! p.s. your final blonde color came out amazing.
How do you feel about ion? Also what’s a good condition treatment to use between bleached I have to do mine 3 days of bleach
It turned out so good!!!❤️ I think highlights look so much prettier on long hair. You're so lucky! I'm 50 now and wish I had the long Shakira-thick hair I used to have! 😭 Now it's all short and I can't get it to not be coarse anymore. Any tips for coarse hair? Thank you.
Hi Gabriela! Thank you so much for the sweet compliments. Maybe some good conditioning treatments? Have you tried growing it out again?
@@XOXOMelissaTomao at this age I'm going for casual short lol. Yes I will look into treatments. Thank you!❤️
Thank you soo much I've been using henna but miss being blonde & definitely don't want to go back to chemicals as it ruined my hair.
Question!!! (I’m ordering all the supplies online right now to do this lol) just wondering what you used when washing out the bleach, before toner. So regular shampoo? Did you condition as well and then follow up with the toner? Also did you shampoo and condition after the toner? 😅 any info on this part would be helpful!! And maybe even suggestions on what kind of shampoo/conditioner I should be using during the rinse
Don't use shampoo, water is enough. Shampoo strips oils from your hair, that your hair definitely needs after bleaching. The hair is very fragile right after bleaching.
@@jt5733 ok. And then... did she condition before toner? Her fingers slid thru her hair somewhat before toning. Didn't look completely ratchet.
Hi Melissa, hope all is well! After bleaching, do you only put the toner all over? Or use hair dye as well? Thank you 🤗
Hi Katherine. After bleaching I applied the toner no dye. Xo
Wella Toner is actually a permanent colour (it does say so on the box) so it is just permanent dye and needs to be mixed with peroxide / developer. Real toner just coats the hair and is a specific formula to work with 10 vol peroxide / developer.
I know u aren’t a professional hair stylist but I’ve dyed my hair a few times, dark brown, red, and a month and a half ago a red ish brown and now my hair is a light brown with a reddish tone. I really wanna go back to my natural hair color which is a super light brown and do this! I’ve always wanted to go blond so would color remover get rid of the red tone and get me back to my natural color? I’ve heard it lightens ur hair and I don’t want that lol what do I do?
Have u used the both sachet of the quick blue bleach? And what's the exact amount of the developer uve mixed with it please?! Cus that wasn't explained clearly 🙏
Would this entire routine be appropriate for virgin hair or should I be more gentle?
My hair is virgin so far for several months.
I’m going to color dye it medium golden brown. It’s a nice color that suits me.
But then I want to do this process you did.
I bought the products:
I’m ready ..
I’m thinking maybe waiting a few days before starting the bleaching.
My virgin hair is dark brown as of now.
Should I color it medium golden brown , and when doing so will I make it look weird with the process you did?
Like red or pink ?
Good job missy! It turned out so nice!!❤
How much of the developer do you use with the powder and with the toners please
Halo dear I love the Video that you posted . And I was wondering did you lift hair to level 7 or 8 or 9?
You are a kate Hudson look alike! Nice work on your hair color. I've been doing wella 7n mixed with 8n on my base and balayage or highlights with loreal quick blue. I have lots of grey I'm 63. Doing my own I finally like my hair! I might just do 7n since the base is a weird muddy color . Would 8n give me enough contrast I like my hair really blonde in fact 9n was my favorite but I like having roots for natural and contrast. Thanks anyone ideas?
My natural is mostly grey mixed with 6 or 7 level
Did you use both of the quick Blue bags together? And how many oz did you put for the 20 clear and 30 cream? Also did you use 6 oz on the 20 developer when you put both of the toners?
Genesis Vazquez i was going to ask the same question
Same question, thank you 👍😊
You are awesome because you did amazing work. Also this color is very good on you. ❤ i just want to make sure that you shared wella developer and salon developer which of them for toner which one for breaching Could you please tell me 🎉❤🎉
I want this color so bad!!
Hi. I usually buy drug store hair dye but i came across your video and wanted to give your method a try. Im scared to use actual bleach specially doing it by myself. Although you made it looked so easy. I had my hair professionally bleached about 2 years ago and i just keep retouching my roots with regular drug store hair dye. (Ive been dying my own hair in many years so i somewhat know how to do it but im not professional) So my hair isnt too dark but almost like dark blonde with brown roots. I found a quick blue bundle on amazon with wella T18 toner and 20 volume developer. Its a bundle so i figured its a good deal. On your video i saw that you had that big developer bottle and 2 small developers, but im wondering if I can use the same developer on quick blue and wella? Is it necessary to have different ones?
Hi Melisma , just wondering I bleached the highlights to blonde , and dyed my hair to brown hair , and now I wanna even dye it to light hair , but I still wanna keep my blonde highlights, so if I put it the blonde hair all over my hair , will my blonde highlights still here ?
Wow it came out really nice. You are brave, doing this and to long thick hair is really risky, congrats.
Best DIY for brunettes with blonde highlights thank you!!!
So sweet thank you Jennifer ❤️
I was looking at getting a packet of Ardell Red Corrector to prevent brassiness, would you reccomend these toners instead? I was going to use a box dye. I have the same natural hair color you have. I am interested in looking like you.
I’m about to try this during quarantine! Is there a specific shampoo and conditioner you would recommend for maintaining this? Will I need a purple one?
How did it go!?
I have the same question. I want to try it will in quarantine as well.
Saritchi Pérez me too! I just wanna see other people’s results to make sure I want to do it
You will need to use it every once in a while. It's also recommended to use sulphate and paraben free hair products for bleached or dyed hair. They are much gentler on the hair and help your hair recover faster.
@@emmieg3092 I decided to wait until we got back from the beach last week. I bought everything needed and am trying to work up the nerve to go for it. i'll check back in once I do! I'm hoping my husband will help me with the back lol.
Hi Melissa! Did you use both the quick blue packets in the beginning or just one? I wanna follow your process but don't wanna mess that up. Thank you so much :)
SO IMPRESSIVE!! It looks great!
Thanks so much Lori ♡
Hi Melissa! I'm interested in trying this, but I just have some questions:
1) Did you end up using the hair dye after the toner? The video doesn't show it, but you made a comment saying you wouldn't use the dye on the roots. As a note, my natural color is a bit of a lighter brown to your brown color.
2) What is your touch-up routine?
Thank you so much!
She only used 2x toners.
After watching this video it has given me that extra push and I am currently getting ready to head Sallys .. lol finger crossed it turns out as good as yours !
How did it turn out?
Make more videos!! I can see your videos doing soo well 😍😘 thank you for the toner recommendations, love
Thank you Huyen that means alot. I love making them!
Huyen Tang agree more vids
This video has been very helpful because I just bought some products from Sally's beauty supply and plan to do a similar change. I'm a natural dirty blonde/light brunette with some grays coming in. What would you recommend for roots with this process???
You should commit to the Salon Care developer it is a good line. After my aunt stopped working in a salon she started doing bookings to her house and she has been using it for years. I've used that same developer for a while and it works very well and it's my absolute favorite.
Oh good to know. Thanks
Was your hair natural or dyed dark brown at the beginning ?
Love, love, love it! You look beautiful!🤩 glad I found you🥰
Thank you so much Jenn! Your so sweet
hello.
died my hair last month using The Loreal light brown,
Just wondering if its gonna work even my hair has a color already? I love your hair. Wanted to do it my own.. I really need your response😍
Love this color
I have a question maybe u can help
I have super dark hair almost black
And I went super light blonde .and now I put a light golden brown color over the blonde . And my black roots are growing out. What would I use to get my dark roots to match my light golden brown hair without bleach
Can u use a box color
Wow perfection holy cow you did so good 😊 I can’t wait to try this , I am so excited just waiting for my order to arrive so I can dive on in and do this 😀
So how did it go?
Could i do this on just one side of my hair so i can have blonde and brown split hair?
I’ll pay you to do it for me it’s intimidating 😭😭
Oddflwr -xo if your in the Tampa Bay Area I do full highlights with baylage for $55
Tiffany’s Bunny Gang whats ur insta I’m in Tampa
I’m thinking I can just do more foils for my grey hairs?
I'm going to try this technique next time I highlight. I do mine at home with eSalon. I love my color and it covers grey. The last time I did the highlights, it came out brassy. I had to get toner.
Okay, you're so pretty!
Your so nice! Thank you!
Great result 😍 what do you suggest to do with gummy textured, damaged, fried hair?? 😭😭 went to the salon and i went almost from you original color to brassy color and fried hair.
Nothing really you can do except mask it with products until it’s fully grown out
It looks great
I dont know if they can dye like this even in saloon you did A nice job
Wow thank you so much ♡
I’ve been wanting to go lighter for awhile but i have black BOX dye in my hair at the moment.. can I still follow this tutorial or should I color strip first