Omg, this just made me smile so big LOL. I'm glad you introduced this Person C option 😂I'm really a fan of their characteristics 😂haha thanks so much for the love and support girl it does not go unnoticed ❤
Currently enrolled in beauty school and I just want to set the record straight for anybody watching this that it actually is NOT recommended to come into the salon with hopes of bleaching your hair with fresh clean hair. The reason you don’t want to wash your hair before coming in for the any lightning processing is because the bleach can actually burn tour scalp from the heat that your body creates. The oils and dirt build up in your hair is actually protecting you from damaging your scalp. You don’t have to listen to me but please do your research first before listening to one video on the matter.
Boy I had to whip out my handy dandy notebook cause girl 👏👏👏 great tips!!! I have similar texture and curls but after years of constant bleaching I began to loose my curls and it was a hot and crispy mess!!! It was so bad that the last time I tried going to get my hair colored at the salon2 years ago the past year or maybe a longer, the beautician told me NO! She told me if I touch my hair with one more harsh chemical that it would literally fall off.. After that I committed to leaving my hair alone letting it regrow and now my curls are back and beautiful... Problem is I'm so F'n bored of it!!! And I've been going round and round the last few days on whether I should dye my hair and thank you so much for your his video!!!! It helped me decide to do it and there's still hope for my curls
Havent used heat in a year, havent colored, big chop 4 months ago, shoulder length 2c/3a curls, hairs never been healthier, finally have virgin hair again Now I want colored hair all of a sudden 😂 HELP MEE
@@ManesByMell omg thank you for replying 😭💜 Totally gonna do my hair 😂 & girl. I also notice my hair doesn't mind, and actually prefers sulfates(curls more, and doesn't get dry like they say it will 👀) thank you for talking on the curly girl method! however.. i didnt notice, that I wasn't subscribed. Well I am now! Lol, gonna binge watch your vids now, don't mind mee 😐
I truly enjoy your videos. I have naturally wavy hair and have been working on enhancing those. I love my hairdresser and get highlights every 12 weeks at longest. My issue is the top of my hair always turns brassy. Now it is not just this hairdresser I have had this problem all my life. She, nor do any of her other co-workers, say they have never seen hair like mine. Now I have gray hair to cover so she always does my roots first. She highlights, and puts me under the dryer and tones. And then she's frustrated because my hair does not want to cooperate. My last visit she had me come in the following week to redo it and it didn't come out much better. She suggested maybe she come to my house and do my roots the night before and have me come in the next day for my highlights. She uses great products and she uses a great toner and nobody can understand why my hair is doing this. I do use my purple shampoo. How often do you suggest that I use it? I am going to use your suggestion and do a protein treatment before I go in. But do you have any other advice for me?
The top of your hair you’re referring to your roots right? It’s just the underlying pigment is stubborn and not getting counteracted with the toning. Ask her if she’s using only purple pigments in the toning formula. She might need to mix in something more blue undertones to counteract the brassiness more. Is it more orange than yellow brass? Use blue shampoo and see if that helps you at home. The fanola blue shampoo is great.
Person C Someone who has straight hair, Bleach and colored hair, not damaged. But loveees a CURLY hair. My momma has the most beautiful curls, and Im wanna try everything to repair it!
I guess I'm a person B whose hair is not as damaged as it should be after all the things I've done. You're amazing! Thanks so much for all the information given in the video, now I know how to take care of my hair and I will follow all the steps. I want my bouncy curls back!
Thank you so much! This is my go-to video each time I get my roots done!! Any other tips for those of us coloring because of the grays? There doesn’t seem to be a lot of info for us curlies who want to be natural but not “color” natural. Help! How does our hair change and how can we take care of it without just letting it go gray? I’m only 47😭
I'm 34 and have white hair. It is mostly on the front crown of my hair, the part that you can see if I put my hair up in a ponytail. I started getting white hair when I was 28. I had a very very very stressful life. Not so much anymore. I actually noticed that since I took out silicones, sulfates, and harsh chemicals my white hair is not so prominent, like it almost stopped becoming white and started coming in my natural darker brown. I don't know the science behind this or anything, but I do know that I still have white hair but not as much. BTW, I get complimented on my white hair all the time. I don't understand it, but people always ask me if I died my hair deliberately to be white. I guess b/c I have some streaks of white that look kinda like that woman from the dalmatian cartoons from disney. But like I said, those streaks are not nearly as big/wide/ as they used to be. So my long comment is kind of to say just let it go, in my opinion. Everyone's hair goes grey or white eventually. If you think about it, not being grey or white is not 'normal.' I highly doubt people are looking at you and going "look at all that grey hair, eww." No. You are more concerned with it than anyone else, and I totally understand that. Just know that it's beautiful regardless.
so basically: Before the appointment make sure to wash your with a protein shampoo and or conditioner to prep it? then a hairstyle to make it easier for the person bleaching the hair. During the appointment after the bleaching process is done immediately do either the protein or olaplex treatment. then to maintain your hair only use shampoo/conditioner for colored hair, and use the olaplex or protein thing again?
Oh Mel I wish I watched this video before I got my blond highlights. My curls were like ... bye! I'm off to sephora to get the olaplex. I wish the stylist didn't straighten my hair after I bleached my hair. You are the best for advice on curly color treated blonde hair.
@@christycastro8648 hi Christy, yes my curls did come back. I've been a curly girl for a month now and I ve been using the olaplex shampoo and conditioner. I did not buy the olaplex 3 bond maker. Yeah my hair looks beautiful and hydrated, curly and lovely. I haven't straightened, or curled it with a curling iron for 1 month now.
So...I watched this AFTER having my hair bleached. 😭 I need recovery 😢 my stylist used olaplex after but also heat styled right after. My hair went from unbelievably soft to hay at the ends. I haven't even washed it yet to see what my curls look like. 😩
YAY LAUREN! I'm so happy this helped you in any way and that you watched it with ample time before your next appointment! Make sure you are following all necessary steps before, during and after your appointment and your hair should be kept safe from any damage ❤
Manes By Mell .. ThankYou! Purchased some travel size products of what you mentioned The Aveda :) so I can prep before treat during and look after and messaged my colourist to add the oplex treatment onto my app .. first time I will be leaving the salon not styled Eekkkkk .. but all part of the journey xx
I wanna lighten the ends, but my hair is super dark and has medium/mild curls so like I don’t wanna risk it cuz I love the curls, I wanna lighten but I don’t wanna damage it cuz I have before and it was horrible
5:34 ok but I'm a little confused as to what you mean by leave it natural, i definitely don't want to leave the salon with wet hair (im sure the stylist doesn't want me to do that too) but if i'm not blow drying it, it's going to take the rest of the day to air dry it, and if i just processed my hair, i've already taken the whole day since i have pretty thick and dark hair
I have really dry wavy hair and I recently got my hair re dyed and my stylist literally tore my hair with her brush and was so rough. Then after my hair was freshly bleached, she took a regular towel and rubbed it so harshly over my hair (I cringed). Then once I was done at the wash station she ripped through my hair again with her comb (on freshly bleached delicate hair) and put NO product or heat protectant on before roughly dragging her brush through my hair and blow drying it. My curls are gonna hate me next wash day it was so bad... IM LITERALLY SO UPSET I feel like my hair is ruined 🥲
I got highlights a few days ago. Once I washed my hair is when I noticed hair coming out. It wasn’t a lot of hair but I’m still concerned. I went a long time without cutting my hair so it could be long so now I’m kinda sad :(
Yes!!! Love this video! Some really great tips that can be used on all types of hair! I wish I would have know about the protein treatment before as prep... Took me almost two years to bounce back from a disasterous color treatment. Keep up the great work.
Hey Racquel! Thanks so much for your comment and for watching 😍Aw man I know but don't worry you are not the only curly girl one that has gone through a colour disaster, and it's the reason why I wanted to share this video! I'm glad you learned something new ❤
I have a question 🫠 I watched brand mondo and he advised to not do it in freshly washed hair because it could cause scalp burning. Is this still your recommendation?
What about purple shampoo on blond hair? My hair color is similar to yours (dark roots and very highlighted ends) and if I don’t use purple shampoo I get orange soooo quickly. Does the aceda shampoo and conditioner prevent that so purple shampoo isn’t needed?
I don’t know what it is about the bleach my hair dresser uses, but it somehow makes my hair more curly and my curls much tighter and she leaves the bleach on for over an hour and gets me to a platinum blonde.
I started going to a new hair dresser for the last 10 months or so, and whatever bleach she's using on me, gets my skin really itchy! Mostly my hands, but a little bit almost everywhere. And my face and hands turn red until about an hour after she rinses it off. When i was going to another stylist years ago, that never happened. It seems like im allergic to some ingredient. But i really like this new stylist so i put up with it for the day.
Thankyou you for helping I’m definitely a person A Just began my cg journey and I’m not sure to color my hair right away. May be a year later. I’m just too afraid.
Will coconut oil interfere with olaplex during bleaching? I normally douse my hair in coconut oil (for hours. Without washing out prior bleach) then apply the bleach right on top. This has helped me a lot. This time I am adding Olaplex No. 1 into my bleach mixture. I am wondering if the coconut oil in my hair will interfere w the olaplex in my bleach n make the olaplex not work/work well. (I also mix my bleach w a LOT of shampoo. Has also helped me much. N plan to do this time)
I had coconut oil in my hair before bleaching it. It did not effect the bleach process. But my hair got ruined because they didn’t know what they were doing. But no coconut oil is fine as long as that’s all it is
How often do you use the Aveda damage treatment and Is purple shampoo and conditioner good for your hair? I use to have black hair and curly hair but when i dyed it my curls are dead and I’m trying to bring them back but it’s so hard. When it’s about to come back I have to go back to dye my hair and now I’m just struggling. Any recommendations would be awesome.
I went to a reputable stylist in my area and she bleached my hair in a 3-part process with 6+ weeks in between, I even did oil treatments before, during and after, and sadly my hair lost pretty much all of its curls. I regret doing the very last bleaching, it was blonde but I wanted that silver-lilac look. I got the silver but it was at the cost of my curls. I wear it up a lot or dye it with crazy semi-permanent colors because it’s hard to style it and make it look good 😔 I’m sad about it but it makes me realize I should just appreciate it and now at least I’m not curious anymore. Lol.
Oh no! That's what I'm scared about. I've wanted to go blonde for years, but nothing is more important to me than my healthy curls, so for now I just watch videos like this and dream about it. Have your curls come back?
@@lilyt5855 It’s mostly wavy on top and then underneath and on the bottom they are curly. The hair is growing out and you can tell the growth is curlier than the bleached ends 😭 I don’t suggest doing the whole process like I did
@@Epiphemma thank you for the advice! My natural color is a dark blonde/light brown color (though dyed red), and I don't really want it lifted all that much... but I'm still a wuss. One day I'll try!
It would be interesting to watch your video on covering grey hair. Please, Mell, do make a video on this topic n share your thoughts!!! Love from India 🙏 🙏🙏
I also would like a video about covering grey hair. I am 71 yo, curly and have to cover my grey about every 3 weeks. Please Mell help us out here!!!!!!
What if my curls have loosened but my hair was done months ago I'm not sure what they did but they died it very light and then to colour I wanted 😐 what can we do to help this
I wanna do highlights but for curly hair (on myself. I've never had a good salon color experience). I heard one hairstylist say you can put chunkier highlights on curly hair. But how?? Could you please make a video?
Dont do it yourself, that is a nightmare waiting to happen. Do research on salons, or go to a curly hair salon. You will most likely have the same results if not worse doing yourself with no training or experience.
I bleached the 2 front strands of my hair it did turned wavy and I have 2c 3a curls I am working on that part of my hair to turn curly again, but I dye the rest of my entire hair black with permanent hair dye and my curls stayed the same hope this helps
I love your old videos communication style. Sometimes when u make lot of jokes in between the information. I lost focus looool. Its just me nothing wrong with your videos . U are awsome
When you said you have the stylist do another treatment at the bowl after rinsing are you referring to a treatment of All 3 steps of Olaplex or just 2 and 3, since, hopefully, she put #1 in the color to begin with?
Hey Mell! There's been quite a hype lately with coloured shampoo. Ie. Purple for blonde dye.. I'm going to dye my hair for the first time in 10 years .. should this be something I include in my regime, or is a good colour safe product just fine..? I'm going from a red brown color to blonde highlights...
You actually are supposed to go in for a bleaching with dirty/oily hair. If your hair is freshly washed when you go in, your scalp is open and more prone to irritation and chemical burns! Also, olaplex no.3 should be used on clean hair so it can penetrate the hair shaft..
I mention that for curly hair it is better to have “clean hair” in the sense that u don’t have product build up. Sometimes people with curly hair do have this and risk chemical reaction/ colour change due to the product existing on their hair. So again clean hair as in not a lot of product build up, not exactly freshly washed hair. I also do mention that my hair was freshly washed the day before applying the olaplex and does not have product on-top except for a simple leave in conditioner 😘
Every stylist has their preference I guess ☺️ I recommend having little to no product in the hair like I mentioned 🤗 but the hair does not need to be freshly washed. Hope I clarified that
Hi Mel - do you still do this same routine before/during/after color treatment? I'm having my dark brown hair lightened in a few weeks to several shades lighter - not quite blonde but almost. My wavy hair is super healthy currently and I want to keep it that way. This video is a couple years old so just wondered if you had any updates to this routine? Thanks!!
My struggle is...I just had streaks done Friday, the stylist put a good brand leave-in on my hair, TIGHTLY braided it, then sprayed some light hairspray on it. Do I go home and olaplex, deep condition and moisturize? Or let it dry and heal before I touch it?
Super useful video! I wonder though, I have an appointment to get a cut and blond highlights. In your video on tips for the haircut you recommend going in with my hair styled and for the color going in with clean hair untangled. Now I don't know what to do? 🤣
is it okay if i go shampoo and condition one day, then do the olaplex treatment the next? i’m a guy but my hair is similar to yours (although shorter). what i’m basically asking is. what is a good schedule/wait time to follow when it comes to shampoo and conditioning my hair?
Omg you had long curly hair like me. Ever since i cut it it takes forever to grow back. I miss my long hair. Now i look like Marilyn Monroe 😭 nothing wrong witn that. Just been years since i had long hair. Made me miss it
I went a little blonde and had pink hair I loved it. But then I wanted to be more blonde and this new person ruined all my curls. Just make sure you find some one really well experience
Can you do a video on highlights that look very natural on dark hair, only 1-2 (maybe 3) tones lighter? Just to break up the void of the darkness and actually be able to see some definition xp My hair is 2b-3C curls, fine, med density... but virgin x.x so i'm really scared since all the places i'm seeing do everything really blotchy and chunky x.x so i dunno how to ask or what to look for when choosing someone. How to take care of it before and after too o,o right now it's overly moisturized, so been staying away from masks, but wondering if it's finally a good time to pop my cherry?
hey beautiful ! sorry for disturbing u so long after u posted this comment but i’ve come across it and i suggest you look up lowlights! they’re basically highlights but darker. find what you’d like and save some pics as inspo for your stylist! make sure you find a hairstylist or place that can u can trust to do the job. i think it’d look amazing on you and your curls, it will help make them pop and bring out they’re shape! but remember that beauty and confidence come from the inside and if you shine on the inside you’ll shine on the outside too! have a blessed day xx 💖
Omg I got highlights last year and blow dryer it in the salon after years of no heat and didn't reaally want to and it just felt awful for ages afterwords and didn't really like the highlights in the end , my hair looked stripy ! I really wanna go blonde like you but am so scared again ahh ! What did u ask for in the salon did you ask for balayage ?
Seeing you with your hair out of your face like that during the at home olaplaex part shows how nice your face shape is a pixie cut would suit you so well
I think my hair is protein sensitive as the Aveda and Olaplex products makes my hair feel like straw, worse. Any ideas on other healthy hair products to help?
Hi I’m person A and I’m looking to dye my hair red. After I’ve dyed my hair red and it’s faded out (around 2 months after) I want to dye my hair honey blonde. I’ve got 3A curls and I’m worried if my curls die or my hair falls out. I will be dying it at home. I’m also worried about when I go from red to blonde of my hair will turn out orange. Help!!!
I finally did it. TT_TT Now I am blonde too. They had problems though with the lenght of my Hair... ;-; I recomand going blonde before they are down to your hips
I am getting my hair bleached and dyed next week and was wondering if you have product recommendtions I can use that are a little cheap then the Aveda. Something I can get at ulta. I really want to prepare my hair and not damage it
Essentially, your optimal outcome will be produced from a freshly cleansed canvas. Lightening is a chemical process. With the wide range of chemicals and ingredients in hair products, you are risking an unpredictable chemical reaction. This could cause more damage, unexpected tones and uneven results. However, you're not wrong about a protective layer of 'grease'. Coconut oil is the solution! Clean hair and smother it in coconut oil. Over night is ideal for saturation but not always realistic. Coconut will help reduce damage, protect your scalp, and doesn't interfere with the lightening. I add it straight to my mixture as well. I mix it with the bleach first, then add developer. It bonds molecularly best this way. This does not apply to color. Bleach only. Hope your outcome exceeds expectations!!!
Is there a “Person C” option? For someone who just loves to watch your videos? 😂❤️
Omg, this just made me smile so big LOL. I'm glad you introduced this Person C option 😂I'm really a fan of their characteristics 😂haha thanks so much for the love and support girl it does not go unnoticed ❤
DITTO!!!
I love this comment
Just like me! I love her
I really love her blonde! The dark hair is beautiful as well but the blonde gives her so much personality! Very beautiful
Currently enrolled in beauty school and I just want to set the record straight for anybody watching this that it actually is NOT recommended to come into the salon with hopes of bleaching your hair with fresh clean hair. The reason you don’t want to wash your hair before coming in for the any lightning processing is because the bleach can actually burn tour scalp from the heat that your body creates. The oils and dirt build up in your hair is actually protecting you from damaging your scalp.
You don’t have to listen to me but please do your research first before listening to one video on the matter.
But no shade girl, cause clearly it’s working for you 💗
Boy I had to whip out my handy dandy notebook cause girl 👏👏👏 great tips!!! I have similar texture and curls but after years of constant bleaching I began to loose my curls and it was a hot and crispy mess!!! It was so bad that the last time I tried going to get my hair colored at the salon2 years ago the past year or maybe a longer, the beautician told me NO! She told me if I touch my hair with one more harsh chemical that it would literally fall off.. After that I committed to leaving my hair alone letting it regrow and now my curls are back and beautiful... Problem is I'm so F'n bored of it!!! And I've been going round and round the last few days on whether I should dye my hair and thank you so much for your his video!!!! It helped me decide to do it and there's still hope for my curls
Love you with dark hair...ever thought of going back darker
seriously you totally encouraged me to get into this curly hair journey and embrace my curls again! thank you sweetheart!
Havent used heat in a year, havent colored, big chop 4 months ago, shoulder length 2c/3a curls, hairs never been healthier, finally have virgin hair again
Now I want colored hair all of a sudden 😂 HELP MEE
Watch my video about my thoughts on the curly girl method 😉
@@ManesByMell omg thank you for replying 😭💜 Totally gonna do my hair 😂 & girl. I also notice my hair doesn't mind, and actually prefers sulfates(curls more, and doesn't get dry like they say it will 👀) thank you for talking on the curly girl method! however.. i didnt notice, that I wasn't subscribed. Well I am now! Lol, gonna binge watch your vids now, don't mind mee 😐
We need an updated version!! Please
I truly enjoy your videos. I have naturally wavy hair and have been working on enhancing those. I love my hairdresser and get highlights every 12 weeks at longest. My issue is the top of my hair always turns brassy. Now it is not just this hairdresser I have had this problem all my life. She, nor do any of her other co-workers, say they have never seen hair like mine. Now I have gray hair to cover so she always does my roots first. She highlights, and puts me under the dryer and tones. And then she's frustrated because my hair does not want to cooperate. My last visit she had me come in the following week to redo it and it didn't come out much better. She suggested maybe she come to my house and do my roots the night before and have me come in the next day for my highlights. She uses great products and she uses a great toner and nobody can understand why my hair is doing this. I do use my purple shampoo. How often do you suggest that I use it? I am going to use your suggestion and do a protein treatment before I go in. But do you have any other advice for me?
The top of your hair you’re referring to your roots right? It’s just the underlying pigment is stubborn and not getting counteracted with the toning. Ask her if she’s using only purple pigments in the toning formula. She might need to mix in something more blue undertones to counteract the brassiness more. Is it more orange than yellow brass? Use blue shampoo and see if that helps you at home. The fanola blue shampoo is great.
Could you do a full video on olaplex?? I'd love in depth info on it from you!
Person C
Someone who has straight hair,
Bleach and colored hair, not damaged.
But loveees a CURLY hair.
My momma has the most beautiful curls, and Im wanna try everything to repair it!
I guess I'm a person B whose hair is not as damaged as it should be after all the things I've done. You're amazing! Thanks so much for all the information given in the video, now I know how to take care of my hair and I will follow all the steps. I want my bouncy curls back!
Hey Antonieta! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. 😍See you on Tuesday (and every Tuesday) with another new video xo
Thank you so much! This is my go-to video each time I get my roots done!! Any other tips for those of us coloring because of the grays? There doesn’t seem to be a lot of info for us curlies who want to be natural but not “color” natural. Help! How does our hair change and how can we take care of it without just letting it go gray? I’m only 47😭
I'm 34 and have white hair. It is mostly on the front crown of my hair, the part that you can see if I put my hair up in a ponytail. I started getting white hair when I was 28. I had a very very very stressful life. Not so much anymore. I actually noticed that since I took out silicones, sulfates, and harsh chemicals my white hair is not so prominent, like it almost stopped becoming white and started coming in my natural darker brown. I don't know the science behind this or anything, but I do know that I still have white hair but not as much.
BTW, I get complimented on my white hair all the time. I don't understand it, but people always ask me if I died my hair deliberately to be white. I guess b/c I have some streaks of white that look kinda like that woman from the dalmatian cartoons from disney. But like I said, those streaks are not nearly as big/wide/ as they used to be.
So my long comment is kind of to say just let it go, in my opinion. Everyone's hair goes grey or white eventually. If you think about it, not being grey or white is not 'normal.' I highly doubt people are looking at you and going "look at all that grey hair, eww." No. You are more concerned with it than anyone else, and I totally understand that. Just know that it's beautiful regardless.
so basically: Before the appointment make sure to wash your with a protein shampoo and or conditioner to prep it? then a hairstyle to make it easier for the person bleaching the hair. During the appointment after the bleaching process is done immediately do either the protein or olaplex treatment. then to maintain your hair only use shampoo/conditioner for colored hair, and use the olaplex or protein thing again?
Love your personality & editing!! Bleached + healthy curls never thought I’d see the day😍 your hair is so damn healthy
Thank you thank you!! The personality is all me but I can't take credit for the editing LOL that's all my sister 😍Thanks for the beautiful comment ❤
Oh Mel I wish I watched this video before I got my blond highlights. My curls were like ... bye! I'm off to sephora to get the olaplex. I wish the stylist didn't straighten my hair after I bleached my hair. You are the best for advice on curly color treated blonde hair.
Hi. Did the olaplex help bring yr curl pattern back? How are yr curls now?? If you dont mind answering please. 🙏🙏
@@christycastro8648 hi Christy, yes my curls did come back. I've been a curly girl for a month now and I ve been using the olaplex shampoo and conditioner. I did not buy the olaplex 3 bond maker. Yeah my hair looks beautiful and hydrated, curly and lovely. I haven't straightened, or curled it with a curling iron for 1 month now.
So...I watched this AFTER having my hair bleached. 😭 I need recovery 😢 my stylist used olaplex after but also heat styled right after. My hair went from unbelievably soft to hay at the ends. I haven't even washed it yet to see what my curls look like. 😩
Soooo how does it took now ????
My current situation 🥲
@@lauritaa7111 which color did u guys dye ur hair? i want to dye my brown hair copper but im scared
THIS IS ME! My stylist used Olaplex on my damaged bleached curly hair and then proceeded to straighten it and use heat on it😶🌫️
@@bufferdlie8703I dyed mine copper and it’s so so much healthier then when I had highlights!
I miss up looking for a video after I did my hair! Not damaged completely but definitly have to make some changes in my hair rutine now.
Total A!!!! Getting my hair dyed tomorrow for the 1st time ever at 35!!!! Going through your videos so I don't start panicking! Lol
Wow that’s insane!!! I dyed my hair at 13! Lol
did it turn out good?
^^
I can’t believe I’ve been watching Mel this whole time! Back for these reminders lol
This really helped me .. I was literally not prepared for my appointment end of the month - the totally organised now! ThankYou
YAY LAUREN! I'm so happy this helped you in any way and that you watched it with ample time before your next appointment! Make sure you are following all necessary steps before, during and after your appointment and your hair should be kept safe from any damage ❤
Manes By Mell .. ThankYou! Purchased some travel size products of what you mentioned The Aveda :) so I can prep before treat during and look after and messaged my colourist to add the oplex treatment onto my app .. first time I will be leaving the salon not styled Eekkkkk .. but all part of the journey xx
Yay! The best of luck to you Lauren!! I hope you receive amazing results and please keep me updated on your colour journey xo
Love your attitude😍✨
I wanna lighten the ends, but my hair is super dark and has medium/mild curls so like I don’t wanna risk it cuz I love the curls, I wanna lighten but I don’t wanna damage it cuz I have before and it was horrible
TOTALLY RANDOM me too someone pls reply and help us lmao
Try a high lift blonde with a bond builder added to the formula. Start with a partial and see how your curls react.
ATTENTION 90s BABYS👂🏽❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ Doesnt she sound like lizzie mcguires best friend miranda or is that just me?
Kaylee N I knew her voice sounded familiar!!!!
Oh my gosh it does!
5:34 ok but I'm a little confused as to what you mean by leave it natural, i definitely don't want to leave the salon with wet hair (im sure the stylist doesn't want me to do that too) but if i'm not blow drying it, it's going to take the rest of the day to air dry it, and if i just processed my hair, i've already taken the whole day since i have pretty thick and dark hair
I have really dry wavy hair and I recently got my hair re dyed and my stylist literally tore my hair with her brush and was so rough. Then after my hair was freshly bleached, she took a regular towel and rubbed it so harshly over my hair (I cringed). Then once I was done at the wash station she ripped through my hair again with her comb (on freshly bleached delicate hair) and put NO product or heat protectant on before roughly dragging her brush through my hair and blow drying it. My curls are gonna hate me next wash day it was so bad... IM LITERALLY SO UPSET I feel like my hair is ruined 🥲
SAME!!!! I was like what the hell is going on?! I should have said something😫
I got highlights a few days ago. Once I washed my hair is when I noticed hair coming out. It wasn’t a lot of hair but I’m still concerned. I went a long time without cutting my hair so it could be long so now I’m kinda sad :(
I love you so much, i've been following a lot of your hair guides and literally over night my hair is already looking better!
Yes!!! Love this video! Some really great tips that can be used on all types of hair! I wish I would have know about the protein treatment before as prep... Took me almost two years to bounce back from a disasterous color treatment. Keep up the great work.
Hey Racquel! Thanks so much for your comment and for watching 😍Aw man I know but don't worry you are not the only curly girl one that has gone through a colour disaster, and it's the reason why I wanted to share this video! I'm glad you learned something new ❤
I have a question 🫠 I watched brand mondo and he advised to not do it in freshly washed hair because it could cause scalp burning. Is this still your recommendation?
I was really shook when she described me in the beginning lol
Same her hair type happens to be pretty much identical to mine.
your channel is a life saver..
What about purple shampoo on blond hair? My hair color is similar to yours (dark roots and very highlighted ends) and if I don’t use purple shampoo I get orange soooo quickly. Does the aceda shampoo and conditioner prevent that so purple shampoo isn’t needed?
That burnett is absolutely beautiful.
Or person D, balyage in a healthy way, obsessed with olaplex, protein and moisture balance with pretty healthy hair.
So before the appt, NO leave in conditioners? Completely natural?
You are a Beautiful blonde, but I LOVE you with dark hair! Really brings out your eyes!
I don’t know what it is about the bleach my hair dresser uses, but it somehow makes my hair more curly and my curls much tighter and she leaves the bleach on for over an hour and gets me to a platinum blonde.
I started going to a new hair dresser for the last 10 months or so, and whatever bleach she's using on me, gets my skin really itchy! Mostly my hands, but a little bit almost everywhere. And my face and hands turn red until about an hour after she rinses it off. When i was going to another stylist years ago, that never happened. It seems like im allergic to some ingredient. But i really like this new stylist so i put up with it for the day.
Thanks so much for also including U.S. links to product recommendations! You're the best!
Thankyou you for helping
I’m definitely a person A
Just began my cg journey and I’m not sure to color my hair right away. May be a year later. I’m just too afraid.
Okay but how does your hair still look so healthy 😭👀 goals 👸🏽
P.s. I just started my making curly hair videos 😭
Does the protein treatment or oloplex count as the deep conditioner once a week or are they in addition to?
I am SO in love with your channel❤️❤️❤️
Sophie thanks you so much for taking the time to write this❤️ I appreciate the support
Can you make an updated Version? :)
Will coconut oil interfere with olaplex during bleaching?
I normally douse my hair in coconut oil (for hours. Without washing out prior bleach) then apply the bleach right on top.
This has helped me a lot.
This time I am adding Olaplex No. 1 into my bleach mixture.
I am wondering if the coconut oil in my hair will interfere w the olaplex in my bleach n make the olaplex not work/work well.
(I also mix my bleach w a LOT of shampoo. Has also helped me much. N plan to do this time)
I had coconut oil in my hair before bleaching it. It did not effect the bleach process. But my hair got ruined because they didn’t know what they were doing. But no coconut oil is fine as long as that’s all it is
How often do you use the Aveda damage treatment and Is purple shampoo and conditioner good for your hair?
I use to have black hair and curly hair but when i dyed it my curls are dead and I’m trying to bring them back but it’s so hard. When it’s about to come back I have to go back to dye my hair and now I’m just struggling. Any recommendations would be awesome.
I had to cut my curly hair short after bleaching and frying it. How’d I fry it? Applied heat while bleaching
And what abt people that wants just balayage or an ombré ?
I went to a reputable stylist in my area and she bleached my hair in a 3-part process with 6+ weeks in between, I even did oil treatments before, during and after, and sadly my hair lost pretty much all of its curls. I regret doing the very last bleaching, it was blonde but I wanted that silver-lilac look. I got the silver but it was at the cost of my curls.
I wear it up a lot or dye it with crazy semi-permanent colors because it’s hard to style it and make it look good
😔 I’m sad about it but it makes me realize I should just appreciate it and now at least I’m not curious anymore. Lol.
Oh no! That's what I'm scared about. I've wanted to go blonde for years, but nothing is more important to me than my healthy curls, so for now I just watch videos like this and dream about it. Have your curls come back?
@@lilyt5855 It’s mostly wavy on top and then underneath and on the bottom they are curly. The hair is growing out and you can tell the growth is curlier than the bleached ends 😭 I don’t suggest doing the whole process like I did
@@Epiphemma thank you for the advice! My natural color is a dark blonde/light brown color (though dyed red), and I don't really want it lifted all that much... but I'm still a wuss. One day I'll try!
I just wanna know how long do you have to wait before washing your hair after coloring it? And I love your videos so much!
3 days
You should go full ginger fam
It would be interesting to watch your video on covering grey hair.
Please, Mell, do make a video on this topic n share your thoughts!!!
Love from India 🙏 🙏🙏
I also would like a video about covering grey hair. I am 71 yo, curly and have to cover my grey about every 3 weeks. Please Mell help us out here!!!!!!
Make an update version please !
What if my curls have loosened but my hair was done months ago I'm not sure what they did but they died it very light and then to colour I wanted 😐 what can we do to help this
I wanna do highlights but for curly hair (on myself. I've never had a good salon color experience). I heard one hairstylist say you can put chunkier highlights on curly hair. But how?? Could you please make a video?
Dont do it yourself, that is a nightmare waiting to happen. Do research on salons, or go to a curly hair salon. You will most likely have the same results if not worse doing yourself with no training or experience.
Mel! Can you explain what toners do and do you recommend anyone to use a toner at home?
Wish I would have watched this before I got my hair bleached.
When you have too much social anxiety to even go to the salon let alone interview the hairdresser and ask them to do all that
I have 3a - 3b hair but im afraid it's going to turn wavy 😭😭 i dont wanna lose my curls
I bleached the 2 front strands of my hair it did turned wavy and I have 2c 3a curls I am working on that part of my hair to turn curly again, but I dye the rest of my entire hair black with permanent hair dye and my curls stayed the same hope this helps
@@eylim14 omg good luck! It's scary being on the cusp of curls and waves bc it's so loose the curls can just go flat easily
I love your old videos communication style. Sometimes when u make lot of jokes in between the information. I lost focus looool. Its just me nothing wrong with your videos . U are awsome
When you said you have the stylist do another treatment at the bowl after rinsing are you referring to a treatment of All 3 steps of Olaplex or just 2 and 3, since, hopefully, she put #1 in the color to begin with?
I live in argentina what other conditioner can i use to prep my hair. Does the matrix so long damadge work?
Hey Mell!
There's been quite a hype lately with coloured shampoo. Ie. Purple for blonde dye..
I'm going to dye my hair for the first time in 10 years .. should this be something I include in my regime, or is a good colour safe product just fine..? I'm going from a red brown color to blonde highlights...
Love a confident queen 👸🏽👸🏽 your gorg!!
This video was informative and you're funny, I subbed!! 😂😂
You actually are supposed to go in for a bleaching with dirty/oily hair. If your hair is freshly washed when you go in, your scalp is open and more prone to irritation and chemical burns! Also, olaplex no.3 should be used on clean hair so it can penetrate the hair shaft..
I mention that for curly hair it is better to have “clean hair” in the sense that u don’t have product build up. Sometimes people with curly hair do have this and risk chemical reaction/ colour change due to the product existing on their hair. So again clean hair as in not a lot of product build up, not exactly freshly washed hair. I also do mention that my hair was freshly washed the day before applying the olaplex and does not have product on-top except for a simple leave in conditioner 😘
Oh okay, I also have curly hair (not in my profile pic tho lol) and all my stylists have always said to come in with not clean hair
Every stylist has their preference I guess ☺️ I recommend having little to no product in the hair like I mentioned 🤗 but the hair does not need to be freshly washed. Hope I clarified that
Hi Mel - do you still do this same routine before/during/after color treatment? I'm having my dark brown hair lightened in a few weeks to several shades lighter - not quite blonde but almost. My wavy hair is super healthy currently and I want to keep it that way. This video is a couple years old so just wondered if you had any updates to this routine? Thanks!!
What are your thoughts about purple shampoo? Do you recommend also for blonde hair
Since my hair is processed I do like use a purple shampoo to help maintain my colour !
How often do you use the olaplex treatment?
My struggle is...I just had streaks done Friday, the stylist put a good brand leave-in on my hair, TIGHTLY braided it, then sprayed some light hairspray on it. Do I go home and olaplex, deep condition and moisturize? Or let it dry and heal before I touch it?
Super useful video! I wonder though, I have an appointment to get a cut and blond highlights. In your video on tips for the haircut you recommend going in with my hair styled and for the color going in with clean hair untangled. Now I don't know what to do? 🤣
Can you suggest a more affordable comparison product to the Aveda damage remedy?
Is it really expensive??
Love your channel!! does your salon do bleaching treatments? Or do you have any recs for places in the GTA for colouring curly hair? Thx!
is it okay if i go shampoo and condition one day, then do the olaplex treatment the next? i’m a guy but my hair is similar to yours (although shorter).
what i’m basically asking is. what is a good schedule/wait time to follow when it comes to shampoo and conditioning my hair?
So funny😂 love the video. Im so ready to get my hair done. Gracias bella❤
Thank you for watching and extra points for commenting Debbie ahaha !! xo
Love your personality!
Omg you had long curly hair like me. Ever since i cut it it takes forever to grow back. I miss my long hair. Now i look like Marilyn Monroe 😭 nothing wrong witn that. Just been years since i had long hair. Made me miss it
How do you stop losing hair after you’ve bleached it ?
i want pink hair so bad but i gave the same hair texture as you and i’m so scared to bleach it
I went a little blonde and had pink hair I loved it. But then I wanted to be more blonde and this new person ruined all my curls. Just make sure you find some one really well experience
Mell, should you use olaplex if you don't bleach your hair, but use L'oreal permanent dye every couple of months?
Can you do a video on highlights that look very natural on dark hair, only 1-2 (maybe 3) tones lighter? Just to break up the void of the darkness and actually be able to see some definition xp My hair is 2b-3C curls, fine, med density... but virgin x.x so i'm really scared since all the places i'm seeing do everything really blotchy and chunky x.x so i dunno how to ask or what to look for when choosing someone. How to take care of it before and after too o,o right now it's overly moisturized, so been staying away from masks, but wondering if it's finally a good time to pop my cherry?
hey beautiful ! sorry for disturbing u so long after u posted this comment but i’ve come across it and i suggest you look up lowlights! they’re basically highlights but darker. find what you’d like and save some pics as inspo for your stylist! make sure you find a hairstylist or place that can u can trust to do the job. i think it’d look amazing on you and your curls, it will help make them pop and bring out they’re shape! but remember that beauty and confidence come from the inside and if you shine on the inside you’ll shine on the outside too! have a blessed day xx 💖
I'm person B tbh and I'm person C because I love your channel. Curly hair is a daily struggle so I needed this video.
Everyone new in the comments section decided to have new hair in this self distancing period cause they need change xD
I’m person A as of right now haha!
Our curls are very alike!
Omg I got highlights last year and blow dryer it in the salon after years of no heat and didn't reaally want to and it just felt awful for ages afterwords and didn't really like the highlights in the end , my hair looked stripy ! I really wanna go blonde like you but am so scared again ahh ! What did u ask for in the salon did you ask for balayage ?
Seeing you with your hair out of your face like that during the at home olaplaex part shows how nice your face shape is a pixie cut would suit you so well
I think my hair is protein sensitive as the Aveda and Olaplex products makes my hair feel like straw, worse. Any ideas on other healthy hair products to help?
Hi I’m person A and I’m looking to dye my hair red. After I’ve dyed my hair red and it’s faded out (around 2 months after) I want to dye my hair honey blonde. I’ve got 3A curls and I’m worried if my curls die or my hair falls out. I will be dying it at home. I’m also worried about when I go from red to blonde of my hair will turn out orange. Help!!!
I’m honestly so scared because my mom wants to take me to her hairstylist who isn’t curly hair verified or barely works with it
Thats legit! I have learned over the years to go to curly stylists! They know curls
omg it’s davids sister lol but don’t go!!!! it’s not worth the risk, just trim at home.
What do you think about the Shea moisture deep treatment masque ? Do you think it’s the same or does the one you use work better ?
i really wanna know how you do it but omgggggggg GET TO IT
This is what I am looking for god dammit! Finally a useful video, thankyou bish xxxx
How often do you do your aveda protein treatment? I also have grade 4 and i think I’m lacking protein.
does diffusing count as leaving it natural ?
Yeah as long as there’s no heat
Aisha Mahmoud Diffuser is heat
no, with time the heat can damage your hair
Hi Mell, is there a particular ingredient that makes a color conditioner suited for colored hair?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU BEST MOST IMFORMATIVE VIDEOOO
I finally did it. TT_TT Now I am blonde too. They had problems though with the lenght of my Hair... ;-; I recomand going blonde before they are down to your hips
I am getting my hair bleached and dyed next week and was wondering if you have product recommendtions I can use that are a little cheap then the Aveda. Something I can get at ulta. I really want to prepare my hair and not damage it
I thought you were supposed to have slightly greasy hair so ur roots have more protection from the bleach?
you are, this is the only video I’ve seen where someone advises otherwise
She clearly knows what she’s talking about though....
I think as long as it's not washed same day as going to get it done?
Essentially, your optimal outcome will be produced from a freshly cleansed canvas. Lightening is a chemical process. With the wide range of chemicals and ingredients in hair products, you are risking an unpredictable chemical reaction. This could cause more damage, unexpected tones and uneven results.
However, you're not wrong about a protective layer of 'grease'. Coconut oil is the solution! Clean hair and smother it in coconut oil. Over night is ideal for saturation but not always realistic. Coconut will help reduce damage, protect your scalp, and doesn't interfere with the lightening. I add it straight to my mixture as well. I mix it with the bleach first, then add developer. It bonds molecularly best this way.
This does not apply to color. Bleach only.
Hope your outcome exceeds expectations!!!