Hair color, please help!

18 years ago

I want to have the same hair color as Reese Witherspoon, which boxed hair color would you reccomend? I have golden brown hair right now. Any input would be great! Thanks.

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mitchdesj
18 years ago
She has a pretty light blonde, from what I remember. You should find a picture of her that shows her hair well , print it and bring it with you to buy the color, a good pharmacy cosmetician should be able to point you to the right color and brand. Go to it in steps; hair color does lighten a notch after a few shampoos.

I use Color Conserve shampoo to keep my color true; harsh shampoos can strip color in no time.
mavy
18 years ago
I would NOT do it with a box. Take a moment to think about this.... her hair is not one solid color she has highlights lowlights and a all over base color. You can not achieve this with a box. Plus what is your natural hair color? Does it tend to pull orange or yellow undertones that you may need to account for in the formulation? Spend the money and have it done by a professional. It will be cheaper to do it that way then ending up going into the salon as a corrective color client.
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Glad you are happy with your results Renee. However, your hair is being double processed. That means that two chemical treatments are being done on the hair rather than one. The same thing can be accomplished using a weave and applying the two colors at once. This way your hair is only being treated one time instead of two. If the stylist knows what they are doing it turns out beautiful and there will be perfect blending and no color bleeding. It can't be done with a cap. A couple things. First hair does darken with age and if you were blonde it most likely has taken on a gray tone before it turns gray. That tone in the hair can make it LOOK darker than it actually is. Also, when we start to gray or go ashy the blond sometimes needs a little help witht he additional color. Often two tones in the hair as your stylist is doing are much prettier.
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If you have a Sally Beauty Supply in your area you can use it as it's open to the public and a discount for the trade. I owned a salon for 35 years. I'll tell you just how to color your hair at home with a professional product and save money. First off, you need to know a little about color. Always buy a shade lighter than you see on the bottle. Okay, if you have gray, you have to buy Gray Magic, it comes in a tiny dispenser that allows you to add 3 or 4 drops to your color. This assures that your gray will be covered and not lift. Choose a permanent color as the temporary ones do NOT work well with gray. Purchase a bottle of cream developer 20% peroxide. I prefer Clairol to all other brands. I was an expert colorist so I made up my own formulas which work so much better than a solid color but you can choose one close to your own. Purchase an applicator bottle or a small bowl and applicator brush. Follow the directions for mixing. With Clairol permanent color it's equal parts color and peroxide plus the drops if you have gray. If you have trouble choosing a color I may be able to help you. The ten minute colors coat all of the hair and, unfortunately wear off much sooner than the box states. If you're coloring your hair for a touch up, apply color to roots only BUT, if the rest of your hair has faded, add water to the color and put it all over the hair for five minutes only. Shampoo. Try not to wash your hair for 30 hours, your color will last longer if it has time to oxydize. Hope this helps.
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You do look great! And so does the little one! I've been having a similar problem with my hair. I've been trying to go lighter the last couple times I colored. Last time I used "light golden brown" but my hair keeps turning out darker than I want and darker than my natural color when I color it. It looked very close to your shade when I last colored it and I was going for "light golden brown". I never had problems before. I called Nice N Easy to see what was going on. They told me I was actually overprocessing my hair so it was going darker, not lighter. I have to admit, I didn't really understand what they were saying but it was suggested that next time I just focus on my roots for a shorter time and run the color through the last five minutes. I had been leaving the color on for the maximum time, so I'm guessing maybe a shorter time would have been better. Maybe you could put a call into Clairol. If they tell you anything interesting, please post back. Thanks. Good luck although I think that color looks really good on you. You're young and can handle a darker color. I need some lighter tones considering my age! I asked about putting hi-lights in but she told me I couldn't do that because you couldn't color over them. Really? Didn't know that... Anybody else ever hear of that? I'm pretty clueless about hair and thinking I really need to just fit in the time to get to a salon and let someone else mess up my hair! Good luck to you.
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This really happened to me. I colored my hair golden blond at home and didn't like the color. So I went to the beauty supply store and bought something called "color remover". I thought it would restore my hair to its natural original color. NOT. It stripped it to a nasty gray-white. I headed to the nearest beauty salon and the operator said "You've ruined your hair." She applied an ash blond toner or rinse which then turned my hair gray. I hated it! Took about a year till my own hair grew out.Now I only have my hair professionally colored.
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Ina Plassa_travis
18 years ago
ain't gonna happen - would take a box, three tinters, and a friend with a steady hand to come close-

there is a reason that Reese spends the money she does on her hair. part of it is the skill of her colorist.
jannie
18 years ago
Chinacat is right, looking like any movie star requires a great colorist. You can't do it at home. It's not something you can get from a box.
petaloid
18 years ago
Reese Witherspoon has natural-looking highlights in two or three shades applied with foils by a hairdresser.

You can't get that exact look at home. Even with the highlighting kits it's more of a striped effect, which can look cute too but it's different from what she has done.

Professional highlights blend with your natural color, so they don't have to be retouched as often as with a solid color. Even though it's expensive, you might be able to get away with waiting 2 months or more between colorings.

Here is a link that might be useful: Reese Witherspoon
susancnw
18 years ago
Make pics and go to your beauty school.

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