To maintain the integrity of her client's hair, Cecil only applied lightener from the crown of the head to the tips. She totally avoided her client's roots. "I left out her roots so that her hair could continue to grow from her breakage," Cecil tells Allure. "Not bleaching her scalp helps with not drying her skin, too."
Because her client's hair was already damaged, Cecil left the bleach on for as short a time as possible. That also meant she couldn't make her client's hair as light as she had hoped and ended up having to adjust the shade of the pink dye. Originally, she wanted to go with a pastel pink, but Cecil made it darker so it would show up better on her client's hair. Then she paired it with purple dye for the tips. To ensure that her client's hair stayed healthy and strong throughout the coloring process, Cecil added B3 Brazilian Bond Builder, which is a treatment similar to Olaplex, that reduces damage and breakage from all the dyes she brushed onto the hair.
Avoiding the roots when going pink also helps with maintenance and commitment. Unfortunately, pink dye doesn't stick around for long. This could be good news if you aren't fully committed to the look. "By not bleaching roots, the stylist is allowing the client to maintain their natural color while also experimenting with fashion colors," Cecil explains. "If the client doesn't like it, the color will fade, and they will have a pretty ombré or balayage look." However, if you want to continue being a pink head for the foreseeable future, you can eventually go blonde all over or re-dye your hair pink without worrying about lightening your hair again after your roots grow in.
Read more on pink hair:
- 15 Celebs Who Tried Rose-Gold Hair and Looked Amazing
- 23 Pink Hair-Color Ideas to Inspire Your Dye Job
- “Nude-Strawberry” Hair Is the Subtlest Way to Dye Your Hair Pink
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