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Another highlights/hair coloring question
I have to color my hair to cover grey (I am only 34!! Noo!!!!) and my stylist dies it as close to possible as my natural color. I like to have highights added for dimension. That said, I don't always have a spare $150+ for a cut, die and highlights every 8 weeks. Sometimes I just have to color at home (my stylist actually helped me choose a color) and forgo highlights. I just can't afford it all the time.
My question is, how do you ladies up keep your colors/highlights? Do you have them done every time you get a cut? Does anyone ever try the at-home highlighting kits? It feels like a waste sometimes to get all of that done, and then 8 weeks later have to dye over it all to cover greys and help the texture of it. But I just can't afford it all the time. Just curious how others handle it....
Re: Another highlights/hair coloring question
I do peek-a-boo highlights so that they are under my part and the re-growth isn't as obvious. I highlight once every third all-over color, and while they aren't as light as when I highlight they are still their since my hair is lighter (I hope that makes sense!).
I wouldn't highlight at home, I would leave that to the professionals especially if you have to use bleach to lighten it.
ETA: for what it is worth, I dye my hair every 6-8 weeks. When I just dye it, it is about $70 and when I dye and highlight it is about $110
I tried to highlight my own hair once in college and it did not go well for me.
I have to color my hair every 8-10 weeks as well because of gray hair. Money is tight this month, so I'm just doing an all over glaze. The highlights I got last time will still show through a bit. Then sometimes when my hair is getting too one-dimensional, I'll have a few highlights put in. My stylist has sometimes just added a few around my face and didn't charge the price of a full highlight.
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