my hair is currently very dark brown, even black in places..
ive been washing my hair with hair cleanser for a month or so,
but ive decided to dye my hair black again with bright blonde streaks.

I was wondering what process the hairdressers will go through to achieve the colours i would like? and no, i realy am not going for the natural look, i want my hair to be different!!

will they dye all my hair black first then add the highlights? or vice versa??

i was wondering if i should just home dye my hair black before i go, as i have lots of experience at using home dye.. just to save some money as hairdressers cost a fortune.

id appreciate your answers asap! thanks xXxx

PunkChic

What the hairdresser will do is add the blonde highlights first. They will go around the hair and pick out sections, apply bleach to them and then wrap it in foil.
After they have placed the highlights in and waiting for it to process they will then apply the black dye to the rest of the hair.

IheartEdward

The girl up there ^ is right.

That would look aawesome but be careful sometimes highlights come out a yellow yellow colour in dark hair but im sure it will be super =]

madmad

aah i see, il have to dosh out the money so...!
thank you's!! im aiming for it to be like luciana's so fingers crossed:P xXx

PunkChic

Yep. If the highlights turn out yellow, they will use a violet toner to neutralise it.

madmad

okiessss and do you happen to know what kind of shop could i get that in? just incase =]

PrettyLady

It's much easier to go darker than it is to go lighter. So if your hair is very dark brown, and want to go black, you can color it if you want to save some money. However, I recommend that you let a hair stylist do the highlights though. The highlights will require bleaching, and it's a tricky process. If you attempt to do it yourself, you could end up with highlights that are over-processed or white. The hair stylist will use either a foil method or cap method to isolate the highlights from the rest of your hair, then he/she will do the bleaching and toning process. So you don't have to worry about unwanted results. "Professionals usually apply the base color first, and then add the highlights". Just look for a Beauty Shop in your area that you're comfortable going to. Hope this answers your questions.

IheartEdward

Have you done your hair yet? How'd it go?

madmad

well first of all i went in and it wouldnt turn blonde so she told me to come back in about 3 weeks after if washed my hair with cleanser every night and left it in for ages
so i did that but wen i went back to the hairdressers she said id have to keep recolouring my hair black if i dyed it black again.. so i got it stripped and blondee !x

IheartEdward

=] well that sounds awesome, Im more blonde than anything else and I've decided to get black hair over the summer, I'm quite nervous.