My best friend is a hairdresser and he's taught me to be be self sufficient as he lives on the other side of the country. Okay I believe it generally makes everything easier if you start from the bottom and work up ( that goes for heat straightening and curling your hair, or one colour dying your hair. Use sectioning clips to to keep the hair out of the way as you work upwards). As for the highlighting kit, the same rules apply, start at the bottom and work up. Put the cap with the holes in it on ( before applying the cap, I would comb and part my hair the way I wear it: side part, centre part, etc). Next use your hook tool to pull out ( from the base of the cap up) little highlights of hair. Be gentle with long hair, slide it out carefully through the hole...you don't want to tug too hard as you will enlarge the hole and cause scalp / dye leakage. I would recommend pulling out the width of two pieces of spaghetti ( anymore and they look like skunk stripes) . When you get around your face, become a little less symmetrical / the sun is random so pick your pieces carefully :) !! The shows metal sectioning clips ( I have at least 12 at most times they make all hair work lighting fast). They are available at most beauty supply stores, chemists, etc. I prefer the metal to the plastic ones because they really hug your head and are lighter and cheaper. It's a little tip but you'll love me for it <3 Good luck thrifty gals everywhere!!
You will want to start on top. To get the most natural look you need to consider where the sun would shine the most on your hair if you spent time in the outdoors. Start with dry hair and use your natural part. Only mix half of the bleach mixture to start and do your hi-lites sparingly. You can always add more later.
Also - depending on how dark your hair is to start with and how light you are trying to go you WILL have to pass through the dreaded 'orange' stage. Many people quit here and it is a huge mistake. If your color is not developing quickly enough you can do two things: a) make sure you have enough bleach mixture on your hair that it remains moist and b) hold a piece of plastic (grocery bag or saran wrap) over the hi-lited portion and run a warm blow-dryer back and forth. The heat with hasten the processing.
I have been a licensed cosmetologist since 1993. Good luck.
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My best friend is a hairdresser and he's taught me to be be self sufficient as he lives on the other side of the country. Okay I believe it generally makes everything easier if you start from the bottom and work up ( that goes for heat straightening and curling your hair, or one colour dying your hair. Use sectioning clips to to keep the hair out of the way as you work upwards). As for the highlighting kit, the same rules apply, start at the bottom and work up. Put the cap with the holes in it on ( before applying the cap, I would comb and part my hair the way I wear it: side part, centre part, etc). Next use your hook tool to pull out ( from the base of the cap up) little highlights of hair. Be gentle with long hair, slide it out carefully through the hole...you don't want to tug too hard as you will enlarge the hole and cause scalp / dye leakage. I would recommend pulling out the width of two pieces of spaghetti ( anymore and they look like skunk stripes) . When you get around your face, become a little less symmetrical / the sun is random so pick your pieces carefully :) !! The shows metal sectioning clips ( I have at least 12 at most times they make all hair work lighting fast). They are available at most beauty supply stores, chemists, etc. I prefer the metal to the plastic ones because they really hug your head and are lighter and cheaper. It's a little tip but you'll love me for it <3 Good luck thrifty gals everywhere!!
You will want to start on top. To get the most natural look you need to consider where the sun would shine the most on your hair if you spent time in the outdoors. Start with dry hair and use your natural part. Only mix half of the bleach mixture to start and do your hi-lites sparingly. You can always add more later.
Also - depending on how dark your hair is to start with and how light you are trying to go you WILL have to pass through the dreaded 'orange' stage. Many people quit here and it is a huge mistake. If your color is not developing quickly enough you can do two things: a) make sure you have enough bleach mixture on your hair that it remains moist and b) hold a piece of plastic (grocery bag or saran wrap) over the hi-lited portion and run a warm blow-dryer back and forth. The heat with hasten the processing.
I have been a licensed cosmetologist since 1993. Good luck.