routine + maintenance + Q&A

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“bronde” hair Q&A

What formula was used for your darker “bronde” hair?
In November of last year, I went darker with my hair! This was a huge change for me because for 8 years I have lightened my hair and had so much upkeep. I am loving the change and how warm & natural the overall color is. This is the exact formula my hairstylist used when she did my hair:

Roots & lowlights pulled through: shades EQ I/2 6GB I/4 8WG I/4 5NW
Then glossed all over on the blonde: 9GB 9G with a splash of 7GB

How often do you get your hair colored?
When my hair was bright blonde my grow out showed up so fast, I felt like I had to do it every 3 months to keep it looking fresh. With darker hair, more similar to my natural hair color, I can go about a month longer. Since I have only colored it darker one time, my hair is washing color out pretty quickly and it will take time for that color to “stick” more since my hair was so bright/light for so long. I think ideally I would love to have a root touch up every few months to keep it fresh, but only do a full color 2x a year.

How often do you wash your hair?
I think I am a hairstylist’s nightmare haha because I wash my hair almost every day - and most days I will dry it with my Dyson too. I will say, washing your hair less will result in longer periods of time between needing to get it colored. Since my hair was used to being blonde, the dark color doesn’t stick as well as it will the longer I continue to color it darker. Right now with washing every day the color has faded a lot. I am trying to be better at washing every other day and doing an updo hairstyle on the in between days!