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- Blond Hair
- Women of Color
- Gray Hair
- Brunette Hair
The New Over-40 Hair Color Rules
Blond Hair
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Have your colorist use darker
tones underneath, lighter ones
on top, and the brightest lights
around the face.
Bangs, layers, and highlights are your best friends. Tousled pieces hide regrowth, so you won't need touch-ups every 10 minutes. "A choppy cut with long bangs and bold, sunny streaks is an immediate de-ager," says colorist Brad Johns, of the Elizabeth Arden Salon, in New York City.
TLC is key. Heat styling and chemical processing make hair porous and prone to breakage. Healing masks and other hair-repair products are an absolute must. "Spend on hair treatments as you would on wrinkle creams," Johns says.
If you're thinking red, go blond. "Red hair, unless it's natural, is tough on mature skin tones," Johns notes. "It will expose and exaggerate blotchiness, brown spots, or sallow undertones. But a honey blond with golden tones works every time."
New Essentials
To lock in highlights: Clairol Nice n' Easy Color Seal Conditioning Gloss ($5). To add dimensional lowlights: Garnier Color Breaks ($7). To upgrade fading color: Matrix Shade Memory Sparkling Blondes Color Enhancing Foam Conditioner ($18). To get a natural-looking shade: Revlon Colorist ($16).
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lerickman wrote:
I have never colored my hair which is now a gorgeous silver. I have been going gray for 30 years. I am 53 and loving it ! I don't have thopse awful fears and pains of my friends who one day may need to let go of the colorists hand.
4/28/2008 4:18 PM CDT
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cgamble_rnr2005 wrote:
What about us natural redheads? Don't we get voice?
4/1/2008 11:10 AM CDT
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granmaboat3083013 wrote:
I'd love to go grey but coming from a strawberry bond, heavy on the strawberry, I have what my daughter calls "beige" with a "whitish" haloe around my face.How can I look more vibrant? Beige is not vibrating enoungh for an old redhead.
1/17/2008 1:12 PM CST
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