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Hair - highlighting???

Do you highlight/lowlight/color your hair?

How often?

How much $$ do you allot towards it?

Do you do it yourself or get it done at a salon?



I used to highlight, and now my color has totally grown out. It's more for $$ reasons than liking it better. But I think I want to be a bit blonder for wedding pictures because I think it brightens up my face.



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Re: Hair - highlighting???

  • edited December 2011
    I love your NOW look.  I think that the darker hair makes your blue eyes pop. 

    I think that if you get highlights, they should be really thin and just a couple. 


    I do color my hair.  I get some highlights and an all-over color wash to deal with my grays.  I pay about $200 and get it done every 12 weeks or so.  Speaking of...  I need to make an appt before the baby shower.



  • edited December 2011
    Do you highlight/lowlight/color your hair?
    both

    How often?
    I try to do it ever 6 to 8 weeks.  try being the operative word here.

    How much $$ do you allot towards it?
    $50 for a cut and color.

    Do you do it yourself or get it done at a salon?
    A friend of mine who works in a salon does it out of her home for me.  Its $35 for the cut and color but I tip her $15.
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  • loopy82loopy82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Do you highlight/lowlight/color your hair?
    The last thing I did was all over color, with the wedding coming up I didn't want like 50 (ok maybe a bit of an exaggeration) colors in my hair from repeated highlights, because I like to change it up so there is usually a lot of shades of blonde, red (becuase anytime I get any color in my hair, my hair or the color pulls out the red in my hair) and brown in my hair.

    How often?
    about twice a year. I am lazy and cheap when it comes to doing my hair.

    How much $$ do you allot towards it?
    It usually costs me about $100 for cut and color.

    Do you do it yourself or get it done at a salon?
    Oh a salon most definitely!
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  • edited December 2011
    I haven't colored my hair in YEARS.  But I think I'm getting to the point where I need to - can you believe I'm ALREADY finding gray hairs?!  Either way, I do need a seriously good hair cut - I still have to find a good place to go down here..

    As far as yours... I kind of like the NOW better too.  Although maybe a few highlights would be nice - nothing over dramatic though, I think you have great hair color!
  • hetshuphetshup member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm naturally blond, but it's a dark shade. In the winter I highlight it and in the summer I let it do what ever the sun wants. I'm thinking about dying it brown, but not likely before the wedding. I have to figure out if I want to lighten it a lot before the wedding, but it should be pretty light by sept if I spend any time in the sun.
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  • Ana_2985Ana_2985 member
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    edited December 2011
    I've never colored my hair.  I like my hair color and I'm afraid if I try anything I'll ruin it.  Plus all of my sisters have gray hairs already but if I have them too, my hair color hides them very well.

    I also like the way you look right now.  It does make your eyes stand out and I think your skin is warmer.  I think most people (except really truly natural blondes) look better with darker hair.  Although, your old picture is a little fuzzy for me so it's hard to tell.
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  • desertsundesertsun member
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    edited December 2011
    I like your NOW hair. It's shiny and pretty and complements your skin and eyes.

    I think I'm the only person on the planet who doesn't like brown hair with blonde highlights, though. :)
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  • edited December 2011
    I like you with darker hair. However, highlights photograph really well. I'd suggest getting a few thin ones throughout since you're wearing your hair up for the wedding. Just accent highlights, not overwhelming BLONDE all over.

    I usually, as a normal person, get color and highlights. I like to dye my hair bright red and have bright blonde highlights and maybe some dark brown lowlights through it.

    Since getting engaged, I thought I better tone it down for pictures. I went back to my natural ash-brown first, then didn't like it. So I had my colorist warm it up with a nice warm red/brown and a few little highlights through it. She toned the whole thing with warm brown, so the highlights aren't blonde.

    I spend somewhere between $100-$120 for color and highlights every 3 months-ish. I only get it cut every 6 months or so.
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  • edited December 2011

    Do you highlight/lowlight/color your hair?
    I do all over color whenever I'm bored
    I usually get highlights in the summer

    How often?
    Every few months and highlight usually every 6 weeks until I get tired of them.

    How much $$ do you allot towards it?
    It's about $50/visit but I just get the highlights and no cut unless it comes with.

    Do you do it yourself or get it done at a salon?
    All over I do by myself but highlights I have a professional do those.

    I like your hair now! If you did highlights I wouldn't go too many shades lighter than your natural color.

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  • hetshuphetshup member
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    edited December 2011
    I agree that your hair is very flattering as the color it is now. It's such a nice warm color.
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  • edited December 2011

    I also agree that the color you have now looks great! However, if you do want to add any color a light brown, maybe not quite blonde, could give it some more depth and color. I don't highlight my hair only because its not all one color on its own people think I highlight but I get very red streaks in the summer with light brown mixed in...normally my hair is very dark  brown...but I'm just boring like that.

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  • katanne9katanne9 member
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    edited December 2011
    Wow thanks guys! You made me feel better.

    I may see where the next month in the sun gets me. And then maybe get a few subtle highlights. I would be shooting for more of a gold color than a blonde I guess.
  • PaigeMcCPaigeMcC member
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    edited December 2011
    Kat I love your dark hair!! But the highlights look lovely as well!

    I color my hair at home once every 8-10 weeks.  I've had white (like pure white, no grey) since I was 12 years old.  It's bizzare but I deal.  I'm actaully getting my hairs did (cut) next weekend and I was thinking about talking to her about some highlights of some type. 

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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_hair-highlighting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:a7ea849e-a0f9-463d-93e3-e9e891f9bf81Post:619084b2-29fa-4b8c-809b-6ba0e71b7f4d">Re: Hair - highlighting???</a>:
    [QUOTE]Kat I love your dark hair!! But the highlights look lovely as well! I color my hair at home once every 8-10 weeks.  I've had white (like pure white, no grey) since I was 12 years old.  It's bizzare but I deal.  I'm actaully getting my hairs did (cut) next weekend and I was thinking about talking to her about some highlights of some type. 
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    Paige, I know a few people who had that.  One guy only had it partially and a woman who lived down the street from me growing up was like that from the time she was a teen... neither dyed their hair though... I think I would dye it myself. 
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  • MeShell1313MeShell1313 member
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    edited December 2011
    I dye my hair an all over color now (red!) but I've done just about everything with my hair at some point: dyed, lowlighted, highlighted, bleached etc
    I try to do it every 2-3 months but sometimes things get busy and my roots get out of control.
    I do mine myself, mostly 'cause I'm poor, followed by the fact that I've been dying my hair since I was 13 that I've got just as much experiance as most pros, if not more.
    I get my stuff from Sally Beauty Supply so I spend maybe $15-20 each time. Last time I went to a salon it cost $95 for cut & color.

    I like your hair now but if you were going to get highlights I would go for a lighter shade of brown or a dark blond just to brighten up your look and give your color some depth. I like it when highlights look more natural than when their super obvious.
  • paintgirlpaintgirl member
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    edited December 2011
    LOVE your hair the color it is now.

    I do highlights. I go once every 8-12 weeks. Cut and color in DC used to cost me $250, plus tip.

    In my new town - no where midwest - it's $90. Woo hoo!
  • hetshuphetshup member
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    edited December 2011
    Paint-- When do we get to see you? I'm dying to have a face to go with the hilarity.
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  • leia1979leia1979 member
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    edited December 2011
    My hair has been every color of the rainbow (except green), and I've done 99% of it myself. I've had it highlighted twice by a professional, once two years ago for $100 (I brought my own purple dye) and this year for about $150 (stylist provided the toner). Even when the stylist did it, I ended up re-toning it because it came out too red.

    My hair is fairly long (a few inches above my waist) so I just let the highlights grow out and slap some demi-permanent color over all of it.  My hair is very dark brown, but my stylist has a tendency to bleach the highlights too light (like bright yellow!). I'm actually due for a touch up...the hair is looking stripy again and I've got a few 1/2" long strands of grey. Frown


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