Coloring your hair is a quick and easy way to refresh your look, whether you want a subtle change or a bold transformation. However, without the right knowledge, it can lead to uneven color, excessive dryness, and long-term damage. What’s more! Choosing the wrong shade, formula, or even an incorrect hair coloring technique can weaken your hair, making it prone to breakage and dullness.
That’s why professional guidance is essential. A professional hair color session ensures you pick the right shades and formulas for the best results. To make your hair coloring journey seamless, L’Oréal Professionnel experts have outlined this beginner-friendly guide so that you can get the hair and color of your dreams. Here, we have listed the basis questions that you should ask your colorist before you go for a hair redo.
1. Permanent or demi-permanent- what color performance do you want?
Do you want your new hair color to stay for a prolonged time or is it just a temporary hairdo? Reflecting on these questions will help you select from the types of hair color – permanent, demi-permanent, etc.
Permanent hair color:
Permanent hair color penetrates the inside of the hair cortex ensuring a long-lasting result. You can choose a permanent hair color to cover grey strands or when you require drastic changes to your natural hair color. Looking for the best permanent hair color options?
Product recommendation: Try these professional hair color shades for best results:
- ● L’Oréal Professionnel iNOA hair color – This permanent ammonia-free hair color covers grey and ensures minimal damage.
- ● L’Oréal Professionnel Majirel range – Offers up to 100% white hair coverage and makes sure that hair is 45% more conditioned after color thanks to Ionène G™.*
* Vs condition of hair that does not contain Ionène G
Demi-permanent hair color:
If you are a newbie or looking for a safe hair color transformation, consider using demi-permanent hair color. These are temporary hair colors that last for a few weeks, providing natural finish. The best part of this hair color is that it doesn’t leave any harsh regrowth lines when the color starts to fade. From bold to subtle, demi-permanent hair color are available in many shades and are ideal for enhancing your natural hair color.
Product recommendation: Those looking for demi-permanent hair color results can consider using the following professional hair color shades
- ● L’Oréal Professionnel Dia Color – This demi-permanent ammonia-free hair color offers gloss color with 3x shinier hair*, 6 weeks of gloss color**, and optimal grey coverage.
*Instrumental test.
**Instrumental & consumer tests
- ● L’Oréal Professionnel Dia Light – This demi-permanent ammonia-free hair color neutralizes any lightened hair and refreshes any faded lengths.
2. What hair color shade would suit you?
Dark brown, cool burgundy, red, golden, mocha, or ash – what’s your preference? Believe it or not! Selecting a hair color is a tricky task. You may have a particular color in your mind but post-coloring, you may not be satisfied with the results. That’s why to avoid a disaster, you can take advantage of new-age virtual tools. L’Oréal Professionnel have come up with an advanced solutions for all your hair color dilemma.
My Hair [iD] is a virtual try-on hair color tool that makes your in-salon hair coloring journey simple and effortless. Used by professionals, this tool offers professional hair diagnosis and best-in-class product recommendations for a perfect in-salon color consultation and service. Trusted by professionals, this tool delivers tailored color experience. The best part about this virtual tool is your stylist can assist you in selecting the right color combination in just few clicks. Now, you can take an informed decision about your hair color and look virtually without any hassle and mess.
3. What type of hair coloring technique you should try?
Are you aware of different hair coloring techniques? From global to ombre, there are various types of hair color methods to choose from. Whether you are a newbie or a hair color enthusiast, knowing about the vast segment of hair coloring processes techniques will help you achieve the desired results. Here are some popular hair coloring techniques you can consider for your upcoming session:
- ● Global hair color: This involves applying one uniform color to your entire hair. Best for beginners looking for a complete hair look transformation without overdoing it.
- ● Balayage: Balayage is a low-maintenance hair color option that gives you the freehand to paint your hair to achieve a natural, sun-kissed look.
- ● Highlights and lowlights: Highlights are lightening sections of hair to create contrast, while lowlights add depth to the hair by darkening strands.
- ● Ombre: This hair coloring technique seamlessly transitions from dark to light shades usually from dark roots to lighter ends. You can go for this dramatic, high-impact style to create a bold or a more natural look, depending on the shades.
4. Hair lightening levels: What you need to know?
If you wish to go for an extreme hair transformation, then you must factor in the lightening and developer strengths. Hair lightening levels are measured from 1 to 10.
- ● Level 1–4: Dark shades,
- ● Level 5–7: Medium shades,
- ● Level 8–10: Light shade. The lighter the color you choose, the more the natural pigments must be lifted, which is a higher level of lightening.
When you go for a hair color service at L’Oréal Professionnel partner salon, tell your colorist the shade you want – be it dark, medium, or light. Depending on your selected shade, he/she will choose the lightening and developer solutions accordingly. For instance, L’Oréal Professionnel Blond Studio 9 is a lightening powder that offers protection and is capable of delivering air (a unique technique that ensures seamless color blend) highlights, balayage highlights, covered highlights, and more!
5. How to care for your hair after coloring?
Once you are done with coloring do follow certain tips for long-lasting results.
- ● Reduce heat styling and use heat protectants
- ● Protect your color-treated hair from sun and chlorine water
- ● Color treatment can make your hair prone to breakage, particularly due to the presence of metal particles in water. Metal particles enter your hair through water and cause oxidative stress when these particles react with chemicals. This leads to breakage and negatively affects the color results during color, balayage, and lightening services. Fortunately, L'Oréal Professionnel Metal DX range has the solution. Powered by Glicoamine, this range, featuring a shampoo, mask, and serum, neutralizes metal inside hair fiber, and ensures 97% less hair breakage in 1 use*, and true-to-tone lasting color. You can stop hair breakage and prevent color shift with this advanced range.
*Instrumental test with Metal DX Concentrated Oil.
**Color preservation after multiple wash with Metal Detox shampoo + mask
Whether it's a subtle change or a dramatic transformation, asking the above-mentioned questions will help you get the desired color results and maintain it. So, what are you waiting for? Color and care for your hair with professional hair color products. For expert guidance, pay a visit to the nearest L’Oréal Professionnel partner salon and achieve the perfect hair color.