So last week I found myself doing something that surprised even ME--I colored my own hair. 

Since many of you might be in the same boat soon, I thought it would be fun to take you through my process.

To get the right color, I reached out to my former stylist, for the color number and directions to apply it.  She recommend that I place a curbside pickup from Sally's Beauty to get color tube, developer, bowl and applicator brush. 

To know how to apply the color, I went to the best resource on the planet--YouTube! 

One particularly helpful tip from our YouTube friends was to part your hair in the middle and then section it off into 4 sections. Start with the middle part of your hair first and work your way down,  like flipping pages of a book.  (I will link a video that helped me.)

To my surprise, I totally enjoyed the whole process once I got going. With my music cranked up, I mixed 1/2 of the color tube with 1/2 developer and mixed it in my mixing bowl. 

But before I started applying the color I took my RRB whipped body butter on my index finger and applied it on edge of my skin that meets up with my hairline to keep the color from staining my face. I also put it right in front of my ears. 

Here was my process: I parted my hair and sectioned it off, and started applying the color solution. When I finished the top, I started on the sides and then the neckline.

I left the color on for 45 minutes. It was actually really nice to do it from home because I took the opportunity to do a RRB  blue green algae mask at the same time. Total Spa day for me.

 After 20 minutes into the process, I took an eyelash brush,  (it looks like a mascara brush) and used it to apply color to my eyebrows. I also put the whipped body butter on top and below my eyebrows. Didn't want Groucho Marx eyebrows! Ha!

I don't have highlights in my hair, so it was a very easy process for me to do. And you can't beat the price. Permanent color, developer, bowl and brush came to $13.65! 

If you have Sally's Beauty in your town, they carry an ammonia-free, PPD free, gluten-free permanent color, Inspired by Nature. 

All and all it was a great experience. Even though I love my hair salon appointments,  I may be reconsidering and continuing on with doing it from home. I think it turned out great, right?

For the hair color itself,  I used a 5N and mixed it with a 20 volume cream developer.  I was getting pretty gray, but it covered all the gray and gave my hair a nice texture.

If you have any questions, please DM me and I am happy to help as much as I can. 

Until next time,

Jan

P.S. Here is a link to a video that really helped.

https://youtu.be/O6gJeky0dCc