My friend had a client with naturally pitch black hair. She told her it would take 2 to 3 sessions to go blonde and explained that her hair would look brassy after the 1st but they'd fix it on the 2nd. The girl panicked after the 1st session and went to another stylist to try and lighten it the next day. The stylist ruiner her hair smd my friend was pissed at her client, she didn't take her back.
@@katievents7412when they say destroyed, they mean beyond repair. hair can practically melt or break off sometimes in response to certain chemicals, so there’s no saving that chunk.
My sister is a stylist. My natural color is a strawberry brownish, with natural highlights. It's absolutely beautiful, just not on me. I decided to go platinum. It took us 3 sessions to lighten and tone me to where I wanted to be. After the first session, my hair was still brown. I utterly hated it. The second time took me to blonde, but I still wasn't the icy silver i wanted. We toned it again, and it came out beautifully. Trust your stylist and trust the process
I have medium brown hair and went to get highlights (I'd had dark brown dye at some point too). My hair lifted to a literal white the first time, my hairdresser was pretty shocked 😂 it was dry as hell but didn't break.
When I have my natural color (dark golden brown), sometimes I'll go get highlights. The last time they started at the crown & I told them "That's going to be white by the time you get midpoint. My hair takes coloring very well." They didn't believe me, but I insisted they check. They did & yes, the highlights were platinum. They had to wash it out & I held a towel to my face while they finished the back.
Yuppp mines like that too, goes straight to a slightly yellow platinum 😂 I've even been able to take permanent colors out of my hair shockingly easy like 70% of the time, idk why my hair is like this but im not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth
I have that ability too and I think it has to do with the quality of product. As in not outdated product. Dyes do expire too like food, so good before the date quality dye will be able to take dark hair and turn white in one go. I do it all of the time using Ferias' bleach kits.
@@Ri57490no, it's not. I've seen people that are unaware of allergies have a serious reaction, including anaphylaxis, due to using new chemicals. It can literally save lives because a strand test can cause mild irritation and alert client and stylist not to use the product all over the head.
A few years ago I went to a salon that took me from my very dark brown hair to WHITE in one go. I asked if it was safe/possible to go platinum since it was my first time (they said yes), they did not do a strand test, and I had to regrow all my chest-length hair from scratch due to awful breakage. Do your research and don't trust anyone that doesn't give you a proper consultation 💚
Oof yeah. My mum is a hairdresser and says new people always need a strand test and you never do more than one round of bleach or colour remover in a day and never trust anyone that tells you they can take your dark hair to platinum in one go. She's had to try and fix a lot of other peoples mistakes which in a couple of cases has included just cutting off the most damaged parts because they were too brittle to do anything else with. Oh she also says don't go swimming with freshly bleached hair. It will turn green from the chlorine.
My hairdresser cuts the tiniest amount of hair and dies the test strand off my head bc she doesn't want my balayage to have one hard streak, is that common?
Yes!! I used to work in a shop (as a receptionist) with my mom who’s got like 20+ years under her belt..and she can not stress enough to all the new people coming in to do a strand test. We would cut a small piece of hair and do the strand test that way like you said!
Yeah that's what my mum does. As a kid I'd find random bits of wrapped up hair that she was testing on the kitchen windowsill lol. She says that's how she was taught to do it.
If only hair dressers would be honest😩 like just say “no we can’t get you to a platinum blonde” instead of “oh yeah, I can do that” and we leave the salon with orange hair🤦🏽♀️ I don’t expect miracles just communication 💆🏽♀️
It's funny cause I went from dark brown to near platinum blonde in one session and scared the salon because of how easy my hair lightened without any damage
My best friend is an Aveda stylist and just did a major color correction on my hair. After 10+ years of dark ruby red Féria box dye layered onto my naturally ash blonde mid back length hair, he was able to get me to a gorgeous level 8-9 mushroom blonde with only 10 vol. My hair was so still so brassy towards the ends after lightening, I don’t know what kind of sorcery he did to get it so ashy in the toning process. The man is a magician.
I wish stylists were more "do it at your own risk" and not "it is impossible". I went from black box dye to platinum in 1 sitting, granted it took hours but the result was beautiful and I only had to trim like 3-5 CM which honestly needed to be cut even before the bleaching. If I had known it was possible, I would've done it sooner.
Guy Tang seems to do this often. I think that many hairdressers just check the strands periodically to see how the process is going Then decide how to tone it.
i had an awesome hairdresser who took me from almost black to pretty much a level 9 blonde in one session, and my hair was obviously dry but not melting or falling out at all. actually it was still strong after the bleach. idk how he did it tho. didn’t even tone, just gave me a purple shampoo bottle and sent me off 💀
@@shanizatulhanis33helps cancel out the orange tones in hair, since yellow/orange and purple are essentially opposites. So it helps get rid of the orangey brassy look that bleached hair tends to take on and makes it more neutral and ashy. That makes it a better slate for hair dye or it just can look nice enough to keep it that way :)
Madison Reed tends to be darker than other dyes in my experience. They label their level 6 browns as medium browns. Their color does lift evenly, though. I did some highlights over a level 5 color, and the results were nice. I think it is because they encourage you to use a gloss on the lengths instead of pulling permanent color through to your ends when you are doing root touchups. I am not a stylist, just a consumer.
There was only one time where i was able to go from dark hair to platinum i was concerned for my hair the whole time because i heard my stylist say he used 50 volume developer. But it worked and my hair survived and we immediately slathered that beautiful blonde in different shades of blue. It came out AMAZING. THE best dye job i ever had. The blue stayed in my hair for literally 2 years and the only reason it went away was because i cut it all off
Actually thinking about it, i went platinum twice. Once by a professional stylist and the 2nd time accidentally when bleaching my hair at home because i was bored and covid was a thing so nobody was gonna see my hair anyway. I wanted it to come out yellow so i could coat it in green and get a brighter green color, but it came out WHITE BLONDE after only 30 minutes of processing with a shower cap on..... So i scrapped my green plans and went with blue again.
Please never go to a stylist that uses 50 vol developer, 50vol developer is not even available in most countries, WILL cause chemical burns on the scalp and will fry your hair so fast, you can get just as good results with 20 or 30vol and not risk melting your hair off or getting nasty chemical burns on your scalp.
@@gamerofedge8111 I used to use 40 volume and color. No burns, no issues. Most stylists are just worried about the liability now. This was typical 20 years ago.
@@avril.227I literally can't use above a 12% developer, it really depends on your sensitivity and density. 30-40 would absolutely melt my baby fine hair and def cause itchy red scalp. Nowadays I just high lift 🤷🏽♀️
My hair is naturally almost black & I can go platinum in one bleach without damage but it just really depends on your hair & if it’s dyed or not. Dark dye is a lot harder to lighten than natural dark hair, and fine hair is more likely to melt than thick.
I’ve dyed multiple people with hair this dark platinum in one to two rounds of bleach in a day no hair loss or major damage some how some way I’m not even certified I’m just that friend everyone goes to for getting there hair bleached bc some how some way I do it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have dark brown hair and I get it done white ~ my hair lifts really well in one session, I don't need to go back for a second round. I've haven't had any damage except from temporarily to my scalp. I am a short haired guy though, so I'm not sure is different to getting it done with long hair.
Growth (roots) always lifts better, so if your hair is under a few inches, it takes a looot less to do it. You can see in this video where there's the space between the scalp and where she lifted didn't have anything applied, and the same if you watch any other lifting videos. You always have to do the lengths first and then hit the growth, because otherwise you'll have a super uneven lift that was stronger for the growth than the length. But it does also depend on your hair texture, if it's virgin or has been colored with box dye or professionally dyed, how healthy it is. It's chemistry and art, so *everything* matters 😂
@Mirella Manelli you leave it, or do you OFFER to do something for the client that is unable to have a service, that now has an orange stripe in the back of their dark brown beautiful head of hair?
I have black hair and I've been bleaching for almost 10 years. I went for a root touch up with about 3in of black. Somehow the stylist not only turned my roots white but my entire head. she told me she couldn't dry it cuz I bleached it, I later found out it was cuz she was scared I'd be mad.
I have light blond hair naturally. It’s super helpful for when I’ve dyed it in the past since it doesn’t need to be bleached at all! But also my eyebrows and eyelashes are the same color, so I look like I have no eyebrows in the wrong lighting 💀
One of the places near me was absolutely insane. I wanted and still want to go platinum blonde but I already have some really light hair and they suggested like 8 or 9 times to get it there which sounds absolutely crazy to me
Maybe your hair strands are fairly fine. Just reading through the comments here and it looks like people with fine hair tend to experience more drastic results compared to those with coarse hair.
I'm going to be honest, I never do strand tests! My hair is pretty sturdy so damage isn't a big concern, and when it comes to colour, I don't really care what it ends up as. In fact, my favourite hair colour was when I tried going blonde, but got ginger bits in it as well, it was so good. I loved it. However, I have had some disappointments where I do the whole process, only to find that the colour didn't take at all, and I was left with my regular hair colour, but it's easy enough to redo.
Once had a hair stylist take my hair from BLACK BOX DIE to HOT PINK in one session. Needless to say that was the lifestyle mistake of my life. ( also no the pink hair in my profile is not the story I’m telling that’s more recent lol that was done in a healthy way by an amazing stylist)
I used a "very very blond" hair dye to lighten my hair and I got it to a orangish brown which I loved, I did it on the 13th of February and I'm going to do it again in May, maybe a week or a few days before my cousin's wedding
My girl is always super honest with me. And thats why ive continued to go to her for over ten years. If something wont work with my hair she'll tell me flat out it wont work and we try something close.
I am pretty blonde not platinum probably because I don't own hair. But I have very very dark hair naturally. It takes a good 3-6 months to get my root to the color I have achieved over the years. It's definitely not even because no one helps me its hard to do your own hair lol. But I'm trusted enough to do my sisters and when she let's me take my time and foil everything she ends up with hair she likes.
Whooh! That lifted color is insane. I sat behind a classmate once who was STUNNING with super thick, wavy, dark hair. One day she came in, apparently having bleached her own hair and it was this color!! Wild, dark orange. I felt so bad for her. I guess she didn’t know it would happen? But she was still beautiful, I just knew it took a lot of work to get it to blond, which she eventually did, with the help of a professional. 😅
I'm an exception... my black/dark brown hair goes to honey comb blonde in 1 session at Fantasic Sam's. I have had my hair bleached 3 times, once every 18 months (so as not to damage it too much)
I just had my hair bleached yesterday after getting a straight perm, dying it blue, then purple, then red and using black box dye… it lifted lighter than the video and is a petty pink now! Surprising cause I use a flat iron daily and my hair is extremely fine but no damage
I’m so tired I thought that meant dark hair can never go platinum. That filled me with an insane panic! It is weird because I’m not even considering going blonde let alone platinum blonde. 😅😅😅
I went platinum-ish blonde in one session, is there anything wrong with that? my hair was ofc fried af but I'm pretty sure that's because they don't wash your hair properly
Don’t use olaplex so it can lift more. Also dark roots seem to lift to light blonde. I know they say roots lift quicker cuz of heat but it’s still possible for the rest of your hair. Most stylists either don’t know or are greedy
I was able to go platinum in one day but I already had previous lightening. Balayage and highlights. Then I let my hair grow out for about 6 months and did my own retouch. It came out platinum and I just had to even out the ends. All in one session, but kinda not really. Blonde takes time and patience to get the right shade
I know people have a dislike for brass hair…but I would lean into it. I think penny color is gorgeous. It can really warm neutral skin color too. I would ask for a way to make it shine like copper and totally ask to make my brows match more. I’ve even use different makeup and pastel it up and I’d use the crap out of burnt umber colors😂 I woulda said bring me to brassy town and I’d stay there for a while tbh until I’m done with brassy town and want to go lighter. I dunno, I think having different colors is fun no matter the color.
I had a hairdresser so my hair when I was around 15 or 16, I have chestnut brown hair and my hair are very sensitive. I wanted a red ombre and so she bleached half my hair, my hair was DESTROYED after. I still go the ombre and it looked good, but my hair were actual hay.
Ive bleached black but ive never done black to blonde cause it would damage my hair to much and my hair is already dieing so when i bleach black i just dye color into it
I'm not professional, I just got my dark brown hair done with a blonde balayage in one sitting. It was super blonde/white after purple shampoo. Loved it
For very dark hair vergin hair supposed to be used 40volume or 12% in 40 to 45minutes and blower it while covering foil, and it depends what the light color what you apply next for about 30% to highlighter
I would have done 1-1 ratio for the extra strength and used a different lightener like flash lift with bonder inside but thats just my opinion, also leave it for the maxiumum time like 40 minutes not 25
i’m thinking of bleaching my hair platinum but i know my hair is gonna dye if i do that. My hair is right now auburn and i’ve had over 12 hair colors the past two years so my hair would be crisp with bleach
My mom went to a salon in Mexico and the hairdresser was literally just putting bleach on EVERYBODIES hair like box dye never existed. My mom lost her curls until she shaved her head to let it regrow.
I need help!!! My hair keeps making a bunch of split ends and I don't know why. I dont use straightners and I snip my hair when I see it. Can you help? What can id do and what could be causing this
I have natural (very curly) black hair and went platinum blonde in 4 sessions once a week, and did it at home with minimum damage and the curl pattern stayed perfect. I was pretty lucky tbf 😂
I lifted my hair to platinum in one ish setting, no damage, from a natural 2-3 to level 7-8, then to 9 with a toner. However I used a level 15 developer mixed with conditioner and let it sit for a few hours, instead of a high developer. I maintained that blonde for 2 years with minimal damage except my obsession with flat irons at max heat back in the day. It can be done, but we also did regular tests throughout the process to ensure my hair was holding up. It can be done, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re willing to do all the work.
That show brings a few things to mind. It makes me think of Jerry Springer in some ways, showing people's intimate problems on national TV, then mocking them for it. Also, "don't cast your pearls before swine" also comes to mind.
So this is a bit unrelated but I want to dye my hair red. Have dyed it purple a few times before but with non permanent color. It’s been like 8 months since last time. Will the colors like act weird if I do it?
Watch how I would add highlights to dark hair here ua-cam.com/video/2wnmxEieoyQ/v-deo.html
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My friend had a client with naturally pitch black hair. She told her it would take 2 to 3 sessions to go blonde and explained that her hair would look brassy after the 1st but they'd fix it on the 2nd. The girl panicked after the 1st session and went to another stylist to try and lighten it the next day. The stylist ruiner her hair smd my friend was pissed at her client, she didn't take her back.
Makes sense. She didn't listen so why would your friend waste her time on a dumb client?
@barbaral.7221Honestly. I hate it when people say things like that
@Barbara L. lmao it’s not that deep
@barbaral.7221don’t you think policing strangers on the words they use is a complete waste of your precious unique life???
@@Kat-py4jk You got owned and your defense mechanism is to lamely go "lol, it's not that deep"
What would you do if dye/bleach/lightener really destroyed that bit of hair? Do you cut it off and is it noticable if you do?
Yes you’d cut it off. It’s usually a very thin section (and I personally do it on diagonal) you won’t notice it. 😊
@@Stellaaa1989 thank you 😁
Why not dye it back to dark?
@@katievents7412 because it would be fried and super damaged (I’m assuming to the point where you can’t fix it)
@@katievents7412when they say destroyed, they mean beyond repair. hair can practically melt or break off sometimes in response to certain chemicals, so there’s no saving that chunk.
My sister is a stylist. My natural color is a strawberry brownish, with natural highlights. It's absolutely beautiful, just not on me. I decided to go platinum. It took us 3 sessions to lighten and tone me to where I wanted to be. After the first session, my hair was still brown. I utterly hated it. The second time took me to blonde, but I still wasn't the icy silver i wanted. We toned it again, and it came out beautifully. Trust your stylist and trust the process
I have medium brown hair and went to get highlights (I'd had dark brown dye at some point too). My hair lifted to a literal white the first time, my hairdresser was pretty shocked 😂 it was dry as hell but didn't break.
That’s awesome!
When I have my natural color (dark golden brown), sometimes I'll go get highlights. The last time they started at the crown & I told them "That's going to be white by the time you get midpoint. My hair takes coloring very well." They didn't believe me, but I insisted they check. They did & yes, the highlights were platinum. They had to wash it out & I held a towel to my face while they finished the back.
Yuppp mines like that too, goes straight to a slightly yellow platinum 😂 I've even been able to take permanent colors out of my hair shockingly easy like 70% of the time, idk why my hair is like this but im not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth
I have that ability too and I think it has to do with the quality of product. As in not outdated product. Dyes do expire too like food, so good before the date quality dye will be able to take dark hair and turn white in one go. I do it all of the time using Ferias' bleach kits.
Oh it’s gonna break off eventually 😂
Stand tests literally save lives!!!!!
They sure do!
That's an exaggeration
@@Ri57490no, it's not. I've seen people that are unaware of allergies have a serious reaction, including anaphylaxis, due to using new chemicals. It can literally save lives because a strand test can cause mild irritation and alert client and stylist not to use the product all over the head.
No, they don't literally.
@@mp5249read above reply
A few years ago I went to a salon that took me from my very dark brown hair to WHITE in one go. I asked if it was safe/possible to go platinum since it was my first time (they said yes), they did not do a strand test, and I had to regrow all my chest-length hair from scratch due to awful breakage. Do your research and don't trust anyone that doesn't give you a proper consultation 💚
Oof yeah. My mum is a hairdresser and says new people always need a strand test and you never do more than one round of bleach or colour remover in a day and never trust anyone that tells you they can take your dark hair to platinum in one go. She's had to try and fix a lot of other peoples mistakes which in a couple of cases has included just cutting off the most damaged parts because they were too brittle to do anything else with. Oh she also says don't go swimming with freshly bleached hair. It will turn green from the chlorine.
Do you have virgin hair?
I sense from this that you're a true professional..and wonderful stylist
My hairdresser cuts the tiniest amount of hair and dies the test strand off my head bc she doesn't want my balayage to have one hard streak, is that common?
Hairdresser here...yes, that's common.
Yes!! I used to work in a shop (as a receptionist) with my mom who’s got like 20+ years under her belt..and she can not stress enough to all the new people coming in to do a strand test. We would cut a small piece of hair and do the strand test that way like you said!
Sounds smarter, honestly. Less risky if the job doesn't turn out as well.
sounds comfortable for the client too
Yeah that's what my mum does. As a kid I'd find random bits of wrapped up hair that she was testing on the kitchen windowsill lol. She says that's how she was taught to do it.
If only hair dressers would be honest😩 like just say “no we can’t get you to a platinum blonde” instead of “oh yeah, I can do that” and we leave the salon with orange hair🤦🏽♀️ I don’t expect miracles just communication 💆🏽♀️
It's funny cause I went from dark brown to near platinum blonde in one session and scared the salon because of how easy my hair lightened without any damage
You have virgin fine hair?
If it's very fine it can lighten quickly like that.
Mine did that, too, in the 40 mins she left the bleach in... and I had thick dark brown hair 😮
If you don’t have previous color it should be very easy to do so
My best friend is an Aveda stylist and just did a major color correction on my hair. After 10+ years of dark ruby red Féria box dye layered onto my naturally ash blonde mid back length hair, he was able to get me to a gorgeous level 8-9 mushroom blonde with only 10 vol. My hair was so still so brassy towards the ends after lightening, I don’t know what kind of sorcery he did to get it so ashy in the toning process. The man is a magician.
Your friend understand color theory and this video is false
Her hair is so pretty naturally
I wish stylists were more "do it at your own risk" and not "it is impossible".
I went from black box dye to platinum in 1 sitting, granted it took hours but the result was beautiful and I only had to trim like 3-5 CM which honestly needed to be cut even before the bleaching.
If I had known it was possible, I would've done it sooner.
Guy Tang seems to do this often. I think that many hairdressers just check the strands periodically to see how the process is going Then decide how to tone it.
i had an awesome hairdresser who took me from almost black to pretty much a level 9 blonde in one session, and my hair was obviously dry but not melting or falling out at all. actually it was still strong after the bleach. idk how he did it tho. didn’t even tone, just gave me a purple shampoo bottle and sent me off 💀
It was probably Matrix V-Light. It always works. That's why they recently discontinued it. All good things seem to be discontinued after some time
Can i know what is the purpose of purple shampoo?
Bro that’s crazy☠️☠️
@@shanizatulhanis33helps cancel out the orange tones in hair, since yellow/orange and purple are essentially opposites. So it helps get rid of the orangey brassy look that bleached hair tends to take on and makes it more neutral and ashy. That makes it a better slate for hair dye or it just can look nice enough to keep it that way :)
Madison Reed tends to be darker than other dyes in my experience. They label their level 6 browns as medium browns. Their color does lift evenly, though. I did some highlights over a level 5 color, and the results were nice. I think it is because they encourage you to use a gloss on the lengths instead of pulling permanent color through to your ends when you are doing root touchups. I am not a stylist, just a consumer.
In Japan, salons can do platinum blonde in one session from jet black hair and retain hair health.
There was only one time where i was able to go from dark hair to platinum i was concerned for my hair the whole time because i heard my stylist say he used 50 volume developer. But it worked and my hair survived and we immediately slathered that beautiful blonde in different shades of blue. It came out AMAZING. THE best dye job i ever had. The blue stayed in my hair for literally 2 years and the only reason it went away was because i cut it all off
Actually thinking about it, i went platinum twice. Once by a professional stylist and the 2nd time accidentally when bleaching my hair at home because i was bored and covid was a thing so nobody was gonna see my hair anyway. I wanted it to come out yellow so i could coat it in green and get a brighter green color, but it came out WHITE BLONDE after only 30 minutes of processing with a shower cap on..... So i scrapped my green plans and went with blue again.
Please never go to a stylist that uses 50 vol developer, 50vol developer is not even available in most countries, WILL cause chemical burns on the scalp and will fry your hair so fast, you can get just as good results with 20 or 30vol and not risk melting your hair off or getting nasty chemical burns on your scalp.
@@gamerofedge8111 I used to use 40 volume and color. No burns, no issues. Most stylists are just worried about the liability now. This was typical 20 years ago.
@@avril.227I literally can't use above a 12% developer, it really depends on your sensitivity and density. 30-40 would absolutely melt my baby fine hair and def cause itchy red scalp. Nowadays I just high lift 🤷🏽♀️
Damn that raw color is low key nice
Cool Transition Whitney! 👍🏻
My hair is black and it actually got pretty blonde first time, platinum at the roots. But the rest needed a second treatment.
lol if it was platinum at the roots and darker throughout the rest that means you did a shit job at bleaching your hair😂😂😂😂😂
My hair is naturally almost black & I can go platinum in one bleach without damage but it just really depends on your hair & if it’s dyed or not. Dark dye is a lot harder to lighten than natural dark hair, and fine hair is more likely to melt than thick.
I’ve dyed multiple people with hair this dark platinum in one to two rounds of bleach in a day no hair loss or major damage some how some way I’m not even certified I’m just that friend everyone goes to for getting there hair bleached bc some how some way I do it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This hairdresser cares about her client/customers!!
The caramel color looked nice
Ive always wondered what you do with the strand test aftwr
If the test went well, they do the whole head. If it went bad, they cut it. It's in a discrete location so it will go unnoticed.
I have dark brown hair and I get it done white ~ my hair lifts really well in one session, I don't need to go back for a second round. I've haven't had any damage except from temporarily to my scalp. I am a short haired guy though, so I'm not sure is different to getting it done with long hair.
Growth (roots) always lifts better, so if your hair is under a few inches, it takes a looot less to do it. You can see in this video where there's the space between the scalp and where she lifted didn't have anything applied, and the same if you watch any other lifting videos. You always have to do the lengths first and then hit the growth, because otherwise you'll have a super uneven lift that was stronger for the growth than the length.
But it does also depend on your hair texture, if it's virgin or has been colored with box dye or professionally dyed, how healthy it is. It's chemistry and art, so *everything* matters 😂
If a stylist does a strand test and they find that doing the process can't be done, does that strand just stay bleached or lightened?
They probably suggest going a darker color all over
I leave it unless they ask me to color it back
@@MirellaManelli makes sense
@Mirella Manelli you leave it, or do you OFFER to do something for the client that is unable to have a service, that now has an orange stripe in the back of their dark brown beautiful head of hair?
@@darcyjeanske821 omg I know....
ooo thats such a pretty color!!!! But I'm also a ginger so the more brassy the better XD
Damn finally there's a advantage of being in beauty major , i understand all what she said bro I'm so proud of myself
I have black hair and I've been bleaching for almost 10 years. I went for a root touch up with about 3in of black. Somehow the stylist not only turned my roots white but my entire head. she told me she couldn't dry it cuz I bleached it, I later found out it was cuz she was scared I'd be mad.
I have light blond hair naturally. It’s super helpful for when I’ve dyed it in the past since it doesn’t need to be bleached at all! But also my eyebrows and eyelashes are the same color, so I look like I have no eyebrows in the wrong lighting 💀
I have dark hair and use platinum blonde box dye. It comes out like that. Certainly not platinum, but it's still super pretty.
She really trying to avoid saying that box dye isn’t as bad as people say it is lmao
One of the places near me was absolutely insane. I wanted and still want to go platinum blonde but I already have some really light hair and they suggested like 8 or 9 times to get it there which sounds absolutely crazy to me
Went to a 9 in one session with really dark hair so i think depends on a little more than just how dark the hair is
Maybe your hair strands are fairly fine. Just reading through the comments here and it looks like people with fine hair tend to experience more drastic results compared to those with coarse hair.
I'm going to be honest, I never do strand tests! My hair is pretty sturdy so damage isn't a big concern, and when it comes to colour, I don't really care what it ends up as.
In fact, my favourite hair colour was when I tried going blonde, but got ginger bits in it as well, it was so good. I loved it.
However, I have had some disappointments where I do the whole process, only to find that the colour didn't take at all, and I was left with my regular hair colour, but it's easy enough to redo.
Love this! Yet people will continue to want to achieve the platinum in one sitting 😅 cry when it breaks off. Smh 🤦🏻♀️
Once had a hair stylist take my hair from BLACK BOX DIE to HOT PINK in one session. Needless to say that was the lifestyle mistake of my life. ( also no the pink hair in my profile is not the story I’m telling that’s more recent lol that was done in a healthy way by an amazing stylist)
I used a "very very blond" hair dye to lighten my hair and I got it to a orangish brown which I loved, I did it on the 13th of February and I'm going to do it again in May, maybe a week or a few days before my cousin's wedding
Yeah, I remember when my mum went from dark brown hair to blonde, she ended up ginger for a while but then she eventually got it blonde
My girl is always super honest with me. And thats why ive continued to go to her for over ten years. If something wont work with my hair she'll tell me flat out it wont work and we try something close.
I’ve gone from dark brunette to platinum in a couple hours. Course, I didn’t put black dye on my hair.
I am pretty blonde not platinum probably because I don't own hair.
But I have very very dark hair naturally. It takes a good 3-6 months to get my root to the color I have achieved over the years. It's definitely not even because no one helps me its hard to do your own hair lol.
But I'm trusted enough to do my sisters and when she let's me take my time and foil everything she ends up with hair she likes.
Excellent consultation
That was a huge strand test. Lucky for you it lifted well. The ends looks extremely stretchy.
Yeah that's a lot for a strand test
idk man it’s really not that bad. but also my ends have been bleached 4 times because i have jet black hair and it does not lift easily
Whooh! That lifted color is insane. I sat behind a classmate once who was STUNNING with super thick, wavy, dark hair. One day she came in, apparently having bleached her own hair and it was this color!! Wild, dark orange. I felt so bad for her. I guess she didn’t know it would happen? But she was still beautiful, I just knew it took a lot of work to get it to blond, which she eventually did, with the help of a professional. 😅
I'm an exception... my black/dark brown hair goes to honey comb blonde in 1 session at Fantasic Sam's. I have had my hair bleached 3 times, once every 18 months (so as not to damage it too much)
Platinum took me 4. And I’m IN LOVE ❤❤
Beautiful
I just had my hair bleached yesterday after getting a straight perm, dying it blue, then purple, then red and using black box dye… it lifted lighter than the video and is a petty pink now! Surprising cause I use a flat iron daily and my hair is extremely fine but no damage
me and my dad are like this 😢 couldn't even get the colour i wanted
The last one was very easy it took me just 1 year to finish 😄
Right! I had to go back weeks later to get golden blonde
I’m so tired I thought that meant dark hair can never go platinum. That filled me with an insane panic! It is weird because I’m not even considering going blonde let alone platinum blonde. 😅😅😅
Came to the comments instantly! It was Totally worth it! 😂😂
But I don’t understand how it can go better the second session, it’s not like the hair can recover.
No matter what color is in my hair everytime i bleach it im platinum in 15-20 min 😅 with 20 Vol. one perk of dirty blond
So lucky! I have black hair and I wish my hair would just come out of my head blonde so I could try all sorts of colors haha
She should try also ion booster.
Dang good stuff.
I went platinum-ish blonde in one session, is there anything wrong with that? my hair was ofc fried af but I'm pretty sure that's because they don't wash your hair properly
I don’t have black hair but this year I had purple in it a light brown and red a lot of times lol
Don’t use olaplex so it can lift more. Also dark roots seem to lift to light blonde. I know they say roots lift quicker cuz of heat but it’s still possible for the rest of your hair. Most stylists either don’t know or are greedy
That's pretty. Let's go copper!
That's why I use a color stripper before a lightened if there's dye built up...
Black hair girl :I want to be platinum today .
Stylist : Sure , have this wig .
I was able to go platinum in one day but I already had previous lightening. Balayage and highlights. Then I let my hair grow out for about 6 months and did my own retouch. It came out platinum and I just had to even out the ends. All in one session, but kinda not really. Blonde takes time and patience to get the right shade
So what toner did you use ?
New sub absolutely 💯
The salon I went to it did with me in one session.
Learned this the hard way at 13 with boxed dye. The amount of brass was scary. 🤪
We all make mistakes when we’re young. I just hope you’ve put the box dye down … forever.
YES,you CAN. I did it. It took 6 hours and multiply bleaching but my hair was not damaged at all.
Everyone is different 💀
I know people have a dislike for brass hair…but I would lean into it. I think penny color is gorgeous. It can really warm neutral skin color too. I would ask for a way to make it shine like copper and totally ask to make my brows match more. I’ve even use different makeup and pastel it up and I’d use the crap out of burnt umber colors😂 I woulda said bring me to brassy town and I’d stay there for a while tbh until I’m done with brassy town and want to go lighter. I dunno, I think having different colors is fun no matter the color.
Would you do a test strip on virgin hair? I’m worried it’ll damage my dark brown, dry wavy hair too much.
My birthmark looks like a strand test but it’s gold lol hair color never sticks to it. Went burgundy one time and it was pink until it washed out.
I had a hairdresser so my hair when I was around 15 or 16, I have chestnut brown hair and my hair are very sensitive.
I wanted a red ombre and so she bleached half my hair, my hair was DESTROYED after. I still go the ombre and it looked good, but my hair were actual hay.
which product it is ??
I recently had black with greenish purple ends, and my stylist I go to almost got me to platinum blonde in one session
Ive bleached black but ive never done black to blonde cause it would damage my hair to much and my hair is already dieing so when i bleach black i just dye color into it
I'm not professional, I just got my dark brown hair done with a blonde balayage in one sitting. It was super blonde/white after purple shampoo. Loved it
Her dark natural hair is gorgeous. The wave is lovely. Why would she want to go blond? 😲
What do you do if natural hair doesn’t lift evenly?
You said one to two ratio so is the powder the one and the developer the two or is it the other way around?
As a master cosmetologist I want to say, thank you!!!!!!!!!
What do you do with the strand if you cant bleach it?
For very dark hair vergin hair supposed to be used 40volume or 12% in 40 to 45minutes and blower it while covering foil, and it depends what the light color what you apply next for about 30% to highlighter
So what is someone supposed to do when they want to start going blonde?
I would have done 1-1 ratio for the extra strength and used a different lightener like flash lift with bonder inside but thats just my opinion, also leave it for the maxiumum time like 40 minutes not 25
What does the hair heal itself inbetween sessions
i’m thinking of bleaching my hair platinum but i know my hair is gonna dye if i do that. My hair is right now auburn and i’ve had over 12 hair colors the past two years so my hair would be crisp with bleach
My mom went to a salon in Mexico and the hairdresser was literally just putting bleach on EVERYBODIES hair like box dye never existed. My mom lost her curls until she shaved her head to let it regrow.
Bruh what dye you use I have black hair and i used something to lighten it and it didn’t work
I need help!!! My hair keeps making a bunch of split ends and I don't know why. I dont use straightners and I snip my hair when I see it. Can you help? What can id do and what could be causing this
I have natural (very curly) black hair and went platinum blonde in 4 sessions once a week, and did it at home with minimum damage and the curl pattern stayed perfect. I was pretty lucky tbf 😂
Just out of curiosity. If you put a 9N on that dark hair, would it come out orange?
Does that mean that to go blonde, no dye is involved? Just bleach and colour removal?
I'm strawberry blonde, and even I don't go platinum in a single session. I use 30 vol, two half hour sessions a couple of days apart.
Thats is what i would also do
What do you do with the test strand when you bleach the whole head?
I lifted my hair to platinum in one ish setting, no damage, from a natural 2-3 to level 7-8, then to 9 with a toner. However I used a level 15 developer mixed with conditioner and let it sit for a few hours, instead of a high developer. I maintained that blonde for 2 years with minimal damage except my obsession with flat irons at max heat back in the day. It can be done, but we also did regular tests throughout the process to ensure my hair was holding up. It can be done, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re willing to do all the work.
That show brings a few things to mind. It makes me think of Jerry Springer in some ways, showing people's intimate problems on national TV, then mocking them for it. Also, "don't cast your pearls before swine" also comes to mind.
So this is a bit unrelated but I want to dye my hair red. Have dyed it purple a few times before but with non permanent color. It’s been like
8 months since last time. Will the colors like act weird if I do it?