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The Basics of Becoming Blonde

Cheers,  it's round two!
Happy Tuesday all! My morning started out like a typical Tuesday with traffic, coffee, and a giant waste of gas! But the silver lining, I have time to blog it up!!
One thing I wanted to mention before continuing with explaining my personal blonding experience was that I started out with very healthy hair that hadn't been dyed for almost a year. So, for those of you who dye your locks quite frequently, you may want to discontinue for awhile and allow your hair to get a little healthy before shocking it! Just a little side note that popped in my head while in traffic this morning!!

So, to recap, the supplies I purchased my first go round were as follows:
•bleaching kit, initially I bought one but ended up needing to get a second while bleaching! May want to plan ahead and buy two for "just in case" purposes!
•toners
•purple shampoo (will explain further shortly)
•moisturizing conditioning treatment
I already had gloves, bowl/brush combo and the  squeeze bottle for toner at home from previously dying my hair. These are also things you'll need!


 
With all these supplies, you will be ready to dive in! Most instructions in the kits will explain that you need to divide your hair into 4 sections. My hair loves to turn into a tangled mess while being barely touched so this didn't end up well for me. But you know your hair so do what you feel is correct and will give you the results you want. I divided my hair into two sections, from the crown back and forward. The instructions explain that you should initially apply the bleach about 2 inches away from the scalp, allow to process for about 30-40 minutes, then apply to the scalp. My hair decided it was going to be super stubborn so my ends were way brassier than the scalp, resulting in my doing this entire process twice! It was exhausting but worth it!!


 

..xobb
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