Gray and gray shades are all silver hair that came into fashion in 2016 and continues to remain in top positions. Women and girls are increasingly using silver-colored paints, creating amazing, mysterious, elegant images. More recently, gray hair was painted over, and now she is at the peak of popularity, it is not uncommon to meet a twenty-year-old lady with silver hair on the street, and she will not cause any surprise, only delight. Today we will talk about how to make silver hair color, who it will suit, how to care for curls, so that the shade does not deteriorate. Also consider the most relevant variations of silver colors.
Paint selection
Now almost all manufacturers offer a lot of silver shades. Among the most popular brands are Loreal, Estelle, Sies. We will not talk about each of the brands, we will only advise how to choose the right shade.
Silver hair color can decorate the appearance, and can spoil the overall picture. Before deciding to turn gray, carefully evaluate your appearance and decide what you want to get as a result. Important nuances are age, eye color, skin tone, native hair tone.
Tips for choosing a shade
- Women of middle and mature age should not choose cold tones, they will only emphasize the signs of wilting. Ideally hide the natural gray hair, wrinkles and gray in the complexion gray-chestnut tones.
- Girls under 30 years old with a cold type of appearance (pale or white skin without pigmentation, blue, blue, gray and green eyes) will suit absolutely all cold shades from dark gray to light gray, almost completely white. The gray hair color can slightly shade the green eyes, they will not be so bright, so think carefully before dyeing.
- If the face is decorated with freckles or the skin tone is warm (olive, peach), then do not choose cold tones, they will bring rainy grayness. Your shade is gray-brown of any tone, it perfectly accentuates your warm appearance. There are other options, this is the ombre staining, you can make silvery-cold hair from the middle to the ends or from roots to ends. Also, your option is salt and pepper, when a cold shade of silver flows smoothly from the middle to the tips in black in separate locks. It looks just magical!
Silver hair color will be amazing if you use multi-level paint. The technology involves mixing dark and light shades of gray. The result will be an amazing color, glare and shimmering, the hair will receive a visual additional volume.
Platinum blonde
Silver hair of this shade can be obtained most easily by the owner of a natural blond color of curls. To do this, it is necessary to lighten them strongly to get an almost white color. After that, pearl shine is added. Of course, in many cases yellowness is manifested, toning will help get rid of it, the use of special balms and shampoos to eliminate it. A special ash-white shampoo would be the perfect solution. Girls with this hair color will look perfect in any outfit, will attract attention from afar.
Gray hair color
To get any shade of gray - from light silver to dark, the “material” is ideal if it is initially light in color or gray, that is, one lacking in natural pigment. In such cases, you can use not only permanent paint, but also various tinted balms, shampoos. For fair-haired beauties, there are many gentle means that will not harm the curls, make gray hair without compromising their health. You can use such tools two or three times a week so that the color does not fade. But what about women who naturally have dark, brown or red hair? Such persons will have to carefully prepare.
Healing procedures
These should be started no later than a month before clarification. Moisturize your hair more intensely than previously done, because soon you will subject them to real torture. Get hair masks that are designed specifically for hydration. Rinse nettles and chamomile with rinses after each shampoo, make yourself nutritious masks from aloe juice, egg yolk and oils (burdock, almond, sea buckthorn, castor, wheat germ, apricot, olive).
Clarification procedure
If you need to lighten in two or more tones, you will need oxide and a clarifying powder. The mixture is prepared according to the instructions, applied to the hair. The aging time directly depends on the original color: the darker the natural shade, the longer it takes to hold. It is not recommended to “torment” hair for more than half an hour, as it can “take offense and leave you,” though not all, but noticeably thinning the hair. Focus on the result, if it did not suit you, then repeat the execution in three days, but not earlier.
Dyeing
If after lightening the result suits you, then it is worth adjusting it to get rid of the green and yellow hues. For this, tinting agents of violet, silver or ashy color are useful to you. Stylists advise girls with dark hair to make permanent use of permanent colors, lightening before that in several steps. Before dyeing your hair silver, after the last lightening, wait at least a week, while constantly moisturizing them using masks and balms. Do not dye before the recommended period, as it may turn out to be uneven in color, and the hair is too weak, give them a break from the resulting stress. Silver hair dye can be ammonia-free, it also lasts quite a long time, it is better to choose it so as not to injure the curls.
Color care
After all the procedures performed, the condition of the curls may deteriorate, it is necessary to restore them and not injure. Of course, I want to keep the color for a longer period. How to protect silver hair and care for them correctly? It's quite simple, it is worth using professional shampoos and conditioners designed for colored hair. They do not harm the texture of curls, gently cleanse, restore, maintain color and luster. What else will help you in the fight for healthy hair and a long lasting rich color?
- Cut the ends of your hair two centimeters - these are the most damaged areas, and they will require more vitamins, taking them from healthier ones, and they will look unaesthetic - faded, painful.
- For a while, forget about the hair dryer, ironing, curling and straightener. If you can’t imagine your silver hair without using it, then use thermal protection.
- Refresh the color with tinting agents three times a week.
- You can go through the lamination procedure, it seals the damaged areas and the coloring pigment in them.
- Once a week, use egg yolk instead of shampoo. He not only perfectly cleans curls, but also nourishes them with microelements, vitamins, makes them soft, obedient, easy to comb.
- Make natural egg masks twice a week. You can simply mix the yolk with a spoon of water and rub it into your scalp, or you can take nutritious oils for kneading.
- Drink vitamins that promote hair growth and strengthening.
Let's hope that our simple tips will help you create your own unique image and maintain the health of silver hair and its rich color for a long time!