Makeover... the big reveal!

After rinsing the color, I cut Taylor's hair and styled it with a blowdryer and flat iron. For smooth results, always use a heat styling spray and follow your flat iron with some smoothing serum.

Here's the final result:

Makeover part 2

The color is all applied now. The color needs to process for about 15-30 minutes depending on how porous the hair is. Taylor's will process for 20 minutes or so.

And now we wait...

Next, we will rinse the color and begin her cut!

Makeover!

Today's post is a makeover post! My friend, Taylor, wanted a new cut and color for fall so I'm killing two birds with one stone by giving her a fabulous makeover and turning it into a blog post so you can all see the magic happen step by step.

Taylor's hair is colored already but her color is brassy and faded from a red dye job earlier this summer. I'm going to correct this by doing a neutral brown color from Redken (color 3N) with some blue undertones to counteract the red/orange tones in her hair. I like Redken because it has natural conditioners in it and it always produces beautiful, rich color.

I'm applying the color from the roots using a color applicator brush. When doing at home color, remember to always use gloves to protect your skin!

After the color, I'm going to give Taylor a haircut. She wants about a half an inch to an inch off the ends as well as some layering. The goal is to give her a cleaner version of the haircut she already has because she likes the length it's at but her ends are dead and dry.

Here's a before picture of Taylor's hair to give you an idea of what we're starting with.