hototogisu
February 24th, 2012, 01:52 AM
This is seriously DRIVING. ME. CRAZY.
I have level 7 ash blonde hair naturally, or at least I think I do. I've been colouring and highlighting regularly since I was a teenager. I've been (DIY) colouring my hair a level 8 copper for about four-five years now. I. LOVE. THIS. COLOUR. People regularly stop me in the street to ask if it's real or not. It really suits my skin tone. I have to colour my regrowth every 2-3 weeks because my natural colour looks green against the copper, but I'm handy with a tint brush and it doesn't bother me.
But.
I've been suffering from hair loss for a while now, and while changes I've made in my lifestyle and hair care have paid off in terms of reducing shedding, every time I read LHC I feel so guilty for taking to my poor scalp with ammonia-laden colour every three weeks. My hair itself is in pretty reasonable condition, but it's not the best. It would also be nice to stop spending 15-30 euros every month on hair colour.
My poor hair is feeling really crunchy, broken and off after a week of over-enthusiastic honey treatments in an attempt to lighten the red, and I very nearly ordered two boxes of Colour B4 this morning to get rid of my chemical colour. I figured if it really doesn't work out I can always cut back to BSL and start my colouring routine again.
Then I looked in the mirror this morning and thought I LOVE MY COLOUR. What if my natural colour is just really nondescript and ugly? What if it makes my skin look sallow and gross?
GAAAH. Help me decide, guys. Strip out my chemical colour or stick with what I know?
I have level 7 ash blonde hair naturally, or at least I think I do. I've been colouring and highlighting regularly since I was a teenager. I've been (DIY) colouring my hair a level 8 copper for about four-five years now. I. LOVE. THIS. COLOUR. People regularly stop me in the street to ask if it's real or not. It really suits my skin tone. I have to colour my regrowth every 2-3 weeks because my natural colour looks green against the copper, but I'm handy with a tint brush and it doesn't bother me.
But.
I've been suffering from hair loss for a while now, and while changes I've made in my lifestyle and hair care have paid off in terms of reducing shedding, every time I read LHC I feel so guilty for taking to my poor scalp with ammonia-laden colour every three weeks. My hair itself is in pretty reasonable condition, but it's not the best. It would also be nice to stop spending 15-30 euros every month on hair colour.
My poor hair is feeling really crunchy, broken and off after a week of over-enthusiastic honey treatments in an attempt to lighten the red, and I very nearly ordered two boxes of Colour B4 this morning to get rid of my chemical colour. I figured if it really doesn't work out I can always cut back to BSL and start my colouring routine again.
Then I looked in the mirror this morning and thought I LOVE MY COLOUR. What if my natural colour is just really nondescript and ugly? What if it makes my skin look sallow and gross?
GAAAH. Help me decide, guys. Strip out my chemical colour or stick with what I know?