Photos of sun-lightened hair?

**lakhesis** · February 20th, 2021, 04:40 PM

I can't really find a proper before and after picture, as it all looks like it could just be from different lighting. But front of my hair is super light right now thanks to Middle Eastern sun

The rest of the hair and my roots are a bit darker.

**bokeh** · February 20th, 2021, 04:51 PM

You and your golden sun-bleached hair would fit right in on a California beach.

**veryhairyfairy** · February 21st, 2021, 08:49 AM

Gorgeous lakhesis!! Looks professionally purposeful (does that make sense? I'm trying to say people would pay for those results)!

(and love the henna on your hand!)

ETA: clarifying and chelating didn't seem to reduce the orange-ness of my sun-lightened bits, I guess my hair goes 'brassy' when lightened but I still love it

**Bat** · February 21st, 2021, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by lakhesis

I can't really find a proper before and after picture, as it all looks like it could just be from different lighting. But front of my hair is super light right now thanks to Middle Eastern sun

The rest of the hair and my roots are a bit darker.

gorgeous hair! Wow

**lapis_lazuli** · February 21st, 2021, 01:04 PM

So beautiful, lakhesis!

**Jane99** · February 21st, 2021, 01:41 PM

Lakhesis your hair is lovely, and some Middle Eastern sun sounds lovely to me on a cold snowy day in this part of the world.

**Siv** · February 21st, 2021, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Ylva

I suppose it does approximately the same internal damage (as an equivalent degree of regular bleaching) without the external damage from lifting the cuticle using peroxide. I might be totally wrong, of course.

Originally Posted by veryhairyfairy

And I think your theory is sound; there has to be some damage from such a drastic lightening, but to me those light hairs still feel smooth and not rough like my bleached hair did.

My sun bleached bits are more porous but rarely rough. Generally the lengths are more and more porous the further down the length. They've been through more summers haha

Also @lakhesis your hair is gorgeous!!

**lakhesis** · February 22nd, 2021, 03:12 AM

Thank you so much bokeh, veryhairyfairy, Bat, lapis_lazuli, Jane99 and Siv

**lapushka** · February 24th, 2021, 08:55 AM

lakhesis, that looks like nature's balayage! Awesome. Very pretty.

**curlqueenjadine** · March 4th, 2021, 06:09 AM

My hair goes a lot more red when I've been in the sun. I took this photo this morning in natural light, I've been spending some time in the garden the past few weeks and the sun seems to have lightened it a little already.