i would like to go blonde and need some advice!?

Question

i'm a brunette and would like a lot of blonde highlights...
i have large dark brown eyes, dark but fairly thin eyebrows, and medium to pale skin.
what types of blonde would suit me? i was thinking maybe a golden blonde like cheryl tweedy from girls aloud but would it just make me look washed out? i have no idea as i've never been blonde before lol!
also, would i need thick or thin highlights? one shade of blonde or a few different shades?
all ur comments are really appreciated! thanks xox <3

oh i wasn't planning on doing it myself lol i wouldn't want to mess up

Answer 1

Brunette's are usually hotter

Answer 2

First of all, I have the same coloring as you (dark eyes, pale skin) and blonde DID NOT look good on me. It just took me a long time to see that.

If you really want to go lighter, then first of all, go to a salon. Get a consultation with a colorist first, preferably one who has LOTS of experience. Going dark to light is extremely hard to do properly at home, and you don't want to end up with orange hair.

Second of all, go blonde gradually. A few highlights around your face, just to see what the blonde looks like next to your skin. I would go with thin highlights around the face at first.

Color: depends on how dark your hair is, but I would go no lighter than a dark blonde. Use two shades of highlights if possible, a light brown, and a medium to dark blonde. Your consultation with the colorist should really tell you what shades of blonde would look best.

Just know something: dramatic changes in haircolor require a lot of upkeep. You have to go in and get your roots done about every 6 weeks. Highlights are also very expensive, running at least $75 a pop for one color highlights. More if you are going with two shades.

Answer 3

Goign from dark to light is really hard, especially from a brunette, if its your first time, you might not know, taht bleaching, can cause your hair to fry, and that means that the hair that is highlighted, will be alot frizzier if you dont take extreme care of it, the lighter you go the more frizzy it wil be.

You really should go to a good salon, where they dont make super bright highlights.

If you're a brown head (lol, brunette), maybe go for a redder blonde, like strawberry blonde highlights. They are less likely to burn your hair out, as a yellow, or white highlight approach.

Plus, red really compliments brown. I have red hair, and i can switch form brown to red, to brown again. Maybe you can try dying your hair auburn brown, and highlighting it strawberry blonde, and then a lighter highlight of a normal dirty blonde.

It's just really hard to go from brunette to blonde, and not looked washed out. but definantly do mulitple shades.

Here are some pictures:
http://www.haircafe.net/Photos1/photos1.htm

There are some fun exciting highlights, and then the more dull natural ones ;) have fun with it.

Answer 4

If your worried about how you would look completely blonde then go with thinblonde highlights all over. I personally like a couple of different shades of blonde. Maybe a md blonde and then add a reddish blonde or a caramel blonde. Your hair stylist will know exactly what to do to transform you gradually. Chunky blonde highlights are cute but wont give you the all over blonde look you are wanting.

Answer 5

I recently went blonde myself from brunette and have a similar complexion to yourself. I was really disappointed witht he result. I went into the salon with an idea of a really light blonde but they were unable to lift the colour in one go and the first attempt came out kind of strawberry blond/reddish and was not what I was looking for. The salon said that if you go dark to blonde you have to build it up gradually, firstly by having large blond streaks then building in more and more until you have a full head. This is o.k if you have the patience and money (I was skinned £80 for the first lift) and any subsequent lifts are the same especially if your hair is long like mine. My stylist reckoned it would take four attempts to get full head blonde, so be prepared to pay up for it. Plus you have to pay £40 to get your t-bar roots done every 4-6 weeks. Personally I wished I hadn't bothered as I need to keep it up now or risk looking like a cheap prossie with my roots showing.

Answer 6

Take it from another brunette, going blonde is a pain in the butt. It's terrible for your hair. You know that soft happy feeling you get when you run your fingers through your hair? Well, I hope running your fingers through tangled straw gives you the same feeling.
Also, it's a LOT of upkeep. Seems like you are in the salon every other week getting your roots redone. Also, I found out that I have a very sensitive scalp, so everytime I would get my roots dyed, it burned and sometimes, my scalp would blister.
I would just go with a few shades lighter than your original color. Don't bleach it out..

Answer 7

Are you planning to visit a Hairdresser or do it yourself at home. If it is a home dye, most blonde dyes seem to make the hair go sort of orange. It doesn't matter how dark your hair is or how long you leave the dye on, it just goes ginger. (This happened to me but I wasn't bothered because it was quite a nice shade)

Anyway, I purchased a different dye which has finally given me the blonde hair I so desired. It's called Jerome Russell Bleaching Powder. It's great, but when you buy the powder, you also have to buy the cream peroxide and mix them together to make a bluish paste. Give it a go.

Answer 8

'm a brunette and would like a lot of blonde highlights...
i have large dark brown eyes, dark but fairly thin eyebrows, and medium to pale skin.

you sound super hot yo. dont do nething to change ur natural beauty. this is coming from a 15 yr old soph. so im not feeding u a bunch of adult bs. for real you have nothing to worry about.

Answer 9

Blonde would be great! Im a natural dark brunette and I have blonde highlights. I would suggest thin highlights, and quite a few of them. Professional would be better, but if you do it yourself I would suggest Frost and Glow, which I use on my mom. Try to find a golden blonde color. Hope I could help! :)

Answer 10

speak to your hairdresser about the colours that will suit your skin tone. it will probably look more natural if you have more than one shade put through your hair, i have 2 or 3, but even these will change if you continue getting highlights for a long period of time and if you spend a lot of time in the sun. if your hair is long then make sure you look after it properly because it will be more likely to dry out. enjoy the new colour!

Answer 11

nooooo don't go blonde all over. Brunettes never look right..the colour is never quite right. I'm a natural blonde...golden blonde since the day I was born, and people that dye their hair blonde, it always looks brassy. Just go with highlights. Go to a salon let them foil it in.