A little bit of knowledge about the numbers and classifications of colours can go a very long way in helping you understand colours and the colour selection process.What’s in a name, in a number? What does it all mean?Every one of our colours has a name and a general colour group (black, brown, blonde, red) – we have Italian names which represent the country of [...]
More than 70% of women colour their hair. We are all used to seeing different tones and colours in women’s hair. It’s a little bit different for men. We’re not so used to seeing men who colour their hair for a fresh look, and any missteps in colour selection can be quite noticeable. Men don’t have the benefit of shared knowledge which builds up over [...]
We would all like to maintain peak colour – that hair highpoint when your fresh colour looks great. However…for a variety of reasons, some of us are more likely than others to experience colour fade. My own hair wilfully obstructs my efforts to do pretty much anything to it, including retaining consistent colour. I rolled the ‘super fine, flat, porous hair’ with a dash of [...]
In completely non-surprising news, a Moneysaver HQ investigation has found that hair maintenance for women typically costs between $160-$250 every 6-8 weeks, compared to the average outlay of $30-$80 for men in the same time span. Yup, nothing we didn’t already know or could not have very easily guessed there. We love righting some wrongs and we have put together our top tips for keeping [...]
Many of us are actively trying to avoid exposure to unnecessary chemicals. Some chemicals are established allergens which can trigger unpleasant allergic reactions from either single use or repeated exposure, other chemicals have a less direct but still very concerning broader health public health impact, such as phthalates. Some chemicals which don't directly cause irritation have not yet been studied extensively, following the 'if it [...]
If you love your greys, then full power to you. Keep them and enjoy the liberty from home or salon colouring. We admire and respect non-conformist silver foxes.I’m talking about you, utterly fabulous mum at school with full length greys, head held high, who I instantly want to befriend.And yet. Some of us are just not ready. My friend who went grey at 18, or [...]
Expertise, included! We don’t just bring you better hair colour with healthier ingredients, we include personalised expert colourist advice too. Colour selection and home colouring are just so much easier with a professional colourist guiding you along your home colouring journey. Let us know your hair history, colour, challenges and goals and one of our colourists will follow-up, giving you personalised colour suggestions which consider [...]
Perfect, Personalised Colour Blends Looking for a colour which is a little bit this, and a little bit that and 100% you? Sitting on the bronde fence and you want both light brown and a little dark blonde? We’ve got this. We are super excited to announce new Duo Colour Packs which lets you customise your colour to perfectly match your hair goals. Blend half [...]
Getting flawless colour isn’t as hard as you think. Here are a few tips to help your hair colour look perfect.Timing really is everything when it comes to achieving a balanced, cohesive colour result.Hair has different porosity at different sections. The more porous hair is, the faster it will absorb colour and the darker your colour result will be.Think of your hair in three sections; [...]
Most non-colourists have never heard of porosity before when dealing with hair. It is always good to learn something new, so we’re letting you know a bit more about porosity and how it can affect your colour. What is Porosity? Porosity refers to hair’s ability to absorb moisture. The absorbency or porosity of your hair depends on the natural the natural texture, colour history, styling, [...]
Why, why do we battle brassiness? What is actually going on? To understand brassiness, we must understand Natural Contributing Pigment (NCP). Natural contributing pigment is the varying degree of warmth exposed during the lightening process. Natural pigment is the pigment which remains in the hair after lightening or applying colour and these pigments contribute to the final colour result. When lightening hair colour, the natural [...]
Well done! You’ve got the colour, tools and techniques to achieve gorgeous colour results at home. Now you just need to keep it looking it’s best by preventing damage which can compromise your colour results. Damaged or porous hair won’t absorb or process colour correctly, leading to inconsistent or unwanted colour results, and damaged hair will also cause faster colour fade. Keep your colour glossy, [...]
We’re all grown ups here, so let’s not pretend there isn’t occasional unwanted colour results from home colouring.One home colouring mishap that we do hear of from time to time is orangey colour results when colouring with a blonde colour.As a colourist, I have heard of this complaint over and over again from home colour jobs gone wrong with many different brands over the years, [...]
Straightening and drying and lightening and colouring and balayaging and straightening and heat styling and…. Friends, it’s a lot. Honestly, from glancing at hair (in a non-creepy way) at the supermarket, kids school (insert more glamorous locations I may or may not actually go to), there’s a lot of you doing a lot to your hair. Too much. Really. I have ranted before about over-processed [...]
I see over-processed hair everywhere I go. Hair whose condition is so terrible that it frankly doesn’t matter how nice the colour is, there’s no getting past the damaged, brittle, dry, broken condition of the actual hair. There is a serious case of false equivalency going on here. Nice colour at the cost of healthy hair that actually looks and performs like nice, healthy, real [...]
Unwanted warmth or brassiness is not just a challenge for blondes - If you colour your hair anywhere in brunette range, you may have stumbled upon the dreaded unwanted brassy tones too. Brunettes with brassy tones have a reddish, coppery orange tone through their hair. In some lighting this can look straight up red, which is perfectly fine if you want warm brown tones with [...]
Why is grey hair sometimes resistant to colouring?Grey hair lacks the pigment that is present within naturally coloured hair. Lack of colour pigmentation is usually age related (sometimes due to stress as well) and it not only causes a change in colour, it also usually also changes the texture and coarseness of the hair cuticle. Grey hair frequently has a thicker, ‘tighter’, layered cuticle, making [...]
Bleach washing is an easy, effective, hair-friendly way to lift your colour, remove darker pigments and achieve a lighter colour result.If you want to lighten your hair, your options are generally limited to colour removal products or bleaching processes.Colour removal products aren't effective for everyone, but they may lift out permanent colour pigments, although you may need to repeat this process several times to get [...]
Green is great. We love green. On trees, plants, my sweet little indoor succulent garden by the window. Not so much in our hair. Green tones are usually seen in the damaged ends of darker colours such as brunette shades which have been coloured with cooler, Ash tones. Blondes who swim or shower (so, all blondes) or who use cool colours or toners are [...]
That’s exactly the kind of question a great mum or mum-to-be would ask, so well done for being fabulous at the mothering gig already! Firstly, congratulations on your amazing new creation! We hope you’re feeling well and you’re all keeping healthy. Secondly, the good news – studies to date do not show there to be any reason to stop colouring your hair during pregnancy or [...]
