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Dallas Wella Color Salon | Color 101

Working at a Dallas Wella color salon, I prefer to use Wella Color Touch for demi-permenant hair color.  Who is Wella, and why do I use their product?  Here is a simplified look at Wella hair color in Dallas.

 

Who is Wella, and what is Color Touch?

 

It is one of the oldest hair care companies in the world.  Beginning in the 1880’s, Wella has been groundbreaking and an industry standard in regards to hair color.  They offer several brands, from consumer to professional, that are known throughout the world.

 

There are several types of hair color, such as permanent, demi-permanent, demi-plus, and semi-permanent.  Color Touch is the professional demi-permanent hair color by Wella.  This is more than just a hair color, color touch is packed full of ingredients that leave your strands full of condition and shine.

 

What is Demi-Permanent Hair Color?

 

Demi-permanent hair color is deposit-only hair color.  It does not completely cover gray, but it will blend gray up to 50%.  This is great for someone who wants dimension when covering their gray hair color rather than a solid hair color.

 

Demi-permanent is also great for low-lighting, refreshing the color of your ends, toning blondes, or doing a color gloss service.  Demi-permanent hair color is great for these services because its light ammonia/peroxide levels offer the safest amount of processing on your strands.

 

For a full list of prices and services, check out my menu of hair color services in Dallas.

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Wella Koleston Perfect | Permanent Hair Color 101

As a Dallas hair color specialist,  I prefer to use Wella Koleston Perfect for permenant hair color.  Who is Wella, and why do I use their product at a wella hair salon dallas?  Here is a simplified look at Wella hair color in Dallas.

 

Who is Wella, and what is Koleston Perfect?

 

Wella is one of the oldest hair care companies in the world.  Beginning in the 1880’s, Wella has been groundbreaking and an industry standard in regards to hair color.  They offer several brands, from consumer to professional, that are known throughout the world.

 

There are several types of hair color, such as permanent, demi-permanent, demi-plus, and semi-permanent.  Koleston Perfect is the professional permanent hair color by Wella.  It has won the American stylist choice award a dozen years and is the brand of choice by many stylists worldwide.

 

Why do I use Wella Professional?

 

There are several reasons I prefer using Wella hair color, such as:

 

* Customization – Wella is known for their range of hair colors that allow me to offer every client a very customized hair color.  From rich naturals, vibrant reds, deep browns, special blondes, and everything in-between.

* Consistency – There is never any inconsistencies in Koleston Perfect hair color.  As a hair color specialist, I know I never have to worry when doing hair color on a client.

* Full Pigments – Wella hair color offers very dense and color-packed hair colors.  Whether you are looking for gray coverage, or a rich blonde, their hair color is packed with color molecules to minimize fading.

 

For a full list of pricing, visit my menu of hair color services in Dallas.

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Balayage Highlights Dallas | Hair Color 101

 Above video shows Brandon @ Bigger Better Hair Salon explaining Balayage Highlights

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Balayage Highlights Dallas | What’s the Scoop?

Everyone knows foil highlights, and how they work.  Foil highlights are applied by sectioning the hair into even sections whereas balayage highlights are “painted” on exactly where you want highlights.  Balayage is a French word meaning to sweep or to paint.  Instead of using foils and hair color all the way root-end, this is a much softer way of highlighting hair.  By sweeping the hair color, or highlights onto the hair you get a much more organic hair color that has soft transitions from one color to the next.

The end result can be either  bold pops of color, soft color melting into a lighter tone on the ends, or soft highlights.

Why would someone get Balayage Highlights?

If you are looking for a soft highlight, or sun-kissed natural highlight, balayage highlights are perfect.  Or if you are just wanting to add some targeted pieces of lightness around your face, or ends, balayage gives you a more customized color that leaves less of a “line” as your hair grows.  Balayage highlights tend to grow out softer since fewer strands are highlighted all the way to the roots.

How do you Say Balayage?

It may seem silly, but the word “Balayage” is often said incorrectly by professional hair colorists, so I think this video may be helpful to keep you from any akwardness should you decide to ask your colorist for Balayage Highlights.

 

Examples of Balayage Highlights

Photos from @Biggerbetterhair instagram, our official lookbook of before/after images of hair done at our Dallas Hair Color Salon.

 

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What Is A Base Break? | Hair Color 101

Having a base break in Dallas is great for extending your Dallas Highlights.  If you aren’t sure about what a base break does, or what it is, here is more information regarding breaking the base, or a base break hair color in Dallas.

 

What is a base break?

 

Breaking the base, or a base break, is used to blend the hair that is not highlighted in-between foils.  It is used to break-up the darker roots that were not lightened, which helps remove any line of demarcation in your hair color.

Bigger Better Hair | Base Break Hair Color 101

To do a base break, hair color is applied after your highlights for a few minutes to very lightly soften the remaining roots.  (Generally done in the shampoo bowl)  The color is only on your roots for a few minutes to not completely alter the color, or expose too much of the underlying warmth in your natural hair color.

 

When should you get a base break?

 

If your hair is medium darkness, and you are highlighting it, there will be quite a bit of hair in between your foils that is not highlighted.  After the hair is highlighted, this is when you would get a base break.

 

In 3-4 weeks when your roots become visible, you can return to the salon for a base break service to help soften your new-growth and extend your previous highlights for another 3-4 weeks.

 

How much is a base break?

 

If added on to your existing color service, a base break is $35.

 

If done without having another service done, a base break has two prices.  One includes a blowout or style, and one includes leaving the salon with towel dried hair:

 

Base Break with Blowout: $70

Base Break  without Blowout: $35

 

For a full list of hair color services, check out my Dallas hair color prices.

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Shine and Gloss with Hair Color in Dallas

Shine and Gloss with hair color in Dallas is something most people expect.  Sometimes, especially after a lot of heat styling, time by the pool, or sun damage to hair – the shine can quickly become dull.  Adding a color gloss or glaze to your hair color service is a great option for longer-lasting shine.  Here is the 411 on a color gloss service:

 

What is a color gloss?

 

A color gloss is a solution that adds shine and conditioning agents to your hair strands and helps seal the cuticle.  In turn, you get a semi-permenant, usually 2-4 weeks, of continuous shine and condition to your hair color.  They are also great at sealing in your hair color if it fades quickly.

 

A color gloss can be clear, and just add shine to your hair or it can have a translucent tone to it.  Depending on your desired result, I either use Sebastian Cellophanes or Wella Color Touch.

 

When should you get a color gloss?

 

If you aren’t a fan of coloring your full strands every time you have your hair colored, having a clear gloss done is significantly less processing than hair color and will re-freshen the shine and appearance of your ends.

 

This is something that is usually added on to an existing color service, such as when you have your highlights done or roots touched up.  The clear gloss only processes for around 15 minutes under a dryer, or with heat lamps.

 

How much is a color gloss?

 

If booked by itself, with a blow-dry, a color gloss service is: $70.

If booked as an add-on (with another service) a color gloss service is: $35.

For a full list of services, check out my list of Dallas hair color prices.

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An In-Depth Look into Double Process Blondes in Dallas

Blonde hair color in Dallas is something that requires not just a great knowledge of hair color, but an attention to detail that maintains the health and integrity of your hair.  This is an in depth look into double process blondes in Dallas.

 

What is a double Process Blonde?

 

Double process is just that – two processing consisting of 1.) Lifting your natural hair color to the desired lightness, and 2.) Toning the hair to your desired look.

 

Why does my hair need to have a double process?

 

This is generally required when you are wanting to lighten your hair beyond what hair color can do alone.  If you are wanting a solid blonde hair color more than 2-3 levels of lightening, then you will most likely need a double process.

 

 

What does a double process blonde look like?

 

As you can see from the above pictures, a double process blonde is usually a solid blonde look.  The tone of blonde depends on your desired result, but the concept is a solid blonde hair color.

 

Is this damaging to my own hair?

 

When done properly, this is no more damaging than highlighting your hair.

 

How much is a double process blonde?

 

Most double process blondes are $125-$140.

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