Tips to make gray hair styles pop!
What makes some gray hair color fabulous and others drab? It’s simple, gray hair gets noticed and truly stands out when it shimmers and shines. Some lucky ladies and men may come by magnificent gray hair naturally, but that’s not the norm in my world! I see plenty of gray-haired people who could use these tips to make their gray hair styles pop!
Always start with a good haircut . . . a great hair color on a mediocre haircut is like trying to put lipstick on a pig. Why bother! However, your gray hair color will fade into obscurity, no matter how great the haircut, when the hair color is drab and dull or worse yet, murky or yellowing . . . yuck!
Some environmental factors play a role in yellowing or drabbing down the gray; such as smoke and other pollutants. But, the nature of your gray hair is influenced mostly by your genes. So, if you’re not lucky enough to have family relations with naturally silver-gray hair or icy white hair, you may want to try these DIY how to tips to make your gray hair brilliant!
Bluing shampoos are also used to get the yellow or other environmental staining residues out of white or gray hair or to tone down brassy blondes. Bluing shampoos can give a silvery hue to your gray hair and whiten and brighten your white hair.
Aveda Blue Malta Shampoo is the best shampoo for greying hair or blonde hair. The shampoo removes the brassiness from blonde and makes gray hair look silvery and shiny. Aveda is a great company that has made environmentally safe products from its beginning and this particular product has had some great reviews.
Neutralizes brassiness in chemically treated hair and all shades.
Known for its ability to intensify hair color.
These are simple and easy DIY how to secrets to ‘silverize’ the gray hair you currently have but, there are plenty of options your hair colorist can offer to brighten or give a boost to your greying hair process. They can use non-ammonia toners or even a ‘silverizing glaze treatments’ to make your gray hair fabulous! Ask your professional what options they offer to make your gray hair pop! For more great hair color ideas check out our Pinterest Hair Coloring Ideas Board.
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January 27, 2013 By: Barb Quinn Hairstyle Blog Leave your comments (0), Your input matters.