Hair Care

The Low-Maintenance Hair Color Makeover

With a new baby to juggle and two-toned hair color, Total Beauty reader Colleen needed an update -- fast. See her transformation

by Kristen Oldham Giordani

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The new color: "I have always wanted to go a little red, but wasn't planning on it this time around," Colleen told Rojas when they discussed her options. She mentioned her thoughts about a dark blonde hue, but the two settled on a "dark strawberry blonde," said Colleen. They both agreed it would play up her fair skin and sparkling eyes. Was Colleen nervous about this change? "Yes! I mean, we all know the saying 'blondes have more fun,' so I wasn't sure about how I would feel with dark hair," she says.

To create the new hue, Rojas used two shades of Wella Color Charm Permanent Hair Color (ask your stylist if they use Wella color and you can request this specific formula). First, a dark blonde shade that would match her natural base and then a more reddish hue to add a strawberry color. Both shades were applied all over and the total processing time was a mere 20 minutes. This liquid hair color is an ideal product to use on busy moms, because they won't spend hours in a salon.

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Color and M/U look gorgeous now ... that color fades like crazy. Also, fair's with dark hair can sometimes look sallow, but with warm colors, she looks beautiful. Love the Wella hair color...salons only.

by islands4me Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 10:31AM Report as inappropriate

Nice improvement

by EricaC123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 05:44AM Report as inappropriate

Beautiful color job

by LittleBunny Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 05:52PM Report as inappropriate

She Looks like a new person,

by memaw59 Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 06:07AM Report as inappropriate

Cute!

by TBjunkie Monday, April 30, 2012 at 01:33AM Report as inappropriate

I need to do something like this! :)

by MissXu Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 08:57AM Report as inappropriate

great

by Nicole2814 Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:11PM Report as inappropriate

Brilliant !! Just went thru a similar process of updating my many-hued blonde-ness. The addition of a light auburn to the blonde coloring makes my blue eyes shine like they never did before. Thank you for this reaffirming article .. I'd been quite nervous on new color, but it's really an updated look.

by islands4me Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 07:43PM Report as inappropriate

I think the choice to change the color but the the style was a good one.

by sportimonki13 Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:06PM Report as inappropriate

Love how cute she looks now:)

by shandimessmer Friday, February 3, 2012 at 06:55PM Report as inappropriate