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Your Hair-Saving Guide To Going BlondeYes, even going light has a dark side -- but there's no need to fear straw-like strands with this guide |
Maybe it was years of envying the flaxen strands of Carrie Underwood and Blake Lively. Maybe it was all that talk about blondes having more fun. Whatever it was, you've finally decided to go blonde -- your natural jet-black or chestnut mane be damned.
But we've all heard the horror stories (or seen the hair nightmares that arise from a bleach job gone awry), which led me to wonder: Can you go from a brunette to goldilocks without totally frying your hair? In search of an answer (and quite frankly, in need of a change), I decided to make the transformation.
Of course, I didn't go it totally alone -- and you don't have to either. I tapped the best in the going-blonde biz to help guide me through the process, and along the way I gathered the pros' best tips and product recommendations for going blonde without compromising the health of your hair. So how did this former raven-haired editor fare? Keep reading to find out.
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But we've all heard the horror stories (or seen the hair nightmares that arise from a bleach job gone awry), which led me to wonder: Can you go from a brunette to goldilocks without totally frying your hair? In search of an answer (and quite frankly, in need of a change), I decided to make the transformation.
Of course, I didn't go it totally alone -- and you don't have to either. I tapped the best in the going-blonde biz to help guide me through the process, and along the way I gathered the pros' best tips and product recommendations for going blonde without compromising the health of your hair. So how did this former raven-haired editor fare? Keep reading to find out.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Blonde Ambition