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How to Create the Perfect Blonde Hair

Posted by Kate
Dated: December 24, 2008 11:20 AM

ClaudiaSchiffer-blonde.jpgThere's a fine line between a stunning, squeaky clean blonde and a brassy, cheap-looking head of yellow hair.

Tim Scott-Wright from Lisa Shepherd Salons, Birmingham, shares his top tips for creating the perfect blonde.

Do...

  • Prescribe shine-enhancing products for blonde clients
    Because blonde hair absorbs the light instead of reflecting it, it can look dull. Shine is something you can achieve with products. Look for leave-in shine conditioners or shine sprays.


  • Go warm if you want to achieve a shiny blonde
    Warm golden tones are best for shine because they reflect more light; steer clear of cool, bleached tones as they tend to be matte colours that absorb light and won't give that lovely shine. 


  • Use more than one tone
    I would never recommend using just one tone. Whether the weave is fine or chunky, it doesn't matter as it's all about using a variety of tones to create light and shine while enhancing the cut.


  • Make blonde look expensive, natural and textured
    To do this you need to use a variety of different tones next to each other, working up from whatever natural base you have. This often involves working with five or more bowls of colour. Even blondes that, on the surface, look like an all-over colour can benefit from some carefully-placed variations of colour to prevent an all-over colour looking flat.


  • Get the base right
    The best base colour for blondes with warm/olive skin is usually a rich, deep tone. Golden shades such as caramels and bronzes work brilliantly. People with cool skin tones look best with neutral-toned highlights such as cream, beige, biscuit tones.

Don't...

  • Let your client go gold if they have a pink complexion
    People with pink complexions should generally avoid gold as it doesn't work. 


  • Make more appointments for your clients than they need
    Top up the parting every other visit which prevents over-colouring and is more cost effective - your clients will thank you for it. 


  • Overlap colour.
    Never overlap your colour applications - this is what causes over-colouring and subsequent damage.


  • Think that older clients should avoid blondes
    If a client had blonde hair as a child but has got darker with age then they will probably have the right skin tone for blonde hair now. The eye gets used to seeing them as a blonde even though they are now grey. Going lighter as you get older is a good idea to a point, but you have to get the tone right.

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