STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

erin wrote:

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 i think highlights and lowlights definitely work together. in fact, when i have a highlight client, i lowlight them every other highlight to keep it from getting too blonde. ask to have the lowlights in very fine sections (so that you don't have streaks). i think red underneath can look ok...my coworker just had this done (but more of a coppery orange) and it looks cool with his hair, but red is tricky. not only does it fade out fast, but once it's in there, it's difficult to get rid of. maybe a more gingery color that's a shade or two darker than your base underneath? that would look pretty. i guess i dress/wear my hair pretty eccentric (it's been pink, purple, black, blonde and light brown all within the last year!), but i'm really more into classic/easy styles on other people...color that grows out nicely, and doesn't look dated. it's expensive to get professional color, so when i do my clients i like to make sure it's going to last/work for at least 3-4 months. (as long as the roots aren't super dark. but that is another issue)

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Thanks for the tips, erin.  I like the idea of a gingery color.  My underside is darker than the top anyway (more auburn, so ginger isn't too much of a leap). 

Karina, I hear the SMG thing quite frequently...I've been hearing it since she was on All My Children (remember the wicked Kendall?). 

atlgirl, thanks for the compliment.  People always think I'm crazy when I say I want to color my hair, but I guess I stare at it all the time and I'm just bored.  I promise, I won't deviate too much.