#HowTo- No5: Prepare to dye your hair (for the first time)

Hi,

#HowTo dye your hair (for the first time) I am a sort of expert now- seeing as I've dyed my hair 8 times now.

If you are dying your hair for the first time I recommend trying a semi-permanent colourant. See below for what I recommend:

Your hair colour:
Blonde- Lightest: Gold blondes, lightest brown
Blonde- Light: Try light browns, darker blondes, gold blondes
Blonde- Dark: Try light browns, medium browns, gold blondes, tints*
Redhead: Try light browns, dark blondes, browns, nothing too dark
Brunettes: Try deep browns, blacks, tints*
Darker brunettes: Try blacks, tints*
Black: Tints*

Your skin colour:
Very Pale: Gold blondes, darker blondes NO TINTS
Pale: Lightest brown, gold blondes, dark blondes NO TINTS
Medium: Light brown, dark blondes, tints*
Tan: Medium browns, deep browns, tints*, black
Dark: Deep browns, darkest brown, tints*, black
Darkest: Darkest browns, black, tints*

*Tinting for the first time is quite good. I tinted my hair a colour called "Black Cherry" by L'Oreal Casting Crème Gloss. Deep purples, dark pinks, dark cherry are all good first options. But these options may not be the best for pale skin.

Which brand?
I recommend L'Oreal Casting Crème Gloss. It is a great smelling and non-damaging colourant. I really liked it and it's a non drip formula. It lasts for 28 washes.
I have never really drifted away from L'Oreal products. Although I have heard from friends that the Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL isn't brilliant but I have yet to try.
Just make sure that the product doesn't contain ammonia (which is gathered from wee/urine) and doesn't contain bleach. Watch out for peroxide too.

You need old clothing and an old towel. Other useful things include an old hairbrush/ wide tooth comb, old clips, foil, Vaseline.

Before you start:
1) Wash and dry your hair- read the instructions with the hair dye. It may be that you need more wet hair so just towel dry your hair
2) Prepare your bathroom- cover any surfaces with newspaper and remove rugs etc.
3) If you want, apply Vaseline along your hairline and forehead, even your ears if you want. The Vaseline acts as a protective layer against staining. After dyeing your hair you can wipe the Vaseline off.