I'm a brunette who started to go blonde last Summer and haven't looked back yet. I love my natural brown hair, but I wanted to try something new and have found being an ashy shade of blonde suits my colouring quite well after admiring it on others with similar a similar skin tone to me.
My original salon experience to add highlights was a disaster. Despite having gone lighter before with no issues, the bayalage I had done was not the greatest and the warm tones in my natural, un-dyed hair just didn't lift, even with a cool toner applied. I appreciate that going blonde is a process, but I was surprised how far from my goal colour I was due to my previous experience with bleaching.
Not one to give up, about eight weeks later I tried another salon and was really happy with the results. I used Olaplex as part of both my colours which stops the bleach damaging your hair as much. With fine hair like mine, I didn't want to take any risks of my hair breaking off which it no doubt would without the Olaplex. My new colour had some lowlights with an ashy blonde to create some texture to the colour.
I've been getting highlights every three to four months since last Autumn and I'm really pleased with my current colour- most recently done by the lovely Emma at Kate Preston salon in Fareham.
See my blonde evolution below and read on for how I try to maintain my colour at home.
Purple shampoo is your best friend
Bleach London is an affordable range available in Boots in the UK and also online. I love the Silver shampoo which is a purple shampoo that knocks out any yellow, brassy tones which inevitably creep back into bleached hair. I also love the Smoky shampoo which adds darker, greyer tones. This shampoo gives a more low-key look to a highly lifted blonde and I use it now and again to add more ash to my hair. Both are not overly drying, but you will need to use a good conditioner afterwards.

Condition and treat

One day I expect I will return to my brunette roots, but for now I love being blonde!
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