Hi! Long time follower/lurker. I've been watching your tutorials for a while, but have never had the confidence to fully execute any to my hair.
However, the cost of going to the stylist to keep up on any hair is becoming evermore expensive. I work from home, and have a lot of freedom with my hair color that I didn't have in the past, so I would like to start doing fun colors with my hair.
The issue I have is that my hair is weird. I started going grey/silver at 20, now im mostly gray/silver, with some dark brown on the bottom layers. I also have 3 different textures in my hair, ranging from straight to curly depending on the layer. My previous stylist doubted me until she started working on my hair.
I hear that dying gray hair can be particularly difficult, and I'm particularly nervous being of the varying hair textures. And I'm not quite sure where to start with it, or if I should entertain trying to bleach the dark brown bits prior to adding fun colors. Is my mission futile? Or can you offer any advice?
Hi Beautiful! 💜 First of all, I LOVE that you’re ready to have some fun with your hair—especially working from home. That freedom is everything. ✨ And no, your mission is absolutely not futile.
Here’s the good news: vibrant colors (like ours) add pigment to whatever hair color you already have. So if your hair isn’t all one shade to begin with (gray/silver + dark brown), you’ll naturally get more dimensional results—and that can actually look so cool depending on the color you choose.
A few tips to make it feel doable:
- Do a strand test on your gray/silver and on the darker layers so you can see how each section grabs color.
- Gray hair can be resistant, so results may look a bit sheerer at first. For better payoff, try processing longer, or for the boldest result you can lighten/bleach the gray first. That said, gray is actually a great place to test color because it’s less of a commitment and often fades nicely.
- For the dark brown pieces, you don’t necessarily need to bleach a ton—depending on the shade you want, you may just need to lighten enough so the color shows up more vibrantly on those darker parts.
- If you want a low-risk first step, try a peekaboo/underlayer so you can experiment without committing your whole head.
You’ve totally got this 💪💜 and I’m here if you need more help along the way!
