Taking A Step Towards Awesome Hairdom

Hi! Being born with naturally dark hair can be such a pain in the ass. You see all these pretty pictures online of rainbow-colored locks and think, Hey! I want that too. That's really beautiful.

But it takes a lot of work to get and maintain such pretty colors, apparently! And it's a bit hard to find out where to start when it's not a big trend in our little country. ;)

How do I dye my hair bright colors? How do I get really light and vibrant hair colors?

Determined, I've hunted down a few sites that should be of great use to you fellow dark-haired dreamers living in the Philippines. :D

We can do this!

First thing's first, BLEACHING.

When the subject of bleaching comes up, everyone repeats: It will damage your hair. But don't let that stop you from reaching your dreams of beautiful colorful hair. However, do prepare. You have to be invested in taking care of your hair afterwards and really being dedicated into maintaining it to get the color you want. It will take patience, money, and probably some tears but if you're doing what you want. Hey, just keep going!

It's not the end of your hair! There are treatments and conditioners and such you can apply and with proper care damage can be minimized. Hey, if worse comes to worst new hair will grow in its place. 

It is different if you have an allergic reaction to bleaching, however, please don't hurt yourself. Do inform your stylist about any discomfort, no pain no gain is not the slogan of bleaching.

MORE ABOUT BLEACHING

Now, we need to learn some things about dyeing with bright colors.

After several bleaching appointments, you've finally reached that pale banana blonde. Now it's time to learn how to go about getting that candy-colour you've been dying to sport.

And equally important! Where do we get these colorful hair dyes? The links below are re-sellers of popular and recommended foreign brands such as Manic Panic and Special Effects here in the Philippines!

Funky Streaks
Rainbow Head

I hope the above links would help you too!

Personally, I'm only at the bleaching stage. I've had my first hair bleaching last week, March 31st. I failed to properly look up the how's of bleaching and I do regret not knowing more about it. Now, I have really short hair, a pixie cut, and I managed to get it bleached for P500. I'm not sure if that's still a relatively cheap price for short hair but I didn't know the natural oils of our hair were important to protect our scalp from the burning sensation of bleaching. I let the stylists wash my hair and didn't speak up about the extreme discomfort. It hurt so much I thought I was going to cry but I'm a stubborn little potato so I didn't say a thing, thinking this could be normal - Well, I kind of knew it was too much pain but I really want this, okay?

My hair did lighten from it's natural black to a coppery brown and I'm honestly really happy about it. I don't feel any significant dryness, it's still soft to touch. Damage to the hair will vary for every person, I suppose I'm lucky this first time.

I need to wait a couple of months before bleaching it again so as not to severely damage my hair and this time I can be confident in the knowledge of how to properly go about it. Do not bear the pain. Do tell your stylist about any discomfort. Do not let them wash your hair before the bleaching process.

Do not go for a cheap option. If you're going to do this, have it done right by professionals in an establishment you can really trust. Treat yourself. ;D