Opal Hair, The Story of Spring

For two seasons already, there is a tendency to colored hair in marked colors: red, blue, purple. With Opal Hair, these cravings for hairy rainbows are tinged with pastel, for softer looks.

"These are colors that are not used to seeing in the hair, but the Opal Hair is pastelized, with a slightly faded effect that we can work in total or in part , on the mid-lengths and points ", note Sylver Boll, director of training Franck Provost.

The most requested colors? Pink and gray in mind, green too, but very faded. On the other hand, the blue and the red are seen less and less. As for the violet, it is very clear, almost lavender. "To get a rainbow effect, you subtly superimpose several colors," says Sylver Boll.

Is Opal Hair for me?

The first thing to know before succumbing to the coloring "Opal" is that there are several ways to achieve it. We can thus bet on intense colors or on the contrary pastel or powdered. One can also act from the root to the tip or simply on the lengths.

Thus, while most women who adopt Opal Hair are young, women with a more classic look can also succumb, working on a slightly pinkish side on a blonde base for example.

Sylver Boll recommends making Opal Hair on very light hair, preferably blond to chestnut. Indeed, it will be very difficult, on a brown basis, to get a nice pastel color.

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How to get a nice color?

The first step is to bleach the hair , then to recolor. "The more intense colors you want, the more you have to bleach the base". The color is then applied. "In general, the hairdressers have the primary colors and they add white and make their own mixture, as in painting, to obtain the desired colors". Customized in sum.

Break time will depend on the intensity of the color. This type of staining is semi-permanent and takes about 10 to 15 days. The color is faded as and-and-measure and "it is precisely this effect is sought, the colors a little past," says the expert. There are also very fugitive products that fade after two to three shampoos.

Given its technicality, it is better to go to the salon for an optimal result (rather than playing chemistry apprentices at home).

What interview?

This type of color requires a lot of maintenance. Firstly because it weakens the hair with the act of discoloration: on a daily basis, the hair is hydrated . at most. In order to do this, we will gladly turn to easy-to-live textures, which will not grease and weigh down the hair (and therefore require washing more often) Serums, hair shaping creams and other detangling mists are to be especially favored

In terms of shampoo , we turn to a product specifically formulated for colored hair, free of sulfates (detergent that causes the color to bleed) alternating with a mild shampoo for frequent use.

To maintain the brightness of the color, we regularly go to the colorist to make patinas that re-color the color. This staining technique is quite expensive because it is based on two acts: discoloration and staining.

Tired of Opal Hair? It only remains to recolor the hair that has been previously discolored.