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Hair Color Makeover

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Commit to a Change
Hair Color Makeover

Jaylene was tired of her drab natural hair color.

Photo © Kendra Aarhus

There comes a time in every girl's life when we look in the mirror and just can't stand the color of that hair glaring back. Whether you've been going natural or staying with the same color or highlights for some time, you just know that the time has come for a color makeover.

Making the decision to change your look can be stressful. How do you pick the right color? What if you hate it when it's all said and done? The next time you walk into your salon for a new look, I want you to go prepared!

It's important to be committed, when completely changing your look. It can be quite drastic to look in the mirror the first time with something new. Committing to a new look requires that you take some time to find out what you like and what you don't like!

What do you like?
The best advice I can give to figure out what you like in a hair color is to start flipping through magazines. Pick out advertisements or celebrity photos that feature hair colors that you like and take them with you to your stylist.

What do you hate?
More important than knowing what you like is to understand what you don't like. If platinum blond highlights make you want to shave your head or if red hair makes you see red, then its important that you let your stylist know!

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