Is Your Hair Color on F.I.E.L.D.? A blog about hair color and what products are the best to use with heat and non-heat related tools.
Today I’m going to teach you how to make sure your hair color is on the F.I.E.L.D.?
As a stylist, I get asked all the time what color my client’s hair is on. This can range from “Is it ok to wash every day?” to “How long will this last?” and everything in between. The reason why I ask these questions is so that we can see if their hair color is on F.I.E.L.D.?
The following are some basic guidelines for determining if your hair color is on the good boy list:
F – fade
I – intensity/clarity of tone (does it look faded?)
E – evenness (is there any variation between lightest and darkest areas?)
L- lift or depth of tone (does it look like you’re wearing a wig)
D – deposits from shampooing, conditioner, etc…
Why is this important?
You might be wondering why this is such a big deal. Well, let’s talk about it!
First of all, if your hair isn’t on the F.I.E.L.D., then you are setting yourself up for disaster when it comes to heat styling your hair. Heat styling can easily damage your color and cause it to fade faster than usual, meaning that you will have to go in for more color retouching sooner than later. This may seem like no big deal but think again! When you get a new set of highlights or lowlights done, they look pretty amazing at first and then start to fade away after just a few weeks (or even days). If this happens with every appointment that you make then it can become very expensive very quickly because each appointment costs more than two hundred dollars on average!
The second thing that we need to consider here is how much time and effort goes into creating a beautiful shade of red like Scarlett Johansson’s iconic Margot Robbie was so famous for wearing in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? It takes hours upon hours upon hours of work from multiple stylists working together with different products in order not only create but also maintain those stunning hues year after year until finally fading away completely into nothingness due primarily due their high pigmentation level which lasts much longer than normal colors would before becoming duller over time; meaning if she were using cheap dyes instead then she probably wouldn’t have been able do anything else since her hair would have fallen out pretty soon after dyeing it herself at home using something less expensive like L’Oreal Professional Paris Colorista Semi-Permanent Hair Dye ($10-$12).
If you don’t know what F.I.E.L.D is, it means:
FADE – Fade is very important to color your hair. If you want to go from black to blonde, the most important thing is to choose a fade that works with your natural color and hair type. Intensity – Intensity refers to how much color will be added or taken out of the hair. Do you want highlights? Do you want a bolder look? Evenness – Evenness is about making sure that your color looks even on all parts of your head and not just one area. Lift/Deposit – Lift relates mostly to lightening up dark hair with certain colors or processes while deposit refers more towards adding extra color into light or blonde already colored hair
F- fade, I -intensity, E – evenness, L – lift, D – deposit
Fade: How long the color lasts
Intensity: How intense the color is
Evenness: How even the color is
Lift (or Lightening): How much lighter the color is
Deposit (or Coverage): The amount of product that comes in contact with your hair
Keep your hair color looking fresh with these tips and tricks!
Heat damage is so common among women that we’ve all probably experienced it before. We want to do everything we can to make sure our hair stays looking fresh and healthy, but sometimes it just doesn’t seem like our best efforts are enough.
Here are some tips on how to keep your color looking fresh:
- Use heat protectant spray before using any heat tools on your hair. This will help prevent the damage caused by blow dryers or flat irons, which can cause split ends and breakage over time if you’re not careful.
- When it comes time for styling, use the cold shot button on your blow dryer or flat iron in order to set the style after applying product while avoiding excessive heat exposure altogether (or at least greatly reducing it). A diffuser attachment may come into play here as well–this attachment will distribute heat evenly throughout each section of hair instead of focusing on one spot like a regular nozzle would do–and helps reduce damage even further!