DIY: Toning Brassy Hair

Hello ladies! I got my hair colored on Saturday and love it...but parts of my hair were brassier than I would've liked. So, I decided to tone it. If you haven't toned your hair before, or don't understand the difference between hair dye and toner - I'll explain it. Whenever we bleach our hair, it strips our hair of it's natural pigmentation, but that will always leave some form of a yellow shade. Some women are blessed with a naturally pale yellow after bleaching and some are blessed with a lovely shade of dandelion yellow...not fun. So, in order to counteract the yellowing, we need violet. Now, TONER is not a purple hair dye. It's similar to dye, but it simply deposits a violet/gray tone onto the hair.

Here's what I did:

I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and bought toner (Wella - T14 - Pale Ash Blonde) and developer (Salon Care - 20 Volume); I spent less than $10.

Mix 1 part toner to 2 parts developer. The bottle of toner is 1.5 oz and the developer is 4 oz, so I mixed the entire bottle of toner with 3/4 the bottle of developer.

Apply all over the hair, and I recommend combing it through your hair to ensure that coverage is even. Grab a snack and wait.

Side note: NO JOKE! After eating this banana my tongue was LITERALLY numb for 30 min?!?! What the heck???

I kept this on for 15 min (TOPS)...next time I'll probably only do 10 min. Keep in mind that the longer you leave it on your hair, the ashier your hair will be. Have you seen the pale violet hair that seems to be all the rage lately?? They simply left the toner on a lot longer than I did.

And here are the results :)

The picture doesn't show it that well but the little whispy hairs that frame my face were seriously purple. If this happens to you, DO NOT FREAK OUT :) after 2-3 washes it will be gone and your hair will be stunning!

XOXO