Natural Color Enhancers
Light Hair
Brew a cup of very strong chamomile tea. Let it cool
to lukewarm. Spray or comb into dry hair. Leave on
about 20 minutes. Shampoo and rinse.
This will give a color lift to blonde and light brown hair.
Dark Hair
Brew an espresso or other strong coffee. Let it cool
to lukewarm. Add to dry hair. Leave on 30 minutes.
Then rinse thoroughly with tepid water.
This will add sparkling highlights to black or dark
brown hair.
Flat beer is a cheap but effective styling tool. Pour a
small amount in a spray mister (available at florist
shops, hardware stores, and beauty supply centers).
Spritz on before setting hair. Don’t worry, the smell
disappears when your hair dries.
Beer will also give life to a tired perm or naturally curly hair that tends to droop. In this instance, you would spritz the beer
on dry hair and scrunch the style into shape.
My beautiful colleagues who are also devout environmentalists swear to me that the following works
better than any hair spray:
Dissolve a tablespoon of sugar into a glass of hot
water. Allow it to cool, and use in a spray bottle.
1. Stick to gold or amber streaks if you have dark
blonde or brown hair, and gold or strawberry
streaks if you have auburn hair.
2. Don’t place highlights too close together. Allow
about an inch between.
3. To brighten your complexion, add a few subtle
highlights to your bangs and along the sides of
your face.
4. To make hair look thicker and fuller, brush high-lights along the curves of your cut or on natural
curls and waves.
5. To give the illusion of lighter hair, brush highlights
throughout your hair, concentrating on your hair-line, part, and bangs.
6. Bobs and layered cuts are best suited to highlight-ing.
7. Condition regularly, but avoid hot-oil treatments.
They tend to strip color.
Light Hair
Brew a cup of very strong chamomile tea. Let it cool
to lukewarm. Spray or comb into dry hair. Leave on
about 20 minutes. Shampoo and rinse.
This will give a color lift to blonde and light brown hair.
Dark Hair
Brew an espresso or other strong coffee. Let it cool
to lukewarm. Add to dry hair. Leave on 30 minutes.
Then rinse thoroughly with tepid water.
This will add sparkling highlights to black or dark
brown hair.
Natural Styling
Flat beer is a cheap but effective styling tool. Pour a
small amount in a spray mister (available at florist
shops, hardware stores, and beauty supply centers).
Spritz on before setting hair. Don’t worry, the smell
disappears when your hair dries.
Beer will also give life to a tired perm or naturally curly hair that tends to droop. In this instance, you would spritz the beer
on dry hair and scrunch the style into shape.
My beautiful colleagues who are also devout environmentalists swear to me that the following works
better than any hair spray:
Dissolve a tablespoon of sugar into a glass of hot
water. Allow it to cool, and use in a spray bottle.
Rules for Highlighting Hair:
blonde or brown hair, and gold or strawberry
streaks if you have auburn hair.
2. Don’t place highlights too close together. Allow
about an inch between.
3. To brighten your complexion, add a few subtle
highlights to your bangs and along the sides of
your face.
4. To make hair look thicker and fuller, brush high-lights along the curves of your cut or on natural
curls and waves.
5. To give the illusion of lighter hair, brush highlights
throughout your hair, concentrating on your hair-line, part, and bangs.
6. Bobs and layered cuts are best suited to highlight-ing.
7. Condition regularly, but avoid hot-oil treatments.
They tend to strip color.
