Guys, I'm now doing Virtual Consultations to help answer your hair questions and help with color formulation so you can get your dream hair from home!. To learn more, go to ellebangs.com/consultations
Yea!!! I’m so happy to have access to an actual professional who specializes in color (colorist). Because when visiting any professional , the consult is not explicitly mentioned when talking price, but just added to the overall cost. Also, from personal experience, after 30+ hrs of having my hair colored ( and occasionally my attempt at just getting rid of grays), I would rather pay for the more experienced hairdresser/colorist. Especially if your desired end result includes several issues (ie cover Gray, blending with highlights/lowlights, having the base color at the end of my hair, match the newly colored roots. I’m a nurse, and I wouldn’t go to the Surgeon who’s the cheapest around…. If you can’t afford it, I get it. There were MANY years I was a DIYer due to a limited budget. Anyway… I digress….. @ellebangs I can’t wait to have a consultation with you!!!
Great informative video!! I was about to colour my hair in a salon that told me they can change my colour to ash blonde in one session!!! Thanks to you I didn't ruin my hair!
As a previous Sally employee and licensed stylist, I appreciate that you are making home hair color something that is more accessible and providing information people need to make informed decisions about diy color!
I now understand the process of lightening. I am not licensed, but I have been doing my own hair for years. I learned how to highlight and ombre. I understood the level my hair needed to be to get certain colors to show more, but my hair is so naturally dark, I never knew or understood how to get to a level 9 or 10 without damaging my hair with lightener. For this reason, I've been too afraid to try my entire head of hair. Ty. This video is permanently saved to my playlist for reference.
Thank you SO much for sharing your knowledge with us! I’ve torn apart the internet looking for advice on how to color my hair properly and your channel is quite honestly the only place where I felt like I learned an abundance of knowledge on the complexity of hair. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to genuinely educate your audience on hair care and just know that you are an amazing teacher! ❤️ If you ever decide to open up any masterclasses or courses please let me know so I can sign up ASAP!
I had no idea that permanent dye wasn’t adding colour you buy but the tone you need to get to the colour. Thanks so much for explaining !!! All makes sense now 💕
I love this comment because when editing I kept wondering if I had made that clear or whether a non hairdresser would even care about this fact. Even though I think its pretty important! Thanks for watching!
Great video, thank you for this. Can you do a video about grey hair? Talk about how best to cover them but also what options you have if you want to work with them or if you want to go grey gracefully. Thanks 😊
This! I’m exploring Demi to turn the scattered grey into blonde highlights, but I also heard lowlights with grey adds more dimension to make it less flat.
Yes!! I have natural dark brown hair and starting to go Grey has been very annoying as I feel the Grey's stand out so much against my darker hair. So I bleached it blonde and don't really like it as much but it has helped hide the Grey's. I want to go back brown but don't want to have to deal with them showing like they used to or doing my roots every few weeks
Yessss 👏 thank you, I’m going thru this right now with my bayalage. I’m a level 2 trying to get to a level 8! I’m on my second bayalage due next week and my stylist was trying to explain to me my hair will only lift so much and more red will come out. So it’s a slow process but she cares about the integrity of my hair and will not over process. I understand it better now from how u explained it & your handy dandy charts! Thanks soo much 😃
My natural hair is a level 3 and through your videos i was able to get to a level 9/10 🥳 I’ve always wondered why when my roots grow out why they lift so perfectly now. Like they don’t go through that crazy orange/yellow phase anymore. Why is that? Does it just depend on the quality of the bleach? I’ve found the Schwarzkopf blonde me is absolutely amazing! It keeps the hair integrity and I only have to use the 20 developer 🙌 thanks for you great content in each and every video 💛
if you are only lightening the roots, it pretty easy to get really good lift and pass the warm stage. 1. Because its virgin hair 2. because hair near the scalps lightens much faster than the rest due to scalp heat.
YES 👏🏾!! I'm glad you explain WHY a certain hair choice might not be advantageous 4 a person depending on different factors as opposed 2 telling them it isn't possible cuz most times (from my experience) when a hair dresser has told me or some1 else that something isn't achievable on their hair, that's code for: "I don't PERSONALLY know as a stylist how to give you what you want" or "I'm not confident enough in my skills to pull off your desired results." OR "I'm just too lazy 🤷🏾♀️💅🏿 & have other things I'd rather do," which has happened to me as I've seen a stylist do on someone else's hair the very same thing they claim they can't do on mine & I know my hair is just as, if not HEALTHIER than the other person's hair cuz I was in ear/👀shot of the consultation they gave the other person. Very few things are not achievable on a person's hair save the exception that the integrity/health of their hair is too compromised at the time. But explaining to them that it is possible, BUT it just may require MORE visits & 💵 doesn't leave your client feeling unimpowered & hopeless. I prefer knowing the cold-hard facts so I know how to proceed --- IF I want to --- to be the better choice. Thank you for that 😌🙏🏾.
I have been watching your videos for years.. they are so helpful! I love watching them and following you on insta as well; you and Adam are so fabulous!
Haha, yes I just mentioned earlier we spend a good 8 weeks learning this in cosmetology school. My goal was to condense this info in under 10 minutes. Glad it was understandable :)
I know my hairdresser for 8 years. Your vids help me to understand how it works so I don't want him to make my hair platinum blonde in one go anymore 🤣 and it's waaaay easier to explain him what I want + it's way easier for him to tell me f.e. what I can do to maintain my hair or how to prepare it before next appointment. Thanks! 💙
This comment makes my heart sing!! You get it. My videos aren't to eliminate the need for hairdressers, its for making everyone passionate and knowledgeable about hair!
Hi, I'm so glad I found your channel! I've had my hair colored for many years, both by professional stylists and me. I used to work as a receptionist at a salon; I learned more than I used to (which was nothing!) after working there several years. Anyway, I'm still really interested in learning about color and I am looking forward to learning from you!❤
@@jke387 they work great but if the hair is already damaged they don't help. Most stylists I've used for met just want that money. It makes me sad. I've walked away from many people they were not being honest with how to achieve what I wanted
My stylist will tell me if I should bleach or not. I have a balayage and when I asked the last time if we should re-do the ends, she said my hair was too dry right now, so we should wait.
Thank you Miss Sylvia. You taught me about hair color, lady. I come from a redheaded/green-eyed family and am naturally sort of a sandy-strawberry type thing. I wanted "normal" blonde because we all want what we don't have. So, I tried coloring the red out my hair for 34 years, and I know now that didn't know a thing about what I was doing. Not until last year when I came across one of your videos. I've done all of these, bleach, semi/demi, perm, fashion and even sadly and by mistake, a bright blue permanant. I've gone through many recovery efforts too, and all of this pretty continuously, since covid started. I lost someone very important very early, April 2020. Like everyone else I had a LOT of free time on my hands to freak out. I have only been to a hairdresser once during quarantine. I've been bottle-boxing myself for 35 years. Sounds more fun than it is kids, lol. I keep it pretty long and I'm not a big blower. Again, kids... I watch and listen to you now and my hair has survived all of my self-inflicted abuse very nicely. I even cut it last week, like...alot. And it's not bad. And I swear that I will never go back to box color again! I feel like Scarlett O'hara lol. Nope, well never say never but nope I mix my own color now, Wella mostly, and just did a reverse balayage, dark over light. It was too light, almost white and unnatural with my freckles I thought. So, I used a sponge for the first time, just because it came in a $10 amazon kit and it worked awesome for the couple of swipes I did, did an 8g/n sand/gold mix on level 9, close to 10, platinum/ashy hair. So, it looks really good and I didn't even know what balayage was last year or even heard the word. Am I even spelling it right? I literally youtubed "key leating" a few months ago lol. Now I have Dawn in my shower. Anyway, thanks again you are lovely, smart and you have a beautiful way of teaching. Peace everybody, stay safe.
This is very clear & easy to understand. I've done hair for decades so I know what works or doesn't yet I couldn't explain it to make sense. Especially the point about lightening from level 4 to 8 when the underlying warm orange to yellow tones become dominant. Why you need to go lighter to deposit a cool tone to achieve a desired color but risk damage to the hair. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much- you always explain things so clearly. 🌸💜✨ I think it’s important for us to understand what the process actually entails because sometimes your ‘dream’ hair is much closer to your natural colour when you realise how many changes and how much commitment and cost it involves. I’m so thankful for my natural brown hair colour now 💜✨💖
As I have gotten older I am less interested in being super blonde.Allthough as I have gone through doing that in the past few years your videos saved my butt many times. My hair is now past my shoulders and it would not be long and healthy had it not been for your video on hair oils. Thanks a million
Thank you!!! I wish I had known this 3 yrs ago when I tried to go platinum in an attempt to not have to dye my white and grey 45 yr old hair anymore. I would have avoided the damage that was done.
I really like what you said about explaining to your clients WHY they can't get a certain hair colour. When I was younger I used to dye my hair jet black with box dye ALL the time. When I wanted to go back to my natural colour (level 5 neutral) I went to a salon and I told the hair dresser I wanted an ashy level 6 and she said okay. She stripped my hair and deposited colour but it came out like a level 4 warm (not surprising) and I was SO crushed and disappointed I cried for days. This became a trend from the ages of 16 to 21 until I finally realized and learned how colour worked. She should have explained to me in the beginning how it would realistically turn out.
Helpful vid, Elle! I love ur idea of the colorist explaining WHY “no” / what it would entail to change colors that us lay people who don’t fully understand color theory, etc. (vs. my last one who was like “eh… no. I don’t think that’ll work.” Upscale place too! Or was… Anyway!) I’m a 7.5, 1a with healthy waist length and FINALLY getting highlights! The consultation went AMAZING because you helped me with what to ask! Thanks ❤ 👩🏻🦰-👱🏻♀️! 🎉
I destroyed my hair trying to get dark ash blonde. Never got it, and over 4 years later, I gave up, and now I'm having trouble getting my ends back to brown. The first two hair dressers I went to though, turned my hair orange. They never explained the process, they just put an ash dye on my hair. I might as well had tried putting a box dye on my hair myself if I wanted those results. This video has been super informative and helpful though.
You are Beautiful Sylvia. The sound quality seems perfect to me. Could you please do a video on gray hair? Can gray hair be lightened to a level 10 without bleach? Questions - Are there any lightening accelerators that are not bleach? Does toner work on dyed hair?
There are natural home remedies you can use to naturally but slowly light your hair like citrus juice etc.. But it takes months and a lot of sun light and time... There are similar options but as far as color goes, bleach is the only thing that's able to lift it multiple levels at once
Sylvia, I hope I spelled your name correctly. 🙃 I have seen several videos regarding hair coloring/bleaching and with that said, I believe you brought forth a much better understanding of these processes. Thank you so much! btw.....Happy New Year! 😃
Thank you for the clear concise explanation. I have been struggling with understanding the color system and this helped me more than anything else I have found!
wonderful information, very clear. I have that brown warm natural hair that I got really blond. it takes a lot. and roots are growing so fast. you actually kind of marry your hairdresser 😀
I have a question. Can you tone dark hair? Cause I'm blonde (pretty bright actually), and recently when I was at hairdresser, lady told that my "hair is too dark to tone". I was surprised, cause I thought you can tone whatever color. Like, there are even warm and cold brunettes 🤔
I have naturally medium brown i just like to keep same colour just want to coverup gray roots which developer should i use with ion n400 medium brown permanent colour pls answer asap thanks
Can you make a video explaining toners and blonde hair Just like you said for us that have a level almost 6 7 8 for that Unwanted warm what toners will be the right one
PLEASE DO A VIDEO for hair color for people with sensitive skin - I am allergic to PPD but I still use box color to color my hair and I have to endure the rash for a bit after the process, but what's a girl to do ........... any suggestions, your videos are great and you are so so knowledgeable, I am so glad I found your channel
Now I know why my older sister can use the same dye as me, and she gets the Ash blonde and I get the gold. I'm auburn brown/reddish haired naturally. She's dirty blonde naturally. Today, years old 🫠I've had them say no, especially because I have thick hair. I guess I'm getting a wig 😆
Im a visual person, trying to explain something without using my hands would be like asking me to explain something complex in a language I don't speak. I appreciate the feedback and apologize in advance for future jazz hands
Can you please put out a video about natural and subtle highlights for dark brown curly hair? I want to get highlights, but want to know the pros and cons.
I like your haircolor. I have the same skin coloring you do but my hairdressers never want to give me what I want. They’re afraid of bleaching me. I pull a lot of red and they never want to go light enough to fight it and then tone me to a medium to dark blonde. The closest I’ve gotten is getting baby lights. Yes, they used bleached and turned out good. Don’t know why they always talk me out of the same process in more of a balayage ombré, much less do it all over. But my base is always ti dark for the look I want. I’m naturally about a 4 at new growth and lightens as it grows to a 5. I get less sun so it rarely gets to 6 anymore. That’s as light as it goes naturally but I would like at least a 7 base with “sunkissed” lights.
I love your videos and how you manage to keep them short but still put so much information in there! Something I still don't understand though, is toner used after using bleach/permanent hair color to fix the color result or can it also be used as a single product - if so, in which occasion?
I have natural light strawberry blonde hair, my hair texture is loose 3a curls. And I want to maintain the red color when it gets full and during the summer when the red fades from the sun.
Hi lady, so I have a level 4 to 5 that's very warn looking. For me to have an ashy hair color I would need to go up to blonde and back down? I just really want the warmth out , and even doing a neutral brown that warmth just sticks! Thank you! 😊
I’m having the same dilemma. My hair is about level 4 with warmer tones. I would like my hair to be a shade darker with cool undertones. Spoke to a few stylists and they all told me it’s not achievable and the only option I would have if I really wanted to go darker without the warm tones is to go black.
Beautiful video. I always wanted to know why do my hair look orangeish after being bleached. I must be using a proper toner to tone down the unwanted colours
2nd time I’ve bleached my hair bcoz they always say no it’s not possible I’d pay for the products and hmmm I didn’t 😁 I’m a dare devil and I’m going to look after it and start to touch up from now on hehehe I’m a classic but your correct 👍🏻
Can I ask how you get your hair to a cool toned blonde from a dark brown? I have hair color similar to your natural color and would love to go to a cool tone blonde, but my hair does get warm like you described, when I lighten it. Would I have to do it in a few different stages?
Toner only works on quite bright blonde hair. I made a mistaaake (I know better too!) and tried to tone my hair to fix it but the toner only took to my ends which were the blondest. It made the top of my hair a strange pinkish. (Like a mix of ash and orange). So if you have bayalage just tone the ends! Same thing with purple shampoo. Best to at least attempt to get it on the ends mainly instead of virgin dark blonde brown. Unsure about purple hair effect on black hair.
Can the brand of product determine how your hair lifts and how long the color stays? When my hairdresser moved locations the color of my hair changed. I’ve been so unhappy and asked several times if she was using a different product and she said it was the same. My daughter goes there as well and has the same problem. My natural hair color is medium brown/ dark blonde and I get highlights. I like more of a cool blonde highlight with no yellow or red. My hair always looks like a beige yellow tone and it looks like I need my hair done again in one week. I’m looking to go somewhere else but it is so stressful. What are your thoughts on Aveda products? You are amazing and I wish you lived in my state. You really helped me understand so much through the years. Thank you
so no wonder for the last few times getting my hair done I end up with warm tones like honey blonde that I don't want ugh !! I just want to get the bright blonde that looks like buttery blonde that was my natural color also this last time the hair dresser used peroxide instead of bleach to lighten it saying it was more healthy for the hair but my hair still felt super dry.
Oh wow! Thank you! I wish I’d watched this a few weeks ago… think maybe I’m naturally around level 5-6 & just had highlights I wanted to “get rid of” & go with something close to my natural color…ended up with something VERY different. 3 “fix it” sessions later, I have very warm blonde level 8 hair. 😞 Hair is so dry & I hate how it looks. Help!
Ok from what I got: I have very dark brown hair with reddish tones but I want goldeny medium brown which (from what I got) is difficult so, should I get neutral medium brown with 1 or 2 shades lighter.. IS IT CORRECT PLZ REPLY...