Lighten your hair yourself at home. Questions from users and advice from the L'Oréal Paris team
Shatush, balayage, nuanced, degradé, ombré, dip dye, highlights… which effect to choose? Before answering these questions, a huge thank you to all the readers of alfemminile.com who participated in this fantastic opportunity, posting questions and / or doubts on the forum on how to lighten hair with L’Oréal Paris products!
Below you will find the answers to users who have contacted us, at the bottom of the article you will find a brief description of the products and the effects they allow to achieve on the hair.
For more information or for personalized advice, you can contact the L’Oréal Paris consumer service at the toll-free number: 800 81 20 73, a team of experts is ready to answer you!
lauritina78: Can you get sunburn during pregnancy? And sunkiss? I don't want to risk it
@ lauritina78, there are no contraindications for Préférence Colpi di Sole and Casting Sunkiss Gel during pregnancy. For a full-fledged coloring, however, the matter is more complex! For more info contact the toll-free number 800 81 20 73.
flaffy92: My hair is brown and I would like to know which shade is best for me. How long will the effect last?
@ flaffy92, for brown hair you can choose Lo Sfumato Préférence N ° 2 or, for a more intense effect, Lo Sfumato Intenso N ° 103. Both products give a permanent result. To find out more, visit the website.
hilarybrown: I'd like to try Sunkiss, but I'm afraid it'll ruin my hair. I already have light highlights on a light brown base and the tips are dark blonde. I read that it contains hydrogen peroxide and I already have enough treated hair! Help!
@hilarybrown, Sunkiss Lightening Gel has been formulated to be gentle on the hair. Its formula contains camellia oil which leaves the hair soft and shiny. In addition, L’Oréal Paris offers a series of specific products for colored hair that help you maintain the shiny color over time and soft and nourished hair. Visit the site for more information
lauritina78: I would like to do it nuanced but I'm super clumsy ... Can you give me an ABC of the basic rules to follow to do it at home?
@ lauritina78, making Préférence's Lo Sfumato is really easy. In fact, in the kit there is an applicator similar to a brush that you have to pass through the hair, insisting on the lengths and ends. You can choose the shutter speed, following the instructions on the instruction sheet, in order to obtain a tailor-made effect! On the instruction sheet you will find all the application steps and if you want to find out some more tips, consult the collection with the secrets of the experts or watch the tutorial for a flawless application.
doctorel: I am natural light brown and I would like to lighten my hair by one tone by switching to dark blond, all very natural with light strokes. I am undecided between the two colors of l "oreal preference highlights: the n2 that is the clearest and the number 3, the effect I would like to obtain is one tone less, the effect must be seen if not that I do it to do, but I do not want them very blond like the model in the photo in # 2, but at the same time I fear that with # 3 you will not see the effect !!! I do not understand and I do not know how much this color can lighten them for me, I would like a visible but natural effect, not very clear! I trust in your help!
@doctorel, the result always depends on your starting color: if you have light brown hair and want to create a natural lightening effect, we recommend choosing Préférence Colpi di Sole N3 and creating subtle highlights, gently placing the Expert brush on your hair . The intensity of the result also depends on the shutter speed: for a less evident lightening effect, we suggest you leave the product on for 25 minutes. Before rinsing it, rub a strand of hair on which you have applied the product with gloves to check that you have obtained the desired level of lightening. If you have any doubts about the application, you can watch the tutorial.
francesca1886: Having a dark brown base what color should I use? Won't it ruin your hair? I would not like to find myself with all the tips damaged or faded
@ francesca1886, if you want to create a gradient effect on the lengths, the nuance that suits you is Préférence Lo Sfumato N ° 103. Furthermore, if you want to keep the color bright over time, you can use haircare products designed for colored hair, such as the Elvive Color Vive line.
nerula: I have dark brown hair and olive skin, but with the arrival of summer I become very black! I'm having a wedding at the end of August and I would like to have a perfect hairstyle, only that:
1- I have curly and frizzy hair
2- the other day I cut them behind and I have, at the moment, a mushroom effect. If I had to color (preferably lighten) and not yet have them so dry / frizzy, what would you recommend? I would be tempted to make them at home with the "help from a friend of mine but I'm afraid that the final effect does not meet my expectations.
@nerula, it's not clear if you want to create a partial effect like gradient, or if you want to lighten your color evenly. If you want to create lighter shades on the lengths, the right shade for you is Préférence Lo Sfumato N ° 103; if you want to evenly lighten your natural color you could opt for the Casting Crème Gloss 400 brown or 500 light brown coloring.
As some of the questions were very specific, we give you a brief description of the range.
L'Oréal Paris offers three products to lighten hair with luminous and natural effects: Préférence Colpi di Sole, Préférence Lo Sfumato and Casting Sunkiss.
Colpi di Sole, available in 3 shades, is the launch of the year by Préférence! This is a kit that allows you to create the highlight effect at home. Thanks to the Expert brush contained in each package, application is as easy as combing your hair!
For more information visit the site and be inspired by the secrets of the experts.
Instead, if you have any doubts about the application, watch the tutorial.
Préférence Lo Sfumato, known by others as shatush or ombré, allows you to recreate luminous shades on the lengths and ends of your hair. Application is very easy thanks to the Expert brush included in the kit and the result is truly sensual! Préférence Lo Sfumato is available in 5 different shades suitable for all: colored and uncolored hair, short and long!
For more information visit the site and be inspired by the secrets of the experts.
Instead, if you have any doubts about the application, watch the tutorial.
Sunkiss is a lightening gel that is activated with the heat of the hairdryer or the sun. What does he do? Lightens the hair! Just like the sun does during the summer. In addition, the effect is gradual. It is applied to non-colored hair, as many times as you want, waiting at least 3-4 days between one application and another. The more you use it, the lighter your hair gets. Play with your true #sunist look!
For more information, visit the website or watch the tutorial with all the secrets for applying Sunkiss.
