I always feel like I need to match my hair to the current trends of each season, but I never really stray from my "norm" and tend to be a bit cautious. I like to think that I am more adventurous than I actually am. I usually scroll through Pinterest and save a million pins of the same look. This time was a little different! I got a wild hair and decided to do something a little more "trendy" and looked up what some of the hair trends were for Fall/Winter 2018. One that stood out to me was a "Mushroom Brunette." This trend gets its name because the cool toned brunette and ashy blonde shades look just like a mushroom. It was beautiful!
I have never had a cool toned/ashy hair color before. I usually lean towards warmer tones-- reds, golden/honey highlights and chocolate browns. I had decided I was going to do it! I reached out to my stylist (shout out to Markiesha at Fringe salon in Baltimore!) and set up an appointment. When I got there we discussed what I was looking for when it came to this trend. I was leaning more towards the beige highlight/balayage spectrum instead of the more grey/silver tones we were seeing in some inspiration photos. I wanted to do this because the toner would eventually fade and I wanted to be left with a look that I would still love. Markiesha teased my entire head of hair and hand painted the bleach-- I'm telling ya'll she is good! I processed for a while since I had to reach the brightest blonde possible. She mixed up a toner to get the perfect "mushroom" color for my newly blonded hair. After we rinsed and washed the toner she cut and styled my hair. I wanted to keep some length, but had some specific requests-- one being that it looked good in a ponytail. Weird? Maybe. Necessary? For me-- yes! I don't wash my hair every day. Who am I kidding-- I don't wash my hair more than probably once or twice a week! So, when I don't wash my hair I have a method... Day one: curled. Day two: curled with some dry shampoo. Day three: curled with lots of dry shampoo. Day four/five: ponytail with a teased root to disguise anything I don't want shining through! I have a favorite wand, flat iron and curling iron that I can share in another post. She did an overall blunt cut and added in some texture and longer layers to add some volume.
I am so pleased with the final product! I feel like I gained a little sass with my freshly beige/blonde locks!
When I was checking out Markiesha suggested a colorwash shampoo to help maintain the color in between visits and to help keep my naturally warm/brassy color in check. I bought the Gem Lites Flawless Diamond Colorwash and have been obsessed. It is a colored shampoo and comes out of the bottle almost navy blue! I was nervous at first, but can confidently say that it is one of my new favorite products. The toner has faded and my hair has maintained a soft, beige blonde and I love it!
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Any hair trends that you have tried and loved? Any that you have tried and hated? Let me know below in the comments! I want to get a little more wild in the future. I have wanted pastel pink or lavender hair for a while. Who knows... maybe next time!
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