davines.
i recently took the plunge and traded my ashy blonde (aka boring) locks for a foxy copper... and it's really fun! it's been a couple of weeks, and it's already faded a ton—it was a lot like no. 3, above, at first (now, it's probably more like no. 2).
i'm looking for some good products to help maintain the red. do you have any recommendations? i've been intrigued by davines for a while. i choose hair products like i choose wine—by the label—and love the look of the 'for wizards' line, but haven't tried any of the products yet. this alchemic shampoo in copper is looking pretty tempting.
i'd love to know what anyone thinks or recommends.
(you can find alllll of my hair favorites here, plus the photos seen above.)
ahhhhhh yay for bring a Ginger!!!!
ReplyDeleteI use their love products and I absolutely LOVE them!! It seems divine!
ReplyDeleteI used their Alchemic Shampoo Golden when I was a golden blonde, and then I starting using their Alchemic Shampoo Silver when I went platinum. I was told to only use it once a week (otherwise the purple tint of the Silver would actually turn my hair purple- not sure about the copper shampoo) and that it keeps chemicals in the water from depositing on your hair and discoloring it. It smells great and works really well as far as I can tell.
ReplyDeleteI love Davines products! I'm using their Alchemic Shampoo Golden right now
ReplyDeletered is such a pain to keep from fading, whatever you choose something that has a color deposit is best.
ReplyDeleteI was a dyed redhead for almost two years and loved, loved, loved it, but the upkeep was killer on my pocketbook. I used a ton of fry shampoo just trying to actually wash it less, but when I did wash it I always used Ojon Color Sustain. http://www.ojon.com/product/4724/15443/Shop-by-Product/Shop-by-Product-Type/Shampoo/color-sustain-Color-Revealing-Shampoo/index.tmpl
ReplyDeletedry shampoo and don't wash it a ton. red always fades fast because the pigment molecules are larger than other colors. they don't adhere to the shaft very well. i love red even though it's up keep is pretty close to blonde ;)
ReplyDeleteI was a redhead for ages, actually, until just last week when I went chocolate:
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And yes, red fades FAST. But the good news is that the more you do red, the better your hair holds on to it. So each dye job will last slightly longer than the last, until eventually your hair just says, ooooohhh, you want me RED? I suppose that's not the actual scientific explanation for it, but that was definitely my experience. But the other good news is that Aveda makes these great color depositing conditioners:
http://reviews.aveda.com/3812/16785/aveda-madder-root-color-conditioner-reviews/reviews.htm
Totally works, though this one does pull a little bit too true red if you're coppery (read: slightly pinky). Even better news? If you have an Aveda salon near you, I found that they will custom blend a color depositing conditioner for you. I even would ask them to put a little extra color in there, and it was seriously magical.
Sorry for the extra long comment, just got excited cause I used to have this exact same issue. Hope you can find a custom Aveda mix!
http://nomadic-d.blogspot.com
i can second the Aveda Madder root conditioner for keeping red from fading. i spent most of this year as a fiery redhead and it totally works!
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