Practice Before You Paint, Master At-Home Highlights with These Tricks

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Master At-Home Highlights with These Tricks

Coloring hair at home can be inexpensive and time saving, but also tricky, so follow these tips to avoid disaster

September 7, 2011 | by Kristen Oldham Giordani | 7 COMMENTS

Practice Before You Paint

To master the art of highlighting your own hair, Cona recommends practicing with your highlighting tools the day before you highlight. "Replace the highlighting product with conditioner, and practice your application on dry hair. It is a great way to get comfortable with the tools, and placement of your highlights," she says.

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products mentioned

Revlon Frost & Glow Highlighting Kit

8.6

Aquaphor Healing Ointment

9.2

Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask

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Clairol Nice 'n Easy ColorSeal Conditioning Gloss

8.1

L'Oréal Paris ColorSpa Moisture Actif

8.4

Clairol Natural Instincts

7.9

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You can give yourself highlights or a color weave using foil, just like the salon. It's easy to get professional results, especially if you have a friend to help. There is a great photo tutorial on line at Poppy's Money Tree House

by Poppy Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 02:02PM Report as inappropriate

i want to try this but am a little nerveous.

by lharrell80 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 11:30AM Report as inappropriate

I think im going to try this out~

by gaej19 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 02:40PM Report as inappropriate

The cap definitely works best on thin, short/medium hair. I've used it on my long, thick hair, but my hair gets super tangled. Finger painting is probably the easiest. Yeah, you'll get a little dye on the rest of your hair, but not enough for it to be a big deal if you're just doing subtle highlights.

by LipglossandSpandex Monday, April 18, 2011 at 08:30PM Report as inappropriate

where's garnier??

by Bon_Bon Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 06:05PM Report as inappropriate

whatever happened to sun-in?

by LittleBunny Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 07:27PM Report as inappropriate

Nice article

by tung Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:22PM Report as inappropriate

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