Coloring Outside the Curls
Having endured my own disastrous (understatement) home hair-coloring adventures, I thought it only right to consult the curly hair experts about the best ways for corkscrew girls to get the color they actually want.
While many curly girls might prefer to show up at the salon with their hair in a less-than-stellar state and wait for the colorist to work his or her magic, that’s actually one of the worst things a curly girl can do. “Wear your hair as you would on a daily basis,” Harbinger says. Gals, this means no ball caps, ponytails or extra styling products so the hair designer can get a clear idea of where the curls fall. “You’re presenting the canvas that we’re going to paint,” she explains.
A technique patented as Pintura was developed at the Devachan Salon and “captures the movement of the curls without the use of foil.” Harbinger describes foils as the worst option for highlighting curly hair as the color gets loose and looks like one big blotch on the head. The Pintura method allows the colorist to choose selective curls and paint them in their natural form to create rippling highlights.
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