The reason why I really want silver hair, because it's
something new and, you know, we're only
young once, right?
But I'm definitely lowkey, pretty
nervous, but hopeful and excited.
Hi, I'm Stacey.
Today, I'm getting icy silver hair.
But before you see my transformation, please subscribe
below.
My hair journey goes way back.
I've always wanted to experiment different colors.
Only the tips, though.
Pink, lavender, aqua,
which was accidental, but I liked it.
Later on I decided to go
and get it professionally done.
Probably nine hours sitting
in that chair.
I realize the pain was too much to tolerate
and it was like very excruciating pain from what I
remember.
And I thought to myself, maybe this
is like a no pain, no gain kind of situation.
I didn't speak up, though, which I should.
The following day, my scabs were falling
off.
My whole head was like a sapphire blue.
It wasn't what I expected at all.
So I was so traumatized then.
Now I decided to give it a try again.
I'm really excited.
Hi, I'm James.
Hi.
Today we're going to do silver hair on you.
I'm James Dearmiju.
I own Miju salon and level one studio here in Los Angeles,
California.
So I'm best known for pastel
colors, silver hair and also keeping the hair
and scalp at a healthy level.
I've been doing this for over ten years, so I gained a lot
knowledge in that time.
Okay, so we're going to divide the
sessions into two days just so we can keep your hair as
healthy as possible.
So let's get started.
I like that this time around it's going to be split
up in two sessions.
I believe, putting
all that pressure to my hair in one day or sitting
to be a bit too much, especially if my
scalp was hurting last time.
So I feel a lot better.
I followed this stylist for some time and I trust him.
So that kind of helped me conquer my fear.
Maybe to the normal person, it looks like a just a simple
bleach retouch, but actually it is a color correction where
there's multiple zones that you have to lift and
follow and they all get light and get damaged a different
time frame.
So we
break it up into increments.
We start at the ends, get as
light as possible, and then the middle part and then the
top.
And then today's session, we pick out anything that's
slightly blonde and try to lift it safely so we could get
a silver result.
It takes time and you need a good eye for it.
And definitely a lot of patience.
We check every ten to twenty minutes to make sure
everything is going smoothly and then we go to the next
step.
Next step would be the mids.
We lift the mids and make sure that it doesn't get
lighter than the ends because then that will be too
damaging.
So once it gets to the right part, we go
to the next step.
It's so heavy, like my neck, it feels like
after doing like a hundred sit ups or something, which is
like pretty sore.
Next step is on scalp.
On scalp, we mix something very, very gentle.
20 volume with oro therapy Fanola.
That one's a fragrance free bleach and it's more
nourishing.
So it's not itchy on the scalp.
So that's why I choose it.
It's also a bit thicker.
So it's not going to drip and
damage the rest of the hair.
For at home care, I recommend my clients to use Fanola
Fiber Fix Bond Connector, that one is a great mask
and it really repairs everything.
Once we get that out of the way, it's time for toning.
We tone with an ash silver color, but it doesn't pick up
the same as if the hair is all light, is going to be a
silver blonde instead of a silver ash color.
To me, hair is an accessory because
you can always change it up.
You can cut it up in different styles, you can do
different colors.
And, you know, if it goes wrong
or if it's not how you want it to be, you can always change
it and it grows.
We're done for the first session.
I'm excited for our next session
in a week.
Hey, nice to see you again.
Hi.
So for the second session, we are going to look at the
hair, make sure we
see which one's light, which one's dark, and which one is a
little fragile.
The fragile part, we avoid it or we put a
treatment on it.
On the dark parts we're going to put a
weak lightener to get it blonde.
And the parts that are in between, we're going to paint it
a little bit so it gets a little bit light, but not too
much.
After it all gets light evenly, we're going to rinse
it and we're going to apply the toner.
The toner is the same as last time,
but it's going to pick up differently
just because the hair canvas is completely different this
time.
And then we have our icy silver hair.
Ready to see your new hair?
Yes.
Okay, open.
Oh my god!
What do you think?
Oh my god I'm blown away.
Oh my god.
You're so icy.
Yeah.
You made me an icy queen.
Nice.
Oh, I didn't think this would ever be possible.
Overall, I feel super excited,
super happy and just
really impressed because this is an experience that I've
never had before.
I did not feel any pain.
So I really like the results on Stacy's hair, especially on
her skin tone.
I think she looks like a completely
different person.
It looks really good on her.
It's really shiny. I love the waves.
I love the color, and I hope she likes it, too.
Is it important to see a professional for this?
Absolutely.
Especially if the beach is going to go on your skin.
I am so relieved that I was
able to get it done right.
And
it kind of changed my whole perspective of, you know,
letting go of your fear and doing your research too.
And it's worth it just to get the results that you want.
And it's just not the look that comes out, but it's also
like how your hair and your head feels.
Like my hair looks good, but my head feels good as well.
You ready to see my hair?
Yeah.
Turn around.
You like it?
Wow, beautiful.
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