New Hair Color & My Hair Color Regimen

On My Face:

Latina Bella Liquid Foundation No10

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer  NW35

Maybelline Fit Me Powder No 350

Wet n Wild Bronzer "Goddess"

Jordana Loose Eyeshadow "Brownie"

Taupe e/s from Wet n Wild "Vanity" palette

Red Cherry Lashes #68

L'oreal Infallible eyeliner "Black"

L'oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara

Wet n Wild Color Icon lipstick "Mauve About It"

Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss "Pink Pop"

I'm always dyeing my hair sporadically. My hair color usually reflects the mood I'm in for that moment. I decided to go dark for Fall/Winter and I chose a dark chocolate brown, which is the color I had for last Winter. In a couple of months, I'll re-dye it and mix with a different color to add more tones and depth. I do all my hair dyeing myself since I usually stay in the brunette family and I don't do anything too complicated. I also do my own highlights, including the ones I had before my current hair color. I don't trust salons after I was left with orange hair this one time.

When I dye my hair, I don't buy the box dyes. I buy the color and developer separately. It comes out cheaper and I also like it because I can mix shades to create my own custom color and I can control the developer level as well. The dyes are the same formula as box dyes, you just have more color choices and you can choose to mix them with a higher level developer. However, I don't recommend doing this unless you have some hair coloring knowledge or speaking with someone that's a hair color expert.

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That was the same brand of dye and developer I used for my current color. Except that I used three bottles because I have a lot of hair and it's long as well. I used level 20 developer this time because I was going darker. This was my hair color before: 

And this is my hair color now: 

I also went to the salon afterwards and trimmed my hair and added layers, which is why it looks shorter in the front. I do several things to maintain my hair so that it could be healthy and not lose it's shine. I did a haircare regimen post a few months ago, you can go HERE to read it.