New year, new hair.
Surprise! We’ve been planning this for a few months now and it’s finally done! The perfect grey for The Grey. #NoPunIntended
Now if you know me enough, you’ll know that I have been cutting, coloring and just plain doing my own hair since I was 14. Taking trust issues to a bigger scale? I say nay. I know you’ll agree with me if I said almost 80% of hairstylist out there will never get your dream hair right. But what if I can tell you that it is possible – your dream hair. What if I told you that there’s one girl who’ll paint your hair to perfection?
As seen on Refinery 29: Wearing [ Club Monaco Button down, Forever21 high waisted skinny jeans, Steve Madden shoes], Photographed by Denisse Benitez.
As seen on Refinery 29 wearing [ Camel Culottes from H&M, White Oversized Coat by H&M, shoes by Sigerson Morrison], photographed by Denisse Benitez
Lucille Javier, a hair colorist at Sally Hershberger Downtown of New York City will change your mind. Specializing in hand painted dyeing, she assures that each ‘paint job’ is never the same as another. Matching your own, she keeps each masterpiece unique. Being in the industry for almost 10 years she has assisted in working with celebrities, models and influencers like Lady Gaga, M.I.A, and Sky Ferriera. There is no such thing as yellow , purple or orange streaks in her perfect platinum. “It comes with a lot of trial and errors next to extra TLC to perfect a true blonde Asian.”
As seen on Yahoo Styles and Nylon for Lord and Taylor, photographed by Alexandria Arnold.
In my 14 years of never seeing a specialist, I always thought my locks were in good shape. Truth be told, they weren’t. Baby Lala’s secret recipe to your dream shade of perfection is healthy locks.
A lot of you have been obsessing over my new hair just like I’ve been! With so many questions from everyone, I just had to sit with Lala and get you all the 101!
How long does the whole process take? Depending on the quality of one’s hair, it can range between 3-7 hours. Jeanne’s took about 7 hours.
How do you choose your colorist? It’s important to know that the colorist has had extensive training specifying in platinum asians. References also do help.
Who can go platinum? Blonde can be achieved on anyone with enough time and a lot of TLC. With over porous and damagad hair it’s best to lost the color in increments. Depending on the damage, it can take up to 4 sessions.
All that TLC & Upkeep afterwards:
How often should you wash your blonde hair? Hair, like skin varies and like skin need tons of attention. Since your scalp will be dryer than normal, so many clients reduce washing to a 1-2 times per week. This also helps keep the color intact.
What types of products should you use and how should you care for your platinum hair? As the process is already invasive, your aftercare should be very attentive, nurturing and thorough. Look after your hair like you look after your skin with daily care and moisturize.
A few steps for easy care:
1. Retrain yourself to apply shampoo and conditioner gently as the hair is extremely fragile when wet. When towel drying, there is no need for rubbing, simply pat.
2. Spray a leave in conditioner and comb through wet hair using a wide tooth comb.
3. Apply a hair oil like Shu Uemera Essense Absolue ( highly recommended) to the ends of your locks and air dry if possible. An at home hair mask is recommended once a week.
Maintenance of the tone/color requires root touch ups every 5 weeks. Waiting too long causes the process to take twice as long , additionally damaging the hair.
If there is one resolution I have on my list this year ( besides remembering to water my plants), it’s remembering to give extra care to my new Grey.
I’ve always felt like I was missing a piece of myself. Funny enough that I found more of myself through a change in hair color.
You can’t go wrong when in the hands of Lala. Check her out & call her up for a consultation!
Thank you so much for my dream hair! A hair color that finally matches my tea drinking/hgtv watching/pudding eating grandma personality! Or just the perfect shade to match my name.
Hair Created and Painted by Lucille Javier | Instagram