Be a Brighter Blonde – Expert Tips to Care for Blonde Hair

If you want to make 2014 the year you take control of your tresses and make sure your crowning glory looks its finest all year long, we can help. We've called on the experts at Hession Hairdressing for a series of pieces on how to care for your hair. First up it's the blondes, but fear not brunettes and redheads, we'll have your tips in the coming days too!  _______________________________ Top Tips for Blondes For those of us gifted with golden locks or those who opt for faux blonde, it is common knowledge that this can be a hard hair colour to keep both natural and healthy looking. Here are the top tips for chic Marilyn Monroe glamour all year round: 1.     Good Shampoo and Conditioner The single most important aspect of treating blonde hair is to use a good Shampoo and Conditioner. The Kerastase Bain de Force Shampoo (€20.13) and the Kerastase Ciment Anti-Usure Conditioner (€23.06) are ideal to thoroughly cleanse and leave hair soft and supple. New range Kevin Murphy haircare has a super BLONDE.ANGEL. (€25) colour enhancing treatment for blonde hair and very effective colour enhancing shampoo BLONDE.ANGEL.WASH (€24). 2.     Root Touch-Up When having your colour touch up simply get the roots done. There is no need to bring blonde on to ends that are already bright enough, this will sometimes only damage the hair further. 3.     Brightening Shampoo After having your colour done you may want to brighten and tone your colour, Pro:Voke Touch of Silver has a Twice A Week Brightening Shampoo (€4.06) for blonde and platinum hair and it helps avoid pigment build-up to gently cleanse and safeguard your colour for fab looking hair for longer. 4.     The One Wonder Product To eliminate those brassy blondes L’Oreal has developed L’Oreal Shine Blonde which is a magic formula with a purple tone in the shampoo to eliminate any gold or ash in the hair. 5.     Our Fave Celeb Blonde Gwen Stefani is our choice as her hair is always in impeccable condition with a dazzling shine! She has chosen a hair colour that is very complimentary to her olive skin tone and doesn’t drain her out. 6.     Hottest Style for Blondes This Season Toners for blondes are really popular this season. This Autumn/Winter ash or warm rose blondes are the favourite. For a stylist finish look opt for lots of waves and soft curls.   Colour Tips by Sharon Delee, Senior Colour Specialist Hession Hairdressing 108 Upr Drumcondra Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Tel: 01 8376265 or 4 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 Tel: 01 8330110  www.hessionhairdressing.com