Don’t like the idea of sitting in a salon for long hours or damaging your hair by bleaching? You’d be surprised at how light or bright hair colours can go even without intensive bleaching. This is thanks to the invention of “high lift dye”, which essentially tones and lightens your hair without using bleach.
A point to note is that a “high lift colour” is said to work better with virgin hair – aka hair that’s not been previously coloured or lightened. Also, results may vary, especially for those with stubborn, non-porous hair.
Without further ado, here are some gorgeous hair colours to show your stylist (once CB is over and salons start offering full gamut of hair services) that don’t involve bleaching (or at least, very minimally!):
A gorgeous balayage ‘do is timelessly flattering.
Add waves to give your tresses more dimension and shape.
Ashy colours are great on Asian skin tones.
This low-maintenance colour means regrowth is less noticeable, perfect for office ladies!
This slightly muted “galaxy hair” colour is so chic.
Reddish hair is one of the easiest no-bleach colours to try.
For something more subtle but still striking, opt to dye just the ends of your hair.
Purple is the colour of royalty, so why not bring some of that into your mane?
For when you’re feeling adventurous…
Play peek-a-boo with a striking colour!
Another way to wear purple? Lowlights on a black base like this help brighten up naturally dark hair.
For when you love blue hair but don’t want to make it toooo obvious!
Sometimes, just a tinge of blue is all your need to change up your look.
We love this sophisticated shade!
This warm shade is perfect for the office.
Keep your hair shiny with one of these affordable hair serums!
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This article was first published in Singapore Women’s Weekly.