12 Ways To Switch Up Your Hair For Summer
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The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and I know that you’re probably itching to do something new and fresh to your hair to reflect these feelings. Stumped on what exactly to do to your locks? Well, look no further, as we have compiled a list of 12 fresh ideas to give your hair the boost it craves along with the necessary products to make it happen.
16 Piece Hair Dye Coloring Kit
First things first, if you are looking to change the color of your hair, you need the proper tools to take your hair from drab to dazzling. This 16-piece hair coloring kit includes everything you’ll ever need to color your hair. This kit comes with a storage bag, hair dye shawl, rubber gloves, silicone earmuffs, hair dye brush, hair dye comb, whisk, hair clips, and bath cap.
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Clairol Nice’n Easy Balayage Kit For Brunettes
Go a little lighter, we know you want to. With this balayage kit from Clairol, get natural-looking highlights in exactly the right places, or get a soft maple/honey color for those with darker hair tones. You’ll get 100% grey coverage and color that lasts up to 8 weeks.
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Sun Bum Lighten and Tone Kit
Lighten your hair by adding those sun-kissed highlights that usually take all summer to achieve with this lighten and tone kit from Sun Bum. For an all-over lighten and brighten, spray throughout dry or damp hair before sun exposure. For highlights, spray onto select strands. It can be used on dark hair too!
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Wella Blondor Multi Blonde Powder Lightener
In order to get fun, bright colors this summer or just to lighten your hair in general, this powder lightener from Wella is a godsend. Mix with a 30 or 40 volume developer to get the level of lightness you wish to achieve.
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Cooboard Balayage Board with Teeth
Get your own personalized balayage or highlighting results by using this balayage board. It ensures that where you place your lightener will be precise, resulting in a flawless balayage or highlighting application. This highlight board for hair color is very easy to clean and designed with teeth to hold the hair in place and allows you to get closer to the root and saturate sections faster. The board’s underside serves as a balayage board. Don’t skimp out on this, for it is essential to getting your hair to its desired look.
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oVertone Haircare Ginger Coloring Conditioner
Once you’ve achieved a level of at least 7 (dark blonde) or higher, you can apply this gorgeous trendy ginger color by oVertone. Just apply color to clean, dry hair, let sit for 10-15 minutes, and rinse. But if this warm-toned orange-gold hue is not the color for you, you can choose from Vibrant Teal, Espresso Brown, Original Rose Gold, Rich Black, and Vibrant Purple Coloring Conditioners. Dark hair options include Rose Gold, Purple, and Blue.
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Arctic Fox Semi-Permanent Hair Color Dye in Poison
Vegan and Cruelty-Free, this semi-permanent hair dye by Arctic Fox is sure to turn some heads with this unapologetically fiery red. Because Poison has a slight orange undertone, it will not fade to pink, instead fading into a lighter version of itself. Poison will give a dark, subtle tint to darker tones of hair but will turn out most vibrantly on hair that is pre-lightened to around a level 8.
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Keracolor Clenditioner Hair Dye in Emerald
Another vibrant, gorgeous color in Emerald, color while you cleanse. Keracolor Color + Clenditioner is a non-lather conditioning cleanser designed to instantly infuse color into hair with every wash. The lighter the hair the more vibrant the results will be. On dark blonde to light brown hair, multiple washes may be needed.
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Olaplex Hair Perfector No 3 Repairing Treatment
No matter what hair-dying processes you subjugate your hair to, treatment products are essential in nourishing and treating any damage you may encounter on your hair-lightening journey. Olaplex is the best out there when it comes to repairing and strengthening your hair to its previous health, or even improving it. The number 3 hair perfector restores broken bonds caused by dying with this at-home hair repairing treatment.
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ICYANG Women Feather Hair Clips
Not into a permanent change to your hair? Fear not, as we have included hair accessories that give you the embodiment of summer by a simple clip-in! This set of 3 handmade boho feather hair clips gives you that wisp of whimsy that you can put on – and take off — every day. Comes in brown, black and khaki.
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6 Pieces Floral Elastic Hair Scarf Headband
This 6-pack of floral elastic hair scarves come in various styles and colors that are easy to match your daily outfits. Not only are they charming and feminine, but they are also soft to the touch and light to wear, with nice breathability.
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Catery Boho Headbands
This 4-pack of boho headbands are perfect to wear with your hair up or down in various vintage designs and colors. Made of high-tech spandex and elastic, these soft, breathable headbands will never slip off your head, no matter what activity you do.
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Changing up your hair can be a fun thing to do. Whether you want to highlight, lighten, or just mix it up with a new accessories adding some fun to your hair this summer may just your next move. We hope our list of summer hair trends inspire you to shake things up this summer.