Very Light Ash Blonde Hair Color Experience

Ever since I started coloring my hair back in college junior year, I just can't get enough of coloring my hair. Don't get me wrong. I'm not, at all, addicted to it. I only color my hair twice to three times a year, max. It's just that many people have told me I look better with lighter hair so whenever my roots start to be unforgiving, I try my best to color my hair with at least a light brown shade.

Late last year, however, I had this desire to color my hair red. Of course, before going through that, I did my research and most succesfful people who've tried to DIY coloring their hair red started with light colored hair. I personally already had light brown hair from coloring my hair with Liese Prettia Milk Tea Brown in the earlier part of the year but my roots have grown so much, I just had to retouch on them.

Palty Hair Dye Giveaway!

Hi everyone! For old subscribers/ followers, you might have heard of this at least once or twice from my uploads/posts and you may have been waiting for this for quite a while now. Fret no more, my giveaway is now up and running! For new subscribers/ followers, welcome! Feel free to join the giveaway for a chance to win a Palty Foam Hair Dye in Milk Tea Brown.

For those who are curious about the product, I've posted a review on a similar product (but different shade) in this blog and you can check it out over here. I chose a different shade for the giveaway, particularly Milk Tea Brown, because that's my current hair color as of the moment (only it was colored with a different brand- Prettia). ^^

This giveaway is open internationally so everyone is elligible to join. You will be winning the Palty Foam Hair Dye (Milk Tea Brown) and the Palty Tsubaki Camellia Hair Oil Treatment. Along with these, there are also freebies (cape/ cap) that you can use when you color your hair.

This will be running through rafflecopter so you will have to enter through the rafflecopter below. Note that you DON'T have to do all the entries. The only thing I would require of you is to either subscribe to my youtube channel or follow my blog. If you do at least one of these, then you're good to go. You can, however, do all the tasks to earn more entries and increase your chances of winning. NO GIVEAWAY ACCOUNTS.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I will be contacting the winner and announce the winners through my social media (facebook, twitter, instagram), a blog post and through youtube. The chosen winner must respond within 3 days or I will choose another one.

I would also love to hear from you. This is of course, not required. But let me know what you like in my blog/channel and what content you would like to be featured more in them (my social media included) by commenting down below. Thank you! ♥

Liese Prettia Bubble Hair Dye (Milk Tea Brown): Review

About 2-3 times in a year, I dye my hair. I usually go for lighter shades as I find that lighter hair color makes me look younger and more approachable. My friends tell me darker hair makes me look 'too serious'.

It all started about six years ago when I first tried out the Loreal Casting Creme Gloss. Ever since then, I colored my hair with different brands of hair dyes ranging from American to Asian brands. My latest pick is a Japanese hair dye from a brand called Liese Prettia or sometimes referred to as Kao Prettia. I got it during my trip to Japan last December and I only got to use it last month (May). I bought it from Donki in Akihabara.

There were several reasons as to why I chose this particular hair dye. Number one, I heard so many good reviews regarding this product. I was curious to find out if it will also yield to good results if I use it on my own hair so I decided to grab one. Number two, it was so much cheaper in Japan. Prettia hair dye is not available here in the Philippines so you have to order online to be able to try one. But seeing as I was already strolling around the source country, I made it a point to buy one for myself. It was only roughly PHP350, when converted. (Honestly, I forgot the exact amount in Yen so I can only write whatever's left in my memory.) There were so many colors to choose from but I got the ever-so-popular Milk Tea Brown shade because I knew in my heart that this is the lightest shade of brown they have and having tried Medium Ash Blonde from Syoss (and liking the light shade), I figured I should at least get the lightest shade of brown just as preparation for when I need to re-color for my roots.

 

 Photo instructions. No Japanese language knowledge needed. :)

 Hair color chart

 Prettia Shade Brightness Comparison Chart

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Because I didn't want to ruin my hair from too much chemical coloring, I waited six months before re-coloring my hair. And just as planned, six months after, I colored my hair-- BY MYSELF! I've always had my mom help me with coloring my hair since I knew her obsessive compulsive qualities will prove useful for me to acquire even hair color. I had her help even when I got the Palty Foam Hair Dye, which is supposedly a very easy product to work with alone. But this time, I decided to wash away my cowardliness and take the task of hair coloring by my own hands. Of course, since I deemed the situation to be very notable, I recorded it in a video and made a hair color DIY video (Watch out, Youtube!) to encourage other people that they can also easily do the same. For those who are curious, here's the video I'm talking about:

 

Now I know not everyone wants to watch a 5 minute video so just to give you an idea, below is a photo of my hair prior to coloring. I had about 2 inches of dark brown roots. I was honestly worried that the Milk Tea Brown shade wouldn't be light enough to bridge the difference with my dark brown roots and my medium ash blonde-colored ends. While applying, I noticed a very strong chemical scent. I can stand the scent, just because I'm not very particular with that. I can't say the same for everyone though, as we all have different preferences.

 

 Mega roots!

 Medium Ash Blonde- my previous hair color

 After dyeing my medium to long fine hair, I still had some product left!

 After Photo #1: It's a little bit lighter than my previous color in person.

  After Photo #2: It looks almost the same as my previous hair color in photos.

No more roots

Under artificial indoor lights

Thankfully, I was not disappointed as the color was as vibrant as I hoped it would be. I left the product on my hair for 30 minutes and rinsed it off with tap water. The color is even, I hardly noticed my previous roots. I takes detective eyes to see them! It was just simply amazing!

 After color conditioner

After all the fuss, I used the after color conditioner to... well, condition my hair. But unlike Palty that left my hair soft, silky and manageable, Prettia left a little bit of damage on my hair. My ends particularly looked drier than before. But I plan to take better care of my hair with everyday conditioning and weekly mask treatments. Also, since I noticed that split ends are starting to form, I'm having my ends trimmed the next time I go to a salon.

So for one of the most asked questions regarding Japanese bubble hair dyes, "Which is better, Prettia or Palty?". Personally, I like both for different reasons. I feel that Prettia lifts my color better but Palty takes better care of my hair. So depending on your current hair condition and how well your hair takes color would be the basis for your choice between the two. I highly recommend both, as I didn't have any bad experience with any of the two.

Lastly, for the big reveal, I will be having a hair dye givaway but I still have to film and edit the video to be uploaded in youtube. I hope the weather cooperates tomorrow so I'd have enough light to film my intro clip. Okay, I have to stop rambling for fear that this post might transform itself into a novel. That would be all for now! Bye!