How to dye your hair at home

1. Find the right colour for you

There are some good online quizzes to take...
-Garnier Hair Colour Quiz
- Olia Colour Quiz

2. Choose a good quality dye with nourishing conditioner

eg. Garnier Olia, L'oreal Casting Creme Gloss, Garnier Nutrisse or Clairol Nice and Easy

3. Test it.

Many are tempted to miss out this step but you must test the dye first because allergic reactions to dye can be VERY nasty.

4.Set up with an old towel around your shoulders and old clothes in case of any spillages and some clips and a comb if you want to do your hair in sections.

5. Mix the colour and the developer together, don't accidentally add the conditioner to the colour (a common mistake)

6. Put on plastic gloves which should be provided in the kit. Especially if bleach is involved!

7. Start applying the dye from root to tip and be careful to ensure all layers and all parts of the hair are covered in dye

8. If you want to do highlights, I would recommend a highlighting cap. Place it on your head securely and pull through sections of hair and just highlight the hair poking through the cap. Or you can carefully highlight only the bits you want and then wrap these strands in aluminium foil while they develop.

9. Leave the dye on for the allocated time but check after a while and if it;s still not the colour you want you can leave it on longer, but not for too long!

10. Rinse your hair thoroughly in the shower, leave your gloves on and if you have used a cap leave the cap on for this. Then add the conditioner provided but don't use shampoo the first time you rinse your hair after dying.

11. If you are not happy with your result, do not do it again immediately. Wait at least a week to give your hair a chance to recover a bit and by then you might even like it. If you do it again immediately it is likely to go wrong and this is when you can be left with bright orange stripes or similar.