So, you want to be a Hair Unicorn - Yay!!

You’ve looked in the mirror for the one millionth time getting ready for work and decided that natural hair is so 2018.

You've scanned Pinterest and found '103 Unicorn Hair Inspiration images' Maybe you've also found Lime Crime's website to find out what a Unicorn Hair Colour is.

Now you feel the unstoppable urge to take that plunge into a unique fashion colour that's unique to You & You only - your own Unicorn Color YAS!!

Here are a few things to think about before transforming into 'Pastel Princess Mermaid' heaven.

5 Things You Need to Know About Mermaid Hair

So it’s finally Do-Day!

You’ve brought snacks, a phone charger and that book you’ve been trying to force yourself to read since last Secret Santa.

Then you sit down and say goodbye to the old you, "new year, new me" you whisper to yourself and breathe...

We promise to try and make you the most comfortable you can be in a salon whilst wrapped in black plastic staring back at yourself with a whole roll of foil in your hair. If at any point you feel uncomfortable and even inquisitive please let one of your hairdressers know. And, ask as many questions as you would like.

Now the process is going to be different for everyone but usually this is what it involved  

1. Lightening the hair to a light blonde (or as light as it can get without causing any damage), this may need to include an in salon conditioning treatment depending on your current hair quality. An even result is what we are wanting to achieve so that we have a blank canvas to get creative on. This can be achieved with a combination of different techniques such as Foils, Free-hand, Balayage or an all over application of 'lightener'.
2. The fun part comes next... watching your hair turn from brown to a lovely shade of chicken yellow is enough to scare anyone out of their decision to become a Neon Princess. Hold tight and enjoy re-living that 'one time' you and your best friend decided a home bleaching kit was a great idea. Just like then, if all else fails just laugh it off - you won't be unsightly for long - it's perfectly 'normal' to be yellow.

3. Depending on your desired outcome the yellow is a perfect base for a lot of bright colours especially on the warmer end of the colour wheel - think bright red, yellow, orange, pink, rose gold, peach even some purples love a yellow base.

   For cooler hair colours such as blue, green, turquoise, violet or grey/silver it is very important that we remove as much yellow from the hair as possible otherwise it will change the desired colour.

   Just think back to art class in high school if you mix blue and yellow you are going to get a greener result than intended.

   Greys and Silvers are another important one to cover, most grey and silver are made up of blues and greens and to achieve these we need a white canvas ideally.

   This can be achieved by toning the hair to remove as much yellow as possible. Toning can be achieved with a semi permanent colour or sometimes just a purple pigmented shampoo & conditioner depending on how light the hair gets in the pre-lightening process.

4. Once the hair is prepped toned and ready for MAGIC it needs to be dried off as to not dilute the colour at all.

   From here on there's nothing but creative flare and wizardry happening on your hair - well it least it may well look like that but its a very precise science of colour theory and geometry of placement that will get you the best and most bespoke colour you could hope for.