How To Achieve: Old Money Blonde
This season, blonde is back. Strawberry blonde, a sweet red blonde shade and apricot blonde a gorgeous copper golden hue, are currently trending - but there’s another blonde that’s got everyone talking.
So-called “Old Money” Blonde is the hot new shade. Think of Taylor Swift, or Margot Robbie; and there’s a real mix of tones and hues. Overall, it’s a warm, almost golden, sunkissed blonde. It can run more mousey blonde, almost a dark blonde.
So, how can you achieve this? Look no further than our simple tips.
First things first: Strand Test!
If you want to go ahead and try, make sure you follow the cardinal rule of home dying: always strand test first!
Henna dyes work differently on different people, and blondes are, unfortunately, tricky to get exactly right.
Typically, the longer you leave the colour for, the darker it will be - so when you strand test, keep a note of the time the dye is on for. When getting the optimal result on your strand, use the exact same time when you use the dye over your whole hair.
If it’s your first time box dying, and you aren’t exactly sure how to strand test, don’t worry; we have a really helpful blog with a video guide on strand testing, here.
So, How Do You Get Old Money Blonde?
Blondes are (unfortunately) a little tricky when using a henna based colour.
Henna dyes always run warm, so there’s no way to attain an ash blonde; however, Old Money Blonde works well with warm, golden hues running throughout.
Firstly, henna dyes won’t lighten hair - so if you have brunette hair, unfortunately we can’t offer any advice as to how to go blonde all over! If you have greys or lighter strands throughout, you can use the dyes to colour these for a subtle, highlighted effect.
There are a few dyes you can try to attain the Old Money Blonde shade; so we’ll do a quick run through of the best.
1: Logona Copper Blonde Cream
Logona’s Copper Blonde Cream is a great way to attain a subtle, old money blonde shade.
With henna dyes, the creams are always a lot lighter than the powders - so on light grey or white hair, you’ll likely only get a very soft hint of blonde, rather than a bright blonde.
The benefit of the creams is that they’re pre-mixed, with added moisturising ingredients of chamomile, rhubarb and coconut.
After leaving it on for the full 2 hours it’s a hydrating hair mask and dye all in one, leaving your hair feeling soft and shiny - exactly what you want!
2: It’s Pure Golden Blonde Powder and Amla
If you’d rather use a powder - to get a much stronger colour - your best option is to try the It’s Pure range, with added extras.
The It’s Pure Golden Blonde is on its own a warm, rich blonde; we recommend it if you’re hoping to achieve the Apricot Blonde trend.
With added turmeric and a high henna content, it’s got gorgeous rich sandy shades throughout. For old money blonde, the warmth is a little more subtle; so you’ll want to add some Amla to the dye to tone the henna down a little.
Added to a Henna mix, Amla helps tone the red down; diluting and lightening the colour overall.
When adding Amla to your dye, the key is to only add a small amount at a time - start with one tablespoon to 110g of powder (if you’re only using one of the bags - 55g - then use a half tablespoon!)
Strand test the mix before using it all over, and if it’s still too red, add a little more Amla - there’s no harm to adding more than a tablespoon to your mix; it just means the colour overall is a little weaker and less red.
3: It’s Pure Natural Brown Powder and Cassia
For a more mousey shade, try the Natural Brown dye - with added Cassia to the mix!
Natural Brown is a light to medium brown shade, but on very light white, grey or blonde shades, it can look almost like a dark blonde or dirty blonde colour. It’s a little darker, and less warm than the Golden Blonde throughout.
Old Money Blonde is a little lighter; so to get the right tone from your Natural Brown, you’ll need to add a few grams of Cassia to lighten the overall dye.
The same rule applies as with the Amla: only add a little bit at a time - a good rule of thumb is to start with one tablespoon to 110g of powder.
Cassia is known as colourless Henna and aids with volumising, thickening and shine of the hair; but it can also help with diluting a henna dye as well!
As a bonus, if you have a lot left over, you can use it as a helpful hair mask - and steeped overnight in lemon juice you can use it as a good hair mask to give a blonde tint when your colour has started to fade.
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