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This just in: Ladies be colorin’ their hair, all kinds of ways, all the time. Between highlights, dyes, single process, and double process, there are so many very options out there for getting your hair just the way you want it?but you still don’t always know what you’re getting yourself into, whether it be at the salon or at home.
Like, um, should you wash your hair before you dye it" Should you … warn your friends and family that your appearance is about to change dramatically" (For the record, the answer to both is no.) Here, ten things no one will ever tell you about coloring your hair, even though you should definitely know them.
1. Multidimensional color can trick the eye into thinking there’s more volume.
If you look closely at photos of most celebrities, their hair isn’t just one shade: Universal hair-crushes like Miranda Kerr and Julianne Hough have multi-tonal dye jobs, which highlight their faces and give the illusion of more movement and body in the hair.
2. If you’re getting a keratin treatment, it’s best to get it when you color your hair.

Whether it’s directly after or within a couple of days, a keratin treatment should be done right around the time that you color your strands to seal in the color.
3. Shampoo isn’t the only thing you need to buy to protect your color.

Yes, you should be using color-treated shampoo and conditioner formulated specifically for your hair col...