In the quest for perfect hair color, getting the shade you want is only half the battle. The rest is all about maintenance?using color-safe products, shampooing as infrequently as possible, rinsing with lukewarm water, touch-ups that you?re supposed to get every six weeks but can stretch to the eight-week mark.? It?s the little things. No, but really it is. I know this better than anyone. (Well, maybe not better than people who actually color hair for a living.) I?ve dabbled in a wide array of hair colors, from an ill-advised red to black to (disastrously, in the end) platinum blonde ...
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