HOW TO TONE YOUR HAIR AT HOME | DIY hair color to fix what a stylist did wrong

[@iwillstom]

Why is it I never realize I hate it until like a week later? When I’m there I think it looks okay but when I get home the doubt starts to creep in.. I’m still like ‘no, this is fine’ but day by day it gets worse and I’m like ‘I can’t freaking go back 2 weeks later to fix it.’ So I end up just waiting till my next appointment. Happens to me every time. I swear there is some strange voodoo with the lighting in hair salons.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

It’s definitely the toner! A lot of them will use it as a crutch, or because the hair isn’t lifting the way they thought it would..so once the toner rinses out, you’re left with their real work😨☠️😭

[@iwillstom]

@@ImMalloryBrooke Yes! I am just too timid to say anything because I don’t want to be “that client.” It’s terrible, I know. #introvertproblems I’m definitely saving this so I know what to do if it happens again. The last time I just bought toning shampoos and leave-ins that didn’t work at all.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

i totally feel you on the introvert probs girl! you are not alone!

[@BeingButterfly]

Using a 10 volume developer doesn't deposit more color into the hair shaft. It deposits less color into the hair shaft causing it to sit on the superficial outer layer of the hair cuticle. Using 20 volume developer will deposit more hair color deeper into the hair shaft. It will fill the hair shaft more. If you hair is porous this will cause your hair to soak up more hair color and appear darker but it will also fade faster too. For what it's worth, I think the short length looks gorgeous on you. You have a pretty face with a perfect nose and plump lips. The shorter cut frames your face showcasing it. (I prefer Wella t11 lightest beige blonde).

[@LoriAtHomeByTheCreek]

Exactly

[@d011p4rtz]

I started doing my own hair out of being poor and frankly got tired of paying someone who went to beauty school to RUIN my hair if you want something done right, *DO IT YOURSELF*

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

amen!!

[@zofiajaneczek184]

You go! I’ve been highlighting and cutting my own hair for over 6 years now. Things went off the rails 6 years ago in my life and hair anything became a luxury not necessity. I’ve messed up only 1 time in that many years and it wasn’t even that bad. I badly want to pay a professional, however the cost of having hair done is absolutely outrageous these days.

[@user-dj8gt6ik7c]

FRT

[@LawnBunny777]

I feel your pain. I got my hair cut the day before my graduation because this hair "stylist" had previously cut my hair and did a good job. I told her how important it was to me to have my hair look good for photos. She absolutely butchered it. Just random layers that didn't go together, it was impossible to style. Even with my graduation cap covering some of it, it couldn't hide the hack job. I went back a few days later to have the owner "fix it" and told her do anything that will help this but I don't want helmet hair. And that's what I got - helmet hair. It was so short. I cut my own hair now and it comes out way better than most of the hatchet jobs I've got at "beauty salons". That color looks gorgeous on you!

[@Truth.419]

I think I realized when my stylist was driving a Tesla and living in a luxury apartment at a shopping plaza that she was overcharging me. Now I pay her prices and like my hair just as much.

[@Peepjr]

You did a great job! I know you hate your short hair but you look beautiful! You’re so good styling your hair and you’ve got a gorgeous face that you can pull it off.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thanks girl!!

[@lizalice-uf5ct]

I live by that motto , “ If you want something done “ … love the toner choice … must try , Thanks for posting ……

[@stevieray7203]

I am to the point where I cut and used to color (just accepted the white) myself at home. I always ended up “correcting” the cut after and for $50+ it is just not worth it. Girl you got this and look adorable!

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thats right!!! we are spending too much money for things to not be done correctly. I'm doing a lot myself these days! thanks girl! ❤️

[@stevieray7203]

@@ImMalloryBrooke plus the “hit” to the old self esteem when you look in the mirror and wahwah 🫣😞😩

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

absolutely! its too much!!

[@wendy_lynn]

When I touch up my hair I’ll use 1/2 T14 and 1/2 T18 mixed together. Love the wella toners. Your colour turned out perfect 👍🏼.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thansk for sharing Wendy ❤️

[@AsiaOKK]

Mallory, this was the combo I used on myself during covid and I was the happiest I've ever been with the results!

[@chellion]

I can’t remember when I started doing my hair at home…I don’t remember the last time I went to a salon…I know it was before my kids were born and the oldest is almost 7! I’m not saying what I do to my hair is perfect, but it’s only me to blame if it isn’t and a lot less money out of my pocket! I also find that anytime I’ve had highlights or any kind of lightener at a salon, I throw really golden tones and never left happy. So gave up. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I love this Mal, it looks great. 😍 I use the wella toners a lot. The shimmer lights ones are pretty good too. I’ve tried redken shades but do feel a bit dry after using.

[@MidnightMuse102]

I don’t know of many salons & pros that use Sally’s products. I always do a consultation w clients. I want to build a relationship not just one & done. I find a lot of these issues come when people salon hop & don’t have a dedicated stylist. No stylist wants a reputation of sabotage most aren’t cheating … there’s alot of salon culture that needs to change which if you aren’t self employed you can be at the mercy of toxic bosses. All this to say not that I’m not empathetic to when clients aren’t happy … not at all. I just can’t help but cringe at the whole situation … as a hairstylist, I’ve been on both sides of the chair. It sucks 😢

[@me-pz5yi]

Your haircut is life 😍🤩! The color and the style are gorgeous.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thanks girlie!! 🤗

[@me-pz5yi]

You’re welcome Queen 👸❤️

[@msod1216]

Girl the same thing happened to me just yesterday. Asked for above my collarbone, showed pics and all, and she chopped my hair to my chin. LIKE WHY. I don’t get it. I’m going back next week to have someone correct some areas (like you did). You look stunning with your hair and although it’s not want you wanted, it beautiful on you! Thanks for your videos! I’m now going to be riding along with your unexpected hair journey too 🙃

[@Kimberly-hk6kp]

Thank you for this video! I had a hard time fixing the orange brassiness and T14 with 20 vol for 10 minutes did the trick. It was the ideal color after 2 washes. Thank you ❤❤

[@user-dj8gt6ik7c]

Just had a girl chop up my hair which resulted in six inches being cut off :( so sad. Trying to learn so I can avoid $230+ disasters.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

I’ve been in that boat before, I’m in that boat now! I hope this helps ♥️

[@AsiaOKK]

Skip purple shampoo! Redkin ice blond mask and briogio blue masks are both great for touch ups.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

I’ve never tried the brigerio products!!! Mask is added to my list!!! Thank you💙

[@breevillarruel8541]

This video came right on time for me❤ I am going to Sally’s this weekend. I learned how to trim my own hair. Love that for me. Next is learning how to bleach because I am done paying $200 for a partial highlight 😢 Also, why would you tip if you didn’t like it? I understand paying for the service provided but I wouldn’t leave anything extra if I wasn’t happy. The cut is super cute on you tho :)

[@nuevoprojecto-mujerajena1896]

Your haircut and color looked great in the beginning.

[@wallysustube]

I started doing it all. Especially after I paid 70$ for a haircut that was longer on one side. I went back and the gal couldn’t see it. Then my friend who is a hair stylist said it was crazy she couldn’t see it 😂

[@juliegaillard1209]

Love it, the Ashe tone is lovely

[@marywalquist210]

I’m a fan of self color with Wella products from Sally Beauty. I’ve noticed price creep of Wella crème over the last few years. It could be due to COVID and high demand. Also, Sally’s previously had a good frequent buyer program which they transitioned to a fairly useless one. Color (not toner) products are up to ~$7 each! They were previously ~$5 and they were often discounted- buy 2 get one free as I recall 😢

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

they were buy 2 get 1 free when I picked these up 🤣 I love a good rewards program, but never really purchased enough at sallys to really notice theirs. everything is def getting more expensive!

[@jadeb2852]

It's unfortunate how much prices have increased. It's also very unfortunate that hair stylists are not listening enough. I'm a hairstylist makeup artist since 200p, makeup pre Y2K. Is absolutely crazy how high everything has elevated product cost. And it really makes my job difficult to have to increase prices on my clients I don't like to do it I hate the confrontation of it I try to meet people in the middle as much as I can. Oh and just a little tip if you dilute the 20 you don't have to worry about it lifting your natural color as much and it will. Causing Brassy as soon as it fades.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thanks for the tip Jade! ❤️ pricing is tough, i know its tough on my end and on my clients. prices keep climbing but earning just stay the same *alright, alright, alright*

[@jadeb2852]

@@ImMalloryBrooke Girl I made A small Order last week Of essentials. It really has doubled. I was 625.00 whaaaa ?

[@imjustanasshlesometimes3488]

In high school through college I worked at a salon as the receptionist. The girls I was close to did awesome colors/cuts on me. One time, before graduation... like 2 days before, another stylist really fucked up my color. I spent hours there correcting it. The girls I was close to said there was no way that one "accidentally" got the results she did... my hair always lifted easily and I'd usually have easy lowlights sprinkled in (early aughts... think *chunky* highlight trend lol). Then a week before my graduation party, one "accidentally" trimmed my side bangs so I had to shalack them to my head with gel so they wouldn't stick up 😢🙄 Since then, I highlight and tone my own hair. Some taught me extremely well the ins and outs of basic color, lightening, and toning... and I have yet to fuck it up like it had been in those days. In January, I had 11-12 inches cut of my hair. It's a lot like yours, but extremely textured. I had lost a ton from postpartum hair loss and covid last year, and wanted a good chop (like 5 inches...not 12) to take out the extremely thin midlength. I want to curl it... but it looks ridiculous. I need a few more months of growth. So I've been using tiny clips to pull the sides back otherwise I feel like it looks too much of a "Karen" type haircut (sorry...but true lol). I understand that showing a picture of what you'd like isn't a guarantee of getting that cut... but it really *wasn't* a longshot of what I had asked for... ya know? I tried so hard to be OK with this and try really hard to style to my liking... but really hard when my shortest layer is 2 inches long 😬 doubt I'll walk into a salon for years now...

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

OH MY GOD TO ALL OF THIS GIRL😰 I am SO SORRY!!! It’s all freakin SABOTAGE. We are on the regrowth journey together. Im LUCKY to have found Alicia an hour away. She’s on a mission to fix cut as it grows out. If I woildnt have found her, I wouldve continued back to doing my own!!!

[@JustBeHappy48]

Love it❤

[@eme8237]

This turned out great!

[@pinkabuki]

I love toner, after it washes out I am sad and wish it would stay that way. I have grey in my hair and am always combating the orange tones. I get it done at a salon and find the hair at the back of my neck always stays the most orange for some reason. We put a blue toner on top to actually turn it greyish.

[@kellywatts6227]

Wow that's one awesome and inexpensive transformation, I can really see the difference🎉 so so nice Mallory ✌️😍🇦🇺 I don't have the same stores here in Australia but I might still give this mission a go. Thank you lovely 😊 it's a problem I have alot, as my natural colour is like a strawberry blonde which goes orange so easy after colour😊

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

Thank you! I’m so happy I did it!!! Let me know if you try toning your hair❤️

[@JC-gd5tv]

OMG. So I have not searched anything yet online and now I think KZbin is in my brain lol. These are not the types of videos I watch so it can't be the algorithm. But this just happened to me on Tuesday. Including the "roots"/breaking the base thing. Except mine is legit orange in some spots. I was going to call and ask her to fix it but after seeing your video I think I'll just do it myself. Thanks for the info!!! Lifesaver.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

Hahahahaha omg how crazy! I’m so happy it was a helpful video for your situation❤️

[@dcneumann]

Paying is okay but the tipping kills me when it goes wrong hahahah

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

OMG TRUTH😅

[@purplepeople9298]

I am doing my own now because the last person cut too much and now I color it myself cuz the prices are just toooo high

[@debwhite5281]

Looks great!

[@user-jk4er9gw6z]

I have same problem with orange crown. Crown remained brasy even when coloured in saloon. I started cutting and colouring myself during pandemic and never returned to saloon. And why should i If result iš the same - orange crown. Will try to fix as you did, thx.😊

[@nuevoprojecto-mujerajena1896]

Mostly, I always do my own hair even prior to covid.

[@rachelsmith302]

That is a beautiful color

[@MelissaReneeWho]

I cut and color my own hair at home.. have for years because every time I’ve gone to the salon I’ve left with not at all what i wanted.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

I hope more of the sassy salon gals in the comments read this and every other comment just like it! ❤️ If I were a stylist I would be taking this DIY trend seriously, and very consciously reflecting on it.

[@Itsmeyoualreadykno]

I just bleached out my whole head so I gotta tone really bad. Looks good 😊

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

good luck girl!

[@Itsmeyoualreadykno]

@@ImMalloryBrooke thanks Mallory! I just love your channel. You have the perfect balance of just a little bit of everything. I got my hair to a pale yellow color so far so good. Im just trying to decide if I want to tone or dye. My grays need some covering and toner won't cut it ☺️

[@jbhalley62]

Beautiful

[@babycakes8434]

What do you mean by "breaking your base"???

[@brittanynorman9106]

i started doing my hair myself after i realized i would pay $90+ for my hair to get done and they weren't doing any better than i could myself

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thats it! i can do it better, and for the price... even if i can get close to decent, its worth it 🤣

[@nikimarie5015]

Have you tried Wella shampoo , conditioner, and styling EIMI products? I just started using their fusion Plex line and EIMI styling products. I am blown away

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

I havent! Thank you for the recs, definitely going to try!

[@nikimarie5015]

@@ImMalloryBrooke the EIMI Root Shoot and Sugar Lift are my new obsession styling product wise

[@mari22]

Yes, it really sucks, when hair stylists ruin our hair, and we even pay for it 😅 Happened to me, too, girl 😢 But you are still so lucky, because of you look hot even in this shorter than it should be style 😘 And LOVE your makeup!! Could you please do tutorial for us?

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

Ugh it sucks SO bad lololol. You’re the best, making me feel better about it. I so miss being able to throw my hair in a bun😂

[@mari22]

@@ImMalloryBrooke I so feel you 😘

[@babycakes8434]

I look horrible after hairdresser visit last week😕🥺😬🤬

[@carbonwildflower]

It looks like they tried to foil the previously darker pieces and that’s why they turned orange? Or they didn’t use the right toner. 20 volume will lift and deposit so any orangey pieces lift it up to a yellow and deposit the tone.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

That was my suspicion and you NAILED it☠️

[@nuevoprojecto-mujerajena1896]

Wow!

[@lisaostrowski1516]

Looks good 🙂. I always thought 10 dev would lift and then deposit less than 20. I've been doing my own color for years now. Not that I think I'm pro level at all, but I'm happy with it and I wasn't always happy after paying a ton of money. So hard to find someone good. 😕

[@lauristonerockcalabrese7210]

You are correct 10 vol is more of a deposit only and 20 will lift your roots especially a double 20 like Mallory used. 20 vol will break your base color. 😊

[@VadaS5009]

My highlights had a green tint after I had it done!!! 😫

[@Haley-hz9gj]

Girl, my hair ain't even dyed and I'm still watching your content for the entertainment!! Haha

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

🤣 You're the best! hope its entertaining!

[@Haley-hz9gj]

@@ImMalloryBrooke ALWAYS!! adore your personality. You would be one of my folk for sure!

[@sarahm.descamps2637]

I seriously stared at the lamp for a good part of this video and tried to figure out why there was a potato emoji in your video 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

Hahhaaha it’s a Cupie Doll👶

[@Truth.419]

I had a girl charging my $130 for lowlights and wondering why they were washing out in 2 weeks. It was always a $7 toner. 😡

[@tanyaporter8455]

How does that happen tho ? You can see where the stylist is cutting it ? Don’t you just say “ no. Not that short ?”

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

The first cut was the nape of my neck. Obviously not the technique I’d have chosen but 🤷‍♀️

[@tanyaporter8455]

@@ImMalloryBrooke omg. So you couldn’t see. Ugh. Well I think it looks great even though it’s not what you wanted. I really like it !

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

thanks girl! no, i couldn't see, but we got the first cut on camera!🤣

[@melinaraguilarcruz177]

Doing it my own because of hair getting ruined Everytime and I'm a people pleaser so I don't say anything lol

[@kimberlyg78]

Oh my gosh. Yes! The lady I had been going to for years, and I trusted, burned my hair so bad trying to do blonde on my nearly black hair. Btw…I did not ask for blonde. I could see balls of my hair coming out as she tried to hide it from me. Ended up having to have 14 inches cut off. Then I was stupid and went back to her. I asked from face framing layers. She cut into my side over my ear. I had a mullet on the right side. Looking back, I feel like she did it on purpose, because she does a beautiful job on everyone else’s hair.

[@VadaS5009]

How AWFUL!!!! I’m so sorry. I do believe some witches get jealous and pull this crap!

[@kathraed]

Sounds like her foils leaked. Easy to fix, but shouldn't leak in the 1st place. It has happened to me but only on my hair...never a client.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

her foils slipped last time as well, but im a dope! i feel like its a super common hair dresser error! and I don;t think i knew you are a stylist!!

[@raniarania9391]

First lol

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

Hell yeah ✨😂🤘💕

[@781nellie]

So, we all who have short hair are ugly just because we don't have long air??????And for what is worth, I think you look a lot better with this short bob than with the long hair.

[@ImMalloryBrooke]

No omg. I had just finally grown out my hair after losing half of it to covid. The stylist chopped off over 4 iniches she wasn’t supposed to. I’m just making light of it because before that I lost my hair from chemo and immunosuppressants.

[@781nellie]

@@ImMalloryBrooke Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, just for someone with FPB whose scalp is quite enough showing trough the hair, is just annoying to listen to people with great thick hairs to constantly wing about an extra inch being chopped off ..it will grow people..... me and many others like me will never experience what is like to just have thick hair, regardless of the length even if we used all the minoxidil in the world, it will never happen, not in a month and not in million years. And I truly mean it that I like your bob, it's funky and edgy and I think it suits your personality.

[@FourJaysFour]

I stopped using Wella because it's permanent. Redken toner is harder to find, but SO gentle and glossy because it's a demi.