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2023 pixie hair colors: Mint gray & platinum blonde | Hair dyeing | Taipei salon

2024-10-20|Lena

Platinum blonde, silver gray, and violet gray are extremely light pixie hair colors that exude a cool and glamorous vibe, making them a dream color for many. However, mastering pixie hair colors requires more than just confidence; it’s important to consider skin tone, fashion style, and makeup. Post-color care is also a crucial aspect. In this article, we’ve invited Luca, a hairstylist from Cyan Salon in Taipei’s Zhongshan District, to share two must-try pixie hair colors for 2023, along with tips on maintaining the color.

Luca, a hairstylist at Qingse Salon in Taipei's Zhongshan District

Taipei Zhongshan district Cyan salon hairstylist Luca

What is pixie hair color?

The combination of dreamy and mysterious vibes, like the proud and cool aura of the elven race, typically refers to extremely light, unique hair colors such as platinum blonde, silver white, silver gray, and cream platinum. Due to their distinctiveness, attempting these pixie hair colors requires a thorough evaluation of your comfort with such shades, as well as a commitment to following your hairstylist's aftercare instructions. Otherwise, these ultra-light pixie colors can start fading within a week.

Recommended pixie hair colors

Pixie Mint Gray
The high-fashion, cool-toned Mint Gray fades into a light yellow over time. Luca suggests that after it fades, you can use a color-depositing shampoo with a mix of White and Rose Blue to maintain the mint gray's subtle ash tones.

Luca's hair coloring work in Mint Gray

Luca's hair coloring work in mint gray

Pixie platinum blonde
The mysterious, cool-toned platinum blonde has a slight yellow tint. On darker skin tones like black, red, or yellow, it may lack the translucency that fairer skin achieves. For slightly darker skin tones, Mint Gray is recommended as a better alternative. When platinum blonde fades, it also turns slightly yellow. Using a color-depositing shampoo like White is all that's needed to refresh the color.

 

Further reading: [Recommended Color-Depositing Shampoo]: "MCG Color-Depositing Shampoo" offers 7 built-in shades to choose from. How do you evaluate which color to use?

Luca’s Hair Coloring Work: Platinum Blonde

Luca’s hair coloring work: Platinum blonde

Why dark or black-dyed hair can’t be colored pixie shades?

To achieve the light and translucent effect of pixie hair colors, the hair must be bleached to a very light base. If the hair has been previously dyed black, bleaching it to the desired lightness may cause the hair to break before reaching the target color. Therefore, attempting pixie colors after dyeing hair black is not possible, as it will inevitably result in color blocking. Besides black, Luca also points out that red and violet-red are difficult colors to remove. If you’ve dyed your hair dark and want to try pixie hair colors, you'll need to wait until all the dark-dyed sections have been cut off before proceeding.

Why gray hair is perfect for pixie hair colors?

Dyeing hair darker to cover gray is a common choice for those dealing with gray hair, but an alternative is to go lighter instead. Light hair colors can extend the time between touch-ups compared to dark shades. When dyeing hair dark, the new gray growth contrasts sharply with the dyed sections. However, with extremely light pixie hair colors, the color difference between the natural gray and the dyed sections is much less noticeable. Based on Luca's experience, "you can wait at least four to five months before returning to the salon for a touch-up."

 

Further reading: Is there a better option than dyeing your hair black to cover gray? Gray hair highlights can extend your time between touch-ups!

Luca’s Hair Coloring Work: Using Light Colors to Cover Gray Hair

Luca’s hair coloring work: Using light colors to cover gray hair

Even though using light colors reduces the contrast between the new gray growth and the dyed sections, Luca emphasizes the importance of using color-depositing shampoo throughout the process. The key is to choose translucent colors and avoid overly saturated ones. This is because natural gray hair doesn’t absorb color-depositing shampoo. If a highly saturated color is used, the dyed sections will become overly saturated, creating a stark contrast with the new natural gray hair.

Using light colors to cover gray hair ensures that even when new gray hair grows in, it won't look out of place

Using purple color-depositing shampoo helps maintain the color, and even as new gray hair grows, it won’t look out of place.

Maintenance tips for mint gray and platinum blonde

Achieving pixie hair colors on natural hair typically requires 2–3 rounds of bleaching, which causes more damage compared to regular dyeing or perming. Since women generally have longer hair, the damaged hair remains on their heads for a longer period. In contrast, men tend to have shorter hair, so any damaged hair is trimmed off more quickly. Therefore, for women undergoing bleaching, it is recommended to incorporate bond-building treatments during the process. Hair stylists often prioritize maintaining hair quality first and focus on achieving the target color second.

Hair care routine

After dyeing your hair to a pixie color, you can immediately use a toning shampoo like White to maintain the color. Once the color starts to fade and turns yellowish, switch to a color-depositing shampoo with other pigments. This method helps prevent washing out the original color and avoids mismatches with the desired shade. However, Luca recommends adding White to dilute the pigments when using other colors. The lighter the base color, the more the color-depositing shampoo will take hold, and without diluting, the resulting color may become too saturated.

 

In addition to bond-building treatments during the bleaching process, post-bleaching care is essential. Along with toning and color-depositing shampoos, a rinse-out hair mask is crucial. It’s best to choose a neutral pH shampoo with high moisturizing properties because alkaline shampoos tend to cause more tangling and dryness after washing. You can also use a moisturizing scalp tonic to soothe any discomfort after bleaching. Luca emphasizes again, "Toning shampoo is the most important product for maintaining pixie hair colors."

 

Further reading: What’s the difference between color-depositing, toning, and color protecting shampoos?

Must-try pixie hair colors for Spring/Summer 2023: A Korean vibe just from the base color, plus endless color play!

Recommended hair salons for coloring in Taipei

In addition to working at Cyan Salon, Luca also serves as a stylist for entertainment events, including "Jungle Voice 3", Taipei Fashion Week, and the web series "Dear Uranus". Compared to simply focusing on hair styling, Luca excels at creating an overall ambiance: "In the salon, the hairstyle is the main focus, but for entertainment events, the emphasis is on the overall image. The main subject is usually the theme of the drama or the product in the advertisement, so I have to think beyond just the hairstyle. It’s about how the clothing, makeup, and hairstyle work together to match the event's focus."

On-Site Styling Work by Hairstylist Luca

Backstage photos of Luca as a stylist for entertainment projects

This experience has made Luca pay even more attention to crafting the overall vibe for each client. He carefully considers the client's everyday style, grooming habits, and preferred looks, incorporating trendy elements to create a personalized hairstyle. Luca blends this knowledge with the client's specific concerns, aiming to design a look that complements the individual's personality. According to Luca, there’s no set standard for who suits a particular hairstyle: "As long as the style is tailored to the client’s unique considerations and helps enhance their personal style, that’s the perfect hairstyle."

 

After learning about the pixie hair colors, aren't platinum blonde, silver gray, and mint gray super tempting? If you’d like Luca to create a cohesive look for you, feel free to click on Luca’s info to book an appointment. It's recommended to schedule 1–2 weeks in advance to secure your preferred time slot!

Hairstylist Information
Cyan Salon – Luca

Luca IG: @luca_cyan

LINE (appointment line): @luca16

Address: 7F, No. 1-2, Nanjing West Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei 104

經過漂染髮的頭髮,在日常使用的洗髮精推薦上,建議使用護色洗髮精及補色洗髮精。

 

護色洗髮精主要的功能是減緩頭髮的褪色速度,達到自然褪色的效果。

補色洗髮精主要的功能是補充顏色到頭髮裡面,恢復髮色的飽和度及光澤度。

 

 

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經過漂染的頭髮,會流失較多的水分及蛋白質,因此頭髮會比較受損。建議在洗髮後要使用護髮膜,因為護髮膜中含有頭髮需要的高效保濕與蛋白質成分,能夠強化髮質的彈力及結構。

 

「蜜.泫富潤澤髮膜」適用於極度受損髮質(例如漂過3次以上),添加日本鉑金奈米複合膠囊,提供頭髮所需要水分及養分。

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◆質地輕透不油膩、好吸收

◆使頭髮更強韌、富有彈性

經過漂染的頭髮,更怕熱傷害(如吹風機、離子夾)對於頭髮的髮質破壞以及加速褪色速度,造成二度損傷。

 

「蜜.泫富潤澤髮油」適用於漂染髮及嚴重受損髮,添加雙子型胺基酸有效鎖住頭髮所需要的水分,降低毛躁感。

「仙妒瑞拉亮光油」適合一般髮質,添加黃金蠶絲油,高濃度蛋白質,提供頭髮所需養分。

 

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