00:00The reason why I really want silver hair
00:01because it's something new and, you know,
00:05we're only young once, right?
00:06But I'm definitely low-key pretty nervous,
00:09but hopeful and excited.
00:11Hi, I'm Stacy.
00:13Today I'm getting icy silver hair.
00:15My hair journey goes way back.
00:17I've always wanted to experiment different colors.
00:20Only the tips, though.
00:21Pink, lavender, aqua, which is accidental, but I liked it.
00:25Later on, I decided to go out
00:27and get it professionally done at probably nine hours
00:29sitting in that chair.
00:31I realized the pain was too much to tolerate,
00:33and it was, like, very excruciating pain
00:35from what I remember, and I thought to myself,
00:38maybe this is, like, a no pain, no gain kind of situation.
00:41I didn't speak up, though, which I should.
00:43The following day, my scabs were falling off.
00:46My whole head was, like, a sapphire blue.
00:49It wasn't what I expected at all.
00:51So I was so traumatized then.
00:53Now, I decided to give it a try again.
00:56I'm really excited.
00:57Hi, I'm James.
00:58Hi.
00:58Today we're going to do silver hair on you.
01:00I'm James, dear Miju.
01:01I own Miju Salon and Level 1 Studio
01:03here in Los Angeles, California.
01:05So I'm best known for pastel colors, silver hair,
01:08and also keeping the hair and scalp at a healthy level.
01:12I've been doing this for over 10 years,
01:14so I gained a lot of knowledge in that time.
01:16Okay, so we're going to divide the sessions into two days
01:18just so we can keep your hair as healthy as possible.
01:20So let's get started.
01:21I like that this time around,
01:23it's going to be split up in two sessions.
01:25I believe putting all that pressure to my hair in one day or sitting
01:29could be a bit too much, especially if my scalp was hurting last time.
01:34So I feel a lot better.
01:36I followed this stylist for some time, and I trust him.
01:38So that kind of helped me conquer my fear.
01:43Maybe to the normal person, it looks like just a simple bleach retouch,
01:47but actually it is a color correction where there's multiple zones
01:50that you have to lift and follow,
01:53and they all get light and get damaged at a different time frame.
01:56So we break it up into increments.
01:58We start at the ends, get as light as possible,
02:00and then the middle part, and then the top.
02:02And then today's session, we pick out anything that's slightly blonde
02:05and try to lift it safely so it could get a silver result.
02:08It takes time, and you need a good eye for it,
02:11and definitely a lot of patience.
02:17We check every 10 to 20 minutes to make sure everything is going smoothly,
02:20and then we go to the next step.
02:22Next step would be the mids.
02:24We lift the mids and make sure that it doesn't get lighter than the ends,
02:27because then that would be too damaging.
02:29So once it gets to the right part, we go to the next step.
02:33It's so heavy.
02:35Like my neck, it feels like after doing like a hundred stittups or something,
02:38it's like pretty sore.
02:41Next step is on scalp.
02:43On scalp, we mix something very, very gentle,
02:4520 volume with oral therapy with Nola.
02:47That one's a fragrance-free bleach, and it's more nourishing,
02:50so it's not itchy on the scalp, so that's why I choose it.
02:53It's also a bit thicker, so it's not going to drip and damage the rest of the hair.
03:03For at-home care, I recommend my client to use
03:05Fanola Fiber Fix Bond Connector.
03:07That one is a great mask, and it really repairs everything.
03:12Once we get that out of the way, it's time for toning.
03:15We tone with an ash silver color, but it doesn't pick up the same
03:18as if the hair is all light.
03:20It's going to be a silver blonde instead of a silver ash color.
03:27To me, hair is an accessory because you can always change it up.
03:32You can cut it up in different styles.
03:35You can do different colors, and you know, if it goes wrong,
03:38or if it's not how you want it to be, you can always change it, and it grows.
03:44We're done for the first session.
03:46I'm excited for our next session in a week.
03:50I know.
03:51Okay, nice to see you again.
03:52Hi.
03:53So for the second session, we are going to look at the hair.
03:56Make sure we see which one's light, which one's dark, and which one is a little fragile.
04:00The fragile part, we avoid it or we put a treatment on it.
04:03On the dark parts, we're going to put a weak lightener to get it blonde, and the parts
04:07that are in between, we're going to paint it a little bit so it gets a little bit light,
04:10but not too much.
04:13After it all gets light evenly, we're going to rinse it, and we're going to apply the toner.
04:18The toner is the same as last time, but it's going to pick up differently just because
04:21the hair canvas is completely different this time.
04:30And then we have our icy silver hair.
04:32Ready to see your new hair?
04:34Yeah.
04:35Okay, open!
04:36Oh my god!
04:38What do you think?
04:39Oh my god, I'm blown away, oh my god.
04:43You're so icy.
04:44Yeah!
04:45You made me an icy queen!
04:46Nice!
04:48Oh!
04:48Wow, I didn't think this would ever be possible.
04:51Overall, I feel super excited, super happy, and just really impressed because this is an
04:59experience that I've never had before.
05:01I did not feel any pain.
05:02So I really like the results on Stacey's hair, especially on her skin tone.
05:06I think she looks like a completely different person.
05:08It looks really good on her.
05:09It's really shiny, I love the waves, I love the color, and I hope she likes it too.
05:13Is it important to see a professional for this?
05:17Absolutely!
05:18Especially if the bleach is going to go on your skin.
05:20I am so relieved that I was able to get it done right, and it kind of changed my whole
05:28perspective of letting go of your fear and doing your research too, and it's worth it
05:33just to get the results that you want.
05:35And it's just not the look that comes out, but it's also like how your hair and your head
05:39feels.
05:40Like, my hair looks good, but my head feels good as well.
05:43You ready to see my hair?
05:45Yeah!
05:45Turn around!
05:47Wow!
05:49You like it?
05:50Wow...
05:51You ready to go!
