 Hey y'all, what's up? My name is Sonali, welcome to another video. Today I am doing something crazy to my hair. I like don't really know exactly what I wanna do, but I thought I would just film it for you guys because I get so many questions about what exactly I asked for or like what I get done. And I know this time is gonna be a little bit different, so I thought I would just film it again. Last time when I got my hair done, I just created an IGTV video. So if you wanna know what I got for this hair right here, go check it out on my IGTV, I'll link it down below. But I think I'm gonna chop my hair off. It's like really, really long. So I don't know how much I'm cutting. I kinda wanna go like this short, which is like, well now it doesn't look like that much. It honestly just grows really, really fast. So I don't mind doing a big chop or doing a big cut, but I posted this TikTok right here and almost everyone is telling me to not cut my hair or just get a trim. But I feel like I always do that and I kinda wanna just switch it up. I have some new inspo pics that I'll probably do like a little slideshow here in case you want to do the same thing that I'm gonna get today. Appointment is in a couple of minutes, so I'm gonna head into the salon and I'm going to Salon Mystique today. I'm actually partnering with them on Instagram. So I'm just pumped to do something a little bit different. I'm here at Salon Mystique and I'm with my hairstylist. Hi, I'm Grace, I'm a stylist here at Salon Mystique and I just moved to your match right through clothing. So she actually helped with my hair last time and I had Misty and Grace and I'm super excited to just kinda do something different this time. Let's show you my inspo pics. Oh yeah, cute. So what's that like right here? Oh wait, that's not even that much. Yeah, it's like right here. Or maybe a little bit shorter. It looks like hers, maybe, maybe about there. We don't have to take that much off. I was just saying that like my hair grows so fast so I feel like why not? It doesn't feel good to do a big job. Yeah, so, okay, so this is how short I went in college and I liked it, but I feel like maybe it was a little bit too layered because I don't know. But is her hair layered or is it like not too conspiracy? It looks like she has more of a blunt haircut. Okay, with maybe just a little bit of face trimming. I think that's what I wanna do now. Like this, I don't even know where I got my hair cut but that was not a good haircut. A pretty strong face frame and then it's not really blended. Yes, and then I like my hair here. But that's just like obviously with the colors and stuff. Okay, so for the color, I feel like the backs since last time it was like so drastic for me to do anything like we started off like kind of like slow but I kind of wanna do it like bring the color up. What do you think? I think that was pretty, how far are you thinking? I don't know, but like I like that it's like. That's pretty. Yeah, so it's not all the way to the roots. It's just a little higher. And I can follow the pattern that we did last time. And then I love these little pieces in the front. So I want those again. Yes, okay, yeah, I like a strong little piece. Yeah, and then I did feel like this side, I feel like last time was a little just warm. Okay, so like even more ashy. Yeah, okay, but I don't know, because I like it, but maybe it's just because it's been a while, but. Yeah, it'll fade also after a little while. So if you're not wanting to do anything too drastic. I think like, what about like in between of this and this? Yeah, like just a little lighter without the other blonde. Because I wanna do like more drama because now I'm used to it, you know what I mean? So yeah, I think I'm ready. What's really cool about Solon Mystique is that they have their own suites. So that's why our masks are off. No one else is in here, so we're good. But I wanted to do like a little question and answer with my hairstylist because I feel like I get a lot of hair questions, especially on TikTok because I feel like all of my TikToks go viral about my hair thanks to Grace and Misty. So today I wanted to tell you guys everything that you should know before dyeing your virgin hair or just dyeing your hair in general. So the first one we have is if you've never dyed your hair before, start subtle because I feel like the first time that they dyed my hair they did money pieces on me, which are the pieces that are brighter right here. So it was really drastic, but it wasn't even drastic. It was just like a mental thing. I agree. I feel like people see pictures of something they really like and they want to dramatically change their hair. And some people love doing that and it's awesome. But if you've never done it before, chances are high that you're gonna hate it, at least at first, you're gonna do that. The first time I changed my hair, I hate it for like two days and then you love it. You just have to let it sit and go subtle at first. Also, I would say choose a color that compliments your skin tone. Same thing with if you're looking at pictures of other people, make sure that they sort of have similar coloring to you to see what it's actually gonna look like. That's smart. Rather than just someone on Pinterest. Yeah, that looks good on them. And that brings us to our third point. So bring pictures with you. Yeah, every style is just different and every client is different. So you might think that you're talking about the same thing but pictures are really the only way to make sure that you're on the same page. We were just talking about curtain bangs and how everyone on TikTok was getting curtain bangs and we were saying that the pictures that they wanted it to look like were more like face framing layers but they called it curtain bangs because TikTok called it curtain bangs. So yeah, I feel like a picture would have definitely helped out in that situation. And then also, Grace was just telling me that you should cover the face of the picture that you are like wanting to get your hair dyed to look like because it might just be a really pretty girl. And I thought that was really smart. I never thought about that. I think all the time you just want to look like her and it's like you have to imagine it on your face. Yeah. I would say also just be prepared to invest in different hair products depending on what you're doing. Like if you're going really blonde. Yeah. Like a purple shampoo for blondes. The purple will cancel out yellow. With more of a brunette like this, the undertone is closer to orange so you'd use a blue shampoo to cancel that out. I'll link down below the blue shampoo that I have been using. It's really good. And the fifth point is to look at the hairstylist's Instagram page. I feel like that's a given, especially now in today's age. Let's do your research, make sure you're going to a good place that you like what you see on your Instagram page. Style and different kind of aesthetics. So you don't like their work. You probably won't like what they do on you. Yeah. I would say also just be really honest with your hairstylist. A lot of the times clients will lie to you without even knowing. So just like all usually ask someone if they've ever dyed their hair. And a lot of the times they'll say no because it was a couple of years ago and they think it washed out or whatever. Permanent hair color doesn't wash out. Yeah. So it makes a big difference in the way that we're going to color your hair. If you've ever used like sun and like different stuff like that, you might, that's a big one. Just be honest about it because your hairstylist isn't going to be mad at you. They just need to know. Like it's not in a way of like judging. Like when you use like box dye. So we just need to know so that we can do it differently so that your hair doesn't get fried. Good to know. Okay, well that's all the points that we have thought of and I hope that was helpful to you. A lot of people messaged me saying that they're just scared to like bleach their version hair. What would you say to someone that is like, I'm just scared? I would say just do your research about the stylist that you're going to start smaller like this, like a more subtle balayage rather than trying to go like flatten them right away because it will change the texture of your hair a little bit. Nothing dramatic should happen, but just so that you can sort of start slow and go gentle first rather than doing anything too drastic. While we're here, why don't you tell everyone what you're doing on my hair today? And like if somebody asked me, you know, what did you ask your hairstylist for? What would you tell them? So on your hair, since your natural hair is pretty dark, I usually like to do a foiliage is what it's called rather than a balayage. A balayage traditionally is open hair, so rather than being in the foil, you would just be like, you know, I'm sure you've seen the on Instagram and stuff, like there's just all sitting out, but the foil conducts heat, so it'll process better with hair like this, like it can just sort of turn brassy or not really lift at all. And lift means just to get it lighter. Yeah, so I usually prefer to stick in foils, but other than that, you do it the same way. It's a balayage really. It's just a different technique and I'm just bringing it up a little bit from the end since we are gonna do a haircut. Her balayage starts like sort of about here, so I'm just bringing it up so that we're not cutting off all the color that we did and just brought her money piece up so it's close to her roots again. Yeah, those are my favorites. You guys have to, I asked her, I was like, do you have to specify if you want money pieces? And she said that if you're going to a good hairstylist that they'll most likely ask you if you want that, but I mean, I guess maybe, especially if you're showing them pictures, they'll probably see it, right? Yeah, they're popular right now. Yeah. Most people will probably do it, but. I say do it because they, I feel like if I didn't get the money piece, I don't think it would be as dramatic and I don't think I would be that in love with it, but it just frames my face so well that I'm like, whoa, like. Yeah, it makes a huge difference. It really made me feel like a branding bitch, it was awesome, so. I'm so excited to see what Grace does this time. So I'm just going to keep checking on your foils until they get as light as I want them. Cool. And then I'm going to rinse them out. I'm going to bring you back here to tone you just so that I can make sure I get all of it. And since we are going to cut some off, I'm going to do like a rough chop then too so that we're not coloring hair that we don't need to. True. And then after that I'll wash the toner out and we'll do your hair cut. Like I get so many hair videos on my TikTok. Yeah, and on my Instagram and stuff too, they're like processing it. Even I sometimes I'm like, how are they going to bring back from that? And it tones it down too, so like it looks so stark right now. What do you mean? Like it tones it down to like a little bit darker. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, where it looks like already dramatic right now. Yeah, I'm just, I'm not faced. Because I get to do it, I know you're going to kill it, I'm really not faced. But I do look like Justin Timberlake's ramen noodle dude. Yeah. It reminds me of the penguins from Madagascar but they're yellow. I'm not ready for it. Y'all, it is short and so freaking cute. It looks so good. Gracie literally killed it. It's like my dream Pinterest hair. It is the next day and this is what my hair looks like today. It honestly feels just so short but I literally love it. Like I'm so happy that we went short. Like I said, my hair just grows really fast. So I think it's super cute, very mature. I mean, I already missed my long hair but I just, I'm going to have so much fun styling this. She did tone it a little bit darker so it will fade. That happened last time. I feel like it was darker at the start of it but then it got lighter over time. So overall I'm super obsessed with it. I hope you guys enjoyed that little Q and A session I had with Grace and I hope that helps you guys out because I honestly get so many messages especially from girls with like virgin black hair. They're just so scared of bleaching it and I totally understand but it is so worth it to just have like dimension in your hair and just give it a little life, you know? I mean, I loved my black hair and I still do but I am just obsessed with any color in my hair. Comment down below if you guys are thinking about doing something different to your hair and what it is and I will see y'all in my next video. Bye.