Q&A for How to Put Streaks in Your Hair at Home

Yes, you can, but it may produce a different look than if the streaks were done on longer hair.

If the color is darker than your natural hair color, no. You will not need to bleach your hair.

You can use your hands, just make sure you apply the dye evenly and wear gloves to avoid staining your hands.

It's not recommended, because bleaching your hair thins it out and increases the chance of your hair breaking. If you think you need to bleach it more than once, give it a week before you bleach it a second time.

Any colour you wish, just follow the instructions on the dye you are going to use. If you want a bit more of a bolder or punk look, try blue or purple. If you want a simpler look, try blonde or burgundy.

No need to bleach white hair. Bleaching is done to remove natural pigment, which white hair does not have.

Bleaching can indeed damage hair, to varying degrees depending on how thick and healthy it is in the first place (full, dark hair is generally the most resilient; fine, dry, or light hair is the most vulnerable), how well you care for your hair, and the products you use.

It really depends on the brand; some brands will allow you to add streaks without bleaching first, while others won't. Also, depending on how dark your grey is, you might end up with a muted, dusty-rose pink as opposed to a bright, hot pink.

Yes, you can, but it can damage your hair. You should put some argon oil or something on it and wait a day.

Red goes well against black, but you must bleach the strands you're going to dye red first to get them as light as possible prior to dyeing.

It is up to you. Do you want to make a bold statement? Do you want to test how you feel about a streaked bold color? I would start with your right or left side behind your ear if this is the first time and you are a little nervous about this bold statement. If you have done this before and are comfortable with attitude, use a highlight cap and you can choose the thickness and randomness of your highlights. There was a woman I knew who put the highlight cap on with her head bent over and got mainly her underneath strands. She was extremely happy about the subtlety of it as well as the boldness.

I like the contrast between auburn hair and lighter streaks. You could even go with turquoise or pink if you want an edgy look.

You will need to base it on how long and how thick your hair is.

Yes, that foil is fine.

You definitely can, but the bleach will sting a bit.

No, you have to bleach it first and then dye it blonde. It won't work directly if your natural hair color is dark.

You need to bleach the area, unless you want to achieve a very dark shade of purple.

The dye should come off with warm water and soap, though it might take some scrubbing.

If you bleach your hair, you do not need to color it. It is recommend you use toner though, so you can get brassy undertones out of your hair.

Yes, bleaching will lighten your hair so that it will take the color better. Bleach first and use your colored dye afterwards.

It would make a very bold statement -- be very noticeable, and especially if you make a mistake. But yes, it can be done to great effect.

Only if you don't like the color it turned with just bleach. You might try a blue or purple shampoo before going with a dye. Purple removes yellows/oranges, so if you want an ashier blond, the shampoo will probably do it; if you want a strawberry blonde, you'll probably need a dye.

No. Shampoo-in hair color will dye everything it touches. If your hair is dark and you bleached strands, it's likely the color will be *more* visible on the bleached areas, but it will affect all of your hair.

This is a question of shades. Probably not, but auburn hair can be quite dark; if yours is, you'll probably end up with a dried blood/maroon look. If it's light auburn you may get a cherry red. Your best bet is to dye a sample.

Turquoise is a tricky color. It may look more like a musty green if you do not bleach it all the way. I have dark brown hair as well and I tried to dye the tips turquoise, but it made it look like a green color. I was still fine with the green color, but just be careful to bleach it before you dye it if you don't want that color.

The bleached streaks may not be lighter, depending on the color, but they will come out more vibrant and true to color of the hair dye.

It depends on your hair color. If it is dark then no, if not then yes. It also depends on the color you are dyeing it, if it is darker than your natural hair color then also, yes.

Yes, it doesn't matter about how long it lasts, it would be better to do it that way, so if you want to dye it another color or dye it back you don't have to bleach it again.