How often do you get highlights done?

Kelly Clarkson's picture got me thinking about roots. I always heard that you're supposed to space out highlights but I loathe having roots. How often do you do your highlights (assuming they're not ombre)?

How often do you get highlights done?

I try to stretch it out to every 3 months because it is so expensive. But, if I have a big event like a wedding, I try to keep that in mind and space it so that I'll get them done no more than one month before the event. (But I have medium brown hair with auburn/copper highlights - not dark hair with blond highlights)

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I have very dark brown hair and was getting highlights every 6 weeks, alternating between a half head and full head every time.

Since my roots were so dark, I felt I needed to go back so frequently. I did this for years.

My hair was getting worse and worse. I told my colorist I wanted to gradually go back to a darker color. Instead she put low-lights in, in addition to the highlights. The color would eventually wash out, and it all looked so harsh.

I had so much breakage, my hair looked like straw, and the bleaching looked so unnatural.

The above is an example of what NOT to do.
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I'm now getting my hair painted instead of highlighted, and she only highlights my hair every 3 months. She originally dyed my hair back to it's natural color, and then brightened it up by painting on highlights. This past time, she asked me to put it off for another month longer at least (so 4+ months between highlights). We're working on growing my hair out, getting a healthier base, before highlighting again.

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I used to stretch for 12 weeks
My highlights are masking my grey but now as I get more grey I can't make the 12 weeks

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i got them done like 2 months ago and i had major root!! im DONE. going back to my natural color. too expensive to maintain

How often do you get highlights done?

I go 10-12 weeks depending on if I have any major event/holidays coming up. I have naturally dark blond hair and highlight pretty light blonde.

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Ideally i should do it every 8 weeks. I usually stretch to 10-12 though and by then I have major roots.

Also, to save SOME money I alternate been a full and a partial.
So I will get a full head, and then next time I start to see roots I do a partial. Then next time a full.
Works fine and saves some cash

Message edited 2/18/2015 2:54:35 PM.

How often do you get highlights done?

10-12 wks

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I have highlights done every 3 months or so but I also do a single process every 7-8 weeks.

How often do you get highlights done?

I used to do highlights every 3-4 months, and single process in between. It was such a pia-I went back to my natural shade about 7 years ago, and haven't dyed since. That being said, I will have to touch up gray t some point. Eek

How often do you get highlights done?

Single process 6-8 weeks and the highlights every other or so time.

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I go about 3-4 times a year. I do double process each time. So she lightens my base color then does the highligts. It grows in so nice and I always get complimented on the color.

How often do you get highlights done?

Every 12 weeks. By the time i go my roots are pretty bad!!

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i stretch it. sometimes too long, to be honest, but my hair is dirty blonde and i get blonde highlights so i tell myself my roots dont stand out too much. haha. i usually go 4-5 months.

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I got painted highlights - its called balayage.
I think it gives a more natural look. It grows out much less noticeably, I am very happy with it.

There is some bleach, you have to have bleach if you are lightening your hair.

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Oh man.

I go 1x a year.

I didn't realize some people go so frequently! I guess my hair grows super slowly because it doesn't look bad.

Last time I did highlights was in July. I'm going in 2 weeks. But I have my color touched up every 8-10 weeks

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I guess it's because I don't do color but I don't understand how you could color your hair and not redo your highlight growth. Does it look ombre?

I'm clearly not a hair stylist so I know nothing about that. It just doesn't make sense to me but clearly many people do this. When my highlights grow in I have a clear root line, which drives me nuts.

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How often do you get highlights done?

for those of you who do a single process in between, why do you do this?

i have been highlighting for years and never did this. i am wondering if i should be doing this to get some of my natural color back into my hair? i am way too blonde right now!

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