Wella Toner T27 "Medium Beige Blonde"

So, 
For any of you ladies who are thinking you want to do some BLONDE for summertime! Or just feeling a change, and blonde is in your future.
I went to the salon and got my hair done! Bleaching hair is never easy (especially if you dye your hair regularly with box dye, etc.)
To lighten my hair, I decided to go to the salon though! My results were very bold and lovely. 
However, 
My hair was brassy, and even a little yellowy in areas. 
I decided to get a toner from my local Sallys! 


I decided on "T27 Medium Beige Blonde" by Color Charm (Wella Toner)
You will need one part toner, two parts creme developer. I got the developer made specifically for the type of toner I needed. I got a 20 developer. 
You will need a mixing bowl, mixing brush, and gloves as well.
If you have a lot of hair feel free to get two bottles of your toner. 
The bottle of toner was 1.4oz so I put 2.8 oz of the creme developer. 

Section your hair, apply quickly (the toner works quick). I left mine on about 15 minutes. The box says a max of 30 minutes. :) Good luck to all who are attempting this! 

Here are my before and after pictures. I really loved the results. They ended up being a sort of sandy beach blonde :) 

Painting Stripes!

Okay,
so recently...I decided I wanted to tackle painting stripes - for a while, I didn't feel like it was something I wanted to do because doing it alone could be very difficult! Honestly - It was easy as pie, and I would DO IT AGAIN!

 

Step 1: Paint your wall the lightest color that you want in your stripes. The entire wall, yes! 

Step 2: Put up your tape lines! Use a leveler and ruler to help you measure and ensure straight, even lines! 

Step 3: Paint over your tape with the lightest color (again yes)...to seal the tape to ensure no leak throughs. Even if it does bleed it will be the same color! 

Step 4: Paint every other section the darker color of your stripes.

Step 5: Pull that tape off while the paint is still wet - this prevents peeling! 

Step 6: ENJOY YOUR amazing stripes!