From hair disaster to dream hair – colour correcting a DIY mishap

Have you ever taken the DIY path with your hair colour, only to find yourself in a hair crisis? You’re not alone. 

Colouring your hair at home may be tempting, but the results are often unpredictable. Those supermarket box dyes might promise the world, but achieving the desired outcome is an entirely different challenge. 

Recently, our highly skilled stylists at Salon Purpose had the opportunity to show off their colour correction expertise after a beautiful young client came in following an at home hair mishap. 

So how did we go about it? Read on to find out the exact steps we took to turn a hair disaster into our client’s dream hair.

Understanding the Challenge

After her brave venture into DY hair colour being met with less-than-ideal results, our young client’s confidence had taken a hit with the outcome she had hoped for had turned into a shade that was far from her expectations. At Salon Purpose, we begin every appointment with a complimentary consultation – and this colour correction situation was no different. After understanding what the client had hoped to achieve versus the outcome, the team got to work to turn our newest client’s day around. 

Tailored Solutions

At Salon Purpose, every client is unique. And as such, our approach to every appointment reflects this. Hair type, health, products and previous colour history all play a role with how colour reacts with one’s hair. After the initial consultation, we created a bespoke plan that considered our client’s hair type, the desired result, the product used, and the overall health of her hair so that we could deliver her dream hair outcome.

Expert Formulation

At Salon Purpose, we believe that high-quality products deliver a high-quality outcome. As a NAK Kulture salon, we proudly use, stock and recommend NAK products. NAK is a leading Australian made and owned hair care company that only uses natural, luxe and pure ingredients. Countering the effects of a DIY box dye with the highest quality hair products, we ensured that our client received a stunning hair transformation in the salon, and could continue her salon quality hair experience at home.

Gentle Correction

Depending on the product, if necessary, we carefully remove the box dye’s pigment from the hair when performing a colour correction. Prioritising the health of our client’s hair is always our top priority that requires a gentle, thoughtful approach to ensure the integrity of the hair is maintained.

Masterful Application

The next step in any colour correction process is the new colour application. Applied by one of our highly-skilled stylists, they ensured the new colour blended seamlessly with the existing colour to transform our client’s hair from crisis to high-class. Colouring hair is both an art and a science that takes years of training and experience to master, with colour correction adding another layer of complexity requiring high-skilled hair expertise.

Nourishment and Protection

Hair health is always our top priority at Salon Purpose. Supermarket box dyes use harsh products and chemicals to achieve their end result. After any colour correction process, we use nourishing treatments to restore, revitalise and strengthen hair. Our deluxe treatment nourishes hair from root to tip with the perfect amount of moisture, protein and shine infused into hair with a steamy hot towel.⁠ Our aim is that our young client would leave the salon with not only heavenly hair, but also with personalised aftercare advice to sustain her stunning transformation.

The Salon Purpose Difference

At Salon Purpose, we strive to offer more than just a salon visit; we offer a hair experience like no other. Our goal is that every client leaves not only with their dream hair, but full of confidence and a big smile to match. 

At Salon Purpose we love being able to turn hair disasters around into hair dreams – relishing the opportunity to showcase our expertise, rectify hair mishaps, and deliver jaw-dropping transformations. To experience the Salon Purpose difference for yourself, click here to book your next dream hair appointment with us.

Who is Salon Purpose? 

Salon Purpose is a multi-award winning hair salon in Manly on Sydney’s stunning Northern Beaches. 

From our excellent hair, exceptional client experience, incredible team of highly skilled stylists, world-class premises, free community events, loyalty program, sustainability commitment and our generosity initiative at the heart of everything we do, Salon Purpose is redefining what it means to be a hair salon. 

We are here for people.
Fuelled with passion.
Driven by purpose.

Purpose is who we are.