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UKbride Member Request 5 Oct 2017

Quick question about hair. Those who have coloured hair, When are you having...

Quick question about hair. Those who have coloured hair, When are you having your final appointment with your hairdresser before the wedding to get your roots touched up? I have highlights and like the colour but know that the colour needs to settle but dont want it done too soon that my roots will have started to come through. I read an article that suggests having it done the week before but im worried that it's too close (have visions of it all going wrong,lol)

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Samantha Bail
Samantha B 5 Oct 2017

I'd suggest within the last 2-3 weeks if I were you. X

Lucy Lewis
Lucy Lewis 5 Oct 2017

Hi the week before or the week of the wedding :)

Teresa Burns
Teresa Burns 5 Oct 2017

A good hairdresser can always sort your hair out if you have any disasters. Your not on your own think most brides worry about there hair. Week before I'd say.

E Wilson
E Wilson 5 Oct 2017

The week before. Especially if you always have the same hairdresser everytime

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I have red hair. I dyed mine 10 days before and washed it 4 times before the day. Obviously i needed to make sure if it rained my dress wouldn't turn red x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

10-14 days before. Gives time for the colour to settle but won't have had chance to fade and will be quite fresh still

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

Hi.

I currently have ombre hair and want something a little more dynamic rather than block colour so keeping the same colours im having highlights and colour infill done 2 months before hand and a touch up 2 weeks beforehand.

My mum was a hairdresser for over 20 years, and will be doing it for me, I would never trust anyone else with my hair x x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I got mine done 2 weeks before. But if you've got a while until your wedding, take photos after having it done so you can see the changes and you can decide from then what works for you.

Shakira Badwal
Shakira Badwal 6 Oct 2017

A week or 2 before the wedding woukd be good. Thats what i recommend to my clients x

Sharon  Fowles
Sharon Fowles 6 Oct 2017

I am about to strip out the purple in mine to go back to a more natural Brown, got til next july to fix it... lol. (Wedding is August. ) bit scarey !!

Gemma Philip
Gemma Philip 6 Oct 2017

A week or two before, but if you have other appointments before the wedding work out a time scale of when you prefer it from the colour being put on x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I had mine done last weekend, wedding is in two weeks

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

You're the only one who can decide that really - how does your hair normally react to colour?

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I had my roots done just over a week before the wedding and it was fine still on the day.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I'm having mine done exactly a week before.. fortunately my MIL is the hairdresser though so I can get her to do any changes if necessary :)

Laura Roberts
Laura Roberts 6 Oct 2017

Mines bleached completely from dark brown to ash blonde, we did mine about 5 days before, time to fix any problems and not too far away to allow roots to show :) xx

Kerrie Chandler
Kerrie Chandler 6 Oct 2017

I got married the Tuesday and I got my roots touched up on the Thursday before x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I had mine done a week before just to be safe... and I felt it looked fine on the day and in photos!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

I had mine done a week before. I have intense red put on to auburn...i don't bleach...mine was fine :)

Sheryl McAllister
Sheryl McAllister 6 Oct 2017

If I have an event, I always get it done the week before and wash it twice in that week after it’s been done then on the day of the event. I’m blonde.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 6 Oct 2017

2 days before for me x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

I have purple, pink and blue hair and has it all re done a week before. I get married today!!!!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

I'm having mine the week before and its by someone I trust, also tested what it well look like with that timeframe, if you can try to remember to look at your hair after a week and see if you are happy with the colour x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

I'm having mine done 11 days before xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

Had mine 2 days before....that way if it went wrong could be fixed. I am dark naturally but have it blonde

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

Definitely the week before! Good Luck x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

I had mine exactly a week before- it worked really well highlights and all had settled fine x

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UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Oct 2017

Week before I had my cut & colour done x

Marie Sutherland
Marie Sutherland 7 Oct 2017

I have pink hair we get married on the sathurday and have been advised to get it touched up on the thursday or friday xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 8 Oct 2017

I had highlights for my wedding and they were touched up a week before

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 8 Oct 2017

I had to have mine corrected the March before my wedding in August, and it was a slow process! So it was the day before my wedding for me! But my hairdresser had booked only me in for the full day, so if I wasn’t happy we had all day to rectify it as she was the hairdresser that was fixing my hair x

Alys Brierley
Alys Brierley 9 Oct 2017

I'm having mine done 2 weeks before

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 9 Oct 2017

I’m having mine done 3 days before as I know mine looks best when recently done xxx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 11 Oct 2017

My wedding is on the 21 October and I cut my hair cut and coloured on the 6 October - so roughly 2 weeks before. Gives it a few washes to settle (I have a dark colour so it will wash out a bit to start)

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