BEAUTY TIPS: TOP BEAUTY BLUNDERS AND THE SOLUTIONS

Wrong hair dye? Many people buy hair dye because they loved the color of the model's hair on the front of magazine. Why didn't my new color look anything like hers? That’s the question they ask if things goes wrong 

Beauty Solution: Probably because you and the model on the cover of the magazine don't have the same natural hair color. You need a better color guide. Use the one that's usually provided on the back of the carton, which shows how your color will look after dyeing.

Bleaching Mistakes

While bleaching my hair, I left the product on too long and burned my scalp.

Beauty Solution:

To keep your scalp safe when you bleach, don't shampoo or brush your hair for an entire day.

Newly dyed hair: I washed my newly dyed red hair with a dandruff shampoo and removed the color completely!

Beauty Solution:

Dandruff shampoo is the strongest on the market. Next time wait at least 24 hours before you wash your hair, then use only a dandruff shampoo and conditioner formulated for colored hair.

Highlighting mistakes: When highlighting with a cap, I pulled too much through and ended up with streaks!

Beauty Solution:

Go see a pro, who will add some lowlights in a tone slightly darker than your natural color.

Rash from haircolor: I broke out in a hideous rash after coloring my hair. What should I do?

Beauty Solution:

Sounds like you're the one woman out of a thousand who is allergic to hair color (many are just sensitive to the stuff). To treat the irritation, apply an over-the-counter hydrocortisone cream.

Rash on your face: I tried a home recipe for a papaya mask, and my skin turned fire-engine red.

Beauty Solution:

Calm the irritation with a milk-soaked washcloth, and then apply an OTC hydrocortisone cream to the red areas. Before you smear any new product on your face -- homemade or store-bought -- always patch-test it first on the inside of your arm.