The Best At-Home Blonde Hair Dyes for a DIY Makeover

Blonde hair comes in many different hues and undertones, which is why there is a flattering shade for every skin tone. There’s an unwritten hair rule about going darker with your hair color in the colder months and lighter in the warmer months, so if you’re looking for a sign to go blonde — here it is because summer is around the corner. Going blonde is always a big transformation — especially if you have brunette or black hair — but it's possible to achieve at home with the right hair color kit. 

Whether you’re looking for ashy blonde, golden honey blonde or Pamela Anderson blonde, L’Oréal Paris has an at-home hair color kit for you. Read on as we share four different blonde hair dyes to DIY blonde strands and everything you’ll need to know about caring for your new, lightened hue. 

The Best At-Home Hair Color Kits for Blonde Hair 

Ultimately, your current hair color and your hair goals will play a big role in the hair color kit you decide on. Here’s a list of the best at-home hair color kits for a blonde hair makeover.

L’Oréal Paris Féria Hyper Platinum Advanced Lightening System Bleach

If you’re aiming for a bright blonde hue like icy blonde or platinum blonde, this Féria bleach lightening kit is sure to deliver. It lightens hair up to eight levels at home while minimizing brass and reinforcing strands to preserve strength and integrity. 

L’Oréal Paris Excellence Créme Permanent Triple Care Hair Color

This kit includes a color cream formulated with a ProKeratine complex to protect hair as it colors. It offers 100 percent gray coverage (even for stubborn grays) and leaves you with a shiny, vivid color. If you’re worried about a messy DIY attempt, the non-drip cream formula helps to keep the application easy and mess-free. The kit comes in a variety of blonde hues, like Light Natural Blonde, Dark Blonde and Medium Golden Blonde.

L’Oréal Paris Superior Preference Fade-Defying Shine Permanent Hair Color

For a rich, luxurious blonde hair color, get your hands on this kit. It includes a conditioner formulated with camelina oil, antioxidant vitamin E and UV filter to keep your color glossy, vibrant and long-lasting. Needless to say, all your friends will be asking you where you get your hair done. This kit comes in various shades, including Champagne Blonde, Light Reddish Blonde and Dark Ash Blonde. 

L’Oréal Paris Superior Preference Balayage At-Home Highlighting Kit

For lived-in blonde highlights, try this at-home balayage kit. Blonde hair can be very intensive to maintain, so balayage is a great compromise, giving you bright ribbons of color without stark root outgrowth every month. The kit even includes a precise applicator that mimics the hand-painted strokes of balayage and a pro-toning mask to blur color at the roots.

How to Care for Color-Treated Blonde Hair 

Color-treated blonde hair needs some extra attention when it comes to your routine. Ahead, find some tips to help you care for your new hair color.

1. Use a Sulfate-Free Hair System Color-Treated Hair

A sulfate-free system like the L’Oréal Paris Everpure Bond Strengthening Pre-Shampoo Treatment, the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Bond Repair Shampoo with Citric Acid and L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Bond Repair Conditioner with Citric Acid helps to prevent fading hair color. Along with that, this trio also uses citric acid to penetrate the hair cortex and rebuild weak bonds that result from constant bleaching and heat styling. Use it when you wash your hair to repair current damage and ward off future damage.

Apply the pre-shampoo treatment on damp hair, leave it on for five to eight minutes and rinse. Follow up with the shampoo and conditioner as usual.

2. Maintain Vibrancy With an At-Home Glossing Treatment

Even permanent hair dye fades over time, so fight that with an in-shower glossing treatment like the L’Oréal Paris Le Color Gloss One Step In-Shower Toning Gloss. In as little as five minutes, it deep conditions and corrects lackluster, brassy color, leaving your hair with a silky, renewed finish.

Color-treated blonde hair can succumb to brassy tones so ward them off with a purple shampoo like the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Brass Toning Purple Shampoo. The purple dyes in this shampoo neutralize unwanted yellow and orange tones in highlighted blonde, bleached and silver hair. This is an important step because you don’t want brassy hues disrupting your new blonde color. After you’ve washed with purple shampoo, follow up with the corresponding L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Brass Toning Purple Conditioner. Depending on how often you wash your hair, aim to use this duo every few shampoos or once a week. 

3. Always Use Heat Protectant and Embrace Air Drying

A good hair practice to adopt is to prime your strands with heat protectant every time you style your hair. We love the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Weightless Blow Dry Primer, Heat Protectant, as it smooths hair, protects against heat up to 450 degrees of heat and enhances shine.

Bleach can damage your hair, so if you notice that your hair isn’t in the best condition, try to cut down on heat styling. If you use heat daily, try to limit it to once a week and there’s a good chance you’ll notice a huge improvement in the condition of your hair. 

In your efforts to avoid hot tools, air-dry your hair. Those with wavy and curly hair can use a curl-enhancing leave-in conditioner, like the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Curls Non-Stop Dreamy Curls Leave-in Conditioner to define their natural waves. Those with straight hair can opt for the L’Oréal Paris Everpure Sulfate Free Simply Clean Midnight Color Care Serum to reduce frizz, smooth the hair and add shine. If you need some heatless styling inspo, try overnight braids or overnight beach waves.

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