Michelle Healy Hair

Hair color is such a personalized process ✨

Every custom color is created with your unique features in mind.

When selecting a color that complements you, it helps to look at the full picture:

Your natural undertone
Eye color
Skin tone
Natural depth and level
Your ideal contrast range
Hair texture and density
And how soft, bright, dimensional, or low-maintenance you want your look to feel

Since everyone is different, color should be approached in a way that reflects that.
The right shade can enhance your natural features beautifully.

It can help your eyes appear brighter, your skin more radiant, and your overall look feel more balanced.

It’s about more than labels like “blonde,” “red,” or “brunette.” It’s about creating a color that elevates your features, feels effortless, and truly looks like you—at your absolute best!

How to keep your blonde bright at home ✨

A beautiful blonde doesn’t stop at the salon—your home routine makes a huge difference in keeping it bright, soft and dimensional between appointments. Here are some tips and tricks to keep your blonde looking it’s best!

• Use a salon-quality, color-safe shampoo and conditioner
• Wash less often and keep the water warm—not steaming hot
• Use a clarifying or mineral-removing treatment occasionally to prevent dull buildup
• Add a purple shampoo only when needed; overusing it can make blonde look flat or murky
• Apply a nourishing mask weekly to keep lightened hair smooth and reflective. K18 is a fav of mine!
• Always use heat protection, and avoid turning your tools up higher than necessary
• Protect your hair from chlorine, hard water and prolonged sun exposure

Healthy blonde hair reflects more light, which is what gives it that fresh, expensive-looking brightness. 🤍

Bright, blended, and dimensional ✨

This look was created with balayage, but this level of brightness isn’t always typical from balayage alone.

I’ve been doing her hair for years, so I know her color history, what has been used previously, and how her hair tends to lift. That matters when creating a result like this.

Her ends were already light from years of blonde foils, giving us a great canvas to brighten from. From there, we added depth back into the hair to create contrast — and that contrast is what makes the blonde look even brighter.

Sometimes creating a brighter blonde isn’t about making every piece lighter. It’s about knowing where to add light, where to add depth, and how to make the whole look feel soft and seamless.
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No-bleach highlights are having a moment ✨ and for good reason.

If you’ve been craving dimension but don’t want that super-light, high-maintenance blonde life, this trend is the sweet spot: soft ribbons of brightness + blended contrast using high-lift color (instead of traditional bleach) when your hair is a good candidate.

Why people love it:
• Healthier feel (less aggressive than traditional lightener in many cases)
• Softer grow-out and a more “lived-in” look
• Lower maintenance
• Perfect for that expensive brunette / bronde vibe

Who’s a great candidate for no-bleach highlights?

✅ Naturally dark blonde to light brown
✅ Virgin hair or hair with minimal color history
✅ You want subtle-to-moderate brightness (not platinum)
✅ You love warm/neutral tones—honey, beige, caramel, soft golden bronde
✅ You prefer dimension and softness over super icy, high contrast blonde

Who may need bleach (or a hybrid)?

⚠️ Very dark hair (level 1–4/5) wanting bright blonde pieces
⚠️ Previously colored/dark boxed hair (color doesn’t lift like natural)
⚠️ You want icy/white blonde or super high brightness
⚠️ Heavy build-up, mineral deposits, or stubborn underlying warmth

The goal of no-bleach highlighting isn’t “blonde.”
It’s movement, shine, and dimension—with a gentler approach and gorgeous grow-out.

✨ Sometimes the most impactful change isn’t a full highlight — it’s a tonal shift. ✨

For this beauty, we’ve been doing highlights for a while, but this time we went with a copper gloss instead. The result? Softer dimension, incredible shine, and that warm glow that catches the light in the prettiest way. ☀️🍂

A gloss can completely refresh your look without the commitment of a full color. Would you try a tonal change for fall? 🍁

✨Let’s talk hair thinning✨

Hair thinning can happen for so many reasons — postpartum changes, stress, nutrition, and even early hormonal shifts as we approach perimenopause. It’s something I’ve personally experienced, especially around my hairline.

After having my boys, I noticed my hairline gradually thinning. I tried different products and routines, but nothing seemed to make a visible difference—until I started using Virtue’s Density Booster.

With consistent daily use, I began noticing new growth and improved fullness within 8 weeks. The formula strengthens fragile strands at the root, supports scalp health, and helps create an environment for thicker, healthier hair over time.

If you’re seeing similar changes—especially postpartum or pre-menopausally—know that your hair can absolutely recover with the right care and consistency. 💛

When you style your hair does it last as long as you want it to?

In my opinion there is one styling product that is often overlooked but extremely important if you want your hairstyle to last. Over the past couple of years blow dry brushes, Dyson’s Airwrap and thermal brushes have grown in popularity giving us the look of a beautiful bouncy blowout. While those tool innovations help us get the look we want, the most common feedback I get is that the style looks amazing, but within 30+ minutes it’s gone.

When you are putting time and energy into styling your hair it should last a majority of the day (as long as you don’t get stuck in a downpour ☂️). My number one tip is make sure you are using a good hairspray. It is essential for these bouncy styles! Is using hairspray part of your current styling routine? Swipe to see a couple of my favorite hairsprays ❤️

Are you struggling to figure out how to effectively use your Dyson Airwrap or any other hair tool that you have purchased?

Feel free to bring it in with you to your next hair appointment. We can go over how to best use it with your specific hair texture and density in mind so you can feel confident when you go to style your hair at home!

Seattle weather and what that means for YOUR hair… have you felt the change in the air? Yesterday morning our humidity level was 93% which means when you walked out the front door your hair did one of three things:

1. fell limp
2. expanded and became fluffy/frizzy
3. a combination of the two- limp at the roots and frizzy on the ends 🙋🏼‍♀️

Why does that happen?
The extra water in the air seeps into your hair causing your hair to revert back to its natural shape. The porosity of your hair also affects how your hair reacts to humidity. High porosity hair absorbs even more water which makes it frizzy.

What can you do about it?
When our humidity levels are high lean into styling your hair with its natural texture and use an anti humectant. If your hair is naturally straight wear it that way. If your hair is wavy or curly lean into that. If your hair is a combination of the two wearing your hair up in a bun or braid can be a good option.

Looking for a good anti-humectant product?
Framesi has a thermal protectant, uv protectant and an anti- humectant in each of their products. Their product ‘Stop Frizz’ has an extra dose of anti-humidity taming frizz, fly-aways and split ends for all hair types. 🤍

On the day of your hair appointment here are a few helpful guidelines to make the most of our appointment time together!

*please come in with your hair 100% dry if we are doing color.

*In general, coming to your color appointment with clean hair free of oils and other leave in treatments is best!

*feel free to come to your appointment with your hair styled how you typically wear it. It is very helpful for me to see your cut/color styled how you usually wear it especially if it is our first appointment together!

*if we are covering grays please have your hair clean and free of pigmented sprays.

Have any questions? Please don’t hesitate to ask!!