“I also personally recommend finding shampoos and conditioners that are free of sulfates, which can eventually strip and dry out the hair. “Alternating between moisture and protein-and not overdosing on either-is the most important thing when it comes to caring for blonde hair no matter how long it’s been since your last appointment or how severe any damage is,” Dueñas explained to me as I sat in her chair. It’s what I relied on back in 2013, and if you took a peek into my current shower situation, you’d see it’s still my M.O. When it comes to recovering or maintaining the integrity of blonde hair, finding a happy and healthy medium between protein and moisture is the name of the game. So naturally, I booked an appointment with my celebrity colorist soulmate, Tabitha Dueñas, who successfully gifted me with the Julianne Hough–esque baby blonde strands of my dreams ( sans any damage), as well as tapped stylists Danny Jelaca and Sheridan Ward for their industry expertise. Having access to some of the best products, treatments, and colorists in the business, I thought a sequel was in order: The comprehensive tip and product sheet I wish I had nearly a decade ago- and an update on my current hair situation. Yet to this day, I still have some aesthetic response symptoms from the ordeal (yes, still), and I receive DMs and Facebook messages on a daily basis from people who have read my story and are in the exact panic-stricken position I was years ago. It’s been years since “the bleach apocalypse of 2013,” which begs the question: Why am I still talking about it? As I happily reported in my initial article, I’ve slowly but surely nursed my hair back to health and I haven’t had a harrowing salon session since. In the days and weeks afterward, I was so distraught, embarrassed, and just plain crushed, that I almost wasn’t able to get out of bed in the morning. I often joke that I was emotionally scarred for life when I had the majority of my hair bleached off my head years ago, but to be honest, I’m not entirely kidding.
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