# @behindthechair_com on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctb6VSKui6I
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/7232461-behindthechair-com-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-06-13T15:47:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** behindthechair.com (@behindthechair_com) — https://gondola.cc/behindthechair_com

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🤌🏻 #truthbomb #tuesday ... + #tbt by yeghairbyalex 😘 

The difference between a professional balayage/professional products & a DIY balayage/drugstore products. 
My sister and I did this experiment to give everyone a real comparison, done on the same head of hair. I had all the tools in my arsenal and professional products I needed to executed a professional balayage. 👉🏼 schwarzkopfcan schwarzkopfusa BlondeMe premium 9+ lightener, developer, Igora Royal toner, babylight board 

👉🏼 My sister has zero experience with hair, and has never coloured hair before. She had only what was provided in the $6.98 box:

👉🏼 A tiny packet of lightener (this would not be enough for more than a couple sections if you were trying to saturate properly)

👉🏼 Developer of unknown volume (it could have been 20 vol, 30 vol, or 40 vol). Different hair types require different volumes of developer, or else you can end up with severe hair breakage, under-lifting, or over-lifting 

👉🏼 A poor quality brush and gigantic gloves that do not fit. 
Now she still had a slight advantage, given that she used kitchen foil to insulate her balayage. Had she not used foil (this is not provided in the box), she would have gotten an even worse lift. This box claimed that you can achieve blonde highlights, even on black hair. 👀🤬
Please understand that this isn’t supposed to make anyone who has used box dye feel ashamed for doing so. If I didn’t know anything about hair and the box was telling me I could do a beautiful balayage on myself for less that 7 dollars, I would probably try it too! It’s simply false advertising, and these boxes claim that you can achieve results that are next to impossible. 
At the end of the day, you will get what you pay for, and $7 for something that costs anywhere between $250-500 in the salon is a red flag! 🚩
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 
What are your thoughts on this experiment?! 🤔 

#BEHINDTHECHAIR
#btcTHEMOREYOUKNOW #salonlife #btcwhatwouldyoudo #lifeofahairstylist #btcskp #btcyeghairbyalex #BLONDEME #schwarzkopfusa

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btcthemoreyouknow, truthbomb, salonlife, tbt, blondeme, tuesday, btcwhatwouldyoudo, btcskp, schwarzkopfusa, btcyeghairbyalex, behindthechair, lifeofahairstylist

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