ヘアカラー
へあからー
noun
hair dye; hair coloring
1.
hair dye; hair coloring; hair color treatment
A product or salon service used to change the color of one's hair. Refers to both the product itself and the act of coloring hair.
ヘアカラーをした。
I got my hair colored.
自宅でヘアカラーをするのは初めてだ。
This is my first time doing hair coloring at home.
ヘアカラーで髪が傷まないか心配だったが、トリートメントを併用したら大丈夫だった。
I was worried about hair damage from the dye, but using a treatment alongside it worked out fine.
From English "hair color." In Japanese, ヘアカラー primarily refers to the coloring product or service, not to the color of one's hair itself (which is 髪色). Can be used as a suru-verb: ヘアカラーする (to color one's hair).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ヘアカラーをする: to dye one's hair; to get a hair coloring
- ヘアカラー剤: hair dye product
- 市販のヘアカラー: over-the-counter hair dye
- ヘアカラーリング: hair coloring (process)
- ヘアカラー専門店: hair coloring specialty salon
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 髪色: hair color — the actual color of one's hair, not the product or service
- 白髪染め: gray hair dye — specifically for covering gray/white hair
- ブリーチ: bleach — lightening hair by removing pigment, a step before coloring