Hi! I have long, dark brown hair and want the tips of my hair to be plum, with no bleach involved. However, the only plum color I've found that I like is Manic Panic Plum Passion, which seems to be discontinued! Do you know of any way I could get the color, even though it's discontinued? Or do you have any other recommendations of purplish or reddish plums that would go well over unbleached (never bleached, specifically) dark brown hair, for the look of dipped tips? Thanks!
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You could try looking online for it, possibly amazon or somewhere, but if it’s discontinued, that might be futile. I don’t know any color names specifically, but maybe one of my readers can recommend something. (If you’re looking for it to be very vibrant, you’re going to want to bleach it first though. If you just want a slight tint of purple, then unbleached is probably a-okay)
Hi! So I bleached my hair and after the 4th session I achieved this blonde/yellow-ish shade. I was told to get a toner to neutralize it and stuff but I'm having trouble looking for one in my region. I also tried to dye it to white but didn't do much.. I'm planning to color it blue (like that of Katy Perry's) but I worry that it's not going to achieve the real color since the base is yellow-ish... What to do???
You’re right, if it’s yellowish right now and you go over it with blue, it’s probably going to turn green (teal/turquoise at best). But it also depends on how light of a blonde it is. If it’s VERY pale yellow, you can probably get away with doing the blue over it. Toner MIGHT help (look for a lavender-based one), but I can’t tell you where you might be able to find one in your area outside of a beauty supply store or having it done at a salon.
I had very dark brown hair with chestnut brown towards the bottom half of my hair, I got it dyed light purple however it turned reddish, a week ago I had it died again and now its aubergine and very dark almost jet black towards the bottom half. To get my hair purple do I have to bleach it? are there any other ways I could get my hair purple without bleaching? Thank you, much appreciated :)
Anonymous
I can’t really say without seeing/feeling your hair in person. It sounds like it was probably previously bleached when you went “light purple”, right? And then colored over darker? If you’re looking to lighten/remove the dark aubergine/black in order to get it a more vibrant purple, you may find this post from my blog helpful: http://www.brightersides.com/brightersidesblog/2010/11/how-to-fade-your-hair-color-and-why-you-might-want-to-do-that/
i just saw the question about manic panic blue. i have my hair dyed with manic panic, not that specific blue but i have to say it's been the BEST! i was used to having to dye my hair at least once a month when i was bright red. i haven't dyed my hair in over 2 months and my blue hasn't faded nearly as bad as i thought it would. i would say go blue, and go manic panic!
Thanks for the recommendation!
I saw in an earlier post of yours that some hair dye was unavailable to someone who didn't have a cosmetologist license, and (not that I was planning on buying any anyway; I don't trust myself to do my own hair. lol) I was wondering why that is?
I’m sure there are a lot of different answers to this question and those answers vary by company. While there are hair color brands that cater to the masses, their selection of color is very limited and their formulation is predetermined and very basic (mix this one thing with this other thing, and let it sit for this long). Professional color brands spend a lot of time and money creating a huge range of colors with endless formulation possibilities, and they also spend a lot of time and money helping to educate licensed cosmetologists on how to properly use their products to achieve the best results so that the stylist likes the color line, the client likes the color line, and they both come back for more. The general public doesn’t have these hours and hours and hours of training (in my state it was a minimum of 1,800 training, it varies from state to state and country to country) to best make use of the line.
It’s probably not the BEST comparison, but it’s sort of like how there are over the counter drugs and prescription drugs. There are some basic things anyone can pick up which can remedy some situations, and then there is a whole plethora of other, prescription drugs that are only available to certain people who have undergone training, who know when and how to use them, to use.
I’m not really trying to compare hairstylists to doctors or pharmacists, but hopefully that’s a parallel that more people will be able to identify with. And in the case of semi-permanent hair color (the bright/rainbow colors), a lot of them are more or less the same, but companies that sell only to professionally licensed hairstylists aren’t going to sell just MOST of their products to hairstylists and a couple things to the masses. It wouldn’t make sense for them to do that.
I hope that answered your question, sorry it was so long winded!
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I naturally have very fine hair, and I've been bleaching and dying my hair for about 7 years now. Lately, I've begun to notice that every time I bleach my roots, my scalp is quite apparent. I don't know if this is something I just never noticed before, or if my hair is beginning to thin. I always take care of my hair with conditioning and daily protection. Do you have any tips for preventing hair thinning when bleaching, or for restoring thickness?
Anonymous
Your hair could be thinning, but unless you are chemically burning your scalp. It’s probably not the fault of the bleach. If you are using too high of a volume developer (never use higher than 20volume on your scalp) you COULD risk permanent hair loss. It could also be caused by bleach allergy if you notice a lot of irritation when bleaching. Otherwise, it could be hormonal, stress-related, genetic, etc. If it’s very concerning to you, I’d recommend seeing a doctor.
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I’ve had a few people ask about where to buy semi-permanent hair color. Here is one site that sells Manic Panic - $10 ea
My hair is naturally blonde, but I've been dying it brown for some time and there's parts of my hair where the dye has layered up so it's almost black and parts where it's almost blonde again, but I really want to dye it again. Do you think it'll come out right or do you know how to get the dye out of my hair faster?
Anonymous
If you’re coloring it yourself, I’m assuming you are using a “box color”, (the type you get from a drugstore/grocery store/etc.) which has a nasty habit of getting darker and darker every time you color it, if you are applying it over hair that’s already been colored. Among other reasons, this is why I always recommend getting your hair colored professionally. You may need to use a color remover like this one from L’Oreal (which I have not used - so I’m not recommending it specifically, just an example) but first check out the tips on my blog post How To Fade Your Hair Color and see if you might be able to lighten it up in any of those ways.
Hello ^.^ I have greenish hair with spots of blonde. If I were to dye my hair purple right over the green, would the color be purple then fade to a mauveish color?
Anonymous
I don’t think I would attempt putting purple over green. It’s hard to say without seeing it but it would probably end up more of an icky brownish kind of color. The purple would only show up properly on the blonde areas. You may find this post from my blog helpful: The Color Wheel And How It Applies To Hair Color
Hey! ^_^ I was wondering if you could help me. I want purple streaks in my hair but I'm not sure what purple I should get how I should do it since I have short curly hair that is layered (my hair was shorter than this so I think my layers have grown out some). Any help is appreciated. Thanks! ^_^
That’s a tough one. You may want to try doing larger sections instead of streaks. Doing streaks on shorter layered hair often ends up having a kind of a “spotty” effect, since you can only see the ends poking out. If you have any longer lengths, maybe near your face, I’d recommend doing some chunks in the top layers there for maximum visibility
