SFX Pimpin Purple
2.16.2012
Hair Adventures
Most of the questions and comments I receive are directed at my hair. I've received comments like "If you continue to dye your hair, it will stop growing" or "You'll go bald" but obviously it's not true. My hair isn't fried or breaking off. I baby my hair in between processes and never do multiple bleaching sessions. I've been dyeing my hair since I was a teenager so I've gone through all the mistakes already.
I put together a list of dyes that I've used so far for my whole hair.
Loreal Hicolor Hilift in Magenta and Red.
These dyes are made to actually work on virgin dark hair but it has to be completely virgin, not this: My color has faded though! It's been a couple of months. Otherwise, you need to use a color stripper like Colour Oops and/or bleach.
I bleached my whole head to a blonde and waited a few days before dyeing since you use a developer with these. I mixed 30 volume in and left it on for around half an hour. A whole post about it is here.
RAW Ruby Red
I use this dye afterward for touch ups and I only used the Loreal dye for doing roots :) RAW dyes are veggie and won't damage your hair. Usually, you can get away with a second dye job using Loreal just to possibly get a brighter result but it shouldn't be used to regularly touch up your color. This kind of repeated chemical process will damage and dry out your hair.
*2016: RAW was a popular brand at Hot Topic but it no longer carries the colors it used to. I couldn't find this online anymore so I recommend Ion Brights Red.
Special Effects Pimpin Purple
This dye is a pretty purple. If you want to do 2 colors soon then this is your best choice. Since this purple is pink based, it will fade out to a bright pink. This color photographs pink in direct sunlight. :) I mixed in a lot of conditioner to dilute it since it was extremely dark which means it will fade faster. This color lasted a month on me.
Faded Special Effects Pimpin Purple
It fades out to this bright pink. It's very intense in person. You can easily touch it up with another purple and it would cover it completely.
Manic Panic Ultra Violet
This is a very pretty blue-based purple. I always dilute my dye with conditioner to avoid spending so much money on multiple jars of dye. Since it does contain a blue undertone, it will fade out towards green especially towards the roots.
Hot pink to Ultra Violet transformation here ♥
Manic Panic After Midnight
Eventually, I got this dye to cover up the pinkness. I really loved that my hair had purple and blue tones in it. You can see that the root area was fading slightly green but because it was light, you could redye with a pink-based purple.
If your purple/blue goes green then you need a blue-based dye to cover it if it's bright.
RAW Deep Purple
I had this purple for about a year. My longest color ever! I've only had to dye my hair 2 times throughout the WHOLE time. I shared why my hair color doesn't fade.
*2016: This dye is still available at Hot Topic but it's also on Amazon!
Manic Panic Voodoo BlueThis was my first time going this shade of blue and I LOVED it. It's my favorite from Manic Panic. I shared a review of this dye here ♥ I also recommend Punky's Lagoon Blue for a similar color or to touch up your roots with! (Diluted Punky Atlantic Blue could work as well)
Manic Panic Rockabilly
I adored this color so much. It was SO beautiful but the overall experience was a huge pain in the butt. The formula stains to the extreme. You can't get your hair slightly wet without this bleeding everywhere. Sweating included. Full review here.
*2017: I STILL haven't found a dye as vibrant as this one yet. :(
Punky Atlantic Blue
It was a decent dupe of Rockabilly because it didn't stain and but it faded EXTREMELY fast as well with only sun exposure. :(
SFX Blue Velvet
This is my most recent blue as of 2013! It's a gorgeous dark color.
I'll make a new post about my next batch of colors ;)
PLEASE NOTE:
I don't bleach every time I want to change colors or touch up the color. I had to bleach my red out to get to a pinky base for the purple to cover, not bleached blonde! I usually just try to shampoo my color out the best that I can and deposit new color on top. This could give you a slightly different shade or intensity. If you want the exact color, you'll need a blonde base.
My favorite dyes are Loreal and RAW. Those are long lasting for me personally and yes, they bleed/stain everywhere for the first week or two. Black pillow cases are absolutely necessary.
Here's a photo of my hair when I first dyed it red and one year later as purple.
Hair that doesn't seem to grow is due to breakage at the ends, genetics or etc. Biotin can also help along with Mane N Tail to thicken hair.
12.14.2011
Knit: Sage Colored Cowl
This is my first knitted cowl! I used Caron yarn for this since it was really soft and breathable. I'm not too experienced with knitting so I got this done in a couple of days. Crochet is definitely something I'm much quicker with. I think the length of the cowl ended up being close to 10 inches long. Now I'll love to move onto doing an infinity scarf next!
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