Hair Color

Special Effects seems to be the colourant of choice for the hairpros up here, Salyx.

And the methodology they suggest to make it work is thusly:

Apply dye to hair.
Wrap hair in plastic wrap.
Blow-dry off and on for 20min.
Remove plastic wrap.
Rinse until clear (or as clear as it's going to get).
Don't wash for a couple of days.

I can't vouch for it, because my job won't let me do crazy colours. Plain ol' black for me.

Grace

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Salyx Woodbine naughty pixie sex Posts: 278 (3/27/03 9:36 pm) Reply	Hair Color What are the best brands of "crazy" color to use? What are the best brands for more natural color? What hair colors have you sported? I've tried Manic Panic and Punky Colors. Jury is still out on which one is better, but Punky Colors doesn't display the outcome color very well. Never use Rouge Romantiques if you want your hair to stay red. It's worse than wash-outs! My hair has been: brown, blonde, red, auburn, dark purple, bright purple, pink, and orange. _____________________ Salyx is fictional. Salyx thinks a lot about escaping. When I think of Salyx, I think of illicit sex. I want Salyx to masturbate thinking about me. http://www.digitalfae.net/salyx/
Ajka Head Bat Monkey Posts: 183 (3/28/03 2:48 am) Reply	Re: Hair Color Special Effects seems to be the colourant of choice for the hairpros up here, Salyx. And the methodology they suggest to make it work is thusly: Apply dye to hair. Wrap hair in plastic wrap. Blow-dry off and on for 20min. Remove plastic wrap. Rinse until clear (or as clear as it's going to get). Don't wash for a couple of days. I can't vouch for it, because my job won't let me do crazy colours. Plain ol' black for me. Grace "If your dumb ass does get trapped under stuff, amuse yourself in your final moments with shadow puppets." - elwoodblues My Livejournal ~ eBay About Me ~ Gothic Scouts EzBoard ~ Aw, Neopets!
Salyx Woodbine naughty pixie sex Posts: 281 (3/28/03 2:59 am) Reply	Re: Hair Color I was going for red when I chose "Flame", but I got this: www.digitalfae.net/salyx/...ange01.jpg Thank goodness I work from home! _____________________ Salyx is fictional. Salyx thinks a lot about escaping. When I think of Salyx, I think of illicit sex. I want Salyx to masturbate thinking about me. http://www.digitalfae.net/salyx/
FrownyFaceEmpire Bat Paw Posts: 19 (3/28/03 3:09 am) Reply	Re: Hair Color oooh now I stalk you in the fashion section. In the past I've generally used Manic Panic and Punky Colours and this other stuff from England which is the same sort of neon ectoplasmic goo,I don't remember the name. I think they all give basically the same result. I did my hair flame- which faded to traffic pylon orange after 1 wash (looked amazing under blacklight though). Fuschia, Lilac,Rose, Flamingo, burgundy and a bunch of other reds. Pillerbox was my favorite because it's pink based. Now I normally use Sunset Red henna which is almost natural looking on my hair. Reds always fade though. Basically as Grace says don't wash your hair every day. Also don't condition too much. Edited by: FrownyFaceEmpire at: 3/28/03 7:59:09 am
ladybirdintheuk Fang Posts: 78 (4/3/03 12:43 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color <i>other stuff from England which is the same sort of neon ectoplasmic goo,I don't remember the name. <i> directions? ... ladybirds page of perkygothishness
FrownyFaceEmpire Fang Posts: 47 (4/3/03 2:37 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color *Quote:* directions? ... yeah that's it. I used to stock up on it when I visited the UK, or I'd get people to send it to me, back in the days when you couldn't get that sort of stuff here. now that one can buy Manic Panic at the pharmacy...it's kind of lost it's allure. I crack the whip and you skip But you deserve it. You deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
ladybirdintheuk Fang Posts: 79 (4/3/03 6:12 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color directions is cool... my hair's a bit dark for them to take very well on me though. the fade after the 1st wash is enough to make it fairly non-noticable on my hair .... (handy for weekend hair though!) they show up much better if you're bleached. ladybirds page of perkygothishness
FrownyFaceEmpire Fang Posts: 49 (4/4/03 3:16 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color I have naturally dark blond/light reddish brown hair and I found that certain shades of red showed up really well (as opposed to the blue/purples which didn't do much...must be my natural reddish tint) I did eventually bleach my hair and got neon hair loveliness... (back in the days when I wasn't looking for work...heh) You can also get really 'interesting' hair colors if you bleach your hair and then put a more brand name type permanant red hair color...ie clairol (don't try this unless you want bright salmon pink hair) I crack the whip and you skip But you deserve it. You deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
ladybirdintheuk Fang Posts: 80 (4/4/03 8:22 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color I'm considering doing highlights and lowlights ... (not on top of each other, obviously) but I've got a sneeky suspicion it wouldn't look as good I as I picture it looking! ladybirds page of perkygothishness
FrownyFaceEmpire Fang Posts: 52 (4/5/03 3:57 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color Highlights and lowlights: it's always best to leave this sort of thing to the professionals (if you were actually going to attempt it yourself...assuming you aren't a professional) The key is: don't go overboard with the amount of H's & L's and think about including a warmer tone. Otherwise you are in danger of entering the world of frosted hair,acid wash jeans, fringe, Shakira....and Bonnie Tyler. Doing your highlights in larger, chunkier sections(but not stripes) looks really good. But keep in mind- it's only hair...It will grow back ...unless you have alopaecia. I crack the whip and you skip But you deserve it. You deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
ladybirdintheuk Fang Posts: 80 (4/7/03 5:43 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color Bonnie Tyler! ... yay ... (but do I want her hair? ... erm .. nope) ladybirds page of perkygothishness
FrownyFaceEmpire Fang Posts: 58 (4/8/03 4:23 am) Reply	Re: Hair Color I just recently saw the video for 'total eclipse of the heart' for the first time in years. It's quite terrifying actually...in that good 80's terrifying way. I'm trying to think of a good example of 'chunky' hair highlights but am now plagued with visions of late eighties hair metal goddesses: Lita Ford, Heart, Poison (oh those are men aren't they?) I crack the whip and you skip But you deserve it. You deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
Innocent Vice Bat Paw Posts: 23 (5/14/03 2:50 pm) Reply	Re: Hair Color There is a main stream company that does wild permanent hair dye colors. X-Treme FX, they are actually maybelline or something but that is there oh look I'm cool name. You can buy it at Target, Walmart and K-Mart. The colors are a bright red, orange, purple, blue and they have a bleaching kit. It also explains how to do highlights with their stuff. I am not that talented though. I used the Red color over my natural brown to get an auburn color. I WANT to go either purple or blue... but my job is semi - professional. Its also not that expensive 10-11 us dollars. It lasts a few months and then I usually have to dye it again. You should try it.
supercal Fang Posts: 96 (6/20/03 2:17 pm) Reply	the days oh the days when i had hair to actually colour,
Salyx Woodbine naughty pixie sex Posts: 499 (1/22/04 6:37 am) Reply	Re: the days I was thinking about going hot pink... any suggestions? _____________________ Salyx is fictional. Salyx thinks a lot about escaping. When I think of Salyx, I think of illicit sex. I want Salyx to masturbate thinking about me. http://www.digitalfae.net/salyx/
Oddly Strange Scout Bastard Posts: 327 (1/22/04 1:45 pm) Reply	Re: the days have to be careful with going pink, it either looks damn cool, or really damn not. Of course it also depends on if you want to go fully pink or just streaks/highlights or something like that. Platinum blonde with purple streaks also looks cool if you have enough hair, but you kinda have to have plenty of hair to pull it back into a ponytail or braid... Otherwise it can end up making you look like a lamp shade. I'm beat up, dirty, and lost in the woods... But hey, at least I got my pants! Darkside Dreamland
Salyx Woodbine naughty pixie sex Posts: 505 (1/23/04 10:38 pm) Reply	pink! Well, my hair is in a Chelsea cut and I want to bleach it and have the whole thing hot pink. Six says that with my big eyes, I would look like an anime character. Sounds fine to me. _____________________ Salyx is fictional. Salyx thinks a lot about escaping. When I think of Salyx, I think of illicit sex. I want Salyx to masturbate thinking about me. http://www.digitalfae.net/salyx/
lillienyte Scout Bastard Posts: 139 (1/23/04 11:07 pm) Reply	Re: pink! I always use Special FX... my it's been a long time since I dyed my hair. But I have really dark brown hair so I usually dye it a normal red first and then use the Special FX after a couple of days to a week. I like to use Clairol's Herbal Essences. That Xtreme FX stuff is from Clairol too. My friend tried to go from blonde to blue... bad idea it was green after a day. Salyx, you would look like an anime character... Go for it! And I wanna see the results! ~Lill~ I dwell in possibility...
Salyx Woodbine naughty pixie sex Posts: 508 (1/25/04 1:00 am) Reply	Re: pink! You know I'll take tons of pictures if it comes out right! _____________________ Salyx is fictional. Salyx thinks a lot about escaping. When I think of Salyx, I think of illicit sex. I want Salyx to masturbate thinking about me. http://www.digitalfae.net/salyx/
Salyx Woodbine naughty pixie sex Posts: 529 (2/25/04 2:12 am) Reply	Re: pink! I chickened out and am now dark red. _____________________ Salyx is fictional. Salyx thinks a lot about escaping. When I think of Salyx, I think of illicit sex. I want Salyx to masturbate thinking about me. http://www.digitalfae.net/salyx/
LP Posts: 756 (3/4/04 7:40 am) Reply	Re: pink! I still wet-shave my noggin. No hair = No hair colour. LP: Mmmmm smooth...

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