Fading

Oh blog, I've ignored you because I haven't known what to say.

Last night I shampooed the green in my hair for the first time. It faded badly, and bled to the blond because I didn't wash it all separately.

Always wash your hair separately if you don't want the color to bleed. Especially if you have your hair blond+unnatural color or two unnatural colors that are far apart on the color wheel. (red and green, blue and orange, purple and yellow are all on opposite sides of the color wheel and therefor MUST be shampooed separately. Red and orange, blue and purple, green and yellow are all next to each other on the color wheel. They will still blend a little if washed together, but the color blend will look much more natural because those colors are part of one another.)

I know this. But this was a quick dye job to begin with. I just wanted a little color to brighten up my life. I even have almost a centimeter of root growth. At least, I assume it's almost a centimeter because google told me it's about 1/3 of an inch. I'm American. I don't know the fancy metric system.

Anyway. Big tip: Unnatural dyes always stick better to hair that has just been bleached and has not yet been conditioned. It's "thirstier" that way. This will, in turn, increase the longevity of your hair color. If you already bleached a week or so ago and don't want to bleach it again just for the sake of color you can use a ph balance shampoo. Putting this in your hair before coloring (as I did this week) will help. Of course, the longer it's been since the bleaching job the less effective this will be.

For me, it's been about 3 weeks, so even with the shampoo the dye is still fading fairly quickly. If this is gonna be the case, as least know what you're gettign into so you won't be disappointed with the end results.

Happy dying. XoXo,
S


(dye pictured: Manic Panic Green Envy)