A bit of a photo dump :)

 

THESE are from September. The pink is Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink, the teal/green is N'Rage Twisted Teal and the purple was (in the first 2 pictures) Manic Panic Ultra Violet, but that faded I put a mixture of the Twisted Teal and Hot Hot Pink to make a similar purple. The final picture is after a lovely hair cut and a lot of fading.

REVIEW:The Purple was the first to go both times (although the mixture stuck much better). I've always had the problem with Ultra Violet. The Hot Hot Pink was second (as you can tell by my blonde bang in the last photo). And Twisted Teal almost refused to leave. It was SUPER long lasting and I highly recommend it! It was the one color that didn't need touched up in the month and a half I had it like that (although as you can tell by the last photo, taken October 6th, it did fade a bit towards the end).
GAH, I love how pastel and pretty it looked when I faded though.

 pinky pie, why we so crazy.....

While this color is very similar to twisted teal, it's a bit closer to the color I think of when we say Teal. It's green in some lights, and blue in others. It's Voodoo Blue by Manic Panic. I did this mid October and it's now early November and the fading has been minimal everywhere but the roots (which were still a little orange from bleaching). 

REVIEW: UNGH. This has been one of my favorite colors, and a favorite of people who run into me. I've gotten more compliments on this than on any other hair color, including Atomic Pink by Special Effects (which is gorgeous and long lasting if you like bright pink, btw). I've had hair stylist stop me to figure out where they can get it for themselves!

Now, I haven't washed this one very regularly which may be part of its longevity. Last month was pretty hectic but if it gets extra fadey I'll be sure to update you all on it. 

 Just for fun, he'res a picture of my ears being stretched to a 0 gauge. The tapers actually glow in the dark :P I can't for the life of me find them now that I have my silicone tunnels in, but I thought I'd share. You can catch a glimpse of the pretty pastels in my hair :3

Sorry I've been gone. I'm getting back into hair again. I cut it all off. It's a mohawk now. I still long for long hair, but it's just not my style.

XoXo,
s

Growing :D

First wash of the Turquoise looked like it bled a lot in comparison to rinsing the dye out. When I first rinsed my hair, almost nothing came out and the water was pretty clear from the start, so you can understand why I freaked out a little when I washed it and saw super turquoise foam. I was terrified that it had all came out at once for some reason, even though I know that just wouldn't happen.

It's a bit paler now, that's for sure, but still very bright, and very pretty.

I've also noticed that the length and cut of my hair right now is very similar to the first time I did a crazy color, in 2007 I think. I've been letting it grow for a while now, trimming it to keep it looking presentable, and it's finally getting somewhere. The shortest part of the back is probably 3 inches now. :)

So close. IN a month or two I'll have the same length again. (I used that bad-lighting picture specifically because it showed the back in the mirror.) Don't worry, my hair already looks a lot healthier than in the picture, which was only a day or so after dying. I took it easy on the straightening, didn't wash for about 3-4 days and haven't blow-dried it since bleaching.

XoXo,

S

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)