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Hair Advice!!! (NOW WITH RULESSS)
Evander:
This is mostly an academic question, but here it goes.
I have hair of the darkest brown (easily mistaken for black, but not technically black.) One time my then-girlfriend wanted to dye my hair blue so, of course, she bleached it first, and then applied blue dye. The thing was that, over time, it just turned green.
Were I to ever want to dye my hair blue again, and I'm not sure I'll ever be in a situation where I CAN but I'm still curious, what would I want to do differently, or is the green fade inevitable? Was the issue withthe quality of the dye? If I don't bleach first will the blue show up at all? I kind of like the idea of keeping my dark hair, and just adding a blue tint to it, but I know nothing about thisstuff, and don't know if the hair needs to be bleached for the dye to be absorbed at all, or what.
For your trouble, I'll find a picture of myself with blue and/or green hair later, and post it for your amusement.
Aminal:
If you don't want it to fade to green, you need to bleach it light enough that all the yellow tones are gone. This will mean using a higher volume # of peroxide, probably 40volume in your case. I have to say up front though that it'll still look a bit sickly when it fades, cuz under the best circumstances it fades to grey.
There are permanent hair dyes you can use that will give a midnight blue tint. It's really most visible under sunlight.
Semi-permanent w/o bleaching first will always be very subtle, even using salon-quality dye. If you did decide to go this way, make sure to keep your hair shiny and well-conditioned. That'll help the tint show better in the light.
redglasscurls:
--- Quote from: ruyi on 25 Apr 2008, 13:48 ---Can any of you ladies recommend a good epilator? At the moment I am just looking at reviews on Amazon, but some advice would be helpful.
(I know, not quite the 'hair advice' the thread title refers to, but I don't feel like making a new thread just for this.)
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I keep thinking I might buy one, but they all seem so creepy. Not sure why I find it less scary, but I just do at-home sugar waxing instead. Recipes are really easy to find online, and it hurts a little less than wax so long as you use cornstarch first.
Aminal:
How does using cornstarch not just make a gross sticky paste?
ruyi:
--- Quote from: redglasscurls on 25 Apr 2008, 14:51 ---
--- Quote from: ruyi on 25 Apr 2008, 13:48 ---Can any of you ladies recommend a good epilator? At the moment I am just looking at reviews on Amazon, but some advice would be helpful.
(I know, not quite the 'hair advice' the thread title refers to, but I don't feel like making a new thread just for this.)
--- End quote ---
I keep thinking I might buy one, but they all seem so creepy. Not sure why I find it less scary, but I just do at-home sugar waxing instead. Recipes are really easy to find online, and it hurts a little less than wax so long as you use cornstarch first.
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Ah yes, sugaring. Have you ever tried some of the pre-made ones? I'm looking into Moom. Then again, I suppose I could try mixing it myself too.
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