/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

OTT sweet lolitas love unnatural hair. I'll see if I can dump what I have, I'm not much of a sweet person so most of my unnatural hair pictures are of women in latex, not lolita.

As for hair dye, Special Effects is the best. Manic Panic is a distant second.

Mint and pink are nice for dark skin.

>>7190464
Agreeing about special effects. Some shades of manic panic aren't true to swatches/etc.

>>Mint and pink are nice for dark skin.

So is yellow and lavender. As well as 'bolder' colors like the dark pinks, some shades of darker blue and red.

I saw a dark skinned girl wearing Merry Making Party in blue with a blouse that had dark pink trim and it looked awesome.

I think it depends on your skintone, though.

Unnatural hair can also work in gothic when done right (ie, not creepycute bullshit)

I think this is fairy kei.

I think this is also fairy kei.

>>7190494
I'm planning on dying my hair a forest green/teal color if you had any of that. I had my hair this color before and it fades out to dead grass.

Kawaiiest picture I've found so far.

>>7190494
Unnatural hair can work in EVERYTHING these days, only not if it looks like a cheap wig.

Well, I'm out of unnatural haired j-fashion pictures.

Pic not mine.

Every time I tried blue it lasted me 2 weeks at most before turning this swampy green. Currently I'm remedying this by first colouring my hair violet and then applying the blue after it's faded a little. Hopefully it'll work,

HOWEVER

I'm losing more blue tones than red ones when I wash the violet out of my hair (becoming more fuchsia than just a faded violet). My guess is that the blue elements don't cling on as well as the red, as 'all' blue hair pigments tend to bleed.

Question: is there a blue out that doesn't bleed like a bitch?

>>7190540
Another question: has anyone tried special effects' 'blue velvet' or any other their blues (I know there already are reviews but I want anon's opinion)? I'm thinking of trying a blue which contains more of a violet base than true blue/green.

>>7190540
>>7190545
What's your base like? Swampy green tends to happen when the hair has too much yellow in it. Sounds like your base isn't light enough. When you apply the dye do you apply it to freshly washed, NOT conditioned hair?

>>7190622
>What's your base like?
Corn silk yellow/white. I'm told that a purple toner is necessary to go platinum, but I just want blue and indigo is good too. Also, people say that blues tend to have a yellow base.

'n no, I don't use conditioner before applying, I wash the night before and apply the morning after.

So, used any blues before? What brands?

>>7190540
I've had great success with midnight blue by directions. It's quite dark, but you can dilute it a bit. It tends to be less of a greeny tone than other blues I've tried.
You could also try toning it. I do that when my pink streaks start to go a bit brassy. I actually use a bit of midnight blue in conditioner for my toner.

no op but
guys can we not post wigs?
Wigs give people unrealistic expectations on what their hair will look like when they dye it.
I'd rather see techniques on how/where people get hair dyed and styles.
ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtRn3UEviBY

i've only ever used La Riche Directions dye for my pink hair, ridiculously hard to get out fading pretty minimal, but that's on bleached hair, on unbleached hair it had faded within about a week. Don't know about other people's experience or if its available in your area

>>7190688
I use the same brand. I've used rubine, neon blue and violet. The blue-based colours fade really fast compared to the reds. They also tend to go sort of grey-green if you don't freshen the colour up regularly. The red fades nicely, though, and more slowly. Usually I don't bother to freshen it until I touch up my regrowth, because it doesn't go particularly brassy or gross looking.

>>7190525
If you want a pink like this bleach your hair white. And I mean white. Then mixing the pink hair dye with conditioner to water it down and put that in your hair for 15-30 mins

>>7190662
Thx'n all, but midnight blue gave me the swampiest experience. For me, instead of becoming a brighter blue after washing, it just got greener and greener. But yes, my approach this time is to tone it, hence why I coloured my hair violet first, but again, it's getting to be a bit pinkish, eerrr...

Incase yer all wondering, the best blue I've gotten so far is from pravana. It lasted the longest (albeit my hair bled like a biatch) and faded to an aquamarine (still green though).

>>7190780
>bleaching your hair white
No. You can't bleach your hair to white. You can bleach it to a pale yellow (use a blue based bleach), and then use a toner to get white.

>>7190545
I've used blue velvet before. My hair was about level 8 blonde when I did this and it stayed pretty dark for a long time then faded to purple.

>>7190819
I like, I llliiiikkee. Was this freshly coloured?

'n level 8 blonde you say? You mean just one bleach job? If it didn't turn green then I gotta say those're some awesome results.

Also, have you used any other blues before?

>>7190819
Where are my manners, 'also forgot to mention how much of a looker you are.

>>7190680
>no op but
>guys can we not post wigs?
>Wigs give people unrealistic expectations on what their hair will look like when they dye it.
>I'd rather see techniques on how/where people get hair dyed and styles.

This so much. Why are people posting pictures where the girls are obviously wearing wigs? It's a tread about unnatural colored hair, not wigs.

Anyway, I enjoyed alb's video: http://youtu.be/nVdYKPvB7jA

>>7190450
I had my hair dyed every possible color, for the last three years. The easyest color to match to lolita is white/grey, is not such a unnatural color, but it looks good with anything.
Dying it pastel usually gets you tied up to sweet, but with nice coords you can pull of even something gothic.
My skin is something between yellow and tanned, and at first the colors look weird, but after some time you get used to it and start feeling familiar with the color.

>>7190540
My absolute favourites for dark blues are SFX Blue Velvet and Directions Midnight Blue. I find Blue Velvet bleeds more than the Midnight Blue and is often mistaken for purple, but stays better. Are you starting from naturally light hair or are you bleaching? Even if your hair is light naturally, destroying it a teeny bit with bleach will help the pigment to stay better. Also leaving it on with a plastic bag on your head overnight/only washing it out with lukewarm water initially is good.

>>7191064
See, that's what I want, the (slight?) purpleness of blue velvet. Instead of doing a two step process neutralizing the yellow tones by needing to add violet separately, it can just be done in one go. That and I'd rather have my hair fade to purple than green.

Oh, I'm bleaching, got black asian hair.
-bleach:check
-extended time applying:check
-rinse with cool water:check

So how blue is blue velvet initially? Sort of like a.. navy blue/indigo/dark violet? And what was your experience with the fading of midnight blue?

>>7191392
Really dark indigo, to the point that people don't usually notice it fresh unless I'm under sunlight (I had it in my fringe for a while). >>7190819
is slightly purpler than what my hair looked like after 2 washes. Have a look on beeunique if you want, there's some good representative photos there. I'm Asian as well - I usually do 2 bleaches for ~45 minutes with my hair covered with plastic/heat applied to speed up the reaction and put my blues through over pale yellow, my hair has to be dry and nearly straw for it to take for any meaningful length of time. Midnight Blue definitely fades through green but is less ugly than the fade of Manic Panic After Midnight, it's more like a nice deep teal. In my experience I've never really been able to keep Directions or Manic Panic nice for more than 6 washes, except when I do the blue in conditioner + conditioner first then shampoo roots + rinse with lukewarm (tried with super dilute vinegar for pH but the amount of staying power I gain for the hassle of washing my hair in a sink is not okay) in which case I can stretch it to about 10. SFX gives me 8-10 without any of that.

>>7190513
I love this color but I'm unsure how well it'd go on someone such as myself with pale skin.

I'm not adventurous enough to try out different dye jobs. I applaud your guys' hair dying abilities and confidence.

>>7191392
What does 'asian' hair mean? Genuinely curious. Is it the consistency or shade that makes it asian hair? Besides being hair grown on an asian, I guess, which would make sense. But I'm assuming there's some other defining trait about it.

>>7191431
different anon, but i feel like it's more in the color. 'asian hair' tends to imply the hair is really dark and difficult to bleach. if you don't bleach to the extremes, 'asian hair' seems to end up orangey and sad more than other types of hair

>>7191431
The individual strands are thicker than caucasian hair which is what most people notice. This makes it more difficult for strands to break or succumb to damage.

Here's a paper on some of the differences.

http://journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc2006/cc057n04/p00327-p00338.pdf

>>7191431
Strands are thicker, often a PITA to bleach but will take a crapton more chemical processing without breaking.

>>7191420
So truth is it's more purple than blue in the end? Hrm, maybe it isn't what I want then (I was just hoping for a tinge of violet mixed in).

All in all, I 'could' go 9-10 pale blonde but I can achieve a bright yellow (7-8) in one bleaching with none of the brassiness. I just want to avoid bleaching my hair twice rather than once, hence why I want a violet based blue. Either way, why must blue be so hard to achieve...

>>7191431
Korean to be precise. Apparently Orientals have 'the' darkest hair, a true black if you will. I have to go greater lengths to achieve lighter hair.

>>7191444
I wonder what category Polynesian hair falls into? I have really dark brown hair (what some refer to as 'natural black') and it can really take a beating from chemicals without any issues. However, I can't bleach it for shite and I've used heaps upon heaps of products for that, it ends up in some sickly shade of yellow-green and my Asian friends get blonde no problem. My hair seems to be as resistant as theirs yet I can't color it anything lighter than sorta-light brown.

>>7191515
Well, I find it's almost like...purple to blue then to purple again. It's not just a tinge though imo. I think this is over a pale 8-9ish blonde, and fairly fresh (within the first 3 washes), to be honest I don't notice much difference between a single or a double bleach on my hair so is it cost that's stopping you or worry about damage?

>tfw unnatural hair color is fedora for women

>>7191689
But it's not? Heck, you can buy 'pastel pink' kits in chemists now it's so hip.

>>7191689
Fuck off back to /fit/.

>>7191689
It isn't though. Fedoras are female repellents, whereas crazy hair colors attract males, since everyone assumes they're either easy or crazy a la Eternal Sunshine.

>>7191726
nailed it

>>7190831
This was about a week old I would say, so it was pretty fresh. My hair takes to dye really well (apparently) I've done no blues since this, but I've done purple, pink, and green. All by SFX, it's probably my favorite brand. Deep Purple, Cupcake Pink, and Iguana Green. I'm actually going to dye my hair a sort of almost forest green teal with Fishbowl and some Iguana Green later this week. I'll post the results up ITT if it's still here.

I'm going white again, I'm doing bleach round 2 soon and then it'll be toner time (Manic Panic's Virgin Snow).

Is there any way to get my red dye to stay red longer?

I have light brown hair, and usually it's red for a week at most, then it washes out to a natural auburn color.

>>7191808
I have SFX Cupcake Pink in my hair right now, and I love it.

>>7191905
Red is notoriously hard to maintain. The best tips to maintain red are the same tips that you would get for any other hair colour. Wash your hair under water that isn't extremely hot. Make sure when you wash your hair you are using a sulfate-free shampoo. Only wash your hair twice a week. Invest in a good shower cap and dry shampoo and use that most of the time.

>>7191904
It is pretty much the best pink out on the market in my opinion.

A question that I probaly know the answer to already, but I was wondering from some experienced dyers, if you have to tone your hair for light green/blues. I'm looking to dye my hair mint/light aqua. I know that some of these have bluish/purple in them, so I was curious if that acts as a toner enough to get the yellow out. If not I'll definitely use one, but I'm wondering if I can get by without it.

>>7191726
I would say badly died hair is the fedora of the female gender. Well dyed hair is, like well dyed hair is an attractor

For anyone wanting to see examples of a specific dye: http://www.hairdyegallery.co.uk/Gallery-brand.html

You can search by brand and color, it's really helpful.

Has anybody used the brand n'rage?
Its the brand iv been using but I know no one else who has used or even knows of it

>ITT WIGS WIGS WIGS WIGS

Don't bother posting wigs! It's not hard to find pictures of wigs, especially with sweet outfits!
I mean I can understand posting one thinking that it's her real hair, but giant poofy clip in pigtail hair? If someone actually thinks that's real hair, just wow


Finding good natural hair is hard enough in lolita these days, so asking for natural hair with unnatural color is very difficult. I've been thinking about dying my hair pink, but I'm having second thoughts.
Maybe if I go down the gothic road like I've been pondering, I will. Dyed pink hair would make it difficult to match other pinks in your wardrobe, right? But I'd never have to worry about matching the black to my pink.

Pic related isn't lolita, but I'm 80% this is her natural hair

>>7192954
Unnaturally dyed hair seems most common in fairy kei and similar casual fashions

>>7192971

>>7191957
Yes. It may end up more green than you wanted. Are you going for a SFX fishbowl sort of a fade?

>>7192978
I was planning on using diluted fishbowl yes, I know that mintier colors are best done with more bluish tones. I will definitely tone it then, since I already though I would have to, just being lazy. SFX fades really nicely, I've done a pastel pink before with the cupcake pink, but not green.

>>7192994
Well it depends if you want it to be more by-the-box. If you're going for green anyway it may not matter since it'll just end up more green, but if you want to be more certain about your colour toning is always better to even things out beforehand.

>>7191957
not sure if i understood, but i'd say -if your hair can handle it- go for major bleaching. get it really, really light. light blue looks really awful if you put it on too dark hair so please don't do that to yourself. do anything you can. my hair, on the blue side, probably went through more than 10 sessions but didn't give a flying fuck. pic related.
i'm too high for this.

This is me with the SFX Cupcake Pink in my hair. I got it done a little over a month ago.

I went to a salon to get it done. My hair was medium brown, but it was perviously dyed auburn, so they had to bleach it twice in order to get out the orange. The longer you leave the dye on the better. I know the back of the bottle says only 15 to 30 minutes but 2 to 3 hours is more like it.

I feel like pink is probably the easiest colour to do.

>>7193764
What gender is that?

>>7193766
Your guess is as good as mine.

>>7193764
Gerard Way?

>>7193790
Huh, that's a new one. I usually get Emily Deschanel, Mark Hamill directly after his car accident, or David Bowie circa 1967.

Seriously though, can we actually talk about hair? How often do you usually have to get your roots done, because I have yet to get my roots filled in. Every two months? Every month? What about the long term effects of dying your hair unnatural colours?

>>7193790
I thought the same thing.

>>7193798
roots depends on how fast your hair grows and how quickly they show. I never bothered to do mine specifically because the upkeep for blue required me to re-do it at least every 6 weeks so I'd just check to see how my roots were going at that time and see if they needed doing. I only had my bangs/front layers dyed as well so it wasn't so obvious.

>>7190680

Jesus Christ I love her hair always and I want to shave mine like that so bad.

>>7192712

I have and it was awful. I used manic panic prior, and their cupcake pink didn't take even slightly. N'rages bubble gum pink had a nice colour, but it didn't last long at all. It totally smells like bubblegum though.

>tfw will never have cute pastel hair because would definitely go bald with all that bleaching
I try so hard to keep up my hair maintenance and my diet revolves around my hair, but it's naturally so thin, nothing can save it, really.
Well, back to the wig corner.

>>7191423
I'm also quite pale and I actually have silver/gray hair, I've gotten a lot of compliments for it!
Though it's a pain in the ass to keep the color nice, not only does the colour fade really easily it can also get slightly yellow tones if it's not taken care of properly...

>>7195171
I'm a male with thin hair. I'm only 23 and its already receded at the temples.

Sucks.

Haven't used Special Effects but Manic Panic I wouldn't touch if they paid me. The colours fade terribly. I'll stick to Pervana and what not. They have beautiful tones and just released a pastel specific line.

>>7197093
Manic Panic works perfectly fine for me but not every hair is the same so all dyes work perfect for somebody and bad for others.

>>7191689
I think corsets (or lace-up bustiers that aren't really corsets) are actually the fedora equivalent for women. Wearers think it makes them look classy, but it usually looks like a hot mess because it's ill-fitted and unflattering, and it's usually worn over their clothes. Hardly anyone can pull it off in this day and age, and it still looks out-of-place in most contexts even when done correctly.

>>7197112
Honestly it works alright, but if you switch to a different brand you'll see better and longer lasting results, I used to use it and thought it was great, but in switching to SFX I noticed the difference.

>>7197093
>buying a pastel specific hair dye that's probably more expensive and could be easily done with conditioner.

>>7197124
I already tried all other brands and Manic Panic works better then all others for my hair.

>>7197119
Hm, yes. I think you're right.

>>7197124
>Not realizing that paying thirteen dollars once can last you more than one colour and you save money in the long run.

Hi guys, not op but, i would really like to get my hair like this, my hair is light brown and i have a blonde ombre, should i bleach it to really light blonde all of it and dye the top part darkers and the bottom part lighter or just bleach more the bottom part and dye it all the same blue color?

>>7197167
That makes no sense, premade pastel hair colours just use the darker dye with what's basically conditioner, it's the same as you would at home. You can definitely stretch out more if you get a bottle of darker color and dilute it to fuck.

>>7197197
Second choice is probably best.

>>7197205
Then get the darker. I'm referring to using a bottle of cheap hair colour and spending six or seven bucks at a time versus buying professional colour and having enough for multiple touch ups.

>>7197246
I was referring to getting a darker professional hair color, which uses about 1/4th of the bottle and leaves enough for multiple touch ups, and even redyeing.

Personally I like mixing at home so that I can get the shade I want, with a pastel it's pre-mixed and may be too light.

>>7197251
I see, I misunderstood. You win that one.

Hi guys, i wanted to dye my hair a long ago, but never made up my mind in which colour i should do, i wanted maybe pink or blue or turquoise, any suggestions?

>>7197259
No worries, anon, I came off a bit snarky I think anyways.

>>7197807
I think your skintone would work really well with a nice light pink! Have you ever dyed your hair before?

>>7197831
I dyed once the tips of my hair hot pink, thanks for the suggestion c:

The thing I don't like about Manic Panic is that you can't tell anything by the samples. I used the Flash lighting 30 on my hair then dyed it using Infared and Violet Night. In the swatches the Violet Night looked blue. I haven't used any other dyes than Manic Panic because I don't know where to buy them (other than online because I don't think they sell them here) However it works really well with my hair.

>>7197807
I think blue would look really good on you!

>>7198270
Do you have a Sally's? They usually have a couple different hair colours. N Rage Colour lasted quite awhile and gave me a really nice dark blue. Though I usually use Manic Panic because it's easier to find.

>>7198313
Oh no I wanted it to be purple wanted to get Purple Haze but they were sold out. I don't know about Sallys, I have never seen it before.

>>7190641
I used Ion Brilliance Aqua and loved it. aprilfoolromance has a review of it and mine turned out somewhat darker than hers. My hair did bleed a little bit onto clothing and pillows but the color stayed in really well after I mixed leftover dye with shampoo and conditioner. To the point I had someone shouting across the grocery store asking why I haven't turned green yet.

>>7193798
sorry for not talking about hair but I would so fuck you

>>7197093
>I'll stick to Pervana
>Pervana

You'll stick to a brand whose name you don't even know? gj anon.

What hair dye works best for an asian with yellow-toned, but pale skin? I'm looking to get into this kind of hair, since I'm 21 and want to do something different in my life.

I can put up a pic of my face later if you want.

>>7198412
Haha. Oh man, I'm gonna call it pervana now just because of this.

>>7198444
Are you talking about color? I'm Asian and don't know what tone I am but ash blondes have always worked well for me when I go from pale to tan and back. I've done a bunch of unnatural colors too and as long as I put on some makeup and look presentable, any color is fairly easy to pull off. But that's just my opinion. No color is going to look good if you look sloppy with flyaways everywhere.

As for dye itself, I love Ion dye/bleach (am also this anon>>7198380)
. Has always worked super well for me and cheap to boot. Just avoid the ammonia-free stuff. It sucks.

>>7190450
>>7190464
My suggestion for unnatural hair dye is RAW. It's a demi-permanent dye so it lasts way longer than Manic Panic or Special Effects, it's very conditioning, and all 3 or 4 of the colours I've used have smelled like bubblegum. I think it's because it's a produce based dye, but I can't remember at this point.
Seriously, I had my whole head of hair dyed fire-truck red for over a year, and of the 5 or 6 different brands I've used (Splat, Special Effects, Manic Panic, two box dyes, and RAW) it's the most long-lasting, vibrant, and hydrating one.

>>7198502
And, by the way, the only places I've seen RAW are online and Hottopic. I know, I know.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can I mix a dye like manic panic, special effects, or raw, with a chemical box dye? I use a drugstore box dye to get my hair to be dark brown, but I would like it to have a slight red or purple tone to it. In the past i've used reddish brown dyes and they always turned orange within days (even with purple shampoo products)

I only get the opportunity to dye my hair on weekends, and I don't want to dye my hair twice in that time period (dark brown, then red on top of it). So if I could do it all at once that would be great. Or would I be better off adding a bit of special effects/some natural dye in with my daily conditioner to keep it from getting orange?

>>7198514
Oops, I meant using dye mixed with conditioner to achieve a slight color change and using that daily. Instead of leaving the colored dye on for several hours as directed.

>>7198514
NO. Do not do that, ever! Don't even mix different brands of stand alone dyes! (Manic Panic, SFX, etc) The chemical reactions could either mess stop the box dye from working, or completely fuck up your hair.
I'd suggest going for the idea of just doing your hair a permanent dark brown, and mixing a semi- or demi-permanent dark red or purple into your conditioner. It'd probably be best follow the box instructions for dyeing your hair, and when you get to the after step of conditioning, to make a very saturated mix of conditioner and red dye and let that sit on your hair for a couple hours.

On an unrelated note, does anyone else ever get annoyed when an unnatural hair appreciation sort of blog posts very obviously photoshopped hair? It's the same sort of feeling I get with the wig thing. Pic unrelated,

>>7198502
The description for RAW says it lasts 3-6 weeks, though

>>7198528
Ah, okay, I figured as much but thought I would ask since it would be convenient. Thanks for the info, that's probably what I will spend my next sunday doing!

I remember when a photoset of elaborate braided styles were all photo shopped to be multicolored and pastel in combinations that would be impossible to dye. Such as hair braided into a rose and each petal being a different color. It showed up on my dash a few dozen times with comments like "I'm going to make my hair look like this" and it was annoying since it was pretty obviously fake, and impossible.

>>7198514
Dye it dark brown one weekend, add the red or purple in the next weekend. That will give your hair time to recoup, and avoid destroying it by mixing dyes.

If you /want/ to mix dyes, you need to use the same brand, and not the drugstore box brands. They have specific chemicals that react to make the colors, if you add something else, it has a good chance of not working right, and you'll end up with some fucked up color.

>>7190540
Oh wow, I just dyed my green (other colors included)
But I think colored hair works for just about anything nowadays.

I use RAW and Manic Panic which both seem to last forever and I can never get it to fade or wash out. I guess I'm just luck with it.

Red will stick around much longer than any color. It stains it bad and the blue doesn't last long at all. Green stays for longer and purple is half and half depending on the brand.

Pink is just like red but it actually fades quicker.

Here's my hair unbrushed and dried after a shower. The dark parts are from it being purple and red and not faded while the rest turned green. It's been that way for about a month now.

>>7198542
The time lasting mostly depends on the person themselves, with the length of time the dye is left in, how often the hair is washed, and any previous dyeing/bleaching done on the hair.
Still, I can personally say that RAW stays brighter much longer than any of the others under the same conditions, hence it being demi over semi.

Or were you asking about me saying I had it red for a over a year? I re-dyed it every month or so for that time period, testing out a lot of brands. Sorry if that wasn't clear!

>>7197197
For ombre, dye the darker part first, putting conditioner on the areas you don't want dyed and wash it out from the roots first.
The just put the lighter dye on the bottoms, it won't matter too much if you get it higher up which you might want to try because you want it to look like the color blends.

>>7197807
I think you would look great in teal honestly.
Mixed blue and green, mostly blue because it would suit you better.

Really lazy so I just capped it from my FB hair album. I think I'm missing a few pictures

I've used Manic Panic which doesn't last long for me. RAW which smells great and much better than MP and the pink color is Splat Its been months and theres still color left. It was my first time using it.

I dont know what colors to do anymore.

>>7198641
Excuse my instagram pictures***

>>7198641
On an unrelated note, why the pouty/puffed up face? It makes everyone look like they have a fat face, it's silly. whyyyyy.

>>7198648
I just have a puffy face. I don't do it on purpose. Sorry

>>7198641
How about dual colors? Split right down the middle.
Maybe try pastels? Like blue/green or pink/green or even purple/blue?

>>7198651
I'm talkin top left puckerin yo lips and puffin dem cheeks. Compared to the others it looks like it's on purpose.

Anyways, don't worry about it. I was just wondering.

Hm, I don't know if this is a silly question, but I'm an amateur at dying so here it goes.

My hair has been various shades of pink for over two years, and I go to a hairdresser to get my roots done every month or so. Thing is, I've always been content with my hair fading to a light peach color before redying so I never thought to use toner.

However, I'm starting to get tired of the yellow undertones/fading to peach and desire a purer pink. Even when it's dyed pastel, my hair takes several months to fade all the way out to bleached-yellow (which doesn't look good with my yellowy olive skin) so I'm wondering if it's fine to use toner on top of a faded but not-completely-gone dye job?

I honestly don't know anything about how that shit works, and apparently my hair dresser doesn't either (Most of her clients are middle aged and old ladies. I was the first unnatural color she ever did so we're kinda figuring it out together).

>>7198684
I've used bleach and toner on top of hair before. Mostly, it'll work but if you have a dark color in, it'll just fade it out to whatever dominant color is used in the mix of what your hair is.

So pink is white + red, it'll bring out the red more but if it's really light and pastel, you should be fine. I've done it before and it's worked but I'm sure it varies person to person or, hair to hair

>>7198704
Ah thank you! I was having trouble finding any references for this, so it's good to know.

>>7198665
OOOHH. I see what you mean now. Yeah that was a dumb face

>>7198664
I have that right now. On the very bottom two. Split pink and brown. Yeah I was thinking pastels but they're a butt to do, right?

>>7198714
They can be. Your hair needs to be near white and you need to mix the dye with white conditioner and leave it in for 2+ hours.

But it's a really nice effect and worth it in the end, in my opinion.
Mine now looks like a beetle, all kinds of metallic colors depending on the way you look at it. I just throw dye over dye, over dye without rebleaching. Always gives it a cool effect.

My friend is giving me half a bottle of crazy colour hair dye from when she dyed her hair pastle pink awhile ago. I wanted to just dye of my normal hair without bleaching for a sort of more subued look. I wanted how ever peach, would I be able to mix the dye with food colouring? I have heard this does work but needs to be left in a lot longer, thoughts?

love this one

this sucks. look at that thinning... i think shes norwegian

>>7198869
Doesn't look like thinning, just a high forehead and lack of thickness in the hair

>>7198599
hmmm, but i will have to bleach all of my hair to do that? Also i dont get the conditioner thingy..

>>7198684
add a tiny tiny tiny amount of a blue dye to your pink hair dye mix.

Every time I try to go blonde or greyish blonde it always turns yellow or orange and becomes so damaged I get too scared to bleach it again.
I believe this is because I've used henna in the past.

I've tried purple shampoo and toners and nothing's worked. Any advice?

I don't suppose that anybody could recommend a brand of dye, Asian or otherwise, that would match this?

This is the exact colour that my hair has faded to after bleaching, dyed Palty's Raspberry Caramel and then a semi-permanent red has all faded.
I actually really like it, but I'd rather not have to do that every time I want to touch up my regrowth, haha.

>I was thinking that Palty's Raspberry Macaron or Sakura Creamy would work?

>>7198986

Looks like the exact color my mousy hair went when I dyed it with LUSH marron henna.

>>7198586
i've been thinking of something to write but no, fuck, i don't have anything else but WHAT and WHY. your hair left me speechless.

>>7198986
I think you want something more subdued, as did I, but I'm using L'oreal Feria in Paprika Power. It comes out like a really vivid brassy orange but it fades to that or you could just leave it on for a shorter amount of time and it's closer to what you want.

Nice coverage, not too smelly and a standard price. It contains peroxide and silicates and all sorts of bad things though, so I think it's slowly killing my hair whilst making it look super glossy. Photo is me having left it in for a bit less than I was supposed to, with direct sunlight and shade

>tfw want to find a dye without peroxide that doesn't leak like bitch, but has already entered the neverending cycle of darkened roots anyway.

>>7198950
Most likely.

So when you want a pastel color, you get white conditioner, doesn't matter the brand so long as it's not colored.
Then you put a tiny amount of the hair dye you want in to a bowl with a good amount of white conditioner, mix it up.
See if it turns the color you want and put it throughout your entire head.

Leave it in for 2 1/2+ hours. Then wash it out.

>>7199260
Why? I didn't get all my natural hair color out and wanted it to be green?
I just dyed over it when it was blue and didn't brush my hair yet. It looks messy as hell in that picture
But it doesn't look like shit in person, thats thanks to a nasty yellow light bulb plus flash. It's really hard to get a good picture and it was dark outside.

This is almost what it looks like when I brush it but green now and not as poofy because I don't have time to make it like that everyday.

Just because you don't enjoy the color, doesn't mean I can't. I like the way it looks like different colors in different lights. Looks like a beetle shell. Sure it's messy as fuck but like I said. I didn't fucking brush it so yeah, its gonna look shitty.

>urobviously2cool4me

>>7199288
THe issue isnt that it is green or that your didnt brush your hair but that you have a shitty dye job. >>7198586 looks like what your hair should be when you are going to get it redone, not just newly died. It is already a quite faded green, the blue from your color is still there and you have some faded our bleach splots. Its a mess.

As well, that is horrible fading for a month, you should stop using Raw and Manic panic all together.

>>7199301
It's because the colors are all mixed together and I don't want to bleach it so soon again. I've never had a problem with Raw or Manic otherwise. Excuse me if I don't want to damage my hair. I know it doesn't look it's best but I'm not about to dye it extremely dark like black or bleach it when I just had to.

>>7190450

it's rather disgusting

>>7199307
0/10

>>7199306
You only say that you never had a problem with them because you havent tried out the superior brands. Being that faded in a month is a problem, it is very clear in how the green is. The rest seems to be on you, if you dont want to lighten your hair enough to get an even coverage, dont dye your hair unnatural colors. You only had to bleach your roots so it wouldnt be that damaging overall.

>>7198966
do a cholesterol or oil treatment and if that helps, bleach it again

>>7199277
>>tfw want to find a dye without peroxide that doesn't leak like bitch, but has already entered the neverending cycle of darkened roots anyway.

Elumen?

>>7198966
it is because you used henna in the past, you cannot do anything about it but wait for it to grow out and cut it off.

>>7198986
post a picture of your hair as it stands currently and i'll tell you a basic color mix up that should give you the result you want.
don't use henna.

>>7199392
don't use cholesterol to "treat" your hair. the molecules are too big to enter your hair shaft. they'll make the cuticle a bit softer but they wont actually improve your hair.

>>7199400
I'll look into it, thanks.

>>7199383
I do lighten my hair enough but I'm not about to constantly bleach it with two months. I give it time to rest. And I only bleach near my roots once every so many months, are you fucking retarded? Constantly bleaching roots is the worst thing you can do.

So, tell me oh superior hair dye professional, what dyes should I be using instead for my unnatural colors?

>>7199440
Your roots are new growth, you have to bleach them when you redye your hair, that is the basic concept of upkeep with dyed hair. You dont need to give that part of your hair 'rest', it is virgin hair, it is the dyed parts that you have to be careful of.

Basically any other dye at this point is better than what you have. Special effects and directions are good (Directions is UK though), and Sallys has ion which does nice colors. I also heard good things about N'rage.

>>7199281
what do you refer as conditioner? like hair conditioner or is it a special product?

>>7199409
>>7199409
No one listen to Charms. She doesn't know what she's taking about at all.

>>7199607
Yep, just hair conditioner. Be sure to use a kind that is white and not colored or it will afffect the overall coloring.

>>7199575
Directions is awesome. I love their Midnight Blue, as it isn't too dark to begin with, then it fades to something close to CC's Sky Blue and after that remains a pretty pastel blue for ages.

And the container is genius. Retarded simple but genius. Anyone who's fought with Stargazer or Crazy Color containers will understand what I'm saying.

>>7199612
I tryed to dye some parts of my hair and i mixed the dye whit white conditioner but it didnt looked well and it didnt get the color well also.. is it propabluy taht it was because i didnt left it enough time?

>>7199635
you should leave on non-activated dyes as long as possible. as they don't actually dye your hair at all. they are just a stain.

>>7199607
Regular conditioner. Any kind will do so long as you've used it and know it works on your hair.

>>7190477
>tfw no pink haired gf ;_________;

>>7190540
Beyond the zone's huckleberry blue stays in my hair forever
I colored my hair and went swimming almost everyday and it hardly faded. It didn't even fade to green, just a less vibrant blue
I've dyed my hair twice with the color and the only way i was able to get it out was by cutting my hair and bleaching with foils
It might just be my hair, and you might have to try several brands of blue till one stays


Make sure after bleaching to tone your hair, thats the secret for any hair color.

I'm fairly pale with neutral tones and freckles. I've always wanted purple hair, would there be any shade that would suit me?.

>>7199813
I'd do a pinkish purple, like SFX wild flower.

>>7198596
That's not what demi is btw. Demi permanent color is color that you still have to mix with developer to get the color to work. Semi permanent color can be used straight from the tube because it doesn't need hydrogen peroxide to develop the color. All unnatural color dyes are semi permanent.

>>7199821
>All unnatural color dyes are semi permanent.
Not true. I have used demi unnaturals before.

>>7199817
i'd say really intense blueish purple. but that's just my personal preference. purple hair and pale girls.

>>7199828
I also wear Gothic and Classic lolita. Do you think it'd be possible to pull off Gothic with purple hair or should I invest in wigs?

>>7199845

Hi there >>7190819 here. I wear gothic lolita myself and I had this hair color during that time. It actually looks really stunning with the black and I got a number of compliments, more than I did before my hair was dyed actually.

I don't take many photos of myself, but I'm planning to dye my hair again soon, teal/dark green and wear that with gothic and classic as well. The only problem with bluish-purple is some colors in classic goes better with more natural tones.

>>7199845
If your is healthy and nice enough to style, I don't see why not . Also , it should be long.

>>7199845
PLEASE DO. did you say you have freckles too?

hnnnngh. extra bonus points for bangs & bob cut.

>>7199898
how do i respond coherently. i mean yes, you absolutely should do gothic with purple hair.

and purple shoes.

>>7199888
My hair is pretty healthy and just under half way down my back. It's wavy and I have bangs.

Thanks anons I think I will dye it purple ^_^

>>7199845
As long as it isnt pastel. Pastel colors tend to look really nu goth or whatever with black, and matching that lavender is hard to do and it be goth. Like there is holy lanturn now but not much else and that will look nu goth.

I have had purple and found that it worked well with Gothic, but it was also a blueish purple like >>7199828 suggests. My hair has faded to a dark blue which works well with moite stuff now.

>>7200011
>http://www.clipjoint-j.com/
>sees this
I think I just discovered OTT Fairy Kei

>>7199994
Thass beautiful!

I've googled how to ombre/dip-dye hair, and what I'm getting is "bleach ends; apply colour dye with a brush to ends"
But I don't see how this would accomplish a gradient/gradual transition from natural to dyed hair. The pictures that accompany these guides always have dye-jobs that have no fade - just a straight or slightly jagged line where the colour begins.
How to make dip dye look like a gradual transition?

>>7200110
You have to bleach a bit up higher than where you want the dye for a shorter time than you need, then bleach a second time a bit lower. It will give a gradient affect when you add the dye because the places that are bleached darker will dye darker.

>>7199813
I've got pretty much the same colouration as you, and I thought burgundy was very flattering. Computer won't load about 90% of websites right now, so just Google "Revlon Burgundy" for what colour I mean.

>>7199821
No, semi and demi just denote the lasting power of the dye. They make semi box dyes that have to be mixed.

>>7200110
This >>7200138 and you can do the same with how long you leave the dye itself on, whether or not/how much you mix with conditioner, etc.

>>7200110
When I did it to my sister, we had her section her hair where she wanted it, then started at the bottom, So the first section had bleach on the longest. But I also took off the hair bands as we did it and made sure that it wasnt a perfect line between them because that is more natural, you dont want a line of dye but it to be higher on one strand and not on the other.

>>7200161
>and you can do the same with how long you leave the dye itself on, whether or not/how much you mix with conditioner, etc.

I've found that it's good to do a mixture of what >>7200138 said with bleaching, and what you said about the dye.

>>7200110
easiest way is to tease the shit out of your sections and bleach below that

>>7200161
>No, semi and demi just denote the lasting power of the dye. They make semi box dyes that have to be mixed.

semi coats the outside of the hair shaft
demi penetrates the cuticle and deposits color
permanent lifts and deposits color

>>7200201
Sucks how unnatural colours never stay though, even with the 'permanent' stuff.

>>7200201
I didn't know what Demi color was til now. Thanks anon

>>7198851
Any help with this guys?

>>7200241
pretty much

>>7200464
try kool aide if you have to use kitchen stuff... You can google how to. Honestly though, unless your hair is really light, a pastel pink isn't going to show up and if its a darker pink it probably wont be very pretty without lightening first.

>>7200557
I hair is pretty light blonde and I want more of a tinge than anything and I live in australia kool-aid doesn't exist here.

>>7200562
do a strand test on a little chunk in the back and see if you like it

>>7200575
wow I didn't even think of this I am fucking retarded.

Is it Directions a good brand to dye your hair?

>>7200931
It's okay, bot bad, but not great.

What kind of bleach brand do you guys use?

>>7200931
I love it, I find that it stays very long and it had the blue purple that I wanted while Special effects only had red based ones. I do find it stains more things.

>>7200931
Depends what colour you're using. I didn't like their Flamingo Pink or Lagoon Blue because they had shocking staying power on my hair (i.e. 2 washes and they were pretty much gone), but I'm a fan of Atlantic and Midnight Blue and about to try Plum.

Does anyone know about ION dye? I bought a box after a recommendation from a friend to test it out, but I've yet to use it. Anyone have any experience with it? Does it fade soon?

I have dark eyes, a fair complexion, a narrow face, and (thick yet managed) dark eyebrows and I have been wanting to dye my hair an unnatural colour for awhile. My hair is currently halfway down my back and has a slight wave to it. What unnatural colour would you guys recommend that would look good with my listed physical features?

>>7201936
I second the part about Midnight Blue. I've used all kinds of blues before, but now I refuse to go with anything else. It stays for ages and then fades nicely into a pastel blue. I've also used their neon green (can't remember the name) but that wasn't too great...
>>7193743 <- pic related, faded blue.

>>7204155
how about light pink or lavender?

I'll contribute with a few pointers and real hair pictures.

Mind you if your doing this for commitment to some style for lolita, and you have super long hair; I'd go to a professional. Lest 4 inches of breakage turn into say, an unnecessary ten.

First, some skilled hair colorist out in japan must have done this.

Some red and blond. I'd recommend extensions or wigs for a style like this, red has a tendency to fade onto blonde.

>bought hair chalk
>doesn't work
>hairdresser bleaches my hair
>it breaks
>allergic to wigs, get itchy scalp
>everything sucks

The bleaching process can cause frizz, which doesn't happen with synthetic wigs or hair pieces. Glossing treatments can help restore the look of 'virgin' hair, but often contain developer to work well and therefore will fade dyes like manic panic.

Try a creme based bleach and inquire as to if your hairdresser will be using a powder or creme based. Creme is more expensive; it has more lipids, processes longer so there is less repeated washes and application. Also, if your hairdresser has not booked 3 hours or even more depending on the length of your hair, walk away. I have seen correct all over lightening take up to 6 hours in one sitting. Or smaller amounts over a week's time.

I just liked that last one... with the lavender bangs. Notice the slight 'frizz' though.

If you have fine hair however, lightening can sometimes improve texture in terms of volume and styling capacity. With thick coarse hair, lightening may make it super unmanageable.

By the way, rainbow hair generally never looks good. Stick with no more then 3 to 4 colors.

>>7204155
what is your skin tone, warm or cool?

The rest of my pictures are just particularly good ones I saved from hair crazy. You all can just look that up yourselves though so no need to share them. Last one, my favorite color. I did this a year back. It was ice berg blue, a manic panic color that came out in Hot Topic. If you find it, I recommend ordering it. This was about 8 foils.

As for bleaching, I've had platinum hair since it was short, and just touched up roots. What I can tell you is, do not apply straight lightener to remove funky colors, use a shampoo cap with a good quality bleach. Cut it half bleach mixture with exactly half in 'grams' shampoo. Use 40, that deducts it to 20. Works much better then straight bleach which can force the color deeper and stain the cortex,

>>7199985
I love this! How was this done? Not the top part just the purple/blue area.

Pls make my dream come true anon.
Ok so this is what I've planned out with my research, tell me if any of this sounds retarded before I actually go do it.
> Want my hair a washed out Taro, pic related.
> Hair colour currently: Dark Brown
> Hair length: Hips, butt length when uncurled
> thatsalotofhomeboxdye.jpg

I assume I'll need buckets of toner for this yes, but how light should my hair go to achieve this? I can't tell if this is a light brown or it transcends into dark blonde, with some obscure reddish purple dye???? And once I reach either the light brown/dark blonde stage, I can apply some weakass purple dye right?

I have more pictures of this model and her glorious hair colour if it helps to see in another light what I'm aiming for

>>7206665
The fact shes mostly in purple backgrounds seems to me that its offsetting how purpley her hair may actually be. Which is good to me, I want to be able to still look somewhat natural coloured by adding in purple hair accessories in my hair if the problem where to occur, then wear whatever when I want the purple to be more noticable

>>7206670
Last one for the thread

Do you reckon then that this purple would make my skin look less yellowy-olive tinged since its opposite on the colour wheel

>>7206672
bumpan because I too want to know how to archive this gorgeous color

You dont need a lot of toner, it is bleach that you need. Toner only really is good for getting out brassiness in your hair, so like from blond to white kind of look.


>>7206670 makes me feel like how she did her bangs are different than the rest of her hair. There is white underneath, so it looks like that part is just a pastel purple, where as >>7206665 looks just brown with purple added on top. Idk if there is really a Taro color out there, and I almost feel like her hair is brown for the most part and she is using some temp chalk or something to add purple along with whatever shopping she does. I tis brown not dark blonde, you can tell from the ends of >>7206665.

So I dont think that what you want is realistic. There isnt going to be a way to have that light of a brown that will look purple only sometimes, as the only time that happens is when your hair is too dark to take the color on properly. In that case the color only shows in the light, not based on what you wear.

>>7206491

I only bleach the front half of my hair but I have never in my life had it take even half that long.

>>7206641

It looks like just different sections different colours, so when it is curled they go together.

>>7206500
I'm guessing my skintone is warm...some peachy-ness in my cheeks

>>7206873
Amo has done her hair in a couple different ways. Lavender into ashy light brown or ashy light brown into lavender or ashy light brown with lavender streaks. Right now she's raspberry pink
Source: I am her stalker

>>7206665
you'll need buckets of bleach first

i would say you really need to get to platinum first. if you stop before then, you will be a yellowish blonde if not straight up orange. this will not go well when you try to get the purplish color in the pictures.

i wanted something ashy like the picture. i tried to get there when my hair was yellow-blonde. doesn't work. pic - my hair now

>>7206475
I want that blue hair

Is there a specific bleach for hair, or is it literal bleach?

>>7212986
Yes there most definatley is please don't just put any bleach in your hair.

>>7198851
I did this to my hair the other day. I used a bit under a half a tube of fudge paint box pink moon, equal parts plain conditioner and a few drops of yellow food dye. I didn't bleach my hair or anything and I am actually really happy with it, although its not reaaly in your face pink it's noticable and fake looking.

>>7212986
Are you serious? Of course it's hair bleach and not cleaning bleach

>>7198270
So true about Manic Panic. I'm still using their colors but don't go by their samples. Purple Haze turned out far bluer than expected so I've stuck to mixing it with hot hot pink to get the color I want for the past few months (dark magenta).

Also while I'm not unhappy with my results w/MP...I'm wondering if I should try Directions or SFX since I always hear about how much better they are...

>but what color?

>>7202012
I've used Ion color brilliance brights in both magenta and purple and holy shit their purple sucked balls. Definitely avoid that color in particular. Their magenta worked out decently for me though! Color was nice after dying - it just faded sooner than I would have liked. I didn't use it again but they're not the worst you could get.

>>7213125
Oops. Dyeing.

>>7191905
>>7191909

I use Elumen dye because it's the only red I've found that lasts. It's a professional dye so it might be a bit hard to track down but you can order it on eBay, etc. If you use the dye and then the Lock product it lasts for months without reapplying. Pic is my hair with highlights done by my hairdresser and then a mix of the GK and KK colors. They also have a range of unnatural colors like purples and blues that friends of mine have used with good results.

I've been in need of a hair thread.

I have naturally blonde hair and have been dyeing my hair a dark reddish brown for many years. And now I would like to dye my hair black.I have no plans of ever wanting to be blonde again, but I know in a few months I will miss the red/brown and want to return to it. If I use a semi-permanent "30 wash out" (which I know is bullshit with dark colors) black dye, in two/three months time will it be faded enough that I could dye it back to brown without the use of bleach?

tldr; How permanent is semi permanent black dye?

If it matters my hair goes below my bust, has never been bleached, and encounters heat twice a week.

>>7213107
If you want a reddish purple, then you should go for SPX, as most of their purples have a red undertone.

I have thin hair and not a lot of it.... I've heard of shampoos that can help thicken hair and make more grow by cleaning out pores and stuff
I'm not really educated on this subject so I don't know what's true and what's bullshit.

I just want my hair to be nice and full...

>>7218438
If it is genetic, nothing will help.

>>7218438
Nope, that's bullshit. As long as you don't have underlying nutritional issues affecting hair growth you're SOL when it come to fixing it. You're better to get clip in extensions the same length as your hair and use those. I say clip in because you have to be super careful with permanent extensions as they can pull your hair out.

>>7213412
Depending on the brand, it can either last waaay too long or not long enough. Manic Panic Raven is not known for its staying power so it may well be what you want for a couple of months, and should fade out well.

>>7218390
>all my jealousy

I've always wanted bright colored hair, but I'm in the same boat as >>7218438

>>7218493
I'm >>7218438 and I've had colored hair before

I get it bleached and dyed by a specialist near me who specifically works with unnatural hair colors
My hair was pretty healthy, even after all the bleaching

You could also try doing gentle bleach washes every week and you'll eventually get light enough to get a cool color
My hair has never stopped me from getting the color I want, I just have to be careful and gentle with my hair.

So does slathering your hair in coconut oil before you bleach actually help? I've heard good things about it.

Also, what bleach brands do you guys use? I've used the sally's brand stuff but I've been looking for something with a bit more of a toning effect.

>>7218493
Doesn't mean you can't do it, just be careful about the bleaching.

>>7218438
Ive seen good results with the nioxin line. Rogain works for some people, but it can grow in in weird textures and stops when you stop using it.

>>7198596
This color is gorgeous. I want mine to be this shade lavender. Ugh why did I have to be born with black hair?

man, I'd really like to go pink, could probably go peach and not get called out on it at work but it seems like it would probably be much higher maintenance than going a vibrant pink and then letting it fade out to a lighter one.

So jealous

Planning to go pink like pic related soon. Slooooowly going to a lighter blonde over time so I don't melt all my hair off. Bleach is scary.

>>7224925
Bleach is not scary if you buy good quality bleach and have hair care products meant for bleached hair.

This fear of bleach is annoying to me. I've been bleaching my hair on and off since 16 and my hair hadn't fallen out in large clumps.

>>7224938
This.

I've been dying my hair, having bleached it a few times, for... I think 4 years now. My hair is still babby soft. (I did have really healthy soft hair to begin with.)

But, I've never had any issues with damage to my hair. I don't even really get split ends. It doesn't even take /expensive/ products to take care of your hair, I only use garnier fructis shampoo and conditioner, and then a leave-in conditioner, and I only wash it every 2-3 days (depending on how hot it is.)

>>7218438
Changing your diet can help a bit, but like other anon said, it is mostly genetics

>>7218528
There's a new loreal white blonde box dye that came out not too long ago. My hair is black, and it lightened pretty damn well with it. I would still reccomend having purple shampoo though.

Just to give you all a male perspective, this thing (dyeing your hair wacky colors) screams "daddy issues" and "slutty" to us. Sounds harsh but that's the truth of it because there's a strong correlation there.

>>7225038
>btw im a boi
GTFO attention whore

>>7225043
This is 4chan. It's to be expected I'm a guy. You're on our turf here.

>>7225050
Wow, you just keep on bringing up your gender. You think we care and are just going to shower you with attention now?

>>7225038
Hahaha
Right.

>>7225038
Oh look the ambassador of all men came here to tell us that all men think girls with dyed hair are "slutty".
Yes, yes you're totally right. Girls with black, brown, and blonde hair are totally all not skanks and don't wear see through Love Pink yoga pants and push up bras and whore around with everyone.
Ambassador of all men anon knows best.

>>7218528
I use the Schwarzkopf maximum lightening one, it has a toning conditioner in it and also a shit ton of ammonia so isn't all that good for you if you don't use it in a well ventilated area.

>>7225038
Actually, dyeing my hair wacky colours filters out people like you who I don't want to date anyway. And you're on our turf, cgl is the girl board.

>>7225038
>>7225050
>This is 4chan. It's to be expected I'm a guy. You're on our turf here.
You really think that all of 4chan is alike? You think that a guy who only goes on /v/ can walk into /jp/ and start posting with no problems? How about a /b/tard on nearly any other board? Do you think a stereotypical guy from /co/ and /pol/ would get along?
Here on /cgl/, people assume you're a girl. People actually call this the girl board. You even had to specify your own gender, so it sounds like you understand that for this thread. The same is the true for every thread you will find on /cgl/.
And this is not just about dying our hair- it's about dying our hair and wearing lolita.
People already have tons of assumptions about lolita. You can be sure that if we're wearing lolita, we give zero fucks about what the 'male perspective is'.

But thanks for the dramarama anyway cause arguing is fun and papa moot said we can't anymore.

>>7224961
You're lucky though. I bleached mine once and it was a disaster. I had to cut it short (it was mid-back length and had to cut to a bob because of the ends snapping) and even then it was rough and dull. Granted, I didn't know much of hair care at that time, but I followed the bleach box instructions and my hair got destroyed the same.
Some hair can take bleach well, some don't. So, for anyone wanting to do it, I recomend experimenting with a little strand of hair before and see how the hair takes the damage.

>>7225038
dick or gtfo

>>7228410
Did you strand test it to start with?

>>7198528

That hair color is almost exactly what color I want to dye my hair. My hair is bleached, currently very uneven and horrible, yellowy blonde up front and on top, and a dark blonde in the back, with orange tones throughout. Haven't fixed it because my hair feels really thin and weak, compared to how it usually is, and no money. I'm going to dye my hair Rockabilly Blue from Manic Panic soon, hopefully the purpleness in it will help with my hair disaster. But that picture, I need to know what color that is, or something similar to it. Any help?

Figure someone might be able to help - I've got dark brown to blonde ombre and I'd like to add red in the middle so it goess from brown>red>blonde. I also need lighten the tips of my hair since it's more dark caramel than blonde.

Suggestions on how I can get the red in there and to make it have a smooth transition rather than ending up with just a blotchy red dye job?

>>7228853
That sounds like it'd look bad, and the pic you showed looks bad too.

>>7228804
after midnight blue (non amplified) stayed that colour for ages over my Asian bleached ginger

>>7228853
I think that it'll be really hard to diy without either looking super blocky or just plain bad.

>>7229262
Its the blue-haired wannabe. Do you have any pictures of your hair with the after midnight blue in it?

Just dyed my hair emerald green, so if anyone's interested I can post a pic.

>>7229688
I used SFX by the way, a mixture of a tiny bit of sonic green and fishbowl.

>>7198641
could you post that pic in which you're wearing a scarf plz

>>7229688
Please do

>>7229674
No, I don't, but it was very green.

>>7229688
I would love to see. I'm getting teal hair by mixing green and blue from Sfx