Lol who said I was trying to look natural? Nice assumption, but totally wrong. Maybe next time?

thehappening: Oh my god, I love the blue--it looks so stunning. I would kill for hair like in that first picture.

-ginger

Honestly I think Ginger looks hot with blonde hair. Her features and skin colour suits it well,I actually prefer her with lighter hair it makes her face look brighter.

OMG ur hair is sooo KUTe now..envy
i want it..lols.. wad color is that..
ur pretty too...envy tha too

WORTH IT?: - YES/NO/KIND OF...: Yes !
Natural Hair type:
- Fine
- Wavy
- Medium
- Thick =]

Hair History: -
- Dyed: Many times =O.
- Bleached

Hair color Before:



Hair color After:




Bleach?: Yes
Hair Dye: I don't know. Bleached&Dyed at Salon.
Price: UK Price: £80 =O. It would've been £40, but she said that if I didn't dye my hair Black then, it would've been cheaper -.-".
Changes: Bleach, dye&cut.
- Damage? Surprisingly, none [That I can see anyways >.<].
- Texture change? Actually, more soft =].
Comments: - I actually wanted it much lighter, but this is okay aswell. Especially in the sun =].
When she bleached it a light ginger - I loved that colour =O.
When she dyed it, it was... okey.
I don't mind it anymore =D I adore it !
This was in September.
I touch up my roots when I really need to =].
I'mm going to dye my hair a Jaejoong ash blonde in August next =].

ginger: your current hair color is beautiful (all the old ones looked great too) I liked the color of your hair where you stuck your tongue out best. (:

thehappening: The blue looks gorgeous with your hair. Awesome. (:

WORTH IT?: - YES/NO/KIND OF... - sometimes yes, sometimes no
Natural Hair type: fine, straight, looooong
- fine/course
- straight/curly
- short/medium/long hair
- etc.
Hair History: - dyed a few times, i can't remember how many though. never been permed
-Virgin/Dyed ___ times (if so, what color and process, etc.)
-Natural/Permed
-etc.
Hair color Before: - color before - really really dark brown/natural black
Hair color After: - color after - right now it's brown
Bleach?: - yes/no - no
Hair Dye: - brand, shade, etc. - medium brown? i used a dark blonde dye but it didn't take very well (probably because it was dyed before that)
Price: - $ - 8
Changes: not much damage and the texture is still the same.
- Damage?
- Texture change?
Description: - " I wrapped my hair in foil, left it in for 20 minutes... " - yeah, i did the foil thing but for an hour.
Comments: - " I liked the end result, but I would sugguest... " - even though i picked an "ash" dye it didn't get rid of the red/orange tones. the colour's ok but it wasn't what i originally wanted.

not the best pictures but i don't really have many on my computer...

WORTH IT?: - I wish i had never dyed my hair!!
Natural Hair type:
- thick
- straight
- long hair
Hair History: -
-Dyed a gazillion times (bleached it a few times, went dark light dark light quite a few) highlights, you name it...
-Got it permed curly once and got it straight perm twice

Hair color Before: Black
Hair color After: Blond, then blond to reddish brown
Bleach?: - yes
Hair Dye: - my hairstylist
Price: - expensive
Changes:
- Damage? hellll to the yess
- Texture change? hair was actually pretty healthy when i dyed it blk, but became more damage after i bleached it, but if i straighten it, it looks healthy
Comments: - I actually wanted a more dark brown but somehow my hairdresser made it reddish looking

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh221/y.../random/blk.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh221/y...peacenigguh.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh221/y...20/random/h.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh221/y...20/random/g.jpg

WORTH IT?: YES! It's so much fun to change your hair color.
Natural Hair type: Straight, not thick, not thin.
Hair History: Dyed and Bleached (Sections) Several times.
Hair color Before: Dark Brown-Black.
Hair color After: Red, Pink, Blue, Purple, Black, Brown.
Bleach?:Yes, but not all of it! And have it done by a professional.
Hair Dye:Manic Panic, Special Effects, and Salon stuffs.
Price: $15 per bleaching and Dying with my hair stylist Kyle. About $8 per bottle of dye.
Changes:
Hair is still healthy, and I bleached so many sections in it, that now that my black faded, I have natural-looking brown highlights. WHOOT.
Description: I had my hair stylist bleach my hair EVERY time. Since my hair is naturally dark and dye won't take, I just put color over all of it and let it sit generally for an hour for intense colors.
Comments: Don't dye your hair black. It looks god-awful. Make it a dark black-brown. But NEVER full out black.

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WELL, let's see if I can remember all the colors I went through...Ahem...

ginger;!woahh your so preety, and all your hair suits you.

What is this tin foil technique you guys are talking about? Is it for doing streaks only, or it increases the effectiveness for all types?

I use foil to separate sections of my hair when I highlight it. It's for organization and making sure the bleach doesn't get on the rest of the hair, really. I don't know why you'd use foils for all-over color.

WORTH IT?:
Absolutely not

Natural Hair type:
straight and long

Hair History:
dyed a couple of times with both store-bought dye and done at the salon

Hair color Before:
Dark brown to black

Hair color After:
Reddish-brown

Bleach?: No

Price: $80 - total rip off

Comments: It wasn't as light as I hoped; I wanted it to be noticable by first sight, meaning not just under the light. But apparently, under the light, it is very very bright brown.

WORTH IT?: - somewhat .
Natural Hair type:- straight & thick
Hair History: -
- started to dye hair in grade 8 & I change / dye my hair every year, since then .
- Dyed less than 5 times .
- Bleached 2 times .
Hair color Before: - pure black
Hair color After: - brown & blonde
Hair Dye: - garnier, natural blonde & medium brown .
Price: - below $10
Changes: - not much change, except it looks really dry & damaged from far - the bleached parts .
Description: - since I have dark hair, I always leave the dye in for an extra 15 - 20mins .
Comments: - the "after" colour didn't really satisfy me, since my hair is dark, it's really hard to get a light colour without bleaching my whole head x-x; it's only visible / light under the light, otherwise there's no difference .


(1) - starting with .. pure black, with some red low lights.. that faded
(2) - ..went to brown
(3) - & the final product - brown + blonde low lights .

WORTH IT?: - yeah .
Natural Hair type:
- straight
- shoulder length hair
Hair History: -
-Dyed many times , i dont really remember anymore
-Natural
Hair color Before: - found couple pictures (: the last colour that i dyed before i dyed the new one was violet
but it faded to this ugly brown/orange. [see the last picture] first two pictures are old.


Hair color After: Black - Bleach?: - nope.

^ see the purple hair in the last picture ?
i have no idea where it comes from LOL -.-"
my hair is still black and theres no purple . haha
Hair Dye: - i have no idea. my brother dyed my hair. he's a hair stylist
Price: - $20 , yeah my brother still charged me for the dye.
Changes:
- my hair is kinda damage from the bleach before long ago >: ( thats why i went back to black and keep it healthy.
Description: - ehh. pass
Comments: - I love it<3 & also a lot of people said i look better with black. LOOL even tho black was my natural colour. i havent had black hair since .. uhm. very long time, 3-4 years now. I think. I wanted to go black/blue outside the sun. but my brother didnt have the colour. so i went to black black. & i love it, except now its slowly fading. I absolutely hate when the colour fade. . .

Ginger you're so pretty! And I love the hair color that you have now~

WORTH IT?: - yeah
Natural Hair type:
wavy?
Hair History:
Dyed once, but really didn't show up at all. It was more of a tint.
Hair color Before: black, then dark just dark after the first dying.
Hair color After: reddish, auburn.
Bleach?: nope
Hair Dye: So Color or something. I can't remember, but my aunt bought it at this shop that required a license.
Price: 5 dollars or so for a tube and my hair used 3, so 15 dollars.
Changes:
- Damage? Well... My hair was already kinda damaged, so gonna chop it all off this summer -__-
- Texture change? Kinda at first, it felt kinda hard(?) but afterwards no.
Description: First most of my hair excluding roots wrapped in plastic wrap, lols. Sat in that for an hour, then roots for half an hour. Then another half an hour for another application.
Comments: I really liked the result and I've gotten positive feedback, the only thing that's irking me about my hair now is the damage.
But again, it was already pretty damaged before ugh.
In the process of recoveryyyy.

Before, like last summer.

I was into the mullet thing .___.

Todayyy.

I love fat curls.

I've gone through a lot of hair colors.. and now it's brittle because of washing my hair too much.
Im very lazy to do deep conditioning and stuff... maybe thats why it's still brittle Lol.. jk I dontknow. but here's a pic of before and after

BEFORE :




AFTER:



but now Im just a brunette now bout to hit the hi-lites again except half hi-lites ...

WORTH IT?: - Kind of .. I'm not that happy with my hair colour, I guess it's okay. :3
Natural Hair type: It's been Straight from 1 - 10. Went Wavy from 11 - 15. Back to Straight ^^
Hair History: -
Highlights
Dyed: Blue, Red, Green
Japanese Thermal Rebonding
Oil/Moisturizing Treatments
Hair color Before: Non-Virgin Black
Hair color After: Orange/Red-Brown
Bleach?: Yes
Hair Dye: It was some natural dye, I believe. At least that's what it said when I went to the hair place lol.
Price: - $70 hairdye,haircut, shampoo/conditioner/treatment, hairwax, hairspray
Changes:
Healthier than usual.
Better texture, more shine.
Comments: - " I guess it's okay. :3 "


Before




After

Before!


After! Red Highlights.

virgin hair dec 2008




first hair dye june 2008





my hair now all faded haha dec 2008


WORTH IT?: yup
Natural Hair type:
- fine
- wavy
-medium

Hair History: -
-Dyed 6 times just to get rid of the roots and get the color i want
-Permed

Hair color Before: black/brown
Hair color After: - red/brown lol
Bleach?: - no -
Hair Dye: loreal, intense red copper

WORTH IT?: - YES
Natural Hair type:
- fine
- wavy
- long hair
Hair History: -
-Dyed alot of times
-Natural
Hair color Before: - i dyed black
Hair color After: - color after -
Bleach?: - yes
Hair Dye: - loreal
Price: - $ - 10
Changes:
- dry hair jus a lil
Description: - for color i bleach my hair for really long with foil, then put color on.
Comments: - i really like it, but the colors r fading so fast

foil is a metal and metal+bleach=chemical reaction, supposely will lift your hair even more that's why when you read the instruction on the bleach packet it says never to use with metals xD

I don't think foil does any chemical reaction with bleach. If you notice when bleaching, it is the heat from your scalp that makes the root of your hair lighter than the rest. Foil helps to keep your hair in place and keep your hair in moist because once bleach is dried out, it will stop working.

WORTH IT?: - yes
Natural Hair type:
fine, long, weak, straight
Hair History: -
dyed a lot of times, can't remember how many
at salon and at home
Hair color #1:
black, box dye, l'oreal. was very jet black in the beginning and faded to a very dark brown. can't remember what my hair colour was before i did this.. i think it was brown with red streaks. :S after dyeing my hair, it was quite coarse and dry, but nothing too horrible.


Hair color #3
darkish brown (done at a salon)
around 70 dollars, hair was still healthy feeling afterwards.

(keep in mind that there's no flash in this picture, but there is in the other one. with flash, my hair colour would show up slightly lighter here)
Hair color After:

light brown
Bleach?:
no
Hair Dye:
prettia, orange-brown one, sorry can't remember the name
Price: ~ 7-10 dollars canadian, bought it in japan
Changes:
- Damage?
ends of my hair were really dry but the rest of it was fine
Description: - i just put it all over my whole head (which took around 30 minutes) and then waited about 40 minutes. not supposed to leave it that long but i did anyway lol
Comments: - i'm pretty sure the results were due to the fact that my hair was already dyed. plus my hair is weak and light-coloured naturally so it changes colour quite easily. when i used the same box dye on my cousin (who has thick, strong black hair) it only left a brown tint. so i would use this if i wanted to lighten up my already brown hair, but going from black to the light brown i have with this dye probably won't work.

Well i was talking about in general... foil and bleach do have a chemical reaction if you ever leave those to together. XD and i was talking about metals.... and for EXTENDED amount of time xD =bad results You'd be surpise how many ppl don't follow the rules for bleaching... they completely ignore the time limit. so it's all on them lol but i fyou do follow metal+bleach is harmless xD LOL

Very helpful thread. ^^ Nice idea.

Worth it?:
So far so good. =]
Natural Hair type:
Long, medium thickness, slightly wavy.
Hair History:
Has only been dyed a few times the same color underneath. Top of the head was untouched.
Hair color Before:
Ash blond. (With dye underneath; a dark brown/auburn).
Hair color After:
Black underneath and a very dark brown/auburn on top.
Bleach?:
Nope.
Hair Dye:
Unfortunately unknown. Went to a hair dresser with whom I've had much experience before.
Price:
$32. =D
Changes:
Every time I leave I have uber soft locks for what seems like weeks; so I think the dye is quite gentle. I use heat very often for styling and the dye has seemed to do no further specific damage than what I had done without the dye in the first place. xD
Description:
Had my hair sectioned off so that only the bottom layers could be worked on. Paper sheets separated the top layers and my bangs and the other color was applied. Waited for about 25 minutes and rinsed.
Comments:
Definitely a big change for me. I wish I could recommend the brand of dye that was used, but as mentioned before this was done by a hair dresser I've been to many times. My main hope now is that the slightly lighter color on top won't fade too much. I think it's pretty inevitable, but since I've had the color that's now on top underneath before, I know that after about four months I'll only really begin to see the red.

Before:


After:

Yes, it can create chemical reaction if you use the aliminum foil like the ones in your kitchen. The foil that is formulated for professional hairdressers is thinner. Anyways, I've been using the regular foil and my hair is fine.

WORTH IT?: - sure, it was fun while it lasted :]
Natural Hair type: brown w/natural reddish blondish strands, straight
Hair History: -it's changed a lot in the last two years..
Highlights: don't really do highlights...mostly 'sections'
Dyed: red/purple, blue/black, purple/blue, red/blonde, black, reddish black
Hair color Before: darkbrown/brown
Hair color After: right now it's black and reddish brown
Bleach?: twice, but only the front sections
Hair Dye: lots of manic panic and loreal
Price: - pretty cheap...colors were about $8 a bottle, natural colors were $5
Changes:my hair is still pretty healthy, probably because i stopped bleaching parts of it
Comments: I'm still trying to figure out the best color for me...I might go back to a reddish brown (somewhere around my natural color) for a bit :]


pics are small...so you cant see the dates. started summer of 06-ended present :] pretty much went from natural->red/purple->purple/blue->blue black(no pic)->black->black with red/blonde streak->black->reddish brown (which is barely visible on top of the black anyway XD)

WORTH IT?: - YES/NO/KIND OF... - Defiantly worth it =D
Natural Hair type:
- fine/course - Fine Like super fine
- straight/curly - Straight
- short/medium/long hair - Longish?
- etc.
Hair History: -
-Virgin/Dyed ___ times (if so, what color and process, etc.) - Virgin hair dyed twice
-Natural/Permed - natural
-etc.
Hair color Before: - color before - Dark brown


Hair color After: - color after - Hazelnut brown - (When i first dyed it, it was like this bright orange... Then I went darker)




Bleach?: - yes/no -
Hair Dye: - brand, shade, etc. - Palty
Price: - $ - 22
Changes:
- Damage? None
- Texture change? It got softer ... my hair is shiner and softer ahhaha
Description: - Okay Dont do what I did but I will tell u want i did. I first got Palty Vanilla Beige and Dyed it with that but it WAS SUPER BRIGHT ORANGE (to me) So I, then, that night dyed it with palty vanilla beige mixed with mens blood ash. It is supposivly bad of the hair but mine is fine but I would not recommend it... But I like my color now haha
Comments: - LOTS OF CONDITIONER! especially on the root, after dying hair you have to be careful and it was recommended to me that if i want to have healthy hair i should put lots of conditioner on, so i do and my hair is great =D Sorry for the big pic D=

WORTH IT?: For now.. not really.. hopefully.. it'll be more noticeable in the morning.
Natural Hair type: Thick, wavy, medium-short.
Hair History: Virgin. Last time I had it highlighted was like 4/5 years ago and I cut it all off already.
Hair color Before: Jet black... like not Asian black brown, but jet black.
Hair color After: 1st attempt was using friend's leftoever reddish brown Garnier dye... >_> Didn't show 'cept a few hairs were a bit dark, dark brown. I dyed it a second time with different dye within a week :X I know it's supposed to be bad >_> but I thought the dye didn't work anyways (because it showed it a lot better for my friends hair).
Now it's supposed to be blue black, whole head. >_> I can't tell 'cause I dyed it in the afternoon so I didn't get to see it in sunlight.. so far it just looks black @_@ like my normal hair.
Bleach?: no
Hair Dye: First is Garnier Reddish Brown (bangs only), then it was this Korean brand Blue Black (whole head).
Price: Garnier was leftover.. so free >_>. Korean brand was $12.
Changes: No damage or texture change. It still smells a little o.o.
Description: First time with leftover Garnier - I put whatever was left onto my bangs and let it sit for 30 min and rinse, no shampoo and just conditioner.
Second time with Korean hair dye - My mom took a lot of time and went layer by layer going from ends to roots and then AFTER that I let it sit for 40 minutes. Rinsed it out, shampooed, and used conditioner in the box (as directed by instructions).
Comments: - Several people couldn't tell I dyed my bangs the first time. You had to hold like a few separate hairs up to the light to even see it. >_> I am waiting for tomorrow morning for the results of the second one, but it doesn't look blue indoors.. that's for sure. I'm not sure if it's even blacker >_> It looks.. the same as before XD

WORTH IT?: - YES/NO/KIND OF... - i think so XD all the times.
Natural Hair type:
- in-between
- wavy-ish
- medium

Hair History: -
-dyed.. idk how many times X: around 10 maybe? D:
-(straight) permed like twice XD

Hair color Before: -attempts to find one- LOL.
well, i had like hi-lights here, and it's crappy lighting haha XD
but yeah, this was beforeee i dyed my hair.
naturally, dark brown. btw, my hair was styled for grad X: XD




Hair color After:
i went to a brown with a reddish tint, some people didn't notice much of a difference, though =.=


then, i went for more of a purple tint XD


went more red, and coloured the bottom black


better lighting, but you can't see the black.. o.o;


got tired of the red and decided to go dark brown w/ purple tint in light
but, it ended up going red again >_>;
-the day that i got it dyed-



& now... it's getting more red cuz my color before > : (
but, it's more purple than it is blue.. that's the reflection of my screen =.=



Bleach?: - nope
Hair Dye: - l'oreal color pulse - electric black (my current shade)
the rest was done at my salon so i'm not sure..
cuz we normally mixed colors and such xD
Price: - $ - varies, but color pulse is pretty cheap xD
Changes:
- Damage? not really
- Texture change? naww.

i just followed the directions on the box, so no comment really XD
just that it was so purple when washing out LOL.

ehh sorry, too many pics =.= LOL. -dies-

WORTH IT?: - YES
Natural Hair type:
- fine/course- erm fine but lots of it?
- straight
- long hair
-
Hair History: -
-/Dyed _few__ times


Hair color Before: - black
Hair color After: - brown- light brown/blonde
Bleach?: - yes/ every single time
Hair Dye: - loreal...a lot of different ones
Price: - £4-8
Changes:
- Damage? dry coarse.. but good conditoning will take care of that

Description: - bleached it first.. then I toned it.. then everytime I wanted to go lighter I had to bleach again and tone.
Comments: - "spent a whole year doing this.. really fun because I didnt want to change my hair style but so colours was exciting for me!"







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Hmm just a question, i dyed my hair for the first time today LOL, and it didn't show up so well. My hair is still very black with a very tiny hint of red which i can only see with very bright lights =.=. I used the Garnier Nutrisse brand and w/e the caffe latte one was lol. I did everything written on the intructions and used up more then half the bottle of the dye mix, and left it for 25 mins with a plastic bag wrapped around my hair. Any tipz to make the color show up more for the next time I dye it without having to bleach?

^^ u might have to bleach ur hair if ur hair is naturally dark.

That's what happened to me the first time I dyed my hair.

Afterwards, my aunt did it for me and she didn't use bleach at all and it still showed up.
I think you should apply more, don't worry too much about overdoing it as you have black hair.
Also, leave it in longer.

When my aunt did my hair, she first applied it all over my hair excluding my roots and used two tubes of dye.
I sat with that for an hour and then she repeated the process for my roots and I left that in for a half hour.
AFTER that, she applied a bit more and I waited for another 25 minutes before washing it out.

And if you check the previous page, you can see my results :]

dang ur hair in da 2nd pic looks mighty finee LOL. Do i have to use 2 tubes cuz i have pretty short hair, and wouldn't using 2 tubes of dye + leaving it in for that long really kill ur hair?

lols, thanks.
Oh of course not. As you can see my hair was medium length, so it took more dye.
My cousin also dyed her hair with me at the time and she used less dye than me because her hair was alot shorter.

And aha xD if you're gonna dye your hair, prepare yourself for the possible damage.

lolo ya my hair is sumwat dmged b4 i dyed it, i just don't want to see strands of hair fallin out after i wash the dye off LOLO. thnx xD

sandybaby wow the violet with red or whatever looks really nice!!! wish I could do that!!

has anyone dyed their hair purple-black? like it looks black in a normal indoor room, but if its struck by lighting you could see the purple tone

^

I was wondering about that too.
I bought purple hair dye today, but it doesn't look really purple, more like black on the box.
Anyone have suggestions on how to acheive the purple-black color? or like purple tinted black hair? lol