Ravens Hair

By on August 13, 2009

I have been craving change with my hair. I saw this picture and got inspired.

This reminds me of a Ravens or Peacocks. I love it :)

So I went to Sally’s and bought the following dyes and a bleach kit.

Manic Panic Atomic Turquoise
Manic Panic Ultra Violet
Beyond the Zone Purple Passion
N’Rage Blue-Black (2 bottles)

Ray helped me get the bleach in, and later the dye.
We foiled at an angle from the right side of my head towards the back left side.
The first foil was Atomic Turquoise. The next was Ultra Violet.
Then we did Purple Passion. Then Ultra Violet.
Then we did 2 smaller Atomic Turquoise sections.
The rest of my hair we dyed Blue-Black. It took just about all of the 2 bottles of Blue-Black to do the non-colored pieces.


Here’s my before picture.


Here’s me after washing the bleach out of my hair.
I bleached the top part of my hair and most of the Raspberry Kamikaze out of my side pieces.

I left the dye in for about 3 hours, which is what I typically do with Manic Panic type dyes (I’ll leave it in for anywhere from 2 to 6 hours since they’re vegetable dyes). The colored sections were all foiled, and the blue-black was left alone. I rinsed out all of the blue-black first, and once I was satisfied it had all been rinsed out, I then took out the foils and rinsed out the colored sections.

And here are the after shots:

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48 Responses to Ravens Hair

  1. Lyndsey August 13, 2009 at 12:49 pm #

    OMG that is so gorgeous!! I love it!

  2. Lyndsey August 13, 2009 at 12:49 pm #

    OMG that is so gorgeous!! I love it!

  3. Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics August 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm #

    I love it! Not at all what I was thinking when you were twittering about it. You're a brave soul. I'd be scared sh*tless to try that!

  4. Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics August 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm #

    I love it! Not at all what I was thinking when you were twittering about it. You're a brave soul. I'd be scared sh*tless to try that!

  5. I'm Kelly Gould August 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm #

    That looks great – so much fun!

  6. I'm Kelly Gould August 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm #

    That looks great – so much fun!

  7. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 1:06 pm #

    Hi Lyndsey,
    Thank you!
    I really do too!
    I almost went blonde but at the last minute went no, I think I need to do this.

    Hi Robyn,
    Thanks so much!
    What were you thinking?
    And I've had my hair black, blue, green, turquoise, red, orange, pink, purple, etc.
    I'm not afraid of color :)

    Hi Kelly,
    Thanks!

  8. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 1:06 pm #

    Hi Lyndsey,
    Thank you!
    I really do too!
    I almost went blonde but at the last minute went no, I think I need to do this.

    Hi Robyn,
    Thanks so much!
    What were you thinking?
    And I've had my hair black, blue, green, turquoise, red, orange, pink, purple, etc.
    I'm not afraid of color :)

    Hi Kelly,
    Thanks!

  9. krista carlson August 13, 2009 at 1:06 pm #

    Wow that is really pretty…so shiny. You did a great job!!!

  10. krista carlson August 13, 2009 at 1:06 pm #

    Wow that is really pretty…so shiny. You did a great job!!!

  11. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 1:07 pm #

    Thanks Krista!

  12. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 1:07 pm #

    Thanks Krista!

  13. Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics August 13, 2009 at 1:55 pm #

    I was multi-tasking, and just caught the bleaching part (while sick)! So I was thinking snow white…

  14. Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics August 13, 2009 at 1:55 pm #

    I was multi-tasking, and just caught the bleaching part (while sick)! So I was thinking snow white…

  15. Brooke August 13, 2009 at 1:57 pm #

    The hair looks FAB!!! I always wanted to do my hair with wild colors – but I don't think I could pull it off! Yours looks really nice though, love it! ;)

  16. Brooke August 13, 2009 at 1:57 pm #

    The hair looks FAB!!! I always wanted to do my hair with wild colors – but I don't think I could pull it off! Yours looks really nice though, love it! ;)

  17. MissTat August 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm #

    Holy crap that is seriously one of the best at-home dye jobs I have EVER seen!

    If I ever can go back to colored hair, I will definitely be inspired by yours!

  18. MissTat August 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm #

    Holy crap that is seriously one of the best at-home dye jobs I have EVER seen!

    If I ever can go back to colored hair, I will definitely be inspired by yours!

  19. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm #

    Hi Robyn,
    I've had people suggest that I should go snow white with my hair, but I've never been brave enough to let my hair bleach to that shade of white blonde.

    Hi Brooke,
    Thanks so much!
    I think pulling off color is all about the attitude :) If you think you look good, you will look good.

  20. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm #

    Hi Robyn,
    I've had people suggest that I should go snow white with my hair, but I've never been brave enough to let my hair bleach to that shade of white blonde.

    Hi Brooke,
    Thanks so much!
    I think pulling off color is all about the attitude :) If you think you look good, you will look good.

  21. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:02 pm #

    Hi MissTat,
    Thanks!
    I've been dyeing my hair on and off on my own and with help from friends and Ray for almost 15 years. I think the whole reason this worked so well was doing the foiling of different colors and different sized sections of hair along the top at an angle.

  22. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:02 pm #

    Hi MissTat,
    Thanks!
    I've been dyeing my hair on and off on my own and with help from friends and Ray for almost 15 years. I think the whole reason this worked so well was doing the foiling of different colors and different sized sections of hair along the top at an angle.

  23. Concertina August 13, 2009 at 2:03 pm #

    Gorgeous!

    How did you find that bleach kit?? The last time I had my hair bleached (at my salon) it totally FRIED my hair…I was hoping maybe a home kit wouldn't be as harsh. Also…I have never tried Manic Panic…but have been dying to. Does it stay a long time?? Along with the previous bleaching…I dyed the aforementioned crispy critter blue…also at the salon…and it washed out!

  24. Concertina August 13, 2009 at 2:03 pm #

    Gorgeous!

    How did you find that bleach kit?? The last time I had my hair bleached (at my salon) it totally FRIED my hair…I was hoping maybe a home kit wouldn't be as harsh. Also…I have never tried Manic Panic…but have been dying to. Does it stay a long time?? Along with the previous bleaching…I dyed the aforementioned crispy critter blue…also at the salon…and it washed out!

  25. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:07 pm #

    Hi Concertina,
    I used the Beyond the Zone Bleach Kit, which is sold at Sally's Beauty supply.

    What I have found to work best with my hair is to bleach it up a bit, then wash out the bleach.
    Then I apply the bright color and foil it to keep it separate. Then I apply whatever the main color is (sometimes I use permanent black, other times demi-permanents).
    I leave the vegetable dye type colors, such as Manic Panic or Beyond the Zone or N'Rage (anything without bleach or peroxide or anything) on my hair for anywhere from 2 to 6 hours. Now, I really saturate the color on my hair when I do this, too. Then I cover all of my hair in a cap and let it stay that way for however long I'm going to leave it. Then I wash it out, and once the color comes clean I shampoo and condition.

    Another trick you can do with Manic Panic is to mix a bit of 20 developer with the Lightest ash blonde permanent or clear permanent color you can find, and mix that into your Manic Panic color. With this mixture I leave the color on for no longer than a half hour. This will help the color stay around longer, too.

  26. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:07 pm #

    Hi Concertina,
    I used the Beyond the Zone Bleach Kit, which is sold at Sally's Beauty supply.

    What I have found to work best with my hair is to bleach it up a bit, then wash out the bleach.
    Then I apply the bright color and foil it to keep it separate. Then I apply whatever the main color is (sometimes I use permanent black, other times demi-permanents).
    I leave the vegetable dye type colors, such as Manic Panic or Beyond the Zone or N'Rage (anything without bleach or peroxide or anything) on my hair for anywhere from 2 to 6 hours. Now, I really saturate the color on my hair when I do this, too. Then I cover all of my hair in a cap and let it stay that way for however long I'm going to leave it. Then I wash it out, and once the color comes clean I shampoo and condition.

    Another trick you can do with Manic Panic is to mix a bit of 20 developer with the Lightest ash blonde permanent or clear permanent color you can find, and mix that into your Manic Panic color. With this mixture I leave the color on for no longer than a half hour. This will help the color stay around longer, too.

  27. Mary August 13, 2009 at 2:22 pm #

    I love it! It's perfect on you :)

  28. Mary August 13, 2009 at 2:22 pm #

    I love it! It's perfect on you :)

  29. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:24 pm #

    Thanks Mary!
    I'm very happy with it!

  30. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 2:24 pm #

    Thanks Mary!
    I'm very happy with it!

  31. Robyn August 13, 2009 at 3:38 pm #

    Very cool. It looks so different from every angle.

  32. Robyn August 13, 2009 at 3:38 pm #

    Very cool. It looks so different from every angle.

  33. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm #

    Hi Robyn,
    Thank you!
    I used the turquoise very sparingly and mostly just used the blue-purple and the purple all over the rest of the top section and the blue-black on the bottom 2/3 of the hair. I'm glad that it looks different :) I was hoping to be sort of reminiscent of a raven's feather, with how it can change.

  34. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm #

    Hi Robyn,
    Thank you!
    I used the turquoise very sparingly and mostly just used the blue-purple and the purple all over the rest of the top section and the blue-black on the bottom 2/3 of the hair. I'm glad that it looks different :) I was hoping to be sort of reminiscent of a raven's feather, with how it can change.

  35. Nicole August 13, 2009 at 5:28 pm #

    Phyrra, that is really gorgeous, totally striking on you! I'd love to do that to my hair – my job won't allow it, but I will do that one day.

  36. Nicole August 13, 2009 at 5:28 pm #

    Phyrra, that is really gorgeous, totally striking on you! I'd love to do that to my hair – my job won't allow it, but I will do that one day.

  37. Olivia C. August 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm #

    Wow! I love this! I think it looks great on you! :) Awesome. :)

  38. Olivia C. August 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm #

    Wow! I love this! I think it looks great on you! :) Awesome. :)

  39. Madeleine Bouquet August 13, 2009 at 6:38 pm #

    I LOVE it! It looks great on you!

    -Laura

  40. Madeleine Bouquet August 13, 2009 at 6:38 pm #

    I LOVE it! It looks great on you!

    -Laura

  41. Razmatazz Whimsy August 13, 2009 at 6:54 pm #

    I love that color!

  42. Razmatazz Whimsy August 13, 2009 at 6:54 pm #

    I love that color!

  43. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm #

    Hi Nicole,
    Thanks so much :)
    Luckily working in the gaming industry allows me to wear bright and unusual colors.

    Hi Olivia,
    Thank you!

    Hi Madeleine,
    Thanks!
    I'm very happy with it.

    Hi Razmatazz,
    Thank you!

  44. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm #

    Hi Nicole,
    Thanks so much :)
    Luckily working in the gaming industry allows me to wear bright and unusual colors.

    Hi Olivia,
    Thank you!

    Hi Madeleine,
    Thanks!
    I'm very happy with it.

    Hi Razmatazz,
    Thank you!

  45. Renee' August 13, 2009 at 8:32 pm #

    eeeeek do mine do mine :) I loved mine pink one time and so did hubby but the color only lasted 3 days :( any suggestions on brand.

  46. Renee' August 13, 2009 at 8:32 pm #

    eeeeek do mine do mine :) I loved mine pink one time and so did hubby but the color only lasted 3 days :( any suggestions on brand.

  47. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 10:39 pm #

    Hi Renee,
    Glad you like it!
    I recommend Manic Panic.
    See my comment to Concertina for more tips on how to keep the color longer ;)

  48. Phyrra August 13, 2009 at 10:39 pm #

    Hi Renee,
    Glad you like it!
    I recommend Manic Panic.
    See my comment to Concertina for more tips on how to keep the color longer ;)

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