Hair Post

So, since Risako dyed her hair Lavender

I loved it and wanted something similar for myself ♥

I aimed towards a Silver with purple highlights however

Which seemed like a nice colour for fall and winter to come~

It took a few weeks to achieve this, I had to bleach my hair pale yellow

And then tone it with a silver dye. . and then add the purple highlights~

I recently just finished this whole process, these are the products I used.

I used Wella Colour Charm in Silver Lady to tone my hair after bleaching it about.. 3 times with the Ion Colour Brilliance Bleach and 30 volume developer. Interestingly enough, bleach doesn't bother my head at all, it feels quite alright. This stuff however just absolutely burned and tingled. :| It was a really uncomfortable feeling. It worked alright though, considering it was only about 5.79 and it turned my hair silvery and got rid of almost all of the bright yellow. n__n

I then got two colours of Manic Panic. I did quite a bit of research to see which colour of purple I would go for and I considered ordering a Lie Locks or Mystic Heather but I ended up with Purple Haze because I liked the pinkish colour in it. I also got Cotton Candy Pink but I haven't used it yet. I am planning to add pinky highlights to my hair. To add pastel colour is quite easy, just mix it with any white conditioner and apply it to the areas you want it. I kept it in my hair for about an hour and it was a nice light colour. I heard Manic Panic brand doesn't have fantastic staying power and I can't really attest to that considering I haven't washed my hair yet, but I do use a purple shampoo so I hope the makes it last longer. Thankfully, you only need a tiny bit to dye your hair and since it's non damaging and easy, it makes touch ups quite easy.

This is pictures of my hair and my hair looks quite different in each of them because that's just how it's going to be in different lights. I took one in direct sunlight and the other in natural room lighting. My hair is quite a bit more silver in the sunlight and the purple is barely noticeable and in the room lighting both the colours are more subdued. I don't have a picture with the flash on, but the purple is much more bright. I mostly dyed my bangs and other portions of my head. Oh, and don't mind my silly kitty and his toy in one of them. Unfortunately, throughout this process my hair is quite a bit damaged as will be anybodys hair but I have been using a lot of coconut oil and deep conditioners and hopefully that will make it a bit more manageable. I don't mind it being a tad bit damaged because I feel like it adds a bit of texture to my naturally limpy and flat hair but too much is bad. Overall, I like this hair colour and I plan to add more colour to it and see what will happen since it will fade and change really quickly. ♥