Pink hair!

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i havnt a clue where to post this so i figured id do it here!if i shudda posted in another forum, please tell me where!right, me hair at the moment is redish brown, auburn if you will it's quite long, half way down my back. but i wanna cut it to shoulder lenght and dye it BRIGHT pink! thing is i know no one who has pink hair and i've so many question to ask!1) do i need to bleach my hair?2) how long will it last?3) can i do it myself or do i have to get it done in a salon?4) will it work cos my hair is dark?5) when will the roots begin to show and when they do how often will i have to get them 'touched-up'?6) is it expensive?just to let you guys know im not a worrier ( i know that comes across in the question) but im just nervous cos i love my hair and i dont wanna make a balls of it! anyone who's dyed their hair pink or a similar bright colour i would love to get yr advice!thankx guys!~xXSamXx~ amz - please don't post a thread more than once in different forums... I know you think you will get more replies but most people check all forums, thanks!

Well if your hair is dark you will have to make your hair white by bleaching it out if you want bright pink hair. I have to do the same thing if I want blonde hair because my hair is brown with reddish tints.

You're best bet is to go to the salon and ask them how much it'll cost and get a professional opinion. If it's not done right you'll turn your hair other funky colors like green for instance.

1. do i need to bleach my hair?I had to bleach mine before doing it... but my hair is dark brown2) how long will it last?Mine lasted about 2 and a half weeks and it was changing colour to an orangey/red shade..3) can i do it myself or do i have to get it done in a salon?I did mine myself! Probably why it didn't last too long lol4) will it work cos my hair is dark?Should do! Worked on mine!5) when will the roots begin to show and when they do how often will i have to get them 'touched-up'?It depends on how fast your hair grows, mine was okay for about 3-4 weeks (ignoring the colour change!!)6) is it expensive?Depends where you live.. I'm in the UK and it cost me about £15 for both dyes

**I have purple hair, and i looked into getting bubblegum pink tips......i could only find semi-permanent dye of that colour, and my hair would have to have been bleached first. ** :grin:

excellent! however im a little worried about it turing a ornage/redish shade! that sounds dodgy.. i aint gonna lie to ya! i've dyed my hair random colours beofre since i was about 14 ive been dying my hair random colours but none as flamboyant as this!
see the thing is im too scared to get it done by a hairdresser bcos ive had many a bad experience with the ones in my area. they always do the opposite of what i want them to do! so im really reluctant to get it dont in a hairdressers.
poo!

mmm I didn't dye my whole head pink, just the underneath. I dyed the top a dark brown/black. Ill show you a pic of the colour it went: Hair Hair closer

hhhmmmmm, i see. i wanna dye my whole head pink. ive seen pics and stuff of ppl with their whole head pink but i guess i'll just have to ask a hairdresser of someone who has it done.
tksd a mill for showing me the pic :grin: it helped! xx

i just dont want it to turn a funky colour after a few weeks thats all! another thing is i have my debs ( prom) in october and i dont want pink hair for that! if i bleech if can i dye it brown again?!

fMy advice to you is to send strapping young lad a pm with a link to this thread, he goes to school for that shit and has been going for a while. we can all spout shit off to ya about our own experiences but I think he is probally the best one here to clue ya in about specifics.used to dye my hair random colors back inthe 80's. Green, red, all sorts of shit and I used koolaid as there was no dye made for the shit back then,f dipped it in white elmers glue and spiked it. the color lasted a week or two and got lighter and lighter, as I have dark brown hair I aways had to bleach it out first. I was proly the only one in utah to have a spiked green mohawk in the mid 80's. Now you can buy dye in any color ya like and follow the directions. iknew more then one girl wiht brihgt pink hair, could say what happened to em though and no way to ask how they did it but I do know that they were naturally dark haired

well my hair was dyed brown after (shown in pic) and didn't make any difference, it was the same colour all over. It's black now and its fine! hair dyed brown edit: and listen to chance!

lol - sounds like you've had some random hair stlyes - i like it! green hair... i think id get slagged a lot tho - the hulks wife! thanks for the pm advice! whats koolaid - do i dare ask?!

its a drink mix, bright colors, shitty taste that you buy for 10 cents a pack. Mom adds the sugar and water and you get to drink the crap.want the trivia? Here it is!

that's brilliant! oh i was soo born in the wrong year! thats genius!

Kool-Aid is still on the market here in the US.

yeh i've never heard of it and i doubt its on sale here... ah well that what i get for living in ireland - but it rocks anyways!i will have pink hair.... mark my words! thankx for all yr help!

I've tried dying my hair pitch black but the first day I washed it it went right back to light brown. And if I straighten my hair I cannot go anywhere near water for a day or it will jump to curls so fast it's not even funny.

I might consider dying my hair pink lol. Look like an anime character

lol - u sound so wise and conviant! ( i prob spelled that wrong)! is ahll search - thatkx!

1. do i need to bleach my hair?
   Yes, all the way to the white stage, because whatever color your hair is now will mix with the pink...

2. how long will it last?
   It depends on the type of dye you get... Demi, Semi, or permanent.

3. can i do it myself or do i have to get it done in a salon?
   There are product available for both, HOWEVER... Salon and at-home dyes do not mix, so if you screw up at home, the salon lady can't do much for you... I would advise getting it done at a salon.

4. will it work cos my hair is dark?
   If you bleach it enough, it will.

5. when will the roots begin to show and when they do how often will i have to get them 'touched-up'?
   Well, often your color fades before the roots show.

6. is it expensive?
   Prices change from salon to salon, and also change depending on who does your color in the salon.

I would advise you to not wash your hair for a couple of days (a whole week would be ideal) after you dye it, and to sleep on old sheets for a while... The color sometimes rubs off onto them.

thanks a mill kitten! that was really helpful! i'll prob get it done in a salon, but they'll prob all think im abosloulty crazy! ah well.. that what i get for wanting pink hair! but i have dyed my hair losts of times before, like since i was 14. never bleached it tho.... is that poss? can i bleach it at home?sorry for going on about this, but i dont wanna make an absoloute arse of this! thankx a million!~xXSamXx~

do not use houshold bleach.head to the store, youll find a bleaching kit in the hair products intended for doing your hair. I have one here at the house someplace, my son uses it on his ends to lighten them during winter when he lets his hair grow out longer. Its a little jar of cream.but llike I said before, Id pm strappnig young lad for this type of advise.