Pink hair!

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1. do i need to bleach my hair?
   Yes, cos you have dark hair.
2. how long will it last?
   Well first of all how long do you want it to last? If you use semi-pernament then it will last maybe just a couple of weeks. if you use pernament then it will last until your hair grows out BUT it will fade...fading is going to be your big problem. All colours fade and this will be most pronounced with bright colours. Though it will start bright and fruity it will quite rapidly become pale, in some cases it I've seen it fade away completely!

IMPORTNAT: invest in colour preserving shampoo and conditioner, this will prolong the colours vitality, make it take longer to fade!

3. can i do it myself or do i have to get it done in a salon?
   Its a hell alot more expensive at the salon, but you will (most likely) get a better job of it. With bright colours messing up can be more obvious which sucks, but some salons charge like £70 for whole head of colour.
4. will it work cos my hair is dark?
   Yes but it will need to be bleacheed first
5. when will the roots begin to show and when they do how often will i have to get them 'touched-up'?
   Hair grows about an inch a month. So you will need your roots doing every 3 to 4 weeks if you wnat to keep it top-notch.
6. is it expensive?
   At the salon, yes. At home, no. But at the salon your paying for high quality colour and a proffessional (I could be a little biased :wink:). Plus remember your going to be paying for more every month or so.

My suggestion is go to town and buy a semi-pernament colour that will wash out within about 10 or so washes. This will give you the oppertunity to see if you like it or not. If you do, then get it done in a pernament colour at the salon.

Salon will be much more likely to have the exact shade you like than the highstreet.

Show as a pic if once you've done it, I love wild colours :smile:

In reply to: 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? Yeah I used to bleach my hair at home back when I was 14. I'm not sure about the details of bleech because I havnt done it in a salon enviroment before, but you may need to bleech it twice because people with dark hair often go yellow before going all white, when bleeching (not something i have experienced perosnally due to being fair-haired). A fully trained hairdresser could clarify.

Lol owain, are you not becoming a hairstylist or dresser w/e lol. You will need alot of Chemistry for that!! H2SO4KBr4 A normal conditionar lol!

Yeah I'm a trainee hairdresser, and yes theres alot of chemistry in it, even a touch of biology.

I know, biolgy just so you know the history of the hair, that way you know what chemicals to use, one mistake though, yea lets keep it death, 2 chemicals who do go within the ionic compound can make posion things or even blow up! Becarefull!

I think your going to confuse Samhradh needlessly, man.

Oh good pointHave fun dying your hair pink, purple would have been my choice...

SEE ? SEE?!I told ya, the best results you could hope to get on tihs subject would come from SYLf. he has once again prven me to be right.

1. do i need to bleach my hair?
   yes
2. how long will it last?
   depends how much you wash it, the kind of dye and your shampoo
3. can i do it myself or do i have to get it done in a salon?
   you can do it yourdelf, bleach may need a few coats but dont leave it in too long
4. will it work cos my hair is dark?
   bleach it twice and it shold get all the color out
5. when will the roots begin to show and when they do how often will i have to get them 'touched-up'?
   bleach the roots and redye all the hair
6. is it expensive?
   if you do it youself like $15 in usa 10 pounds uk

In reply to: 5) when will the roots begin to show and when they do how often will i have to get them 'touched-up'?bleach the roots and redye all the hair Thats not how it would be done at a salon, they would only redo the roots...for a price that would resemble the cost of buying the dye yourself (so really its just the initial salon cost thats rather hefty).

i've found a pink hair dye that says you don't need to bleach your hair before you use it, even if you have dark hair. I haven't used it yet though so don't know if it's true. Will be testing it on sunday or monday, doing just the underneath bit, so I'll tell you how it goes and if it works or not!

My friend had the same kind of dye on his hair recently and it worked well, just make sure you have an even coat on or you will have some dark spots. (his hair was black also btw)

yeah, that's one reason why im just doing it underneath, so if it isn't quite even it won't matter as much...well, i say i'm doing it, i'll be getting my mum to help! handy thing that she is. really looking forward to it now!

By the way, with all this bleaching and dyeing, your hair can become SERIOUSLY damaged (which is why I wussied out of dying my hair electric blue... I'm still sad about that). I would recommend you investing in a QUALITY conditioner and shampoo.Also, due to the fact that you have been dyeing your hair over the years, you may need to talk to your stylist/colorer beforehand about any issues that may arrise because of that.

all you guys rock... even if i am slightly confused! ive never had so much brill advice at the same time! rock on! my hair is its normal random colour at the mo.. there isnt any dye in it, its clean (for once! lol only kidding!) its not the dying that freaks me out, its the cutting... its sssooo long i'll have to get it cut to shoulder lenght and that kills me! l love me hairs! i cant part with them! i figure the shorter it is, the longer the dye wil last? right? thanks every1.. u all rock my sock right off ~xXSamXx~

ooh, that sound fan-fecking-tastic! let me know if it works or not.. hope it does! gotta love the randomness of the hair-dying.. excellent!~xXSamXx~