My ultimate goal is going to be a dip-dye combination of purple, blue & turquoise but it'll require more bleaching to get it light enough for turq. In the meantime ........
Natural colour: darkish brown.
Has had Lush henna a few times but not for over a year, so comparing ends to virgin roots before bleaching:
Bleach Phase One took me to this:
(Live XXL Max Blonde kit but in a cold house, boo. Pic taken in natural light)
Directions Rubine applied neat to clean damp hair - liberally from chin length downwards, only a tiny bit on the top areas - covered and left on for about 3 hours:
I rinsed with cold water for ages, vaguely towel dried, combed and braided it for sleeping.
I think I'd call it a raspberry pink on the dip-dye, and I expect it to fade magenta-pink. Not being a huge fan of pink, I'll probably slap some blue over it to see if I can get purple. The top area just has a sheen but that's as expected as I only used a tiny bit, plus it's virgin hair.
I'll add a natural light picture if we get daylight today lol.
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Posted : November 22, 2014 8:39 am
It looks cute 🙂
Posted : November 22, 2014 11:50 am
Lovely 🙂
Posted : November 22, 2014 4:31 pm
Very pretty, kitebunny! I'm glad they had the Rubine!
Posted : November 23, 2014 5:27 am
Oh that's pretty! Glad it worked out for you 🙂
Posted : November 24, 2014 4:07 pm
Thanks all 🙂
Still waiting to get a better picture but I'm on night shift now for a fortnight so chances are slim lol.
In the meantime here's a shot after 2 washes, in harsh indoor lighting:
Kind of puts me in mind of chocolate cherry cake 😛 but with orangey undertones that I may be imagining more than seeing tbh.
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Posted : November 24, 2014 11:00 pm
Progress photos - slapped some neat Directions Neon Blue on last night, on damp hair. I shook the tub then used what stayed in the lid, so maybe a couple of teaspoons worth. Very slap-dashedly combed through over the Rubine, left on for about a hour.
Not sure why but my ipod camera is still seeing it as bright pink at certain angles - something to do with which way the light is maybe, I dunno.
To me it looks a lot darker and it's more what I'd call a pink-based purple but not very even, which is understandable 😛 I just couldn't be bothered sectioning.
Pics - indoors but natural daylight ...
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Posted : December 12, 2014 1:14 pm
Ooh I think it looks cute 🙂
Posted : December 12, 2014 3:15 pm
Thanks Marthakins 🙂 I definitely see it as an improvement.
Still a long way from my goal but the longer I can put off bleaching the better for my hair, and I can live with this colour for a while. Curious now to see how it'll fade, and if I can keep nudging it towards a bluer shade of purple.
This hair dying malarkey is fun! 😀
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Posted : December 12, 2014 5:46 pm
Yeah when I want to avoid bleaching I just work around the colour wheel, you'll definitely be able to get that more towards blue as it fades if you keep applying blue.
Posted : December 12, 2014 6:34 pm
Ah, the joys of digital photography! I love both of the pictures but I'm guessing the second picture must be the closest. It looks really great for haphazard application! 😀
Posted : December 12, 2014 9:20 pm
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