Hello hello hello, long time no post from me after an insanely stupid cock up with over processing last November (totes forgot that having highlights for 6 months constituted bleaching my hair because I hadn't done it....dyed it black, stripped then thought I could bleach....d'oh...luckily wanted a pixie anyways *boo*) I stayed quite mainstream with a semi perm dark brown crop.
Fast forward to April and I get a free sample of a pre-lightener product so checked at my hairdresser appt that all the damage was gone now and gave it a whirl then ash toned and washed with violet shampoo - it was an okay blonde but on me I just saw it as a base to get colourful again.
I used a powder bleach and 30 vol peroxide on roots and just got scared to leave it too long, washed out after 30 mins and had neon banana locks so I thought a few drops of directions violet in a coconut conditioner would be a nice even out. Mostly it did but kinda looked grey and patchy so I tried the bleach london...I am fairly happy with the results. A couple of stubborn golden back bits are peachy but generally I have a pale pink do with a kinda violety root tint.
It is a wee bit pale so may consider using the rose again with a touch of stargazer shocking pink in for depth and maybe violet too as I like the combo. Thoughts on this mixture working would be sweet if anyone has any *thx*
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Posted : June 9, 2014 7:54 am
Love how smooth the blend is between these colours, it's beautiful!
Posted : June 9, 2014 10:05 am
It's really pretty 🙂
Posted : June 9, 2014 12:33 pm
If you add some violet to your regular conditioner it will help to tone out the yellow and keep it pink rather than fading to peach.
Posted : June 9, 2014 1:36 pm
So pretty! You could add some streaks of the Bleach London, the Shocking Pink and Violet too!
Posted : June 9, 2014 1:50 pm
Thanks y'all 🙂 I was worried about the quick fade risks so I have washed my locks with violet shampoo, towel dried and I currently have a mix of Bleach London Rose and Stargazer Shocking Pink with a dot of Directions Violet. I may well add darker streaks, that sounds quite lush 🙂
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Posted : June 11, 2014 9:30 pm
I remember someone on here suggesting a non sulfate violet shampoo that was good, that might be a go-er? When I used A Touch Of Silver (sulfates) it stripped the hell out of my pink.
Welcome back sugar cheeks *cheers* *yay*
Posted : June 12, 2014 9:03 am
Joico's colour endure is a sulfate-free violet shampoo--I used to use it for toning down my pink and it was fabulous.
Posted : June 15, 2014 7:23 am
Joico's colour endure is a sulfate-free violet shampoo--I used to use it for toning down my pink and it was fabulous.
If you're in the UK and there's a TK Maxx near you, you can pick up a huge bottle of that for about £13.
Posted : June 24, 2014 1:13 am
Joico's colour endure is a sulfate-free violet shampoo--I used to use it for toning down my pink and it was fabulous.
If you're in the UK and there's a TK Maxx near you, you can pick up a huge bottle of that for about £13.
Omg so there is, I saw ir, i didnt realise it was sulfate free. I'm off there! Thanks!
Posted : June 30, 2014 10:01 am
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