Hi all!
Just wondered if anyone had any advice regarding my latest conundrum.
My hair had been Directions Turquoise/Alpine green for ages and this last time I decided that no I would fade it out and try something else and really fancied Directions Apricot/Mandarin.
So I had used many different fading techniques and I had really gotten a lot of it out!
I was down to a very pale blue/green and used a box of Scott Cornwall Colour B4 Fashion Colour. This took a lot of the blue out but so I was left with a very light mint colour. Now I think that what I was left with was probably mostly cuticle staining because I was purple for ages before the turquoise and I know it stained my hair.
So to try and tone my hair I put a pot of Mandarin mixed with conditioner in my hair and left it for like an hour then blow dried it a bit and washed it out. Now I have a very interesting but unintended "autumn leaves" look.
Am I right in thinking that I should use non-pink based red on the green areas to tone them out? I don't actually have any directions in a colour like that and the only thing I will be able to get on short notice is CC Vermillion Red. Would that work?
I've added a picture of the blue before the colour remover and the result post-mandarin!
I don't actually hate the orange/green but the majority of my coworkers are slightly terrified and my mother is not happy! haha!
Posted : March 20, 2014 12:02 pm
The problem with Mandarin is, it's just not a strong pigment. So putting it over a blue, which is the opposite of orange on the colour wheel, isn't going to work well.
Were you aiming for a strong orange or a subtle? Over blue a subtle orange isn't going to work. But if you're up for a stronger orange, which I think you'll have to do, go for an SFX orange and dilute it.
Posted : March 20, 2014 12:56 pm
I was definitely wanting a strong pigment but thought I would need to neutralize first before colouring again to get to the colour I actually wanted.
Are Hi-Octane and Napalm the only strong oranges that would work?
Just because I live in the UK so SFX isn't really an option! 🙁
Posted : March 20, 2014 1:33 pm
You can get SFX dye from beeunique which runs this forum, it's a UK shop 🙂
Posted : March 20, 2014 2:08 pm
Thanks! I checked but immediately freaked out after seeing that Napalm was out of stock.
*ott*
No need to stress - just bought a selection! Thanks for your help!
Posted : March 20, 2014 2:26 pm
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