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Pink dye to create Purple with

 
(@Reallusion)
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I ordered some Blue Velvet, but I decided I want to have a few strands of purple in my hair as well. I want to achieve a very dark purple - similar to Plum. Since most cold pinks do not look good on me, I am looking for something warmer, if that's possible.
It needs to be Directions or Stargazer. (And if it can be a long lasting one without stain, it would be awesome; not sure that this exists ;D ) I have been eyeballing Cerise, will that work?

Will the Blue Velvet consume everything if I try to add pink/purple strands? I also have some Adore Indigo left, that I can also mix with.

Can't wait to hear your ideas!!

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Posted : June 10, 2014 4:06 pm
(@xmoonfairyx)
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I mixed cerise with turquoise both directions and got a lovely purple. I imagine you'd get a nice dark purple if you mixed cerise and blue velvet. Be careful though you'd only need to add a tiny bit of the blue to the cerise as it probably would take over. I'm sure someone with more mixing experience will come along and advice you too. 

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Posted : June 11, 2014 10:36 am
(@KneeHighSusan)
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Cerise would work very well, your best best would be to dilute some BV in conditioner, then add that to the Cerise little by little.

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Posted : June 11, 2014 4:29 pm
(@katiesiepierski)
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I think Cerise would be good and would mix with and compliment the Blue Velvet well. It's a cooler pink but you can get some really great purples with it. I would start with a bowl of conditioner, add some cerise, then add just a speck of blue velvet at a time so it doesn't completely take over

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Posted : June 11, 2014 7:23 pm
(@marthakins)
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I personally love directions rose red to make purples with. But I just love that colour.

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Posted : June 12, 2014 10:33 am
(@Reallusion)
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Thanks for the advices, this is will be my first mix from 2 totally different colors, I usually mix blues with blues or purples and blues, so I'm very excited! ;D I'll update with results after a few weeks when I receive it!

I think I'll get Cerise, and I can test out if I can fade my hair to add pink strands. Rose Red look very pinky, but I'm scared to get it because it has Red in the name haha, and I have absolutely zero red clothes or accessories.  πŸ˜›

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Posted : June 12, 2014 3:00 pm
(@marthakins)
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Yeah, I can understand that. On me it came out totally pink but I was worried by the red in the name too :p

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Posted : June 12, 2014 3:26 pm
(@Wicked Pixie)
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Rose Red is the worst named dye ever! It is a lovely deep pink, a sort of neon magenta, not red at all.

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Posted : June 12, 2014 4:22 pm