Hello you people of bright colours, long time no see ;D
Background info : I dye my natural white hair green / blue, a mix of both colours that end up sometimes more on the green side, sometimes more blue, I don't really mind. I kinda aim for something in between like teal. Lately I've been using Joico Kpak brand, although my latest session consisted of mixing all of the leftovers from some Joico and Special Effects I could find since I had forgotten to reorder, and it ended rather blue.
So the time has come to restock, and I'm kinda set on trying Pravana. But there's no pic of the result of green nor blue Pravana on BeeUnique, I asked google and saw it was said to be pretty dark, also the green was already rather teal, anybody with any experience of these colours here ?
I kinda figured I would do some 1/2 green, 1/4 blue, 1/4 conditionner mix, so as not to end up too dark. Given that I'm not 100% white, I worry I'd end up too dark that's why I will maybe dilute with conditionner, which I have never ever done because I usually want the richest colour possible, and I somehow have the idea that diluted will not last as long before it fades - is it true or just a misconception ? Also what type of conditionner should one use, is it of any importance ?
Anyway, any input on the brand and specifically those colours would be much appreciated - thanks for the help !
Also, pic for reference - not that I specifically want to replicate this shade, I think I prefer a bit bluer.
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Posted : January 23, 2016 1:19 pm
So browsing a bit around the forum I found Wicked Pixie was advising blue Ion as a very remanent coulour, so I thought I'd maybe buy Pravana green and ion in blue, up untill amazontold me the shipping for my 35 € order of Ion would be 33 € !!! WHAT ???
So, back to square one, except I think maybe using the neon green one to dilute instead of conditionner would be better ? Any idea ?
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Posted : January 23, 2016 6:30 pm
Pravana blue and green are both well pigmented colours, but not overly dark. The green is blue toned, (very similar to your avatar pic) the blue is very balanced.
I would add a little conditioner to stop any run off, I prefer a thick, silicone free conditioner for diluting dyes, generally Tresemme naturals
Using more pravana to dilute would work out expensive
Posted : January 23, 2016 7:34 pm
Hmm yes that makes sense, this whole thing is getting more and more expensive as the white part of my hair goes longer, so I'd be better off not using unneeded dye, you are right. thanks a lot for the help.
Also thick and cone-free is what I routinely use for condish, so all is fine.
I think I'm going to order 2 green and 1 blue, as the green is already blueish.
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Posted : January 23, 2016 7:49 pm
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