So, yesterday I refreshed my faded SFX Deep Purple and I got this idea...
I have waited more than 2 months to refresh the color because even though it wasn't a rich, deep purple anymore, the fade was still a very bright dark pink, pretty close to Cerise. I basically refreshed it because I wanted my hair to look purple again, but not because it was in a terrible need of a touch-up. Anyway my hair is now back to its dark purple shade and I was thinking I would like it to stay this dark for long. But how I could make it?
I thought the only color that would help would be a tiny bit of black mixed with the purple, but most black semi dyes have a green base and I wonder what fade it could get. It took me so much to get rid of the green fade after a year of blue hair and the new green based Plum that I really don't want to battle with the green again. I never used black semis so I don't know how pigmented they are and if a tiny amount could change the fade so much.
It's just an idea I got so I don't mind if it's not really possible to get this color, but I thought I could anyway ask if anyone here has ideas about it 🙂
Posted : December 6, 2014 2:22 pm
From my experience, Adore Black Velvet or Blue-Black might be worth a try? I used Black Velvet to darken a mixture, and it worked quite well. When I removed it (admittedly I used bleach, I didn't just fade it), there was no trace of it left. I also used it on a blonde streak, which didn't work as its terrible for covering blonde, but it went a weird, cool toned grey-ish colour, and washed out easy, so I don't think staining would be an issue. I've done pretty much the same with Blue-Black, but it might be a safer option as it has the blue tones to it. Overall, when you're just using it to darken the colour, the black doesn't affect the fade much, thats all whatever your main colour is
Posted : December 6, 2014 3:05 pm
I was also going to suggest blue black. The blue tones would pull the fade towards purple instead of pink I think as well 🙂
Posted : December 6, 2014 3:09 pm
Oh yeah didn't think about a blue black! I'll keep this in mind, thank you both 🙂
Posted : December 6, 2014 5:50 pm
I use Directions plum and midnight blue starts of really dark but lightens up to a pure purple.
Posted : December 7, 2014 4:14 pm
I use Directions plum and midnight blue starts of really dark but lightens up to a pure purple.
I used Plum for about a year and I have mixed it with Midnight Blue as well, but it's not the kind of color I am after 🙂 right now that my hair is freshly dyed it's a very dark purple and I'd like to keep it this dark
Posted : December 8, 2014 11:11 pm
I really liked pravana violet, it starts off very dark if not diluted
Posted : December 9, 2014 12:34 pm
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