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Another Creative Medium for Self Expression: tutorial for dying long hair.
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Since I’ve been dying my hair for the past three years, thought I may as well blog about it. =P
Bleach? this is a good move if you’ve got dark hair like I do. It makes the color show brighter and last longer. If you try to put green dye on dark hair it will not show save for the occasional gleam in the sunlight. I’ve tried.
I won’t talk about bleaching but I will go through the dying process!
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This is my hair faded from four months ago: it’s turned blond-fuschia from the original Special Effects Deep Purple. Definitely needs a redo!
Tip: how did I get the ends to fade to purple? I re-dyed the ends darker as it faded and it made it look like a gradual change.
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Step 0: Dye and materials
What kind of dye should I use?
Special Effects is known as one of the best brands, available at costume shops and online. Being that Hot Topic only offers Raw Color, Color Fiend, and Punky Colour, I would advise the Raw brand if you have to choose from these. This is my first try with it though so we’ll see how it is in the long run. Apparently, it depends on the individual’s hair.
What NOT to use if you want the color to last: Manic Panic or Color Fiend.
I would also advise picking the darkest shade of your chosen color, since as it fades it will lighten and have a longer lifespan.
Other materials you need: hair ties, a big hair clip or two is useful, and a dye brush is also very useful (all pictured above).
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Step 1: Don a towel or trash bag while wearing a dyeable shirt you don’t care about. Tie up your hair into ponytail sections with an idea of what colors will go where. Even if you want one color only, sectioning parts will make it easier. Having a partner also makes this easier, but I do it by myself often– since I don’t dye all the way to the scalp. Put on disposable gloves. Cover exposed skin areas that you don’t want to be dyed with vasoline or petroleum jelly if it is important to you, particularly if you’re dying up to the scalp (see below).
What happens if you don’t coat your skin with anti-dye agent:
Skin is colored for about a day or two where the dye touched. Comes off with hard scrubbing.
