Permanent Hair color
I have a confession, y’all…
It’s this….
…and this
I LOVE hair color. Like, a lot. I’ve been loving hair color since 9th grade when I first got highlights. When I couldn’t get my hair professionally done I would dye it with Kool-Aid. I know, I know….but it was a hit and if there was a superlative for it I would have been “Most Likely to Have Amazing Hair Color from Kool-Aid”.
I dyed my hair in college. I was jet blue black, red/orange, light brown and even did a huge blond streak. I just LOVE hair color.
Recently I dye-d my locs.
See the full story at LocRocker.com. I went from having tri-colored locs to permanently lightening all of my locs.
The result=love. Now I’ve dyed my hair at home many times before. But I’ve never done a permanent. I probably could have paid my loctician to do it but I really love doing my own hair. Not to mention I save money. Holla!
Anyone have any tips for taking care of permanently dyed hair? All hair types are welcome to respond.
Category: Hair
love your hair color you look gorgeous B !!!! your smile really can brighten up anyone's day!
i dont know if textures and tones is permanent or not but id run thru like 6 boxes a year (my hair was natural) in undergrad. couldnt be the best for my hair. i wanna say it's permanent b/c im still tryna grow out this color on my ends from a yr and a half ago. like u, i experimented w/ a few colors. just follow the directions EXACTLY as written and you should be fine. my mom has locs and she colors her hair probably once a month with textures and tones by clairol. hope that helps.
I have also been addicted to color since high school! Started using Sun-in in 7th grade (does anyone still use that? Basically lemon juice LOL!) Used L'Oreal Casting when it was still around which was an ammonia free tint. Then I started going to salon and haven't looked back. I have naturally dark brown almost black hair and of course ppl want what they don't have and I like lighter hair LOL. I've gotten as tame as chestnut brown but still need my blonde/light brown highlights! Love your hair, color, beautiful smile and LOVE the nails!
Make sure you use shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair so you don't lose that fabulous color. Like you, I have been a color lover since forever. I just recently (like 6 weeks ago) decided to go natural and I'm writing about my transition on my blog (http://dani-findingmyniche.blogspot.com/). Hair is our greatest accessory – Love it!
That's a lovely colour on you. I recently dyed my hair at home, because I just COULDN'T wait to get an appointment. And you know what? It turned out great.
That color looks really pretty on you. Here's some tips for your color that I've found work quite well. I dye my hair a red-toned dark-ish brown, and reds can be a little problematic.
1. Wait as long as humanly possible to wash your hair after you color it. I HATE to not wash my hair, but when I can manage to not wash it for a few days, it's made a big difference in the longevity of the color.
2. Never use a clarifying shampoo or even one that you can see through. In general, any "pearly" or opaque shampoo will be a bit gentler on your color.
3. Make hats your friend if you like to be out in the sun alot. Either that, or use product with spf. Sun + hair color = bad.
4. Using a color-depositing conditioner can boost the shade a bit in between colorings.
I love it! I have never perm. dyed my hair. I've done semis; I'm too scared. For some reason, I think my hair will fall out.
Put a conditioner on your hair first on dry hair then add color. That is what I did with a permanent color from dark and lovely. It came out nice. It wasn't dry either. I conditioned the hell out of my hair though. I used the suave strawberries and creme conditioner on my hair then the color.
Hey B!
Your hair is looking great!!!!
Thanks for all of the tips, y'all!!
I dyed my hair with kool aid in high school too. It was soooo the “in” thing to do!