Aubrey Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Navy, to be exact. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Whyyyyyyy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 on purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I loved having blue hair! I hope you're happy...I couldn't quite tell. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 No. Not on purpose. I have trouble w/ hair coloring. Since blonde turned out garfield-through-the-sewer-orange & red turned out Very Pink, I thought I'd try black. :glare::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 I loved having blue hair! I hope you're happy...I couldn't quite tell. :001_huh: I'm pretty easy-going about my hair, I think, but the thought of going into labor w/ an unnatural color of hair...let's just say I don't have a personality that could pull that off. They'd probably call someone to make sure the baby would be safe w/ me. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 No. Not on purpose. I have trouble w/ hair coloring. Since blonde turned out garfield-through-the-sewer-orange & red turned out Very Pink, I thought I'd try black. :glare::lol: Awwwwww. I'm sorry! Can you go somewhere to get it corrected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 No. Not on purpose. I have trouble w/ hair coloring. Since blonde turned out garfield-through-the-sewer-orange & red turned out Very Pink, I thought I'd try black. :glare::lol: I remember when you posted about turning your hair orange... Apparently hair color is not your friend. :tongue_smilie: :grouphug: Hopefully it will fade. Quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 No. Not on purpose. I have trouble w/ hair coloring. Since blonde turned out garfield-through-the-sewer-orange & red turned out Very Pink, I thought I'd try black. :glare::lol: Well, you won't do that twice! I say embrace it. You are hereby known at Punk Rock Pencil Pusher. You should go get a piercing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Tell people you're experimenting for Halloween! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Well, you won't do that twice! I say embrace it. You are hereby known at Punk Rock Pencil Pusher. You should go get a piercing. Pretend you did it on purpose. I think it sounds cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 I remember when you posted about turning your hair orange... Apparently hair color is not your friend. :tongue_smilie: :grouphug: Hopefully it will fade. Quickly. I don't know...there's a chance I like it... Figures, though. The "red" box was the same brand, $3, & lasted about 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yep. Easy excuse...dry run for Halloween. BTW, I'd almost kill for a navy blue hair mistake. The only time I ever made a mistake, I turned my hair clear. :001_huh: Imagine cellophane noodles coming out of your head. (my hair is wavy). Maybe that will make you feel better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yep. Easy excuse...dry run for Halloween. BTW, I'd almost kill for a navy blue hair mistake. The only time I ever made a mistake, I turned my hair clear. :001_huh: Imagine cellophane noodles coming out of your head. (my hair is wavy). Maybe that will make you feel better. :) Halloween would be a great excuse, except that the baby's due that day. That's ok. I don't have much of a backbone. Maybe I'll have killer intimidating hair, & the nurses will be nice to me. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 You can use Colorfix, Color Oops, or Color Zap. That will remove all the dye and leave your hair at whatever level of bleached it is. Then you can dye it with a brown (or whatever) dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Dd16 wants to know what your *natural* color is. Black won't stay ON your hair because you need to fill it first. All your hair is going to pick up is the undertones of the dyes. If you have blonde hair, it's like mixing red with white paint, it's only going to turn pink. I have natural red undertones and when I use a box, all I ever end up with is red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 You can use Colorfix, Color Oops, or Color Zap. That will remove all the dye and leave your hair at whatever level of bleached it is. Then you can dye it with a brown (or whatever) dye. THIS. When dd31 was a junior in high school, she used manic panic and dyed her hair RASPBERRY! She is a natural platinum blonde. We had her use alot of VO5 hot oil treatment and sit in the sun with it on her head, then shampoo with Prell Shampoo. She had Owens-Corning Color Fiberglass Pink hair for a long time. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Halloween would be a great excuse, except that the baby's due that day. That's ok. I don't have much of a backbone. Maybe I'll have killer intimidating hair, & the nurses will be nice to me. :lol: :lol::lol: Well them I'd say you're just getting ready for it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I say cut it in a boxy Asian bob and extreme flat iron it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Blue, you're not old!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Wow! That's impressive. I'm too much of a scaredy cat to have pulled that off. :) Sounds fun! Nono, that's amazing. Do you have a picture. I'd love to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolkitty Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 well...i always heard that if you put hydrogen peroxide to your hair (dark hair) it turns out redish...i wonder what it would do to blue.... i'd hate to ask you to try it being pregnant and all. I dunno if it would hurt your baby. but after the baby...maybe u can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I remember when you posted about turning your hair orange... Apparently hair color is not your friend. :tongue_smilie: :grouphug: Hopefully it will fade. Quickly. I agree. I remember the Orange Incident. I would like to attempt home highlights, this thread is scaring me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 :eek: :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 If I had guts, I'd dye my hair hot pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 If I had guts, I'd dye my hair hot pink. :svengo: Did you read my post above?:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 If I had guts, I'd dye my hair hot pink. How about purple? I quite fancy a dark purple, myself. OP.. embrace the blue-ness. I think it sounds great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Wait...you tried dying it when you're pregnant? That doesn't work. I thought it was pretty common knowledge that if you dye your hair when you're pregnant, or just after, that the different hormones/chemicals (whatever!) in you will mess up the dye. See the last 2 lines of this little blurb. Even though I knew the above, I tried dying my hair a subdued red shortly after giving birth, and it turned out fire engine RED, but only lasted a couple of days. (When it would normally last for many, many weeks.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraphina Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 THIS. When dd31 was a junior in high school, she used manic panic and dyed her hair RASPBERRY! She is a natural platinum blonde. We had her use alot of VO5 hot oil treatment and sit in the sun with it on her head, then shampoo with Prell Shampoo. She had Owens-Corning Color Fiberglass Pink hair for a long time. :glare: Up until last year I was using manic panic in my hair. It was magenta. I loved it! But dh not so much. I am a natural redhead and he never understood why I would dye my hair. I love unique colors, they are fun. Anyhow I hope the OP enjoys her blue hair for as long as it stays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Ok, only bits were (navy, not old lady) blue, & those worked out. Unfortunately, while the (now black) is coloring the leftover platinum just fine, it. still. won't. cover. the. roots. Which is how we got here in the first place. Really, this is the best I've done. There are only patches of a strange reddish color around the front of my face. Most people (probably) wouldn't notice. My blue/brown ear is almost the right color now, too. Unfortunately, now that it's pretty evenly black, well...my eyebrows & eyelashes are auburn. My skin tone has NO blue to it. I look like I'm wearing a wig. And it freaks me out every time I pass a mirror. On a brighter note, it's fun to scare dh at the groc store. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Ok, only bits were (navy, not old lady) blue, & those worked out. Unfortunately, while the (now black) is coloring the leftover platinum just fine, it. still. won't. cover. the. roots. Which is how we got here in the first place. Really, this is the best I've done. There are only patches of a strange reddish color around the front of my face. Most people (probably) wouldn't notice. My blue/brown ear is almost the right color now, too. Unfortunately, now that it's pretty evenly black, well...my eyebrows & eyelashes are auburn. My skin tone has NO blue to it. I look like I'm wearing a wig. And it freaks me out every time I pass a mirror. On a brighter note, it's fun to scare dh at the groc store. :lol: Perhaps it's time to consider a pixie cut? :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 How about purple? I quite fancy a dark purple, myself. OP.. embrace the blue-ness. I think it sounds great!! I could totally get into a deep royal purple... And then I realize I'd look like freakin GRIMMACE, and get all depressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Navy, to be exact. *sigh* Maybe this wasn't what you were expecting, but. . .GOOD FOR YOU! I'm thinking about going purple :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Wait...you tried dying it when you're pregnant? That doesn't work. I thought it was pretty common knowledge that if you dye your hair when you're pregnant, or just after, that the different hormones/chemicals (whatever!) in you will mess up the dye. See the last 2 lines of this little blurb. Even though I knew the above, I tried dying my hair a subdued red shortly after giving birth, and it turned out fire engine RED, but only lasted a couple of days. (When it would normally last for many, many weeks.) This. And, I think it's time to scrap the idea of cheap drugstore hair colour. There are some people for whom that just. won't. ever. work. Sounds like you're one of them. Unless you are actually enjoying the surprise results, either let it grow out and embrace your natural colour, or get a professional colour next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 This. And, I think it's time to scrap the idea of cheap drugstore hair colour. There are some people for whom that just. won't. ever. work. Sounds like you're one of them. Unless you are actually enjoying the surprise results, either let it grow out and embrace your natural colour, or get a professional colour next time. I like my natural color. It's actually the reason I waited so much later in life to try color than my sis did. At this point, the dye is for a) fun & b) to help transition the growing-out stages. Black probably wasn't the best choice for that, but I figured I wasn't likely to try it later. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azmomx3 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I dyed my hair from orange (the bleach didn't quite get me to the blonde I was looking for) to black in high school...apparently it soaks into the follicles...I had to wait for the hair to grow out to get rid of it, it's a good thing I was 16 at the time! I hope that hasn't happened to you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Well are you having a boy? :D I have a turquoise feather (which is a horrid name for these things bc they aren't feathers at all, just thin colors of "hair" you can clip in) and dh really likes it considerably. Says it brings out my eyes. The yellow, pink zebra stripe, and pale pink ones he cares much less for, though he says the pink zebra stripe one is flattering, just needs to not be next to the yellow one. Never use drug store hair color. It's cruel to yourself and there are lass painful ways to add color to your life.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Skip the cheap color and just use kool aid next time. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm sorry, you don't get to make a post like this without a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Nono, that's amazing. Do you have a picture. I'd love to see that. I don't think so. I can't even remember exactly what I was doing color-wise, but I do know that what I did was put a tight plastic bag on it to keep me neat so I could do some chores. That apparently was a really bad idea! :001_huh: I remember at 11 pm waking up my (then) husband saying I had to go out becauase I just ruined my hair and I went looking for a 24 hr drug store. I found an open supermarket first, so I bought what they had -- light ash blonde. I redid it that night.* My hairdresser laughed forever when I told her, because she said I was soooooo lucky the color took and didn't turn something not found in nature! *I was young, probably 29 or 30. Now, heh, I'd have had it for a month before I changed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) Skip the cheap color and just use kool aid next time. :D My adult son actually colored their kitty a pinkish red. Yecht! I bet you look SO punk.:tongue_smilie: And you did know that hair color isn't good for your liver, didn't you? It puts too much poison/chemicals into your body, honestly. This is a friendly suggestion/public service announcement to take it easy on hair coloring. If anyone else reading this has been dying their hair green or any variety of colors with no problems, cool, fine, don't dig a hole for me, I'm doing fine with that all by myself.:D Edited October 4, 2011 by gingerh too much information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 I dyed my hair from orange (the bleach didn't quite get me to the blonde I was looking for) to black in high school...apparently it soaks into the follicles...I had to wait for the hair to grow out to get rid of it, it's a good thing I was 16 at the time! I hope that hasn't happened to you!! Yeah, I *think* my stance twd teens dying their hair was pretty laid back before this, but now? Definitely get it out of your system before you want anyone to respect you. Well. Before there's a chance that they might. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Never use drug store hair color. It's cruel to yourself and there are lass painful ways to add color to your life.:D All the older people in my life use it just fine. :glare: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Skip the cheap color and just use kool aid next time. :D I hate to say it, but I tried. What a sticky mess. And no color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketgirl Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Ah, I remember blue. That was the coolest. I bleached my dark brown hair, it turned out orangey. Then I bleached it again, better. Then I tried to go back to brown by dying it black. It turned out black with blue tints. Super cool. Good luck :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 And you did know that hair color isn't good for your liver, didn't you?It puts too much poison/chemicals into your body, honestly. This is a friendly suggestion/public service announcement to take it easy on hair coloring when pregnant, nursing. If anyone else reading this has been pregnant and nursing and dying their hair green or any variety of colors with no problems, cool, fine, don't dig a hole for me, I'm doing fine with that all by myself.:D I've colored my hair...maybe twice before...all of this. It took so well that dh came home from work & couldn't tell I'd done anything. :glare: STILL, though, I was nervous about coloring it, but...life...just needed a change. We control what we can control, right? I don't think I knew I was pg when I bought that first box. Which I've been trying to fix ever since. It's not like I'm vain. I lived w/ the fried-cat-in-the-gutter color until the week of bil's wedding, when it *had* to be fixed. Then I lived w/ those roots (2 weeks later! :svengo:) for several mos before slapping on the cheap $3 red dye. And that shade was SO conservative. I wanted to try black then, but ds begged me to get red. (He's a red-head.) I figured the red would take better on the blonde, & then I saw a BOGO sign, so I got them both. Now my roots are so far down my head I look like one of those guys w/ his pants falling off, only it's my color falling down my head. I got to where I couldn't take it. Then I realized that if I colored my hair, it would look awful & I"d go into labor. And eventually, I realized it was like Oedipus' hamartia--it was inevitable. I could wait all I wanted to, but one day, I'd break down & dye my hair. And then go into labor. So the best I could do was get it over w/ so I could stop thinking about it. :lol: It's really not that bad now. My eyes range between green & blue, & this hair color brings out the blue. Which might be pretty if not for the auburn eyebrows, but that's not something you can't fix w/ a swipe of the mascara, you know? And really, my figure is so shocking, I don't think anyone is really paying attention to the color of my eyebrows. :lol: It's a really pretty shade of black now. It's just obvious that it's not mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 If I had guts, I'd dye my hair hot pink. :iagree: or electric blue But I'm usually content with natural. It's cheaper. In my younger days, I've been auburn and black. I loved the black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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