Mandylubug Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I would love to be crazy and out of the box for once and add some fun blue stripes in my hair. If my hair is naturally as dark as this picture, do I have to first lighten it before the blue will pop? http://pinterest.com/pin/223068987766837574/?utm_source=android_share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Oh and DH made a comment that I wouldn't ever do something so bold....I should do it tomorrow just because of his comment. I'm 32. Still young and crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Are you going to use blue dye or one of the spray-on products? I would really hesitate to use a permanent dye (and if you lighten your dark hair so the blue will show, it may make your hair so porous that even a non-permanent color would be very difficult to remove if you decide you don't like it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I have a box of pink hair dye that I'm planning to use to streak my hair, and it comes with a bleach process that you're supposed to do first. It says you *can* do it on unbleached hair, but the results will be lighter and fade sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 You did when I was a teenager. I expect it's still the same. The color I could achieve on top of my brown was pretty subdued compared to how bright it could be when bleached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'd more than likely not attempt it myself but would have a friend that is a professional with many years experience do it...it does looklike I am supposed to bleach, then dye. not sure I want to commit to the bleaching. I have had blond highlights before and didn't like what it did healthwise to my hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 That looks so electric! I have no idea, I have never colored my hair except with the sun. I love it that blueness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I did hot pink a couple years ago and the stylist did bleach my hair first, it's probably the main reason I didn't keep it up, so expensive and high maintenance. I loved it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 In my experience yes. We have had lots of success with pastels to chalk our hair though. Not as vibrant but allows lots of change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Two of my kids have had blue streaks, and they had to be bleached first. But they are both blond, so when the blue faded, the bleached hair was noticeable but not such a such contrast to their normal hair color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Some colors will show over dark hair. I know manic panic brand has a list somewhere on their website of which colors show on dark hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 my dd did some blue highlighting this summer. She did not bleach her hair and it was not very bright and faded within 2 weeks. I would recommend bleaching first. If you have a professional friend do it first, they'll know how to do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 It comes out a lot better if you do bleach first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes, to be that bright. But blue onto very bark hair is really cool too. I know this is a long shot, but if you live in the Portland area I can recommend someone amazing to do it. I currently have one pink and one purple feather in my hair. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes, check out the Manic Panic website. DS has dark hair (but not as dark as the pic), and we do blue streaks without bleaching. It doesn't come out quite so vibrant, and he'd probably like to bleach a strip first. It has more of a greenish undertone to it. If you use Manic Panic on bleached hair, they will fade slowly, and color you choose will impact the way they fade. Pink fades to strawberry blonde, blue fades to greenish first before fading away. Purple - I can't remember. Oops. I do pink streak and always bleach first. Need to redo them, they've faded to strawberry blonde. We like color here. It's that heavy Katy Perry influence. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I would love to be crazy and out of the box for once and add some fun blue stripes in my hair. If my hair is naturally as dark as this picture, do I have to first lighten it before the blue will pop? http://pinterest.com/pin/223068987766837574/?utm_source=android_share Yes, unless you are fine with a bluish tone. It must be light or white to get the best result. And remember, the color is temporary so it will wash out in a few shampoos. If you reapply, it will stay a few more. I didn't know this until my daughter did that a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes, unless you are fine with a bluish tone. It must be light or white to get the best result. And remember, the color is temporary so it will wash out in a few shampoos. If you reapply, it will stay a few more. I didn't know this until my daughter did that a couple of years ago. My kids had theirs professionally done, and it stays bright for about six weeks, then slowly fades away. You can't swim in a chlorine pool, though. It will strip the color right out. Now that I mentioned chlorine, we have well water that is not chlorinated. Maybe that's why my kids' streaks last as long as they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomfaux Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yep, absolutely bleach the strips you want to lay color on. The closest to white you can get it, the more vibrant and true the color will be. To help the color last longer, try to go as long as you can without washing your hair. Baby powder was my best friend in terms of keeping the greasies away back when I was doing fun things with my hair. I also mixed a little bottle of my favorite conditioner and some of the dye to help maintain the color when I did wash it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I have dyed my very dark hair blue before. Even in the salon it never got white enough to turn true blue. It always remained yellow enough that it was more green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I have dark brown hair. I always bleach it first. Usually it turns a bright yellow. Then color over top. It tends to wash out fairly quickly so I shampoo sparingly. I'm thinking of aqua this fall. I've never done greens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 I definitely don't want green and my last highlights looked brassy and ugly..maybe I should pick another option like a fun headband ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I definitely don't want green and my last highlights looked brassy and ugly..maybe I should pick another option like a fun headband ; ) Or feathers!! Or strips of blue hair put in. I've had peacock feathers. They were gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Yeah, you'll need to lighten it for it to take well. You could always try it without bleaching it first, but I wouldn't expect much. I always wanted BRIGHT red - like, cartoon character red. I could get reddish, but never red enough... After I bleached it in January and put a couple red peekaboos in, I decided I would go for straight red when I changed color again. So I went from the bleached to the PERFECT, bright red in May. <3 All that to say, bleaching is usually needed to do an intense color. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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