Friday, August 24, 2012

How I Got My Hair Lavender-Blonde

First off, you're gonna need to bleach the crap out of your hair until it is a light blonde, or almost white. If you don't know how to bleach hair, click here! Then, the dying begins.

So, your hair is bleached, then you're going to need to tone it so its a paler, more even tone of blonde, I used the Wella Colour Charm Toner T18 Lightest Ash Blonde, it used to be called "White Lady" so if your see anyone talking about White Lady, that's how to find it, they changed the name. To be quite honest, you could do this without the toner, but the toner did make my hair more even and a slightly lighter "blonde" colour (but not white by any means whatsoever).

Then you want to mix a tiny bit of purple dye into a big bowl of conditioner or hair mask. I use hair masks, because that way you're leaving the hair mask in your hair, so you are conditioning your hair and dying it, (hello, double whammy AND time saver? Thank you.) You want the dye to come out a pastel purple colour, slightly darker than you want your hair. To test it, take a small amount of your pastel hair colour, and smear it on a white paper towel, the colour it comes out, is how it'll look over white hair, so remember to keep in mind that your hair is very light blonde, almost white, but not quite white.

Start off by using the smallest amount of hair dye that you can pick up, then gradually add more until you get the colour you want.

For an uneven looks with lots of highlights etc. use a brush and apply to dry clean hair (shampoo, no conditioner, no product) where you lay the brush down, the purple will stick, and create streaks that will be more purple than others.

For a more even application, use your hands and apply to damp, clean (shampoo, no conditioner, no product) hair.

To lightly tone your hair, leave it in for about 10-20 minutes, for purple/lavender hair, leave in for anywhere from 45mins or longer, (seriously, you can leave this in for 8 hours if you want to.)

Rinse with water, try not to shampoo unless you have to, and enjoy (:

Products Mentioned/Recommended

Salon Care Blue Flash Bleach Powder (Sally Beauty) - $27.49 for a 1lbs tub (this will last forever).
Salon Care Developer (30 and 40 volume depends on your hair) (Sally Beauty) - $6.79 for 946 mL (Will probably last 1-2 years)
Wella Colour Charm T18 (Sally Beauty) - $6.79
ANY CONDITIONER.
Lush Veganese Conditioner (Lush) - $29.95 for 500mL (It's expensive, but I use it as a hair treatment)
Raw Deep Purple (Hot Topic) - $11.95

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