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SAM / 23 / SCOTLAND / HAIR OBSESSIVE



I love hair and experimenting with different colours. I have plenty of experience as I have been dying my hair myself at home since I was 13. I have also made plenty of mistakes along the way which I have learned from so I would like to share my thoughts and give advice to others.
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and then there was brown...

Hey Everyone,
 
I haven't posted in over a year now.  I have been going through some personal issues since my last post and was feeling quite down and un-motivated.  I didn't feel that my bright hair reflected my personality at the time and felt like it was too much effort for me to maintain.  So I decided to dye my hair... brown!!  I never used to think I would end up back with the hair colour that I used to call "boring brown"

After about a month I got bored (lol!) and put a small amount of ombre in the ends, then about a month after that dyed the ends turquoise, followed by all over brown, followed by a lot more ombre, now I'm back to all over brown again!

Here's a some pictures of my hairstyles from the past year (not in order).  Most recent is the glasses pic (I need glasses for the computer now!):


I no longer feel that brown hair is "boring" and I feel it works for me in my busy life.  However, I do really miss having red hair but I don't think I could put my hair through all the bleaching I had to do at the start to get that colour!  I will be staying brown for now but I still like to mix things up and I am considering trying Manic Panic over unbleached hair. 

This year, I have also made 2 life decisions, number 1 is since February I became Vegetarian.  It's something I had been considering for a while and one day just decided to take that step and I haven't looked back.  I feel really positive about knowing that no poor animal has to be killed just so I can eat.  There are plenty of other options out there! It can be difficult but I feel I am much more adventurous with cooking and trying new things than I ever was.  I have also experimented with veganism but this is something that would take me a while to convert to. 

This month, I have also made the decision to only use 'Cruelty Free' cosmetics & household goods.  This is something that I also feel good about.  Although animal testing is now against the law in Europe (yay!), it is still a requirement in other countries.  I hope that the more people start supporting cruelty free products it will encourage other companies to follow in their footsteps.  Anyway - the point of that rant was to say that as a Cruelty Free user, I am limited to the hair dyes I can use.  However, next month I will be trying Lush's Henna Hair Dye in 'Brun' - nervous / excited for this!

Bye for now,

Sam x

Go Cruelty Free

Vegetarian Society

orange red!

I had the pinky purple colour for a couple of months.  It lasts really well but does stain a lot!! I decided that I fancied a change (nothing new there!) and wanted to do an orangey red instead. 

About 3 weeks ago I bought Special Effects - Hot Lava and applied it over the pink and these are the results!  My roots also went like a 3 tone shade which you can see slightly in the second picture - yellow, orange then orange-red!!  Reminded me of Hayley William's fire hair which is never a bad thing!



This is how its faded after 3 washes
 

It lasts quite well but I think it looks dull quickly so I will be changing again this weekend!  I got these results because I applied over pink hair.  However, if applied over bleached blonde hair I don't think you will get similar results.  The results you get will be like a copper-orange.

Sam xx

New hair colour & cut - result!

Well I dyed my hair orangey red a couple of weeks ago which I really like.  As I mentioned in my last post, I used 'Directions - Mandarin' mixed with 'Directions - Fire'.  I used the whole tub of Fire and about half the tub of Mandarin.  After I mixed it it looked a bit too light so I also decided to mix a little bit of 'Directions - Ebony'.

And I just got my hair cut (desperately needed!) and got a fringe too! 

Here's some picturesss....

The colour is probably closest to the top picture :)

xxxx

New hair colour & cut

I'm getting my hair cut this Saturday, just a trim and gonna get a full fringe too :)

Also decided that I'm going to do my hair a different shade of red.  Going to go for a orangey-red rather than a pinky-red...

I plan to use 'Directions - Fire' mixed with 'Directions - Mandarin'

I'll let you know how I get on! Xx

pinterest

Pinterest is a great site for sharing pictures of everything!  I particularly like looking at hair pictures ;).  Hairbomb (where I order my hair dye from) has their own Pinterest page which i love (pinterest.com/hairbomb).  I decided to make my own as well (pinterest.com/dyeaholic) so far it consists of hair pictures and pictures of Hayley Williams :/.  Anyway, here's a compilation of a few of the pictures that I liked...




goodies!!!!!

Yayy I get so excited buying hair dye goodies! 



Soo I decided to dye my hair using manic panic in vampire red again. I really like manic panic, the tubs last me about 2 & a half dyes and it goes on really well.  it just fades / washes out too quickly but then again so do them all!  I also bought some more rubber gloves and some pink and green sectioning clips :D 

I ordered from hairbomb.com and the best part is FREE SWEETS!!!!!!! :D well, this time I only got one measly little maoam :( but I have had the little love hearts in the past and even bobbles matching your hair dye! Awesooommee.

much love x

how i dye my hair bright red

i thought i would share step by step my method of dyeing my hair.  i did start typing it all out but there was farr too much writing!  so i decided to make a video instead :) so here it isss:



hope you find it useful!  i will also be doing a couple more blogs soon on:
  • things to consider before going bright
  • maintenance
cya! xx

different reds i've tried...

ok so i've tried a few different brands / types of red dye.  first of all, live colour XXL is shit.  no pictures of that cos they suck.

semi permanents are the only way to have super bright hair.  just needs to be applied over bleached hair for the best result...

Manic Panic - Vampire Red







Directions - Poppy Red



















Reviews

  • Vampire Red - Quite a pinky red and will stain clothes & skin if you have wet hair (washes off though!).  Overall a nice colour but doesn't stay red long enough for my liking.  3 stars!
  • Poppy Red - This one is my favourite.  It's quite cheap (cheaper on glitterstore.co.uk) and gives a nice red colour.  Bad thing is it also seems to go pink when it fades which is frustrating!  4 stars
  • Fire - only had this 1 day and haven't washed it yet so we'll see!  I had just bleached my roots before applying and it has made my roots a very bright pink and i'm not too sure how this will last.
  • Wella Colour Touch - this was recommended by the woman at sallys.  it was very expensive (£10) and you also have to buy cream peroxide to develop the colour which is about £1 for 100ml.  Very complicated compared to other colours.  You have to mix a certain amount with peroxide (20ml of peroxide for 10ml of colour).  The woman at sallys said i would only need 10ml of colour.  As it is a 60ml bottle i thought this would be good value for money as she also said it would last over 15 washes.  I actually needed 30ml and only just had enough.  It also started to fade after only 3 washes to a gingery red.  Peroxide also damages your hair long term so not good as i would have to use it every week.  Not impressed and will not be using this again!  1 star.
sam :) x

pinky purpley!

on hairbomb.com they have a gallery full of pictures of lovely bright coloured hair!  (you should have a look they're so pretty - i could look at hair pics all day long!).  i came across this picture and fell in love with the colour


i must have this colour!!!! i hadn't seen any other dye like it so i decided to come up with my own concoction.  that's the great thing about these semi-permanent dyes its like being an artist and you can mix colours together to get the shade you want.  i used: 
and this is the result i got........



i was very pleased! it turned out almost identical to the picture.  however, as it faded it was very bright pink which i didn't like too much.  and ended up going back to red after about 3 weeks!

sam x

blonde to red

so, for my 21st birthday i decided i wanted to go from brown to blonde!  well, lets just say it didn't go so well...  i had been blonde before and knew what i needed to use but as my hair had been bright red a few months before it was very difficult to get the red out so my blonde attempt was, well, ginger.  This is a picture of my hair the best i could get it!  It's more of a strawberry blonde but it was verryyy damaged.

I had been using a silver shampoo to tone down the red which helped a little.  I went to the hairdressers to see if anything could be done with it.  They look a sample of my hair and bleached it using a very low volume but the sample was completely frazzled!  She said all I could do was either go dark again or keep using the silver shampoo.  I felt that going back to brown would have been a waste of money for all the bleaching i had done!  So, I decided to go red again!

muuuch better!! :D i used Directions Poppy Red mixed in with a teeeny bit of Directions Ebony to make it a little darker.  I normally get my hair dye from either hairbomb.com or glitterstore.co.uk
sam x



welcome!

helloo :)

so, i have decided to write a blog about my hair dying obession!  i have been dying my hair various colours for maaany years now and thought it would be a good idea to share the different products i use (hair dye, shampoos, serums, etc).  anyway, my first few posts will be a catch up of the dyes & colours i have already used...

sam x

 
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