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[thejunipertree]

've been in the mood lately to dye my hair red, like a deep cherry red (worksafe, of course). The urge to change is almost overwelming as I haven't done anything to my hair in quite a long time.

Of course, it will have to be bleached first, to remove as much of the black as humanly possible.

Any suggestions?

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what's happenin', hot stuff?

[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

your hair is really long and really black (dur! did you know that? huhuhuh). my only suggestion is to take that fat paycheck of yours and go to a quality salon. that isn't anything i could tell you to attempt on your own, in good conscience.


i've actually been thinking the same thing, but i know i'd just dye it back later so i'm saving myself the hassle, money, and most important of all, damage and loss of length.

i think you'll look beautiful. *smooch.*

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[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

The problem is, taking myself to a salon...they're going to tell me that it can't be done without cutting off the majority of my length. Salon people, around here, are notoriously dull witted.

I've bleached out black in my hair before, when it was much longer
than this. And dyed it a Special Effects blood red. That came out decent, though it took me ages to do it. I didn't lose all that much length that time, either. The good part is I haven't dyed it in ages, so it's very faded and I've got a nice little crop of new growth coming in. Less dye to bleach out.

I know I'll definitely dye it back to black in a few months, specifically for Kathy's wedding (red hair, blue dress? umm...no.)

I'm just itching for change.
I dunno. :(

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[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

Salon people, around here, are notoriously dull witted.

yeah, but you live 20m out of philly, and surely there are decent salons out there.. perhaps even salons that cater to deh freakeh?

red hair, blue dress? umm...no.

redheads look wonderful in blue!

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[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

yeah, but you live 20m out of philly, and surely there are decent salons out there.. perhaps even salons that cater to deh freakeh?

Not to my knowledge.
And all the good salons in the city would make me sign over my soul and take out a mortgage by the time they were done with me.

redheads look wonderful in blue!

They do.
I just hate the colour combination of red and blue.
Especially when I have such pale skin.

I can be the patriotic maid of honour!
snrrrrrr.

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[hexennacht.livejournal.com]

maybe you just need another tattoo, alice. :P

[serpent-sky.livejournal.com]

garnier nutrisse (NOT Lumia) in... crap crap crap, i just dyed my hair with this *yesterday* -- it's the darkest reddish, i think they call it "dark burgundy" but it's NOT, it's chocolate cherry. and it covers dark hair -- I put it over neon violet and it covered no problem. I swear by this dye. At the moment, I'm making it more red with some SFX cherry bomb, but on its own, you get a natural looking dark red that is quite nice.

the woman on the box is ugly and has a sheep nose, if you're looking for it. (her hair is also straight and about shoulder length) I wish I could remember the specific colour!

[serpent-sky.livejournal.com]

also, Nutrisse is really mild, and smells nice, so it won't damage your hair. I'd say give it a try, but don't bother bleaching -- don't you still have Feria Starry Night in there?

Also, if you DO want to bleach for something else, Garnier Nutrisse makes a bleach kit that is mild on the hair, but strong. It also tends to (on my hair, anyway) leans towards red when used to strip colour out -- which might help you some, though it does jack all on Feria, as I learned from trying to bleach Ron's hair for him.

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

don't you still have Feria Starry Night in there?

Yep.
Month old Starry Night.

Chocolate cherry is a little too brown for my tastes, though.
I want more of a red red then a brown/burgandy/red.

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

Sheep...nose?

[neenerface.livejournal.com]

Wait until after the wedding. Then do a color change. For now buy one of those Walgreen/19.99/hair crimper/string wrapper/hair curler/hair magic items and just play with texture for kicks.

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

Wait until after the wedding. Then do a color change. For now buy one of those Walgreen/19.99/hair crimper/string wrapper/hair curler/hair magic items and just play with texture for kicks.

But, it's in April!
*wails*
I can't wait that long. I'll go nuts.
Or wind up cutting it all off again.

phooey.
*kicks over my desk*

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[neenerface.livejournal.com]

April isn't *that* far away. If you wanted to be really devious couldn't you pull out sections, bleach them out, and then dye them a funky color? If you did it right with your hair twisted up they could never see them at work. You're just stuck until April wearing it up all the time.

I'm not sure how long your hair is, and if it's worth the trouble of pulling the color out of the whole thing only to have to go back again in April. What about a sort of there type color? Like putting a fire engine red Special Effects on top of what you have since it will only show up in good lighting etc?


Wait I know. I got it. Why didn't I think of this? Leave your hair alone. You need ink or a piercing. That solves all cravings.

[meetzemonsta.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how long your hair is, and if it's worth the trouble of pulling the color out of the whole thing only to have to go back again in April. What about a sort of there type color? Like putting a fire engine red Special Effects on top of what you have since it will only show up in good lighting etc?

My hair's about bottom of bra strap length and coloured with Feria's Starry Night (blue-black). I'm not sure if SFX would show up on top of that, but I could always try it.

Wait I know. I got it. Why didn't I think of this? Leave your hair alone. You need ink or a piercing. That solves all cravings.

Actually, heh, I was going the hair route to keep my mind off of getting more tattoos. Hair's less money.

Usually, at any rate. ;)

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[neenerface.livejournal.com]

bahahahhahaha, big help I am then :P