My Dearest Dark Lord Melkor,
I hope that your rage has somewhat subsided today, if it has not, i have sent through a battering ram that could take on the entirety of Europe...
I write this to you while sitting on the deck in the winter sunshine, praying that the mix of blue and purple in my hair will stick so I stop looking like Princess Poppy, [such a ridiculous look for me...] I do not want this to be an, "I'm sorry Brad mondo" moment.
I find it awful and frankly, inraging/enraging???? that the hairstylist started to bleach and dye your hair whilst not having the correct colours. So unprofessional. But all is not lost. Indeed your underlines are correct! You can do this at home.
What you'll need is a good bleach. I used a brand called, ' bleach london' , it's apparently manufactured in the UK so I'm assuming it's also sold there too... it was a salon grade bleaching kit. So it came with the toning lotion, two bags of bleach and a toner for after you bleach your hair. I forgot to use the toner. The toner is to take away the sharp yellow and brass colours that comes from bleaching your hair.
A highlight kit might work as well, but could be less effective. You have to find a bleach that's compatible with your hair but also strong. I, don't always do this because I'm impulsive and have boxed bleached my hair like 4 times so I know what to expect by now... did I mention that I'm impulsive and stoopid?
Anyways, a strand test is helpful. Just so you can see how long you need to leave the bleach in to get the desired shade of blonde /brown/copper you want.
Timing is important. Divide your hair into sections before hand, have foil at the ready to wrap the sections in. Foil helps to build heat. Remember that bleach gets hot and works faster with heat. So you wanna apply the bleach from the tips of your hair, the mid section and then the root. The roots or the bit closest to the root should be done last because of how hot it is close to your scalp. The bleach will work faster there.
Some people wrap their hair in foil [once they've sectioned it into small chunks], others use a shower cap, or plastic /sarang wrap as well.
Use the toner once you've washed out the bleach.
Now, the dye isn't too complicated. But for the colours that you want, it might be helpful to have someone to help you section off your hair and apply the dye so that the colours don't get mixed up. Again, divide your hair into sections, esp for the blues and copper colours and then take a strip of foil and place the section of hair in it and put the colour on. The foil will create the heat necessary for the colour to take to your hair. And will also help the colours not to mix.
When I did purple, blue and pink in my hair, the hairdresser washed each colour individually . Which is a good idea. It'll take time but it'll be worth it...
Then wash your hair... if you have a hair mask to make your hair feel all softe you can use it.
I sometimes use that and then I use leave in conditioner when drying...
I hope that this helps you...I don't really have..specific dyes that I use...but Revlon is quite good. And this bleach london brand is good too, it's also vegan and smells like candy... if you have more questions please ask, I don't mind answering...
