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Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by cherryredhead88
HAHA I had to check the sharpie option...

I don't even know what my natural color is anymore. I was a towhead when I was a kid (super blonde) but I got into my rebellious gothic stage and preceded to dye it fire engine red/ rainbow ... more
My hair is hot red/pink at the moment, I dyed it this morning. I probably dye my hair somewhere between 6 and 12 times a year. Sometimes more! But I try to use dyes that are not so harmful to my hair, like temp veggie based dyes, or I go black.... which is always a mistake because I have to bleach my hair like 8 times to get it all out and it takes forever.
11/10/2010
Contributor: Jenn (aka kissmykitty) Jenn (aka kissmykitty)
(EdenFantasys)
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Originally posted by JustYourAverageGuy
I'm not about to get involved in this "issue", but Cmon EF's, 3 Admins are adding fuel to the fire on this. Let it go, take it with a grain of salt, be an adult... It is impossible to please everyone in this world, and here we ... more
*shrug* I'm an admin with unnaturally colored hair. You'll have to forgive me for taking a bit of offense. It's all good though... at the end of the day it's just water under the bridge, you know? And you're right, it is her opinion, and I honestly am cool with that.
11/10/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
I think this fight is stupid. No offense, but isn't the whole idea of asking a question getting an honest response? She could have been more tactful, but sometimes people just stick their fucking feet in their mouths. I do so constantly! The question was asked, she answered, there was no outright insult, just her opinion on why she did not think she would be dying her hair random unnatural colours. My hair is bright red/hot pink depending on the light. My WHOLE head of hair. Last month it was green and black, then green and blue and pink all at the same time. I am not offended. If she thinks I look like a damn clown well, that's up to her i don't really give a fuck. Neither should you. It would be one thing if she were standing outside your door yelling "hey retard with the clown hair!" She is not.

You are not, right Laur3n?
11/10/2010
Contributor: CS2012 CS2012
I have never dyed my hair and I don't plan to.
11/10/2010
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
Dye your hair purple and buy a natural coloured wig. Or vice versa.
The only problem is I wear my hair high and tight. I don't think there are wigs to mimic that, or at least ones that don't look ridiculous or require a make-up artist to apply.
11/11/2010
Contributor: SexyTabby SexyTabby
Hair isn't really all that important to me so I don't go to extended lengths with it. I dye my hair occasionally though - blue moon occasionally - however, I had two tone hair because the old color I had done was growing out and it looked bad along with all my lovely gray's trying to make an appearance so I did just recently dye it my natural hair color.
11/11/2010
Contributor: LambChop LambChop
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Originally posted by Victoria
AMEN!

Agreed! It is one thing to say "In my opinion, it just doesn't look good"...but to dedicate an entire paragraph to how BAD it looks on almost everyone and compare people to CLOWNS? Come the fuck on! That is not acceptable.
I think Laur3n wrote that IT REMINDS HER of clowns or cartoon characters. That's a perfectly valid statement. People with pink hair shouldn't be so sensitive.
11/11/2010
Contributor: LambChop LambChop
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Originally posted by JustYourAverageGuy
I'm not about to get involved in this "issue", but Cmon EF's, 3 Admins are adding fuel to the fire on this. Let it go, take it with a grain of salt, be an adult... It is impossible to please everyone in this world, and here we ... more
Agreed, thank you!
11/11/2010
Contributor: seaofneptune seaofneptune
I dye my hair occasionally, I usually stick to more natural looking colors like burgundy or dark dark brown because I have to for my job. I have always wanted deep purple though!
11/11/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by Kindred
The only problem is I wear my hair high and tight. I don't think there are wigs to mimic that, or at least ones that don't look ridiculous or require a make-up artist to apply.
There are half wigs, with head bands at the front and tight ponytails at the back... you could get one of those and style it.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Naughty Student Naughty Student
My mom is a haridresser so I had many styles, I was quite lucky to! I had my hair dyed pink once but hated it and got rid of it three days later...I started a pink trend at school, lol.

I went into hairdressing, so I went through different stuff there too. I've had a lot of different natural type colors, streaks of all sorts of colors, you name it.

I used to bleach my hair blond (I have natural dark brown hair) but it was a lot of maintanance. It had to be done pften and it was really damaging to my hair even if I took excellent care of my hair, with lots of products. When I finished hairdressing I started to due my hair very dark brown, almost black...eventually got back to my natural hair color.

Now I get glossings which is like dying hair but it washes out slowly. My hair is a nice redish brown, like Phoenix in X-men 3! I loved her hair so much in that movie...I tried to get something similar...mine is a little less red I think....I need to refreshen up my color!
11/11/2010
Contributor: Carrie Ann Carrie Ann
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Originally posted by Naughty Student
My mom is a haridresser so I had many styles, I was quite lucky to! I had my hair dyed pink once but hated it and got rid of it three days later...I started a pink trend at school, lol.

I went into hairdressing, so I went through different ... more
Oooh. That reminds me. I bought a glossing kit but I'm afraid to use it over my semi permanent pink cuz the box says it "may" lighten the hair a bit. Will it pull the pink out? Or help seal it in? (never admit your a hair girl in a crowd of women. we WILL ask for advice. hehe)
11/11/2010
Contributor: Jobthingy Jobthingy
For all those that do pink and purple (and blue and whatever else), what do you use and how long does it stay in?

I would love to put a few streaks in, but I have only ever heard of people using Manic and they say it doesnt last.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Jobthingy
For all those that do pink and purple (and blue and whatever else), what do you use and how long does it stay in?

I would love to put a few streaks in, but I have only ever heard of people using Manic and they say it doesnt last.
For purple, Splat works pretty well for me. Carrie Ann has said that she uses the pink Splat as well, but mixes it with another pink to get the shade she wants. Special Effects pinks are awesome too, I dyed parts of my hair Atomic Pink from them, and 3 dye jobs later, it's still there, lol. Blues seem to be hard to get to last no matter which brand you use, but I've also had good luck with the Splat one. So I'd recommend either Splat or Special Effects
11/11/2010
Contributor: Viktor Vysheslav Malkin Viktor Vysheslav Malkin
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Self explanatory title really. But tell us about everything anyway! Do you love to have wild colors that make you easier to spot in parking lots? Shy away from anything that brings too much attention to you? Cover your grays? Show your grays ... more
I do not, and never have. Have no plans to do so.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by Jobthingy
For all those that do pink and purple (and blue and whatever else), what do you use and how long does it stay in?

I would love to put a few streaks in, but I have only ever heard of people using Manic and they say it doesnt last.
If I were you I would get some Punky Colors, or Punky Professional, Manic is water based whereas Punky is veggie based and last about twice as long.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by Jobthingy
For all those that do pink and purple (and blue and whatever else), what do you use and how long does it stay in?

I would love to put a few streaks in, but I have only ever heard of people using Manic and they say it doesnt last.
If you want to do pink or a fuschia type purple try Loreal HiColor they have both highlights and all over dye..it works AMAZINGLY well without any bleaching. I wish I could find some pictures of when I did it..
11/11/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by Alicia
If you want to do pink or a fuschia type purple try Loreal HiColor they have both highlights and all over dye..it works AMAZINGLY well without any bleaching. I wish I could find some pictures of when I did it..


With HiColor's red



With HiColor's magenta..the magenta looked a bit more hot pink and less red in person..that was just not swell lighting.

I really hope that works and shows up!
11/11/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by Alicia


With HiColor's red



With HiColor's magenta..the magenta looked a bit more hot pink and less red in person..that was just not swell lighting.

I really hope that works and shows up! ... more
gosh yer pretty
That's what colour my hair is actually!
11/11/2010
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
I think this fight is stupid. No offense, but isn't the whole idea of asking a question getting an honest response? She could have been more tactful, but sometimes people just stick their fucking feet in their mouths. I do so constantly! The ... more
LOL not not at all. Thank you. Some people are just more sensitive about what others think of their appearance. I am glad I came back in here to read this! I didn't even know your hair was dyed. I thought that was a wig (hopefully you don't take offense to that...idk if that would be a bad thing or not)! I didn't know they made dye in such a vibrant red. That's crazy! Do you have to condition your hair constantly to make sure it isn't damaged from all the stripping of it? That has got to get expensive. And no, I don't think you look like a clown...want to know what I thought of...Ariel from the little mermaid! Which is a cartoon...but she is pretty And...she was my fave when I was little lol I was obsessed!
11/11/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by Emma (Girl With Fire)
gosh yer pretty
That's what colour my hair is actually!
aww thanks

What do you use to color yours? I saw yours in your video and loved it..made me wish mine was that color again! Just too much upkeep for me right now and I haven't seen my natural color in YEARS so I want to let it show now before it goes gray LOL (which I don't suspect will be too far off..I've already seen strays!), but I am thinking about adding some streaks to the underside of my hair for now.
11/11/2010
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
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Originally posted by Alicia


With HiColor's red



With HiColor's magenta..the magenta looked a bit more hot pink and less red in person..that was just not swell lighting.

I really hope that works and shows up! ... more
WOWIE! I like the red!
11/11/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Alicia
If you want to do pink or a fuschia type purple try Loreal HiColor they have both highlights and all over dye..it works AMAZINGLY well without any bleaching. I wish I could find some pictures of when I did it..
I absolutely love those pictures you posted. I loved the Color Rays L'Oreal did, I would dye my whole head the fuchsia shade, and the only reason I got away with it at work is because on me it always ended up looking like a bright red. I loved so much that my hair was never fried with it. Right now is a different story, but that's cuz I went and got a perm, then kept bleaching it, lol.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Ok, I got bored and found pictures too, apologies for the picture wall

Splat blue:
blue

Splat purple:
purple

Not a great picture of me, but the bright red is Splat, as well as the glimpse of purple, and the hot pink you can barely see is Atomic Pink from Special Effects:
mix

And this is the Color Rays Fuchsia on me, always looks red, lol:
color rays
11/11/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by Jul!a
I absolutely love those pictures you posted. I loved the Color Rays L'Oreal did, I would dye my whole head the fuchsia shade, and the only reason I got away with it at work is because on me it always ended up looking like a bright red. I loved ... more
Yep when I worked in an office I always just did my hair bright red because it was "natural enough". I've worked at home for the last 4 years and that's when I tried the pink and fire engine red..it was so much fun!

I only got a perm once but it fried my hair...never EVER again! My hair just doesn't take well to perms.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Ok, I got bored and found pictures too, apologies for the picture wall

Splat blue:


Splat purple:


Not a great picture of me, but the bright red is Splat, as well as the glimpse of purple, and the hot pink you can barely ... more
Wow i love all of them but especially the red ones because well I've always been partial to red hair! My husband really wants me to go blue but I just can't bring myself to do it..maybe I should do some streaks for him, that could be fun
11/11/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
WOWIE! I like the red!
Thanks! The red was my favorite too, the pink was fun but the hicolor is permanent so after a while I got bored with it. The red though I absolutely loved but it fades and has to be redone and after a while the hair starts to need a rest and then growing it out is sooo much work.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Alicia
Wow i love all of them but especially the red ones because well I've always been partial to red hair! My husband really wants me to go blue but I just can't bring myself to do it..maybe I should do some streaks for him, that could be fun
I'm not sure if I'll ever a perm again. I mean, I love the waves and all that jazz that I have now, but my poor ends, lol. Right now I'm a lovely shade of something resembling blonde, transitioning into turquoise soon. I did a color similar when I was in high school, and I'm excited to see how it comes out. I figure worst case scenario, it looks like crap, I dye my hair brown again, wait until after my wedding and honeymoon in January, then go back to pink, since it seems to work pretty well for me, lol
11/11/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by ~LaUr3n~
LOL not not at all. Thank you. Some people are just more sensitive about what others think of their appearance. I am glad I came back in here to read this! I didn't even know your hair was dyed. I thought that was a wig (hopefully you don't ... more
That hair actually is a wig, I have 3 awesome ones, the red, an identical blue one, and a straight layered purple one. But my hair really is red/fuchsia. You will see it soon! I am gonna do another couple of vids this week.
11/11/2010
Contributor: Emma (Girl With Fire) Emma (Girl With Fire)
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Originally posted by Alicia
aww thanks

What do you use to color yours? I saw yours in your video and loved it..made me wish mine was that color again! Just too much upkeep for me right now and I haven't seen my natural color in YEARS so I want to let it show now ... more
I use punky colours. Ideally anyways.

Oh and Laur3n, I just deep condition my hair a ton, which is super easy i just load it up with conditioner and only rinse about half of it out before i get out and towel dry then go to bed with it like that.
11/11/2010