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I dyed my hair purple while I was stuck at home, and I found it was surprisingly simple
I dyed my hair purple while I was stuck at home, and I found it was surprisingly simple
Gabbi ShawJun 15, 2020, 21:53 IST
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For as long as I've been dyeing my hair (almost 10 years now!), I've always been nervous to try something bold like purple, blue, or green.
Since my hair salon has been closed for months and I'm not seeing anyone in real life besides my family, I decided to take the plunge and dye my hair purple at home.
The experience was surprisingly easy, though a bit nerve-wracking — but I love the end result.
I'd definitely dye my hair again in the future, even when the world returns to normal.
Despite years of dyeing my hair, I've always been nervous to dye it anything other than a biologically possible color (that rules out blue, purple, pink, green) — but considering I'm not seeing anyone in real life apart from my family members, now seemed like the best time to try it out.
Here's how I went about dyeing my hair purple, from the dye I used to whose help I enlisted to make this transformation.
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I'm no stranger to dyeing my hair. I've been relatively consistently coloring it since I was 16 years old. It's been all shades — but I've never experimented with something as out there as purple.
Red, blonde, brown — I've tried almost everything.
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Here's what my hair looked like before I dyed it. I'm growing out years of blonde highlights, so the top is dark, while the bottom is bleached.
A little frizzy.
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I used the "Ultra Violet" shade from famed hair dye company Manic Panic.
Ultra Violet Manic Panic.
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Here's what it looks like straight out of the container. It's recommend that you stir it a bit before application.
The hair dye.
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I enlisted my mom to help me out, since my hair is pretty long these days.
It's go-time.
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I sectioned my hair into layers, and the fun began. Here's what the purple looked like as it was being applied to my hair.
The process.
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After around 15 minutes and almost an entire jar of dye, it was time to put my hair up in a shower cap and let it sit for 30 minutes.
Not my best look.
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When my 30 minutes was up, it was time to shower. Manic Panic recommends washing out the dye with cold water, so I rocked a bathing suit and tried to keep my body out of the ice cold shower stream as much as possible.
Would not recommend.
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The idea is to wash out the dye until the water runs clear — this what the water looked like.
The aftermath.
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After I thought I got all the dye out, I hopped out of the shower — even though my hair was wet, it was clearly purple!
It's purple!
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But, clearly, the purple wasn't all gone. I ended up staining this shirt and my hairbrush. They're now both tinged purple.
Everything has a purple hue.
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Here's the finished product! My hair is an undeniable shade of violet.
It's done.
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This is what it looked like after a few washes.
It's more lilac.
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Would I do it again? Definitely! Though next time, I would enlist someone else's help to make sure the water is totally clear. I still have a jar of Fuschia Shock waiting for me.