I cut off all my hair 3 years before my divorce, lol. I think half of my brain was shouting at the other half and playing charades with my body to try to get the message across.
I use this line of products to stop the fade. I’ve done both red and purple and I’m planning on doing teal in a few months. I only wash my hair once a week so I use this every other wash or so. When I go back to the salon it’s because I need the roots lightened, not because the color looks faded.
https://celebluxury.com/
Y'all seem like knowledgeable folk, so might as well ask here. Is there any way to get vibrant, colorful hair without bleaching? My hair is naturally brown and bleaching destroys it too much.
Yes! ...ish. You can try lightening it a little. You don't have to go for a full peroxide bleach. I have dark blonde hair and use arctic fox dyes which have great coverage. I can't get a bright colour because my hair isn't light enough, but it is vibrant. You could still do purples and reds really well.
Tips I learned from hairstylists:
Use a clarifying shampoo and no conditioner before dying, and wrap your head in a plastic bag after applying the dye. The warmth of your head and moisture trapped under the bag help the dye sink in.
Then, I mix some leftover dye with my conditioner, let it sit for five minutes every time I shower, and rinse with cold water - this helps the colour last longer.
For everything else, I have wigs. You don't need to spend a lot on a wig for a good, comfortable fit. My best one I got used from a drag queen for $20 and it's fabulous. I like being able to switch up my style without destroying my hair.
My hair is dark brown so it takes a good bit of lightening for vibrant color. I go to a stylist who specializes in fantasy hair color and she is knowledgable about lightening it without damaging it. She’ll even tell you that she’ll get you as close to what you want as possible but she’s going to work with what your hair can do and she isn’t going to push it too far just to get the exact shade of color.
From what I can tell with anything that’s not bleach will only lighten a little bit, which isn’t ideal for vibrant color but will soften the brown
With nothing but respect (and not trying to change your mind), red hair when it goes a little white is a FIERCE look, but why wait if you want to bleach it?
Honestly we ping all over the palace. ASD mate gets fussy about light levels and fluorescents. I dislike harsh lighting and polyester, but smells will instaraeg me. Partner trips on sounds. Neice (audhd) loses it at loud sounds, asd nephew hates certain tactile sensations and tastes. Everyone has their "i don't like it", neurodivergents just have a thinner layer of tolerance.
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kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 60 pts · 31d
I'm not sure what dyeing it would accomplish once it's not attached to her head anymore, but whatever makes her happy, I guess.
SillyMe@piefed.social · 9 pts · 31d
I thought she was making a wig until it got to the phone detail. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
hedge_lord@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 31d
Yeah I was wondering if it was for a wig or something?
Magnum@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 29d
They dye the rest of the hair still attached...
velma@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 31d
Hahaha it's so common! I shaved my head after my divorce :D
Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 31d
I cut off all my hair 3 years before my divorce, lol. I think half of my brain was shouting at the other half and playing charades with my body to try to get the message across.
velma@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 31d
The body keeps the score in many, many ways
thedarkfly@feddit.org · 3 pts · 29d
My Mom shaved her head on het wedding day, surprising everyone including my Dad. She never told me more than " 'cause I wanted to" :D
velma@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 29d
Your mom is a badass. That’s sick haha
knightly@pawb.social · 20 pts · 31d
Whacked it short and dyed it teal. XD
velma@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 31d
Ohh teal! Such a cool hair color!
AcidBurn@retrofed.com · 10 pts · 31d
velma@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 31d
I don't miss washing my hair in cold water to keep the colors vibrant, that's for sure haha
AcidBurn@retrofed.com · 5 pts · 31d
93maddie94@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 31d
I use this line of products to stop the fade. I’ve done both red and purple and I’m planning on doing teal in a few months. I only wash my hair once a week so I use this every other wash or so. When I go back to the salon it’s because I need the roots lightened, not because the color looks faded. https://celebluxury.com/
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social · 4 pts · 31d
Y'all seem like knowledgeable folk, so might as well ask here. Is there any way to get vibrant, colorful hair without bleaching? My hair is naturally brown and bleaching destroys it too much.
Wren@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 31d
Yes! ...ish. You can try lightening it a little. You don't have to go for a full peroxide bleach. I have dark blonde hair and use arctic fox dyes which have great coverage. I can't get a bright colour because my hair isn't light enough, but it is vibrant. You could still do purples and reds really well.
Tips I learned from hairstylists: Use a clarifying shampoo and no conditioner before dying, and wrap your head in a plastic bag after applying the dye. The warmth of your head and moisture trapped under the bag help the dye sink in.
Then, I mix some leftover dye with my conditioner, let it sit for five minutes every time I shower, and rinse with cold water - this helps the colour last longer.
For everything else, I have wigs. You don't need to spend a lot on a wig for a good, comfortable fit. My best one I got used from a drag queen for $20 and it's fabulous. I like being able to switch up my style without destroying my hair.
93maddie94@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 30d
My hair is dark brown so it takes a good bit of lightening for vibrant color. I go to a stylist who specializes in fantasy hair color and she is knowledgable about lightening it without damaging it. She’ll even tell you that she’ll get you as close to what you want as possible but she’s going to work with what your hair can do and she isn’t going to push it too far just to get the exact shade of color. From what I can tell with anything that’s not bleach will only lighten a little bit, which isn’t ideal for vibrant color but will soften the brown
Wren@lemmy.today · 17 pts · 31d
Shaved one side and dyed the rest purple over here. And I do mean the rest.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 31d
Jells, i'm a redhead and would have to bleach the hell out of it so i never went beyond highlights.
Now the white's creeping in i'm waiting for the ratio to tip so i can go ham
NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 30d
With nothing but respect (and not trying to change your mind), red hair when it goes a little white is a FIERCE look, but why wait if you want to bleach it?
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 30d
I hate the smell and feel of bleach. I'm asd with smell as my RAEG trigger.
greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 29d
I feel this in my AuDHD soul
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 29d
I definitely do not have ADHD. Partner does though! And a big trigger for him is sound.
greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 29d
Oooohhh same. Smell too though but that might be the autism part idk.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 29d
Honestly we ping all over the palace. ASD mate gets fussy about light levels and fluorescents. I dislike harsh lighting and polyester, but smells will instaraeg me. Partner trips on sounds. Neice (audhd) loses it at loud sounds, asd nephew hates certain tactile sensations and tastes. Everyone has their "i don't like it", neurodivergents just have a thinner layer of tolerance.
NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 29d
Ohhh I gotcha, I had it backwards like you wwre waiting to use the bleach not waiting for a lighter canvas to colour :'D
Wren@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 31d
Hell yeah, you'll have a blank canvas soon.
velma@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 31d
Ohhh la la!
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 31d
SACREBLUE!
Magnum@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 29d
No, purple
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 31d
Maybe she committed a crime and is going into hiding
Garbagio@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 29d
I hope she learned not to let people call her hero era her villain era
MrShankles@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 29d
Abuse, and going into a safe-haven near the same area? Wouldn't be a first
whoisearth@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 29d
Speaking from experience this is a thing and having been the cause of this at least once this is usually men that do it.
You'll find black women who shave their heads can be to clean themselves from a bad relationship.
Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 31d