Haircuts/Hairstyles/Hair Color Mega Thread

[deztroynoize]

Originally Posted by Tam Li Hua

So I dyed my hair blue-black this weekend. The two previously blonde streaks in the front are now bright blue, and the rest of it is a dark bluish color.

Originally, I tried to do just the underside blue-black, and bleaching the rest of it with the possibility of the ends of the bleached being pink or purple or something, but that's a rather difficult task to accomplish by oneself. ^^;;;;

The reason why this happened is because you had bleach in your hair. Bleach completely removes the pigment that was already in your hair leaving the shaft hollow. In order to color it back dark and actually have it come out the correct color you want, you need to have it filled first. The reason being is because the color has nothing to hold onto once it tries to penetrate the hollow shaft of the hair. By filling it, your giving it something to hold onto.

Your gonna need to go to a hairstylist for this.

[deztroynoize]

Originally Posted by ForgetThisLostLenore

Ok, the last time I went to the hairdresser, she told me that whatever I do, I cannot bleach my hair. Seeing as I want vibrant, pretty hair, this is kind of bad. So has anyone used Manic Panic of Special Effects without bleach? And if so, how well did it turn out? And would that damage my hair any more than already damaged?

Bleaching would be completely out of the picture. Most of it would probably break off if I did bleach. But what if I got it deep conditioned? I tried asking the hairdresser all of this, but she really wasn't getting me. She did a nice job cutting it though.

The only way I could properly answer that is to know what your hair looks like now.

But there is a bottom line. If your hair has pigment in it, the semi-permanent color like manic panic and all that shit isn't going to stick in your hair. The most it would do is stain it and even then the color won't be vibrant. the reason being because there is already pigment in your hair blocking whatever other pigment is trying to get in.
it would have to be bleached in order to have it come out vibrant like you want.
if you have a bunch of colors in your hair right now, or have colored it recently with box color, I wouldn't have put bleach in your hair either lol.

[Wormboy]

Originally Posted by drewsilla

Awww, you're welcome!!

*hugs*

*hugs back*

To the mohawk discussion people:

Well, I've read in some places that someone used Knox Gelatin and it worked wonders. They also said their little brother used too much on his liberty spike and was able to support his head with the spikes :-P. I'm not interested in deathawk (I love them though, but I would rather a good old fan hawk) So teasing is not an option. As for hairspray, eh I need something a bit stronger and a bit cheaper. I'll try the hair glues and if that doesn't work I'm off to the grocer for some Knox ^_^ I'm getting my hawk right after my girlfriend's prom. I'm also going to take the last two inches and bleach then silver wash them to get them white, along with taking the front part (fringe) and turning that completely white and wearing it down as a fringe. Any and all advice is much appreciated.

[Wormboy]

Originally Posted by KontanKarite

It's not that you need your hair to be hard as a rock

I somewhat do need that, since every idiot I know is going to want to touch it.

[Anti-Mindvirus]

I am going to dye my hair pure white in two weeks.. any other advice anyone could give me would be loved..

[electrosexual]

Start conditioning now!

[Anti-Mindvirus]

With what exactly?




100 post!!

[electrosexual]

A good conditioner from a salon. Kerastase is probably the best. Look for words like "intensive" and "repair" etc etc.

Use it every time you shampoo, and in a few weeks when you want to bleach your hair, it will be in good condition for it. Also try to avoid product and heat devices if you can.

Also, its probably best to bleach your hair once, to blonde. Then wait a week or two and bleach it again. then after another week bleach it a further time to get it really white. Be sure to condition in between bleaches. It's better doing it incrementally rather than just frying your hair in one 4 hour bleach session. trust me, you don't want to do that. Your hair will [quite literally] fall out, your scalp will bleed and you'll have to shave all your hair off. I know from experience.

And dont forget to condition after you've bleached your hair! And use heat defense products if you use heat devices.

[KontanKarite]

Originally Posted by electrosexual

I actually find that the less hairspray you use the better. Adding too much tends to weigh down my hair and just make it harder to spike up. So I have to keep adding more and more. And washing it out is a fierce affair indeed.

That's why I said just the base really needs it. After that, the teasing itself will just about hold itself up, you really only need a solid amount. No need for overkill.

[GothicChristian]

Originally Posted by electrosexual

A good conditioner from a salon. Kerastase is probably the best. Look for words like "intensive" and "repair" etc etc.

Use it every time you shampoo, and in a few weeks when you want to bleach your hair, it will be in good condition for it. Also try to avoid product and heat devices if you can.

Also, its probably best to bleach your hair once, to blonde. Then wait a week or two and bleach it again. then after another week bleach it a further time to get it really white. Be sure to condition in between bleaches. It's better doing it incrementally rather than just frying your hair in one 4 hour bleach session. trust me, you don't want to do that. Your hair will [quite literally] fall out, your scalp will bleed and you'll have to shave all your hair off. I know from experience.

And dont forget to condition after you've bleached your hair! And use heat defense products if you use heat devices.

I'm, simply, nodding in agreement.
You seem to have as much, if not more, experience as I do with bleaching hair.

I use ion repair solution. It's the intensive therapy protein rebuilder and moisturizer. Yeah.

Oh, another way to get your hair white, though I don't suggest it, is Clorox and peroxide. It gets your hair white. It smells terrible and burns your skin, though. A lot more conditioning than normal hair bleaching is needed afterwards as well.

[Johnny Gnar Gnar]

I hate to ask, but what do you guys think of this particular coloring style? I've been wanting to try it since I was in high school. *god, that was a long time ago* Just curious what anybody thinks?

[bleedingheart344]

I still can't find anything to do with my hair. I feel like a new style. I've had people tell me deathhawk, among other things. What does everyone else think? http://i27.tinypic.com/21j3nrm.jpg

[Zerachiel]

I think it would work well, since your hair is curly, I think it would have a better chance of staying up. I'm not sure how it would go with your victorian style though...Try to stick it up now, to see how that is, just...Imagine the sides gone lol. You don't want to screw it up, then have to be bald.

[Bete Noire]

Originally Posted by Zerachiel

Try to stick it up now, to see how that is, just...Imagine the sides gone lol.

Bleed, whilst this may work for people without your kind of hair, it most certainly is very difficuly with curly hair like yours. I tried it on mine (it's the same hair type as yours but about 3/4 of the length.) And it's not easy to get it to work.

That aside, it would look awesome as a death hawk. I'm going to get one myself later in the summer.

If you want a rough idea on how it would look, search on deathrock.com for pictures of "Zavon" he's got similar hair and a hawk. He leaves his curly but you could always straighten it.

[Zerachiel]

O.o Is it harder? I would think it would be thicker...etc. :s

[Wormboy]

Ok, hawk is imminent, I need all the deathawk advice I can get. And GO!

(No internet sites were useful)

[Bete Noire]

Look on deathrock.com
They have a fairly extensive thread dedicated to the construction of hawks.

[Anti-Mindvirus]

woohoo! I am starting bleaching tonight! I hope to have my hair white in about a month..,

[KontanKarite]

Originally Posted by bleedingheart344

I still can't find anything to do with my hair. I feel like a new style. I've had people tell me deathhawk, among other things. What does everyone else think? http://i27.tinypic.com/21j3nrm.jpg

What I really like about mohawks is the versatility of the cut. You can still leave your hair parted and down, to appear just like the hair in the picture. Also, if you comb it over, it's a very dramatic look.

Slick it back, it can look a whole lot like an undershave ponytail.

There's really just a shit load of stuff you can do with the cut itself.

[Stormtrooper of Death]

AM, very cool, I can't wait to see the pics!! I'm going to grow my hair out, dye it and spike it soon.

[Wormboy]

pictures on the picture thread, oh yeah!

[raggedyanne]

Is it safe to dye whilst pregnant? If so, which dye would be "safest"?

[Underwater Ophelia]

Originally Posted by raggedyanne

Is it safe to dye whilst pregnant? If so, which dye would be "safest"?

Honestly, I really wouldn't try it, unless you're using something like Manic Panic, because I'm pretty sure that's completely vegetable based.

Hair colour is not as important as the safety of your baby, so just wait it out.

[Solumina]

Originally Posted by raggedyanne

Is it safe to dye whilst pregnant? If so, which dye would be "safest"?

Most hair dye shouldn't cause any problems as long as there in no bleaching agent but if you are worried about it then use a veggie based dye

[SeverinInFurs]

Okay, all my pictures aren't very recent (last summer to be exact) so my hair's slightly past my shoulders now. However, I'm getting tired of my hair being bland. I really want a Deathhawk, and have been asking all my friends, doublechecked with work and everything, so I'm in the clear. Just wanted to get people's opinions on here. Honest opinions please. Do you think with my facial structure, eyes, and piercings, I'd look good with a Deathhawk? I don't have a good picture of my piercings, unfortunately. I have 3 lobe, 2 helix, daith, and rook on the left, and an industrial, a rook, a lobe, and a snug on my right.

My myspace url is severininfurs.