Pink Hair

A while ago I decided I just had to go pink so I picked Schwarzkopf Live Color XXL Ultra Brights Shocking Pink 93.

Its a semi-permanent dye (but a little word of warning depending on your hair and previous treatment it can stain your hair) and comes pre-mixed and with a generous amount of conditioner especially if you have long hair like me. A bonus is that if you are only using a small amount for dip or section dying you and don't need the whole tube, not a problem, pop the cap back on and put it on the cupboard for your next touch up.

I used one whole tube to dip dye, but I needed two tubes when I decided to go full on pink.

So the before:
I started off with medium blonde hair, I really wouldn't recommend this if you have anything darker. It's really easy to apply.

And the result:

WOW thats pink

Side by Side comparison

I was really impressed and so a little while later I decided to go full head of hair pink, this is it after a few washes

Budget Hair

I decided that I wanted to dye my hair but having no job means no money which left me looking longingly at the boxes of hair dye in Boots. But undeterred I decided to pop into Savers, now I have been into Savers before only I've generally also just walked straight back out but I am trying to embrace the budget stores so I did have a proper look and was really surprised at what was on offer.

So on the the hair dye, they had the big brands but I decided to be brave and try a more purse friendly budget dye (well not that brave as I at least stuck to a brand I'd heard of though obviously more familiar with the make-up) - Revlon Colorsilk in 04 Ultra Light Natural Blonde. This was around £3 per box.

So the before shot:

My hair was a real mix of faded red and pink with a little of my natural blonde mixed in and as you can see I have long hair so I brought two boxes. As always in preparation I mixed up both bottles of dye ready and this was a mistake because I actually only needed one, so I while I would recommend buying two boxes if you have long hair only mix up one and see how far you get.

Applying the dye was pretty easy, but I have to say it was very runny and I did make a bit of a mess with following the instructions so I ditched those and put the dye into my hands to then spread over my hair a little bit at a time.

The During:

this is my worried face

So once it was applied it was a case of setting the timer and fiddling about waiting. I have to say about 10 minutes in I was starting to get a little worried as it was starting to tingle on my head (oh yeah allergy test I never bother with that bit). But it wasn't burning and didn't persist to anything beyond a tingle so I kept waiting, I mean what's the worse that could have happened? Right!

The box claims that it actually leaves your hair in better condition and I have to say once I started to wash it out I got even more worried as my hair felt horrible. Now again I was surprised with the conditioner that came in the box, normally the little tiny tiny packets that are provided are not actually enough for my long locks but this one was hurrah. And hurrah again as after conditioning my hair did actually feel pretty good and was nicely conditioned and biggest thing of all hadn't fallen out.

The almost there:

waiting for it to dry for final colour

The after:

ta-tah 

So would I used it again? Actually I would, I think the result would have been better with Garnier Nutrisse or something like Nice 'n Easy but I was (and still am) pretty happy.

the side by side comparison 

Creative Hair!

I asked on twitter recently if I should dye my hair purple, red or leave it blonde.


Well purple won 


The before:

This mornings blonde hair 

The during:

The mess:

And the after:

I have been poorly this week so really not looking my best

The colour is Live Colour XXL - Cyber Purple 46


Now ok I know its not a bright purple but I work in an office and think this is as daring as I can go. 


Of course when I was a teenager I experimented (much to my Mums erm delight.....ok she tolerated it as long as it was never permanent) with lot of colour - my favourite being Blue. I do miss having blue hair. I remember on the way to the V Festival one year I had to make an ATM stop and a child pointed at me and said something like mummy look at her hair - well the child got told to shhh as they hurried away. Ok so blue hair, piercings (at that time I didnt even have my lip pierced, my eyebrow might have been), some form of band shirt and probably a short skirt and I was obviously considered to be a terror that small children should be shielded from!


I have grown up now - well sort of.


Oh and I give it about 2 weeks maybe a month before I start to miss my natural blonde, with which I have a love hate relationship.