Comments on: FGW: So you want crazy hair?

By: Jami

Jami — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:36:44 +0000

I’m sooooo late to the party here, but better late than never I guess.
I love dyeing my hair, so thanks for the tips Mo! I had mine in SFX Blue Haired Freak for 2 months and for a month before that in Manic Panic’s After Midnight Blue (which seems to fade a little less “green” than most blues). Anyhow, I loved it, and I adored how people gave me crazy looks in conservative St. Louis. I dyed it back to brown when we prepped for our move to Florida since the upkeep was a lot on the road (and like Mo said, you gotta keep up with the upkeep).

I did learn that Scrubbing Bubbles works wonders on your shower floor when it’s covered in blue. And it takes a LOT of bleach to get the blue back out when I was ready to go brown again.
I think I’m going to do a dark raspberry in a month or so. It really does wonders for my self-esteem- I feel so confident with funky colored hair.

Thanks again for the great post & tips, Mo. LOVE that color on you!!

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By: Cordelia

Cordelia — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:10:20 +0000

I’ve been dyeing my hair funky colors for six or seven years, and I’m 34. I’m currently a bright magenta red, but I’ll be going back to blue soon and then probably green when I get tired of that. I have tried blue, green, turquoise, purple and pink, but I think the darker blues and greens work better for me.

I work from home, so I’m lucky enough to be able to do as I please with my hair. It always freaks me out when people say “Oh, you’re so BRAVE!” It’s just hair, ladies.

By: Jen Hill

Jen Hill — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:43:51 +0000

Me too, sniff-sniff.

By: tracy m

tracy m — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:38:47 +0000

She really is that cool. I only wish I could pull off stuff like that. The pink is AWESOME.

Jen, I’m so sorry I didn’t get to see you on Sunday!

By: Jen Hill

Jen Hill — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:22:21 +0000

Wow Mo and DD, you both are AWESOME! Amanda is gonna love this post.

May I add, that if you aren’t up for a permanent change, but would like to sass things up a bit, the temporary colors from SmartBeauty are a must try.

This is very inspiring post for me, many thanks Mo!

By: Decorative Diva

Decorative Diva — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:12:57 +0000

I’ve been getting my hair dyed or dyeing my own hair since I was about 16.

I recommend the Beyond the Zone bleach kit for an easy bleach kit to use.

While I hate most Beyond the Zone colors, the Turquoise is the only color I will use as the rest of the colors seem like they have no pigmentation, I highly recommend Manic Panic.

What I like to do when I use Manic Panic is one of two things:

1. leave the manic panic in and cover your hair for anywhere from 4 to 8 hours to let it saturate your hair

2. use a permanent clear color or the lightest ash blonde you can find and mix it with the manic panic to help the color stay longer

I’ve had success using both methods, but I prefer the 2nd method because your color doesn’t rinse out as fast.

I also prefer the jars.

Since I work in game development, I’m happy to say that as an adult and now 30, I still color my hair crazy colors. Right now I’m sporting 2 teal locks of hair. But working in a field tha t accepts and sometimes expects colored hair isn’t always easy for everyone to do.