Nightblooming henna

**PixieP** · March 9th, 2017, 04:44 PM

Does anyone here use Nightblooming's henna on blonde-light brown hair? I'm torn between Kitsune, Bright Copper and Strawberry Blonde. My original colour is a light grayish blonde and I want a result that lands somewhere in the area of strawberry blonde to medium copper (I don't want it to become too dark, no darker than the brightest colour in my signaturtre/avatar, preferably slightly lighter). I'd love to see pictures or hear experiences

Right now I think maybe mixing Strawberry blonde and Bright copper is the way to go? (because of the price of shipping to Norway, ordering samples isn't really an option for me).

**Nightshade** · March 9th, 2017, 07:37 PM

You might find these helpful

[IMG]The center strand is a control lock of medium blonde, the end of which is dipped in a blend of all the colors. Color Swatches top to bottom: Enyo War Goddess Ruby Red, Kitsune Fox Fire Red, Fire Genasi Bright Copper, and Rusalki Strawberry Blonde[/IMG]

And more tests on medium blonde hair:

color blends (bottom) compared to different types of 100% henna (top row), an uncolored control lock (center), and then our red blends (bottom). Bottom row left to right: Rusalki Strawberry Blonde, Fire Genasi Copper, Kitsune FoxFire, and Enyo War Goddess.

With Flash

Indirect sunlight Left to right: Rusalki Strawberry Blonde, Fire Genasi Copper, Kitsune FoxFire, and Enyo War Goddess.

Backlit by sunlight: Left to right: Enyo War Goddess, Kitsune FoxFire, Fire Genasi, Rusalki Strawberry Blonde.

Direct sunlight. Left to right: Rusalki Strawberry Blonde, Fire Genasi Copper, Kitsune FoxFire, and Enyo War Goddess.

Direct sunlight. Left to right: Rusalki Strawberry Blonde, Fire Genasi Copper, Kitsune FoxFire, and Enyo War Goddess

I hope that helps!

**Obsidian** · March 9th, 2017, 08:07 PM

Oh, the foxfire is super pretty. Seeing stuff like this is making it hard to stay committed to growing out my natural color.

**Nightshade** · March 9th, 2017, 08:31 PM

I personally use Genasi. My hair is darker than yours (brown), but I do hit it with a little Sun-In once a year to lighten up the new growth. I think your color would be similar or lighter to this:

**Phalaenopsis** · March 10th, 2017, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Oh, the foxfire is super pretty. Seeing stuff like this is making it hard to stay committed to growing out my natural color.

I was thinking the same thing! The foxfire is gorgeous. Now even I kind of want to start henna

morrigan* · March 10th, 2017, 04:57 AM

I really need to stay out of henna threads

**lapushka** · March 10th, 2017, 05:44 AM

Hmm, I'd go with the strawberry, since you don't want it too intense. Or the copper... possibly.

**PixieP** · March 10th, 2017, 06:50 AM

Thank you so much Nightshade! That was indeed super helpful

I think I'll start with strawberry blonde, as I do want to go lighter than my current haircolour (I'm not gonna do anything to change my ends, I figure they'll lighten a bit naturally, and if I feel like it in a year or two maybe I'll do some sun-in on it). The copper might be the right one too, but I think I'll start with the lightest and take it from there

Can I ask, how long those hair samples was left with henna? Was it mixed with water or something more acidic?

Also, your hair is totally #hairgoals!

**Nightshade** · March 10th, 2017, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by PixieP

Thank you so much Nightshade! That was indeed super helpful

I think I'll start with strawberry blonde, as I do want to go lighter than my current haircolour (I'm not gonna do anything to change my ends, I figure they'll lighten a bit naturally, and if I feel like it in a year or two maybe I'll do some sun-in on it). The copper might be the right one too, but I think I'll start with the lightest and take it from there

Can I ask, how long those hair samples was left with henna? Was it mixed with water or something more acidic?

Also, your hair is totally #hairgoals!

Aw thank you! Since there's chamomile already in the blends I just use hot water (steaming not boiling), mix, cover for 4 hours for dye release (although you can probably do sooner since it dye releases so fast), and then I leave it on for 2.5-3 hours depending what I'm trying to get finished before rinsing it out.