I gave in! Went back to the dye! (Manic Panic) *pics*

[faellen]

I've not been on LHC as often lately because I've been so busy, plus was feeling so bored with my hair, I was losing interest. Was considering cutting it all off. Instead, after spending a little over 2 years dye free, I decided to go back to being a redhead. I didn't want to use a chemical dye though, so I used Manic Panic. The shade is Vampire's Kiss, and I think it looks awesome!

My hair up to shoulder length was virgin, my natural ash brown/blonette. The remainder was old dye I was growing out, a kinda chestnutty colour.

Here's the results! This is after 1 wash. The colour is darker and more of a purpley plum colour on my virgin hair. It gets lighter and brighter towards the ends :D

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/14095874545_8e42dfd853.jpg

But the best pics are in sunlight:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/madamedysmorphic/546a4cb8-b6a1-4731-8bdd-35631d323a91_zps97144756.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y163/madamedysmorphic/cdc70fb2-9115-4fcd-aad9-fd3229fe603f_zps3601dd7b.jpg


I might try Pravana Vivids next when this fades, however I've heard that doesn't take well to virgin hair - any experiences?

[Tressie]

Wow, that's a lovely color, and so sleek and shiny! Of course, your natural color was lovely too! :blossom:

[BrendaLoan]

Wowwww, faellen! Your hair looks gorgeous! :thud:

[MINAKO]

Very pretty, i would say it suits you well! :o

[rach]

very cool !!!! manic panic is great fun :P

[quiltlady]

Your hair looks beautiful. You made the right choice to change the color instead of cutting it.

[Auburndreaming]

Wow that colour is beautiful! Congrats on such lovely results :)

[Lyv]

I love it!! The color looks really nice on you and it looks so soft! I've been going back and forth on trying manic panic because my hair is too short to do anything with and I'm bored so now I want to do it even more lol, I'm a little afraid it won't fade out though.

[momschicklets]

Stunning color! And with your stunning length it's just.....stunning :blossom:

[woodswanderer]

Nice results. It looks a like a subtle intentional red ombré.

[Dandelion6]

It looks fabulous! Good move and I am glad you are happier with you hair.

[faellen]

Thank you all! :D I am so much happier with my hair now!

[Kina]

looks beautiful! May I ask what your starting color was? My sister wants to go red, but I don't think she can make it without bleach, her hair is deepest black/brown.

[faellen]

looks beautiful! May I ask what your starting color was? My sister wants to go red, but I don't think she can make it without bleach, her hair is deepest black/brown.

Thank you! My hair was light ash brown up to shoulder length, the rest was a light chestnut sort of colour from old dye, pic here:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2903/13519054773_ea8a8e440c.jpg

[Night_Kitten]

That's beautiful faellen :D
Wash-out dies are such a great way to "spice things up" without any damage or long-term commitment to one color :)

[fiðrildi]

Very nice! Glad to hear you're loving your hair again, amazing colour and shine :)

[TheHowlingWolf]

Wow, very pretty!!!! I remember when I used to dye my hair red with manic panic (only streaks, not my whole head of hair). If I were to dye my hair a fun color, it would be purple. But I'd be too lazy to do the upkeep lol

[spidermom]

Awesome! I think you made the right choice. It can take a long time in porous areas, but in my experience Manic Panic does eventually fade out completely.

[ashke50]

Looks stunning, I love it! Beautiful colour, and fantastic shine.

[CremeTron]

Your hair looks very healthy and shiny. The colour looks good AND suits you.

[ErinLeigh]

Such a rich gorgeous color! I am glad you are happy. It looks wonderful.
I never realized MP can go so vibrant over natural hair. This is interesting for me to see.

[Mya]

Beautiful! Also, I can't get over the perfection of your ends!

[door72067]

WOW!! stunning color!!

[Allie_snowflake]

Beautiful color! Love how smooth and shiny it is!

[Kome]

I especially love the last picture. It looks really good!!!

[Jonquil]

The colour looks so vibrant and you hair looks so healthy! Very good choice with the colour :)
I would love to use Manic Panic like that but I think my hair is too dark for it to show up without any pre-bleaching.

[kitana97]

OMG! Your hair is awesome! I've always wanted to do a funky color, but I'm too much of a :kitten: to actually do it...

[DKSABS]

Beautiful!!!!

[cat11]

That looks SO good. Great color and shine and looks great with your hair type.

[Addy]

Does anyone know if there is a lot of bleeding that goes on with MP? I do a lot of work outside on my job and sometimes I'm caught in the rain and I have a white uniform shirt... I'd hate to bleed a funky MP color all over it and have my super come for a visit! lol

[maborosi]

GORGEOUS!

~maborosi~

[walterSCAN]

:agape:Gorgeous! I have such intense envy... I would love to do that to my hair with a teal color, but don't think it will ever be 'acceptable' at my job. :nono: Oh well, guess I will have to content myself with henna...

[Selkie-]

It looks silky and shiny - just lovely.

[Skade]

Wow. What a cool vibrant color! Your hair looks so shiny and healthy!

[MaryO]

Oh my goodness, it look amazing!! Good on you!:D

[faellen]

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments! :)



Does anyone know if there is a lot of bleeding that goes on with MP? I do a lot of work outside on my job and sometimes I'm caught in the rain and I have a white uniform shirt... I'd hate to bleed a funky MP color all over it and have my super come for a visit! lol

I haven't been out in the rain with it yet - weirdly enough it's been sunny here - but I imagine it may bleed in heavy rain, especially onto white clothing.
I haven't had any problems with it rubbing off on pillowcases or clothing when dry. Which surprised me, as I always had that issue with other veggie dyes (e.g. Special Effects) in the past.

[vindo]

Super pretty! :)

I have thought of trying manic panic, but I would only want it for fun once in a while and am afraid it won't fade completely :(

[Robot Ninja]

Does anyone know if there is a lot of bleeding that goes on with MP? I do a lot of work outside on my job and sometimes I'm caught in the rain and I have a white uniform shirt... I'd hate to bleed a funky MP color all over it and have my super come for a visit! lol

Yes, it bleeds. I haven't had problems with it rubbing off after the first wash, but it does bleed when wet.

[faellen]

Super pretty! :)

I have thought of trying manic panic, but I would only want it for fun once in a while and am afraid it won't fade completely :(


Thank you!

Yeah to be honest I dyed my hair with the assumption that it probably wouldn't 100% fade (especially on the more porous hair from shoulders down), but I'm cool with that.

[Micayla47]

Wow! The color and texture are gorgeous.

[snuflan]

Wow I'm stunned! That is amazing! Good choice to dye, instead of cutting :)

[Khristopher]

Dreamy hair :crush: :cheese:

[Emmental]

Love the color and the shine!

[Jumper]

Love it!

I used to have purple streaks we did with Urban Shock hair colors, but obviously it was never allowed at school. I want to do it again since it is allowed where I work, but I worry that it's not "professional" since I do have my degree and I am focused on trying to move up the company chain.

[HadessThera]

*Gasp!* your hair is stunning!!! I don't have any experience Pravana but I just had to say your hair floored me :thudpile:

[queenovnight]

Looks great!

[Annibelle]

It looks gorgeous!!!

[peachyleshy]

I love the color! It looks really good on you. I love red hair :)

[xoChesleyy]

You're making me miss my red hair! Your length is stunning and you made a lovely color choice.. It suits you very well! :)

[Undomiel]

Beautiful hair! :flower:

I saw your signature earlier in a thread and was thinking, "What a nice colour". Looks just as good in the big picture too :)

[Tini'sNewHair]

Oh my godness so pretty! !!

[stachelbeere]

amazing... <3

[Cania]

Ooh what a lovely colour!

[LadyDedlock]

I'm so jealous of your hair! Lovely choice and results :)

[Johannah]

Wow! *stunned*

[Bitstuff]

Oh wow, gorgeous! Your hair looks like silk :)

[Nesoi]

That looks gorgeous!

[clioariane]

Beautiful length & color!

[NatNat]

WOW! You have such beautiful hair :)