Cania
June 17th, 2014, 07:06 AM
Hi everyone!
I ordered a kitsune sample from Nightblooming to do a strand test and there are a few things I was wondering. I have read the articles about henna but most of the links are broken so I do have a few questions.
I have old dye and about two inches of roots. My dyed hair is a reddish dark brown right now, depending on the light, and my roots are a dark blondey brown colour. The transition looks gradual (I don't know how!) but I want to be sure the henna won't leave an incredibly obvious line between the two. Can I strand test on hair still attached to my head if I clingfilm a lock? I would patch test my arm for allergies first. I don't really care about a red streak if I don't like it and I can't imagine being able to see the difference properly on shed hairs since my natural colour has a fair bit of variation in it.
Other question, if I go for it all over can I use manic panic in a dark colour as a temp fix for any problems? I dye religiously anyway so it doesn't make a huge difference to me. I'm pretty laid back about botched dye jobs but I like to have a back up plan ^_^
Does leaving it on longer produce a darker tone or a brighter, more vivid red? I thought it would be the latter but I want to be sure.
Final question... Are there any colours you hate in your hair since henna? I'm scared for my hairtoy collection!
I know these are probably silly questions but I'd rather ask and avoid an oops moment. Thank you for reading :)
I ordered a kitsune sample from Nightblooming to do a strand test and there are a few things I was wondering. I have read the articles about henna but most of the links are broken so I do have a few questions.
I have old dye and about two inches of roots. My dyed hair is a reddish dark brown right now, depending on the light, and my roots are a dark blondey brown colour. The transition looks gradual (I don't know how!) but I want to be sure the henna won't leave an incredibly obvious line between the two. Can I strand test on hair still attached to my head if I clingfilm a lock? I would patch test my arm for allergies first. I don't really care about a red streak if I don't like it and I can't imagine being able to see the difference properly on shed hairs since my natural colour has a fair bit of variation in it.
Other question, if I go for it all over can I use manic panic in a dark colour as a temp fix for any problems? I dye religiously anyway so it doesn't make a huge difference to me. I'm pretty laid back about botched dye jobs but I like to have a back up plan ^_^
Does leaving it on longer produce a darker tone or a brighter, more vivid red? I thought it would be the latter but I want to be sure.
Final question... Are there any colours you hate in your hair since henna? I'm scared for my hairtoy collection!
I know these are probably silly questions but I'd rather ask and avoid an oops moment. Thank you for reading :)