Pherokami
May 9th, 2018, 11:25 PM
Hello everyone!
First, let me address the fact that I am completely new here (though have lurked every now and then for quite some time), so I'm really sorry if I mess up in any way.
Okay, so onto the issue - I am naturally a curly blonde, and my hair although strong, tends to go frizzy and has a tendency to be very dry even when virgin. The bad part is, the blonde does nothing for me. It washes me out, doesn't go well with my skin or facial features, and just generally feels very "meh". This is because I have inherited my dads facial features and skin tone (he has black hair), despite getting my mothers blonde curls (it looks awesome on her).
When I first chemically dyed my hair dark, it pretty much changed my life lol. My face lit up and sort of softened, I looked healthier and generally just felt good in my skin, which I never did with blonde hair. The darker I went, the better I felt, till I pretty much reached black and decided to stay that way permanently. Alas, that proved to be harder than I thought.
Black hair on a natural blonde is a very hard colour to maintain while keeping hair healthy. Where my hair had been processed I had no problem dying it with manic panic raven (I have been doing this for months), but since I have stopped colouring the hair chemically, manic panic simply refused to stick and began to turn my blonde hair greenish;/ Not to mention, it would fade so fast from even my processed hair, that I would have to refresh the colour every week, which was not only expensive, but I believe in the end did dry my hair out a bit (not sure on that actually, can manic panic do that when overused?)
I have then tried to use goldwell elumen - that turned out to be a complete failure. The colour faded completely after one wash, and also refused to stick (I tried doing three sessions).
Though I have no experience in henna/indigo, I did think of using it. However I am afraid to try it since I have heard it gives orange/red reflexes even to black hair (which I prefer my colour to stay on the cooler side).
I am beginning to believe I may have to be forced to dye my hair chemically every now and then, and perhaps use manic panic in between sessions. But another issue is that while I try to take care of my damaged strands (oiling, deep conditioning, etc) that in turn also washes out the black colour, forcing me to dye it even more:( I feel like I am running in circles. Does anyone have any suggestions on what the best course of action for me could be? I am really sorry about this long post, however I really want to keep my hair long and healthy, but cannot give up the black colour.
First, let me address the fact that I am completely new here (though have lurked every now and then for quite some time), so I'm really sorry if I mess up in any way.
Okay, so onto the issue - I am naturally a curly blonde, and my hair although strong, tends to go frizzy and has a tendency to be very dry even when virgin. The bad part is, the blonde does nothing for me. It washes me out, doesn't go well with my skin or facial features, and just generally feels very "meh". This is because I have inherited my dads facial features and skin tone (he has black hair), despite getting my mothers blonde curls (it looks awesome on her).
When I first chemically dyed my hair dark, it pretty much changed my life lol. My face lit up and sort of softened, I looked healthier and generally just felt good in my skin, which I never did with blonde hair. The darker I went, the better I felt, till I pretty much reached black and decided to stay that way permanently. Alas, that proved to be harder than I thought.
Black hair on a natural blonde is a very hard colour to maintain while keeping hair healthy. Where my hair had been processed I had no problem dying it with manic panic raven (I have been doing this for months), but since I have stopped colouring the hair chemically, manic panic simply refused to stick and began to turn my blonde hair greenish;/ Not to mention, it would fade so fast from even my processed hair, that I would have to refresh the colour every week, which was not only expensive, but I believe in the end did dry my hair out a bit (not sure on that actually, can manic panic do that when overused?)
I have then tried to use goldwell elumen - that turned out to be a complete failure. The colour faded completely after one wash, and also refused to stick (I tried doing three sessions).
Though I have no experience in henna/indigo, I did think of using it. However I am afraid to try it since I have heard it gives orange/red reflexes even to black hair (which I prefer my colour to stay on the cooler side).
I am beginning to believe I may have to be forced to dye my hair chemically every now and then, and perhaps use manic panic in between sessions. But another issue is that while I try to take care of my damaged strands (oiling, deep conditioning, etc) that in turn also washes out the black colour, forcing me to dye it even more:( I feel like I am running in circles. Does anyone have any suggestions on what the best course of action for me could be? I am really sorry about this long post, however I really want to keep my hair long and healthy, but cannot give up the black colour.