Black Hair!

[09robiha]

I have become obessed with black hair lately. The shine. The deep, dark almost mysterious colour, its just amazing. Ladies and Gentlman I would love to see some pictures of your black hair, where its natural, chemical or henna-indigo!!

[Aleria]

My hair is chemically dyed, and though they don't like showing up in pictures, there are three streaks of turquoise hiding somewhere under all that black ;)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/Kylarra_CatClaws/Cosplay%202010/Contemplation.jpg (It's straightened here, so not as wavy as usual)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h318/Kylarra_CatClaws/IMG00293.jpg (I'm on a boat in this, and it's very windy out, hence all the flyaways. But you get the picture)

I really need to rope someone into taking some pictures for me one of these days.. I don't have any good ones that aren't "I-stuck-my-arm-as-far-out-as-it-goes" angles.

[Olivia23]

I saw a lady once at an event. She had gorgeous straight shiny waist-length black hair. There was a slight breeze and it was blowing in the breeze. It was so beautiful. Unfortunately, my face color does not look right with black hair. Right now I am very much enjoying the red from henna:)

[selenechiba]

This was my hair 7 months ago via henna-indigo. It was quite pretty, but the indigo faded horribly. :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/woodle20/n625100818_1450337_9869-1.jpg

[christi.adell]

My newly henndigo'd black hair! (I hope my indigo doesn't fade too bad!) The ends were chemically dyed black before the henndigo. I am really loving having black hair it's so shiny and just awesome. Now if I can just get some length!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5018241230_c965a10e5a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5018241230/)
9/23/10 - Henndigo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5018241230/) by christi.adell (http://www.flickr.com/people/christipolk/), on Flickr
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5017632353_d214e01745.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/)
9/23/10 - Henndigo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/) by christi.adell (http://www.flickr.com/people/christipolk/), on Flickr

[Hylia]

I`ve become a bit obsessed too! Because with having hennaed red hair, I cant put any fun colors in because they don't match with red. Also whenever I had black hair it was super shiny.

Here is my hair when it was black

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1769/l558bd80bd3cb48de89cae2.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/i/l558bd80bd3cb48de89cae2.jpg/)

[09robiha]

*squee* its all so pretty!! Beautiful hair ladies...just fab!

Anymore everyone??

[CelinaStarr]

My hair is naturally quite black and coarse too.

http://images19.fotki.com/v275/photos/9/1559269/8579525/DSC01404-vi.jpg

http://images16.fotki.com/v316/photos/9/1559269/8979759/DSC02004-vi.jpg

I don't think black is a very popular hair color but I love it. All of you look so pretty with the dark hair.

[sibylla]

I just put this is my album.Now my hair is red.I tend to shift from black to red quite often.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=176&pictureid=83880

[Angeletti]

Such pretty hair everyone, black has always been my favorite hair color. I really like that style with the rope braid sibylla, I'll have to try it out on my hair sometime.

Here are my hair pics, the first was just natural light and the second was with a flash.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/5.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/3-1.jpg

[Peter]

Sunlight makes the reds shine a bit, but here's my profile picture:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/image.php?u=17443&dateline=1265066188&type=profile

[IStand4u]

I LOVE Black hair as well! It's just so beautiful! Oh, and red hair :D

[hmmm]

Ooh, there's so much gorgeous hair in this thread that I'm almost embarrassed to post. My hair isn't long, but it's quite black. :p

[sugarpixie10988]

Everyone has such nice black hair! Black hair is one of my favorite hair colors :).

[astrida]

Noo :) I've got naturally black hair, but I must learn to my exam, so can't make any pictures, sorry:(
Anyway, here's a (very-very) old one.

http://kepfeltoltes.hu/100926/svart2_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg

[Sammich]

My newly henndigo'd black hair! (I hope my indigo doesn't fade too bad!) The ends were chemically dyed black before the henndigo. I am really loving having black hair it's so shiny and just awesome. Now if I can just get some length!


9/23/10 - Henndigo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5018241230/) by christi.adell (http://www.flickr.com/people/christipolk/), on Flickr

9/23/10 - Henndigo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/) by christi.adell (http://www.flickr.com/people/christipolk/), on Flickr

Oh wow.. I'm going to die from how gorgeous your eyes are. Wow, I'm a big fan of dark hair and lighter eyes. How exotic!

Now on topic of the thread....
I dyed it black twice in my life, but here's an actual capture of one such dye!
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5453&pictureid=71333

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5453&pictureid=74368

Pretty black. :)
I love black hair alot! ^_^ Especially on pale complexions.

[Kelli Kat]

Mine is chemical dyed

http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac28/mynails/Picture095.jpg

[Irnann]

I love black hair too.

http://irnann.beepworld.de/files/dutt.jpg?nocache=0.7803020027020144

My black is chemical and two weeks old;)

[Catia]

Nice thread. I see so many beautiful colors out there that it's easy to forget to appreciate what you have ;)

A pre-bridal pic with the same 2 step henna/indigo for black I have now.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/ravishingruby/DSC_009a6.jpg

[SandyStar]

I'm Asian, my hair is virgin.

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu236/Denebie/Sept262010-1.jpg

[Angeletti]

Nice thread. I see so many beautiful colors out there that it's easy to forget to appreciate what you have ;)

A pre-bridal pic with the same 2 step henna/indigo for black I have now.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/ravishingruby/DSC_009a6.jpg
Such a beautiful picture! It makes me wish that I had grown my hair out before I got married so I could have pictures with my long hair and wedding gown.

[Nevada Rose]

Such beautiful photos of black hair! Brings back memories when I kept my hair chemically dyed blue black. Something about midnight blue and black that captures my soul. Today I won't betray my silvers by dying them.

[sibylla]

thank you Angeletti.Your hair is incredible!I love making my ropebraids.They are fast to do and people stare when I make them;)

[Catia]

Thank you as well Angeletti :razz:

I'm sure you were beautiful ... besides, who needs a reason to dress up for beautiful pictures :wacko:

[Quixotica]

I have chemically dyed black hair, and I LOVE it. Pictures soon to follow.

In the meantime, those of you with chemically dyed hair - could you include what brands you use if you dye at home? And how do you make sure you get through application? Just curious what others use/do ....

[getoffmyskittle]

Catia and Angeletti have basically the same avatar. :bigeyes:

P.S. My hair isn't black. :lol: But everyone else's hair in this thread is gorgeous!

[Angeletti]

I have chemically dyed black hair, and I LOVE it. Pictures soon to follow.

In the meantime, those of you with chemically dyed hair - could you include what brands you use if you dye at home? And how do you make sure you get through application? Just curious what others use/do ....
I use Koleston perfect hair color 2/0 with a volume 10 developer, it's a professional hair color so you have to either have a license or know someone who can get it for you like I do. So far it's the best black I have ever came across on myself, the box jobs in the stores always faded for me (plus they use a higher volume developer which is more damaging).

The only hard part about using this is I have to apply it myself with a flat brush, I'm glad I only do a full color job every six months because it was very difficult the last time with tailbone length hair.

[Peter]

Catia and Angeletti have basically the same avatar. :bigeyes:
The resemblance is stunning!

[hmmm]

Catia and Angeletti have basically the same avatar. :bigeyes:


I scrolled up and down in amazement about twenty times after you pointed it out. :silly:

[luxepiggy]

I wish my hair grew true black . . . alas, even though it is all virgin, and I'm Chinese, it most obstinately remains dark brown (>(oo)<)`

Sometimes it humours me though, and shows up nearly black in photos:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/hair20100806e.jpg

[RadiantNeedle]

A really old picture! Self taken on oldschool film, self developed, all of that stuff. It was part of a 4 photo piece that I assembled, painting the eyes blue with watercolours.
Ah, to be this young again...
http://ceredwyn-designs.com/artwork/floozypics/blueeyes.jpg

[KittyLost]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b237/ValhallaVixen/LHC/19May2009-Copy.jpg

I had black hair for a short while! It was actually some poly colour dye called Red Black, at night it was black and during the day it was a dark red, it was quite cool.

[Juneii]

I still can't get over how beautiful Catia and Angeletti's hair is, I really want curly hair.
I am (obviously) asian and have completely virgin hair. I would say my hair is solid black, but upon closer inspection I have blond strands here and there. It is definitely blond and not white.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2460&pictureid=83457

[sunrain]

Another Asian with virgin hair here! I've got a few natural red and blonde highlights, haha. This pic is my only decent hair pic in the sun. I will get around to a length pic eventually, lol.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6204&pictureid=84000

[Jules diamond]

From about three years ago. This was about two months before I started growing again. The dye is juuust about cut out now. xD sorry for the weird look.

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n363/all_for_LOL/DSCF0826-2.jpg

[Dragon]

I also love black hair. I have to except my natural colour as cant colour my hair due to allergys.

[09robiha]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/ravishingruby/DSC_009a6.jpg

That is just stunning!


My hair is naturally quite black and coarse too.



http://images16.fotki.com/v316/photos/9/1559269/8979759/DSC02004-vi.jpg

I don't think black is a very popular hair color but I love it. All of you look so pretty with the dark hair.

Can I just steal some of those curls...please. Pretty pretty please :poot:


Such pretty hair everyone, black has always been my favorite hair color. I really like that style with the rope braid sibylla, I'll have to try it out on my hair sometime.

Here are my hair pics, the first was just natural light and the second was with a flash.


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/3-1.jpg

My Amy Lee Lookalike those curls are to die for. If there not natural...can I ask how you did them?

[Angeletti]

Thanks : )
09robiha- These curlers are how I get those curls. I normally have stick straight hair that doesn't hold curl but if I put these on damp hair and leave them to dry over night I wake up looking like the picture below.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/curlers.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/ad.jpg

[ibleedlipstick]

I have a picture in my album that shows my black hair- I will link it to you later if I can. The computer I am on can be finicky about links.

I use Clairol Black from Sally's with a 20 volume developer. I am trying to work my way into a salon connection to get some better, less damaging products, but to be honest it works pretty well for me.

ONLY washing your hair in ICE COLD water is how you prevent fading. When I started dyeing my hair bright colors like pink, red, green, etc. I had horrific fading until some mainstream looking woman whom I had never met before walked up and said that my hair would fade at a much slower rate if I washed it cold.

I tend to get in the shower, wash my hair if it is a wash day, or get it wet and condition it, and then wrap it up in my shower scrunchie (I have five really hideous but non damaging scrunchies that I made, and they can be tossed in the washing machine with my towels so they don't smell mildewy.) and then turn the water on hot while I do everything else, keeping my hair out of the water. I'm sure I get a little bit of hot mist in there, but the color lasts a long time and I really only have to do my roots when I re-dye. I only do a full scale dye job every 6 months or so, because I have super thick hair and it involves about 4 bottles of dye, even at my sadly short length.

[09robiha]

Thanks : )
09robiha- These curlers are how I get those curls. I normally have stick straight hair that doesn't hold curl but if I put these on damp hair and leave them to dry over night I wake up looking like the picture below.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/curlers.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/ad.jpg

Thats fantastic I think they have them in boots near me...Cant wait until my hair gets that long :cheese:

[dfotw]

My hair has always been dark enough to qualify as black under most lights, and now I'm treating it with a mixture of Lush Henna Brun and Noir to ensure that it remains so...

Pics from my album!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5633&pictureid=73503 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/image.php?u=28845&dateline=1282844581&type=profile

I realise I have to take a good hair-colour pic in the sun to show off! :p

[christi.adell]

Everyone's black hair looks AMAZING! Do any of you black haired folks (dyed especially) use a special shampoo or conditioner? There seems to be tons of products for blondes, browns and reds but none for black hair? I try to not wash so much so as not to fade it but I'm a washaholic I think.

[Miasen]

Oooh, this makes me want to dye my hair black sooo bad. I've always found it to be a stunning colour. The only think that stops me for doing so are maintenance, because I know I'd get so bored with having to redye it everytime my dark-blonde roots showed up. :p

[error]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/deathORdie/silk.jpg Oh so guilty of chemical dye , but yes i too am intrigued by black hair lol. Oh how the chemicals have possibly seeped into my skull :-> http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/deathORdie/out.jpg lol

[melrose1985]

My newly henndigo'd black hair! (I hope my indigo doesn't fade too bad!) The ends were chemically dyed black before the henndigo. I am really loving having black hair it's so shiny and just awesome. Now if I can just get some length!


Christi.adell you are BEAUTIFUL! i love the black on you!




Thanks : )
09robiha- These curlers are how I get those curls. I normally have stick straight hair that doesn't hold curl but if I put these on damp hair and leave them to dry over night I wake up looking like the picture below.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/curlers.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/genazollner/ad.jpg

You should make a thread or tutorial on this! I really need to try this!

My black hair:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs008.snc4/33779_440642184130_510099130_5022851_6377376_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs027.ash2/34718_440642214130_510099130_5022852_3806219_n.jpg

I have some that were taken yesterday but they are on my camera at... I'll load them later.

[error]

I second melrose's last comment I cant wait to go to rite aid and pick up a few boxes of those! goodbye stick straight hair! Wait till my boy sees me this weekend! LOL

[melrose1985]

Sorry for the large pictures....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs644.snc4/60465_441626664130_510099130_5044607_6662553_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs704.snc4/62416_441629989130_510099130_5044660_6280234_n.jpg

And just to be funny... but he's natural black hair!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs024.snc4/33574_441627079130_510099130_5044614_8230259_n.jpg

[Peter]

The people in this thread are so beautiful! Everyone!

I had to say it!

[DiablitaNoir]

Pardon the sizes of the photos here, I tried scaling them down a bit. Here I am at home just over a week ago:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/dollhouse13/2010/IMG00159-20100918-1033.jpg

And here I am at the Renaissance Fest back in March in my "Cat Faerie" costume:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v466/dollhouse13/2010/CatFairy.jpg

[x0h_bother]

http://i55.tinypic.com/znsgmh.jpg
I'm not completely black, I am dark brown, but I thought I would give my :twocents: . A favorite from last Thanksgiving, almost a year ago

[NiAosSi]

Everyone has such beautiful, black hair!

Here's mine:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff74/zentientbeing/44415_140330229342634_100000969736866_185417_43066 72_n.jpg

[swivelhop]

Here is my almost but no :disco: color. The highlight coming up from the nape is natural the ones from the 'bangs' area are bleached. Bleach = mistake. Resizing pics really kills the shine in an odd way. :(
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6179&pictureid=84235

[christi.adell]

Christi.adell you are BEAUTIFUL! i love the black on you!

Thank you! :D

Also: Thank you Sammich I just saw your comment as well. Your pictures are so cute!

[Unnamed]

My hair *used* to be chemically dyed black:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/UnnamedGryffon/UpdosDec2004/napeknot.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/UnnamedGryffon/pics/middecat325in_old.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/UnnamedGryffon/pics/lateaug03corset.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/UnnamedGryffon/pics/hairside.jpg

Oh, and not as inky looking in these, but curled (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/UnnamedGryffon/UpdosDec2004/curls.jpg) and that put into a twist (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/UnnamedGryffon/UpdosDec2004/ficcarecurls.jpg).

[Aleria]

Wow! Everyone's is so shiny and blue-black. Makes me jealous, I can never get mine blue-black, it always goes reddish in the sun, which is the reason I dye in the first place! Why can't I get that pretty raven's wing colour :(

[punkcatknitter]

When my hair was black it was also SHORT. This is the best picture I could find, complete with blonde roots growing in that everyone said made me look like I was going bald.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1017/1383537396_05057888f5.jpg

I miss my black hair.

[Aerith]

I love this thread. For the longest time very black hair has always been my favorite hair color. I've always been too afraid to dye mine though. Maybe some day.

I looked through the first few pages, but it's really late here so I'll have to look at the rest tomorrow. :D You all have such pretty hair!

[09robiha]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/deathORdie/silk.jpg Oh so guilty of chemical dye , but yes i too am intrigued by black hair lol. Oh how the chemicals have possibly seeped into my skull :-> lol

oohh gosh thats is pretty!!! :D

[error]

Aww thank you so much!

[CelinaStarr]

Can I just steal some of those curls...please. Pretty pretty please :poot:



Thank you. :) I love looking at all of the beautiful pictures in this thread. You've created a great thread, 09robiha.

[masa_inn]

Pre-henna.
I'm starting to miss my natural color. I think I'll experiment with indigo soon.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_D5xc6jwT3oY/S3ygNmpzJwI/AAAAAAAABHw/1MebCY9axDM/s400/Hair%2001%2020%2010%20015crop%20-%20Copy.jpg

[nellreno]

I'm loving all the beautiful black hair! I've always loved long black hair and I've considered dying my hair black, but given my coloring I'm not sure if it would look good. Keep posting ladies :D

[09robiha]

Thank you. :) I love looking at all of the beautiful pictures in this thread. You've created a great thread, 09robiha.

hehe thanks :) I am soo tempted to dye it black now! There are just some stunning pics on here

Masa_Inn: stunning curls!

[yellowchariot]

I had to post, after I've seen all of this amazing dark hair pics.

I can't get over how astonishing all of your all's hair looks! Its jaw dropping, mind boggling, death defying, and goes against the laws of science! ;)

I haven't seen so much smooth shiny texture all in one place. I will admit that I am a big fan of blonds, but the shine of really dark hair, that radiates that blue'ish/purple'ish color tent is a sight to behold! Truly amazing on it's on scale! I give you all 4 thumbs up and 4 banana dudes! Rock on!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::disco::di sco::disco::disco:

[angelfell]

Ooohh this is right up my alley D: My hair is black atm. But my camera is broke! Arrggg! Anyways, I fell in love with it seeing it on Eva Longoria. I have a similar skin tone to hers.

[Maddy25]

I had black hair at one point.... :D What colour HAVENT I had haha.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n296/addie2525/n501835913_846574_8909.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n296/addie2525/rr.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n296/addie2525/jhfj.jpg

[Angeletti]

I love the color streaks in the second picture Maddy25, If it wasn't so damaging to get the hair lightened enough for color to show I would have red or purple streaks in my hair right now.

[swivelhop]

This thread provides so much temptation to dye into the darkness.:eyebrows:

[christine1989]

I agree with you! Black is my favorite hair color and I have always wanted it. My hair is dark brown so not too far from black but I still wish it was darker.

[Quixotica]

This thread provides so much temptation to dye into the darkness.:eyebrows:

:rollin:

I love this, swivelhop!

[angelfell]

I finally got a picture up :p. I used the box dye that Eva Longoria is 'supposively' wearing, or so says my Cosmopolitan -rolls eyes-. Either way, I love the color.

[Sammich]

I love the color streaks in the second picture Maddy25, If it wasn't so damaging to get the hair lightened enough for color to show I would have red or purple streaks in my hair right now.

Agreed, that picture is amazing, I love the colours... Black and purple/pink. Wow...

[janedoe0]

I've really enjoyed looking at the pics in this thread! Thanks for starting it, I have black hair myself and always took it for granted!

A pic of my hair taken in August:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=4620&pictureid=80908

[Quixotica]

I finally got a picture up :p. I used the box dye that Eva Longoria is 'supposively' wearing, or so says my Cosmopolitan -rolls eyes-. Either way, I love the color.

What kind of box dye is that? I missed that, and I'm an avid Cosmo reader (it's my guilty pleasure, haha!)

[Hylia]

A really old picture! Self taken on oldschool film, self developed, all of that stuff. It was part of a 4 photo piece that I assembled, painting the eyes blue with watercolours.
Ah, to be this young again...
http://ceredwyn-designs.com/artwork/floozypics/blueeyes.jpg

beautiful picture!

[ScarlettAdelle]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs207.ash2/47060_1196112239947_1742719121_387685_7567499_n.jp g

One of the few pictures where my gray is showing up en masse, and paired with the sock curls? As you can see from my facial expression, I'm stoked about it :D

[eri401]

Thanks for the pictures everyone.

I have naturally black/dark brown hair. I always felt a bit boring compared to the red heads and I also live in California, where everyone is bleached blond. However, I'm now reminded how gorgeous, mysterious, and glamorous dark hair is on all sorts of people!

[Athena's Owl]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=3095&pictureid=84837

that's my natural colour which is a very dark brown. but people call it black. if i can find a local source for indigo powder i'll probably do a two step henna and then indigo to make it blue black.

[JulietCapulet]

http://imgur.com/c0DDq.jpg (http://imgur.com/c0DDq.jpg)
My hair is naturally black but here I have some highlights.

[RadiantNeedle]

beautiful picture!
Thank you so much!
:heartbeat

[baaaad_kitty]

here's mine

link! (http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs246.snc4/39648_1435235250788_1530158901_31570978_1049575_n. jpg)

[sibylla]

baaaad-kitty, your hair seems nice (do you have any length shots?).You have a super pretty face:))

[Ninika]

I love the varieties of black hair here :). Catia, what a stunning picture of you with the cascading hair and that pretty corset.

A couple of years ago, pre-LHC, I had dyed my hair chemically, this pic shows the colour quite well:

http://www.ruso.at/zeugs/black.jpg

[Dacia]

I really miss my dark brown chemical dye:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5291&pictureid=84869

[Dark40]

CelinaStarr, your hair is beautiful!!

[morecowbell]

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z191/shroomynadia/931986158_l.jpg

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z191/shroomynadia/794749956_l.jpg

I dyed my bsl hair black when I was 17 (I was using Colorsilk 11 Soft Black, washed with dandruff shampoo right after dying for a more natural black)... sometimes the urge to go back to that color is crazy! I just gotta keep thinking, though "All Natural HAIR WITH NO UPKEEP!" :o

[Antipodienne]

Such pretty hair everyone, black has always been my favorite hair color. I really like that style with the rope braid sibylla, I'll have to try it out on my hair sometime.

Here are my hair pics, the first was just natural light and the second was with a flash.



Ohmygoodness your curls in the second photo are lovely! Are they natural/heat-free?

[Vijikanth]

Hey, I'm natural black....curly too..got it frm my moms side..here
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=4595&pictureid=85023

[BlackfootHair]

I dye mine with Goldwell Colorance 2A Blue black. :)

[Angeletti]

Ohmygoodness your curls in the second photo are lovely! Are they natural/heat-free?
Thank you : ) They are heat free, on page 4 of this thread I posted a picture of the type of curlers I used.

[CelinaStarr]

CelinaStarr, your hair is beautiful!!

Thank you, Dark40. :)

[TinaDenali]

Here's me when I had black hair in 2005:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5893&pictureid=85046

Too bad I'm not that skinny or pretty anymore!! Ahhh, to be young again....!!

[Demetrue]

Wow!!! Everyone's hair pictures are amazing! Red is probably my favorite hair color (I was naturally blonde/dark blonde until I went silver at an early age) and I never really thought much about black hair, but this thread has really opened my eyes to how stunning and dramatic is can be. Thanks for sharing!

[JaneinMarch]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=3952&pictureid=50741

This is a little over a year old, phone pic. It looks off-black sometimes. Style is a braid-out.

[Savvyhorsez]

My natural hair is black, used to be jet black on top, and fades to a medium brown, then a lighter medium brown depending on the light on the ends.

[LocustSpawning]

I think that long, thick black hair is the most beautiful kind of hair.
Mine is thick and black, but not yet long enough for my liking!

[baaaad_kitty]

length pic. sorry. this picture is old and there are funny pixellized pits

link (http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs724.snc4/64443_1503378114317_1530158901_31732719_388654_n.j pg)

[Nae]

Here I am, hiding behind my monopoly instructions!! How much do I get when I pass Go! again?

I am not sure if my hair is black black, it is more of a brown black but nonetheless, I finally stopped being lazy and took a picture.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5094136886_88fc6fb273_z.jpg

[Rain]

Clickable.

*pic removed because Google Images is creepy*

That is Goldwell Colorance 2A. Blue-black demi-perm so it fades out and I never have obvious roots.

[ddiana1979]

I LOVE black hair too. I think Dita Von Teese is one of my favorite hair idols even though hers isn't very long. I'm going to have to figure out how to henndigo, because I don't want to continue with chemical hair dyes.

[Fee]

Oh!!! You are all so pretty and have magical black hair :)

I don't have recent photos, but here are some taken about 6-7 months ago. I've been dying my hair black since I was 14.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs259.ash1/18644_103943352967494_100000554891431_108598_28584 31_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs517.ash1/30480_134561689905660_100000554891431_277833_19969 15_n.jpg

[Rain]

Oh!!! You are all so pretty and have magical black hair :)

I don't have recent photos, but here are some taken about 6-7 months ago. I've been dying my hair black since I was 14.


Me too! I've had a couple years of natural color just to see what it was but then I went back to black. Once you go black, you never go back.

[Fee]

Me too! I've had a couple years of natural color just to see what it was but then I went back to black. Once you go black, you never go back.

Exactly! :D

[catysue]

Arrghhhhhhh this thread is so bad for me!!! :( I love love love my red henna'ed hair but for the longest time I have wanted to go black, black, BLACK!!!!!1 Back when I used to chemically dye my hair I dyed it very very dark brown almost black. I loved it, and I miss it. Here's a pic:

http://i52.tinypic.com/2igf6yv.jpg

My hair was much shorter then, just a bit past shoulder.

[Kathie]

Catysue, lol at the pic! But your hair was very pretty black.

[09robiha]

Clickable.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/bluecelt/th_54a820a9.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/bluecelt/54a820a9.jpg)

That is Goldwell Colorance 2A. Blue-black demi-perm so it fades out and I never have obvious roots.

wow! for one you look nothing like I expected you to. For some reason I have a whole differant image of how you would look lol. Secondly you and your hairs are beautiful! and that color suits you sooo well.

Although I am not brave enough for black I have 2 boxes of chocolate brown semi permenant ready and waiting for me :)
I am moving to that dark side!!

[Rain]

wow! for one you look nothing like I expected you to. For some reason I have a whole differant image of how you would look lol. Secondly you and your hairs are beautiful! and that color suits you sooo well.

Although I am not brave enough for black I have 2 boxes of chocolate brown semi permenant ready and waiting for me :)
I am moving to that dark side!!

I look a lot like my avatar. :lol:

Thank you! :flowers:

[greentealeaf]

I LOVE black hair! Here are a few pictures of my hair, which is naturally black.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x371/mrsgio/S7300239-1.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x371/mrsgio/S7300234-1.jpg

[Maverick494]

Wow, gorgeous hair everyone! I'll try to dig up pics of my black hair back when it was at APL length.

Sofia Boutella also has great black hair. It's very fine but so shiny! Click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWSBrLiaQA) to see it.













PS does anyone know how to embed youtube videos in here? usually the forum code is but it doesn't work on this one.

[MissBellydance]

Aw I love black hair. I wish I could have it but I'm trying to grow out and maintain virgin hair. Does using henna + indigo to blacken hair have any negative effects on health? It looks beautiful and shiny!

[BeatlesFanGirl]

I love black hair too!! :) Although, I love ALL hair colours. :) :) I just can't decide wether my hair is black or not. Others say it is, I think it's more of dark chocolate.

[tinywife]

Does anyone know how to get a red-black using henna? I'm too olive-skinned to rock the blue-black.

[tinywife]

Also, if you henna your hair black, can you henna it red again? Or is it black until you trim it off?

[Catia]

Does anyone know how to get a red-black using henna? I'm too olive-skinned to rock the blue-black.

I don't think I get a blue black with two-step henna indigo, but the roots might be close (because of repeated overlapping root applications). Length has plenty of red in it - particularly in the sun!

I would say a high indigo content henndigo would get you there, or if you have any white hair - a two step with the second step indigo cut with a little henna like the henndigo. Maybe 80% indigo to 20% henna in the henndigo as a jumping off point to test with.

HTH! :gabigrin:

[Catia]

Also, if you henna your hair black, can you henna it red again? Or is it black until you trim it off?

Depends on how many applications of indigo you are dealing with - but yeah, it is permanent. Reaallllllllly permanent. My length is lighter because it has only gotten hit with applications about 5 times in the last 4 years and it has faded, but it has only faded to a very, very dark red brown. Most would still call it black though.

Indigo is more of a commitment then even henna - if you can believe that :bigeyes:

[Maverick494]

Yes, I keep hearing indigo is permanent. But does that mean there is absolutely NO way to get it out? Just curious.

[froglet]

On me, indigo will NEVER come out. Here I was a few years ago, growing it out, see the ends?

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Belusia/P1100987.jpg

And me currently, back to hendigo with two step henna-indigoed black. It's not a blue black (on me), it's a warm black. I have light olive skin and blue-black makes me look pretty rough, I love the black I get with henna & indigo though.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f102/Belusia/P1130902.jpg

[growing2shine]

Wow... So much amazing black hair! The first time I dyed my hair, I dyed it black blue. I loved it but I got sick and tired of the upkeep. Im growing out natural, but it's quite tempting, looking at all that black hair... :D I can't quite stop with the black dye, so im going to stick with my black tips.

[little_cherry]

Oh wow! Absolutely stunning and gorgeous, everyone!
I really miss my black tresses...I have a photo....somewhere..with my BSL+ black wavy hair. *runs off looking for pics*

[Teufelchen]

I use a two step henna/indigo Process to dye my hair black, It is a warm black color with red accents in the sun.
Picture taken back in June
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7803/p1010440d.jpg
indoors it looks just black.
My hair in Buns last week.
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8192/2010kw45.jpg

[Teufelchen]

Does anyone know how to get a red-black using henna? I'm too olive-skinned to rock the blue-black.
I have a warm reddish-black but only in the sunlight, every other time it is just a warm black, like you get it with black chemical dye.

[Akiko]

My hair is naturally black. The color suits me best, I think.

[Quixotica]

Once you go black, you never go back.

TOTALLY agreed, Rain!

[JuneBride]

My Husband LOVED Black on me!!!

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/trdegray/Blackhair-1.jpg

[lingxi]

Black's my natural colour (I'm Chinese) and I've never been able to bring myself to dye it otherwise.

[Wheatland]

I'm trying not dye my hair any more (it's brown) but this thread and all the pretty pictures are driving me crazy!

MUST.DYE.BLACK.NOW!

[katgib]

My hair is naturally a dirty, dishwater blonde. I've always wanted dark, raven-colored locks, but I've never been very committed to color upkeep. *sigh* I'll have to stick to admiring everyone else's beautiful black hair.

[bondgirl]

Black hair is so beautiful! As a child I wanted long, shiny, straight black hair....instead of de blond curls I had.

I've dyed it a couple of times, but unfortunately it looks very harsh on me.

[Varney]

I loove black hair. And all the gorgeous black hair in this thread makes my urge to go black again come back. I have indigo on the way so maybe I will ;)

The last time my hair was black was before I started taking care of it. So hopefully my hair would be a much more shiny black now.

[Meridon]

I adore black hair - my SO has pure black hair, I can never see any red tones in it, it's so beautiful. Apparently my father had red tones in his black hair. I sadly don't have black hair and neither of my children inherited it either although my eldest's hair is beginning to darken a bit (he has dark brown hair) so finger's crossed!

I dyed mine once, my Mum said I was too pale for it and looked more like my father, lol. It kinda put me off black on myself!

[Becky9679]

Black hair is beautiful! This is a picture of me from my wedding (6 and a half years ago) with chemically dyed black somewhere around tailbone/hip length:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/image.php?u=33273&dateline=1290271022&type=profile

I don't have any current pictures but at the moment it doesn't look too impressive anyway as the roots need sorting out. I've recently discovered the joys of henna/indigo and I'm hoping to eventually get that beautiful aubergine black/purple colour that comes with henna saturation and doesn't fade ever!

[PolarCathy]

Now... I have evenly black hair too :) So far only my roots were black, but as it grew the ends were always lighter. Had I known about the indigo I'd have tailbone length hair by now, I chopped off so much because of the brownish ends over the years.
Now I did a two-step henndigo. The color matches my natural color perfectly. In an ideal world, I wouldn't need to do my roots ever. I hope that will be the case :D
I hope the indigo will stick the latest by the third time :) What do you think?

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=102216 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/5696903656_19cdd00fa9_b.jpg)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=102217 (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5695831165_304eaf6b79_b.jpg)

But the most brutal one is this one. Looks like my hair is oiled.. (It was, right after the henndigo I did a heavy oiling overnight, but then washed it off with conditioner)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=102213 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/5697152978_6fdb76540c_b.jpg)

[Loepsie]

Here's my chemical black from a year ago.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/5696770487_2384138e81.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/5697346574_bf4146fc0e.jpg

I loved it so much... I'm a henna head now, and actually considering henndigo but I'm affraid to make the commitment since it's so super permanent. Not everybody around me liked the black just as much as I did, too =P Apparantly it makes me look harsh.

[PolarCathy]

(...) Not everybody around me liked the black just as much as I did, too =P Apparantly it makes me look harsh.

Black hair does give a distinct character to people, but to say that it looks harsh on you is beyond exaggeration. It suits you!

[Becky9679]

Loepsie, henndigo black is a big commitment so you do have to be sure that it's the right decision for you, but don't spend too much time worrying what other people think. No matter what you do with your hair (or indeed any aspect of your appearance) there'll always be someone who doesn't like it. The important thing is whether or not you like it yourself.

I think you look beautiful with black hair ;)

[monichella]

here's my natural black http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/monichella88/DSC02330-1.jpg

[PrincessBob]

This is a couple old, old images from years and years ago (senior pics 2004), sorry they aren't close-ups. It was dyed with a now discontinued hair dye Natural Instincts, I think it was, in the shade Amazon Indigo. I loved it, and I had dyed my hair black before, but those other dyes were awful. If I could get my hands on Amazon indigo again, though, I'd have black hair in a heartbeat. Without further ado:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5935&pictureid=77646
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5935&pictureid=77645

[Aaroo]

Wow..so many beautiful black hairs everyone! :cool:

This is my virgin black hair about 5 years ago...I miss it so much :( I hope that soon I can get rid of all this chemical color on my hair.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7806&pictureid=102279

[PolarCathy]

Wow..so many beautiful black hairs everyone! :cool:

This is my virgin black hair about 5 years ago...I miss it so much :( I hope that soon I can get rid of all this chemical color on my hair.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7806&pictureid=102279

Yay! Beautiful.

[Becky9679]

Second ever 2-step henndigo now done and turned out much better than the first time (when I forgot the salt and didn't leave it on long enough). Pictures will be posted once it's had the 'calming-down' oxidation phase ;)

BTW PrincessBob I love the goth look on you!

[Varney]

Loepsie: Wow, love the red lips with the black hair. Gorgeous :)

[Fufu]

Loepsie: Good to see you here :) I enjoyed your videos very much, especially the sock bun curls.
Looking great with black hair

[TealValley]

I had black hair couple of times..chemical black
a pic from 2007-2008
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/16161_1185851964584_1176825204_30461792_6822488_n. jpg

and this one was a year ago ,Summer 2010
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/27941_1335381342725_1176825204_30782596_1872906_n. jpg

[rosieex3]

Here's my hair in Summer 2009 when it was dyed black. I never had intentions of dying it black, I got it dyed "dark brown" in a salon in Spring 2009 to cover up highlights..and left with black hair. Which luckily, I absolutely loved! I kept the black hair all summer.. and I miss it so much. It was just way too much work to keep on touching up the roots. I'd rather grow out my medium brown natural hair. But I still get a STRONG urge to re-dye it black every now and then.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2mi145z.png

Roots are creepin in a bit in this picture.

[MagicAndMayhem]

I so badly want some black hair. I just bought a box of indigo to experiment.

http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/472/006nvwhmu.jpg

Here's the darkest I ever went just about. Sort of a red tinge to it. I wanna go totally black, but I'm afraid that will be too harsh for me...

[Becky9679]

Here's how my hair looks now after my second attempt at a 2-step henndigo. The top 3-4 inches of my hair are henndigoed, the rest is chemical dye
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7821&pictureid=102505

[baaaad_kitty]

I have my growth pics in my albums

[Silverdragn7385]

Here's my chemical black from a year ago.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/5696770487_2384138e81.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/5697346574_bf4146fc0e.jpg

I loved it so much... I'm a henna head now, and actually considering henndigo but I'm affraid to make the commitment since it's so super permanent. Not everybody around me liked the black just as much as I did, too =P Apparantly it makes me look harsh.

I absolutely LOVE your lipstick color! And hair!! :crush:

[Silverdragn7385]

I had black hair for several years...and I absolutely LOVED it, and I'm still tempted to this day to dye it back black! That was the time when I received the most compliments on it, too. :P

Black hair: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7255&pictureid=95805

[owlathena]

These are all from chemical box dye.


http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v375/194/84/593903168/n593903168_1640698_9407.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/36448_449049608168_593903168_5729595_4786318_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/36448_449047973168_593903168_5729552_1601519_n.jpg

[MagicAndMayhem]

It's...so...patchy D:

No idea if I should redo the black or go over it with henna.

[dragonchickx]

Black hair is amazing!! Its always an eye catcher, I sometimes want black hair than I remember I would regret dying my natural hair, so I just envy others. Lol :D

[PolarCathy]

I could use an advice here: I do have that red glow with my (apparently) black henndigo that I want to eliminate. Can I use some deposit-only synthetic dye over henndigo? It's sick :rolleyes: I do everything (two-step, amla, ....) to avoid the red glow and it's there. :( :confused: :( :confused:

Looks good...
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=106885 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=106885)


Glow:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=106886 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=106886)

TIA!

[getoffmyskittle]

Hi PolarCathy, I think all but the midnight icy depths blue-blackest natural black hair gets a reddish/brownish tint in the sun like that. I honestly think your hair looks great, very natural and not flat and one-dimensional the way synthetic dye will make it.

The only thing I can think of that you haven't listed is adding salt to your indigo.

[PolarCathy]

Hi PolarCathy, I think all but the midnight icy depths blue-blackest natural black hair gets a reddish/brownish tint in the sun like that. I honestly think your hair looks great, very natural and not flat and one-dimensional the way synthetic dye will make it.

The only thing I can think of that you haven't listed is adding salt to your indigo.

Feeling a little better, thank you... I don't really remember how much red I had before the henndigo (my hair is naturally black and I think I always had some red in it, that's why I started the whole thing in the first place, the ends were so reddish)

I added salt too..

I don't dare to go for blue-black, I have been playing with the idea but I am afraid it would make me look much older. Can't I have just pitch black? ;)

[lillylonghair]

Feeling a little better, thank you... I don't really remember how much red I had before the henndigo (my hair is naturally black and I think I always had some red in it, that's why I started the whole thing in the first place, the ends were so reddish)

I added salt too..

I don't dare to go for blue-black, I have been playing with the idea but I am afraid it would make me look much older. Can't I have just pitch black? ;)


Hhmmm have you thought about adding a tablespoon or so of manic panic to a bottle of conditioner and doing a weekly treatment? You could just use the black or a mix of blue and purple to tone down the red.

[lillylonghair]

Adding a pic of my recently indigoed hair!!

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu89/lillysmama0729/stuff033.jpg

[MiamiPineapple]

I too am obsessed with black hair. So much so that I dyed it brown and went right back to black. On my way back to it

[MiamiPineapple]

lilylonghair, which indigo did you use? Love your color

[lillylonghair]

lilylonghair, which indigo did you use? Love your color


Thank you,I order my henna and indigo from http://http://www.hennaforhair.com/. I do a 2 step process of all over henna and then indigo. Although now that I've done it a few times I'm just using indigo and will probably only henna the roots every couple of times. The henna helps the indigo to stick. You can just mix the henna into the indigo and do a one step process.

[QueenJoey]

So much stunning hair! I personallyprefer dark brown to black, since I think I can add more dimension to it. I once dyed my hair to a shade called "cinnamon". It looked very dark brown, almost black in some lighting, but shone red in the sun. So gorgeous!

[skyblue]

Ooooo! I love this thread! Your all gorgeous!!
Sporting that lovely black hair!!

[MiamiPineapple]

Thank you,I order my henna and indigo from http://http://www.hennaforhair.com/. I do a 2 step process of all over henna and then indigo. Although now that I've done it a few times I'm just using indigo and will probably only henna the roots every couple of times. The henna helps the indigo to stick. You can just mix the henna into the indigo and do a one step process.


Thanks just ordered some!

[lillylonghair]

Thanks just ordered some!


I know henna for hair is one of the more expensive sites out there but I trust what they sell and know it's always the best quality.

[Corvus]

I ADORE black hair and have chemically dyed mine for about 20yrs! Can't imagine being any other color.........

[LyraS]

Black hair is really gorgeous. And so is red. I'm naturally black haired used brown henna, so it's dark brown now. Would love to henna my hair red, but i don't have the right colour for it.
Seeing all these pics makes me wish i kept my black hair now.

[Jing]

I looove black hair! I would keep mine blueish black all the time if it wasn't for the fact that I would have to dye the roots twice a month because I look like I'm going bald once they start to show. I always use semi-permanent dye when I give in to the temptation since there't not as much contrast when the colour fades. The problem is that I always get a permanent base colour (generally red) tint from semi-permanent dyes, and I really don't like reddish hair on me.

[October]

I also love black hair. It is so shiny (most of the time).

I would love to have black hair. Here is a picture when I did have black-ish hair (it was suppose to be dyed dark brown, but it was black at first and then faded to my color I have now - don't mind my filthy 2 year old daughter :o).

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/154276_10150332873865440_677270439_15926467_798221 _n.jpg

DH said it was too 'dark'. I liked it. If I wasn't growing out my natural hair color (med-light brown) then I would keep it a dark color close to black.

[ChatNoir]

Ugh! Stop the torture! D: I loooved having black hair (pics in my album, I'm not sure how to post them in this thread, sorry!) But the harshness of the dyes put me off.

Now, I'm growing it out, but this reeeally made me want going black again.. *sighs* oh, LHC-ers.. what you do to me... :p

[twilight_faerie]

I love this thread! You all have such gorgeous hair. Every now and then I get a major urge to dye my hair black - black is my second favorite hair color after red, and I'm pretty sure I'm never gonna be able to get the color of red that I want. The problem for me is that I've dyed my hair black before, and I thought it looked strange on me when I wasn't wearing dark eyeliner.

[hypersensitive]

So much stunning hair! I personallyprefer dark brown to black, since I think I can add more dimension to it. I once dyed my hair to a shade called "cinnamon". It looked very dark brown, almost black in some lighting, but shone red in the sun. So gorgeous!

I love that color! I think I'm that color you're talking about? I feel like I'm not black black anymore, as shown juxtaposed by the black coat

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8049&pictureid=107507

[lillylonghair]

I love this thread! You all have such gorgeous hair. Every now and then I get a major urge to dye my hair black - black is my second favorite hair color after red, and I'm pretty sure I'm never gonna be able to get the color of red that I want. The problem for me is that I've dyed my hair black before, and I thought it looked strange on me when I wasn't wearing dark eyeliner.


I think a good test to tell if a hair color is right for you is how you look without makeup. For instance,black makes my skin look creamy and brings out the pink in cheeks and the yellow in my brown eyes.Whenever I go too warm the pink goes ruddy and the ''creaminess'' of skin turns sallow.

[chahuahuas]

I usually prefer hair that isn't 100&#37; black, and has at least a little bit of brown (and preferably some red). (Or candy colors :D) So when I noticed this thread, I thought, it's cool for you guys that you like black hair, but I'll keep lusting after auburn hair!

Well, today I saw this celeb article (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2013038/Bride-Kim-Kardashian-d-buts-brighter-tresses.html) and realized what a huge difference black hair can make on some people!! I think the black tresses look fabulous and sexy, and the brown ones look just dull and boring by comparison. Her hair might be bit more styled in the second one, but I think you just can't match the effect the dark sexy black tresses have on her.


Before: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07/09/article-2013038-0CF0E8C100000578-115_224x517.jpg & After: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/07/09/article-2013038-0CECCDA800000578-725_224x517.jpg

The change there really helps me see the virtues of you black haired beauties!! :bowtome:

I'm inspired to go through this thread now and peruse your dark locks! :)

[chahuahuas]

Well I'm sure glad I did check out this thread. There are some amazing dark haired beauties on here!


Nice thread. I see so many beautiful colors out there that it's easy to forget to appreciate what you have ;)

A pre-bridal pic with the same 2 step henna/indigo for black I have now.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/ravishingruby/DSC_009a6.jpg

OHMYGOD Catia! Your hair is sooo amazing. Your dark long curls seem so mysterious & sexy to me :agape:


http://imgur.com/c0DDq.jpg (http://imgur.com/c0DDq.jpg)
My hair is naturally black but here I have some highlights.

JulietCapulet, your dark hair looks very sophisticated! It's really nice with your fair skin and dark brows.


Here's my chemical black from a year ago.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/5697346574_bf4146fc0e.jpg

Loepsie, your hair is reeeally shiny and healthy looking.



Wow. Just wow. Long black hair is pretty awesome. :)

[MagicAndMayhem]

I'm sorry guys. I used boxed hair dye.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7896&pictureid=108627

I like it.

[Biedronka]

Angeletti,Catia and Error are my official hair idols.Those long,black,shiny tresses..i could stare at them in awe and jealousy all day long.in a non-creepy way of course,lol :P
I myself am a natural darkish brunette,with some lighter goldenish hues from sun exposure.I've been thinking of going black or a least a darker brown for a year now...i'm such a coward though.Well.If i do well in my exams this year and get my hemline to thicken up,i may do this as a gift to myself around my 20th birthday in March.If i ever decide on what kind of dye to use.

[Tuna]

I love black hair too. :) I am naturaly dark brown, but my hair gets sun bleached. And it gets golden brown. I knida like my color but i would love to try black. Semi - permanent for start. I will do it in seprember, for new school year. I have to get my hair in top shape till then.

[Evie]

Ok so having gone through this thread, I am seriously contemplating going back to a soft black shade....I would want to use box dye, as henndigo goes purplish on me and that does not work....but I know the peroxide in store bought dye is very harsh especially if you don't need to lift your natural hair colour and want deposit only. I think I'd like to use Goldwell semi permanents, but what level developer would I need? Also, can I find instructions somewhere for how much peroxide to dye I need to use, and how long to leave the dye on? Such a novice....thanks :flower: it is such a stunning hair colour....

[lillylonghair]

Ok so having gone through this thread, I am seriously contemplating going back to a soft black shade....I would want to use box dye, as henndigo goes purplish on me and that does not work....but I know the peroxide in store bought dye is very harsh especially if you don't need to lift your natural hair colour and want deposit only. I think I'd like to use Goldwell semi permanents, but what level developer would I need? Also, can I find instructions somewhere for how much peroxide to dye I need to use, and how long to leave the dye on? Such a novice....thanks :flower: it is such a stunning hair colour....


Well you could do a 2-step henna then indigo (which is what I do).:) I used to use goldwell and got good results. I also like Weleda Color charm (demi-permanent) which is pretty gentle for a dye and fades out nicely. The instructions are on the inside of the box but all of the different developers are in the store. Usually there is a matching developer for the brand. I'd suggest no higher tha 20. If you go with the Color charm demi there is a matching developer.

[mojavewolf1]

My hair has been black for a long time..I have a pic when it was long ,but not sure how to add it..I think you can click on my pic and get the other pic..Really not sure...:cheese:

[Avienda]

I love black hair, but it doesn't love me! I did it once and it made me look really fat and pasty. Maybe if I lost some weight and tanned...hmmmm it's just not gonna happen! lol I'll stick to my dark brown and just drool over the black here!

[Ligeia_13]

^ oh, but black hair looks fantastic with white skin, you don't have to be tanned! ^_^

[PinkyCat]

My hair is actually the same color as my SO's black cat! Not black black, but dark enough brown to be considered black. He loves to wrap my hair around the cats paw or drape it over him to do little color comparisons - it's cute.

[BeccaAngel]

I shall subscribe to this thread, I now has black hair :P. WOOT! :)

[MagicAndMayhem]

I'm getting a mixed reaction since dyeing my hair black. People my age love it, whereas the older people I work with aren't in love with it. Grrrr. Maybe they just need to get used to it.

I dyed it Sunday and haven't washed it since. It doesn't even look or feel greasy. I wonder what's up.


I love that color! I think I'm that color you're talking about? I feel like I'm not black black anymore, as shown juxtaposed by the black coat

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8049&pictureid=107507

*drooool* another color on my hair wishlist :heart:

[lilravendark]

I have black hair naturally but as much as i love it on everyone else on myself Ive never really appreciated it but seeing so many raven haired beauties on here makes me feel like one day growing out the dye. Heres what it looked like before
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4993&pictureid=64997

[Avital88]

i love black hair!! especially blue black hair!!

[goodenough]

I have dark brown hair that gets a lot redder in the summer. I color it a few times a year with semi-permanent black dye. It fades after a few weeks to dark brown, but it's a fun, non damaging way to enjoy darker hair for a while. It doesn't completely fade out on greys for about three months. When I get more grey, I'll probably switch to once a month to cover new growth. I didn't know if anyone mentioned semi-permanent, but it's a great option for those of you who are dark but not technically black.

[October]

I got myself some semi-permanent dark brown-that-looks-black hair dye. I can't wait to use it. But, not for a while since I just used semi-permanent hair color back in early June and I only use it twice a year... so, not until later this year (I just needed to use my two coupons for a free box of Natural Instincts before they expired on the 31st of this month). The temptation is a little hard to resist.

[PolarCathy]

I have dark brown hair that gets a lot redder in the summer. I color it a few times a year with semi-permanent black dye. It fades after a few weeks to dark brown, but it's a fun, non damaging way to enjoy darker hair for a while. It doesn't completely fade out on greys for about three months. When I get more grey, I'll probably switch to once a month to cover new growth. I didn't know if anyone mentioned semi-permanent, but it's a great option for those of you who are dark but not technically black.

There is nothing I hate more than my black hair getting sunbleached/dark brown/reddish every summer (it's the reason why I don't have hip+ length hair by now.) I henndigo now but I would like to know what dye you had good experiences with, just in case I don't find a new indigo supplier (only one 500g bag I have left...). TIA!

[xovictoryxo]

I love black hair too, my mom had naturally black hair.
I have had it dyed black a couple times but It always fades so fast on me.

[JuliaDancer]

My hair is very dark brown, but I guess it's pretty close to a natural black. My mom's Chinese, and even her hair isn't truly black black... My boyfriend thinks it's black, so I guess it counts! Here's a pic with some braid waves.

http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx191/litlhafgost/user38430_pic104859_1307632654.jpg

[PinkyCat]

OMG are you dancing while balancing lit candles on your head????

If I ever attempted that I'd end up burning the joint down!!

[JuliaDancer]

Yes I am! =) The bottom of the plate has felt on it to keep it from being too super slippery.

[maborosi]

I love black hair too, my mom had naturally black hair.
I have had it dyed black a couple times but It always fades so fast on me.

I used to have problems with it fading the first few times back when I went from bleached blonde to (almost) black. Eventually, though, it stopped fading. I've found that when I rinse with cold water only, it doesn't really fade. :3

~maborosi~

[Springlets]

I dyed my hair black once. I loved it but it only looked good on me with straight hair (something about dark curly hair just doesn't work with my face shape). Plus I hated the upkeep of light roots. I've always thought that either black or platinum hair brings out my eyes the best (probably because I am a clear winter/spring).

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4847/143/94/1239230125/n1239230125_30198716_3942034.jpg

[JuliaDancer]

Wow! Your eyes are super blue!!! That shirt really makes them pop, too!

[MagicAndMayhem]

I'm having such a hair complex lol. I've wanted black hair since I was 15, so I went ahead and dyed it. Now I can't stop fantasizing about having auburn hair that I used to have D: I look at my hair and think it looks amazing black, but black hair doesn't look amazing on me. Wah!!

[McFearless]

I'm having such a hair complex lol. I've wanted black hair since I was 15, so I went ahead and dyed it. Now I can't stop fantasizing about having auburn hair that I used to have D: I look at my hair and think it looks amazing black, but black hair doesn't look amazing on me. Wah!!

Yes it does. You are crazy!
The same thing happens to me too thats why I quit all dyes. I became addicted to changing my colour.

[Yozhik]

I consider my hair to be dark brown rather than black, but sometimes people call it black. :confused:

Also, in certain lights and with the help of flash it does look rather blackish.

Here's my contribution (although you can see how it lightens toward the ends):
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz256/Yozhik87/Hair/Spring-Summer11251.jpg

[JuliaDancer]

I love your curls, Yozhik! I sometimes do curlers halfway up so I can have curls at the bottom. =)

[monichella]

Here's mine!

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/monichella88/IMG_4753.jpg

[luxepiggy]

At last, piggy has truly black hair!! It is the awesome \(^(oo)^)/

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/incandescentafter2.jpg

Here's how my natural colour (left) compares to my super fabulous new colour (right) . . .
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/beforeaftersunsmall.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/beforeafterflash.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/explodedporkbunbeforeafter.jpg

[monichella]

awwww :3 beautiful hair!! how did you get that blue black??

[Eilliania]

Gorgeous black.

[McFearless]

piggy, your hair is purple-black! Amazing. Did you use a permanent dye?

[Yozhik]

I love your curls, Yozhik! I sometimes do curlers halfway up so I can have curls at the bottom. =)

Thanks, Julia. :) My hair used to be a lot curlier when it was shorter, but I think the length is pulling the curl down . . . I'm glad you like the ends-curly look, though!

***

Piggy! Your hair looks amazing! It's so blue. What method did you decide on to use -- deposit Manic panic? I'm amazed at how much saturation you got.

[Evie]

I dyed my hair black once. I loved it but it only looked good on me with straight hair (something about dark curly hair just doesn't work with my face shape). Plus I hated the upkeep of light roots. I've always thought that either black or platinum hair brings out my eyes the best (probably because I am a clear winter/spring).



And this is the reason why I went back to "soft black" this week....I love it! I look really alive again, I had brown before and it was just not working....I'm a natural blonde, but don't feel "me" with light hair, Eva Green is kind of my inspiration, I love that kohled eyes, and dark hair look....:cloud9:

ETA: @ piggy, I am loving the shiny black!

[kouran]

Here's mine!

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz195/monichella88/IMG_4753.jpg

Magnificent hair, Monichella! :applause

[luxepiggy]

awwww :3 beautiful hair!! how did you get that blue black??


piggy, your hair is purple-black! Amazing. Did you use a permanent dye?



Piggy! Your hair looks amazing! It's so blue. What method did you decide on to use -- deposit Manic panic? I'm amazed at how much saturation you got.


Thanks everyone! I used Special Effects Blue Velvet, a temporary/deposit only dye. After applying I wrapped my hair in plastic, then in silk, and left it on overnight (^(oo)^)

[Fairy tale]

Angeletti...your hair is gorgeous I am jealous!

[MasCat]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8390&pictureid=109248

It's actually dark brown, but looks black from time to time.
Also it's virgin :)

[Signe]

wow mascat that is really striking :thud:

[Avital88]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8390&pictureid=109248

It's actually dark brown, but looks black from time to time.
Also it's virgin :)

virgin!? envyyyy , i dont have envy quick but virgin black hair will do the trick :)
haha love it, no bad energy! x

[monichella]

Magnificent hair, Monichella! :applause

thank you very much ^^

[Dark Queen]

Thanks everyone! I used Special Effects Blue Velvet, a temporary/deposit only dye. After applying I wrapped my hair in plastic, then in silk, and left it on overnight (^(oo)^)

Wow! I love it! May I ask how your hair felt after the application? I'd love to do that, though I'm still on the fence about the risk of drying out the hair. Did you use anything to moisturize it or was it a pretty gentle formula to begin with? That color is amazing! :)

[kitsune]

yeah mascat your hair is gorgeous. Looks blue black in the picture.

[Aveyronnaise]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8390&pictureid=109248

It's actually dark brown, but looks black from time to time.
Also it's virgin :)


I think your hair can be called black , I get the impression that people think blue black is the only criteria for black hair but there is a full spectrum of black. I think you are a lovely ravenette :)

[MagicAndMayhem]

MasCat you have gorgeous hair!! Love the color, I think it's black :)

[Evie]

Well it is not a patch on some of you, but it is a work in progress, so here is my newly black hair.....

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/IMG_0863-1-1.jpg

[MasCat]

Well, the lighting and the filters used have a big impact on how my hair looks. I'll post a picture soon when my hair looks a lot browner :)

Anyway - thanks very much for all nice words!

And here you have the more natural, unfiltered look. Not natural light though ;)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8390&pictureid=109322

[Yame]

I loooove black hair! My natural color is dark brown and looks black under certain lighting, buy I dye it black anyway (I use a deposit-only toner, just once a year since the roots blend fairly well into the dyed color).

Pics are in my album, I am posting from my cell so it would be a pain to try to attach them here.

[Heatherzilla]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8407&pictureid=109383

This is mine when I was 15. I'm tempted to do it again but I'm not sure if it looks too harsh. I can't decide.

[lillylonghair]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8407&pictureid=109383

This is mine when I was 15. I'm tempted to do it again but I'm not sure if it looks too harsh. I can't decide.


I think you'd look better with a dark chocolate brown:)

[kouran]

Here is my contribution to this thread :):

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8218&pictureid=109444

My hair colour varies from light to light. In some lights it appears black, other brown and sometimes red in the sun.

[Jing]

Pictures can be very deceiving. My hair used to look black in pictures taken inside quite often when I was younger. Like so:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c37/Twice_Magpie/bhair2.jpg vs http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c37/Twice_Magpie/hair1.jpg

And heck, you can see all the black patches even in the photo with natural light. It doesn't happen nearly as often, if at all, with digital cameras (I had my hair dyed in the pixie shot in my signature).

[pink.sara]

Wow! So much beautiful hair all in one thread! Error, angeletti and caitia I love your super long black hair :)
Mine used to look like this:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=3662&pictureid=47039
6 months later black and red:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=8071&pictureid=105349
Christmas with blue-black and purple:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=8071&pictureid=105339



I stripped the chemical black to try growing out naturally but I don't like it and am trying to 2 step back to black, only 5 hennas and 3 indigos later it is still only chocolate brown!! I'm off to get some Live XXL cosmic blue or some koleston I think! You lot have convinced me ;)

[lillylonghair]

Pink.Sara-are you adding a pinch of sea salt to you indigo? That seems to help with making the dye last longer and bringing the blue out of the indigo. Also how long do you leave it on for?

Also indigo seems to ''fall out'' of hair more easily than henna so you kind of need to build it up.

[pink.sara]

Pink.Sara-are you adding a pinch of sea salt to you indigo? That seems to help with making the dye last longer and bringing the blue out of the indigo. Also how long do you leave it on for?

Also indigo seems to ''fall out'' of hair more easily than henna so you kind of need to build it up.

Yes, I've used 1 teaspoon of sea salt to every 100grams and I mix with hot water leave for 5 minutes until the jug starts to look blue then apply all over under cling film (saran wrap) for about 2 hours. I have applied 3 times like this in 2 weeks and it's just turning darker brown! I had a good base of Jamila too. Peeved!!!

Indigo blue black is so pretty!

[lillylonghair]

I don't use hot water. The dye in indigo can demise very quickly. I use room temp,filtered water. I get my indigo from hennaforhair.com

[Dark Queen]

Is this black enough :)? It kinda blends into my pants in this picture :D

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7663&pictureid=105725

[Arashi]

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll402/WolfGoddess/meeeeee.png
Chemical black- a color I've been devoted a long time to. ;p

Sorry for the craptastic quality of the photo, it was taken with my phone with very bright light coming through the window on a rainy day, and my walls are also painted dark blue so it's hard to see. I will take a proper length shot.. someday.

[Avital88]

arrgg black.. my first love and my last..especially with blue tone

[joflakes]

I was just admiring the hair in this thread and I searched the web and found this article on skin tone and black hair:

http://www.youbeauty.com/hair/black-hair-color-skintone

hope it helps!

[BlondieHepburn]

I just went through this entire thread from last to first. And you raven-haired beauties are just...:thud:

[JellyBene]

Wait, theres a black hair thread!? Hooray! black is my absolute favorite hair color on me :)
http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad112/limegreenlollipop_/downsized_0503121831a.jpg

[luxepiggy]

Ohhh I forgot about this thread! WOO! Blue-black foreverrrrrrrr! \(^(oo)^)/

[MINAKO]

Ohhh I forgot about this thread! WOO! Blue-black foreverrrrrrrr! \(^(oo)^)/

Hahaha, it's been a while, but i'm totally seconding this. Im kind of sad, that you arent very active on here these days to show off your super gorgeous hair. I would kill for that shine!

[chen bao jun]

Wow, I never even saw this one. Lots to read through, yay! Thanks, Anje.

[PinkyCat]

Hey a revival! Yay black!!

[Anje]

Wow, I never even saw this one. Lots to read through, yay! Thanks, Anje.

You're welcome.

For the record, I've put links to a lot of the hot threads or those of continuing interest in the Index to Important Threads (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=120052) that's stickied at the top of the page. I probably ought to update it with some of the new ones, but it's a good way to find threads like this when they've wandered off the top page. :)

[AmberLouise]

I love black hair! I'm a natural blonde but I had been dying my hair black for 8 years. Two summers ago I decided to grow out my natural color so I chopped off all of my hair and bleached it blonde. I miss my black hair but the root upkeep was becoming annoying, plus having to fill in my eyebrows everyday. Sometimes I think about going back to black because I love the way it looked but I really love not having to worry about dying my roots every two weeks. One thing I loved about black hair was being able to stretch my washes a lot longer. When my hair was black and it got greasy it just made my hair look really shiny, but with my blonde hair any bit of grease just makes my hair look really dirty and nasty. What I wouldn't give to have natural black hair... Here is a picture of my black hair, I love how it looked with my pale skin and blue/gray eyes. My light skin and eyes don't look nearly as nice with my golden blonde hair.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/raingirlred/l_dcaf3ed430ef9b7467e4f41715d4b793_zpsbq79dob2.jpg (http://s95.photobucket.com/user/raingirlred/media/l_dcaf3ed430ef9b7467e4f41715d4b793_zpsbq79dob2.jpg .html)

[MINAKO]

Leaving this here for all my fellow ravens ;)

http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6vsy61DK1qzrs0co2_1280.png

[MultiCultiCurly]

Awesome thread, I LOVE black hair, and all you ladies have such lovely raven tresses :). Other than bright rainbow colors (which I will never do again after all the damage I incurred bleaching and dying my hair every color in the rainbow in high school and college), jet black is my absolute favorite and a go-to color I've done off and on for years. I haven't done it in at least 3 years, and after looking at this thread I have a serious itch to go black again like NOW! I want to avoid permanent chemical dyes this time. I've been thinking henna/indigo, but it's such new territory, would any of you ladies know if I'd be able to henna/indigo after a quick fix of a demi-permanent black like from Raw?

[Hairkay]

I'm happy with the black hair that I've got. I want to keep it that way.

[FuzzyBlackWaves]

Everyone's hair is so amazing!

http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u605/NikkiBik/20150225-1234793503_zpsnzxgz1as.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/NikkiBik/media/20150225-1234793503_zpsnzxgz1as.jpg.html)

http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u605/NikkiBik/hrrrrrrr_zps1zi8dsxz.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/NikkiBik/media/hrrrrrrr_zps1zi8dsxz.jpg.html)

http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u605/NikkiBik/IMG_5594_zpsqabihgse.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/NikkiBik/media/IMG_5594_zpsqabihgse.jpg.html)

My natural colour is light blonde but I look awful with it.

[MINAKO]

Everyone's hair is so amazing!

http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u605/NikkiBik/20150225-1234793503_zpsnzxgz1as.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/NikkiBik/media/20150225-1234793503_zpsnzxgz1as.jpg.html)

http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u605/NikkiBik/hrrrrrrr_zps1zi8dsxz.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/NikkiBik/media/hrrrrrrr_zps1zi8dsxz.jpg.html)

http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u605/NikkiBik/IMG_5594_zpsqabihgse.jpg (http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/NikkiBik/media/IMG_5594_zpsqabihgse.jpg.html)

My natural colour is light blonde but I look awful with it.

The dark hair looks excellent on you. In fact i would have never guessed it isnt natural if you didnt tell us.

[cat11]

I love this thread, just read all 25 pages. Such gorgeous heads of hair and so inspiring!!

I used to have my hair black for years, and I know I will return to it. Just not now... I forgot what my natural color was for awhile and I'm determined to see it natural at goal first before I dye. I might even wait until I get greys. I don't want the maintenance now, either... but in like 5 years... I know I'll be henndigoing.

[M.McDonough]

It might be a little late, but..

http://i.imgur.com/WgalRTR.jpg

[onthehorizon]

I have always had black hair with some dark brown strands here and there in it but as of 18 my hair is growing out in silver streaks. Im so sad! Or happy... I don't know... I guess I belong in two threads.