silverkitty15
September 2nd, 2011, 11:22 PM
I've been trying for the last several months to get a really RED hair color and after trying three or four different permanent hair colors I decided to give Manic Panic Vampire Red a try. The other "permanent" colors I was using would give me a brilliant red for about a week before it started to fade, four to five weeks and it would turn into a very natural looking brownish red (like slightly orange red). I figured the manic panic would in the very least last a week and since it seems to be more pink based than red it would last maybe a little bit longer. I'm new to it though so I did have a few questions.
1. About how long does it last on unbleached hair? (I shampoo 1 - 2 times a week, natural color a light brown)
2. When if fades what color is it going to turn? I truly don't mind a burgundy but I'm a little worried about it becoming an extremely unpleasant pink.
3. I've been reading that leaving it in for several hours will make it last longer, but how will it affect the color? I don't mind if it just gets redder but since its pink based will it turn more pink than red if I leave it in for a really long time? Just wondering for next application.
4. What would be a good shampoo for it? I currently use John Frieda Radiant Red Shampoo and Conditioner, and Ulta Red Hair Glaze once a week. Would those products be ok for this or would they make it fade faster?
I was also just gonna ask if anyone had any good suggestions for 2nd day hair for curly hair? I have been needing to wet my hair every day to re-style it, but since this dye bleeds so much I'd like to avoid that as much as possible, however I've never managed to get my hair to be a decent curl, it just looks extremely tangled and super frizzy, the only way I can go two days + without wetting it is straightening it =/
Other than that any suggestions on how to make the Manic Panic last longer would be appreciated =) Thanks ahead of time and sorry for the wall of text!
Here is a craptastic picture from the day after using the Manic Panic, the color looks pretty dark here but it turns a really bright Rihanna red in the sun.
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/720/securedownloadhd.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/securedownloadhd.jpg/)
1. About how long does it last on unbleached hair? (I shampoo 1 - 2 times a week, natural color a light brown)
2. When if fades what color is it going to turn? I truly don't mind a burgundy but I'm a little worried about it becoming an extremely unpleasant pink.
3. I've been reading that leaving it in for several hours will make it last longer, but how will it affect the color? I don't mind if it just gets redder but since its pink based will it turn more pink than red if I leave it in for a really long time? Just wondering for next application.
4. What would be a good shampoo for it? I currently use John Frieda Radiant Red Shampoo and Conditioner, and Ulta Red Hair Glaze once a week. Would those products be ok for this or would they make it fade faster?
I was also just gonna ask if anyone had any good suggestions for 2nd day hair for curly hair? I have been needing to wet my hair every day to re-style it, but since this dye bleeds so much I'd like to avoid that as much as possible, however I've never managed to get my hair to be a decent curl, it just looks extremely tangled and super frizzy, the only way I can go two days + without wetting it is straightening it =/
Other than that any suggestions on how to make the Manic Panic last longer would be appreciated =) Thanks ahead of time and sorry for the wall of text!
Here is a craptastic picture from the day after using the Manic Panic, the color looks pretty dark here but it turns a really bright Rihanna red in the sun.
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/720/securedownloadhd.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/securedownloadhd.jpg/)