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Hello fellow Whyvillians. I have recently been experimenting with hair dye, and I thought that some of you may be interested with my findings. I thought it would be interesting to share my experiences, so hopefully you can learn from them, and have successful hair-dying experiences.
I always wanted to try a different hair color, but I was afraid of what it would look like. Not only that, but my mom wasn't really into me dying my hair. I tried convincing her, and thinking I had failed, gave up. I wasn't really disappointed because I hadn't really expected her to say yes, but next time we were at the store, we wandered by the hair dye section and she asked, "So what did you want to do with your hair?" I was incredibly shocked, but also incredibly happy. A bit of advice, don't dye your hair if your parents say no. You should try to reason with them, but going against them will just cause a huge argument.
So there we were, in the middle of the hair dye aisle. The best idea for first time hair dyers is to go for a temporary dye to test out the color. Color Pulse hair day offers a temporary color that lasts 8-10 shampoos. The first time I actually used this was years ago for a school project when I dyed my hair black. Well, I attempted to dye it black. I naturally have light strawberry blonde hair, and the side of the box only recommended dying your hair that color if you had brown or dark brown hair. I, young and confused, ignored that recommendation and did it anyway. Bad idea. I had purple hair for a week. That would have been nice if you know, I was going for purple. But I wasn't. That's the first important thing. Check the recommendations on the side of the box. If your hair color isn't there, don't try it, unless you're willing to live with the color.
I knew what I had done wrong the first time, so I looked at the different colors to find a brown color that worked well on blonde hair. I also didn't want it to have any red colors in it, because I was going for brown. I found one. Or at least I thought I had. I got it home, I did the allergy test that you are supposed to do, regardless of whether or not you have used that color before. It was quite simple and just involved putting a small amount of dye on the back of your neck to test for a reaction. You're supposed to do this 48 hours before you dye, so make sure you buy your dye 2 days in advance. So I get to the hair dyeing part. I put it in my hair, wait the 20 minutes and follow the directions removing the color. I then went immediately to the blow dryer because I was very anxious to see what it looked like. Turns out, it was really red. It was a very deep reddish brown color. It actually didn't look that bad, but it wasn't what I expected. However I'm not sure why I didn't anticipate it going red. After all, brown is a form of orange. But not only did my hair come out red, 2 hours later I'm covered with hives and my face and tongue are swelling. Turns out the allergy test isn't all that accurate.
Alas, I was determined to get my brown hair, so I tried another color a few weeks later. A darker brown this time. Same deal since it was the same brand. Only this time it actually came out how I wanted. I was ready to go to the next level. Semi-permanent dye. This is dye that lasts a month or so. Again, I searched the colors and found one that was like the second temporary dye I tried. I did the allergy test, again no results. Not that that means anything . . . and I dyed again. It was really, really dark when it came out. It almost looked black. I was a little upset with how dark it was, but I knew that in the next few days it would lighten. And what do you know, it has. Right now, it's at a dark brown color. I'm really enjoying it, and I'm hoping that all goes well when it's washing out and it doesn't fade to a hideous color.
I haven't ventured into permanent hair dye yet, but I'll keep you posted when I do.
Yours in Whyville,
dartanian
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