tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post7597587160410630921..comments2024-02-05T05:29:03.549-07:00Comments on GIY: Goth It Yourself: The Melodramatic Tale of My HairJ.Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-28822626339669169282017-05-09T22:47:17.649-06:002017-05-09T22:47:17.649-06:00It defies logic. I swear I have mutant hair. It defies logic. I swear I have mutant hair. J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-82593679833059837442017-05-09T17:04:47.401-06:002017-05-09T17:04:47.401-06:00Well that is very weird....I can't believe tha...Well that is very weird....I can't believe that your hair turns black every time!! Vulcan_Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347496680018156439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-49808013475655925892017-05-08T20:57:25.315-06:002017-05-08T20:57:25.315-06:00Pravana just keeps turning my hair black. :/ I nev...Pravana just keeps turning my hair black. :/ I never tried Jerome Russell, but I had good luck with Special Effects.<br /><br />Yeah, I think (hope) the solution is to use a lighter shade, something with less dark pigment. <br />Thanks!J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-78404024943666311112017-05-08T18:57:36.057-06:002017-05-08T18:57:36.057-06:00Omg... My auto correct is going crazy. Good luck!!...Omg... My auto correct is going crazy. Good luck!!5th Avenue Gothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15631503951105585937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-36038030752106830992017-05-08T18:57:00.410-06:002017-05-08T18:57:00.410-06:00Pravana sucks. I had almost white blind hair and t...Pravana sucks. I had almost white blind hair and tried their pastel gray and got like a light green. Tried their pink, got the lightest tinge ever. When I liked books colors, Jerome Russel was the best... It was basically permanent. I second the person above and say you go a few shades lighter than you want, if everything is turning out darker than you want.5th Avenue Gothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15631503951105585937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-40204138815473433382017-05-06T14:33:35.137-06:002017-05-06T14:33:35.137-06:00Unfortunately, that doesn't work for me. My ha...Unfortunately, that doesn't work for me. My hair retains color too well. I use a tea tree "dandruff" shampoo, and I wash and rinse three times each session. The shampoo lather turns purple and the water runs purple, but my hair lightens only the tiniest bit. It took 9 shampoos to go from black to the blue-black in the last two photos.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-88876059329206678772017-05-06T14:04:54.444-06:002017-05-06T14:04:54.444-06:00Stylist #1 bleached/ruined only the bottom half of...Stylist #1 bleached/ruined only the bottom half of my hair, which was then cut off.<br /><br />Stylist #2 has only bleached my hair once, before putting on the Pravana purple. She expected the resulting super dark (nearly black) purple to fade out, as semi-permanent color typically does. In the meantime, she has tried a couple different permanent colors on the regrowth. A permanent color would be the ideal scenario for maintenance because it would (1) not require bleaching and (2) cover my grey hairs. But we learned that my hair has a lot of red tones; even the "violet violet" came out reddish violet.<br /><br />The nearly-black purple has faded only slightly. The very brief application of Pravana blue turned it right back to almost black.<br /><br />Except for the couple inches at my roots, my hair has only semi-perm color on it, so a "soap cap" (shampoo+bleach) should remove the color without a lot of damage. But with my hair, what should happen and what actually happens are often two different things.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-71461372919056655162017-05-06T14:00:39.394-06:002017-05-06T14:00:39.394-06:00I try to avoid using bleach to remove previous col...I try to avoid using bleach to remove previous colour if it's semi-permanent colour - I find a mixture of baking soda and dandruff shampoo gets most of any excess colour out. Takes a few washes, but got my faded green down to a silvery mint. The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-59746397651733015382017-05-06T12:40:15.094-06:002017-05-06T12:40:15.094-06:00Have any of the stylists tried a color remover? It...Have any of the stylists tried a color remover? It seems like the bleach is only just damaging your hair rather than removing any of the color/lightening. Pravana has a color extractor system that seems pretty awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY1Lc-hUf1M I am so sorry you are going through all this!!!!Meagan Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680863577397634959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-32146026900255851932017-05-06T01:56:57.759-06:002017-05-06T01:56:57.759-06:00Thanks! My hair is naturally dark, plus I'd be...Thanks! My hair is naturally dark, plus I'd been coloring it black for years; thus it won't bleach out light enough for a lilac. The color has to be a medium to medium-dark purple.<br /><br />Based on experience with dyeing my own hair purple years ago, I think the problem is not so much the shade of purple as the amount of pigment in the dye. The dye needs to be diluted with a clear toner or possibly even conditioner so there's less pigment for my hair to grab.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-41734943791357669252017-05-05T21:04:39.032-06:002017-05-05T21:04:39.032-06:00Maybe try a lighter purple, as it absorbs darker? ...Maybe try a lighter purple, as it absorbs darker? Something in the lilac/lavender range might turn out a bright or royal purple. Or if you're worried about doing all of your hair, you could test purple highlights in a couple different tones. Good luck either way!Momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403282512007275871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-9031212278604191962017-05-05T20:22:26.585-06:002017-05-05T20:22:26.585-06:00It is extremely frustrating. Seems like all roads ...It is extremely frustrating. Seems like all roads lead to black hair for me.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-26822889337728968712017-05-05T20:19:52.031-06:002017-05-05T20:19:52.031-06:00Thank you. :)Thank you. :)J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-24321205344916972592017-05-05T20:17:53.719-06:002017-05-05T20:17:53.719-06:00Thanks. The blue-black is pretty cool... just not ...Thanks. The blue-black is pretty cool... just not what I wanted.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-1222882858367799402017-05-05T15:24:24.904-06:002017-05-05T15:24:24.904-06:00This must be so frustrating! If I were you, I'...This must be so frustrating! If I were you, I'd get some clip-in streaks instead. Still, I hope that the final try gets you the result you are looking for.BlackKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014093330317682849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-31799761721598576632017-05-05T07:11:19.988-06:002017-05-05T07:11:19.988-06:00Hopefully they figure it out this time and you get...Hopefully they figure it out this time and you get beautiful blue-purple hair. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.Stephanie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13658033207903210456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-40231412878326197062017-05-05T06:57:36.969-06:002017-05-05T06:57:36.969-06:00I am sorry you are having so much trouble with ach...I am sorry you are having so much trouble with achieving your desired colour but the blue black looks really nice!Sylviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046068654128830933noreply@blogger.com