Saturday, 7 July 2012

Part 2; Dip Dying - Magenta Tips

Hey everyone! 

Today I'm going to be showing you how I dip-dye the ends of my extensions! The bleach from my hair journey part one, read here, made the ends coppery blonde/light brown colour. Now I did like it, but the ends looked frazzled and dry :( So I decided to dye them a deep pinky/purpley colour which I later found was called Magenta.

I chose two dyes as I wasn't certain on the colour, I bought Loreal Casting Creme Gloss in 316 Plum and Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL in L76 Ultra Violet. 

I ended up using the Schwarzkopf one, as I decided it was lighter and could be dyed over with the plum colour if I hated it! (Luckily I don't)



I mixed up the dye, then slathered it on to my hair, where the copper/blonde bit was. The dye took very quickly and one box was enough to do the full of the bleached bit.


Again put on tin foil to reduce mess.
I must warn you to wear gloves as it's pretty messy, but also the mix dyed my baby hand hairs when I stupidly took the gloves off, then decided to apply more dye. 
I let the dye stay on my hair for about 35 minutes, as it was clear the dye was done and every bit covered.
I didn't shampoo the ends, just washed them in ice cold water and liberally applied conditioner. I left the conditioner on for 5/6 hours, then washed off again with very cold water. 
And ta-da, this is what I ended up with!

I think the dip dying trend is so pretty, and I really love the way it ended up!



You cant really tell on this picture, the lighting was really dark :( 
I'm super happy with it! It was kind of cloudy when I took these pictures, but in real life it's
jet black with magenta tips. 

If you have any questions leave me a comment,

Emily x

8 comments:

  1. veryyyy nice :) I've used live colour xxl before and had poo results! xx

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    1. Thank you! Ah no, which colour did you use? xx

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  2. I really want to buy some extensions so i can experiment with colours more; this colour looks gorgeous and perfect for your dark hair :)xo

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    1. Its a really good idea to buy extensions as it doesn't damage your own hair :D And thank you, I really love the colour xxx

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  3. I enjoyed reading this post! :)
    The colour is gorgeous! I love dip-dye styles!

    Natasha Carly x
    http://prettylittlelives.blogspot.co.uk

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  4. Great post, your hair looks lovely. I've nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award, please check out my post x

    brutalfashionandbeauty.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Aww thank you! I will check it out and do it soon xx

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