Alright, so my hair has been pretty much every color you can imagine at some point in time, but a few months ago, I grew bored with solid colors again, and bleached the 'underneath' section of my hair. Well, I got tired of bleaching, so I stopped, and decided to dye my whole head purple. The purple really only stayed where I bleached my hair, and it currently looks like my picture I've attached here. (At least it looks like I meant to do that! xD) But now, my purple is growing out, I'd love to re-dye it, but the bleached part is growing out also. So my question is, to bleach, or not to bleach? I'm not sure how committed I am to this hair style again!
If I decide to bleach, what's the easiest way to bleach to roots of my underneath hair, without making a total mess over the purple I have going on now?
I do all of my color at home, paying a ridiculous price for something I can do myself is out of the question!
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?
That hair looks great on you, I say you should continue doing it that way. If you do decide to bleach the roots, try following these steps. If you can, get a friend or parent to help.
1: Brush your hair and clip away all but the underneath of your hair.
2: Grab some tin foil and cover all of the hair around where you're bleaching, this prevents getting bleach on the parts you don't want it on. Take your time on this and make sure it's on there good.
3: Apply petroleum jelly (vaseline) on your skin.
4: Mix your bleach now and make sure to put on gloves, if you don't use them you'll get gross looking chemical burns on your hands.
5: Apply the bleach in whatever manner you usually do, whether it be gooping in on with your hands or carefully putting it in with a dying brush. I honestly prefer gooping it on, and it's much quicker.
6: Wait for it to develop.
7: Grab a hand towel, paper towel, or anything of that sort and wet it, then carefully get the majority of the bleach out. It's better to remove it like so because there is no way for the bleach to get on the rest of your hair.
8: Remove the tin foil and rinse your hair as you normally would when removing bleach.
And you're done! I suggest treating your hair to a moisturizing mask after to get your hair back to normal quality. A good diy one is using an egg yolk and a good conditioner. Hope you enjoy your hair! :)
Lizzy, that is pretty much my normal routine when I dye/bleach my hair! Would it be a good idea to bleach all of the underneath hair (including whats currently purple) or just go for the roots that aren't lightened? I'm afraid that bleaching over my purple will absolutely fry it, since it has been bleached there before.
I agree with Lizzy N. Although I will add, use conditioner or lotion instead of Vaseline and use it also on the un-bleached part above it as a barrier and to help hold the foil. Other than that, you could use the purple all over and have an ombre underneath like I do! lol.
Strangely enough, I decided to bleach my hair. Used SPLAT bleach, and it got it whiter than my hair has ever been! Then I used a purple dye from sallys (cant remember that brand) but it was a dark purple, similar to what I had, anddd my hair turned lavender? Interesting. xD Any ideas why this would happen? It was definitely a dark dye! I let it sit for a good 30-45 minutes too!
I think it's the actual dye you used. I don't like using fashion color from Sally's. It doesn't stay for me most of the time. If you really want lasting color I suggest Pravana over everything else. My back up for Pravana is Punky Colour.
If there's still a fair amount of purple dye in your hair, I strongly suggest using a dye remover (Ulta and Sally's sell them) before bleaching. I tried going from red (over bleached hair) to blonde and it was a painful process without removing the dye first and just bleaching. If you hair feels healthy enough to be bleached again, go for it. Deep conditioning your hair with a protein- or keratin-based mask for a few days before and after bleaching will also help your hair get stronger. That said, your hair looks gorgeous as it is!
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Jun 22, 2012
Victoria D.
If I decide to bleach, what's the easiest way to bleach to roots of my underneath hair, without making a total mess over the purple I have going on now?
I do all of my color at home, paying a ridiculous price for something I can do myself is out of the question!
Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?
Jun 23, 2012
Lizzy N.
That hair looks great on you, I say you should continue doing it that way. If you do decide to bleach the roots, try following these steps. If you can, get a friend or parent to help.
1: Brush your hair and clip away all but the underneath of your hair.
2: Grab some tin foil and cover all of the hair around where you're bleaching, this prevents getting bleach on the parts you don't want it on. Take your time on this and make sure it's on there good.
3: Apply petroleum jelly (vaseline) on your skin.
4: Mix your bleach now and make sure to put on gloves, if you don't use them you'll get gross looking chemical burns on your hands.
5: Apply the bleach in whatever manner you usually do, whether it be gooping in on with your hands or carefully putting it in with a dying brush. I honestly prefer gooping it on, and it's much quicker.
6: Wait for it to develop.
7: Grab a hand towel, paper towel, or anything of that sort and wet it, then carefully get the majority of the bleach out. It's better to remove it like so because there is no way for the bleach to get on the rest of your hair.
8: Remove the tin foil and rinse your hair as you normally would when removing bleach.
And you're done! I suggest treating your hair to a moisturizing mask after to get your hair back to normal quality. A good diy one is using an egg yolk and a good conditioner. Hope you enjoy your hair! :)
Jun 23, 2012
Olivia G.
You are gorgeous, just thought I would say :)
Jun 24, 2012
Victoria D.
Thank you! <3
Lizzy, that is pretty much my normal routine when I dye/bleach my hair! Would it be a good idea to bleach all of the underneath hair (including whats currently purple) or just go for the roots that aren't lightened? I'm afraid that bleaching over my purple will absolutely fry it, since it has been bleached there before.
Jun 24, 2012
Brooklyn C.
I agree with Lizzy N. Although I will add, use conditioner or lotion instead of Vaseline and use it also on the un-bleached part above it as a barrier and to help hold the foil. Other than that, you could use the purple all over and have an ombre underneath like I do! lol.
Jul 17, 2012
Victoria D.
Jul 24, 2012
Krystal R.
Did you bleach the hair that was previously bleached? that could be why.
Jul 25, 2012
Michie C.
I'm really surprised your hair doesn't look very damaged. Just be careful. Bleach is very harming
Jul 25, 2012
Jasmine P.
I think it's the actual dye you used. I don't like using fashion color from Sally's. It doesn't stay for me most of the time. If you really want lasting color I suggest Pravana over everything else. My back up for Pravana is Punky Colour.
Jul 26, 2012
Mary P.
i say, not to bleach. Give your hair a break :-)
Jul 26, 2012
Lydia L.
If there's still a fair amount of purple dye in your hair, I strongly suggest using a dye remover (Ulta and Sally's sell them) before bleaching. I tried going from red (over bleached hair) to blonde and it was a painful process without removing the dye first and just bleaching. If you hair feels healthy enough to be bleached again, go for it. Deep conditioning your hair with a protein- or keratin-based mask for a few days before and after bleaching will also help your hair get stronger. That said, your hair looks gorgeous as it is!