The bonus is salons have access to the best colours that will hold way longer and be more predictable than anything you can buy in a supermarket or online. After the correction of the banding, my hair was toned, given a purple shampoo, and they added the Delorenzo colour. The first time, I left my roots enlightened because I wasn’t sure if the blue would be a permanent choice for me. They bleached my hair, doing some correcting of banding etc., as they went. So, I went to see my sister Amanda Claire at Codie & Crew Salon. Get the bleaching part of the process done right and the rest is just so much easier. And in my opinion, the professionals do that best. It’s so important to start with a clean, white as you can get it, base. This time, as I also needed my hair lightened, some old colour removed and general colour corrections from random colours layers. It’s actually why I recommend having that part of the process, at the very least, managed at a salon.Ī year later, I decided I was bored with my hair colour (again!) and decided to go all out with blue hair. You really can’t escape lightening your hair, a lot, when it comes to a bright blue vibrant colour.
The number of people who contact me and say that blue looks terrible on their hair (green, dull, sludge-like) is impressive. It’s crucial to mention that blue on natural hair can be a bit of a nightmare. One of the significant problems with blue hair is that when you lighten your hair for maximum impact (don’t try and dye your natural hair blue), it will turn green if there’s any yellow there. Thanks to a HEAP of purple undertones, I was lucky to pull off the colour you see in the Instagram post below. This combination of products was enough to get the job done, so I mixed them up and went for it. So, to start, I added four small packs of wash out colours, a combination of BRITE and Live brands and a blonde toner (purple) into a bowl. It cancels out the yellow/orange in your hair. Don’t be afraid to overtone it! The purple results of an overtone will keep your blue colour from going green. Although, for blue, you’re going to want as close to white as you can get. The first time I dyed my hair blue, I already had washed out purple hair, which had formally been a very light blonde. You’ve come to the right place this is the second time I’ve worn my hair blue, and this time it’s been over six months.
If you’ve found your way here, you’re at least a little interested in dying your hair blue, right? Maybe you’re going to tackle it yourself with a home hair colour session or look for details on maintaining the blue hair.