The Ladies Out There With Red Hair

[Vitamin-X]

wow, post l.ike this make me glad i'm a guy.
I know nothng about hair or colour or anyting about that !
I can barely maintain my current look nevermind possible outcomes.
wow pretty good for a drunk post!@

[Pussy*Kat]

awe thank you so much ladies.....

T-Skywalker......its ok, i wash my hair more then im supposed to too....your hot either way so it doesnt matter ;)

When you first get the hair coloured, either home or salon, avoid rinsing the color completely out. By that I mean, don't continue to rinse your hair till the water is clear. There should still be a tint to the water. Also, try to rinse it out with cooler water than hot.

Once your hair is coloured, you should try to avoid washing it for a few days. This will set the color, the longer it gets a chance to set, the longer the color stays.

As everyone has said here, avoid washing your hair everyday. I try to go 3 days if I can.

Lastly, product that does work are Bumble and Bumbles colour specific shampoo/conditioner. But my personal favorite is Pureology. The best product by them, is their leave in conditioner with the SPF in it. It protects the colour from fading and getting sun damaged.

[Pussy*Kat]

^^ avana i have a questions...........

is redish purple and deep purple the same.....like garnier offers their deep purple color which is actual purple. how does that work. will it fade the same?

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Switching to a dark brown burghundy will last longer!

I would have to look at the box, but from what I remember of their colours, they aren't even close.

The deep purple is technically going to be a cooler colour, where the reddish purple will have warm undertones. If you are a cool person(colour wise) then I would say to go for the deep purple. But if not, you might find that it really washes you out. So I recommend the redder of the two. I find the majority of people look better with warmer undertones.

[Pussy*Kat]

^ warmer colors fade faster i assume?!

No, colours like Purple, Blue, Red all fade faster as a rule - has to do with absorption ability/colour molecule size or something like that.

Colors that stay are black and brown. Smallest molecules.

[Pussy*Kat]

^^^ ahhhh ok, so im stuck with black hair forever hahahah....i jsut have to figure out my top layer now

I am currently stuck with Black too....

I am going to get mine stripped this summer though. At least that is the plan. To strip your hair though, you may have to be prepared to cut it off, and I am.

[miSsy_chriSsy]

My brother had purple/black hair for years, the key is this little tiny bottle of clear solution from Goldwell. They have them in most salons, it's a color protector that you use every 2nd shower or so. It protects color for up to 2 months. You can also buy a shampoo from Goldwell that is the same color as your highlights, and it will "replen" the color a little after every shower.

[Pussy*Kat]

Originally Posted by Avana

I am currently stuck with Black too....

I am going to get mine stripped this summer though. At least that is the plan. To strip your hair though, you may have to be prepared to cut it off, and I am.

yes i kept all my black on the bottem for that reason, then i wont have to cut it out, worst comes to worst i just dye my top layer brown again, no big deal lol............what is envolved with getting it stripped. i heard it was bad for your hair

I had that Goldwell product, and used it for my red on top for a long time....but I found after a while it turned my black very red too. Which I didn't like, so I stopped using it.

The bumble and bumble stuff only targets the color it is meant to target.

As for stripping the color, I have no idea, I have never had to do it before.

[Pussy*Kat]

hahaha....thank you so much for your help avana it was very useful :) i appreciate it alot.....

same with all the other girls in this thread, thank you :)

According to Google, stripping hair colour is quite the process. In some cases, may need to be done in several sittings.

I think they take bleach and work the colour out. The higher the volume bleach, the higher the potential for damage. So you can do it with lower volume bleach, but it will take longer to do, and in between sittings you will end up with that poopy-outhouse-ugly-ku-ku-poo-poo colour that you hate.

The benefit to the low volume is the potential for less damage.

The benefit to the higher volume bleach, is skipping the whole poopy-outhouse-ugly-ku-ku-poo-poo colour step.

[Pussy*Kat]

^ what do you think your goign to do lol.............one sitting?

I will probably do the poopy-outhouse-ugly-ku-ku-poo-poo colour for a while, cause I want to avoid cutting all my hair off, but have accepted if I have to.

[Pussy*Kat]

how short would you have to cut it? is it recently dyed and it would ALL have to come off or did you grow it out a bit

Originally Posted by Pussy*Kat

how short would you have to cut it? is it recently dyed and it would ALL have to come off or did you grow it out a bit

I am guessing a good lot would have to go, but it would just be to get rid of the dead ends.

I think my hair is long enough that I would still have length to it even after a drastic cut.

[Pussy*Kat]

haha yeah for sure :p

for that reason i kept the black on the bottem. i hate cutting my hair

Originally Posted by Pussy*Kat

haha yeah for sure :p

for that reason i kept the black on the bottem. i hate cutting my hair

I really just don't care....

It is hair, it grows back.:shrugs:

[Pussy*Kat]

^^^ true story..........

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by Avana

Lastly, product that does work are Bumble and Bumbles colour specific shampoo/conditioner. But my personal favorite is Pureology. The best product by them, is their leave in conditioner with the SPF in it. It protects the colour from fading and getting sun damaged.

Does anyone happen to know where I can find Bumble and Bumble hair products? I looked in both Shoppers and London Drugs but I'm thinking that I may need to go to a salon to purchase it; if so maybe someone can recommend one?

Thanks :)

Edit - ok i Googled it and found a few stores out there that had it. *lol* But some opinions would still be helpful :)

Originally Posted by g!ggles

Does anyone happen to know where I can find Bumble and Bumble hair products? I looked in both Shoppers and London Drugs but I'm thinking that I may need to go to a salon to purchase it; if so maybe someone can recommend one?

Thanks :)

Edit - ok i Googled it and found a few stores out there that had it. *lol* But some opinions would still be helpful :)

Bumble and Bumble can be purchased at Beauty Mark in Yaletown, and there is a salon in Oakridge Mall by Kins.

[g!ggles]

Originally Posted by Avana

Bumble and Bumble can be purchased at Beauty Mark in Yaletown, and there is a salon in Oakridge Mall by Kins.

thank you:) it's muchly appreciated!