Dip-dyed hair

Enid.

Hi everyone!

I have brown chin length hair and I was thinking of dip-dying the ends with a pastel colour. I was originally going to go on the cheap and do it at home, but then I realised I don't trust myself with the bleach just yet. :cool:

Are there any good hairdressers in Dublin that would do it for me, with a good enough student discount? I've never gotten my hair cut in Dublin before, so I have no idea where to go.

Help would be appreciated!

catkingcole

Enid. wrote: »

Hi everyone!

I have brown chin length hair and I was thinking of dip-dying the ends with a pastel colour. I was originally going to go on the cheap and do it at home, but then I realised I don't trust myself with the bleach just yet. :cool:

Are there any good hairdressers in Dublin that would do it for me, with a good enough student discount? I've never gotten my hair cut in Dublin before, so I have no idea where to go.

Help would be appreciated!

you could try the art team, beside BT2 (http://www.pinkhairdressing.com/pricelist) on their price list this have a listing for "avant garde colouring" which is what this sounds like! they do free consultations too, so you could just call in and see if they think they can do it.
if i was you i'd try doing it myself first, dip-dying seems like it'd actually easy enough to manage. i've done balayage highlights myself years ago before i even knew what balayage was. i wanted some subtle highlights and that just made sense. dip-dying could be approached similarly - paint the bleach on to the areas you want it. the only issue is getting a pastel colour - before a pastel colour will show up you'd need to bleach up to very light yellow or white which could take a long time and be very damaging, depending how dark your brown hair is. but you could do it a bit at a time over a few weeks - start off kind of like danni minogue at the moment and then keep bleaching the ends every few weeks til you get them light enough to take pastel colour...

sorry that was long! best of luck with it! i think it could look great.

Enid.

catkingcole wrote: »

you could try the art team, beside BT2 (http://www.pinkhairdressing.com/pricelist) on their price list this have a listing for "avant garde colouring" which is what this sounds like! they do free consultations too, so you could just call in and see if they think they can do it.
if i was you i'd try doing it myself first, dip-dying seems like it'd actually easy enough to manage. i've done balayage highlights myself years ago before i even knew what balayage was. i wanted some subtle highlights and that just made sense. dip-dying could be approached similarly - paint the bleach on to the areas you want it. the only issue is getting a pastel colour - before a pastel colour will show up you'd need to bleach up to very light yellow or white which could take a long time and be very damaging, depending how dark your brown hair is. but you could do it a bit at a time over a few weeks - start off kind of like danni minogue at the moment and then keep bleaching the ends every few weeks til you get them light enough to take pastel colour...

sorry that was long! best of luck with it! i think it could look great.

Thanks so much!
It does make more sense to do it myself, seeing as it would take a bit of time! I wouldn't mind starting with a bright enough colour, like a strong pink or green, and then letting it fade out. In that way though, you would need the bleach to be as pale as possible so that it wouldn't fade to a manky shade of orange or yellow

My hair is a pretty standard brown, not too dark. The thing is, I don't know very much about hairdressing at all and I'd be very afraid that I'd ruin my hair. At least if it's only the ends I can chop them off without too much bother.

Pythia

I got this done in a place called 'Cowboys and Angels' a number of years ago (ten actually, eek, I'm getting old!). http://www.cowboys-and-angels.ie/index.html
It took quite a long time as they bleached the sh1t out of the ends first and then applied the colour after. It looked very cool to start with but the colour faded extremely quickly. I was able to redo it myself though (with my mother's help) using a pot of brightly coloured dye and a brush. I eventually got sick of it and got the ends cut off, it's great that you don't really need to commit to it as it's just the ends.

Pandoras Twist

Cowboys and Angels is quite expensive though.

If you want cheap cheap cheap I would advise going to somewhere like the House of Colour on Liffey Street, I think its liffey street anyway. They have a student academy there

eth0_

I wouldn't advise this for two reasons. One, it's a really dated look. Two, it's very high maintenence. I used to have purple streaks in my hair and once a week i'd have to put purple dye on, wrap it in tin foil and blast it with a hair dryer for ten minutes to "bake" the colour in. I dread to think how much this would cost in a hairdressers.

But House of COlour are really good for unusual hair styles so I would try them.

moonflower

eth0_ wrote: »

I wouldn't advise this for two reasons. One, it's a really dated look. Two, it's very high maintenence. I used to have purple streaks in my hair and once a week i'd have to put purple dye on, wrap it in tin foil and blast it with a hair dryer for ten minutes to "bake" the colour in. I dread to think how much this would cost in a hairdressers.

I totally disagree this look is dated, it's been super popular for the last few months.

OP it shouldn't be too hard to DIY and since it's only the ends go for it so long as you don't mind losing a bit of length if you mess up. I do think it looks better when the hair is all bleached, like here, but it's still quite nice with natural hair so long as the colours go together nicely. Make sure you use a good hair colour, most people find Special Effects to be the best for 'weird' colours.

catkingcole

eth0_ wrote: »

I wouldn't advise this for two reasons. One, it's a really dated look. Two, it's very high maintenence. I used to have purple streaks in my hair and once a week i'd have to put purple dye on, wrap it in tin foil and blast it with a hair dryer for ten minutes to "bake" the colour in. I dread to think how much this would cost in a hairdressers.

i totally disagree too. you see it on catwalks and celebrities at the moment. if you do a search for 'ombre hair' you get tons of recent examples. and faded pastel ends should be easier to maintain than the purple streaks of the 90s (or whenever it was...), since you actually want the colour to look faded, plus since it's just on the ends, you don't have to worry about roots.

Enid - if you decide to do this at home yourself, then make sure after you've bleached that the colour you get is vegetable dye (brands like stargazer, can't remember the others..), you can get it in some shops in places like temple bar. they're really simple to use (just squeeze straight out of the bottle, no mixing) and not damaging. the longer you leave them on the hair, the more vibrant the colour, but they're very prone to fading out, which is a good thing if you're looking for pastel!