Go from Magenta/Red to vibrant purple?
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Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Jul 26, 2014
Alyx T.
You could use any purple over top. Like I used to use magenta and red hi color, fade it for 3-4 washes and then put special effects deep purple over top and it'd come out super similar to that photo. A purpley red.
And remember you really only have to do your roots with the hicolor. Other than that just refresh with veggie dye (manic panic, special effects etc)
Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Yes that's what I do, just the roots with the hicolor! I just meant the very first time I did it, I did the whole thing with Magenta.
Ok I'll look into the Special Effects Deep Purple. Can you get that at Sally's? I'm just nervous because Purple Haze is supposed to be pretty vibrant and over this red color it turns it almost black on me...i did a strand test before lol
Jul 26, 2014
Alyx T.
Unfortunately special effects is only sold at select retailers and online.
But here's a picture gallery of purple hair. They list the dyes too.
http://haircrazy.info/gallery/purple/
If you use a pinky purple, or even mix your own by mixing a pink based red with a purple based blue you could get a light but bright purple. Purple haze is quite dark naturally, so putting it on a dark base will definitely make it darker. If you choose a bright intense purple it'll show up a bit darker, but not too dark. If you can tell me where you live (country or state is fine) or what brands you know are available I can suggest purples by what's available to you :)
Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Ok cool! That gallery is great, thank you! I'm in Atlanta, Georgia. I don't know what's available...I only have access to Sally's, really lol. I can't shop at Cosmo Prof or those type of places. How do I find out what the base color of the dye is?
Jul 26, 2014
Alyx T.
Sally's really only has manic panic and punky colors here in canada, so manic panic is probably your best option. You might have small novelty shops that sell other dyes.
And it's pretty easy with hair dye if you google the colors to base color usually sticks out. But I find the best way to tell is to google "manic panic _____ faded" and for example MP ultra violet is a blue based purple, so it fades to a silvery purple rather than pinky which a red based one would.
Hair dye is basically like painting though. They consist of a primary color and they mix whatever colors into it. So with ultra violet they mix more blue in then red to get that purple.
I hope this makes sense lol. And if you have any other questions I'll try my best to answer. :)
Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Okay so right now I'm thinking that I should still dye my roots with Loreal Hicolor Magenta...but I can mix the whole thing of Fuschia Shock from Manic Panic, and a liiittle bit of Purple Haze to darken it to get that. I tried searching for the "manic panic __ faded" thing to find out their base colors but I couldn't find anything lol. I just remember that someone on here told me purple haze was a pink base...and I'm just guessing Fuschia Shock is? because it's actually pink? lol. I'm going to buy them tomorrow and try it on one of my extensions and then if it's good, then on a small piece of my real hair...we'll see! I'm just tired of this red, lol. And you're helping so much, thank you!! That paragraph did actually make a lot of sense. I get the thing about fading to silver rather than pink...I'm getting smarter!! lol. :)
Jul 26, 2014
Bree B.
Jul 26, 2014
Bree B.
Jul 26, 2014
Alyx T.
^ that is a great color to use, and you might be able to get it at Sally's. But almost any violet would work too.
And yes, get 4 or more containers lol.
Jul 26, 2014
Naomi S.
I love the purple you want. I need to do that.
Jul 26, 2014
Kristen J.
Your daughter is adorable!! That hair looks fantastic on her. The hair in the picture I posted though is more pink violet to me than a blueish purple, which is kind of what your daughters looks like in the picture. I want the color in the back of her head (in my picture) more than what's in the front. The dark in the front might be a little too dark for me, lol.
Jul 26, 2014
Bree B.
They sell another purple. Can't remember the name but I *think it might be more what you're looking for. Anyway I can't recommend the brand enough. Such better longevity over manic panic!
Jul 27, 2014
Amy S.
That purple can be madevwith pravana, mixing wild orchid and violet...
Jul 27, 2014
Amy S.
If you get a clear, a violet and acwild orchid... you whole head should be covered. They are very large tubes.. best done foiled... you don't need to over saturate hair. Just coat evenly.