DIY COLOURED OMBRE/BALAYAGE HAIR

Finally, I had some time for myself and got my hurrrrr did.
And the change is awesome, I have done the ombre (slash balayage) hair technique before here.
As much as I wanted the purple (slash lilac) back in my hair, using an expired box of dye, left me with some flaming burgundy tips. So, feeling slightly Paramore'ish, which is less than I desired but which I secretly dig. Call me crazy...

WHAT I USED FOR THE PROCESSES.

I used a semi permanent hair dye for the colour. It was this expired box of Country Colour dye or whatever... the box said nepal violet, but then again, when do hair dye boxes promise the colour on the actual box. The reason for using the expired box of hair dye, was cause I was cheap. I couldn't be bothered to go and get a whole other colour for my hair, and I'm impatient. I wanted to do it today! So I scrounged mother and I's bathroom cabinet and towards the very back sat this box of dye. So away I went.

IGNORE ALL THE RIDICULOUS FACES PULLED. I JUST CANT TAKE A NORMAL PICTURE TO SAVE MY LIFE.

1     - BEGINNING STAGES
2     - FIRST STAGE OF BLEACHED ENDS
3     - SECOND STAGE OF BLEACHED ENDS
4 /5 - THE COLOUR DRYING
6     - STYLED HAIR.

To get the full effect, I needed to bleach my hair. Wooo. 

I bleached it twice. Once just at the very tips of my hair (number 2), left the bleach in for 35 min. Then extended the section and went over it again for another 30 min (number 3). What this does is that it leaves my hair with a graduation to the bright burgundy, rather than a chock block of red, which isn't very nice.

Looking back at the photos, I kinda dig just the blonde tips which I might keep when the red fades away (which at this point looking at it, I feel like it will never happen).

WHAT CRAZY THINGS ARE YOU GUYS DOING THESE HOLIDAYS :D ??

TILL NEXT TIME, XOXO



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