How to get PINK HAIR!!!!

I was in need of a look change and since I don't really want to cut off my hair for now (who knows later) I considered bangs but since my hair is curly I kissed goodbye that option in the fear that I will struggle straightening it every day) so what was left, my hair color!

As you know if you have been a member of my blog for some time my hair is dyed very bright red. And when I say bright red hair I mean THIS BRIGHT ---->

If you are interested to know how I get this color I have made a post about it and you can click RIGHT HERE!!!

Anyway, to make a long story short after having bright red hair for more than 3 years I wasn't ready to give up and go on to the "normal" hair color side. So I sticked to alternative hair colors. After I ticked off my bucket list *TO GET ARIEL RED HAIR one more hair related wish is *TO GET CANDY PINK HAIR so here we are. I will say in a few words what you generally need to make your hair pink and if you have ANY questions at all please do not hesitate to ask me. NOTE: I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL HAIDRESSER I HAVE EXPERIENCE ON DYING MY OWN HAIR ALONE AND I ALWAYS GET CONSULTATION FROM OTHER EXPERIENCED ON ALTERNATIVE HAIR DYING LADIES. 

So, start with the basics. To get pink hair you need a light color base. Meaning you need anything from a light ginger color and lighter. If your hair is natural this is the easiest thing to do, you can use a blonde dye or some bleach and probably some silver (or purple) shampoo to tone and get rid of as much orange tones as possible and you are done. If your hair is dyed, the process varies depending on your existing hair color. For example if your hair is dyed blonde you have no problem what so ever and you can go ahead and put your pink die. If your hair is dyed other colors like mine you will need to remove your color and if needed lighten your base, tone etc before you put your pink dye on. The hardest case is if you have black hair which will take a good few months to get at an appropriate base color (without damaging your hair).

Since my hair was bright red I had to fade the red as much as possible which was easy to do in the summer since going to the beach and the pool really did the trick. 

Other methods you can do to fade your color (works better for alternative colors) is washing your hair with clarifying shampoo or dish soap, doing regular hot oil treatments and even apply a lot of hairspray to your hair let it dry and wash it off.

Anyways, from the color of the first picture I managed to bring my hair to a medium orange with yellow bits:

Even though the color was light it was dangerously orange and I wasn't sure if the pink I had was strong enought to cover it. Note that if you have stronge orange base your pink might turn into salmon and you won't get your desired color plus when it will fade it will be a yonky color. 

Since the hairdye that I use to lighten and dye my roots is a strong one I didn't want to use pure bleach on my hair so I did a BLEACH BATH. 

(To do a bleach bath you simply mix the same amount in ml of your bleach (powder and peroxide) with the same amount in ml shampoo. -for example if you use 50ml powder with 50ml conditioner you can use 100ml shampoo or if you do it on dry hair 75ml shampoo with 25ml water). You mix it all in a plastic bowl and you apply it all over checking your color every 5 minutes. WARNING: DO NOT LET IT FOR MORE THAN THE TIME STATED ON THE BLEACH'S CONTAINER EVEN THOUGHT IT IS DELUTED IT IS STILL BLEACH AND IT WILL HARM YOUR SCALP AND HAIR! To avoid extra damage on your hair you can apply beforehand coconut oil on your scalp and hair and let it sink in for at least 4 hours before your bleach.)

After I did my bleach bath my hair reached a lighter orange/yellow and after using some purple shampoo I got rid of a lot of the orange tones. Unfortunately I should have used pure bleach on my roots as it's not that strong to lift my natural color so my roots only lifted one tone, but it was still ok I can always bleach my roots later but ONLY at least after a month.

After I reached the desired base color it was time to apply my pink dye. Unfortunately I was in a hurry and I didn't have time to order the specific brand I wanted so I used only what I could find which is this:

Stargazer in "Shocking Pink".

It's not a terrible dye but it's not from those with the best staying power. If you go for pink hair I would suggest you pink from Directions or Special Effects dyes which is what i will do when I will refresh my color.

Just remember to be careful while using this type of dyes because they stain everything and you will have to rub a lot to take it out of your bathtub and for crying out loud wear OLD clothes that you don't really need!

But enough talk! You probably wanna see the results and here they are:

This photo is taken in the house with flash (excuse the lack of makeup).

This is outside in natural sunlight. 

The color will eventually fade to a lighter pink. I will update you with photos :)

If you have any questions at all about alternative or normal hair dying, feel free to ask me OR if you wanna hear advice from experienced people visit the "hairdyeforum.com" where there are lovely ladies that have GORGEOUS AMAZING colorful hair that can help you step by step with your hair and how to bring them to whatever color you want. I know they helped me very much! :)

Take care,

Heliana.

P.S 1. All photos except the first are mine, the first one was from google

P.S 2. I am not affiliated with the hair dye forum I am a simple member that i had lots of help from other members and admins.