Why, hello there! It's been a long long time since I first had the thoughts of dyeing my hair and I finally got the chance to do it in the most economical and fuss free way possible. (Don't judge me for the photos please LOL)
First thing first, I wanted to go for an ombre dye initially but for that, I would have to go to a trusted salon to get it done. And not just any other salons in the neighbourhood I believe because I tried explaining to a lady at a salon what I wanted but she couldn't get what I was saying at all. I tried to tell her that I wanted an ombre dye and not dip dye but she claimed that ombre dye is dip dyeing your hair but most people wear it with curls so you cannot see the colour transition "line". She kept insisting that there will definitely be a straight line across where the two colours meet FOR SURE. But I did my research and I know that's not the case. Even with straight hair. You do not have to wear your hair in curls even if you get an ombre dye and it will still look really nice and the colour transition should be really gradual with a really smooth gradient. That's EXACTLY what I was looking for. But honestly, I was really skeptical about who is able to provide me with that kind of pretty ombre that I didn't dare to entrust my hair to anyone easily just cos I do not have the most perfect hair to begin with and I didn't have what it takes to take the risk.
So, I stumbled upon a really talented man, in my point of view and probably in many of his clients' point of view. And he's none other than Guy Tang Check out his video where he creates a really natural and enhancing look for one of his ombre model where she becomes a living prove of really drop dead gorgeous, natural looking, yet absolutely stunning ombre. (Both straight and curly) He is really really good at it and his colour combination really makes me go all jelly and jealous of all his clients and models. I wish I can bump into someone like him too!! I would love to have him colour my hair for me!
Anw, back to what I was saying earlier, I just had my hair dyed, using a box dye that I got from the drugstore and its none other than the Liese bubble hair colour box dye. There are 17 shades to choose from, ranging from vibrant ones to the darker and more subdued hues. Coincidentally, I walked into Watsons and walked away with "Creamy Beige", which is actually one of the newer shades from the yellow brown series. It is significantly lighter than my original hair colour and it really showed up on my hair after dyeing. I would think that the colour pay-off is relatively good BUT, I made a really really huge mistake which made my hair dyeing experience a little failed.
I totally forgot that the colour pay-off on more damaged hair would not be as vibrant as on healthy hair. And my hair ends are actually very much damaged from rebonding and whatnot over the years but I hadn't wanted to cut it off yet, other than some regular trimming. So, the colour actually showed up too well on the top of my head, which made me end up with an inverse ombre. I don't know if I should be happy about this cos honestly I think it looks very weird even though there really is such a thing called inverse ombre LOL.
Dyeing process~ Waiting waiting~
Done!
See how the brown shows up only at the top of my head?? I honestly wish the ends fade into a lighter brown so that my "inverse ombre" isn't as obvious. Or maybe the top part of my head can fade back into something nearer to my original hair colour~
Hais. With this inverse ombre that is totally unintentional, I can hardly tie my hair back anymore just cos the brown is so much more obvious when I actually tie it back. :(
This is definitely not a very fun hair dye experience but product wise, I am satisfied with the colour pay-off and it doesn't really strip my hair off its moisture, not that there is a lot of moisture to begin with LOL. Do have a go at Liese's bubble hair colour cos its so easy to apply and really fuss free as compared to the ones that you have to apply the cream based ones to your hair. Its almost like washing your hair, except its using hair dye foam. Haha. I was telling my mum to try the darker colours for grey coverage hehe.
Okay bai~ <3
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