Comments on: Blush Response 001

By: Note to self. « Olivejeuce’s Blog

Note to self. « Olivejeuce’s Blog — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:45:58 +0000

[...] they don’t last long or it results in my hair looking like a bail of hay. So I found this website that pretty much answers all my crazy hair color upkeep [...]

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:45:22 +0000

A quick and disgusting stain removing tip:
If you happen to smoke or live with a smoker, cigarette ashes and a little warm water are the BEST at removing dye stains from skin, especially hands. Of course your hands smell like cigs until you wash them with some smelly soap and drown them in smellier lotion, but any time I get a bit on my fingers through a hole in my glove or an accidental scratching of the scalp I wish for half a second that I still smoked.

By: dementia

dementia — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:57:54 +0000

I’m new to your blog and I love it! Anyway, my hair is naturally black and I’ve tried bleaching twice but it always damages my hair. Like really damage that hair became rubbery and fell off. Is there a way to cure it? BTW, I love your current hair color!

By: LittleAmanda

LittleAmanda — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:07 +0000

In my younger years, my hair had been every color of the rainbow. I was an avid purple dyer…but they discontinued the best purple ever. It was actually(surprisingly) by Clairol, they released this wannabe punk line of colors called Xtreme FX. They only make the bleach out kit under that line now (maybe still the red and blue), but I was wondering if you were familiar with this particular brand/shade of purple, as I have tried every brand and shade of purple you can imagine (and many diffrent combos) and cannot find anything that comes even close to this beautiful color. Perhaps you could recommend something, if you know what I am talking about? I’ve been a “sultry” brunette for a good five adult years now, but if I could find a similar color, I’d go back and stay purple forever. Can you help?

By: June

June — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:21:59 +0000

Thank you so much for the Magic Mop mix and cornstarch tips. Brilliant. Can you be any more awesome? Bonus for linking to the dangers of talc article.

By: Teri's Digs - technicolor hair howto «

Teri's Digs - technicolor hair howto « — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:48 +0000

[...] before we start I’d just like to send you off to Zoetica Ebb and Gala Darling’s respective articles on the topic. Their hair can put mine to shame, so if [...]

By: Blush Response 002 – Top 3 Hair Questions, Answered!

Blush Response 002 – Top 3 Hair Questions, Answered! — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:16:44 +0000

[...] picked the three most frequently-asked for this week’s Blush Response. We’re continuing last installment’s hair color theme, as it seems the most exasperating of [...]

By: EvAngeline

EvAngeline — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:03:02 +0000

Thank you so much for this post! It was exactly, EXACTLY what I was looking for!!! I love your blue hair.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:10:38 +0000

great tips! i’m going to go blue soon, possibly tomorrow before work.

i’m armed with gloves and a couple of shades of dye

By: Horizonline

Horizonline — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:14:49 +0000

Biorequiem looks great, btw. The script is outstanding. I love Art Nouveau and it’s ilk.

By: Horizonline

Horizonline — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:14:04 +0000

Do you think you’ll have contact with Sugar Pill once it’s released?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:30:03 +0000

Thank you so much for these tips!

I’ve just started dying my hair bright red and am finding it hard to maintain and find the perfect shade. If only semi-perm dyes came in brighter colours! One thing I have noticed since dying bright is that my hair has lost so much shine. I think I’ll definitely check out this extreme range.

I used to wash my hair every single day because of oiliness and am having to take it down to every two days. I really struggle with this as I love having super clean hair. I’ve tried using dry shampoo which refreshes the hair a bit but I’ve only tried the boots brand so far, perhaps there are better ones out there or corn starch may work more effectively.

Any tips for how to keep the colour from running if you’re sweating from exercise/dancing/hot day or even swimming?

By: Link Love: 9.24.09 | Nubbytwiglet.com

Link Love: 9.24.09 | Nubbytwiglet.com — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:39:18 +0000

[...] Zo knows hair (hers is always perfect) and is sharing all of her tips and tricks with us [...]

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:12:24 +0000

I’ve been wanting to have the sides of my mohawk lightened from its current black so I could add a dualtone, but I’m afraid my hair will totally get killed. What are your stances on bleaching/lightening?

By: winter

winter — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:11:16 +0000

I dye my hair either black or blue black and Ive tried a few things along the corn starch line and dry shampoo like Klorane (pretty much the same thing but in a can!). As my hair is black and the powder is white, I was a little wary of looking like I just had dandruff.

Then I found this stuff by Hair Fix. Its basically corn starch with a few more ingredient added, but dyed different colours. You can buy it in black, brown or white (although I dont know why you would bother with white- just buy corn starch!).

I ordered it in black and Ive been pretty happy with it. I dont get the “dandruff” look, its not too expensive and they deliver pretty quick. The only downside is that its a little bit messy to use.

By: zoetica

zoetica — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:43:33 +0000

Woah! I’m gone for a few hours and look at all the new tips that have accumulated. I’m going to have to dedicate a post just to all the stuff in these comments. Thanks, lovelies!

By: Jenai

Jenai — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:40:47 +0000

Ooooh. I’m going to try corn startch. Only my bangs are colored an unnatural shade of violet/blue, but that’s the part of my hair that seems to get the most oily. After about 12-20 hours of shampooing my hair is already limp and disgusting. It’s really quite frustrating.

In the past I’ve tried baby powder….I didn’t work very well and I never knew it was dangerous. Geez. That’s not going anywhere near me any more. Thanks for letting us know about that.

Awesome tips. Thanks, Zoetica.

By: Gaby

Gaby — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:19:35 +0000

Or He, if Libby Bulloff is a guy. :)

By: Gaby

Gaby — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:15:49 +0000

Great tips! I’d never heard of the corn starch trick.

I make use of the condition often, shampoo sparingly mantra. I love the 5 minute leave in conditioning masks too. My dyed, frizzy-curly hair needs all the help it can get to stay hydrated and shiny, as well as to keep the violet rocking.

Libby Bulloff makes a good point about using rubbing alcohol in a pinch if you get stained; too bad it’s great at drying out your skin.

I use RAW’s Purple Passion, which stains you just by looking at it. If I stain, I like to use hand sanitizer, which is also mostly alcohol but isn’t as harsh as isopropyl.

She also makes another good point about the kits! I tried one of those at the goofy age of 14. I wanted violet and ended up with candy pink. Ugh.

By: rita

rita — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:23:53 +0000

thanks for the tips!
I plan on dying my hair an unnatural color sometime in the near future and have been looking for advice on how to manage it afterwards so no mistakes are made.

By: lumivalkoinen

lumivalkoinen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:22:16 +0000

lovely tips! but there’s no way my hair could do with less shampooing, corn starch or no. it gets super greasy in a day! really effing gross. *pouts at disappearing dye*

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:07:10 +0000

I love Special Effects! But it does do a pretty good job at staining skin haha

By: libby

libby — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:59:07 +0000

I’m glad you’re advocating the use of professional product to care for your hair. I see a lot of candy colored girls using whatever is cheapest on their supermarket shelves. Speaking of which, buying your pro product at the grocery store might be more convenient, but it’s not any cheaper, and for us hairdressers it’s the equivalent buying prescription drugs in mexico. Not trying to be rude, at all (i love that you are posting articles like this), just a lot of people don’t know about or understand the issue of diversion.
ALSO Joico makes a demi-permanent Blue, that stays blue, under vigorous washing conditions for a month. I have a client who refuses no to wash his hair once or twice a day, and it’s been the most amazing, and durable blue I’ve been able to find.