Comments on: Blush Response 002 – Top 3 Hair Color Questions, Answered!

By: Mary Pat

Mary Pat — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:52:52 +0000

Just achieved a lovely shade of strawberry blonde after following your bleaching advise. I’ll be re-bleaching in another two weeks for a new lighter mystery color. Thanks!

By: spinster-in-training

spinster-in-training — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:08:11 +0000

[...] among other things, I read a most excellent and helpful post on haircolor questions by the marvelous Zoetica Ebb. I’ve been wanting to dye my hair green, but didn’t want [...]

By: rin

rin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:55:15 +0000

when you shampoo after the color fix do you recommend using a harsh shampoo with sulfates or a gentle, pH balanced, sulfate-free formula? or does it even matter?

By: FOTD: Penelope’s Orchid, LOTS of blathering « spinster-in-training

FOTD: Penelope’s Orchid, LOTS of blathering « spinster-in-training — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:55 +0000

[...] bleached the roots. When I first went green, I used ColorFix for the first time ever, following Zoetica Ebb’s wondrous instructions on drastically switching between colors with such great ef…. I stripped previous color, shampooed zealously for two weeks with volumizing shampoo, bleached, [...]

By: Mallory

Mallory — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:25:47 +0000

After reading this again, I bet they slip that peroxide processing lotion in there to make you buy the product again.

VERY SNEAKY, COLORFIX

By: Heartcorecuteness

Heartcorecuteness — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:46:31 +0000

I use Clairol Nice ‘N’ Easy on my hair! I used to use Schwarzkopf Live colour, but it faded after a week.
I reccoment Nice ‘n’ Easy, actually. It lasts for ages. I’ve never bleached my hair, but I’m considering doing it, and applying Directions green hair dye throughout my hair.
Can anyone give me advice about this? I’m nervous about bleaching it because it’s only shoulder length and grows very slowly, so I don’t want to ruin my hair…

By: S. Alice

S. Alice — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:03:05 +0000

Ahh, I wish I had known about this 9 years ago when I had a year’s worth of Nice & Easy blue-black professionally stripped from my hair at a salon – which not only cost over $300, but also broke my elbow-length hair off up to my chin. I’ve been using henna ever since and I would never go back to chemical dyes.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:52 +0000

I recently used Sally’s Ion Color Remover to get our semi-perm color. it worked pretty well, actually, but I wouldn’t recommend anyone use it often, because the ingredients are pretty toxic. I was going from dark orange to blue.

I’ve never used Colorfix, but Ion’s product is basically a mix of very powerful sulfate detergents. It breaks the bonds between color and hair, and you are supposed to follow it with a rinse of 10-volume. it worked for me, but it did leave my hair damaged.

Post any bleaching or stripping, I highly recommend Aphogee’s 2-step Protein Treatment. The effect it has had on my hair is AMAZING. It really does repair damage.

By: LittleAmanda

LittleAmanda — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:14:40 +0000

Sorry to post the same question twice, just hoping you’ll get it!!:
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: Linda

Linda — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:44:03 +0000

I have the same question as Kimberly. Any help appreciated.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:54:46 +0000

Does anyone know if Color Fix will remove lightened color (reddish-blonde) to restore back to an ash brown? Would prefer not to put dye in my hair again and be done with the color.

Thanks :)

By: CURVES

CURVES — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:27:42 +0000

IM WITH MALLORY!

IM LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE BLUSH!

By: Fangsticks

Fangsticks — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:37:05 +0000

Awesome tips!
I was always timid about dying and I have tried salon trips, but they are just too expensive for how long they last. I love having my hair dyed violet, but the blue just fades out and leaves the red behind! I always wanted to try the platinum blonde with black tips look though… perhaps perhaps perhaps!

By: Viking

Viking — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:59:29 +0000

Thanks for listing the products! Very informative.

I want to dye my hair a bright colour with black underneathe, but I really don’t know if I’ve got the colouring for it… my skin, and eyebrows, and eyelashes, are so pale! I’d have to constantly be wearing make-up… or dye my lashes and brows… in order to look, erm, not dead. And even then I don’t know if it would work. … *Sigh*. Must give this more thought.

By: Melissa Dominic

Melissa Dominic — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:01:36 +0000

Ooh, I’ve never tried Nice N’ Easy Black dye. I agree with you on the Feria though, I ended up with gray hair at some point because of it. In fact, I think I still have the State ID photo to prove it, yeeech.

(I generally dye with Wella Liquid Color Charm in Black 051/1N)

Sigh, I’ve always wanted some whiteblonde hair though. Stop reminding me…

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:22:57 +0000

Thank you for the answers! I can die happy now. With kickass rainbow hair.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:18:17 +0000

Thanks for all the tips! I’ve been through so many hair-color catastrophes — my locks are still recovering from overzealous bleachings from ages ago — and these last two Blush Responses have been an incredible help!

By: Philippa

Philippa — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:57:49 +0000

also to strip colour you can use lush cosmetics daddy-o. I dyed my hair too dark, used that and it stripped the colour without damaging my hair at all. Also, that shit will strip henna

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:46:55 +0000

I’m seriously considering coloring my hair all black. I had previously done most of it (apart from my purple bangs), but the black very quickly faded to my natural brown color. It’s been a long while and it makes it seem like the dye is completely gone, but it WAS a permanent dye… Would I have to strip it if I ever want to bleach it or would I be fine just putting bleach straight on it?