On Friday night I finally got around to experimenting with a tub of Manic Panic Electric Lava. It had been chosen especially for me and flown half way around the world by the wondrous Punk Glam Queen and my 'peely-wally' hair was long overdue a good dying.
Manic Panic classic cream dye is made from vegan ingredients and promises to actually condition your hair, rather than wreck it. Since stripping the black out I've been bleaching my hair roughly once every 6-8 weeks. Needless to say, it's not in the best of condition. When I applied the Manic Panic, I could actually feel my hair going "aaaahhhh..." - like when you apply after sun to sunburn. It literally soaked up the dye like a sponge. The end result is a little more red than the bright orange I was hoping for, but I'm putting that down to my dry porous locks and hoping that it will simply fade to orange and actually last a lot longer than my usual dye (Loreal Majicontrast in copper) which fades at a ridiculous rate - 1 week tops :(
As you can see, I've not chopped my fringe yet. I'd normally just attack it with my own hairdressing scissors, but I think I'm gonna be all adult about it and actually go to a professional - after I've seen a professional about my caterpillar eyebrows that lurk beneath it! Next week, I promise. Hope you've all had a good weekend? x
Ooh it looks amazing! I've been topping up my majicontrast at least once a week with Directions Coral Red. Going to try a Superdrug orange-y ginger hair dye next cause I'm not impressed with the fade on majicontrast for how much it costs!
ReplyDeleteI love this colour! You really suit it too :) x
ReplyDeleteWow what a great colour! Suits you =)
ReplyDeleteFantastic colour! I have heard good things about Manic Panic but it can be hard to find here in the UK. I'm especially wanting to try a few of their lipsticks! xxx
ReplyDeleteyou have THE most amazing hair. the colour always looks fab. i know this is redder than you wanted but it does look really nice xx
ReplyDeletefabulous!!! Love it!!! :)
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Love this colour on you!
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This is such an amazing colour! I'm going to check them out because I think I'm killing my hair with bleach.
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HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It came out fantastic! it will fade a bit, just don't wash too much so you get a nice build up of colour and then you won't have fo do it as often! It looks more orange with a touch of red in my screen. Doesn't it make your hair feel amazing? it really suits you and I'm glad you're happy with it!
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Maybe. UK trip tp NY where I'll bring everyone to the warehouse to go crazy is in the future? The lipsticks -- especially the "creatures of the night line" are gorgeous, very colour saturated and stay on! The deep red is so bloody and beautiful! (Lisa these are the ones I sent you.)
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It looks amazing! Crazy Colour dyes are another brand that make your hair rejoice after all the bleaching, and they might be a bit easier to find in the UK.
ReplyDeleteYou really suit bright colours! You should consider blue at some point in the future...
I think you should keep that colour it looks fab! Try lariche directions dye as a cheaper alternative to manic panic it's soo cheap from amazon right now or easily avail at any local goth/rock shop :)
ReplyDeleteThis red is insane!!! Woaaaaa loving it!
ReplyDeleteLovely hair! I thought at first glance it was a bobcat hair thought I'm wrong. Lol
ReplyDeleteoh wow its been a while since ive done my bloggin but your hair rocks doll x hope you are well x
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