FabSwingers.com forum: Home hair dying!!!

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I have been doing it since I was 15, now you would think I would have it down to a fine art.

WRONG.

Got that new nice n easy foam one, well cause it looked easy.

NOT

Its on my fingers, in my nails, up my arms, and im scared to look at my hair line. Just used half a bottle of nail varnish remover to try and get rid, and im still covered in it.

Another 20 mins and I can get in the shower and hopefully get it off.

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

now you know why I still haven't done mine yet, I'll end up having to redecorate the bathroom!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I have no option.

GREY!!!!!

This 1 promises 8 weeks of no grey.

Hmmmmm we will see.

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By *ouplefunukCouple
over a year ago

North Bristol

I thought the foam one was really easy.

Must do mine today, the grey was waving at my colleague over the other side of the desk yesterday!

*Her*

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

if the dye still doesnt come of skin after you rinse your hair, go to hair dresser's whole sale and get the bleachy stuff(can find out name of it later, if you need to know) its used to mix dyes in hair dressers and it takes the dye of skin. hope this helps.

Btw what colour have you gone?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well with my full dynamic haead of hair i dont need dye xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I put vaseline round my hair line..over my ears..down my neck..anywhere i'm likely to get dye really...then it just wipes off wnen i'm done

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I have that bleachy stuff, when I go red I use a proper dye that would be used in hairdresser's and mix myself, shop bought reds arnt the same on my hair, im to dark.

Going dark brown, got my hair cut yesterday, and I had 3 tier hair, roots grey, next inch bright red, rest of hair a dulled red! I look at my hair every day, but I hadnt noticed how bad it was, till I was sitting on that chair, under they wonderful hairdresser lights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

before u dye ur hair, smear some vaseline on ur hair line, round the back of ur neck and on your ears, dye wont stick to it. to get vaseline or any oils off your skin, first rub soap or shampoo on ( without water ) rub in (use very very little water if the soap wont make a lather ) then rinse and wash as normal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"before u dye ur hair, smear some vaseline on ur hair line, round the back of ur neck and on your ears, dye wont stick to it. to get vaseline or any oils off your skin, first rub soap or shampoo on ( without water ) rub in (use very very little water if the soap wont make a lather ) then rinse and wash as normal."

forgot to add, to stop dyes or anything going under ur finger nails, run your nails across a bar of soap first , agin nothing will stick to the soap.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I put vaseline round my hair line..over my ears..down my neck..anywhere i'm likely to get dye really...then it just wipes off wnen i'm done"

See I know I should do that. Sense tells me that.

But being a hash bash type of person, that just seems to much like hard work.

I would rather throw it on, then moan like a bitch, then spend 30 mins in the shower scrubbling my skin till im bright red!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I put vaseline round my hair line..over my ears..down my neck..anywhere i'm likely to get dye really...then it just wipes off wnen i'm done

See I know I should do that. Sense tells me that.

But being a hash bash type of person, that just seems to much like hard work.

I would rather throw it on, then moan like a bitch, then spend 30 mins in the shower scrubbling my skin till im bright red!

Yeah well female an all that xx

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

I do exactly the same when dying hair, reminds me have to get another btl of bleach stuff, as want to dye hair again. I tend to get bored with hair colour and like a change every now and then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to love dying my hair myself and would often sport a different colour. Until the day I decided to home dye over my blond highlights. I ended up with about an inch of dark brown roots, then about 3 inches of BRIGHT blonde hair, the rest was orange.

Needless to say since then I have left coloring to the professionals!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The only time I go to the hairdresser for a colour is if im going blonde, after a ginger disaster trying to do it myself.

£5 dye for me. I use a well known hairdresser supply shop for my reds, my red in there is a tenner, mix it up, put it on, job done. To get the same colour done in a hairdresser is £50+.

At the rate im going grey, couldnt afford to get mine done at the hairdresser's.

And its that old lady your old grey, not the white/sliverly, that might look good all over grey.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I do my roots myself cause I'm also properly grey! But I buy tubes of dye from Sally's and mix them myself. I've never really rated the chemist dyes. It's still cheaper than the hairdressers and I use Andrex kids wipes to get any excess dye off. This is on my list of things to do today.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"I have been doing it since I was 15, now you would think I would have it down to a fine art.

WRONG.

Got that new nice n easy foam one, well cause it looked easy.

NOT

Its on my fingers, in my nails, up my arms, and im scared to look at my hair line. Just used half a bottle of nail varnish remover to try and get rid, and im still covered in it.

Another 20 mins and I can get in the shower and hopefully get it off.

The cleansing wipes get rid of it easier.

I found it much easier to use than the normal dyes, what the hell were you doing with yours lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

baby wipes ive mostly used to get rid of it .works for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think a bit of grey makes people look extinguished...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The nice and easy foam is a nightmare as its not really a foam - just like the bubbles you get on an ice cream soda

John Frieda foam is worth the extra ( although often on for half price) That really is a foam and so easy to apply. Just be careful with the colour matches - tends to be a shade darker then you think

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By *ensual temptressWoman
over a year ago

Southampton

dye my hair ???? ohhh i could never do that .......

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By *icboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I have been doing it since I was 15, now you would think I would have it down to a fine art.

WRONG.

Got that new nice n easy foam one, well cause it looked easy.

NOT

Its on my fingers, in my nails, up my arms, and im scared to look at my hair line. Just used half a bottle of nail varnish remover to try and get rid, and im still covered in it.

Another 20 mins and I can get in the shower and hopefully get it off.

I know this sounds obvious, get someone to help. I have dye my own (in my punk days) and it works best if you take all the nessesary precations, vaseline and baby wipes. But add help it is a far much less stress fully ordeal.

I help with all my friends and it works out OK. As long as its not me selecting the colour, no blame you see.

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By *ustyWoman
over a year ago

inverclyde

stain remover from sallys or salon selectives it works

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my last home hair dye kit ended up costing me just under £300 for a new carpet..

red hair dye & cream carpet don't mix

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

just for men

great for the pubes !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have always had a good degree of success with mine but i do get a friend to help.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i did mine last night and its turned out lovely. Its schwartzkopf or however the hell its spelled - black.

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By *razydriver8Couple
over a year ago

plymouth

"I have no option.

GREY!!!!!

This 1 promises 8 weeks of no grey.

Hmmmmm we will see. "

well let me know if it works... lol

ive tried most of them ,,, it seems i have ." resitant grey"" wtf does that mean... lol

HSM ( her)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did my daughters hair today red it got every where

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Have to say i would never do mine red myself. I leave it to the professionals and then if they bodge it up its their fault lol

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

"Have to say i would never do mine red myself. I leave it to the professionals and then if they bodge it up its their fault lol"

i just changed back to red last month, but now thinking of going a purple colour

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By *4FantasyCouple
over a year ago

Spalding

Have to agree that the Clairol "Foam" is a joke, I got free vouchers to try it and I won't be using it again. The Foam is not a foam but a mess of liquid which goes everywhere!!

Thanks for the tip on the John Freda foam I will try that one.

Kazxx

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Have to say i would never do mine red myself. I leave it to the professionals and then if they bodge it up its their fault lol

i just changed back to red last month, but now thinking of going a purple colour

oooooooh go purple. I love purple.

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