I dyed my synthetic wig! Tutorial + Pics inside

[UniquelyDivine]

How to dye a synthetic wig.. Tutorial + Pics inside

Ok normally I would have exchanged this puppies and KIM but I am pressed for time so I searched high & low for info on how to dye a wig.

Here are the 2 wigs I purchased

Outré Lilly

Lady Mezzo by Alicia

Before-

....Both were waaaay too light



Materials needed-

You"re also going to need newspapers or something to protect your work area, I used a old shower curtain liner.

Step 1- Measure out the ink & alcohol, 1 cup of alcohol & 8 full squirts of ink..I used 10 SHAKE WELL!!!! Make sure the cap is tightly closed though!


Step 2- Get ta spraying! Saturate the wig and make sure it's totally covered, I did 2 wigs so I made two batches of dye.


It'll look something like this when you're all finished.

Step 3- Airdry or blow dry on low.. when they are all dry rinse them in cool water to get rid of any excess dye, otherwise you run the risk of ruining your clothes.

I will post pics of the finished product in just a few!

ETA- I'm finished!


Before-

After-

I love how you can still see the highlights in the mezzo HW!

The outré really absorbed the ink! I really can't see the highlights in this one anymore but that's ok.

 

[growinghealthyhair]

CaN'T WAIT for the final product!

 

[Lady S]

I can't wait to see how this turns out. I'm guessing you could only go darker and not lighter.

 

[UniquelyDivine]

I can't wait to see how this turns out. I'm guessing you could only go darker and not lighter.

Yep! However..someone on YT mentioned that you could add highlights on a dark wig.

 

[danniegirl]

omg this looks so messy but i hope it turns out to be what you want

 

[UniquelyDivine]

omg this looks so messy but i hope it turns out to be what you want

Most of it is confined to the shower liner so once the wigs are dry I will just toss the liner, but I do wish there was an easier way!

 

[adamson]

Can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

[UniquelyDivine]

Bump for completed pics!!

 

[13StepsAhead]

will the ink bleed on you clothes once you wear the wig?

 

[UniquelyDivine]

Nope! Once the wigs are dry then rinse off excess ink until the water runs clear and your good to go.

 

[Legally Natural]

I am not a wig wearer, but that is amazing. It looks so much more real now. Good job.

 

[Lady S]

Good job! I'm going to have to try this on some of my wigs that have had to be retired before I try it on my good hairs.

 

[UniquelyDivine]

Good job! I'm going to have to try this on some of my wigs that have had to be retired before I try it on my good hairs.

Good idea! I am taking these 2 HW on vacation so I didn't have time to test it out first, but another nice thing about doing this on new wigs is that it changes the texture too.