For Colored Girls Only (Hair Coloring Support Thread)

I want to color my hair within the next few months with Loreal Preference (red) or Loreal Excellence (blonde), can anyone vouch for either of these two products as far as how the color looks or what developer to use? I already have a 30 developer but I dont want to use a higher one than needed. Also, how do I use the developer with it?
 
ZapMami said:
@Anonymous53 What did the Henna do to your hair? I'm still on the fence with Henna. I purchased several boxes of Henna a few months ago and I'm terrified to use it....some people get good results, but then others claim it ruined their hair and they cant color over it. Don't know what to do.
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It flattened my hair texture. My hair is fine, and sometimes my ends can turn straight if I'm not too careful when manipulating it. However, henna just took all the volume out of my hair. Never again.
 
I'm switching over to the ION semi-permanent. It seems to be working out well for me.
So I'm putting my 2 boxes of Shea Moisture Colorj (Darkest Brown) on the exchange board. Hopefully someone will buy them.
 
I'm thinking of dying my hair magenta pink over my non-bleached hair. I have slight natural highlights (always have) that I want picked up...
 

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faithVA said:
I'm switching over to the ION semi-permanent. It seems to be working out well for me.
So I'm putting my 2 boxes of Shea Moisture Colorj (Darkest Brown) on the exchange board. Hopefully someone will buy them.
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If they were Jet Black, I'd definitely take them off your hands. I'm loving the Shea Moisture color system!
 
lulu97 said:
If they were Jet Black, I'd definitely take them off your hands. I'm loving the Shea Moisture color system!
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If I had known that brown and black both show up on my hair as brown I would have purchased the black. :lol: live and learn.
 
ZapMami said:
@Anonymous53 What did the Henna do to your hair? I'm still on the fence with Henna. I purchased several boxes of Henna a few months ago and I'm terrified to use it....some people get good results, but then others claim it ruined their hair and they cant color over it. Don't know what to do.
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As long as the henna is baq (body art quality) you can use it on colored and relaxed hair with no ill effect. I DON'T buy my henna from stores b/c I don't know what metals, sand and such they have added to it.
I only buy my henna at: www.hennaforhair.com . I don't mind buying my am la and other stuff from the store though.
 
Did my job semipermanent color tonight. I didn't do the pre-treatment and left the color in for 45 minutes. I did a mudwash first. It turned out very well. Next I will see if I can shorten the ti.e to 39 minutes.

I bought 6 bottles of color from Sally's in January. They had BOGO so it was a great deal.

Happy with how this is working out.
 
I'm coloring the front left side of my hair today. I got a dirty blonde kit from Dark and lovely. I'll post pics when I'm done. I'm just doing a small section so I can measure my growth rate.
 
Decided that I'll be coloring my hair every 4 to 6 weeks until June. Probably 6 because I'm lazy lol. I definitely want to be blonde for the summer. Then I may go red or black in the fall.
 
1. Form of color (semi, demi, permanent, etc)- Permanent and bleach
2. How often you color- At least twice a year (bleach); every 3 months (cover greys)
3. Your color regimen if any- Because I have to color, I have to be careful because if I don't take care of my hair- hair will be on the floor
4. How long you have been coloring or your coloring history- I come from a family of premature greying. I started greying at 19. Stylists tell me that if left to my own devices, I would be 50% grey and I'm in my 30s...
5. Anything else you would like to share.- This is a great thread!
 
I did my first wash and dc since I dyed my hair. I used Ion Healthy Scalp shampoo and Oleo Relax mask. My hair was super tangly at the roots today, especially the lightened part. I gently detangled and braided it up. I'm wearing a wig until I straighten and trim later this month.
 
I'm trying to figure out when my hair "spoil" is going to be (as in what day)...I don't want to over-moisturize, but I know how important DC's are. Someone in the Rollersetting Challenge thread said that a fresh rollerset sets the tone for the week...I feel that way about my DC...I'm obsessed with keeping hair ON my head...:drunk:
 
I was supposed to color tonight but meh didn't feel like it. I guess I will try it again next weekend. This semi looks like it may hold up for another week.
 
Steamer.jpg I'm currently sitting under the steamer. I DC'ed with Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque and added Grapeseed oil. I cannot say that I'm sold on this masque, but I will use it up before I buy a different one. I plan on blow drying using my comb attachment (that I thought I had lost) and then rollersetting. It's going to be a long night...
 
Going to refresh my color with sebastian cellophane in red. I just did a protein tx, so the color should take well. I can't wait!
 
I'm going to do a rinse tonight. I've prepared my clay wash to remove the build up. I'm going to use the ION pre color treatment this time. My color didn't take as well last time but it could have been anything. I'm still trying to simplify my color regimen so haven't nailed it down yet. I wanted to try the V-05 Clarifying conditioner but I figured I would save that for a week when I risk the color not turning out well.

So I will clay rinse, towel dry, apply pre-treatment and apply color. I guess I will pull out the dryer. (boo). Then I will just rinse and put in 2 strand twists.
 
My hair turned out OK but my edges are stubborn. And man does the color bleed no matter how much I rinse. I think heat did OK but I had better results with just using a plastic cap and letting it sit on for 45 minutes. Maybe I should put color on my edges 15 minutes before I color the rest of my hair. I guess that is an option.
 
@faithVA...those edges are a tricky thing because for me, my edges are my most sensitive area and the most prone to break. Maybe you should do a patch test next time on one area...I just get so nervous about edges...
 
I usually only wash weekly, but my scalp is oily so I might wash tonight (mid week). I plan to use Chroma Riche shampoo and Chroma Captive mask.
 
Welp. I went a little wild with color over the summer and sure enough my hair couldn't take it. It was breaking off like crazy. I wasn't doing everything I could to take care of it. Long story short I big chopped and am starting over. I was itching for a change anyway. I still have some color in the front, which I like. I'm not sure what to do as I grow my hair back out.
 
I was supposed to do my Marley twists next week but honestly I don't feel like it. So I'm coloring my hair Tuesday using the SM hair coloring system in light blonde. I plan on cowashing tonight because I have some product build up. Then Tuesday I'll color, do a protein treatment and roller set. I can't wait.
 
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