Special Effects Blood Red Hair Dye

Do you have long hair? My daughters is down to the middle of her back. We used three kits of Manic Panic Flash Lightning Hair Bleach Kit 40 Volume. Three bottles ofJEROME RUSSELL Punky Colour Hair Color Crème Platinum Blonde Toner 3.5 oz --smells like Laffy Taffy and works great! Finally, we used three bottles of Special Effects SFX Hair Color Hair Dye Cherry Bomb and bought a fourth for touch ups. My daughter is 24 and has a shirt that says 99% Mermaid."Advance Prep"Spend at least a month nourishing your hair. Avoid shampooing as often as possible. Try Dry shampoo so your hair develops with natural oils to help protect it from burning on bleach day. Don't brush wet hair. Comb and brush gently and do your best to heal all split ends."Assemble"Order or gather all the tools and products needed for the dye job. We bought a packet that included a nicely sized dye bowl, several dye brushes and hair clips with a handy plastic zip bag for storage. Great product. We also purchased a simple chemical/shampoo cape for my daughter and a vinyl apron for me.Package of 30 ct disposable glovesRoll of paper towelsStack of towels, washclothes and fabric that can be ruinedBlanket that can be ruined50 SPF Children's SunscreenPouf ScrubbyQ-TipsComb with a pointy endAforementioned bleach, toner and dye.Quality shampoo and conditioner--sulfate freePainting Clothes--that can be ruined with dye for Dyee and Dyer"Cut Away"Cut your hair as desired. We cut 4 inches off of my daughter's hair.BLEACH DAY"Set Up"Lay down the blanket, place the chair in the center, cover the chair with towels. Have a table area handy for the person doing the dying and something for the dyee to use too. Lay out ALL your equipment so anything needed will be within reach.Unpack the dye kits but don't open the chemicals until needed."Miss Dye Prevention"Take your time to heavily moisturize the Dyee's Face, neck and chest. And then put on sunscreen too! Use Q-tips to coat the ears careful not to get lotion on hair. Lotion on hands too! Get dressed in disposable clothing and something that buttons up. Dyee puts on gloves and cape. They need gloves too! Really, they can't help it, they will touch the dyed or bleached hair...Dyer must coat their hands and arms in lotion and sunscreen---trust me that dye gets adventurous and tries to get away any where it can. Glove up and put on apron."Lose the natural color"It's Bleach Day after all! FOLLOW WARNINGS ON THE BLEACH KIT.Bleaching. I found it best to bleach the scalp area hair first. Go from side to side until you get the hair next to the scalp all covered. Bouncing from side to side during application helps the bleach work evenly on both sides. Once you think you have all the hair covered next to the scalp--don't try to bleach all the hair at once if it is long or thick--cover in a plastic cap. Almost any hair/head would do better to have the bleach done in at least two stages. The cap helps keep the product moist and it also retains the heat produced by the chemical reaction, possibly improving the bleaching effect."Get Naked!"Once the hair bleached is light colored, straw colored at least, strip! Ask for help. Also, get a new set of gloves for the shower and ask the Dyer to help with the rinse to ensure all the bleach is gone. Dry the hair when done--either overnight or with dryer if you must but I advise a combination of both."Rinse Repeat" Be sure to reapply lotion.Bleach the remaining hair. Rinse and Dry. The second bleach is really good for catching any areas that were missed the first time but do the darkest hair first."De-bronzify"Getting rid of that awful orange. It's really a color trick. By applying a lavender dye you counter the orange. It helps the Cherry Bomb color come out true. Treat the purple like dye. Use lotions, gloves and all other equipment. You can do the whole head in one shot this time."Time to Dye"Really Really careful layout. Make sure you cover everything within range. I cannot stress enough how much this dye escapes and gets around the room and if you get it on the sink handles etc....half a second and it's there forever.Open at least two bottles for long hair, put one at a time into the bowl. Add 1/4cup of water to the dye. It spreads easier and works perfectly at that ratio.Take your time. Really can't take too long unless you leave it on overnight or something. Coat all the hair and use the pick and comb to pick up hair by the scalp to ensure you get every single strand. Get the neck hairs too! Use a damp paper town to wipe off any sloppiness on the Dyee,Hope you did a good job with the sunscreen!! Rinse and scrub away any dye. Rinse and Rinse. Water won't run clear but it gets light pink.Use old towels and towel dry as much as possible. REAPPLY LOTION ASAP. THE DYE WILL STILL LEAVE THE HAIR FOR DAYS ON YOUR NECK, FACE AND EVERYWHERE YOUR HAIR TOUCHES---HANDS WHEN BRAIDING....Use some kind of climate protection and sunscreen to preserve it and you'll be Mermaid red for weeks!I'll publish photos. Her hair looks perfectly red.Take your time, prepare and buy enough product and you'll love the fun results you get from Special Effects Dye!

Ive been using this brand for over 6 months now and LOVE it. It's the only brand that doesn't instantly wash out. I use the Atomic Pink and Burberry Wine colors so far to get my hot pink highlights.Yes the color will get on EVERYTHING, but rubbing alcohol will usually take it off anything (even clothes, skin, walls, tubs) I also use Tilex mold and mildew and it completely takes away the color out of the grout and all in the shower/tub even when its been sitting for a few days or even a week just let the spray sit for about 5 mins and usually it sprays right off with hot water sometimes i use a scrub brush to get into the grout.... also bleach clean up spray works good but I found Tilex and rubbing alcohol work the best.don't forget to use towels of the same color as your dye or towels you don't care get ruined. I haven't had my towels stain from the color yet, it washes out in the washer some how but I do know after drying my hair for the first week or so there is tons of dye that comes out. Also wear old shirt while coloring your hair or no shirt at all if your doing it by yourself. I also line my sink and floor where I am standing with towels to help with clean up so less actually get on my surfaces and just mainly get on towels that I can wash.Yes after the first few washes your hair can leave pink on things especially when its WET... i usually shower at night so when its wet I make sure I don't lay my head on the furniture and when I go to bed I put a towel over my pillow. And once the towel is finally not turning pink anymore I know im safe to remove the towel for the next wash. It's the price to have funky colors almost all of them do this, but at least this one (at least for me) stays on my hair for 3-4 months instead of only 1 week. also I never had problems of it dyeing my clothes when my hair is dry just when it is wet and only for the first few washes. So avoid if its raining or just blow dry your hair after showers before you put our clothes on to avoid your clothes from getting ruined.You will freak out the first time you wash your hair after dyeing it but when you come out of the shower it will still look great. I have no ideal how my hair can still be so pink after the first real shower because of how much pink comes out of my hair, it always (even still) freaks me out and Im scared it all washing away, but its still there everytime.I have long hair just below my bra strap and I use 1.5 - 2 bottles for just highlights. I do have where I put the pink at lighten so the color takes to my hair better and is a brighter pink. I have dark brown hair and my hair stylist lightens it to an organish color you don't need to go completely to blonde/white just lighten to an orange color.My color will last about 2-3 months depending on how I take care of it.To make it last longer do's and don'ts:1. wash/rinse every time in the coldest water you can stand it keeps your hair cuticles shut so more dye stays in your hair than with hot water.2. us a shampoo that is safe for colored hair3. Wash less frequent if you can (dry shampoos are awesome to help length between shampoos)4. use as little hair products as possible after the shower also.5. only put on DRY hair and let sit longer than the 15 mins that say. there is no harsh chemicals in it so it won't fry your hair the longer it sets in your hair the better it will take to your hair and stay in it.6. wait as long as possible to do the first real wash after dyeing day... 4-7 days is best so try to do hair styles to get away with it for a bit like pony tails without hair spray, the longer it sits in your hair before the first real wash the longer it will stay in after each shampoo.I love this brand and colors, wish they lasted forever but at least they last a long time compared to other brands, got to love the maintenance to have funky colors :)