The
pasteliser didn't seem to make too much of a different- maybe I didn't
use enough?- and my hair was definitely a fairly bright berry colour.
Fairly
happy with my new do, I walked home that afternoon only to be
confronted with a phenomenon I was not previously aware existed: hair
discrimination.
'What the f*** is that?' an older man sitting outside a pub yelled at me, gesturing towards my hair.
Easy peasy: The dye takes only 30 minutes to work in the hair, and can be done at home with a pair of gloves and a comb
Fading fast: The dye faded from the brown parts of Ms Ingram's hair after around six washes
Electric ends: However it stayed bright on the ends of the reporter's hair, that had previously been dyed blonde
Over the next few days I became hyper-aware of my hair, and the looks I received on the train for my outlandish colour.
I
thought these days were behind us, but evidently having coloured hair
makes you a punk teenager in the eyes of many. I had my ID checked more
frequently and people seemed to move out of my way more on the street.
Alas,
this didn't last for too long. After a couple of washes, the colour
started to fade, especially the hair on top on my head that was a light
brown colour.
Lilac and lovely: After a while the colour started to look more like celebs, but didn't exactly hit the same hue
Looking lacklustre: The colour lost its impact due to the 'baylage' style colour in the hair previously
After perhaps six or seven washes, the purple had come out of the brown bits of my hair.
Not
bad considering that the DARE website advises the dye lasts three to 18
washes depending on your initial colour, and can take up to 30 to
completely wash out.
As
the purple washed out of the brown, the bottom, previously blonde bits
of my hair began to fade to look more like a pastel colour I initially
was trying to achieve.
Selfie smile: The DARE website advises the colour lasts for 3-18 washes, but the colour hadn't washed out in that time
Pastel pleasure: After around 20 washes, the dark purple had turned pastel in the ends of the hair
Purple power: Even without using a colour safe shampoo, the colour was much more powerful than initially thought
The
more I washed my hair, the more the colour faded into a pastel purple
at the bottom. The blonder the hair, the more the colour stuck to it.
The top of my hair, the brown, was mostly back to normal after about around 10 washes, but the purple stubbornly stuck around.
By 30 washes, it had faded but was still definitely purple at the ends when the colour was meant to be gone.
27 washes: The dye had left the brown hair less vibrant, and the blonde hair stained purple and blue
The verdict?: FEMAIL advises to try the fun trend, but be wary of 'temporary' dyes that may not wash out
End game: After 30 washes, the maximum DARE said the colour would last, parts of Ms Ingram's hair was still quite purple
The
verdict? Purple hair was fun, but you can probably only achieve the
same pastel colour the celebs are sporting by dying over already
bleached blonde hair. Brown or darker blonde tones won't pick up the
colour as much or for as long.
The
temporary dye also was a disappointment because it wasn't temporary-
I've been left with stained, formerly blonde ends that are now either a
faded purple or blue.
Give
purple hair a go, but don't rely on 'temporary' products when you have
blonde hair or you might end up with a mess to fix.
