Hair question ( Watches as drawnzer sprints to this thread)

[DivineRevival]

So, I'm getting highlights on my hair today. They're red high lights. Anyways, the problem is my moms doing it for me and she has a shade of red that's a little too dark for my liking. Is there any way to make the red highlights 1-2 shades brighter? I heard that highlights are heat activated from a yahoo answers thread, and blow drying your hair makes your highlights brighter.

Watch this video, see the girls hair on the second picture? I kind of want it to be like that.

EDIT:Oops, sorry for not posting the vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqFiNN23xPM

[AioshiKoun]

What vid? Anyways err use another color? mix it with a brighter 1. I dont do anything to my hair but my friend does and he has green hair i mean ALL green hair

[EhaWef]

Maybe you should get it another day with a brighter highlight.

[Jammart]

Are you bleaching it first?

[DivineRevival]

Are you bleaching it first?

No, I am not.


Where iz j00 drawnzer???!111?!?!!11

[Eplison]

Red highlights fade VERY easily...im sure they'll get brighter than you thought in no time.

[EhaWef]

Oh, and who is this Drawnzer?

[DivineRevival]

Oh, and who is this Drawnzer?

You...you don't know how DRAWNZER is?

Epic onrpg member, that's the master of hair around these parts

[Jammart]

You should bleach them first then :P, and then as someone said, red fades quite easy.

[DivineRevival]

You should bleach them first then :P, and then as someone said, red fades quite easy.

I don't really care if red fades easily, anyways, I just discovered my mom has a red that's a shade brighter. I would still like it a little brighter though. I'm not bleaching my hair, either. Any tips? I don't really care if red fades easily though, my mom is a professional hair stylist and has her own shop. I get highlights and everything else for free anyways, does blow drying make your highlights brighter?

[EhaWef]

You...you don't know how DRAWNZER is?

Epic onrpg member, that's the master of hair around these parts

Parts? What kind of parts?

Anyways, if you say that he's as epic as you tell me that he is...then he'll help you guys...I guess.

[power_gamer_6]

Um, all he knows and by his own admittance, is how to style your hair like a scene kid.

[DivineRevival]

Parts? What kind of parts?

You, has dirty mind.

By parts, I mean all of onrpg .

[drawnzer54]

The shade is dependent on the color of your hair currently.
The darker your hair is, the darker shade of red it will be.

Telling us your hair color would help |:
My bad if you DID mention it, I skimmed the original post.

[DivineRevival]

hair like a scene kid.

Yeah, scene hair is teh smex. It's what I have...

[Jammart]

I don't really care if red fades easily, anyways, I just discovered my mom has a red that's a shade brighter. I would still like it a little brighter though. I'm not bleaching my hair, either. Any tips? I don't really care if red fades easily though, my mom is a professional hair stylist and has her own shop. I get highlights and everything else for free anyways, does blow drying make your highlights brighter?

I don't think so? Maybe.. I mean you have nothing to lose apparently, so you should try !

Good luck, let us know how it went by the way.

[DivineRevival]

Telling us your hair color would help |:
My bad if you DID mention it, I skimmed the original post.

*Facepalm at self*

Sorry, my hair is naturally jet black.

[power_gamer_6]

Then ****ing LOL at you for your originality.

[DivineRevival]

I don't think so? Maybe.. I mean you have nothing to lose apparently, so you should try !

Good luck, let us know how it went by the way.

Alright, thanks.

[drawnzer54]

*Facepalm at self*

Sorry, my hair is naturally jet black.

That could pose a problem
If you're shooting for a light shade of red, I'M PRETTY SURE (Don't quote me on this) one of the earlier stages of bleaching could accomplish it.

Going from Jet black -> Yellow (Fully bleached) takes several steps.
In between , you will have different colors each time it's bleached.




In my opinion you should just bleach some parts white than dye them red.
|:

EDIT: Any bleaching WILL fry your hair completely if not done right.

EDIT2: Forgot to mention, the highlights will eventually fade to an orange, that's why i suggested the dye.

[drawnzer54]

Holy SHIT drawnzer thanks. Anyways, I'm going to go with the bleach they dye.

I only have to say this now,
GET THIS DONE PROFESSIONALLY.
GO TO A SALON.
(The Bleaching, Dye you can do yourself.)
If you try to do it yourself, it will have horrible results.

[Thalamast]

i bleached my tips white and it looks fine

did it myself too

took 9 hours total to go from black to perfectly white

[drawnzer54]

i bleached my tips white and it looks fine

did it myself too

took 9 hours total to go from black to perfectly white

I truly do mean this,

Congratulations.


I've seen my friends have a HORRIBLE result doing it themselves (Breaking off constantly, feeling mushy, etc, it's rather disgusting really)

[Jammart]

Oh and by the way, his mom does it professionaly (and is dying it for him) as he stated earlier, but I know you only skimmed so I'm letting you know .

[DivineRevival]

Sorry drawnzer, I have my MSN account but I'm trying to download the messenger. My internet speed is SLOW, I don't have 56k, but a 5 MB connection, it's odd.. I just torrented something yesterday and at least for a week, my internet speed drops down 5 times..I'll be just a bit.

Alright, my ass is signed into MSN messenger... you know my MSN email, right?