2 weeks ago, I decided to do something a little different, a little
bold, and something a little bit fun to my hair. I wanted to add some
small chunks of color to my hair. My 9 year old niece inspired me
really. I had her for the day, and she kept going on and on about how
badly she wanted to add color streaks to her hair, like Jade on
Victorious; one of her favorite Nickelodeon television shows.
Before going through with her ultimate wish though, naturally I had to
ask for permission. Once permission was granted we went out on the hunt
for some bold hair colors to streak out hair with. This was basically
how we came across Splat, Purple Desire Hair Dye Kit.
The box description displayed a promise of long lasting bold purple
hair coloring. It also mentioned that the longer you kept the purple dye
on the hair, the longer the color would last. We did not want our color
going anywhere, so we left the dye on for the maximum amount of time,
for the boldest color results.
But first, let me go over the steps that this kit involved, and you can decide if it is something you want to give a try.
My nieces hair color is naturally blond.
Mine is a dark brown.
Our results definitely varied.
For those with darker hair, before you can go and add the purple hair
dye, you will need to first use the included bleaching system to get
your hair as light as possible, before adding the purple color.
I decided to add the bleach to the hair that I intended to dye purple.
As I waited for the hair to lighten, I went ahead and added the purple
color her hair first, as she did not need the bleaching step.
You will need gloves, which are included to apply the purple dye. Separate the sections of hair first before adding it.
It was actually really simple to do with gloves on, and the dye did not drip onto other hair strips as I set it down to dry.
The color took to her blond hair perfectly. The result after rinsing
the purple coloring out 30 minutes later was striking, bold, and looked
really good on her blond hair.
While she was done, and rocking out her bold new purple streaks, I
still waited for the bleaching agent to do its job. It took around 30
minutes to lighten my hair, and it was not the bleach blond color I was
hoping for. Instead I got more of a light orange hue, as I expected it
would.
I decided that perhaps the color was light enough and to go ahead and
add the purple Splat to my streaks. I waited the full 30 minutes and
rinsed.
Immediate Results:
My nieces hair looked awesome, mine however did not really take the
purple coloring as well, and I ended up with a more fruit punch maroon
coloring. I liked it a lot, but it was not what I was initially going
for.
Results After 2 Weeks:
My streaks are barely eve recognizable at this point. I can see a very
subtle red highlight to where I added the dye 2 weeks prior. I imagine
in another week, the overall coloring will be 100% faded, which angers
me considering the fact that the color was supposed to last for much
longer than that.
My nieces results after 2 weeks is not as drastic as mine, her purple
color however has faded into a light baby pink color, which looks
fantastic. I imagine her coloring will last for much longer.
Overall:
Splat, Purple Desire Hair Dye Kit seems to work perfectly fine on
those with naturally blond hair, or those who actually are able to get
the included bleach to actually bleach their hair. Otherwise you will
just end up with a maroon color, that fades nearly 100% in just 2 weeks.
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