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Blue highlights in black hair...how?

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Topic: Blue highlights in black hair...how?

Posted By: Keyfairy
Subject: Blue highlights in black hair...how?
Date Posted: July 19 2007 at 1:57am

Hi!
I have shoulder length hair that is originially med. brown, but has been dyed blue black with Goldwell Colorance 2A (blueblack) for quite awhile.
I'd really like to put a couple of blue streaks in my bangs somewhere, but i'd like to get some advice first. I tried today, but it didn't quite work out. I bleached streaks in my hair, but for some reason the root area lightened really fast, and the legnths did not, so it turend out uneven ( i'm guessing cuz there are more layers of dye on the legnths) and I used Goldwell Elumen in BB (blue), and it didn't really show up, just turned a little red/purpler on the orangy streaks.
(I remember reading somewehere that you need to neutralize your hair first after bleaching to get teh Elumen to work...anyone have expierience with this?)
Sooo....obviously my first idea isn't going to work...anybody have any advice on what i should do? (oh, and by the way, going to a salon is out of the question due to the fact that i'm a bit poor (and in college) heh heh)
Thanks a ton!!!
Sheila "^_^"

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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: July 19 2007 at 8:44am

I don't know what they mean by neutralizing the bleached hair...(I'm not a pro). Maybe they mean you should bleach it until its pale yellow, then tone it to white so you don't get green when you put blue on it the bleached yellow hair? Maybe someone else knows.

The reason your bleach came out uneven could be because you had dye on the ends, or it could be because your root area gets the heat from your scalp so it processes faster. I would bleach the orangy parts only again until they are yellow (since its only your bangs, they grow out quick and get cut off so damage isn't a terrible issue with bangs).

Hopefully someone else can tell you about the neutralizing thing in case its something different than what I guessed (it could be something to do with pH instead or something).

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Posted By: Keyfairy
Date Posted: July 19 2007 at 8:37pm

Thanks susan :)

actually, i believe that it is a positive/negative charge that needs to neutralize (I believe thats how the elumen works--by using either a + or - attraction to stick to the hair).

My biggest problem is the uneven bleaching. I think I might try just ONE strand and see if I can get it evenly bleached. I was thinking of trying this:

~start at the ends first and leave on until they're yellow-y

~ and THEN put some bleach on the roots and leave until yellow-y

I'm planning on using 30 volume developer and SoLite bleach powder (professional stuff) Also, do you think I should foil it, or wrap it in any type of plastic, or just leave it open to air?

'^_^' Sheila

Posted By: Keyfairy
Date Posted: July 21 2007 at 5:47pm

Anybody? I know some of you guys are hair color geniuses, c'mon!!! hehe ;)

Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: July 22 2007 at 6:55am

i would suggest you use foil and apply it to the parts of the streaks that are the darkest first. then check every five minutes until the darker parts match the lighter parts. then add bleach to the lighter parts and cover with foil. check every five minutes again until you have reached a pale yellow color (think inside of a banana) THEN you will want to tone with a violet based toner to counteract the yellow. you will basically then be left with white. then go ahead and add the elumen ph nuetralizer, and follow the directions. check the goldwell website for further product info!!!

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you can do anything if you set your mindto it (just dont try this with hair,that could turn out bad)

Posted By: Keyfairy
Date Posted: July 27 2007 at 2:39am

is there any way to neutralize hair, other than using the elumen ph neutralizer? Would just waiting a few days do the trick?

Posted By: useerofvision
Date Posted: July 30 2007 at 9:48am

im in the process of doing just about the same. but, i stripped the color with color zap and then bleached the red ends. they still are quite red. i was wondering if i should wait awhile before i bleach again? and which volume processor to use?

thank you

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