This weekend I had an idea- I wanted to bleach my hair out and then dye it back to brunette. I was trying to damage my hair a little, to give it more texture and make it easier to style, and after the bleaching I decided to leave a section blonde so I could dye it fun & crazy colours if I wanted to! I bleached it on Saturday morning and had tangerine blonde anime hair all weekend. I've always been a brunette so it was a lot of fun to see what I'd look like with lighter hair!
I'm back to brunette already and I'm happy to be out of the orange. The highlight of the weekend was when my mom stopped by to say hello, and I pretended that my orange hair was my new style- just in time for her wedding next weekend! She didn't even miss a beat, and put on that “I love you no matter what” face that mom's have…. until I started laughing :)
Do you like box dye or have you had one scary hair experience too many?
I love it because it lets me change my hair whenever I like! Though I never go too crazy… usually :)
LAST UPDATED ON: January 10th, 2011
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i dyed my hair all the time in college – it was so fun! since i’m a brunette too, i would bleach out my hair & get that same orange. i think the worst dye job was the first crazy color i did – BLUE! it got everywhere, on the walls of the dorm shower, on my face, clothes, etc.
You know, the orange doesn’t look bad on you at all. It looks funky and fun!
And I’m one of the ones who has had one bad dye job too many. The last time – almost a year and a half ago – I ended up with jet black hair (instead of a darker brown.) It was around Halloween, and when my boss saw it, he asked me if I had done it for my costume. Umm, no. So, ever since then, I have stayed away from the boxed stuff.
Hehehe I love that your mom pretended to be totally ok with it – so adorable :) I used to use box dye all the time in college. My hair is naturally dark blonde (or) light brown (I say it’s completely void of color at all and blahhh!) so in college I was like “let’s dye my hair PLUM!” so we did. And that started to fade into a brownish color so I dyed it brown. And then when the roots started to come in, in that blah color, I dyed it darker brown! And when I couldn’t get a brown any darker… I was like “Oh, I LOVE black hair, lets try THAT!”. So I did it…I went black. And of course I couldn’t lighten it after that so I just kept buying boxes and boxes of black hair dye! After a year, I just had to get rid of it so I went to a professional that slowwwly lightened my hair every couple of months until it was back to normal and then stuck some blonde in! The end.
I live in Asia and it is REALLY difficult to get blonde hair hi-lighted in Asia.
I have had SERIOUS hair-fails! bright shining yellow!! here is the full story…
http://indieberries.blogspot.com/2010/12/fail.html
i think this hair looks cute with the cut that you have ;)
I know it’s not your end color but I actually really like it. When I was lightening my hair to dye it red mine had a similar orangy tone. I joked that I looked like Victoria from Twilight because it was all frizzed out.
So, THAT’S why my hair was a mess that one summer I had highlights … bleaching gives MORE texture? I’ve got PLENTY of that already, thankyouverymuch! That said, I’ve always wanted to dye a strip of hair purple or turquoise or maybe even hot pink. Just seems like fun … I’m thinking, though, that ship has already sailed.
What a coincidence! I did that as well this weekend. Except I have hated my results — even with redying it. I’m going tomorrow to admit to my stylist what I did. Sigh….
Ha, I love this colour! It’s so much fun experimenting – glad it all come out well!
So…. the orange is TOTALLY adorable. Love it! I’ve done boxed dyes many, many years ago but I’ve been pretty loyal to salon girls over the past few years. Thanks to a recent Groupon, I’m going to get mine colored soon too – brunette (again), I think and I’m toying with the idea of putting pink or red streaks back in also… it’s been too long!
When I went to my new stylist the other day I mentioned that I needed to dye my hair because it’s been a while and I have severe roots. She took one look at the top of my head and said “oh yea, there are a few greys in there.” I just about died because no one has ever mentioned it – and maybe because I still think I’m a seventeen year old. Maybe I should switch back to box dye. It doesn’t have any eyes to give me that condescending stare ;)
you definitely rock the orange hair! but brunettes rock;)
my ex boyfriend’s mom used to dye my hair for me cause she was a hair stylist. but before that i always used box dyes. it’s almost more fun that way!
The color is pretty cute! You can pull that off. And your mom is adorable.
Oh my, you look so cute!
haha — oh yes, i have a funny story:
a few years ago i was highlighting my hair at home with a cap. i had pulled my hair through (which took hours!) and was getting ready to mix the chemicals when i realized something was missing!!!!!!!! i had to go back to the store and get a new box… with a fuzzy winter hat on IN JUNE! so funny :]
and the last time i ever highlighted my hair at home
xoxo
I am actually dying my hair right now to brunette from being sort of dirty blonde and ombre-ish. I always use box dyes! I like to have control of how my hair looks. I also cut it myself :)
Hahaha, wow! Well, I will have to say that I prefer the brunette Kyla :) I’ve never dyed my hair myself! I’ve been going to someone since i was probably 17 or so to get it done. I’ve never got too crazy, but have had it a bit on the blonde side, as well as a bit red. Usually I just get a darker brown and a little blonde weave in with my natural hair color :)
Oddly, I have NEVER died my hair, but I sometimes want to do something crazy with it. But…I am a chicken.
I think the “orange” looks REALLY cute!!
oh kyla that’s such a fun color, i love it. i’ve never dyed my hair but always wanted to, one of these days i suppose.
If I had short hair, I’d totally try every single color I could get. But since I look too much like a boy with a short cut, I have been sticking to long hair and no dye at all. I’d love to have some highlights or try a different color but my hair gets damaged too easily and I don’t want to go through the process of growing it out all over again.
You look amazing though! I wish I could pull off any look I want. :)
Ah! This post is so relevant! I naturally have dark brunette hair, but since August I’ve kept a little piece of the underneath bleached. It’s been hot pink (my favorite), orange (when the pink faded), auburn, and bright blonde. I plan to experiment with bright red, purple, and pastel blue sometime in the future. Having that little chunk to experiment with is so much fun! Also, recently I spent an afternoon with my best friend stripping dark brown out of her naturally bright blonde hair. After two boxes of Color Oops, a box of blonde hair dye, four showers, and a few orange tints later she’s settled for a strawberry blonde ‘do. Thanks for this post! (:
Haha, girl…I’ve had WAAAAY too many episodes where I messed up with my hair. No wonder why my hair’s all thin now. :(
Oh my gosh Ky, that hair actually looks amazing!! You must have had so much fun rockin’ it on the weekend- I’m sad I didn’t get to see it!!
You’ll definitely have to bleach it out again sometime! :)
I am always dying my hair! I am a natural blonde, but have been most colours except black. At the moment i am a deep auburn red and totally love it!
I can’t say I’ve ever used boxed dye on myself. But I’ve used Henna to dye my hair red. I absolutely loved it.
Ohhh dear I remember when I tried bleaching my hair so I could go red… only YOU could pull off orange and still look amazing! :) All my hair disasters = why I am now sticking to black, lol :)
PS. Has nobody told you today that you ARE post-Potter-turned-model Emma Watson?? :)
WOWZA! That is a bold color, but I looove it. Can’t wait to see your hair color, mine is doing dark brown too. Boxed. I can’t afford my hair appointment at the end of the month, so I have to revert to a box.
I think this color is pretty awesome, actually! I had my pixie cut dyed black cherry in high school. I totally loved it… maybe I’ll go back to that color eventually.
I’m a box-dyer all the way; it’s SO much more affordable. I took a long break from dyeing because I have super fine hair and it wasn’t in good shape, so I chopped it all off and let my natural color grow in. But I really wanted to try red hair, and went with a semi-permanent. I only wash my hair a couple of times a week, so it’s stayed fairly red, and without as much damage!
The orange is adorable/so strange to see on you and I’m jealous of your thick hair. Baby fine is no fun either!
I’ve been coloring my hair since I was 17. The first time I did it was after school. My mom was still at work and my then-boyfriend helped me dye it burgundy. My mom was furious and didn’t speak to me for a week (and she worked at my school!). Since then she’s become accustomed to my varied hair colors. I’ve had every shade of red, spent a few years bleached blonde (very Sharon Stone) and now am mostly a brunette (more my true color). I think it’s fun to play with different hair styles and colors. Every time I see your cute hair I wonder why I am trying to grow mine out. :-)
i always use box dye. it’s so much cheaper and easier to change my hair.
although i’ve been addicted to having red hair since september.
I actually love it! I’ve never tried box dye, and only just got highlights for the first time in my life a few weeks ago! But now I think I’m addicted to color, and def wanna try something a little more crazy next :)
My hair looked like this once. I actually let my friend bleach my hair in her speech class in college (as part of a “how-to” speech). It was an interesting experience, but the hair looked terrible. I don’t care too much about that kind of stuff though, so it was pretty funny.
oh wow, you look so different! not in a bad way – actually you look really cute – just really really different. you’re just such a perfect brunette, you know?
i’ve never ever dyed my hair.
i want to, but i’m afraid.
oh wuss.
I dye mine black, but it’s already such a dark brown that you can barely tell when my roots are coming in. I just like having it blackblack & it covers up this little streak of white/grey that I already have on top (yikes!). What I’ve always wanted to do is bleach it out a little & dye it Twizzler red, like really really red red. It just be so much work with my massive amount of hair & I’m oh-so-comfortable & happy with the dark…but I daydream about it now & then. ;)
& I actually really like the bleachy orange on you, you look adorable no matter what you do with you hair, miss. :)
You know what, I actually like it on you! Maybe if you just had toned it up a bit with purple shampoo but honestly–you are so stinkin’ adorable. <3
I discovered box dye my freshman year of college and have been an intermittent user ever since. I tend to change my hair color once or twice a year out of boredom, usually back and forth between blonde (my natural color) and a dark brown (which I always love when I do it). I love that it gives me a different look that is only semi-permanent – I can always go to the salon and say “fix it!” if I hate it or can’t get the look I want by myself :)
I wish! I liked box dye, but I always make the BIGGEST mess, and I can never seem to get it to turn out the way I want it to. But I totally love your anime orange! You were rocking it.
My hairstylist totally had a mock feather in her hair that she did with dye, and it was bright orange with yellow underneath! Super rad.
I’ve never experimented with boxed dye. Aside from Sun In when I was a kid. I’m scared!
I have never been brave enough to go to a colour outside my natural hair colour! I’ve box-dyed to add red tones to my hair, and freaky goth-black, but that’s about it! I’m afraid of Asian orange bleached hair, but it looks like you could rock it! lol
I think you know the answer to this… I love box dye! ;)
I have been dying my hair since high school. First just with highlights, and then later with all-over color when I was in college. I *hate* my natural color – it’s a dark ashy brown color and it’s so ugly. I go back and forth between box dying my hair and having it professionally done. I do it professionally as much as I can because it always turns out better, but there is one box dye color that I think looks great, but it’s challenging to do it myself without oversoaking the ends of my hair and having it darker. But I think I’m getting better at it.
I will say that dying your hair anyway is a good way to damage your hair. Any hair color opens up the cuticles of the hair and damages it, making it thicker. So anyone who dyes their hair is doing it, whether they mean to or not.
I have box dyed my hair a few times. Once I used a temporary dark brown colour to get away from my usual red. Was not a fan of that! And then I have box dyed it brighter shades of red a few times. I heard somewhere once that red hair doesn’t hold colour very well though and I think that’s true because my hair fades SO FAST when I dye it!
And if anyone could pull that orange colour off, it’s you :P
Bahaha, you are the cutest! I haven’t dyed my hair for years and years. I kind of love that it is all my natural colour…even if it is a little boring. ;)
I do love box color! I’ve been everything from blonde to brunette to a red head to light pink and skyblue and lilac over the years! I’m also a total cheap-o and cut and highlight my own hair soooooo… that would be another reason!
You were trying to damage your hair, because it’s too thick and heavy!
Oh heavens, why didn’t you just send some of the thick and heavy over to me… I could have traded you for some “thin, fine hair” ;)
But seriously, you look cute with lighter hair… ever thought about getting highlights or something?
You are so lucky to be able to dye your hair on a whim! It’s such a pain dyeing black hair, even when there’s pre-planning involved…
And you can have my hair any day…I was pretty much born with damaged hair. It re-defines the term “something awful”.
I’ve been a box bottle blonde for over eight years now, but because my hair is naturally blonde it turns out white. It looks crazy unnatural, but I still like it. Sometimes I can’t remember what my “real” hair colour is!
My only bad experience was about six years ago; I decided I wanted something more natural, so I tried to dye it strawberry blonde, using a box dye over my white hair. I went PINK, dude. Like, Manic Panic pink. I’m sure some people would love it, but I hated it (possibly because I didn’t want to look like a wannabe version of the “Get The Party Started” singer!) Now I’m back to white, with no plans to change. =)
I have never dyed my own hair! I am paranoid that it would go horribly wrong! So I go to the salon to get it dyed – but not very often since it’s pricey!
I love that you had the courage to do this! I dye my own hair and for the most part always have. I don’t use box dye though. I use the same coloring and developers that the salon uses. I usually stick with the same dark brown color but every once ina while mix two colors together or put something crazy like a bright red on it (my hairs too dark to really truly be bright red though). Its fun to change things up every once in a while.
Fun! And did you end up with a streak???
Ahhh! I’m working on dyeing my hair too!!! I actually love the lighter hair, and I love the way that you classified it as ‘anime,’ because it totally fits! Reminds me of something out of Dragon Ball Z. :)
Like I eluded to, I’m dying my hair as well! I’m starting out with a medium ash brown and going to a deep, dark auburn-y color. I had it when I was in high school, and it rocked! Question for you, though – what brand of hair color did you [or do you normally] use?
You rock!
You are too adorable. I love it.
I’m with Erin B from above… working on undamaging my hair. I’d done one too many box dye jobs and ruined my color so I’m stuck (well, I kind of like it!) going to my hair lady every six to eight weeks for a cut + color and anti-damage treatment. It’s working and I love it! But fun hair colors? I do love them so. Just taking a break for awhile.
(Also? Had no idea your mom is getting married next weekend! How exciting!)
You may be familiar with my hair changes last year. I mean, after all I tried to bring back the Kyla bob. ;) But even recently after I’ve stripped the brunette out of my hair and went back to my more natural blond, I’ve had orange hair. I was in between colors – red and blond. I was trying to go platinum but instead ended up orange. When I walked out and J called me Haley (lead singer of Paramore – look up a pic if you’re not familiar) I knew I had to do something, haha.
I’m back to blond but still miss my brunette locks occasionally. Maybe one day I’ll go back to dark. But my favorite was when I had a violet streak in the middle of my dark hair. It was fun for a while… then it turned hot pink then maroon, haha. :)
PS I have the opposite problem as you: I need to undamage my hair, haha. Every day with a blow dryer + flat iron combo takes a toll on my locks. (But amazingly as much as I’ve done to it (color, heat, etc.), my hair is pretty healthy and hasn’t fallen out yet! :)
You look cute with lighter hair! Did you get the texture you were looking for?
I usually have success with box dyes. The only time I didn’t was when a friend highlighted my hair with l’oreal’s color rays in fuschia. I loved the color but it did NOT hold at all! Within two weeks it had all washed our or been left behind on pillow cases and towels. Learned my lesson.. if I want crazy colors, leave it to a salon :)
You are the cutest ever. I’m thinking you should go lavender/purple. Just sayin’. ;)
Haha, so crazy and fun! But we need an after picture too!!!
I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but that tangerine bleach color actually suits you! I dyed the bottom of my hair fun colors almost all of last year (as a bit of a goal to have more fun with my hair too) and whenever it was time to bleach my hair I just cringed because I’d look so awful haha. So now you’re back to your usual style?
You WANTED to damage your hair? Oh my, you are an odd bird. :)
I dye my own all the time & mostly have terrific results. I guess it’s about having realistic expectations. But if I do something really crazy (which happens occasionally) I’ll go to the salon. I think next up for me, I’ve always wanted to be a ginger… after it grows a bit more.
Ha! I know, right? I was telling my mom that and she almost fell over- but my hair is super thick and heavy, and because it’s so healthy it’s hard to get it to hold a style at this length. I’m actually really happy with the results- but I know it’s totally backwards lol :)
I have the name hair type, I know what you mean. When mine was a longer pixie like yours I just never used conditioner to get the same effect. But then again, that’s not nearly as fun as colorplay, I get it now. :)
did it work? did your hair get more texture? i have the same problem – my hair is kind of thin and very smooth. tends to fall flat very quickly.
Am I weird for not thinking the orange looks weird? I think you look really cute, haha. I’m surprised that people would stare over orange hair anyway – I guess I’m just used to seeing blue and green – and orange – haired people around my city. Sometimes they’re my friends, and I went through a blue period myself, haha. I guess nothing’s weird to me anymore, and certainly, nothing as cute as you in those photos would worry me at all! ;)
You are two adorable Kyla.
I think I dye my hair a completely different color every six months or so? Ridiculous. I love the ability to change everything about yourself (as so much usually follows) from just a small 10 oz box or what have you.
Can’t wait to see the blue. I’m thinking my next adventure will be lilac tips!
The orange is a bit odd but you would look really cute with a real blonde!! How did it work out? Did it help with the texture/styling?
I love dying my hair! I usually use box dye cause it is soo easy and I can do it myself. Every once in a while I like to treat myself to a salon and get the whole shebang! Color (base color plus two highlights usually) and a cut! So great but so expensive.
:)
Oh, orange hair xD The last time I had a friend bleach my hair in her bathroom, my hair turned something akin to crayon orange. Not my favorite phase. But other than that, I’ve used box dyes on my hair all the time. A little $3 box at the grocery store (maybe two just because my hair’s so thick) always does the trick, almost better than salons do and much cheaper!
I love it – I think even this colour looks pretty good. I’m a box dye girl through and through now, but I think that may have to do with my financial sitch. Box dyes are so much better these days than say 10 years ago – I dont think you can go wrong. I used to have very long hair too so every trip to the hairdresser for colour was over $200. So yay $5 hair dye!
hahahaha, that would be an interesting color if you chose to keep it! :P I’m sure you’d get a lot of stares.
My friend dyes her hair ALL the time, it changes every week, it’s crazy. She went with a color like yours in that photo for a bit and got SO many comments and stares. :x