Hair Colouring or Dying
Hair coloring or dying is the practice that is enacted to change the color of the hair. It’s not that it has recently originated, it is the practice that people are doing it from ages. The difference from then to now is that earlier people used to color or dye to hide their white and gray hair and now dying hair is a new trend to add a crisp to your whole look. Coloring hair now states how fashionable you are, what your whole personality is about and majorly how funky and inventive you are when it comes to hairstyling. Hair dying is an art which nowadays can be done at home also.Primarily very few colours were invented and people tried for eg: black, dark brown, and burgundy but now a wide range of primary and secondary colours are available in market which are in demand especially by young college and school going girls.
Dying Blue? – A whole Gamut
You are wondering colouring blue hair will make anyone look funny but no not at all. This primary colour is now in very demand among girls especially. The trend started from Hollywood only and came into popularity when Vogue published about it. Talking about Blue doesn’t limit to the shade light or dark blue, the range is extensive it just depends upon the application and the product that how much you go for. For every blue lover the colour application can be used from Royal Blue to Ocean blue.Colour gives you the right to choose accordingly to your hair type and pick to your taste.
Fashion Statement
Blue is famous among both cooler and warmer shades of complexions; it’s just the intensity and the colour range that changes among different skin tones. Every woman wants to look as a style icon and what’s better than to follow the trend of dying blue hair. For brighter skin tones cooler and darker shades of blue are best as it gives an outlook and an added spice to their whole personna. On the other hand Turquoise is a go to shade for warmer skin tones as it blends well with the temperament of their skin.
Blue- A Sacred Aesthetic
The ideation of colouring blue came from the ancient times. Have you seen the Egypt Goddesses and God that are described and picturised with blue hair.Anglo Saxon tribes were also been picturised in the ocean blue hair and not to forget about Budha who in London memorials is always been graphed in blue hair. Being Fashionable always meant to be creative and outskirting one’s own desirations towards innovation.
Hollywood – A visual media for Blue
Yes, Hollywood was the one who took first initiative towards an exotic and bold look. In the 18th century English politician Charles Fox who was fashionable macaroni, dressed outstandingly,dyed her hair with blue powder creating a buzz among people all over the worldwide.An article was published in Vogue outlining the primary hair colours for dying purpose.That was just the beginning, after which Vogue started experimenting with some exotic colours like purple, violet etc.
The “Blue Hair Effect”
Experimenting and innovating both works along but at the same time can be outrageous for some institutes and diplomacy of the offices. Official people demand sort of decorum and a particular formal look, by dying hair blue can be a gesture of denial and not respecting the decorum of the office or an institute. In schools teachers can get offended by the one who used to be innovative in terms of its personna. As blue doesn’t count in terms “normal” for people the case has been filed in the US and Canada where the law in Canada allowed students to dye hair to blue while in the US the law intervened the students.
Prolongation of Blue to an extent
Maintaining your hair after dying blue calls for a major responsibility. As it is a primary colour you can’t apply directly on your hair as you apply other basic colours. For this you have to first bleach your hair correctly till you get an ashy effect to your hair. After bleaching take the blue colour and mix it with conditioner in a bowl . Now here’s a trick: the amount of intensity of colour you want of blue accordingly takes the portion more than the conditioner, mixing it well and applying it to your bleached hair. After 2-3 hours rinse it and you can see the mesmerizing pop colour in your hair.
After colouring your hair blue the major task that comes is to make it stay for a longer period of time. To protect it from early fading use good quality sulphate free shampoo and conditioner.Don’t apply any chemical hair products over it and with that you can maintain them for a good period of three to four months.
Tips to dye your hair blue at home
- Firstly,Use a good quality bleach to bleach your hair before dying.
- Wear plastic gloves before starting the process as dying with hands will be more productive.
- While mixing the colour with the conditioner try using non- sulphate conditioner.
- After completing the process of dying pull back your hair and tie it with a plastic clutcher and also cover your head with the plastic sheet.
- For the higher intensity of the colour use a hair blower to give some heat to the hair before rinsing it.
