Re: I've tried special effects..

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Posted by Alison on September 14, 2004 at 22:18:32:

In reply to: I've tried special effects.. posted by iris on September 14, 2004 at 20:54:20:

: ..on the traffic light orange I used to get from henna (before I
started mixing the
: henna with cloves). I wanted to get it to a more 'true' red, so by
the same reasoning
: as you, I decided to get a purplish red, figuring the blue in the
purple would cancel
: out the orange, so I would end up with 'real' red (unnatural fire-
engine red). the
: shade I used was called 'magenta'.
:
: turned out this special effects stuff is POWERFUL. it turned a
colour that I can only
: describe as purple, indeed very close to the swatch they had in the
store, just a bit
: darker maybe. anyhow the blue was definately very much there.
:
: since I didn't bleach before I used special effects at all, I
imagine you don't have to
: worry too much about cancelling the traces of henna in your
bleached hair. it will
: probably turn out vibrant enough.
:
: iris

Good to know! I think I want sky blue to lavendar, something to
offset my eyes (which are blue-gray). I've also got a bit of indigo
around, and I'll sample that on bleached out hair. It might be just
the right shade, now that I think of it.

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: : ..on the traffic light orange I used to get from henna (before I : started mixing the : : henna with cloves). I wanted to get it to a more 'true' red, so by : the same reasoning : : as you, I decided to get a purplish red, figuring the blue in the : purple would cancel : : out the orange, so I would end up with 'real' red (unnatural fire- : engine red). the : : shade I used was called 'magenta'. : : : : turned out this special effects stuff is POWERFUL. it turned a : colour that I can only : : describe as purple, indeed very close to the swatch they had in the : store, just a bit : : darker maybe. anyhow the blue was definately very much there. : : : : since I didn't bleach before I used special effects at all, I : imagine you don't have to : : worry too much about cancelling the traces of henna in your : bleached hair. it will : : probably turn out vibrant enough. : : : : iris : : Good to know! I think I want sky blue to lavendar, something to : offset my eyes (which are blue-gray). I've also got a bit of indigo : around, and I'll sample that on bleached out hair. It might be just : the right shade, now that I think of it.
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