Today, I tried dying my hair blonde. I put my hair in a bun and waited for it to dye. I guess I did something wrong, because my hair is now 4 different shades of blonde/orange, along with patches of my natural black hair. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I decided to bleach my hair but then my mom got mad and put my hair in a bun after helping bleach it. Mind you, it is currently blonde orange and black and I don't think it worked, and my hair is fried. FML
Today, I decided I wanted to dye my hair a medium brown. Little did I know, some jerk switched the hair dye boxes. My hair is now bright orange. FML
Today, I made the decision to lighten my hair from dark brown to blonde. I thought the stylist knew what she was doing, but I ended up with my hair fried off and orange. FML
Today, I colored my hair. It was supposed to turn out blonde, but it became more a mix of red and brown and blonde patches. When I tried coloring everything back, a green tint was added. My hair is at the moment red, brown, blonde and green. FML
Today, I tried doing a hair dye at home for the first time. I misread the instructions and left the dye on for twice the recommended time. Now my hair is the color of a traffic cone and brittle enough to break if I sneeze. FML
Today, I tried to dye my hair blonde using a DIY kit I found online. As I was washing out the dye, I realized my hair had turned bright orange. I had to wear a hat all day to avoid being seen in public with a Johnny Rotten fright-wig. FML
Today, I tried to dye my hair blonde. Turns out, green hair doesn't suit me. FML
Today, I went to get my hair highlighted at the salon. The salonist mixed up my blonde hair dye with some other girl's hot pink and violet dye. Now I look like a cheap hooker. FML
Today, I decided I wanted to bleach my hair, so I asked my mother for help. Apparently, something went wrong, because clumps of my hair started falling out. Now I'm half blonde and half bald, and my mom is just laughing at me. FML
Today, in an effort to save money, I dyed my hair at home. I used the wrong shade, or brand, or maybe I shouldn’t have bought a cheap one, but now I look like a mutant traffic cone. My boss asked if I was “expressing myself” or “just having a midlife crisis.” I can’t afford to fix it, so I’m stuck like this for weeks. FML
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bhopejohnston 16
Um yeah, if you had black hair you have to bleach it first....that was your first mistake.
homesuckfucker 28
Yeah. Even if you were bleaching it, and not dying it, like you said you were, going from a natural dark color to a blonde typically won't yield desired results. Especially not with an at home kit. You're better off spending the money to have it professionally done.
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Nm_fml 10
As a stylist and colorist, your first mistake was trying to go blonde at home with dark hair. There is a reason we go to school for it :). Also, putting your hair in a bun would not let it process well, especially if you didn't make sure it was properly saturated with the color, which is very hard to do yourself. Good luck in the future!
emily8888 9
Thank you from another hairstylist!! Never do your hair at home!!
leogachi 15
@45 A friend of mine frequently (every 2-3 months) bleaches his black hair at home. He's never had a problem. I think the problem most people have is that they don't bother to follow directions.
helsingmusique18 11
All it sounds like to me was that you didn't verify well enough that all of your hair was coated in it. A lot of times when people try to go blonde on their own it will end up orange, unless you are already blonde. Next time, if you can afford it, go to a good salon and have them do it when you are going dark to light and are not going to dye your hair red or a light brown (where the orange really isn't a big deal). You could probably fix it by bleaching the bit that didn't get affected by the bleach and go for a light red or a brown, it isn't exactly blonde, but it is still lighter. And you won't have to worry about the orange without having to bleach your head twice. Make sure to use a hell of a lot of conditioner too so you can get moisture back in your hair (dying hair can really dry your hair out, I always end up using a lot of conditioner after I have washed the colour out of my hair because otherwise it is so dry).
emily8888 9
It's called you didn't go to your hairdresser
captainsmegma 12
Sounds festive.
not_emo_kid666 16
My natural hair colour is blonde. So I went from blonde to dark brown, and I had to bleach it and then put a blonde dye in it. So if you went from natural black hair you would have to bleach your hair once or twice and then put a blonde dye in it. Just wait a few days before you put the blonde in. You might get hair dye poisoning.
revolvearoundme 15
I've bleached and colored my hair myself dozens of times, sometimes it doesn't come out the way I wanted and I learn something from screwing up. Perks of being a lazy guy though, I can always just take the clippers to it and try again in a couple months while recouping the money by saving on shampoo costs lol.
worthypegram1 13
If you have naturally black hair and you're trying to go blonde, you have got to go to a professional.
Sourpatch2010 7
1 black hair you gotta bleach, then dye. if the black hair isn't natural you have to strip the color and 2, you put it in a bun, I would of just used a clip doesn't hold onto the hair tightly.
VenomPrince83 21
You're a dumbass, you have to bleach it, and if your hair is naturally black you'll have to bleach it multiple times before its and even blonde
not_emo_kid666 16
Proper grammar too!
KittyCharming 2
Color doesn't lift color. If you're going blonde from black you have to bleach. Natural underlying pigment in hair is always red, depending on what level you lift to. Coming out orange and whatever other color you had just means it needs toned. Coming out in 4 different shades means it wasn't completely saturated, and wasn't applied correctly. Putting it in a bun is a bad idea with chemicals. It can cause breakage due to tension