I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

is it completely necessary for me to bleach it evenif i want it to be a dark shade of blue (not bright blue) any suggestions on what bleach or dye to use?

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

It depends on how much of a dark blue you want. I think if you just have dark brown, you'll be fine using a blue dye. But if your hair is black, then if you put blue dye on top of it, it will be the same as blue-black hair dye (where you have black hair with a blue shine)

But if you bleach it, your hair will go from brown, to lighter brown, to orange, to yellow, to white. And bleach is VERY damaging. The other risk with bleach is that you said you didn't want bright blue, but some people's hair lightens differently with bleach. So if you wanted to get your hair a little bit lighter with bleach, it may skip the medium and light brown and go straight to orange. Then if you put blue on top of that, it will be around a turqoise color because it'll mix with the orangey-ness.

Your best bet is to try to put blue dye on top of your hair right now and see how it looks, since dark dyes don't damage the hair, only lightening does. If it's TOO dark, then you should let the color fade for about a week, then go to a salon and ask them if they can do a color-lift, not a bleach. There's a difference. A color lift is a lot safer and less damaging but usually only salon people know how to use them to make all the hair turn out an even shade with a lift.

Sorry if that was long.

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

Don't do that, your hair will be icky.

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

do lots and lots of small blue highlights and it reely makes ur hair look blue with out going over the top

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

If you bleach the parts where you want blue hair blonde, the color will stick. Blue will not be permanent, regardless of what hair color you have but it's fun either way.

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

blue??

umm my hair looks blue in the light! =]

maybe you should go to a salon or target might have a blue hair dye for you to use

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

Yes, you will have to strip your natural color to allow for the dark blue pigment to take. Your hair will hold the color better with the bleaching too. Otherwise you can apply the product and no one will see it except under the right light conditions, then it will fade very quickly, even in days. Your choice. There are many good brands out there! Check the beauty supply that is open to the public in your area for ideas. Nana

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

well...

you do have to bleach it or else the dye will mess up your hair and you will see your natural color

i would perscribe going to a hair salon and getting the new hair coloring dye, it works amzingly.

but if you are really looking forward to doing it at home... just get the bleach that looks best for your hair then the dye that has worked best on someone else

but the hair salon is better

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I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

Yes, you would need to bleach it first in order to get any blue to show up in your hair. If you were to use semi-permanent blue dye on your hair without bleaching it first, the blue wouldn't show up at all or it would just make your hair even darker. The darkest shades of black hair are blue-black shades, so your hair might turn out like that.

If you really want a true blue color, you should go to a hair salon so they can bleach your hair without frying it off. Bleach is VERY strong, especially if you want to make it light enough to take in blue dye.

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

you have to life the hair up a couple of levels before you try and dye it blue, a simple bleach wash would work. It is going to look yellow/orange but you are just going to dye it over that. you might have to dye it blue a couple of times to get all the warm tones out. But make sure you get powder hair bleach and probably a 30 volume developer (sallys or any beauty supply store) wet your hair, put a little bit of a gentle shampoo, equal parts of bleach and developer, and just watch it till gets to a shade or level of lightness you want it. Simply wash it out, and color it blue. Ink works by paul mitchell is great. bleach isn't too bad for our hair youi just have to watch it. Hope this helps

I have black/dark brown hair, how can i dye it blue?

you might want to dye your hair blonde, not bleach blond, but a shade darker and then dye it blue, i think that will tone down the blue more.