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Katie has beautiful, frizzy equally thin and thick red hair that curls into a pretty spot-on impersonation of Merida from Brave, and in 30 years, she has never once dyed it.
Even cutting it is a rare occurrence. A word of warning though: if you plan to dye your hair in the future, think long and hard before using the henna dye.
The thing about henna dye, however, is that it looks like shit. This stuff is super messy, so your first step is to coat the floor around you with some newspapers or other kind of covering. To prepare the mixture, cut up the henna into blocks—use more blocks for a deeper, richer color. We used about four blocks. We used a double broiler to keep the mixture warm. Since Katie has such long hair, we knew it would be a bit of a process.
We started off very methodically, using a dye application brush to hit the roots of the hair, and tried to work around the scalp. I continue this way entirely down to my neckline. I then go back to the top, part my hair a half inch or so in the other direction, and again continue applying henna along the hairline and then moving along all the way down to the other side. This is a really great video that explains the technique. I think the trick with henna is getting it to the right consistency so you can use this standard application method, and grating is the key to that.
Once my roots are fully covered, I then usually dangle my head over the bath and dollop the last bits of henna onto the lengths of my hair with my hands. Yes, I even do this without gloves! Get help with this step if you need it! At this stage I go around my hairline with a cotton pad and some cleanser or make-up remover and wipe up any stray bits of henna on my skin. N is a champ at helping at this stage. The warmer the henna stays, the more vibrant the colour result will be.
And then…. I usually leave henna on for 3 to 4 hours before I rinse. You may well find that the rinsing takes a while in a shower — I would recommend running a bath and letting your head soak in the water for a while, and then giving it a final shampoo and rinse under the shower. And there she is, friends! Twitter Instagram Pinterest Mailing list.
I used to die my hair when I was first at uni, but I feel like it has been at least 15 years since I have died it. I am naturally red, though sometimes I wish I could be a bit redder.
In the past I have done some of the boxed jobs, but also had it coloured at the hairdresser quite a bit as well. I too once died my hair very dark. Not actually black, but practically. Terrible decision with my pale skin and pale red eye brows, and the grow out was not fun!
Black is a HUGE pain in the ass to grow out! I remember doing henna way back in high school. The closest I got recently was one of the Lush soap bars that was suppose to have a little henna in it.
They specialize in alternative colors, so I want to have them bleach it to an appropriate color, and then I am hoping I can maintain the roots and funky colors myself. I would love to support local businesses but it is a ride into the city for me, and I am short on cash these days. Do you have such a thing as mobile hairdressers where you are? They are generally a cheaper option here and you could buy your own vegan-friendly bleach and dye and wotnot and get it done at home maybe?
I used henna a mixture of lush caca ruge and caca maron.
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