How to Dip Dye Hair Temporarily
Firstly, wash hair., Gently towel dry your hair., Dry hair and detangle., Leave your hair to air dry until your hair is roughly 70% dry., When you are sure your hair is dry, comb through hair and use clips to section your hair into four sections...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Firstly
Condition as well, because dip-dying focuses on the oldest and therefore driest section of your hair, and this process can dry your hair out. -
Step 2: wash hair.
If necessary at this point, add a leave in conditioner to your hair to make it shiny and the ends healthy. , Use a wide toothed comb to clear you hair of any knots.
If you have very curly hair, it may be an idea to blow dry your hair straighter, to make application of colour easier. , Now, blow dry into the style you desire.
Once finished, leave your hair for a little while longer, to ensure it is fully dry.
If your event is in the evening, wash your hair in the morning or even the night before, depending on your hair type. ,, Make sure you are wearing old clothes, as temporary hair spray can stain material. , Comb through to ensure there are no clumps or knots.
Take the section and separate into further smaller sections.
Decide where you want the dip to start, take your spray canister and aim it down the hair, from the marker you just decided towards the ends of you hair.
This ensures you don't go above the line you just decided.
Comb through, and respray to cover as much hair as possible.
If you want the dip-dye line to be quite blurred, back comb hair prior to spraying, or simply spray hair a little more randomly and not so precisely up to the line. ,, If your hair is cut in layers here, you may need to spray less of your hair.
Line it up with the dip on the underneath layer and continue spraying in the same method. ,, And try to wear black, or clothes the same colour as your dye as it may come off onto clothes. , -
Step 3: Gently towel dry your hair.
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Step 4: Dry hair and detangle.
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Step 5: Leave your hair to air dry until your hair is roughly 70% dry.
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Step 6: When you are sure your hair is dry
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Step 7: comb through hair and use clips to section your hair into four sections
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Step 8: from ear to ear and from the nape of your neck to the top of your head (and so you have a cross on the back of your head).
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Step 9: Go to a place that has either been covered
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Step 10: somewhere where a rogue spray won't annoy anyone
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Step 11: outside.
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Step 12: Take one of the bottom sections first.
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Step 13: Continue with your other bottom section of your hair on the other side of your head.
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Step 14: Un-clip your top layer of hair.
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Step 15: Finish all your hair.
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Step 16: Try not to touch your hair until you are confident it is dry!
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Step 17: Make sure you're not the odd one out at school
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Step 18: dip dye with a friend!
Detailed Guide
Condition as well, because dip-dying focuses on the oldest and therefore driest section of your hair, and this process can dry your hair out.
If necessary at this point, add a leave in conditioner to your hair to make it shiny and the ends healthy. , Use a wide toothed comb to clear you hair of any knots.
If you have very curly hair, it may be an idea to blow dry your hair straighter, to make application of colour easier. , Now, blow dry into the style you desire.
Once finished, leave your hair for a little while longer, to ensure it is fully dry.
If your event is in the evening, wash your hair in the morning or even the night before, depending on your hair type. ,, Make sure you are wearing old clothes, as temporary hair spray can stain material. , Comb through to ensure there are no clumps or knots.
Take the section and separate into further smaller sections.
Decide where you want the dip to start, take your spray canister and aim it down the hair, from the marker you just decided towards the ends of you hair.
This ensures you don't go above the line you just decided.
Comb through, and respray to cover as much hair as possible.
If you want the dip-dye line to be quite blurred, back comb hair prior to spraying, or simply spray hair a little more randomly and not so precisely up to the line. ,, If your hair is cut in layers here, you may need to spray less of your hair.
Line it up with the dip on the underneath layer and continue spraying in the same method. ,, And try to wear black, or clothes the same colour as your dye as it may come off onto clothes. ,
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