Bleaching Black Hair?

SimonomiS

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Im considering bleaching my hair (not forever) for Red Nose Day and getting sponsered for it. :E So has anyone done it before with black hair? Im guessing it will have to be permanent. then when it grows out I can cut if off. Anyone know any DIY kits or recommend any? Id prefer to do it myself than pay a ludicrous amount for a professional.
Go Red Nose Day. :thumbs:

EDIT:I know its a month away, but the Red Noses got me thinking, and better to plan in advance eh?
 
WTF are you talking about and WTF is Red Nose Day?
 
I've got medium/light brown hair and often bang blonde streaks in it. I tend to use the mid strength stuff, which gets it blonde.
You might wanna try the blondist (is that a word?) stuff you can get your hands on, but it might not work.

On pretty much all of the hair dye stuff you'll get a chart showing what colur hair you'll get after using the product, depending on your hair colour before.

As for actually bleaching it, I'd get some money and let a pro do it. For a start you need the right stuff (DON'T just use bleach) and it's quite a bit of stress on your hair, could damage it if you don't do it right.

Best of luck with it, and well done for doing something for RND :thumbs:
 
Yes, it will be permanent. And it will take a good strong bleach to make black hair blonde. I've bleached my hair many times. Mine is brown, but still it took a good amount of bleach to get a light blond color that I wanted so that I could dye it blue. (this was many years ago during my days as a rebelious punk).

Do it yourself,. its not hard. It may take a few tries though to get it as light as you want it. And be sure to have some good conditioner, because your hair may be a little fried. ;)

Mind explaining what "Red Nose Day" is to this ignorant American?
Hercules331 said:
WTF are you talking about and WTF is Red Nose Day?
I may be an ignorant American, but at least I'm a polite one. :rolleyes:
 
Red Nose day is a Charity day where people get sponsored to do things for the red nose charity which's gimmick is selling red plastic noses people wear and raising money for causes in Britain.

I dont know anything about dying here, so il be back here later to see what people say :) Good on you SimonomiS
 
So he gets paid by people to dye his hair and then gives the money to charity?
 
It's a big charity event in the UK. They have a night of TV where celebs do funny things, show reports on poor countries, and get you to ring in and donate money. It's based around the idea of using comedy to get people to give money. Hence you buy a red nose (symbol of clowns/ comedy) and the money goes to the red nose appeal, or comic relief, as it's also called.

It's nice, and they tend to make a lot of money from it.

I wish they'd do "political awareness appeal" where we are told how, despite all the money we're giving, it's almost impossible to make a lasting difference in poorer countries without removing the hold many western countries have on them, with heavy taxation on exports, and especially the third world debt, which is just sick, seeing as most countries are now just paying off the interest, and are unlikely to ever be able to get out of it.
 
Hercules331 said:
So he gets paid by people to dye his hair and then gives the money to charity?

Yeah, you tell your mates, I'm dying my hair for RND, will you sponsor me for it. They say, "well if you do it I'll give you a fiver". He does it, he collects money, he sends the money to the appeal. It's nice.
 
Pretty much. People just set up fund-raising events for the charity, and lot's of people get involved and get their mates to sponsor them. So, 5 of your mates will give a tenner each if you hop around all day.
 
SimonomiS, just buy the red nose, it comes with face paints and some red hair gell this year :p
 
burner69 said:
It's a big charity event in the UK. They have a night of TV where celebs do funny things, show reports on poor countries, and get you to ring in and donate money. It's based around the idea of using comedy to get people to give money. Hence you buy a red nose (symbol of clowns/ comedy) and the money goes to the red nose appeal, or comic relief, as it's also called.

It's nice, and they tend to make a lot of money from it.

I wish they'd do "political awareness appeal" where we are told how, despite all the money we're giving, it's almost impossible to make a lasting difference in poorer countries without removing the hold many western countries have on them, with heavy taxation on exports, and especially the third world debt, which is just sick, seeing as most countries are now just paying off the interest, and are unlikely to ever be able to get out of it.

What a thrilling thought, Gabbi Roslin announcing "donate as much as you can afford and help save the poor African children from the Western tax money. Remember, every penny you donate, means one more penny on Bush's next war and one less penny that Kenya has to give".
 
crushenator 500 said:
SimonomiS, just buy the red nose, it comes with face paints and some red hair gell this year :p

I know, got two already. :p Thats what gave me the idea, thought Id take it a bit further. Forgot Red Nose Day was a British thing, sorry.More info:
http://www.rednoseday.com/
 
^^^ Fascinating- exactly what countries are in the UK, and how much is £337 million in dollars? And how long have yall been doing this?
 
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make up the United Kingdom.

£337,000,000 is $632,181,207.06 US dollars :)

We've been doing this for as long as I can remember, but then I'm not very old :p
 
Ive never done anything that radical for it. In fact, I don't think Ive ever worn a red nose... besides, Mr Hall (our evil deputy who is obsessed with mind maps and smart uniform) probably wouldn't let me, even if it were for charity. Hell, he's confiscating livestrong bands
 
burner69 said:
I've got medium/light brown hair and often bang blonde streaks in it. I tend to use the mid strength stuff, which gets it blonde.
You might wanna try the blondist (is that a word?) stuff you can get your hands on, but it might not work.

On pretty much all of the hair dye stuff you'll get a chart showing what colur hair you'll get after using the product, depending on your hair colour before.

As for actually bleaching it, I'd get some money and let a pro do it. For a start you need the right stuff (DON'T just use bleach) and it's quite a bit of stress on your hair, could damage it if you don't do it right.

Best of luck with it, and well done for doing something for RND :thumbs:

same i got highlights. but number 1 shaves on the both sides, makin my hair look like a sorta spikey mohican. :eek:

simonomis, i suggest you dye your hair electric light blue, that would be more unoriginal, every 1 dyes thier hair black nowadays. :hmph:

plus do you guys think the money really gets thru to the poor people, or just stays in the hands of the african leaders?

imHo i think the african leaders keep 50% of the cash, pisses me off that does :(
 
Do it purple, or pink, or green, or blue, or red, or bright orange

Not blonde
 
After a bit of research, looks like for black hair itll have to be dyed twice, something about toner. After the first one itll be orange :E then itll be dyed again to be properly down. That in itself is damaging enough to my hair, more dying is overkill I think. Hehe weird sentence.
 
KoreBolteR said:
omg do multicoloured, like a clown :D

Id scream everytime I saw myself in a reflection. Clowns scare the shit out of me. :( Guess thats why i dont wear red noses. That, and they slip off all the time.
 
SimonomiS said:
After a bit of research, looks like for black hair itll have to be dyed twice.
You mean bleached twice. Bleaching and dying are opposite.
Druckles said:
Do it purple, or pink, or green, or blue, or red, or bright orange[..] Not blonde
Has to be bleached blonde before it can be dyed anyways.
 
Tell her you love her,.. with raw carbon.

And if she tells you she wants diamonds, tell that uptight bitch to shove the carbon up her ass and wait.
 
f|uke said:
Tell her you love her,.. with raw carbon.

And if she tells you she wants diamonds, tell that uptight bitch to shove the carbon up her ass and wait.

Ooooooo...

Wrong thread mang.
 
:dozey: Speakin' of hair I went from this to this (this is like a fake ass smile or some shit, don't mind it) Was it a good thing that I cut my hair, cause I kinda miss my long ass hair.
 
ailevation said:
:dozey: Speakin' of hair I went from this to this (this is like a fake ass smile or some shit, don't mind it) Was it a good thing that I cut my hair, cause I kinda miss my long ass hair.

i dare you, never to cut your hair again :D, leave it grow.. :p
 
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