Why bleach when you can wear a wig?

A post shared by piaya d (@piayad) on Dec 7, 2017 at 12:46am PST

In case any of you might ask, i am not yet planning to go back to having dark hair yet. But, if I finally do i will write about it so please keep visiting my blog or follow me on Facebook for future stories. Thanks for dropping by and see you again on my next post.

The Contents of the Box:

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Shampoo hair and towel excess water
2. Apply and cover all of your hair with the cellophane treatment 
3. Wrap the hair in a moist towel or use the shower cap that came in the box
4. Leave the product for about 45 min
5. Rinse until water is clear
6. Style as desired

The product is in cream form but a little runny

 

During application. The product as orange on my hair. I immediately got a bad feeling but I waited for 45 min anyway

And my opinion... Ta tada da...

I must admit that the only thing I like about it is that it is affordable. I cannot remember how much it was but it was less than Php 300. I also like the fact that because it has no peroxide, there was completely no sting, no burn, no irritation while the treatment was on my head. I also like the fact that it was easy to rinse off. Of course it made my hair look and feel smoother and shinier.



The bad part

Wrong choice of color. It did not turn out nice on my hair. My hair was literally YELLOW! Not golden blonde or dark blonde but YELLOW! I was terrified.  I am not going to blame this CASA Quick & Easy Cellophane, though. Maybe...it would have been better had I chosen a different share, say Ash Brown? The lemonade-y color washed out in a week--THANK GOD!



Take note that this is just my personal experience with CASA Quick & Easy Cellophane. Some write ups that you see online are very positive so it probably is a case to case basis. In my situation, this shade did not work well with my very light hair.

What do you think of my Goldilocks head? Please share your opinion down below. Stay tuned for more hair adventures from me.

Read about my other hair experiences HERE.

Don't go platinum or silver unless you are willing to spend time and money for maintenance between touch ups. Having platinum hair or silver hair seems to be the "thing" these days. It is fun really, but with this kind of hair comes big responsibilities.

It has been about four months since I first bleached my hair. I ended up trying so many toners from the ones you buy to the DIY toners. It was not easy finding the right one that would really work for my hair. To make the long story short, I went through all the pain of going super light blonde therefore I cannot let it go to waste buy just letting it go brassy after a few weeks.

There are numerous factors that make platinum or silver hair go brassy. One of which is hard water. Because bleach hair is porous, minerals from the water that comes out of your shower can easily stick to your strands. You will be surprised one day to find some green or brown streaks on your head. I have had this experience and it was awful. A good clarifying shampoo can rid your hair of these minerals, but the downside is that it can also strip your hair of any toner that you previously applied. This is why you will need a gentle clarifying shampoo and maybe use it once a week.

Another thing is to avoid shampoos that are loaded with sulfates, check the label on your shampoo for ingredients Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, or Ammonium Laureth Sulfate. These compounds are the ones responsible for making shampoo lather up on your head as it removes oil and dirt. Unfortunately, sulfates do not only strip dirt and grease of you hair but it also strips your hair of natural oils and whatever toning product you have previously applied. This is why shampoos that have sulfates make your hair brassy.

Moving on, to keep your platinum or silver hair looking bright between touch ups you need a special shampoo that is sulfate-free, gentle on bleached hair and that it deposits pigments that will neutralize the yellow or brassiness (in this case violet or blue)--what they call a purple shampoo. But you have to take note that these shampoos are for maintaining previously toned blonde hair. I have seen videos demonstrating how to use a purple shampoo as a toner. It may work it may not but results will depend on your hair condition. It will also depend on the brand. Generally, in my case, I need a toner after each time I bleach my hair.

Going back, there are a lot of purple shampoos that are really very good. Again, you have to know your own hair to find which one works best for your. For me, I use Davines Alchemic Silver Shampoo.
 
 
Davines is an Italian brand. To know more about their story, click here.
 
This shampoo is specially formulated for natural and bleached hair (which was toned to become platinum or silver, of course). The product description promises to maintain the clarity of the tone of the hair and promises to protect the hair from the yellowing effects of the sun. It comes in a amber glass bottle. I have kids at home who often knock things up so I transferred the contents into a plastic bottle.



This product is hard to find and a bit pricey because it is imported. So, I cannot afford to one day find this on the floor broken and spilled all over.

At first I felt so disappointed because it doesn't bubble up so it made me feel like its not spreading on my head like it is supposed to. I felt like it is not enough to clean grease off my hair. As you can see it is not as rich purple in color compared to other purple shampoos.
 
 
However after a few weeks, I realized that the product does work. It has been four weeks now since I used Wella T14 and my hair is still as bright as the day I applied a toner, although my dark roots are already showing.

Take note that it is not sulfate-free but because you only have to use it about 2-3 times per week, that should not be a big deal. And it deposits pigments in your hair to neutralize brassy tones. Results may not be so obvious on a darker shade of blond.


 
Let me jump right into the pros and cons of this product so it will be easier for you to read:
 

Pros:

• It is gentle on the hair and scalp and it does not dry your hair
• It has as a mild earthy scent that does not interfere with whatever conditioner I put on.
• It keeps my platinum blonde hair looking bright and fresh
• Keeps brassines at bay

Cons

• It is not easy to come by from where I am. I bought it from one of the salons here in Bacolod City
• It is a little pricey considering that they have to order it from abroad. Here is sells for about $30
• You need to use a lot of it if you have thick hair--remember I said it does not so easily lather up.

My verdict

Despite the cost, or that it does not lather up, I like this Davines Alchemic Silver Shampoo because for me it is effective. It may not be cheap to buy here, where I live, but considering that I have short hair and that I use it only twice a week, I can likely stretch it out to up to three months.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post nor a free product sent to me for a review. I personally bought it and I am sharing my own experience with this shampoo.


 
 

It appears to be the latest trend now. People are transforming their hair into silver even way before their time.

I have been changing hair colors almost every month. Don't worry, i use those gentle fashion colors or toners that wash out after a couple of weeks or unless I bleach wash it. Anyway, now I got silver hair. Actually I really did not intend to have silver hair--at least not yet. However, I accidentally ended up with the silver or the granny look after using Wella Color Charm T14.

The box for Wella Color Charm T14, used to be called Silver Lady, says "Pale Ash Blonde." I decided to get it because it has a blue-violet base that should neutralize both the pale yellow and the dark yellow strands of my bleached hair. I initially wanted to get Wella Color Charm T18, because I was hoping for an icy white platinum blonde result. But with T18 you need to have a very even, Level 10 bleached hair if you want a spotless white blonde hair. Otherwise, it will not work on orange-y strands or dark yellow strands (the uneven results you normally get when you bleach your own hair), it might tone those yellow strands but it will be a bit darker.

And because I had noticeable yellow strands, I ended up getting T14 instead. This is actually the second time I used T14. The first time I did it, I ended up with a very nice ash blond hair that was close to platinum. That time, I left it for about 30 minutes. That convinced me to use T14 next time instead of T18.

On my second time with this toner that was formerly called Silver Lady, I left it on my hair for a bit longer than 30 minutes (time flies by so quickly when you are doing chores while waiting for the toner to work its magic on your head). The toner had turned very dark gray on the top of my head, so after I washed it out, VIOLA! Granny Hair! No wonder they used to call Wella Color Charm T14 Silver Lady.

Because I have short hair, I used only half of this toner and 2 parts 6% or 20 vol. developer. This tone will work only on level 8-10 bleached hair. I am not sure that it will do anything to level 7 or darker

Here is the before and after photos:


Also, take note that even if this toner says "Permanent" in my own experience it fades gradually after some time, but not as fast as the way semi-permanent toners/dyes do. You also need to use purple/silver shampoo to keep you silver or platinum hair from turning brassy.

 My first experience with Wella T14:

trying on the granny hair. achieved using wella t14. #grannyhair #bleachedhair #bleached #bleachedblonde #silverhair #toninghair #wellatoner #wellat14toner #wellat14 #silverlady @rainbowhead_ph

A post shared by piaya d (@piayad) on May 13, 2017 at 7:32pm PDT

If you want to read about my results with Wella Color Charm T18, click HERE. I also tried having purple hair, it was great for some time but I am not doing it again, click HERE to know why.

Having purple hair was  nice experience. Actually it was fun, but the fun part was only for a week and I swear not to ever color my hair purple ever again.

For a week, I must admit I had fun sporting the purple head. Wherever I go, strangers, most especially kids get mesmerized. Some kids would even walk up to me and say, "can I touch your hair?" Lol, I would let them, no harm done with that. But after a week, I got tired of the attention and seeing myself in the mirror with such hair. Even my husband said "WTF" when he first saw me with my purple do.

Remember that last time I bought Manic Panic Purple Haze with the intention to only use it as an additive to my shampoo, conditioner. Basically, it was for the purpose of making a DIY Hair Toner. Well it did not really work so well on my hair and I wrote about it on my previous post.

Take note: I am not blaming Manic Panic for it. Before, I continue, in fact Manic Panic is an awesome product. It is vegan, it is easy to apply and very gentle on the hair and scalp. I even wished I bought Virgin Snow instead. *SIGH* Unfortunately my hair was not very pleased with it. I have seen gorgeous fadeouts on Instagram and Facebook and I thought the same thing would happen to me.

For example, there is one person I know who used a purple semi-permanent hair day and it turned bright pink EVENLY after a couple of washes and then pastel pink...until her hair was back to white.

In my case it was different. After a couple of washes, the bottom part of my hair indeed faded but it was still purple, while nearly the upper half was like pink and lavender while at my hairline it was super brassy--I did not like it. When the colors on my head one day reminded me of this particular flower I decided that it was time to erase it.


Looking like a flower, ey??? My hair after 3 weeks just before I decided to do a bleach wash.

Right after using Manic Panic purple haze...Sorry for the bad lighting but t was already nighttime when I rinsed it out. I felt electrified seeing how beautiful the color was on my head.


 After a couple of washes...I thought it was okay, maybe it would fade into silver...but it did not. LOL!


After a week I tried to erase the color using shampoo and baking soda. I know it takes a couple of times before such technique would fade the color out completely but after the first try my hair became so dry and frizzy at the ends I had to chop a few inches off of it.

 Still unhappy, I decided to do a bleach wash after another week.

Blue plus red equals violet, right? From the things I read online, the cool tones (blue) washes out first so what was left was the red tones. and the faded red tones appear pink on my head. The bleach wash I did was made with only bleach powder and volume 20 developer and lots of shampoo. I know a higher vol developer would be more potent in stripping the color out but my hair has already sustained a lot of damage from previous bleaching as you can see...

So the reason why I am not dying my hair purple every again is this PINK color on my hair. It took the longest to fade...way too long. I tried another bleach wash with a stronger developer but that PINK would not budge. SOB! SOB! SOB! I hates it! So to cover it up, I ended up using box dye--NOT a TONER--in very light ash blonde and so far it worked. I will write about it on my next post.

If you want to read about what I did with Manic Panic Purple Haze a month earlier than this, click HERE. Or, if you want to know how I bleach bath my hair, click THIS.

Disclaimer: Please take note that obviously, I am not a hair professional. This is just me and my hair adventures or misadventures.


I hope you enjoyed reading. See you all on my next post.

Can conditioner + Manic Panic Purple Haze take out the brassiness on your hair?

I got overly excited when I finally received my Manic Panic Purple Haze in the mail. I did not intend to use it to have purple hair. Instead I just want to use it as an ingredient for a DIY purple shampoo, DIY purple conditioner and DIY hair toner.

Since I started bleaching my hair, it has been my goal to have perfect platinum white blonde hair or the silver granny hair. I was able to achieve that after getting my hair bleached to a level 10 (which obviously did not happen overnight given the fact that I had jet black hair) and Wella Color Charm T18 toner.

Well, having platinum white hair is actually a handful to maintain and brassiness will always hunt your or chase you, follow you like your own shadow. So I am always on the internet looking for ways to keep brassiness at bay. And whenever I search about how to deal with brassy hair, this DIY Toner with either Manic Panic Purple Haze or Ultraviolet would always come up on the the search results.

I have read a lot of stories about how it worked for them. I have seen a lot of before and after photos. I have also watched a number of YouTube videos showing you how to do it...To make the long story short, I got convinced that I should try it for myself.

I have tried food coloring but I saw minimal results...I have tried using a DIY toner made with cheap purple dye + conditioner and it works, but it does not give the white hair that I want...it usually gives me something like ashy or wheat-like shade of blonde. So far only Wella Color Charm T18 worked for me, but before I realized that, I did experiment with a DIY Toner made with Manic Panic Purple Haze and conditioner.

Everybody on the internet seem to swear by this kind of combination and it does seem like it works for them. Unfortunately, the case quite different with my hair...in other words, it did not work so well for me. Read on.

This little tub would go a long way if it worked for me.

My first attempt:

put too much violet dye in my conditioner...what was supposed to be a diy toner gave me this...LoL... #diyhair #diy #hairtoner #hair #hairstyles #haircolor #toner #manicpanic #purplehairdye #dyedhair #hairdye

A post shared by piaya d (@piayad) on May 28, 2017 at 8:34am PDT

2nd Attempt:

3rd Attempt

FINAL SAY

I will be sporting this violet hair for a while... im visiting Grimace at McDonalds #purplehairdye #purplehaze #manicpanic #nofilter #purplehair #bleachedhair #hair #dyedhair #color #purple

A post shared by piaya d (@piayad) on Jun 8, 2017 at 10:32pm PDT

Til next time, loves!

What is bleach bathing?

• 30 g (about 1 packet) of bleach powder
• equal parts of 9 % (30 vol.) developer
• Lots shampoo and conditioner -I wish I can be more precise but I just eyeball this
• Timer

Bleach Bathing can lighten hair to a certain degree but it should not be used in place of full strength bleach if you are going from very dark hair to blonde.

What Bleach Bathing is For

• remove semi-permanent dyes. Take note that using box dye or toner over previously dyed hair will not give you the result you want. 
• remove brassiness or discoloration due to hard water or chlorinated water. I recently got awful green strands on my bleached hair after a month of washing hair with hard water. I used a bleach bath to remove it before I toned my hair. If you want to read more on this you can read my previous post here.
• make hair a shade or two lighter than it is before doing the bleach wash.

This is how my hair looked like after a bleach bath--It was yellow and it obviously needed to be toned. The inset shows how brassy and greenish my hair was before I did the bleach bath. Based on my previous experience, if I had dye on my hair, I would also get the same results

I use this product right after each time I bleach bath my hair. I would leave it on for 10 minutes. I also use this product weekly

Words of CAUTION

• use gloves
• wear a very old shirt
• use petroleum jelly to protect the back of your ears and the skin near your hair.
• Avoid bleach if you are allergic to it.
• Don't let it get into your eye
• Use 6% (20 vol) developer if 9% or 12% is too strong for your scalp to take.
• Avoid this if your hair has been previously permed or straightened
• bleach bathing can strip your hair of any previous toning so you will likely need to tone your hair again

This is why platinum hair or bleached hair turns green, how to fix it and avoid it.

Not only did hard water turn my hair brassy, there are strands that are visibly greenish

How to fix "Green Hair"

• See a hairstylist. This is obviously the easiest and the safest thing to do and these professionals would know how to fix it. The down side is that it costs money, so one is compelled to try a few DIY remedies.
• Use clarifying shampoo. This type of shampoo should clear your hair of mineral deposits. However, you have to take note that using clarifying shampoo too often can dry your hair so be sure to use conditioner.
• Some suggest using red-based toner or ketchup. I did not bother to do this because there some videos on YouTube that show this does not work. On the other hand, some do claim that it works so feel free to try it on your own.
• Use baking Soda and hydrogen peroxide. I made a mixture of 1 part baking soda and 1 part hydrogen peroxide. I mixed it with shampoo and massaged it all over my head for a few minutes and let it stay for a while. It worked in one wash but it did not remove the dullness not to mention that it made my hair super dry. Also, it stripped my hair of the toner that I previously used. Before doing this, I suggest you take a few strands of your hair and test it. Better safe than sorry.

• Others suggest using apple cider vinegar rinse. I did not try this one.
• Bleach wash. I was impatient so I did a bleach wash the next day. A bleach wash is basically bleach and developer, the same one you use to bleach hair, but diluted with lots of shampoo and conditioner. I put it on my hair and let it stay for 10 minutes tops. It worked for me because I know my own hair. However, please do your research first and do a strand test. Use this method with caution. By the way, people also use bleach wash to remove hair color. Don't forget to follow up with deep conditioning

How to avoid getting green hair

• Shampoo hair right after getting out of the pool.--Come on, it is summer, can you really say no to swimming? You may use a swim cap or saturate your hair with conditioner before going into the pool--just to be safe.
• Use clarifying shampoo at least once a week. Take note that it can make your hair dry and speed up the fading of semi-permanent dyes as it strips hair of mineral deposits. Read instructions and use mild clarifying shampoo.
• Shampoo or wet hair 2-3 times a week only, those who have bleached their hair know why :) wink wink
• Also take note, that the color of your hair mask can affect the tone of your hair. remember that bleached hair is like a blank canvas. I once used an egg mask and guess what it did to my hair...
• Regularly visit your stylist--it can be a costly BUT it is your safest option--especially if your hairstylist is an expert.
• For those who have platinum or blonde hair, whether you are the real deal or you have achieved it by bleaching, you DEFINITELY need purple shampoo. Whatever brand you use, it is up to you. However, choose the one that protects your hair from mineral deposits.
  
  Also take note that a purple shampoo does not automatically tone hair, there are some that do, but purples shampoos mainly keep the hair from turning brassy in between salon visits. I recently got Davines' Alchemic Silver Shampoo. It now protects my hair from becoming discolored due to hard water that is coming from the shower.
  
  This brand is quite difficult to find locally. I have seen it in Amazon and other similar sites. So, I got mine from Alexa's Salon Therapeutique, a salon here that  specializes in hair bleaching, balayage, blonde and funky hair colors, as well as different kinds of hair treatments. They sell many imported hair products at reasonable prices.

yay or nay?im still dealing with yellow hair. go to www.piayadiary.com for more details #brassyhair #hair #blondehair

A post shared by piaya d (@piayad) on Mar 22, 2017 at 7:57pm PDT

This Wella Color Charm T18 sells at P500 + shipping. It was delivered at my doorstep the following business day. I will definitely order this product again sometime in the future.