Dying Hair

Derrick

I'm thinking about dying my hair black. I did it for Halloween (went as Clark Kent), and I thought it looked fun. Also a few of my female friends said I was smokin' hot (though I'm sure that had alot to do with the fact that I was dressed pretty snazzy as Kent).

In any case, what should a guy who has never dyed his hair at all watch out for? What's a good brand of dye to get? Would it be better to dye it straight black (like I want) or would a dark dark brown work better?

Is it a good idea for me to dye my hair dark anyways given my coloring?

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My eyebrows are black, as is most of my facial and body hair, so it would blend pretty well.

Thoughts?





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"Newest" photo (if it works)



I'll try to get some Halloween photos if I can find em for comparison.

World as Myth

If it worked for Elvis, it can work for you.

It doesn't look like black would be all that much darker. If you liked it at Halloween, go for it. Just know that once you go black, you never go back... not until you cut it all off or bleach the life out of it.

Glaeal

It looks like you have about the same hair color as I do, and my wife thought it would be funny to die my hair black.

No one noticed. None of my coworkers believe me when I tell them I died my hair.

So, it may not even be worth it.

ecchi

I prefer doing a really dark brown over pure black. It looks almost black for a while, but ends up looking a lot more natural as my real color grows back in. My natural color is lighter than yours, though, so it might not be as much of an issue.

D.T.

I have several friends who are professional hair stylists, and they all avoid boxed hair dyes like the plague.

My suggestion is to go into a salon and have your hair dyed by a professional.

Krysanthemum

If you dye it pure black, you might come off as a try-hard goth. Just find the darkest brown hair dye you can find, there'll barely be a difference.

Nitsuj82

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an_alt

Clairol 124 blue-black is real jet black if you leave it in for a good 40min to an hour. It's also the only one I've found that has an almost 'wet black' color to it. Most other black dyes give either a blueish black or a grayish black.

I have pretty much the same hair color you do and I never really liked it. After trying a new dye with pretty much every haircut (I keep it fairly short), I went back to the 124 somebody first recommended to me. I've never been called a "try-hard goth" and the vast majority of women I know like that color best on me.

With your skin tone and eyebrows, it will probably look perfectly natural on you.

Derrick

Thanks everyone, and especially alt for the recommendation!

Deusfaux

"Is it a good idea for me to dye my hair dark anyways given my coloring? "

I dont think so, when you're that dark already.

Go lighter... get pro highlights, get foils... I dunno put in some red or blue

polarblue

Professional coloring is going to be good, but it's also going to cost a shit load (some people seriously charge like 60 bucks)


When i did it i went the box route (7 bucks @ the time)
I have fairly dark brown hair, so when i dyed my hair black i used Feria's "Starry Night." It was a rich black with a bit of a blue tint to it.

A few tips if you are doing it yourself (or even with a friend).

Take some petrolium jelly and line the skin around your hairlines, this will help protect you from getting your forehead black.

Always use clothes that you wont ever care about getting ruined.

Also be careful about surfaces around you while you are dying, black can stain pretty bad.

T-bolt

Your hair colour is similar to what I dye mine to, haha. (I'm light blond naturally) I'd say keep it the way it is, but I know how it is to want to change it.

You could go to a hairstylist the first time to have help picking the right shade and pick up pointers on how to do it right, but man its expensive... especially if prefer short hair then getting it done every month or two adds up. I buy the boxed stuff and only use half of it at a time. Just heed the instructions and don't mix it all and then store what you don't use, its a bad idea. Use a tupperware container (better yet the disposable stuff) and only mix what you'll use.