I don’t know why I decided to bleach my hair last night.
Everyone told me not to do it, which only made me want to do it more.
Fuck gloves. I’m too badass.
I also didn’t read the directions…
I just mixed part 1 and 2 together until my eyes started burning from the fumes. Then I knew it was ready to put on my head.
And to make it ombre, you just dump bleach on the bottom half of your hair right?
I mean, that’s obviously what Drew Barrymore did.
Below is a photo BEFORE bleaching my hair. As you can see, it’s basically ombre already.
But I want MORE OMBRE.
OMBRE TO THE MAX!
Why yes that IS a business card taped to the back of my phone. Sure it’s dorky now, but I’ll have the last laugh when you never get your lost phone back because no one knows how to reach you!
Just make sure your cell number isn’t on your business card. That’s like giving your house keys to the guy trying to break in.
Shit! Is MY cell number on my business card???!?!
(note to self : check business card)
Aaaaanyways, back to my hair.
Long story short -
1. Dumped the whole bottle on the bottom half of my hair
2. Combed my hair to “blend” it
3. Lightly dusted my bleachy hands over the ends of the shorter hair by my face
4. Let the bleach sit until my eyes disintegrated from the fumes
I left it on for like 12 mins. I didn’t want to totally kill my hair, and I figured since I was Ombre-ing over pre-existing Ombre, it would take less time to lighten.
And I didn’t get any “during” shots because I was naked. Sorry. Bad Blogger.
But I’m not about to ruin a shirt….my back skin I don’t care about.
Speaking of back skin, I totally burned my chest, back, neck and hands…
ALL
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FOR
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NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
final product (hair washed and dried) below -
IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME.
THE BLEACH DIDN’T DO SHIT.
IN FACT I THINK SOMEHOW IT MADE MY HAIR DARKER.
WTF????
THE ONLY BLONDE HAIR I HAVE NOW IS THE RANDOM SPOTS ALL OVER MY ARMS FROM BEING AN IDIOT AND TRYING TO BLEACH MY HAIR AT HOME AND MAKING A MESS.
thumbs down. ombre fail.
are you disappointed? WELL SO AM I SO THAT MAKES 2 OF US!
at least my cat approves…
Stay tuned for my next DIY where I teach you how to make Louis Vuitton knock offs by walking to Chinatown.
LATER DUDES XX-DANA
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I just had a similar experience some days ago! I wanted to make my hair lighter so I bought a blonde L’Oreal hair dye… But my hair look the same too! ahah But I’ll try again next month with a very very lighter shade (;
xx frà
tell me if it works when you do it again!! i think i’m going to try again tooo!!!
I’ve been told you’re only supposed to pick a shade a few shades lighter than current if you do box. After box ombréing myself, my stylist friends say Sally’s is better for getting dyes, less harsh for your hair. Alas, with ombréing, you section off the hair in at least thirds. Bottom gets the full time, middle gets the half, top gets none. Hope to see you try it again. I’m going for an even brighter red in a couple weeks. It’s only hair, it’ll grow back.
i want to try it again but I’m scared my hair will break off. I know it’s just hair, but it’s like my greatest asset. Like JLo’s bottom.
It’s because you used dye not bleach… I made the same mistake!
Lol, great post, I immediately bookmarked your site because I thought you were super funny!
thanks!!