Supermodels SA March 2015 Issue 43 | Page 40

HotHair Are you ‘dyeing’ to try something different, something bold and sexy? With the Womentality Pink theme flowing through the whole magazine this month, we have decided to present to you some amazing ideas to try out. So with that in mind, we need to start off with light-coloured hair for the best and brightest pink results. Unless your hair is already light blonde, you’re going to have to use bleach or a blonde hair dye to permanently lighten your hair. Let’s begin with a quick overview of the basics of dyeing your hair pink, or any other unnatural colour. Assuming you’re not already platinum-haired, you’ll need to go through a permanent transformation and try life as a blonde! Colours like pink, blue, purple, green etc. are translucent. This means that the colour underneath, your base colour, will show through the tint. Since these dyes don’t contain any peroxide, they can’t lighten your hair but they don’t damage it either. Excellent, now we know we can top up our pink hair dye as often as we like without wrecking our hair. You will probably find you need to recolour occasionally because unfortunately there are no permanent pink hair dyes out there. For a subtle hint of colour that looks great with all skin tones, try some of these shades: Baby Pink, Candy Floss, Pastel Pink Pastel dyes contain less pigment which makes the colour lighter, but also means it washes out more quickly. This is a great option for anyone who gets bored easily but keep in mind it may take several weeks for it to wash out. Another thing to keep in mind is that your blonde must be very light and very even before applying a pastel shade or the results will be undesirable.