Purple Hair Update!

Due to personal crap, I haven't posted a whole lot any where lately. I think its easier to whine about my shit than it is to post helpful or interesting stuff, I'm not sure if that makes me selfish or self-centered, either way, my apologies.

*sigh* OK, my hair story, haha.

To pick up where we left off…THE MESS I MADE! 

Just messy!

Then a few days after the color had time to fade a bit…

As you can see, my bottom layer is very dark, it still looks almost black.


Now to compare:

BEFORE

 AFTER

HOMEMADE PURPLE DYE FTW!!! I love it, I'm just excited to lighten it a bit so it blinds everyone with its purple glory :)

Until next time, stay cray cray!!

My Recent Hair Journey pt.2

BEFORES

As I said before "I can't leave my hair alone!"

After my disappointing encounter with my last attempt, this is what I did:

• Further searched for options
• Had a semi-melt down
• My bestest bought a box of "Born Blonde" 
• Applied the Born Blonde to head, following the instructions closely
• Almost DIED from the fumes of that stuff
• Freaked out when the pink I mixed with the purple SURVIVED the born blonde
• Sigh of relief when the majority of it washed away with my healing hair masque 
• Jumped for joy this morning when my hair looked like this:

Don't mind mah mornin' fayce XP

And, Right Now:

Mah hand is purple beecause I am strand testing a wonderful Homemade Hair dye! Its actually working wonderfully! MUCH better than the color jamz <3

Now, Please know that I am not smashing on Color jamz!!! I really love their colors and prices! My whining is only due to my OWN hair! If I could get my hair super bright, bet yo azz that I'd be using some color jamz on mah head.

I will show the final result in my next post :) Stay tuned for the lovely purple monstaaaaah!!

My Recent Hair Journey

Recently, I had talked about going back to purple….

The steps I took:

1.  Bleach bath (30 vol developer) half bleach, half shampoo
2. 3/4 just bleach (30 vol)
3. One week later, another 3/4 just bleach (30 vol)
4. A few days later, a full head bleach(30 vol)
5. Again, full head bleach(30 vol)
6. All of my hair being orange now, I tried Color Jamz purple and pink mix….

Summed up in 13 seconds:

It DID NOT turn out how I wanted!!!

I told myself that I should have used manic panic BECAUSE, it sticks to darker blonde and orange WAAAY better than color jamz :'(

But, now….I have to find a magical way to pull money out of my ass….meaning I have to find a crappy minimum wage job until school starts.

Though, my life seems to be sharting on me once more, I must take it for what it is and not complain.

If you are trying to get away from black dyed hair, I'm so sorry to inform you….You MUST bleach it. I've tried EVERYTHING ELSE! And bleaching is the most efficient and fast way to do so.

ALWAYS deeeeep condition! Let your hair rest between bleaches and good luck. Hope you enjoyed either way :)

Custom Stamp tutorial (Finally!!)

Ah, ok. So, this tutorial is about a year old. I didn't include the final test at the end because it was full of  my frustrated hands going every which way. But this method works more as an outline to fill in…anyway…its almost terrible but I promised it, so here it is :)

I promise promise some better tutorials here sooooonly!!

Coming up…

In my next post I'll be talking about my hair and what I did to it! eek!

What About Hair?!

 I'm the type of girl who can't leave her hair alone! Once I start…I can't stop. What I mean, I have this obsession with my hair and when I get an idea, that idea becomes real and there is no stopping me MUAHAHAA! Ahem, sorry, I'm just excited.

This is me, I've been growing mah damn roots out for MONTHS! But, that black just does not want to budge. 

Yesterday I started my stripping process. I am now fully committed and…I find out that I may need to get a job, soon!

This is me…this morning. as you can see, I have orange/red/brown/coppery hair going on. How the hell am I gonna get a job looking like a calico cat?!!

After searching the corners of the universe, NO ONE has found a healthy way of "quickly" fixing this without going BACK to black! Now, I've bleached my hair from black to purple dozens of times, I was just worried about the damage it'll do THIS time.

NO! I don't wanna go back to black…or brown…I wanted purple….like this

I actually achieved purple and white hair!! It was beautiful…but super short. Now my hair is long and I want it pretty colors. Damn these workplaces that don't allow pretty colors!

So, I ordered a few cheap wigs from amazon…I want thiiiis! lol I'm gonna go crazy!

I thought I'd post my progress pics on here so everyone can have some insight on my journey :)

My Birthday post

http://zaneybatzlife.blogspot.com/

There is my personal blog. If you ever get bored, to bore yourself further you can read my random posts on there :)

I am working on getting that tutorial on youtube…long story as to why it isn't up yet. But I will post the video and link on this blog if you are interested.

Plenty of tutorials and posts coming soon! One is about purple and hair ;)

DIY Tools and Necessities

Whenever the moment arises that you just HAVE to make something, its always best to be prepared. Here are a few of my favorite and very necessary tools:

#1. Scissors 

(duh, right?!)

My lovely family always misplace my craft scissors. So, I have a special pair for them and for myself. Keep them in a hidden but unforgettable place!

#2. Exacto knives

(Great for those detailed cut outs)

Buying exacto knives can be a pain, but they last a life time! I've used them for things they probably shouldn't be used for and they still work wonders.

#3. Duct Tape

(Not exclusive for redneck projects)

So many of my projects include duct tape, its ridiculous. I freak out when I don't have my duct tape!

#4. Glue

Us DIYers always need our glues! Fabric glue, hot glue, elmer's glue…all glue is needed glue.

#5. Paint and paint brushes

Paint is always nice to have on hand. Acrylic paint is cheap, handy, and easily accessible. You can get the little bottles at walmart :)

Paint brushes of all kinds! I cannot paint to save my life, but my poor attempts are glorified by the brushes I use.

These 5 things are what make my little crafty heart thrive! Without them, I am useless.

I have been editing a craft video thats almost a year old (hehe) so, hopefully I can get that posted to my youtube AND my blog.

If you ever want to contact me, feel free to comment below! I love you, be safe, craft carefully and keep an eye out for more tutorials.