Okay so people kept askin’ about that aqua blue in my hair last week. Figured I’d just write down how I messed with it myself this weekend. Ain’t no pro, just tryin’ stuff.
Stuff I Grabbed
- This tiny jar of “Mermaid Tears” dye powder – basically just bright turquoise stuff
- One lil bottle of clear 20 volume peroxide developer
- Plastic bowl from last week’s takeout (cleaned it, calm down)
- Old tint brush, kinda crusty but works
- Clips to section my hair
- Trash bag with a hole cut out, my classy cape
- Vaseline for my ears and neck, cause I ain’t careful
Mixin’ That Witchcraft
BAM! Opened that dye powder. Glittery blue dust went EVERYWHERE. Coughin’ like crazy. Dumped the whole jar into the takeout bowl. Poured in the developer – that chemical BLEH smell hit me hard. Mixed it slow with the nasty brush. Went from powder to this weird, slimy paste. Like electric blue snot. Seriously.
Operation: Blue Streaks
Slapped that garbage bag “cape” on. Got Vaseline goopin’ round my hairline. Sectioned my hair like I saw on YouTube, but way messier. Grabbed thin strands around my face – maybe a half-inch wide? Dipped the brush in the blue goo. Started slapping it on real thick from root to tip. Felt cold and sticky. Did like… five or six streaks on each side. Ran outta mix halfway. Had to eyeball another tiny batch. Not the same color exactly. Whoops.
The Waiting Game
Covered it all with a plastic grocery bag. Timer for 45 minutes. Sat around watchin’ bad TV. Kept sniffin’ that nasty bleach smell. Peeked under the bag every ten minutes like a crazy person. Saw the orange of my hair underneath the goo turnin’ lighter? Maybe? Mostly just looked like wet, blue glue.
Rinse Roulette
Hopped in the shower feelin’ nervous. That first blast of water? MURKY BLUE RIVER, man. Like I dyed the whole shower. Used lukewarm water, scrubbin’ gentle. Color just kept comin’ out. Water finally ran clearish after like… forever? Conditioned it, careful with the blue bits. Stepped out lookin’ like a drowned Smurf. Hair still drip-dyed the towel.
Dry & See
Blew it dry cautiously. Kept peekin’ in the mirror. Panicked when it felt crispy. More conditioner mask, sat for 20. Rinsed again. Finally dried it proper. Felt softer? Maybe? Held a streak up in the light. BAM! Electric blue! But only where the mix was strong. Lighter bits? More like weak greenish. That second batch I eyeballed? Totally brighter. Patchy as heck. BUT when I shook my head, those flashes of bright aqua? Fire. Messy but kinda cool. Next time, mix way more paste at once.
Few Days Later
Washed it once. Towel still gets smudged blue. Probably normal? Greenish streaks faded quicker than the true blues. Might slap some color-depositing conditioner on those bits later. Still turns heads at the grocery store. Worth the shower disaster? Yeah. For now.
