can a natural blonde dye their hair black?
i'm a natural blonde with SUPER pale skin. i've dyed my hair every color of the rainbow but now i think i want to have black hair. if i use black eyebrow pencil will it look okay or would black just not suit me? would it look dirty/brassy?
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They can, but as a Top Contributor, I don't recommend that.
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Once you're blonde, it's hard to go back to blonde, if they're dyed black.
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Blacks With Natural Blonde Hair
It depends. With the pale skin you may look a little gothic but if that's what you're going for then great:) but just make sure that you really want it because dyeing bleaching and stripping the color out is very damaging and hard:) and it might look more natural if you used a medium brown eyebrow pencil instead of black though....
Look at the veins on your wrist, are they prominently blue?
Do you have blue, grey, green, dark almost black eyes or blue-green/flecks of grey in them?
Do you look better in blues, purples, blacks and whites?
Does your skin have a tint of blue or even pink in it?
Do corals, peaches and pastels and reds make you look undead and sweaty?
Then black hair is perfect for you with a cool skin tone even if you are white.
If however you're a warm or neutral tone then it will be incredibly harsh on you.
Brassy hair is bleach peroxide blonde with a horrible brass yellow tint to it, black cannot go brassy or appear dirty it may wash you out if you are warm toned.
Your eyebrows are of no help when it comes to black hair.
But remember use a semi or a notoriously wash out dye because once the hair is black you will NOT be able to go straight back to blonde it is the very hardest colour to remove.
When going so drastic I really think that going to a professional would be a good idea. "Black" isn't as "black and white" (pardon the pun) as you might think, and black colors can have a variety of bases. To determine which one would look best on you, consult a professional! Also remember that it's not easy to come back to blonde from jet black hair. It will require some heavy processing and damage/dry your hair significantly. As far as your eyebrows, get a brown pencil if you want to look natural (think Megan Fox or Kim Kardashian) if you're going for goth or scene black hair, anything more "costume-y" a black or blue-black eyebrow pencil or powder will give you those super dramatic brows (but they will NOT look natural).
Buy ColorOops, available in the States for 11-13 dollars. It works best on darker shades. Otherwise, you can wait for the black to fade a bit and then start gradually using blonde dye.
i think it would look fine, although i would recommend using eyebrow tint....it'll look more natural. Pale skin and black hair would look great in my opinion..... But relying on eyebrow pencil wouldnt be ideal! Eyebrow tint, then go dye away !
On a side note, I have a question about bleached hair too, i'm desperate to get some advice, if anyone can help
http://www.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A...
I think the color would look fine, maybe use a dark brown brow powder instead of the black pencil, that'll look more natural and less gothic. the powder easily fills in brows and keeps them looking natural, that's important!
Depending on my disposition (and there are many, just just like my personalities) I feel that going from black hair to blonde will be like- BAM! in your face, see me- here I am, is this specific not the greatest thing you possess ever seen.
I have brown hair and I have Blonde highlights. Maybe you should try lighter blonde, it might look better than brown, brown just looks kind of trashy.
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