Rocking the Manic Part
My divorce was final yesterday.
I colored my hair again. Using Manic Panic.
Oh yeah, Manic Panic is awesome.
I bought this:
Manic Panic comes in jar and is a cream. You would think this is messier than a squirty tube thing like most hair colors you are used to. Well, now, you would be WRONG.
I bought one of those hair color applicator brush doohickies for about 59 cents. Pure dumbassery on my part has never let me think I needed one of these. If you are like me, and think you don’t need one, you are again WRONG. You do. Life is better, bluebirds sing, and the sun peeks out behind the clouds.
That brush thing makes life a thousand times easier. Sprucing up my fading or gone pink color could not have been easier. I shampooed my hair with a cheap Suave clarifying shampoo (it’s ph balanced, the Manic Panic people told me that matters). I did not condition my hair but just towel dried it. I used claw clips to hold hair where I wanted it and just dipped that brush right into the jar of color and painted my hair.
This was supa easy.
I left it all in for about an hour. Manic Panic isn’t a chemically kind of dye and doesn’t damage hair so you can leave it in all you want. Some people sleep with it in, using a shower cap or something to protect their sheets.
After a bit more than an hour, I rinsed it out and voila. Awesome pink hair again. But BRIGHTER. It also glows under a black light. I needs some black light.
As you can see, I missed a few spots in the back and the next day Daniel just dipped that brush again into the jar (brush was easily rinsed out the night before) and painted the color on my dry hair. It worked just the same as far as I could tell.
A plus for Manic Panic versus my salon color is that the MP stuff didn’t make my shower look like the scene of a clown massacre. There was some pinking of my shampoo but it didn’t color everything within a three mile radius. (Since apparently I throw my hair every which way when I wash or something.)
Another plus is that MP is gentle to the hair, easy, and washes out. Now my “permanent” salon color washed out in about three to four weeks so I’m going to just go nuts and consider that wash-out color too. That cost a bit more than $5.99.
The moral of the story is: Buy you some hair color.
Posted by Melissa on July 31st, 2007 under Bliss, Married Once, Twice, Whatever, Silly Hair Blogging
July 31st, 2007 at 6:14 pm
gargh! I so totally miss my pink hair. it is really pretty on you
July 31st, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I don’t know if they still do, but Manic Panic used to sell cosmetics. I have a lipstick called “Blue Valentine” that’s the most gorgeous hot pink with blue sparkles. Believe me, it looks better than it sounds. (Especially when I had blue-black hair.)
July 31st, 2007 at 7:53 pm
I made my appointment for peek-a-boo pink streaks. I’ll be going the day before my semester starts. Dontcha just love working in art departments? I think this will solve me feeling too normal!
July 31st, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Hooray for peek-a-boo streaks! Pictures, woman, send pictures when you can!
And yes, totally solves the feeling too normal thing.
July 31st, 2007 at 8:48 pm
You is vurry purrty. MUCH LOVE!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Oooh… LOVE it.
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Ok, that’s it- my jones for cool hair is hitting critical mass. The minute we are caught up with bills I’m getting myself an edgy spiky cut and some dark streaky lowlights. Your pink has renewed my purple lust, but I think black or dark brown chunks is the limit as far as my office goes;)
Fabulous!
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Oh, fuck: And congratulations on the legal dissolving of old bindings. I hope it’s muchly a relief.
August 3rd, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Roxy, could you hide some purpley in there? Peeking under a delicious dark chunk? You are so a hottie who can pull it off!!
And, thank you.
August 3rd, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Kathy, they DO have that Blue Valentine on their website :)
August 3rd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
“A plus for Manic Panic…is that [it] didn’t make my shower look like the scene of a clown massacre.”
HA HA HA HA HA
August 4th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Oh, also- your hair is so very shiny! Beautiful, I’m jealous, for reals. And? Though I’m not so sure how one is supposed to feel at the finalization of a divorce, I hope relief is one of the mixed emotions.
the first time I typed that, i typed emotinos. that sounds like a sad little frosty drink, an emo-tino? right?
August 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
{{{hugs}}}
re: finalization - you rock it.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
where did you get the dye… i cant find it anywhere
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