i am taking another whack at this from a different approach.
I know that I said that I was giving up after the last time. The last time that I tried to apply watercolors to my hair wasn't fruitful at all. Therefore, with my sudden nautical inspiration I have a need to try this again.
things you will need
-old shirt
-hair oil
-comb
-gloves
-watercolors
-time
-paintbrush
-curling iron
I began by mixing my colors together, I chose a nice blue-green so that the orange coloring in my hair oil would accent it it rather than making it an odd shade like if I would have used a purple. Since I really like the ombre fade effect, I pony tailed my hair on top of my head, like in past attempts. I wet my ends so that my hair could really absorb the oil and the color. After wetting my ends, I put on my rubber gloves and thoroughly applied the color. Since this time I decided not to rinse out the color, I gently combed through my ends after letting my hair down. Next, I pulled my hair back and waited for it to dry.
You can see here that the watercolors are pretty drying and that is why I decided to go with a hair oil, rather than a conditioner like last time. Next time I try this (because I surely will) I think I will thin out the watercolors with some H2O before adding the oil. That way it wont dry quite so thick. However, the color is very bold and turned up well.
Here is the finished (no filter) result!
Watering down the paints is definitely a must for the next time that I do this again... Although, I would call this attempt a definite success! If you want to try this yourself make sure that you use watercolor paints. Any other kind of paint (i.e. acrylic/oil) can and will seriously destroy your hair. Just don't do it. Make sure that you have plenty of moisturizer for your hair as the watercolors can be very drying once they are applied. All in all I am pretty satisfied with this temporary way to color my hair without tinting! Well... It may or may not tint, but I will find out soon.
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