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Pantone Colour of the Year - Emerald

Pantone have announced the colour of the year - Emerald Green and you guessed it.... I'm thinking I need mermaid hair in my life!

There are many ways I can go about this.... (I should point out I don't want full-on green hair, just a bit of ombre in the length... I do not want to resemble Oscar from Sesame Street).

1. Firstly I could try a green pastel stick/hair chalk in my hair to see how it looked... or a colour bug thingy.

2. I could use a veggie dye such as one from Directions, Special Effects, Maniac Panic (I know eBay if the best place to get these) directly on my brown hair and see how it turned out.

3. I could go the whole way and bleach random parts of my hair and then use a veggie dye for a more intense green colour.

4. For a full on ombre effect I could buy a L'Oreal Ombre Kit and dye a lot of the length blonde (well it will turn out more orange.. but it just need to be a light base) and then dye it again with a green veggie dye.

So it seems like I have a lot of options to think about! My only worry is I will look more deep sea creature than elegant sexy mermaid?!

Your suggestions are 100% appreciated here.

Fee xo.

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Lily · 641 weeks ago

Putting a green dye straight over medium/ dark brown hair will either give a sludgy, swamp monster green or not show up at all - bleach will definitely be needed! You can get bleach kits by Jerome Russel which are really good, but you have to buy the peroxide separately usually (Jerome Russel sell little bottles in Superdrug.) The pics you've posted are actually turquoise/ petrol blue as opposed to emerald, so I'd go for Directions 'Turquoise' or Directions 'Alpine Green' (I'm mixing these two for my next dip dye!) - if you fancy a true emerald, try Manic Panic 'Green envy :)

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maybelater · 641 weeks ago

I too need mermaid hair in my life. But my hair is black and shoulder length, so it would just look a bit half hearted, and to look amazing, you have to really commit to the idea. Just get extensions and dye them. Clip in and dye over when you're bored. Oh My Little Pony hair, I long for you. Excellent post

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Mademoiselle Lala · 641 weeks ago

I love this colour! I want to do something crazy with my hair too! Thank you for all the suggestions. ;) I'd go for a more minty colour though. X

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kelly · 641 weeks ago

ive dip-dyed my hair every colour under the sun! definitely bleach first, then use directions dye (:

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Glittertherose · 641 weeks ago

You will need bleach, I have tried colour over brown hair and it does not come out well. But it did damage my hair. Love the picture on the top right x

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Rachel · 641 weeks ago

yay emerald! i was waiting for the big reveal!! love the color!! i think you should do the "dip-dye" or ombre the ends of your hair... i think that would look so cute for the spring/summer. and i guess to avoid looking like oscar from sesame street, the key would be to keep it a lighter hue of emerald :)

rachel x

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@rumpunge · 641 weeks ago

I'm doing option 3 in a couple of weeks, but entire hair. Red purple and bluish purple is what I've got atm :)

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catherine · 641 weeks ago

I first thought 'green hair, eew' but then saw these pics and am pretty convinced! I would love to be able to pull off this kind of hair. Maybe blue... :)

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Mia · 641 weeks ago

I'm a huge fan of mermaid hair, but alas, I cannot seem to keep it with my job. :( If you're really serious about it, you must bleach your hair first. Brunette locks don't pick up color the same way blonde does, especially after it's been chemically treated. If you're serious, try the tips and hair chalk first! x
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Caroline · 641 weeks ago

I totally have been thinking this and agree with this.

Love that Emerald is coming in :)
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@LizzumsBB · 641 weeks ago

I used directions turquoise on my hair with no bleach and it came out a distinct seaweed colour if that helps at all! And can't seem to use intense debate with my WP now o.o you could also try something like sun in to lighten parts?

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Roisin Elizabeth · 641 weeks ago

I'd love mermaid hair, but I think I'll try it out with some clip in extensions first as I don't want to bleach my hair (been down that route and had a hard journey to get my hair back to healthy afterwards!) and I don't think green would show up very nicely on my hair if I didn't leave it first :(

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stylefake · 641 weeks ago

I had this at one point way back (15), heres a pic where you can sort of see http://i.imgur.com/YOWgM.jpg .
Bleached it first because it just looked murky without being bleached first. It was directions hair dye pot, laguna green or whatever.

xxx

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stylefake · 641 weeks ago

btw, the upkeep was actual hell. It was so so hard to keep it bright. xxx

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Emma · 640 weeks ago

I really do not recommend the L'Oreal Wild Ombre dyes. I tried them twice and it really didn't work all that great, plus the shampoo/conditioner that comes with it makes your hair feel really horrible. I do however recommend the Schwarzkopf Live Colour XXL foam in the whitest blonde colour. I originally had dyed my hair very dark brown (almost black) and this dye worked the absolute best at getting the colour out. It's also very easy to use and smells really nice!

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Mary · 637 weeks ago

Emerald's green will definitely look good on you, but if you are not sure, this will fit well with your hair try using a hair extension with emerald green dye. With hair extensions, you can experiment with different colors and styles without worrying what t will look like.

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Mary @ Hair Salon Miami

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