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  vivienne — 25/11/2018

  I was going for a bit of geode/lava rock scheme, but my two teal/aqua shades weren't distinct enough. I probably should've stuck to a straight blue, but I'm pretty much the queen of mixing too many shades to make something that I already had. You can't see the back, but it's a corally red shade. Used up the last of my Pravana Neon Yellow on this, and I think I'm going to replace it instead of going back to my standard Electric Banana or Bright Yellow. I like the neutral tone it has, particularly for making orange shades. The golden yellow was a mix of Truly Red and Neon Yellow. The teal was diluted Emerald. I also added a touch of Green Ivy to it, but the two shades are essentially the same. The blue-ish purple is a combo of Locked-In Teal, Indigo Blue, and a touch of Flamingo Pink diluted in equal parts conditioner. The corally red in the back (not shown) was diluted Punky Cherry on Top and Neon Yellow.

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  vivienne — 3/10/2018

  I feel like I'm always bouncing between warm and cool, but this felt nice for the change in seasons. For some reason, the oranges I mix up always end up fading down really quickly. It's only been two washes and the roots are already down to a golden flaxseed shade. The orange was Truly Red and Neon Yellow. The purple was roughly 2:1 Flamingo Pink and Locked-In Teal diluted in equal parts conditioner. I kept it a bit more on the pink side, because it was going over a minty green base and I think it pulled the way I wanted it to. It's not shown in the photo, but the back is a bit of a raspberry shade made with about 1:1 Truly Red and Flamingo.

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  vivienne — 22/8/2018

  I really liked how this turned out, though after three washes some of the. The yellow was mostly Neon Yellow with a touch of Truly Red to warm it up to more of a golden shade. The purple was UV Turquoise and Flamingo Pink and a touch of Neon Yellow to mute it, all diluted with about equal parts conditioner. The turquoise of UV Turquoise on its own. The slightly darker blue was UV Turquoise, Blue Black, and Green Ivy.

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  vivienne — 29/6/2018

  I haven't done a rainbow ina couple of years, and I quite liked how this one turned out. I could've devoted more space to the orange, but I was afraid that it would swallow the yellow, The red and yellow were Truly Red and Neon Yellow and they were blended together to form the orange. The green was about equal parts Electric Lizard and UV Turquoise. The Blue was about 1:3:1 Flamingo Pink, UV Turquoise, and Emerald. The Purple was equal parts Flamingo Pink and UV Turquoise.

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  vivienne — 27/5/2018

  Re-bleached my roots and really tried to stick to a monochromatic plan this time. I like how it turned out, but the application could have definitely been better. The grey was primarily Graphite with just a squeeze of Blue Black. The roots are slightly diluted blue black. For any darker bits that didn't get enough bleach, I brushed on a mix of Graphite and Indigo Blue (about 10:1) to blend it in a bit better. Graphite is quite a flat grey compared to most metallic silvers dyes, but it makes a good base for dusty shades like this, because it stays nice and muted.

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  vivienne — 7/4/2018

  The purple was Blue Black and Flamingo Pink with about twice as much conditioner. The green was Green Ivy and Electric Lizard. The yellow was just Neon Yellow. The more golden shade near my temple was originally an orange with Flamingo Pink and Neon Yellow, but it's since faded down pretty much entirely to yellow. I'm pretty happy with the smoky purple I got out of this, but I'm really running out of bleached areas.

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  vivienne — 14/2/2018

  I've been super into teal and orange lately, but I had so much minty green left over from the last round and I wasn't sure how well the warm tones would show up. I'm quite happy with how this turned out. The goldenrod shade is mostly Neon Yellow with just a touch of Truly Red to warm it The turquoise is slightly diluted UV Turquoise with a touch of Graphite to lighten it up. The orange was about equal parts Neon Yellow and Truly Red.

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  vivienne — 21/12/2017

  A second try at the Starry Night Theme. I like how it works better with the simpler placement. I added a tiny bit of pink into the Graphite to tone the green in my hair, but it ended up a bit too lavender initially.

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  vivienne — 30/11/2017

  How my colours have faded out over time. The purple is pretty much a pale blue now. The yellow has a tinge of green from the leftover turquoise under the yellow. The pink is a pretty light dusty mauve shade. I'm usually not as much a fan of pastels on me, but the dark roots and the silvery base on all of the colours seem to help them fit better.

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  vivienne — 9/10/2017

  The purple is a roughly a 2:1 mix of Flamingo Pink and Blue Black diluted with equal parts conditioner. The pink is about 1:1 Flamingo Pink and Cherry on Top also diluted. The yellow is just Neon Yellow diluted. I was originally going for more muted fall-esque shades, but the purple ended up way more bright and saturated than I expected, so I just when with this more neon theme instead. It doesn't match my clothes, but I'm pretty found of this and it's actually not something I've done before. The yellow is actually quite green underneath the pink, because I was left with lots of minty green staining as expected.

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  vivienne — 23/8/2017

  A bit of a random mix of cool tones with a neon yellow. I was going for a bit of an impressionist Starry Night vibe, though the yellow ended up a bit more green than I anticipated. Overall, it's growing on me, though it's a bit messy. I'm mostly excited to be back to a full head of bleached hair, even though I've probably cursed myself to eight months of minty green staining.

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  vivienne — 4/6/2017

  I keep seeing very summer-y shades from everyone, but I guess I'm perpetually stuck with fall/winter shades. I went for a short trip and did a bit of swimming and my faded colours went straight to a murky grey-ish green. I used the opportunity to a bit of a Wonder Woman themed colour scheme. The red and grey were just Truly Red and Titanium. The yellow was Neon Moon layer with a bit of Neon Yellow. The two shades of blue are actually slightly different with the bit on the left being a mix of Blue Black and Flamingo Pink diluted by about half and the right side (barely visible) being a mix of Locked-In Teal and Flamingo Pink. I have to say, after suffering through Neon Moon for what feels like forever, Neon Yellow is sooo much better. It's really saturated but doesn't have much of a green tinge. I spend a lot of time trying to get a more saturated cobalt blue, but I think the mix of pink and green tones just dulled it down too much. I also kind of regret the placement of the grey, as it seems to make the yellow and the blue both look a little too soft and a bit muddy looking, and I was going for more of a high-contrast look. I'm debating going over it with some more blue, but I really wanted to have a little something for Wonder Women's bracelets.

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  vivienne — 16/5/2017

  I got a haircut, so I've had to flip my hair over the other way. The red has totally faded down to a pink.

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  vivienne — 1/5/2017

  This was meant to be based on a Leghorn rooster, but I don't know if that reads. I'm still a fan of it, though. The green was just about 1:1 Green Envy and conditioner. The yellow was Neon Moon with a tiny drop of Truly Red to warm it up. The red was a mix of Truly Red and Punky Cherry on Top. The greyish blue was 1:2 Blue Black in conditioner. I diluted a bit of Cherry on Top to try to tone the greenish bits on the long side, but I made it too strong.

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  vivienne — 7/4/2017

  I have to say, I'm quite pleased with this. I think I'm just better at pairing non-pastel colours. The purple is an equal part mix of Flamingo mix and Emerald all diluted in twice as much conditioner. It's rather dark, I only used the tiniest bit of it as something of a shadow root because I was paranoid that I wouldn't have enough room to do an orange and a yellow. I wish I had been a bit more liberal with the application, but it does look nice against my natural roots. The yellow was, once again, too weak for my liking. I think I have to accept that Neon Moon is a bit of a dud, though it works decently as a mixer.

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  vivienne — 21/3/2017

  I also used Punky Cherry on Top. Everything was super diluted, because I was originally going for pastels, but since all of my dyes are pretty strong, it was easy to go overboard. I don't know why I'm so bad at figuring out sunsets lately. The Punky Cherry on Top looks neon pink in the bowl, but I decided, for some reason, that maybe it would turn out red. Neon Moon looks super washed out here, but I think it's just the contrast with the other more saturated colours.

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  vivienne — 23/2/2017

  It's always kind of weird of look at photos of my hair, because I rarely see it at this angle. I didn't have much of a plan going in, since I'm just not really good with pairing pastels. It ended up just reminding me of sidewalk chalk. The orange/coral chunk in the front is just diluted Truly Red. It really surprised me what a soft sherbert shade it became. The back was all Ion Titanium, though it's not obvious from this photo. I just got lazy and couldn't be bothered to do something complicated, since it's always shorter and will probably totally grow out in a few months.

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  vivienne — 7/2/2017

  Not the greatest photo since my hair blends so much into the background. but just wanted to showcase the fading. It's pretty much a very light silver now with tiny bits of yellow peaking through here and there. I've been washing my hair less frequently, but I think the lavender was pretty much all gone by the third wash. I'm trying to wait until it's a little more yellow to do other colours. Still debating whether I should actually use this opportunity to do pastels or go back to something brighter.

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  vivienne — 6/1/2017

  I'm so sad that I didn't get a chance to photograph the last few colour schemes I did, as it was getting dark out so early and I never had the time to photograph them. I got a haircut and bleached everything out a few days before the new year and was left with a pretty nice platinum with the exception of some chunks of pink staining from Atomic Pink. I was aiming for a grey, but my strand tests were super blue. I guess I went a bit overboard with the red (it was only a few drops!), but I think it ended up alright, even if it's become very Kelly Osbourne. I can't even remember the last time I had a pastel and I still can't really decide if it suits my skin. I'm still kind of itching to do something brighter, but I'm going to try to be patient with fading so I don't spend the better part of the year trying to get a nice orange again.

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  vivienne — 26/9/2016

  Looking at the photo, the gradient looks smoother than I expected. The blue/purple section looks kind of off, though.

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  vivienne — 7/8/2016

  The purple is Aquamarine and Flamingo Pink. The red is Neon Moon, Truly Red, and just a touch of Punky Cherry on Top. Originally, I was going for sort of a sunset theme with another layer of orange below the red, but that somehow got all swallowed up during the rinsing, so I guess that's another fail in the orange column. At least this time it looked properly orange in the bowl. It's kind of like a reverse fuchsia flower, but I feel like I could've been more precise with the application. The ratios are off and I need more purple, but I'm going to let it fade a little more before fussing with it.

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  vivienne — 28/6/2016

  After running out of bleached hair, I started over with a rainbow, due to the shooting in Orlando. The orange was mixed with Neon Moon and Punky Cherry on Top. There's also just a red section was Cherry On Top alone and on the back, there's a purple made with Aquamarine and Flamingo Pink. The yellow section was just Electric Lizard alone. The orange has faded pretty nicely, but it was a little too coral to start.

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  vivienne — 26/4/2016

  Ugh, I can't figure out if the problem is Neon Moon or just that all my pinks are too cool-toned, but I'm having so much trouble making a nice orange. After being a faded orange/pink mess for a while, I just went back to my old ways. It's hard to see in this photo, but I'm about 60% roots at this point, so I'm running out of space, and it's always had to make something look in the limited area. I'm actually decently happy with this, but I still feel like I'm being uncreative. Maybe I just need to wait until it's all grown out.

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  vivienne — 24/4/2016

  I spent a lot of time trying to cover up the faded turquoise with orange, but a bit of bleach/oil/shampoo finally brought out the warmth. Unfortunately, I was already sick of the whole thing by that point, so I just let it fade out. I kind of wish I had put more of an effort into doing some proper orange and pink.

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