orange you glad?

by Kaylah Stroup

I used a mix of Special Effects Hi-Octane Orange, Manic Panic Sunshine, Punky Colour Flame, and Manic Panic Electric Lava mixed with equal parts conditioner to get this b-e-a-utiful color. The red from my last dye job had faded a bit, but the biggest reason for change was my roots. It’s like one day I woke up and magically had inch long roots. I applied the bleach to just my roots and then combed it through the rest of my hair after my roots were finished. While my roots lightened the rest of my hair decided to turn an even brighter shade of the red/orange than it was previously. I contemplated not even dyeing it but my roots were pure white which looked a little strange. Anyway, I’m smitten with how it turned out. It’s such a fun color.
xoxo

You can find all my tips on bleaching, dying and maintaining colorful hair here.

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48 comments

Harlynn January 13, 2014 - 1:38 pm

Gorgeous hair!!
I love Manic Panic. c:

<3
Harlynn
http://www.mindyourmadness.blogspot.com

Ellen Bourne January 13, 2014 - 2:01 pm

Beautiful! I just dyed my hair a really bright fire-engine red & am loving it (although I'm never a fan of the upkeep) dig your bob-cut too 🙂

Rachel Bjork January 13, 2014 - 2:21 pm

Aside from blue, and green, this is my top favorite hair color on you!
But, you DO look great in ANY color!

Anonymous January 13, 2014 - 2:21 pm

Gosh, you look great!

Damaris // The cat, you and us January 13, 2014 - 2:22 pm

You look gorgeous with the orange! Love that you are so skillful to do all those layers that give a beautiful feel. I am inspired with your hair changes that I wish so much to try a purple or pink (even if it's only some streaks at first :P)

Katzi Roman January 13, 2014 - 2:24 pm

I'm loving this color! It looks great on you and it sorta remands me of Leeloo from "The Fifth Element" 🙂

Harlynn January 13, 2014 - 3:39 pm

Yes!

esthernovich January 13, 2014 - 2:33 pm

Lovely color! I wish I could dye my hair a bunch of colors but they tend to fade out by the 2nd wash and I´m too lazy to re-do it.
I usually stick with different shades of brunette and then just add some color highlights once in a while like red or pink…(one day I´d like to try blue!)
Btw, I absolutely adore your pup!! (and how he manages to appear in most of your photos hehe)

Elif Onay January 13, 2014 - 2:59 pm

Oh la la! Orange looks absolutely beautiful and you seem to have amazing hair despite all the bleach and dye 😀 Gosh every color looks good on you <3

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Marta Chan January 13, 2014 - 3:11 pm

oh I love it so much <3 It's my fave color on you so far!! and your hair looks healthy and wonderful. I guess you keep this color for a while, at least suits you well 😀

Anna January 13, 2014 - 3:18 pm

What a stunning color… and it looks incredible on you, as usual! 🙂
(also, good to see the pup, looking sharp!)

xx Anna
Architects Of Decay

Emily Baker January 13, 2014 - 3:19 pm

looks great! i'm always baffled at how healthy your hair looks!!

Lara Elizabeth January 13, 2014 - 3:23 pm

That looks incredible!

Angel January 13, 2014 - 3:28 pm

Did you take your cheek piercings out?
Also, the last picture. So cute! I struggle getting a good picture with my dog so I really appreciate, when I see cute pictures of owners and their pets.

Kaylah January 14, 2014 - 5:35 am

Haha! I took out my cheek piercings at least three years ago!

Anja January 13, 2014 - 3:29 pm

As I said before: you can wear all sorts of colors and they all look cool on you! This one is gorgeous and the shine is unbelievable!

E.C. Anderson January 13, 2014 - 3:34 pm

Woah woah woah! GORGEOUS. These warm colors really suit you so well! And I may be a little biased this time, since orange is my favorite color, but this is my favorite of yours so far! Can't wait to see how it looks in some OOTD posts!

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Unknown January 13, 2014 - 3:45 pm

I been following your blog for a while and I LOVE IT!!! love the orange hair color too. I have one question. I dyed my hair yesterday red (I have natural dark brown hair, almost black) and the color didn't take. only on some spots and you can hardly tell i dyed it. I dont know what to do 🙁 my hair hasn't been colored for a while and mostly was virgin hair except maybe the tips. What do I do? Has anything like this happened to you? Do you think I can re-color? or should I wait? I have pretty thick hair if that matters for anything.

Thanks and I look forward to your advise 🙂

Kaylah January 14, 2014 - 5:33 am

Did you bleach it before you dyed it?

Kaylah January 14, 2014 - 5:35 am

I should also add, I don't give hair advice. It's impossible for me to give good advice when I don't know anything about your hair except for a few small facts. Everyone's hair behaves differently to different things. But anyway, yeah, if you didn't bleach it before hand that is definitely your problem.

Bee January 18, 2014 - 3:10 am

Thanks! I did not bleach it. Im scared because my hair is naturally dark, VERY dark. Anyhow I decided to wait until I try again. Again thanks for the reply. I really have been following your blog for quiet some time. I love your style, your pets and pretty much everything about you, It cheers me up 🙂

anita January 13, 2014 - 4:46 pm

Total Hayley Williams hair! So cute!

Natalie @ Paper & Birch January 13, 2014 - 5:31 pm

LOVE your colour! I'm super impressed with how even it is! You look gorgeous.

Bian Sifredi January 13, 2014 - 5:59 pm

It looks so fun and even!
Bian, Mortem Blonde

Kate H January 13, 2014 - 6:23 pm

It looks so great! I love how you've got little highlights in there, giving it a whole other dimension ^_^

Carolina Kittenerd January 13, 2014 - 6:39 pm

It's awesome!!!! I love it!!!!! You make me wanna dye my hair like it, it's a beautifull colour (:

Chloe Moon January 13, 2014 - 7:10 pm

Omg your hair is so much fun!! I am super jealous of your fun color! =)

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Rosie W January 13, 2014 - 7:17 pm

Yay it looks amazing on you! 😀

Amy {I Am Adorkable} January 13, 2014 - 8:07 pm

I agree; it really is a b-e-a-utiful colour! It looks great :0) xo

Lyn January 13, 2014 - 8:43 pm

I’ve nominated you for an ABC Award AND a Sunshine Award. For details, see here: https://lynthelazy.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/awesome-blog-content-award/

Lostvestige January 13, 2014 - 11:35 pm

I love that color! It looks great!

Lucy In The Sky January 14, 2014 - 1:20 am

You hair looks just incredible! One of the most amazing hair colours I've ever seen!

Mindi Wooley January 14, 2014 - 2:27 am

I love this new color! Especially with that black and white top! So pretty!

bekswhoknits January 14, 2014 - 3:13 am

whoop! love the orange. I'm always impressed by how you manage to get such a consistent colour.
Bright hair is such an instant mood lifter.

Becca January 14, 2014 - 3:15 am

Love it!!!

Crystal January 14, 2014 - 4:17 am

Bah where'd you get your shirt?

Kaylah January 14, 2014 - 5:33 am

TJ Maxx!

Danielle M. January 14, 2014 - 4:28 am

The orange hair is FABulous! It's a great contrast to the winter weather.

zooxanthele January 14, 2014 - 6:28 am

That orange is PERFECTION

Leeds January 14, 2014 - 7:06 am

oh my god! this color is AMAZING! so beautiful!!!

–Leeds
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Maika Lazarte January 14, 2014 - 10:16 am

Awesome! I like it! 🙂

zozo January 14, 2014 - 10:37 pm

Gorgeous! I also immediately thought of The Fifth Element–one of my favorite movies ever!
x atelier zozo

julia January 15, 2014 - 10:51 am

so nice! seriously beautiful 🙂

Kadee January 16, 2014 - 5:35 am

Ahhh, I miss dying my hair exclusively with Special Effects. My favorite brand – especially for reds and oranges! It was just getting so pricy. I've never tried Punky colors – do you like them? The color mixture looks great, of course!

Kaylah January 16, 2014 - 1:59 pm

Yeah, Special Effects prices are outrageous. I could justify buying all the colors I use at those prices. I LOVE Punky colors. They're easily my favorite brand.

Valentina Duracinsky January 19, 2014 - 3:53 pm
Michelle Fioravanti February 9, 2014 - 10:21 pm

This is the first time I see thig blog but I can already say:

You

are

ADORABLE!

I'll put this blog on my list ˆˆ

PS.: Loved this combination of colors… But in Brazil this brands are soo expensive that I couldn't afford to buy all of them. Well… I'm going to the USA on december so lets buy some stuff! xD

Charlotte March 6, 2014 - 12:53 am

I don't think you could look bad in ANY color! It's scientifically IMPOSSIBLE!
Charlotte ✧・゚: *✧・゚:* (◕ω◕✿)/ *:・゚✧*:・゚✧

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