2 weeks ago, I decided to do something a little different, a little bold, and something a little bit fun to my hair. I wanted to add some small chunks of color to my hair. My 9 year old niece inspired me really. I had her for the day, and she kept going on and on about how badly she wanted to add color streaks to her hair, like Jade on Victorious; one of her favorite Nickelodeon television shows.
Before going through with her ultimate wish though, naturally I had to ask for permission. Once permission was granted we went out on the hunt for some bold hair colors to streak out hair with. This was basically how we came across Splat, Purple Desire Hair Dye Kit.
The box description displayed a promise of long lasting bold purple hair coloring. It also mentioned that the longer you kept the purple dye on the hair, the longer the color would last. We did not want our color going anywhere, so we left the dye on for the maximum amount of time, for the boldest color results.
But first, let me go over the steps that this kit involved, and you can decide if it is something you want to give a try.
My nieces hair color is naturally blond.
Mine is a dark brown.
Our results definitely varied.
For those with darker hair, before you can go and add the purple hair dye, you will need to first use the included bleaching system to get your hair as light as possible, before adding the purple color.
I decided to add the bleach to the hair that I intended to dye purple. As I waited for the hair to lighten, I went ahead and added the purple color her hair first, as she did not need the bleaching step.
You will need gloves, which are included to apply the purple dye. Separate the sections of hair first before adding it.
It was actually really simple to do with gloves on, and the dye did not drip onto other hair strips as I set it down to dry.
The color took to her blond hair perfectly. The result after rinsing the purple coloring out 30 minutes later was striking, bold, and looked really good on her blond hair.
While she was done, and rocking out her bold new purple streaks, I still waited for the bleaching agent to do its job. It took around 30 minutes to lighten my hair, and it was not the bleach blond color I was hoping for. Instead I got more of a light orange hue, as I expected it would.
I decided that perhaps the color was light enough and to go ahead and add the purple Splat to my streaks. I waited the full 30 minutes and rinsed.
Immediate Results:
My nieces hair looked awesome, mine however did not really take the purple coloring as well, and I ended up with a more fruit punch maroon coloring. I liked it a lot, but it was not what I was initially going for.
Results After 2 Weeks:
My streaks are barely eve recognizable at this point. I can see a very subtle red highlight to where I added the dye 2 weeks prior. I imagine in another week, the overall coloring will be 100% faded, which angers me considering the fact that the color was supposed to last for much longer than that.
My nieces results after 2 weeks is not as drastic as mine, her purple color however has faded into a light baby pink color, which looks fantastic. I imagine her coloring will last for much longer.
Overall:
Splat, Purple Desire Hair Dye Kit seems to work perfectly fine on those with naturally blond hair, or those who actually are able to get the included bleach to actually bleach their hair. Otherwise you will just end up with a maroon color, that fades nearly 100% in just 2 weeks.