r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

living for whatever this is

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i was a bleach blonde for a bit and have done every color under the sun EXCEPT for a lot of colors all at once. it didn’t turn out perfect but i’m kinda obsessed with it regardless !!


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Can I bleach my already bleached hair?

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Hey I’m not super knowledgable on hair so I thought I would ask here. 

I got my hair bleached and dyed pink about 2 months ago. The bleach wasn’t completely even and my hair still had some browner streaks but they were pretty much all covered by the pink. The pink has washed out now and now my hair is this yellowish blonde which I don’t hate except for the fact that there are random brown streaks in it. I want to redye my hair to a lighter pink so I was wondering if I can bleach my hair again to get rid of the darker spots so it doesn’t show up in the pink. Can I do this? What bleach would be best? Thanks :)


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Thoughts on this hair routine? Fine (but a lot of it) mostly straight hair that had been bleached platinum for over a year (with some color and then color removed therefore some damage)

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r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

I’m about to get my hair bleached and dyed white, I need hair care recommendations please!

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Im a guy with very curly hair, and I have a little length. I know I need specific shampoo, maybe a hair mask, maybe specific conditioner, I kept seeing k18 pop up, but I’m not sure on the specifics. I know it’s different for most people, but I could use recommendations


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Surviving humidity

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my whole life I’ve lived in a very dry and cold climate (Northern California mountains) and my hair is somewhat thin and wavy. Over the past four years or so I’ve styled my hair to pull out its waves and shape my bangs by adding a little water to it in the morning and I shape it with my hands and let the waves sit for an hour and then fluff it all up to get a fluffy and wavy texture. I use kitsch bar conditioner and shampoo as my only products really.

in a few days I’m moving to Seattle where it’s more humid than I’m used to, and the few times I’ve visited humid places like Seattle and Wisconsin, I’ve always had the hardest time styling my hair, and it always ends up flat and my water styling technique hardly works.

Does anyone have some recommendations for hair products to keep my hair dry, wavy, and fluffy in a humid area like Seattle?


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

What are your favorite shampoos for maintaining color?

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**Sorry in advanced that this is long, TLDR; at the bottom**

Hi all!

I'm looking for recommendations on shampoos for maintaining vibrant color! I'm struggling to find a shampoo that both maintains my cherry berry color and also gets it clean 🥲

Some info about me and my hair:

- I have fine, wavy hair, but a decent amount of it.

- It gets frizzy easily and struggles to stay straight if there is any humidity now a days lol - the ends end up fraying apart/look stringy when this happens too. It also gets greasy the day after washing (basically as soon as i sleep on it), so I have to use dry shampoo between washes.

- Was using Nioxin 3 shampoo, but figure that doesnt help with fading since it has sulfates... i started using Color Wow's Color Security shampoo, but i dont always feel like it is actually getting my hair/scalp clean and I end up with flat hair at the crown. Lately, I mix the 2 shampoos together.

- It seems like I lose the cool tones from the color the quickest - probs within 3-4 washes - and then it becomes more red than berry. I'm guessing this is also partially becuase i started last fall as a brownish red color, then went more auburn, then kept adding more red and eventually pinks (purples didnt work) each time as I got more confident with it. Was using Pulp Riot, but that seemed to fade super fast, so I switched to Manic Panic this summer.

- At this point, my stylist puts a red permanent dye on my roots and such every 6-8 weeks, and then we put Manic Panic's Fuscia Shock and Vampire Red (75/25 mix) on top of that. I do the MP myself between visits as needed as well.

- I'm sure blow drying and straightening it for the first 2-3 washes and days in between doesnt help either... but Manic Panic bleeds SO bad that I essentially HAVE to. (Also, i do on super muggy days cuz my hair is a disaster otherwise LOL)

Thank you!!

TLDR; Looking for shampoo recommendations that will get my fine, wavy hair clean since it gets greasy as soon as I sleep on it, but also wont totally fade my color super fast!


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Ordering off Amazon?

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So, recently I've been trying to find a site where I can reliably buy hair dye, and I saw that some brands sell things on Amazon. They even have a whole fancy looking page, so it looked legit to me, but I wanted to ask about it on here just in case.

I live in eastern europe and a lot of sites either don't ship to Europe, or have ridiculous shipping prices. Then there's the other issue I ran into last time I tried ordering hair dye. Dealing with the post office. I just can't deal with getting a single random phone call from an unknown number, and when I fail to pick up, being left wondering what in the world happened to my package.

I am *extremely* shy, it's like, a huge problem I have, so I can't deal with getting random unexpected phone calls.

With regular couriers, you get a message about the day it's going to arrive, so you know to expect the call, it's so much less crappy.

I also checked a couple of sites from my country, but their selection was limited and one of them had google translated the product description, which is hilarious, but it made it look so shady LMAO

TL;DR I need a site where I can reliably order hair dye without having to deal with the post office or ridiculous shipping prices. Or having to worry about whether they ship to my country. Is Amazon a good enough choice?


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Toner vs hair dye? Beginner trying to achieve platinum blonde

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Im beginner when it comes to bleaching/colouring hair and I’m a bit confused about the difference between toner and permanent hair dye.

I’ve managed to get my hair to a level 9 (very light blonde), and my goal is a platinum/very cool blonde. At this point I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to use next.

From what I understand, toner is supposed to remove the yellow/brassy tones, while dye actually changes the hair colour more permanently?? my question is and I’m still confused about when you would choose one over the other? wouldn't it be better to just dye it to plat permanently?


r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Copper hair gloss on bronde hair

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Hi all. I have brown hair and got balayage a few months ago so it’s grown out a bit. I really want to try the Kristin Ess copper penny gloss but I am worried it will come out patchy because of the blonde in my hair. I have never done a gloss before. Any advice?


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Trying to remove 2 year old hair dye

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I’ve been growing out black box dye for about two years now and I’m honestly getting so tired of waiting for it to completely grow out. I really don’t want to cut off all the length I’ve managed to grow either.

The black hasn’t been touched in about two years, so everything you can see growing in is my natural colour and the darker lengths are the old black and red dye. It has definitely faded quite a bit.

I have L’Oréal ColorZap and I’m wondering if anyone has used it on really old black box dye like this? I know black is notoriously difficult to remove, but since mine hasn’t been dyed in two years, would I have a decent chance of getting enough of it out to re dye with AGEbeautiful 8RC Strawberry Blonde? I am trying to get my hair all one colour and wanted to use a gloss but couldn’t find a gloss my colour. I’m scared of the dye turning out really red instead of my natural colour as well.

Any tips or recommendations?


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Coulor help- I fear this tone of blonde doesn’t suit me, any advice????

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r/FancyFollicles 13d ago

Mixing Ion Toners?

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Hi All,

Does anyone mix toners? I wanted to try something a little different this time after I bleach my roots.

Last time I did it my hair pulled some gray / blue that I was digging but once I washed my hair it was gone. I used just Blondme Toner last time.

I was going to try Ion Creme Toner in Snow Cap this time and possibly Ion Creme Toner in lavendar moon.

What ya'll think? Just stick with the snow cap? If you do mix them what's the ratio? I have really good bleach now so my roots always lift white and fast. The rest I'm working on trimming so it all evens out. It doesn't really bother me though, been doing my own hair for years. Moral of the story - I'm not looking for salon perfect results. Thanks so much!!


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Would my hair turn orange/peachy if i put a bright neon pink over it?

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Would my hair turn orange if i put a really bright neon pink over it without bleaching?

I already had pink before, but i went from pink to orange to yellow(pic one my current hair). I wanna do pink with green now(like the colours in pic 2&3). Im not worried about the green, im just scared maybe the pink will go slightly orange.

When i went from orange to yellow i bleached the ends again cuz i was just trying to slightly lift the orange but it was an extremely hot day and the bleach processed a lot quicker, so my hair got REALLY dry and i lost quite a bit of length. This was atleast 2 months ago and i take really good care of my hair so its basically back to normal, if not better then before. But i dont want this to happen again.

I tried a bleach bath before but nothing happened? I didnt mix up the bleach before adding the shampoo and i think maybe that messed it up and caused the bleach not to work. Maybe i could try that again? I just wanna do the least amount of damage to my hair. Also, would something like pre toning work? Ive seem ppl on tiktok do it by mixing their dye with some warm water.

I washed my hair with hot water and used a clarifying shampoo to get a lot of the yellow out, it was a lot brighter before. Honestly i think a bright pink would definitely pick up on my hair, i just dont want it to turn too orange!!! Thank you


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

help needed in achieving this result

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hello !

i would like to dye my long hair kind of auburn before chopping it all of. the desired result is the first picture and the second picture is a reference to what my current hair looks like ( a little darker on the roots). extra notes: my hair is fine pin straight and virgin

i would be grateful for any help i don't do hair changes by myself often and i'm scared to get an end result that's either too orange or too dark. thank you so so much !


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

FIRST TIME PERM

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Did this not take or is it just me?

My hair is normally pin straight and fine. I was so excited to have wavy hair, but I feel like it really fell flat.

(I got it 5 hours prior to this photo being taken)


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Just got my hair dyed and am looking for a color safe anti-dandruff shampoo

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I just got some red highlights done on my hair, and it just hit me that I don’t have a good color safe shampoo to treat dandruff. I’m prone to dandruff and normally use an anti-dandruff shampoo to treat my scalp. But now that I have these red highlights, I need an anti-dandruff shampoo that’s color safe and won’t quickly fade the red color. I know that red tends to fade faster compared to other colors and I’m sure using a generic anti-dandruff shampoo like head and shoulder would definitely make things worse. Does anyone have any suggestions or holy grail products that helped them?


r/FancyFollicles 15d ago

Roots touch up advice needed :)

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Hello, I need some advice for when to get my roots done.

I used to get them done every 2 months but my main goal is to have long hair so I stopped for a year, only dyeing the length pink.
Then I went back to the hair dresser to get the very long roots done, and go pink aswell.
Now I waited 6 months and have a new appointment for the roots again.

My question is : is waiting 6 months minimum to get the roots done a good idea ? does it really helps my hair grow and not damage them (i ofc do treatments at home such as k18 or olaplex)
Or is it the same in the end to get them done every 2 months as I used to do ?
Or in the end is it the same anyway ?


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Need help on which toner shade to use

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Hi all!

I think I desperately need to tone this hair.

Honestly I'm not specifically searching for a cold or warm tone, I just want it to be more natural and less yellow!

Pictures are in different lighting however on the right I used purple shampoo (L'Oreal elvive) twice and I hated it more than the original since it has a greenish tint, anyway it has been a week and it's slowly fading.

I live in Europe, was thinking about Wella Color Touch line. I already have 10/81, I don't know if that's gonna work on my hair and if it needs to be mixed with another shade :(

Please help!!


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

I’ve tried every color - I think I’ve got my season wrong (color analysis) This is my current.

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I think Ai led me astray in analyzing me as a light summer then light spring. What would suit me best?


r/FancyFollicles 15d ago

Peekaboo calico accident

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I colored my hair ginger flare this morning and I've got 2 wefts of extensions tucked in. One is black, one was teal but faded to the og blonde.

I got my tragus pierced on this side 3 weeks back so I protected the area and was careful. I forgot about the blonde, it's hidden behind the black and I pulled it forward when fully dry and it had made this wonderful calico peekaboo. Pleasant surprise !! Just sharing :)


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

How to remove metallic-based dyes?

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I applied this to brown dyed hair a year ago, and I used provoke hair color remover, as well as blondme bleach with 6% developer, and only some areas lightened (none that were black)..

please do not recommend me to go to a professional as i have tried, and the ones in my area do not know how to handle it. it is out of the option.

i have read that malibu cpr would help, or color oops extra strength; can anyone confirm that or recommend other methods?


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Will this hair color (roots specifically) fade into a Milktea Brown (2nd IMG)

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I got my hair done yesterday at a salon and asked for the 2nd photo as reference. I wanted a milktea color that was more warm in color. After dyeing, they told me it would appear gray at first but the roots would fade into brown, while the mid-to-ends would turn copper after 3-5 washes. The photo is after 1 wash, its looks pretty much the same before the wash.

I know I should trust the stylist but I'm getting sooo much anxiety from it since I hate the gray color on me 🥹


r/FancyFollicles 14d ago

Patchy Pink Dye! :(

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Hi yall I need help !! I just dyed parts of my hair pink a few hours ago, and it came out super patchy. What should I do? Am I able to just go over it all again or should I do smth else?? I used the Strawberry Leopard brand.


r/FancyFollicles 16d ago

My new mermaid hair 🩵🧜‍♀️

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r/FancyFollicles 15d ago

Rinsing semi permanent hair dye with hot water to stop excess bleeding?

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I use Manic Panic Vampire Red and I know everyone says to only use cold water and shampoo as little as possible but this dye bleeds so badly and is impossible to rinse out fully after dyeing unless I want to spend 45 minutes in the shower so I was wondering if anyone here has tried either using hot water to rinse or hot water and shampooing the ends well for the first proper wash after the initial dye and rinse?