Funky Pink Hair - Dye / Color & Other Products

There's currently an article on Slate.com titled "Pink Hair Is All the Rage -- Just Like it Was in 1914". It proceeds to chart & discuss the history of pink hair from 1914 through to the 1960s, long before pink hair showed up in the "Punk" & "Scene" worlds. Give it a read if you're interested.

If you're unsure about dying your hair pink (or dying your hair period), pink hair wigs are a great way to help you decide what hairstyle, hair length and/or shade of pink will look best on you. You can borrow or buy a wig to wear for awhile and see if you tire of it quickly or embrace your new pink hair. It might also help you see how others will perceive you with pink hair, and whether or not you'll be comfortable with such a bold hair color. Check out the wigs in the following Amazon wig modules for a few examples & ideas.

Photo courtesy of this Pink Wigs webpage on Hubpages.com

If you're simply trying to achieve a streaked look and don't want a full head of pink hair, you can use extensions. Or, if you're ready to dye your hair pink but have short or thin hair, and you want long, voluminous pink hair, hair extensions can help with this too because you won't have to wait to grow your hair out. If you have your hair dyed professionally, you can bring a package of hair extensions with you to show the hairstylist exactly what color to dye your hair. They can put the extensions in some time after that (probably not the same day, since your dyed hair and scalp might need a break before putting the hair extensions in).

There's another option as well. If the extensions are easy to put in yourself, you can buy blonde hair extensions (to match your own bleached hair) and dye them at the same time that you dye your own hair. This way, the extensions will match your own dyed hair.

Just as I mentioned on my Red Hair & Redheads lens (and I'll be restating this verbatim [exactly the same]), extensions can be done several different ways. Here are a few of them:

• Clip-on hair extensions can be clipped and pinned in with your hair, and then brushed or combed to blend in with your own hair. This is probably the easiest way to get extensions done.


• Weaving/Sewn-in hair extensions, where your hair is braided a certain way, and then the hair extensions are sewn in along the braids.


• Braided-in hair extensions, where the extensions are just braided in with your own hair. This is usually only done when you're going to have all your hair braided up or have dreadlocks.


• Bonding/Glued-in extensions. To my knowledge, there are different types of glues that can be used. But the best kind of glue to use for this process is protein glue. I had extensions done this past summer with protein glue, which my hairdresser told me is best for the hair since hair is made up of protein as well, which makes the glue more gentle on your hair than other glues.

Here is a very good link/website with more information about hair extensions:

HairResources.net (first of 6 steps/pages on the research and process to be aware of when getting hair extensions; also describes 7 ways to get hair extensions done [which include the four ways I described above])

Photo courtesy of Photobucket.

The tweets were courtesy of Audrey Kitching's Twitter page, @AudreyKitching (which was originally @RealAudreyKitch until it was recently hacked. So the original tweets/sources are unavailable for viewing.)

Punk culture is likely where pink hair originated, as punk culture is all about going against the norm. But as unusual as pink hair is for most of society, it's pretty prominent in scene culture. Most likely, some of you just read that sentence (as well as the title of this module) and said, "I know what punk style is, but what is scene style?" Well, this is the best way I know how to describe it. If you're familiar with "emo", you know that their style is related to punk. So the hairstyles are similar, but they tend to wear a lot of black. Well, scene is related to punk as well. But scene style involves a lot of color- hence, pink hair! Below is a collage of several pictures of pink scene hair.

For more info on scene culture, visit the Scene Kids, Scene Queens, Scene Style & Hairstyles lens.


Pink Scene Hair. by SceneNightmare* on Polyvore.com

Whether or not you realized it (before seeing this module), there have been plenty of celebrities who have had pink hair or still have it. Some look great with it, while others not so much. I'm highlighting the best looking pink-haired styles & colors on celebs here.

While likely not the first celeb to have pink hair, Gwen Stefani is the first celeb that I remember seeing with pink hair. She rocked the look during the promotion of No Doubt's album Return to Saturn, wearing varying shades of pink. In this picture, she has light pink hair with a tint of blonde.

It would be odd to talk about pink hair without mentioning the singer Pink, who has dyed her hair a variety of colors, pink included. Here, she has her blonde hair pinned up, with dark pink on the nape of her neck and a tinted pink blonde bun.

British pop singer Lily Allen dyed her hair pink a few years ago before returning to her usual dark brunette color. In my opinion, most of the photos I saw of her with pink hair-- I just didn't think it looked good. She was usually barefaced, no makeup, and so I thought she looked a bit washed out. (Google "Lily Allen Pink Hair" and you will see what I mean). But here, she's wearing makeup, and her pink hair is lighter than it initially was, but matches her light skin color. So in my opinion, she looks pretty good here. Though, I actually still prefer her with dark hair. But it's just hair.

Lady Gaga seems to change her hair every month, always doing something new and unusual, or old and iconic (like when she mimics Madonna). So her with pink hair is not a surprise. If you don't remember when she did this, don't worry- it was photoshopped. But that just goes to show you what people now expect of Gaga, right?

For a few weeks in November 2010, Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams had pink hair. The picture on the left is photoshopped, but on the right is her actual pink-haired self at the MTV European Music Awards in Madrid. She's back to her usual redheaded self now.


Last but not least, at the bottom left is a photo of British Pop-Soul singer Joss Stone with pink highlights blended in with her dark brunette hair. This is a great example of how you can have an understated pink hair look, but still have it pop.

Photo of Gwen Stefani courtesy of Greener Pastures Gallery. Photo of Pink courtesy of Queenib.com. Photo of Lily Allen courtesy of Papermag.com. Photo of Lady Gaga courtesy of the Prairie Girl by Day blog on WordPress.com. First Photo of Hayley Williams courtesy of Wolldukew.tumblr.com. Photo of Joss Stone courtesy of the Photobucket.

If you're interested in seeing my favorite pink hair pictures on my Cherry Ambition blog, simply click the link. You can also check out the "Pretty in Pink" hair gallery on Buzznet or the Heck Yes Pink Hair Tumblr Blog for more pictures of pink-haired people.

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