Hey everyone! Some of you may know that I recently did my hair a silver/lilac color. I feel like silver is an easy color to achieve on accident but so much harder to get intentionally. Since there's a lack of reliable silver and lilac dyes, I'm going to go over how I achieved my hair color in case if anyone was wondering how it was done and wants to try it out for themselves.


Depending on how dark your hair is naturally, you will have to lighten. You're going to want to get your hair to a perfect shade of white. (While lightening myself, previously having highlights made it extremely difficult to get it entirely the same shade. My hair is imperfect, but hey, I kinda like it that way. I mean, it's different that way, right?) Anyway.



Products I used:

• Clairol Basic White Extra Strength Powder Lightener.
• 40 Volume Developer.
• Manic Panic Toner in Virgin Snow.
• Shimmer Lights Purple Shampoo.

Steps:

• Bleach. - Mix together the bleach and developer and apply it to your hair to achieve the lightest and palest yellow it can get. What volume developer, how many ounces, and how long you want to leave it on for all depends on the shade and length of your hair. (I would ask a store associate what they would suggest just to be sure.) If your hair isn't looking light enough, you may have to bleach it again until you get your desired yellow. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT buy the "blonde" kits at drug stores. That's a big no. These have harsher chemicals and never turn out the way you want it to. Trust me on that one. You'll be better off bleaching.

• Toner. - After bleaching, you're going to want to get all the ugly yellow tones out of your hair, right? Going to be completely honest, I haven't tried all too many toners in my life, but Manic Panic's toner did the job. You're just going to apply that and leave it on for the instructed time. If you did everything correctly, your hair should be white!

• Purple Shampoo. - You heard me, I didn't use any dyes. This shampoo tones and even leaves silvery purple tones in your hair. Awesome, right? All I did was run some through my hair and let it sit so the color would take. You can let it sit for thirty minutes to an hour, all depending on how gray you wanted it. As long as you don't mind some purple tones!

Be. Sure. To. Deep. Condition. I cannot express this enough. You just bleached your hair, you're going to need all the moisture you can get. I recommend those little cheap deep conditioning treatments that you can get at beauty stores. You're going to need it. I also strongly recommend Moroccan oil products, they work as a miracle and revive your hair.

The only thing about this method is that you have to maintain the shade that you want. It does look different in different lighting, but that goes for all hair. Remember, it doesn't always come out exactly how you want it, but it's fun changing it up every now and then. Hope this entry could be of help to some. If I ever come across a reliable silver dye, I'll be sure to post it!