Hi there!

I'd like to try the black hair look without going permanent...does anyone know of a brand that does black hairdye that won't last longer than a week or two (maximum)?

Thanks!

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Oh my, finding black semi-permanent dye is sooo hard! I've never been able to find it myself. You can get wash-in-wash-out dyes, but I once tried a supposedly black one which ended up purple so be careful not to buy cheap ones.

Saying all this though there is apparently a Schwarzkopf range of semi-permanents which includes black, but I've never been able to find it in the shops. If you manage to find this holy grail then please let me know!

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I dyed my friend's hair with a 'semi-permanent' black dye, and she eneded up having to grow it out. It was only meant to last about three weeks, but it wouldn't come out! Maybe your hairdresser is a safer bet??

I got fed up of ruining my hair with permanent black dyes until someone put me onto Movida (try Superdrug stores) and I've figured if I keep using it long enough, eventually I'll be able to get it stripped back to blonde!

A lot of hairdressers don't have semi-permanent black. I found it once in a really cheap hairdressers when I was a student. It lasted about three months before it started to fade and I loved it! Took about six months for me to get back to my original hair colour. When I graduated I couldn't find a single place back in Derby that would do me a semi in black, and ended up getting it done with a very dark brown instead. The first time it ended up looking ginger under sunlight and the second time (for I did not learn my lesson) it was just not as dark as the colourist said it would be. It ended up leaving a lot of red behind on my hair, which is still there to this day, nearly three full years later! So be careful with hairdressers, black isn't always available!

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Ah, I'd better be careful then! I keep getting mental images of me with my normal brown hair, and random big black patches, cow-style! Hah Maybe I'd better experiment with a different colour then...hmmm....

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It's all very well to just go for it permanent if you know it will suit you - the friend in question hated it, and as the dye was definitely not as semi-permanent as it claimed, it was a bit of a hassle for her, 'cause she couldn't really dye over it.

Try a black wig and see if the colour suits you!

Or photoshop!

I used to use Movida semi-permanent black, but it left a lot of residue in my hair. I'd stopped using it for about 3 months before I went for a consultation at a hairdressers about stripping my hair blonde and then dying it a pink/red colour... but even then there was too much residue for the bleach to do its stuff. I ended up using a strong shampoo on my hair for a couple of months in order to strip the stuff out. When it had finally gone I'd lost the nerve to go such an outrageous colour, so ended up throwing a semi-permanent chocolate colour all over!

Stupid hair dyes.

You could always try using henna from lush to gradually darken your hair. I imagine that would wash out much easier, but this is only a guess.

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Ooh, photoshop. I could have a field day with that! *considers trying green...cowprint green...haha*

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