Two-tone red and turquoise hair

April 21, 2019 3:20 PM

Here is my current hair. I'm going for a two-tone red and turquoise look that I can do to myself, and I need it to be one that doesn't require a lot of styling. Looking for ideas for looks / foolproof instructions on how to do them. Little more info inside.

My hair is naturally medium blonde. I usually dye it red. Lately I've been using Arctic Fox Poison mixed with a couple drops of of Transylvania (black) for a deeper color. In the picture, that's what you see, faded about a month and with some growth.

I have Poison, Transylvania and Aquamarine on hand. Not buying more color, and I won't be bleaching.

I have a lot of hair to work with.

My head is just a glorious mess of curls, so I don't really style anything, and I don't part my hair.

I'm doing this myself--I color my own hair a lot but not so much two-tone.

What are some split red/turquoise looks that might work with these constraints?

posted by mermaidcafe to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (3 answers total)

Best answer: I think a big streak/chunk of one color in the front with the rest the second color would be fun. I'd do it deliberately off-center, so if you were to part your hair in the center 90% of the accent color would be on one side.

Another way I've seen two tone hair that I like having one color at the nape of your neck (basically the area you'd shave if you did an undercut) and the rest of the hair a second color.

No matter how you do it, with red and turquoise, I'd lean strongly toward doing some hair root to tip red and other hair root to tip turquoise. I don't think an ombre style will work particularly well since the colors won't really blend into each other well.

Also, keep in mind that the existing red is going to affect the color you get from the turquoise - I would guess that the color you get will be muted and possibly a bit muddy, not bright. It partially depends on the strength of the dye. You could do a test strand if you want to see what it'll look like without committing to the whole dye job. Stripping some color from your hair might also help the turquoise read more true - since you don't want to bleach or buy things, you could try using a harsher cleanser like dish soap.
posted by insectosaurus at 3:38 PM on April 21, 2019 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Forgot to add that I did a strand test of the aquamarine and it looked gorgeous! I gave it about 6 hrs.
posted by mermaidcafe at 4:08 PM on April 21, 2019

If you do an ombre, you'll get purple where they mix. I do my hair in a teal/purple/magenta ombre and I love it! It's pretty easy to do yourself. Just go section by section, use separate brushes for each color, and blend a bit where they meet with your (gloved) fingers.

Yay for hair twins!
posted by ananci at 8:22 PM on April 21, 2019 [1 favorite]