Hair of an unusual purple color was once strongly associated with the image of older women. Later, photos of emo teenagers appeared on the Internet, where a purple tint on the hair was one of the symbols of this style.
Currently, a huge selection of dyeing techniques and stylish shades make it possible to use purple in a casual and even business look. In the latter case, we are talking about dark eggplant or brown-purple tones that beautifully set off the black strands.
The combination of dark purple with skin type in girls and boys
The general concept of "dark purple hair" hides a rich palette of colors and shades. Purple hair suits women of all ages. The main thing is to choose the right tone. A bright shade always attracts the attention of others, which means that it constantly requires styling curls, good makeup and a thoughtful style of clothing.
Lilac hair is suitable for people of the Winter color type. The autumn color type is distinguished by the predominance of a golden skin tone, which does not go well with lavender hair shades. They make the skin look painful.
Shades of pink (crimson, strawberry and fuchsia) are used for spring and summer color types, which are often used as an additional color to purple when using the ombre or balayage technique.
Choosing a deep purple paint
Dark purple hair color, the photo of the shades of which are presented in the catalog of the Nouvelle company, can also be obtained using paint from the French brand. It is not cheap, but it is of good quality and durability.
The company also offers toning masks to maintain hair color. Nouvelle Rev Up Viola (for purple hair), thanks to the special AMD - C11 technology, refreshes and prolongs the color durability, and also improves the ability of the pigments contained in the dye to reflect light.
After the mask, the hair will become soft, manageable and silky.
Estel paint is much more affordable. The color fastness of this manufacturer is combined with care properties. Professional hair dye Estel Professional Essex Fashion includes 2 rich shades of violet - lilac and violet.
Among the mass-market paints, the Ollin Professional brand is worth highlighting. Permanent paint from this manufacturer contains a minimum amount of ammonia, copes well with gray hair and allows you to create a rich shiny color. In the middle price category, ammonia-free paints are presented.
| Brand name | Ruler | Shades | room | Approximate cost (rub.) |
| Nouvelle | Nouvelle lively |
| 4.20 6.20 6.22 2.20 | 560 |
| OLLIN PROFESSIONAL | Ollin Color Silk Touch Performance |
| 6/22 8/72 2/22 | 145 250 255 |
| ESTEL PROFESSIONAL |
|
| 65 2 5/6 4/65 | 165 165 165 165 |
| WELLA Professionals | Koleston Pure Balance Illumina color |
| 55/65 6/16 | 790 820 |
Fashionable techniques and styles of hair coloring
There are many different hair coloring techniques that can help you create an unusual and stylish look.
Monochrome
Dark purple hair color (photos in fashion catalogs clearly demonstrate this) is luxurious with a competent combination in the image. Absolutely pure color without midtones and shades requires the right laconic haircut, perfect makeup and a well-thought-out wardrobe.
Among the shades of this color are especially popular:
- brownish purple;
- blue-violet;
- eggplant;
- neon violet;
- grape;
- ripe plum.
Ombre
This technique allows you to change the image and color the hair, giving the image brightness. Ombre is a two-tone coloring that provides a blurred, smooth transition from one color in the middle of the hair length or closer to its roots.
The purple palette works great for this technique. It goes well with both dark and blonde hair. Popular this season is the transition from black or ash-blond to a purple tone or from a dark brown-haired to a rich plum color.
Highlighting
Classic highlighting is a proven and reliable way to add novelty to an image without resorting to radical changes. For a more natural result, very thin strands are painted over, and so that the transition between shades is not so sharp, toning of pastel colors (pearl, pink, ash) is used.
However, naturalness is not always at the forefront. To give the appearance of courage, they often resort to emphatically bright shades - red, blue and, of course, purple.
Balayazh
This rather gentle technique is performed without foil, and the hair after it looks relaxed. They are not dyed along the entire length, but mainly the tips, then individual strands, but no more than two-thirds of the length.
The popularity of balayazh is due to its versatility. It works well for both short and long hair, and with the right shade for any age. The strands are dyed without a strict sequence and, even growing, they look stylish, and this allows you to update the color just a few times a year.
Sombre
Despite the consonant name, this technique looks little like a gradient. For a sombre, small areas on separate strands are painted over with a color that differs only by a tone from the main one. The hair itself is dyed quite close to the roots (no further than 5 cm), and the transition between the two colors is almost invisible, which allows you to create the effect of glare on the hair.
Shatush
Shatush, like balayazh and sombre, made in natural colors, creates the illusion of naturally burnt strands. The fundamental difference between the technique and all the others is that the horizontal line of the color transition is clearly marked in the shatusha.
No individual strands or tips dyed along the entire length - the border between the two shades is quite pronounced. The paint is applied to small combed strands with careless strokes, which creates a natural and careless effect.
Babylights
One of the most gentle highlighting techniques for hair is also known as "kiss of the sun". Separate strands are colored (no more than a third of all hair), mainly the ends and areas closer to the face.
When dyed with flowers in natural shades, the result really resembles hair naturally burnt in the sun. If we are talking about a purple palette, then the effect is more theatrical.
Colombre
Dark purple hair color (photos of its different shades are presented later in the article) goes well with the very fashionable and extravagant colombre technique. She, like no other, is suitable for this palette, because, unlike ombre, the color is not a transition to natural, but to a bright, emphasized unnatural shade.
The essence of the technique is as follows: first, the ends are lightened, and then the hair is painted over the entire length.As a result, in discolored areas, the shade is most especially bright, and above the natural color with a slight shade prevails.
Popular halftone combinations
Ombre, balayage and coloring techniques are especially effective when performed in different shades and midtones of purple. For the most confident girls and guys, ombre in 2 shades of purple is suitable. The main one is pure purple, the color transition is made to a berry, lilac or ash-purple hue.
The perfect match for a plum shade is bright purples and deep reds. For a defiantly bold look, add cold pink, berry, blue or even green strands to the purple tone.
How to dye your hair dark purple at home?
To speed up the dyeing process, you can divide your hair into 4 equal parts and tie it in ponytails (instead, you can simply dye your hair in a row using a comb with a sharp end). Professionals recommend replacing the paint kit gloves with latex medical gloves. They will not slip, cling to hair and greatly simplify the dyeing process.
Further:
- open areas (forehead and temples) thickly grease with dense cream or petroleum jelly;
- apply paint to the hair with a brush, starting from the back of the head to the temples and from the roots to the ends;
- hold the time specified in the instructions;
- wash off.
To make the ends of the hair purple, on hair separated in the form of ponytails, dye the ends, wrap them in foil and rinse off after a while.
It is important to strictly adhere to the time indicated on the package, and not to overexpose the dye, although often the paint is left a little longer than the recommended period to paint over gray hair or obtain a richer shade.
Dark hair
If you dye dark hair purple, you will have to lighten it first. When dyeing individual strands or the entire length, they are completely lightened, washed and dried (sometimes this procedure must be repeated) and only after that the paint is applied.
When bleaching hair, it is important to strictly adhere to all recommendations and terms indicated on the package.
To dye the ends of the hair purple, they are lightened using foil and a clarifying composition, washed off and dyed. This option is great for home coloring, because if the result is unsatisfactory, the ends of the hair can be simply cut off.
If you are only interested in a temporary result, then you can do without discoloration. It is enough to use special coloring crayons, ink or spray.
Blonde hair
If you need a clean, not too dark shade of purple or pink is used as a second shade with a gradient, then even blonde hair will have to be radically lightened - to a platinum blonde. Otherwise, a pure color, without yellowness and a lasting result will not work.
The exception is dark and bright purple shades. They completely cover the yellowish undertone.
The difference in techniques for female and male hair
Photos with young guys, whose hair is dyed in stylish shades of purple, are found on the Internet no less often than women. Usually these are monochrome dark purple tonics or complex dyes that combine a catchy shade with a natural black or light brown hair color.
It is important to remember one nuance here. Male hair is much stiffer and denser than female hair, which is caused by higher testosterone levels. This makes men's hair much more difficult to dye. It is especially difficult to color the roots of the hair.
For this reason, men should not use women's hair dyes and shampoos, and it is better to provide dyeing to a professional in the salon, especially since it is not as easy to find purely male hair dyes as women's ones.
How to wash off purple paint if the result is unsuccessful?
Even if you approach the choice of color with all responsibility and strictly follow the instructions, the result will not always meet expectations. Such a defiant hair color as purple, in an unfortunate scenario, can greatly complicate life.
The easiest way to neutralize the negative effects is after using a tinted shampoo. It is enough to wash your hair with water 5 times in a row. Purple shades are not particularly persistent. A paint of this bright color is washed off within 2-3 weeks. However, there are quicker ways to get rid of the bad color or make it less saturated.
Soda
In a glass of warm water, dilute 10 tbsp. l. soda, add a pinch of salt, stir. With a cotton swab, spread over thin strands, rub well into hair and leave for 1 hour. After that, rinse your hair thoroughly with water, and then repeat with shampoo.
Burr oil
Mix 2 tbsp. l. burdock oil with 2 egg yolks and a glass of water. Lubricate dry hair with an oily mixture, wrap your head with a warm towel and leave for a quarter of an hour. Then rinse with water and shampoo and repeat all over again several times.
Care and color preservation
Shampoos, conditioners and masks for colored hair will help to maintain the new color.
However, you cannot use restoring complexes in the first 14 days after dyeing your hair. It is best to do this a week before the color change. On smooth and healthy hair, the color will fall more evenly.
Purple shades, despite all their intensity and brightness, are considered one of the most quickly washed off, therefore it is not recommended to wash your hair more than 2 times a week. You should also not wash your hair for the first couple of days after staining. It is also better to refrain from visiting the sauna, bath or pool at this time.
The cost of salon and home staining
The cost of painting at home depends on the cost of the paint. Depending on the country of origin and brand, the price for a tube of paint can range from 100-140 rubles. (ESSEX, OLLIN COLOR, Delight TRIONFO) and up to 1400 rubles. (in the case of the American elite brand MACADAMIA Natural Oil).
If you do not use the clarifier from the kit, then its purchase will additionally cost only 60 rubles. for an oxidizing emulsion from OLLIN or 75 rubles. for the clarifying powder from the same manufacturer. The Italian emulsion DEV PLUS from the KAARAL brand costs about 170 rubles, and the price of the drug for lightening hair L-BLONDORAN Blonding Powder from the German manufacturer LONDA PROFESSIONAL exceeds 2,000 rubles.
Of course, for home coloring, the choice is made in favor of budgetary or medium-cost funds. Therefore, the whole procedure costs as much as paint and / or clarifier. In the salon, such a procedure will cost several times more, but the staining will also be professional.
Purple hair is suitable for both guys and girls. With the right tone, it is appropriate for both dark and light hair. And it depends only on the choice of technique and professionalism whether it will look bold and pretentious or will become a stylish and natural accent of the image.
Performing purple hair coloring
How to color your hair yourself: