soft chalk pastels
ideally, some hair


i decided to go for pastelly colours to match my nails! :)


wet the chalk, twist your hair and "paint" the wet chalk onto the hair in downward motions

to set the chalk into your hair you just need to use a little heat (blowdrying & straightening will do the trick) and maybe some hairspray if you've gone for a more vivid colour. i think i'm going to try hot pink next!
if you want to see the method in a bit more detail you can always take a peek at the video i have made, but it's a pretty easy concept so i'm sure you all get it! the only words of caution with this method would be to have a baby wipe to hand when you use your blowdryer/straightener as they will get covered in dust, and also when you next wash your hair give it a bit of tlc with a good conditioner and leave it on for a few minutes to really soak in, chalk is very drying so it will have robbed a bit of moisture from your hair!
that's it! i'll finish off with some obligatory photos of me posing like a hipster with my dip-dye...


let me know if you're going to try it! much love, sian xxx













ooo i love it! i've seen some of these on a couple of blogs but im not sure whether it's worth it...it looks like so much fun though!
ReplyDeleteKrissy xoxo
i guess if you want long lasting colour then it isn't worth it but for a bit of a fun it makes a nice change xx
DeleteGreat idea, looks fab!!
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thank you :) xx
Deleteyou look amazing, like a model! will have to nick a couple of pastels from school haha. already got loads accidently in my hair in my art exam!xxx
ReplyDeletehaha awww that's definitely not true but i'll happily accept that compliment anyway, hehe. haha it is messy, i got it everywhere! xx
DeleteI've heard of this but I've not seen it done! It looks good, I think I'll have to try it. Thanks for sharing :) x
ReplyDeleteah you should :) xx
Deleteawesome! I only think it would not last all night dancing/sweating :(
ReplyDeleteas long as your hair stayed dry it would. it would even last if your hair got wet... but the chalk might turn into paint & start running! it would last though xx
DeleteI've been talking to friends about how much I want pastel dip-dye but I'm too scared to go for it permanently. This is genius! x
ReplyDeleteyesss i think it's perfect as a way of testing if you want a colour permanently! do it :) xx
DeleteI used to have blue hair and now I really miss having colours in my hair, so I'm gonna try this! :)
ReplyDeletei'd definitely recommend it for a bit of a fun change!xx
DeleteAhhh this looks great! Defo might try this out to see if I like it to have in permanently or not! xx
ReplyDeleteyeh it is a perfect method for testing :) xx
Deleteas if, i never knew you could do this! it looks fab x
ReplyDeletehaha yep! i'm sure it's not the best thing for your hair but it'd definitely not the worst xx
Deletethat's cool! nice idea! xx
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thank you :) i had heard of it before though so can't claim it was my idea! xx
DeleteWhat a great idea! I definitely think hot pink is the way to go next time :D
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i'm glad you agree.. although it will be messier! xx
DeleteWhat a cool idea, I've got some pastels actually so may give this a go :) x
ReplyDeleteyou should :) xx
DeleteThat's the most creative idea ever! Love it sian :)
ReplyDeletexoxo, Shope
thanks shope <3 can't take full credit cause i have heard of the method before so i didn't come up with it! xx
DeleteDefinitely trying this as soon as I get home! Brilliant!
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hope you like the results!!! xx
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thank you :) i will check it out but i don't really do 'follow for follows' sorry! xx
DeleteThis is so weird my friend told me just the other day to try this, Lovely tutorial. I will be trying it very soon I think :)
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This is such a cool idea! wish I'd done this when I had dip dyed blonde ends. I want to get it back for this summer and maybe dye the tips a lilac or baby pink but I'd love to try this method out so you can keep recreating new colours :) xx
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