Tag Archives: gentian violet
Essentials for ‘Fake’ Blondes 2.0
Just over two years ago I wrote this post, I’d been a ‘fake’ blonde for about six months. Today, it’s still one of the most read posts on this blog, and people are still commenting with questions about how much gentian violet they should put in their shampoo, what they can do to fix a […]
My Ombre Blonde Hair Journey
Hey guys, Soooooo I’ve been experimenting with my hair in the last year and a half and I thought it would make for an interesting blog post. I recently decided to grow my natural hair colour out for the first time in about 10 years for a variety of reasons. The most important one was […]
Keeping the brass out: Gentian violet for blonde hair and all that jazz
Gentian violet. Not jensen or genstan violet. Gentian, pronounced “gen” “shen”. What is it you say? Gentian violet is an antiseptic dye used to treat fungal infections on skin. Kinda like monkey blood, that bright red stuff your school teacher put on your cuts and scrapes when you got bumped up in pre-school. You can buy […]
Essentials for ‘Fake’ Blondes
{Read the updated post here} I naturally have pretty dark hair and I’ve been blonde since January. I can safely say that I’m having the same amount of fun now as I did when I was a brunette (ok, maybe I’m having slightly more fun now). Going from dark brown to blonde is very damaging […]
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