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I love to dye my hair all colors of the rainbow. I love all things vintage, and I enjoy creating art, taking photos, and doing it myself.

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Yellow Hair Experiences

I've wanted yellow hair for a long time. I don't even like the color yellow, but for some reason, seeing Lady Gaga with it drove me nuts and I had to try it.

So I did, about two years ago, and I'd call it unsuccessful. My hair was a faded lime green, so I did a light bleaching and applied Manic Panic Sunshine Yellow over top. The result? Highlighter yellow hair. It was gross.

I mean, it didn't look terrible right after dying, but as soon as I shampooed my hair, the color faded noticeably. After one wash! So I gave up on that and went to a lovely shade of orange.

Highliter yellow... Not what I was going for.

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Preparing to Use Cosmic Sunshine

This time around, I decided to come to yellow from the other side of the rainbow. My hair was red, then orange, and once my orange faded, I purchased a new brand. Arctic Fox Cosmic Sunshine, my savior!

At this point in my hair dye journey, I've decided not to bleach my whole head anymore—I just bleach my dark roots and wait until the overall color of my rainbow hair has faded enough to take a new color. This way, I protect my ends from suffering further bleach damage.

My hair had come down to a nice peachy orange, which I didn't think would look as terrible with yellow dye layered over it. I had used Arctic Fox dyes for the orange, so I figured I'd give their yellow dye a try.

The faded orange before going yellow. I bleached my brown roots and added Cosmic Sunshine on top of this color.

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How to Dye Your Hair Yellow

Supplies

Glass Bowl
Dye Brush
Gloves
Butterfly Clip
Arctic Fox Cosmic Sunshine

Instructions

Dump the dye in the bowl, section your hair off (I like to start at the top around my part and face).
Use your dye brush to apply the color to your hair in small sections. Make sure to saturate all of your hair thoroughly, so it's not a splotchy dye job.
Leave the dye in for as long as you deem necessary (there aren't any harsh chemicals like bleach or ammonia, so you're not doing damage).
Rinse with water as cold as you can stand it to prevent the color from bleeding out!

Ho-ly mo-ly Cosmic Sunshine is an AMAZING dye. I applied it to my whole head, let it sit for about three hours, and then rinsed it in lukewarm water without shampooing. It was beautiful. I was in awe. Lookit, my hair!

Cosmic Sunshine: 5/5 Stars

I'm giving this dye 5 stars for the following reasons:

Bright, vibrant color
Fade-resistant
Inexpensive and easy to find
Added conditioners

So let's go into this. You can see from the above photos that it was vibrant. I start to get really self-conscious when my hair is fading if I know it looks bad. Roots showing, faded color—I just feel like a bum. Cosmic Sunshine left me feeling confident in my hair color for six whole weeks. Seriously—the most recent photo is bellow.