A curlynikki.com reader writes: “…your hair looks like it is jet black, is that all from henna? I’d love to get that dark shiny look.”
I know it sounds weird, but the color changes depending on the setting. It’s sort of like a rinse…a transparent copper-y rinse. Imagine drawing with an orange crayon on black construction paper—under most indoor lighting, the paper still looks black (albeit shinier”>, but if held under the light, just right, you’ll catch a glimpse of orange. Outdoors, in sunlight, my hair glows auburn, so much so that my sis and hubby call me “redhead”, but indoors it’s a rich black. There are some instances (back lighting, etc.”> where you can really see the red indoors, but I can never really catch it on camera.
With that said, if your hair lighter than mine naturally (sandy brown, etc”> the henna red will be very evident—your hair may appear auburn in most lighting conditions.
Many women use a two step indigo treatment to cover stubborn grays and dye the hair a rich, shiny, blue-black. I’ve never used indigo and don’t plan to, but the results I’ve seen look gorgeous. Hope this helps!
Later Gator,
Nik
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