Q&A for How to Achieve Pastel Hair

Try toning your hair with an ash- or violet-based toner before even putting the vivid color on top of it. That way, you can get the truest tone and it'll stay a little bit longer.

No, don't add developer to the mixture unless the directions on the dye say to do so.

You may need to tone your hair, if not bleach it before doing a light pastel blue shade. Yellow and blue would result in green hair.

Yes, you should. If you try to dye it pastel now, you will either end up with a darker color or a muddy color.

It is necessary if your hair is not close to white. Too much yellow or orange tones will affect the end result color.

You can dye it right away after doing a toner, as long as you blow-dry your hair completely after the toner. Your hair will accept the color 100 times better if it's dry.

You can buy pastel hair color at most beauty supply shops. You can also find it online. Some well-stocked supermarkets may also carry pastel hair colors.

You can do toner right after. Do the dye after the hair is toned and dry.

This depends on the color and dye. Semi permanent is easiest to get out while permanent (especially box dye) is a nightmare. If you have gone blue or green without bleaching your hair white first, then no, your current hair will stay slightly green unless you use a color remover or just use bleach (both very damaging). However, light pastel pinks and purples are a lot easier to get out of your hair. Handy tip: before going any color, get your hair to the lightest stage possible and then the color removing process will be easier!

if you already have blonde hair then no, but if you have brown and darker hair, then you will end up with a very faded color. While that looks fine generally, a lot of people are disappointed with how it turns out and don't like it.

Splat will not work if you want to get pastel hair because whenever you mix it with conditioner, it just gets really clumpy and unmanageable. But, the bleach does work -- just be really careful because it's extremely damaging, so if you have bleached your hair before and its already slightly fried, get bleach and developer instead. Its a little more expensive but your hair will thank you in the long run.

You will not be able to get pastel hair if you have dark hair unless you bleach it a couple times.

You could mix red and blue to get a shade of purple, then after that, mix the newly created color with conditioner to make it a lot lighter. It'll stain your hair the same, so no worries. Just make sure the conditioner you use is white.

Bleaching is removing all the pigment from your hair, while toner takes out the brassy or yellowy tones.

Yes. If you don't, the dye probably won't even be visible. And if it is visible, it will wash out very quickly.

It's impossible to go from brown/dark brown to any shades of blonde without bleaching.

Yes, you can. You can look up tutorials for this if you need more assistance.

Yes, it does! The bleaching process might be a little rougher on naturally curly hair, because it tends to be drier than natural straight hair, but African hair can be safely bleached and colored.

Yeah, it should the fine. It might be a bit more warm-toned, but if you want like a colder pink then it should be fairly light.

Definitely! Pastel-colored hair looks good on people of all skin colors/types.

It depends on a few things. As mentioned in the article, you should mix some of the dye with shampoo to keep the color in. If you don't, it will fade faster. If you've colored your hair a light shade before, the pastel color will bind to your hair better and last longer. If you've never colored your hair, the new color will fade faster.

It just takes time. The more you wash your hair, the more it will fade, assuming you dyed it after bleaching. If you dyed while brunette or darker, it won't fade to pastel.