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Special Effects Fish Bowl

Friday, April 11, 2008

Special Effects Fish Bowl is a fairly bright turquoise. It's not as vibrant as Shocking Blue or Blue Mayhem, and it fades really quickly. After a week and a half, people thought I had dyed my hair silver. If you only want color for a few days, it's attractive, but due to its fleeting nature, I cannot advocate its use.

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Manic Panic Electric Banana

Friday, October 19, 2007

Electric Banana is precisely what it sounds like -- bright, unnatural, saturated yellow. The photo shown here -- faded and in desperate need of bleach -- does not do it justice.

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Special Effects Iguana Green



I use Special Effects Iguana Green every December. It's my Christmas color. A vibrant, saturated green, it is precisely what Electric Lizard and Enchanted Forest are not. Fades nicely, so you can let it go longer than two weeks without embarrassment.

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Manic Panic Flaming



Manic Panic Flaming is fluorescent red. It fades to a nice orange very much like Electric Lava and might as well be the same color except that Electric Lava is a tiny bit more orange at the beginning.

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Manic Panic Electric Lava



Manic Panic Electric Lava starts out a fluorescent nearly-red and fades to a pretty autumnal variegated orange and yellow, pictured at right. Works well with brown roots growing out, so I often let it go for longer than my normal two-week redying cycle.

This dye glows sort of a neon yellow under a black light.

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Special Effects Blue Mayhem



Special Effects Blue Mayhem was my very first color and is a delightful, vibrant blue, not quite as saturated as Manic Panic's Shocking Blue. With care, it can last up to two weeks.

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Manic Panic Purple Haze



Manic Panic Purple Haze begins as vaguely reserved rich red-purple (not to be mistaken for a natural color, but not as stand-out as blue, for example), but the red disappears after a shampoo, leaving a vibrant purple that is not even slightly violety.

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Manic Panic Shocking Blue



Manic Panic Shocking Blue is saturated and vibrant. It's my favorite color, and I wear it by default. It can be stretched to last two weeks via diligent avoidance of shampoo, but a 1.5 week reapplication cycle is best.

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Hair Color Base and Procedure



All dyes are applied to bleached hair and left on for a minimum of four hours. I try to avoid shampooing more often than every few days, use a gentle shampoo, and when available, I try to use a Manic Panic colorizing shampoo of the appropriate color in lieu of regular shampoo.

I find that any dye needs to be reapplied at least every two weeks to maintain a respectable hue. There are a few, noted in their posts, which can be extended beyond that because they fade attractively. Applying 1 cup of equal parts vinegar and water after rinsing the dye out does not appear to extend the lifetime of dyes of either brand that I use, but it does rinse out extra dye that isn't in your hair but doesn't want to come off in the initial water rinse, thereby making your first shower less likely to leave blue streaks down your forehead and back.

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Manic Panic Ultra Violet

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Manic Panic Amplified Ultra Violet is a bright, striking violet .. for a few days. This color doesn't stick well in either the cream or the gel formula. Use only if you're willing to reapply it every week and can accept that most people think it's blue.

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Manic Panic Enchanted Forest



Manic Panic Enchanted Forest is anything but. Failed to make much of an impression on my hair, coming out a dingy gray-green of which I moved quickly to rid myself.

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Manic Panic Electric Lizard



Manic Panic Amplified Electric Lizard might glow under a blacklight (I didn't try), but I was singularly unimpressed with its brightness. The best it could do was a dull lime green.

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