# Weekend hair colors? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 29, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715 "2004-06-29T15:59:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/1 "2004-06-29T15:59:24Z")
Is it possible to dye your hair so that it only lasts for a few days (2-3, maybe 4)? I would really love bright blue or pink hair, but my company is very conservative, and I can’t dye it that color permanently. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/2 "2004-06-29T16:10:14Z")
If your hair is blonde, you could use a spray on color (think halloween like spray), like ones from a Sally’s Beauty Supply, but you run the risk of it staining your hair. Blue leaves behind a icky green color (my sis did this once). If you have darker hair, not much will show up on your hair. There is also this color pomade stuff, but it stains as well (on blonde/light colored hair), and is not just a put it on wash it out kinda thing. The other problem is that if your hair is not bleach blonde, the colors will not look so vibrant. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/3 "2004-06-29T16:24:02Z")
You could go the Jell-o route. Thicken Jell-o with water (no sugar necessary) and saturate hair with it. It usually only lasts a wash or two though. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/4 "2004-06-29T16:26:19Z")
I’m afraid my hair is dark-auburn. Not quite black, not quite brown, not quite red. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/5 "2004-06-29T16:49:30Z")
Try your local pharmacy and see if they have something like ‘One Night Hair Color’ by [www.modelsecrets.com](http://www.modelsecrets.com) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/6 "2004-06-29T17:12:56Z")
There’s always the inexpensive [wig](http://www.magicandnovelties.com/cart.php?session_id=1086265105488&item=734) route which has the advantage of being reusable so you’re not always having to buy new dye. I’d wear them if I could get away with it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/7 "2004-06-29T17:17:48Z")
> [@AbbySthrnAccent](#): > > Thicken Jell-o with water (no sugar necessary) and saturate hair with it. It usually only lasts a wash or two though. No, no. Keep the sugar. Flys are cool. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/8 "2004-06-29T17:51:14Z")
Look into colored hair extensions. You can braid something into your hair or clip them in. My son has rather dark hair, and he always had to bleach it in order to get the full color effect he was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/9 "2004-06-29T18:25:44Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Look into colored hair extensions. You can braid something into your hair or clip them in. My son has rather dark hair, and he always had to bleach it in order to get the full color effect he was looking for. I agree. I have dark reddish brown hair, and a color like pink would not show up unless I bleached it first, and that’s not an option for you since this effect will last well over one weekend! If all else fails, ask your stylist if he/she can recommend anything, they may have a product that is not readily available in drugstores. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/10 "2004-06-29T18:54:04Z")
I’ve got my hands on some colored hair gel, at Great Clips or something, that will put some color in your hair and wash out. They have gold, blue, green, red and purple, possibly more. For the life of me I can’t remember the name. Maybe Spiker or something like that. I’ll check when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/11 "2004-06-29T18:55:55Z")
Wow, thanks for all the tips. I’ll have to look into these this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![altiod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@altiod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/altiod)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/12 "2004-06-29T19:00:09Z")
Check out [pony falls](http://www.wildilocks.com/ponycuffs.htm). They clip onto your hair and can be blended in with your natural color. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-hair-colors/252715/13 "2004-06-30T22:14:46Z")
Here we go! [http://www.icehair.com/main.html](http://www.icehair.com/main.html) I love to use it when I’m not up for a month long color.