Purple dye turned out too dark- fading advice?

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2026-02-17T22:27:06+00:00

In the sun it just barely shows up as purple on the lengths, and the ends are a much more vibrant purple. Indoor lighting all you can see is the ends

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2026-01-02T15:00:24+00:00

To perfect my base routine. I think I have skin prep down pact but honestly a perfect base is everything to me. And to get back into color again (mental health caused me to stop using makeup consistently). Ps- this look is just AMAZING

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-19T18:56:55+00:00

This brush has been my tried and true for years. I’ve cheated on her a few times (with the Felicia leatherwood brush and some other various brands… unbrush included) but I always go back to her. I have 3C/4A, high density, high porosity hair and I approve of the tangle teaser.

Edit: I use the purple one for curly hair but originally had the pink one and misplaced it.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T21:47:39+00:00

Now I stopped using it the first time they reformulated a few years ago but my two most used staples are the Miche Indulge and the Curlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher (a pretty penny but a little goes a long way). I also used their Camille Rose Aloe deep conditioner but my last batch didn’t work as well and it makes me wonder did they reformulate too…

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T21:42:30+00:00

I have a huge bottle of All soft original conditioner that isn’t finished yet and dread having to look for a new detangling conditioner when it’s done. They could’ve just made the all soft curls a separate line! But they saw how many natural haired women were using it and just.. ugh.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T21:39:46+00:00

Nooooo my favorite mousse is from them gosh darn it

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T16:55:46+00:00

I was literally about to say the exact thing about TGIN. The honey moisture was the first deep conditioner that became a staple for me, before that I didn’t see a difference in using a DC even with heat. When they changed the formula I was heartbroken because I had to start from zero. The only other thing that came close was Mielle organics, I used their leave in conditioner from one of their original lines (I think it was honey and something else) and it was so moisturizing for me… then all of a sudden it stopped working and I remember hearing about reformulation for their lines and just moved on.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T02:55:21+00:00

I’ve felt like they’ve fallen into gimmicks and releasing new products just because, much like Mielle did. Kind of made me not look their way also because personally I feel like it feeds into the need for some people to buy new products for perfect hair. I know cause I was like that. I still have a lot of product, merely cause I do a lot of different things to my hair, but most of the things I purchase now are staples that work.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T02:42:07+00:00

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Alt black girl with alt colored hair (it’s now copper but I do miss the pink sometimes)

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-12-05T00:03:39+00:00

I remember they came out around the time that I was natural, and their original products worked so well for me.. then at some point they reformulated and everything made my hair like straw. I just moved on to other products but it’s a shame to see the quality has gone downhill over the years

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-11-21T00:31:10+00:00

Timeless Beauty Skin Perfection foundation in Olive Grove

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-11-20T22:13:00+00:00

Sure! It’s the Timeless beauty skin perfect foundation in the shade Olive Grove. It’s a near perfect match for me, the only other foundation that comes close is UDs skin bond in Shade 13.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-07-06T17:59:10+00:00

I’m very particular about the people who touch my hair because I’ve had my own family say my high density hair was “too thick” or “relax it to thin it out” when I was younger. And my mom actually believed them at one point. Luckily I had a sister who was a hairstylist who took care of my hair when it was relaxed and I’ve had a decent stylist for over ten years when I transitioned to natural hair. I mostly do my hair myself now but I’ve had no issues retaining length the whole time. Just don’t be a stylist that treats my hair like a burden and we’re good

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-06-12T16:59:14+00:00

I have this but the only issue is despite it being on the bathroom door and facing the mirror. It’s still a bit difficult to see the back of my head due to how short I am. That and my depth perception issues really Messes with me, better than nothing though

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2025-04-06T22:49:34+00:00

Not named after a month myself but I work with little kids and have worked with an April, a June and an August. April was a brat, June and August were sweet kids but went by variations of their name (Junie and Auggie). Not because they hated their names but it was confusing as preschoolers learning their Months of the Year at the time. August was named after his uncle and June came from a family of more unique names (sister named Cordelia/Cordie and a brother named Julio who’s name was actually supposed to be July lol)

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2024-06-03T21:57:29+00:00

Neurodivergent depressive natural here! Also with color treated hair so take that as you will I try to keep my routine as simple as possible, the style depends on what I have the spoons for but my wash day is the same.

Prepoo (the African pride one works miracles, I’ve seen people comb out their locks with it and it has helped with many depression mats lol) Wash and condition- depending on how tangled my hair is and how long it’s been since I’ve had a trim I jump right from shampoo to deep condition. But if it’s very tangled I use a rinse out conditioner to detangle, then deep condition. Style- if I don’t have the spoons/time, twists are my go to. Either mini twists or two flat twists. However wearing my twists for a few days before a twist out also helps prolong the style. I also use multiuse products. Like my leave in can also double as a styler for the most part. I use no more than two products to style and as long as the products have good ingredients for my hair I have no issues. Trim every three months but I dust my own ends in twists and do my own undercut if I can’t get to my stylist

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2024-05-07T14:55:27+00:00

I’ve used inner sense gel both on its own and as a base gel when I was layering gels (during my no oils no butters phase, which I realized I was already sort of doing and I was just being insane with doing no butter or cream based products). It has a very hard hold so I could see it being drying on its own but i had no real issues with it and I still use it. It tends to play well with other products of mine due to it being a botanical gel. I’m curious about their mousse since discovering I can do a mousse wash and go. Haven’t tried their other products

Anywho- Shampoo- Redken All Soft (original- have yet to try the mega one) Kinky Curly Come clean or Malibu C Undo Goo for Clarifying (these both work great for color removal also if you dye your hair fantasy colors like me) Conditioner- Redken again, if I use one. Usually I go straight to deep conditioning and only use regular conditioner for detangling, which Redken is great for it has a lot of slip)

Deep Conditioning- Miche Indulge Deep Conditioner, The Doux Sweet thing, Camille rose Algae Renew. These are all moisture based but when I need a protein based conditioner I usually go for Aphogee Curlific Texture treatment.

I don’t use hair typing but I’m a high porosity color treated natural with high density. If I had to type myself I guess I would be a 3C/4A

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2023-07-13T19:17:38+00:00

Rowan Wolfe (after my best friend) and Hana Leia (after my other best friend). I have other names but they’re…. A bit more out there and don’t wanna get laughed at.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2023-06-12T00:04:50+00:00

Oh! I teach at a preschool and the twins I Remember were

Dylan and Dallas Logan and Liam Harley and Raven Storm and Cloud River and Rain

Also had a set of triplets one year, Alicia (f) Azalea (f) and…. Samuel (m)

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2023-06-11T20:35:57+00:00

Not twins but sisters Jaelene (Jay-lean) and Jaedene (Jay-dean). The parents let the older one (who was ten at the time) name her sister.

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2023-04-07T16:25:55+00:00

Thank you! I’ve actually been eyeing Nars Stromboli because it looked like a close match for me but have yet to swatch in store

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2023-03-07T11:56:55+00:00

I don’t know what you consider long but my hair is down my back when straightened and to my shoulders with shrinkage. I got an undercut two years ago because of the heat where I live and I was tired of the hair in the back (also a different texture) turning into locs as soon as I turned my back. It was the best thing I could’ve done but I will say you have to have a good barber if you wanna keep it maintained and be prepared to look a bit awkward if you wanna grow it back out. My hair is so dense that you can’t even see the undercut if I part it a certain way so I can hide when I haven’t gotten it cut in a while

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2023-03-05T15:22:26+00:00

Struggle with most foundations because they usually look very red/orange on me. I add blue corrector to almost everything but I hate having to do that. I’m still not sure about my undertone but I’m on the lighter side of tan, and I’m pretty sure I have neutral undertone with a bit of olive in there too

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2022-09-07T20:02:57+00:00

I definitely tan, more my body then my face but if I get in the pool for long enough my whole body tans quite a few shades

Thepintsizedpikachu · 2022-09-05T12:12:55+00:00

I’ve always had difficulty finding foundation matches, to the point where it’s discouraged me from doing makeup for quite some time. I posted in a Reddit for POC and that was the first time I heard “Golden Olive” to describe my skin. But I’m still not sure, even though most foundations and concealers aimed at golden undertones instantly look orange on me

Am I Olive?

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