How I went from Red Hair to Pastel Lavender | Mariah McLean

[@Yikkoofficial]

It can be achieved with a bleached yellow color because purple is the opposite of yellow. If your hair is a brassy orange/yellow after bleaching- mixing a violet and blue will balance it out.

[@bobrosstastic]

If you hair is damaged..you should totally try using the Joici K-Pak protein reconstructing treatment if you haven't yet. It SAVED my hair. I had bleached and dyed it many times and one more lightening and I swear my hair would have fallen out (at the salon we even did a strand test and it was baaad). So I used that treatment on my hair 2 x a week for three weeks and we were able to remove the old blue colour and get my hair back to a level 8 blonde. Strong again and so much healthier.

[@m30wfac3]

You should try Sally's ion reconstructor, it saved my hair!

[@MariahMcLean]

m30wfac3 definitely going to look into it ;) thanks!! xo

[@VitaminV29]

This hair is just sooo pretty If I saw u out and about id be like woah she's so gorg

[@MariahMcLean]

veronica linn aw thank you so much xo

[@estellemcdaid1338]

I have my hair lavender too but due to it been so damaged I needed to get 10 inches cut off so I now use coconut oil, it's a life saver!

[@jnicholson061905]

yes, use olaplex in your lightener, and once a week, I use the olaplex #3 in my wet hair and leave it overnight. then shampoo in the morning. my fav shampoo is matrix so silver, it has a great purple color. and I don't use a purple conditioner, just pureology. sometimes I'll take the tiniest smear of pravana violet and mix it with the pureology conditioner. but Def try the matrix shampoo, I've heard a lot of people say that the shimmer lights makes their hair feel drier.

[@Samueltanner555]

Love the color!!! :D and would love to see a retouch video!!

[@MariahMcLean]

samueltanner555 Thanks :) I will keep that in mind xo

[@babyxcakess]

You look amazing with any color!! I looked back at your videos and i will admit you looked amazing with dark hair too but its always fun to play with colors :)

[@MariahMcLean]

babyxcakess hehe thank you!!! yes it's so much fun!! I love changing it up!

[@tamarajenkins3035]

Your hair is beautiful. Can you do a video on how you colored your hair?

[@SaraWrightsmw]

Love your hair this color! I just went really light blonde yesterday, My plan is to go light purple since I have been obsessed with pastel hair for over a year so I hope I don't wimp out lol I have Joico Orchid that I will probably mix with conditioner or try out the new Paul Mitchell XG Shines 9violet, Thanks for this video!

[@MariahMcLean]

***** thanks!! yay good luck xoxo

[@M_Uchiha]

I'm dying my hair red since a year now, once I dyed it brown and it got darker, my natural color is dark blond. I never bleached my hair and I'm really afraid it would damage it too much, but I reaaaally want to have pastel hair.

[@rebekahhinckley4657]

SAME HERE 😭

[@meowscutie]

Narumitsu Uchiha since your natural hair is dark blonde, you wouldn't have to lift it too many levels so it shouldn't be too damaging. I'd stick with 20 vol developer (30 if you're doing a bleach bath and you* know* your hair can take it but no more than once) if I was you, anything higher could destroy your hair the first time, especially if you're not watching it. try color oops or the homemade one with vitamin c first and coconut oil to try and pull as much dye out as possible. the coconut oil will get into the cuticle and soak up the dye(it should) fading the color and you wash it away, it will also nourish and repair your hair helping to strengthen it. the color oops or homemade version should fade it more if not get the rest. tl;dr try coconut oil then color oops or something like it(homemade counts), and then you can try bleaching but don't use higher than 20 (30 one time in a bleach bath or if you're confident). that all will limit the damage and the fact that you don't need to lift much.

[@superchroniko]

if youre a natural blonde you wouldnt have to lift it taht much. i use a level 10 developer and can achieve platinum in one round with it.

[@M_Uchiha]

@@superchroniko My comment is 9 years old, wow! I've been platinum since then and after that I went brown again and blonde 2 years later again hahaha. Now I'm mostly natural dark blonde with my underlayer in light blonde!

[@lovechicshabby]

This is by far my most favorite color on you! I have a short blonde pixie and I just picked up Joico Indigo, super excited! My hair isn't quite long enough for clip ins, but I've decided to grow out my hair. Would you post more tutorials on styling extensions? Updos? Love your ideas!

[@MariahMcLean]

Angela Hartje yes will do, thanks love xoxo

[@lacyreindl4289]

love this video so much and your hair is fabulous please make a video of easy formal looks for pixie cuts with extensions my up coming military ball is soon and have no idea how to do my hair love all of your videos

[@meowscutie]

you don't have to go to beauty school to know that... most people know that crazy colors look their truest and best on platinum/white hair or grey since that also pretty much has no color. it's great that you stated that since there are some people who don't/didn't know. I know that and I haven't gone to school yet, I plan to though.

[@remvanity2125]

I went to all hair saloons around my city and none of them want to bleach my red hair to platinum blonde! D: I dunno what to do I really got sick of my red hair I had it since the 6th grade !

[@iiemobunnii]

I just wanted to say I find it weird how both our names are Mariah and we both are dating Adams >_>

[@MariahMcLean]

1mariah25 haha thats crazy!!!

[@amaltheamoon5932]

I would definitely like to see how you retouch your hair and do your roots.

[@eringraham2045]

Should of used a color remover first. Then bleach. Had great results with that with no damage.

[@MariBella90210]

You can pull off any color Mariah 😍

[@MariahMcLean]

***** Thank you! xo

[@ElectricChrys]

Any tips for a natural level 7/8 who went hot pink, and is trying for lavender?? I usually can get myself to a 9 very easily, but with red toned hot pink, I’m worried it won’t come out as red is hard to lift. (I did go to cosmetology school, buuut they didn’t teach ANYTHING with vivids/fashion colors so it’s been trial and error)

[@missychrissssy]

purps

[@MariahMcLean]

Missy Chrissy

[@diablalyssa]

When you bleach over a long period of time, what about roots growing during that time?

[@victoriaarvelo5163]

In my opinion, I loved it when your hair was super dark, I think it looks better on you. But either way you're gorgeous.

[@MariahMcLean]

+Victoria Arvelo I appreciate it, thanks :)

[@anthoneyferrell3756]

I use Alterna Caviar Repair Instant Recovery Shampoo & Conditioner Duo and it is totally healing and volumizing it x10! I get it at amazon. You can also go to ulta :)

[@MariahMcLean]

Anthoney Ferrell oh awesome thanks for sharing xo

[@angiealvarez942]

Omg I used blonde me and olaplexs it works wonders I love it.

[@MariahMcLean]

Angie Alvarez yes it does!! xo

[@nevaehgarcia278]

I'm getting my hair died a purple ombre with purple highlights at the top of my head then they rest of my hair full on purple I get it done on August 3rd lol I'll have purple hair before I start 7th grade 💜

[@MariahMcLean]

awesome!!!

[@RavenVargas27]

You are gorgeous and lavender looks beautiful on you,. It gives an angelic look on people to me love it. Purps love that cool

[@erikapalmison4882]

So i'm really really curious as to how you would get rid of this color...i went from red/burgundy to a bleach blonde and while most of the color came out I'm still stuck with alot of this exact color on top..i have tried bleaching again, toning, bleach bath, and dying with a yellow and blue base high lift blonde dye...i'm trying so hard to get it out and NOTHING is working. It'so so pretty but i want the platinum look so badly. I would love it if you gave me your opinion or some advise :)

[@erikapalmison4882]

I also tried color oops, and that also didn't do anything for me :(

[@henny8883]

+Erika Palmison try the L'Oreal hair stain remover instead of dye removers cus fashion colour is a stain plus zero damage

[@mayafuentes3679]

What dye brand did you use? Love the look!!!

[@daisymenjivar5198]

Maya Fuentes I also wanted to get that color and got me orchid color is purple but mostly light orchid

[@GrammyTapDancing]

Ever try Guy Tangs Myidenity 9 bleach. Lifts great none irritating

[@hairbygracelouise5546]

how long do you leave the hair dye in your hair for?

[@jojo-tk6fv]

Looking great the colour realy suits you alot. Would the purple dye colour grey as i have mine purple but still notice grey through? Xx

[@MariahMcLean]

Giovanna Swindells Thanks!! do you mean gray as in gray roots...? LOL or grey as in grey color?? LOL

[@jojo-tk6fv]

Lol unfortunately ive got grey roots ha ha xxx

[@thatlilfishy]

Do you get a new set of extensions every time you dye your hair a new color? I have short hair and I have dark brown extensions but i have ombré hair so I can't wear them anymore. I want to dye my hair back brown but since my hair is ombré if I dye it brown won't the blonde parts of my hair be lighter than the rest?

[@MariahMcLean]

***** pretty much haha...it depends how dark you go..I would say concentrate on the ombre first then color the top part after to even it out if that makes sense??

[@maggiealvarez3009]

When you do a bleach bath does the hair need yo be dry or wet?

[@StuffnThingsxo]

i watched this again and then saw your video with the short hair dark purps. i'm going purple but am wondering if i'm going to be darker, not going pastel do i have to lighten my hair to the extent you did for the lavender? ty

[@jayyk0h]

How long did you leave the dye in?

[@beautyxoxgoddess]

What lipstick are you wearing ? Btw this hair color looks soooo good on you :)

[@MariahMcLean]

Pamela Querel I always put all info in description box but it's Mac's pink treat lipliner, thank you!!

[@hollywilliams8197]

love this color so much.

[@MariahMcLean]

+Holly Williams Thanks!

[@diamondgirl9178]

Seriously Olaplex has saved my life and pushed my career into perfection. I have been doing hair for 30 years and heard all about this miracle especially from Guy Tang, love him. You get at Salon Centric and mix with your lifter and color and your hair will be amazing. Love the lavender but I find when I mix with conditioner it does fade out faster like you said. I have tried the Pravana pastels and that fades just as fast. Great job Diva

[@savannahperson6310]

do you have to be pale white to have violet hair?

[@gummybearloverr]

Not at all :) pastel hair in my opinion looks better on darker skin.

[@sophbrooks2197]

hehe u posted this on my bday :D

[@ericaposadas2518]

How do you maintain it.I just did mines yesterday.

[@MariahMcLean]

Erica Posadas rarely washing it :) and when you do cool water!

[@ericaposadas2518]

When it starts fading do you reply the purple ?

[@MariahMcLean]

yes! i was maintaining every 3-4 weeks!

[@ericaposadas2518]

K thanks .

[@Christina-tp4mo]

you're so fun to look at! :)

[@vionnettemacias]

Why indigo?

[@bec21100]

What color is on your lips?

[@MariahMcLean]

bec21100 I always put all info in the description box but it's MAC's pink treat lipliner :)

[@StuffnThingsxo]

i get my pravana on ebay

[@MariahMcLean]

Never2late4beauty yes, definitely can find it online!

[@marsi8583]

So pretty!! That purps lol lavender hair suits you very well ❤ by the way whats that song u have in your intro riah?

[@alinajolierosa5316]

shes an aries.

[@MariahMcLean]

libra

[@Jade-ig9mw]

Yeah man go blonde ;) have fun

[@pinkkpistol]

new subbie

[@MariahMcLean]

pinkkpistol yay hi!!!

[@rarad.3793]

too much use of the word "literally" haha

[@MariahMcLean]

sorry haha

[@m.j.mulinuts9455]

You really a.shouldnt be encouraging non-licensed professionals to do their own hair. You could be liable if they hurt themselves

[@brey5121]

she wouldn't be liable for anything they do it to themselves. Tons of people do their hair themselves and you've gotta start somewhere

[@Slipknotcutiex]

she is explaining how she went from red to lavander ....