I've had better luck with Special Effects, but have friends who prefer Fugde (which washes right out for me). I also prefer bottled Punky Color to what comes in the little tubs, but geez, it's been so long since I've dyed my hair that I don't even know if they make the stuff anymore! I think it depends so very much on the health and texture of the hair you're putting it on as well as how you're applying it that it's really hard to say which is better.

I've also found that with SFX, the color gets really muddy if I apply a whole lot, even though most of the advice I've read has said to really load it on (trying to sell more?). I do better just using enough to wet all my hair, and reapplying every few weeks, than dumping on a whole load at once. Maybe I'm just really high maintenance.

My hair is long and medium brown, and I bleach the ends (about 3") and a few streaks on top.

I then do the whole thing in Manic Panic Fuchsia Shock. (Wait, they misspell it Fuschia.) I've been using the creme (jars) for years, but recently switched to gel (bottles). The part that's brown fades away in a week or two, but the bleached parts stay pretty colorful for 4-5 weeks.

I'm much happier with the gel-- it doesn't spatter itself all over the bathroom, and it seems to last longer as well.

I had it done professionally in Vegas last April, and the stylist used something by Wella. It was reasonable, but wasn't quite the right shade.

I used Fudge several years ago, and wasn't the least bit impressed. Special Effects doesn't have quite the right flaming fuchsia color that I want.

Several years ago I had a couple of streaks of Punky Colors Atlantic Blue in my hair for a few weeks, and it just wouldn't go away. Six months later I had the streaks re-bleached... traces of blue survived the bleach!

i've been using Punky in the tubes and prefer it 100times over Manic Panic. I haven't tried Fudge. SFX lasts long, like Punky but i've found that the SFX blues don't fade as nicely as the Punky blues. i don't use the SFX purples cuz none of them are dark enough. all on bleached hair of course.

another tip to lock in color... use a semi-permanent clear 2-3 weeks later or after at least 3 shampoo's to lock in the color. and don't shampoo often! i've found you can wet & rinse your hair then use a light conditioner instead of shampoo'ing and your color will last longer and your hair will feel clean. plus if you prebleached, conditioner without shampoo helps repair your hair.

i'm a total Special Effects junkie. i've used Raw brand color for some of their blues since Special FX blues tend to be a little more purple than i like.

the one tip i've found for keeping color fresh is putting some in your conditioner. it doesn't stop the fading altogether, but it does help things stay bright.

hi, new here..

i prefer punky color

i'm a hairstylist, and have a tip to keep bright colors in the hair:

when you go to shampoo the color out, don't rinse first...apply your shampoo directly to the color and work it in..this helps acidify it

also, rinse w/ cold water and use a good conditioner to close the cuticle of your hair

Use a color steamer to process any of the punky color/manic panic/lariche stuff. It should last alot longer.
Wella makes a product called MAGMA. This rocks. Like bleach and tone in one step. Only reds and oranges, and blonde tones. It will lift out permanent color and it doesn't fade. At all!!
Elumen by Goldwell is permanent. Pinks, red, blue, purple, orange. They do not come out of the hair. Bleach doesn't touch it. You can only cover over it.

Ok, I'm obviously new to hair experimentation, just look at my pic hehe, and this tribe.
I would like to dye my hair bright obnoxious orange, I'm of Asian decent, so my hair turns kind of a burnt orange to begin with, any sugestions, or other colors you think might work.
thanks!

What happens when you bleach your hair, dye it pink, let it fade to orange (I have black Asian hair) and then dye it a different shade of red?