How to Make Hot Pink Hair Look Good

Hot pink hair isn't just for rebellious teenagers or wild punk rockers. Women of all ages are dipping into this color. There are certain ways to use hot pink hair color that will accentuate your looks and natural hair color instead of giving you a hot pink helmet. The key is not to dye all of your hair a flat shade of hot pink. Hair needs highlights and low-lights to look good.

Things You'll Need

• Hot pink dye
• Frosting cap and hook

Instructions

1. Choose the areas where you want your hair to be hot pink. You could have it just in the front or streaks all over.

2. Place the frosting cap on your head and use the hook to pull strands through where you want the color. Thin strands will blend in with your natural hair color, while thicker strands will be more bold and defined. Think about naturally sun-lightened hair and how it provides gentle highlights versus salon streaks, which are very bold and bright.

3. Apply the color to the strands that you've pulled through and leave it on for the time indicated on the coloring instructions. You may not see much difference as it's processing because the dye itself tends to be a much brighter color than the results will be. Don't leave the dye on for longer than indicated on the instructions because it can lead to hair breakage.

4. Rinse your hair and remove the frosting cap carefully. You'll notice as your hair dries that the pink color has developed in different shades, depending on how light or dark the strands were originally. This lends an almost natural effect to hot pink hair.

5. Style your hair as usual and you'll see how the hot pink blends in and actually highlights your hair. If you decide you need more color, you can apply the dye again to different strands.