This could compromise the results of the bleach: artificial dyes always leave residues on the hair that won’t turn white. So? The first thing to do is to try and understand how far we can push when bleaching: before dyeing, in fact you need to have a white base, but it’s a very aggressive process, therefore you need to be careful, especially if you have already dyed your hair: I, for instance, am naturally dark, but I also dye my hair to cover those first grey hairs. But I didn’t want to give up on dyeing my hair a special color, especially considering that I would be leaving in a day for Coachella and I truly had the desire to try it. At least if you don’t want to ruin your hair by bleaching it several times, stressing it to the point that the fibers die and you find yourself with straw-like hair. But how? Why? Very simple: because if like me, you have very dark, or moreover black dyed hair, you can never dye your hair light blue – or lilac, or pastel pink, or any other cool shade that you can think of. I booked an appointment and arrived at the salon buzzing with excitement…then I was hit with the harsh reality. I needed a specialist in unique colors (I went to Roots Milano, following the advice of a friend with extravagant hair) so as not to end up with a disaster on my head. But then I saw this photo of a girl on Pinterest: from the back, very long hair, dark like mine at the roots, but gradually taking on a blue tone until it became a clear light blue, like the sky. At first I thought of gray: very chic, and definitely on trend, and quite neutral to match my entire wardrobe. But I’ve been thinking about dyeing my hair a peculiar, original color, to add a really cool touch to my usually quite basic look, since January. What if I would dye my dark hair a weird color, let’s say light blue, for instance? At first I thought it was just one of those absurd ideas I sometimes get, and that after a while I’d simply forget, not convinced enough to take action.