Is it possible to dye naturally black hair without bleaching?
I really recommend bleaching with unnatural colors, I know you don’t want bright or bold, but the colors just last longer and take better to bleached hair. I have naturally dirty blonde hair and I’ve tried dying over it with just Special Effects and it did nothing. Bleaching is kind of intentional damage to your hair and veggie dyes, such as Special Effects and Manic Panic take to slightly damaged hair better. But that said, there are some colors that may show up on dark hair, they are: Special Effects: Blood Red, Blue Velvet, Burgundy, Wine, Deep Purple & Sonic Green Manic Panic: After Midnight Blue, Black & Blue, Deadly Nightshade, Enchanted Forest, & Vampire Red Also, Special Effects is a MUCH better brand. The colors last longer and take better to hair then Manic Panic. They also seem to fade out nicely.