Hair Chalking Tips & Tricks + Discount Code

1/16/2014

DISCLOSURE: I was provided with a complimentary Ellore Femme hair chalking kit to facilitate this post. No other compensation will be received for this post. All opinions are my own and yours may differ.

Having wild & crazy colors in your hair is nothing new. When I was a kid, we had to use Kool-Aid to dye our hair. It was extremely messy, but we didn't have all the fun options the kids have nowadays and I say "kids", not "girls", because even the boys are using wild colors in their hair. The Kool-Aid method is still around, but if you want the real vivid, bright colors, I recommend hair chalk. Using hair chalk can be intimidating, if you don't know what you're doing, but with a few simple tips, you can get some amazing results and the best thing is, it washes right out, no problem, no long term commitment and the colors are made from all natural, plant pigments. If you're interested in checking out the new hair chalking craze, Ellore Femme has an amazing deal right now on their 24 pc kit. You can score this kit for only $14.99 (just like in the picture below). For a limited time, my readers can save $30 Off Ellore Femme 24 peice Hair Chalk set with promo code BL15.

A Few Simple Tips to Help You Achieve Great Results...

Grab a pair of rubber gloves, if available. If not, no biggie, you'll just have to wash your hands after you're done. This can be a little messy, but nothing that requires laying plastic covering on the carpets, like the Kool-Aid method.
Choose the colors you want to use before you start. Lay them in the order you want them and make sure it is exactly the way you want, once you start, there's no turning back. (ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic, but you will have to wash your hair and start over, if you don't like the results, so choose wisely)
Make sure the hair is adequately dampened. You don't want it soaking wet, but you need it to be wet for the color to transfer. If it dries out, use a spray bottle to re-wet it.
Drape wet hair over a piece of cardboard and then you can make clean strokes downward. It won't nap up your hair like it would, if you color up and down trying to hold a piece at a time.
Using smooth strokes, starting at the nape of the neck, apply the chalk to the hair in a downward motion.
For a tie dye effect, gently brush each color into the next, before starting another color. This will result in a more subdued look.
After you get the color exactly how you want it, spray it with hairspray and let it dry. Some instructions state that you should use a flat iron to set the color, but when my daughter and I did this, it didn't work too well, so next time we'll just use spray.

That's it, it really is that easy and I have to confess, when I was putting pink streaks in Kaylee's hair, I got a little emotional. When I was a kid, my Mom "strongly advised against" me doing all the crazy things to my hair and putting crazy "holes in my face" (which made me want to do them more), but I always, in the back of my mind, hoped, one day, to be able to help my daughter do crazy things with her hair and now I can. So, I guess, in a way, hair chalk has bridged the gap between what teens and parents want. They get their crazy hair and we (parents) get the satisfaction of knowing it's not permanent and even if it were, who cares, it's only hair. So chill out and let your kid be a kid, while they can, let them experiment with hair color, just be glad it's not boys. Glass half full!